Allison (rewritten)

Saviors

When Rick pulled back in and stepped from the RV his face said it all, there was trouble.

"We meet in an hour in the church." Rick said stepping out of the rv walking towards hone.

Daryl stepped out eyeing me before grabbing my arm. "They want us to kill a group, the same ones that attacked me, Abraham and Sasha."

"Why?" I asked confused. "This is a bad idea."

He nodded his head grabbing my hand. "Let's go home."

Entering the house, rosita was sitting on the couch playing with Harley. "He woke up." She said smiling. "We probably walked in too loud."

"It's fine, he's been asleep for almost the whole day." I said sitting beside her.

"You should've went with us." She whispered. "It was a shit show, and not the funny kind."

"Tell me later." I said patting her leg.

She nodded her head climbing to her feet with Harley in tow. "I'll take him to Denise and Tara, let you two talk."

"Thanks rosita." I told her before she left.

Rick came downstairs in a clean pair of clothes. He leaned over the counter and rubbed his face letting out a sigh. "I should've let you come."

"What's happening?" I asked sitting in a stool.

"The saviors." Daryl scoffed "that was the deal, we take em out and we have an agreement with hilltop to keep trading for what we need."

"Are you guys crazy!?" I shouted standing up. "What if it's a larger group!? What if it's worse then what it seems? What if..."

Rick raised his hand cutting me off "we know, we talked about it on the way back. But, we have to. We stick to our agreements no matter what. And if their much larger then we will be ready." He shook his head "it's better to deal with them now, in case they managed to find us on their own."

"Rick." I sighed "it's a bad idea regardless, I can't lose all of you."

"You won't." Michonne said walking into the house. "We are stronger together and with you." She nudged her finger into my shoulder.

"And I sure as hell ain't going anywhere." Daryl whispered in my ear kissing my head.

"Then it's settled." Rick said checking his watch "let's head on over to the church and get this moving."

*****

We waited for everyone in the community to turn up in the church before we began to discuss what we had planned. I still didn't feel good about it, but Rick makes the decisions.

"Thanks for coming." Rick began. "We made a deal with hilltop, in order to keep us fed; we need to kill another group of survivors called the saviors."

"Why?" Gabriel asked standing "why must we kill others? People are a resource."

"Before they kill us." Rick answered. "We need to protect the people of Alexandria and we need food."

"Allison, how do you feel about this?" Gabriel asked looking at me.

I shook my head "I don't like it, but ricks right."

Tobin stood up clearing his throat "if she's in, I'm in too."

"I stand with Gabriel." Morgan said "we can't afford no more deaths."

"Allison" Gabriel pleaded "This isn't you, not anymore, you have a real gift to help keep everyone safe without killing others."

"But I don't have the gift to feed you, Gabriel. Hilltop does, and this was the agreement Rick and them came to." I sighed "I'm sorry, my hands are tied."

"Those Of us that are strong enough to fight will accompany us to the place. Others will stay behind and keep this place safe." Rick spoke up. "Get ready, we leave tonight."

I sat in the pew for a while until everyone left. Gabriel was too distracted to even notice I stayed behind. Carol however wasn't.

"I know you don't want to kill anyone." She said grabbing my hand. "Neither do I, but we have to do something."

"No we don't." I shook my head. "This isn't right, Carol."

"Oh, my sweet sweet girl." She muttered pulling me to her. "We will make it through this."

Deep down I knew she was right, but did I really want to bank on it?

*****

As the sun was setting, the lot that was going appeared at the rv ready and willing to go along with ricks crazy idea.

"Allison." Heath nodded his head.

"Nice to see you again." I said waving "you and Tara are leaving after right?"

He nodded his head "we are for two weeks."

"Keep her safe out there. We need her." I laughed climbing onto the rv. I liked the back, it's away from everyone.

But of course my loneliness died when everyone else climbed on and Maggie, Glenn And Daryl sat in the very back with me.

"Can't leave you alone." Maggie chuckled squeezing my leg. "You ready?"

"She's always ready." Glenn said laughing. "Isn't That right, Daryl?"

Daryl laughed for the first time in a while "no comment."

"Everyone here?" Rick shouted.

"Yep." Daryl yelled back giving a thumbs up.

Rick slouched into the drivers seat with Michonne beside him and started the engine.

Until we reach where we are going, I have to keep looking at everyone or else I'd falter and not want to go through with the killing people.

****

We stopped the rv in a clearing and jumped off. "This is where we are suppose to meet Jesus and some other people from hilltop." Rick said climbing off last. "Their not apart of this, just here to tell us what we need to do."

Not long after a truck came to a halt in front of us. Three people climbed out talking amongst themselves.

"So, we need a walkers head that looks like Gregory." Jesus said stopping in front of Rick. "It's how we get our people back and you on the inside."

"You have people in there?" I asked confused.

"We do." Jesus nodded "Nice to see you again Allison."

"I'm trusting you, Jesus." I said walking by him. "I don't know what Gregory looks like so I'll sit this one out."

Everyone else split up in search of a identical walker to this Gregory guy. I sat on the good of Jesus's truck and waited until one was found.

Three heads were laying on the ground. Jesus looked at each one pointing to the one in the middle. "That ones it."

The other guy looked and snorted "his nose is more slanted though, don't you think?"

Rick groaned picking it up punching it a few times then showing it to the guy. "Better?"

"The saviors are scary, but they don't have nothing on this guy." He chuckled.

Rick laughed looking back at me. "We have a few tricks up our sleeves." He handed the head off to Jesus and the other guy to bag up.

Climbing back into our vehicles, we followed Jesus to the building where it will all go down. I was ready, but was everyone else?