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Drowning

"Hey, Maggie and I are going out and look for Arat. You gonna be ok by yourself?" Daryl asked as he grabs his crossbow. We were in our tent just chilling. It was what Rick thought was best. Keep our distance from the other saviors since they already blame us for Justin and they will soon find out about Arat.

"Yeah. Just be careful. Be safe. Whoever took her, they are still out there. If your not back by morning I'm coming after you." I stand up from the make shift bed we made with extra sheets. Daryl throws his crossbow over his shoulders and leans down to give me a kiss.

"Promise." I kiss him back. I watched as Daryl left the tent and met up with Maggie. She waves at me as I wave back. I head into the tent lay down for a few minutes.

When I woke up it was morning. Daryl wasn't next to me. I rushed out of the tent and looked around. No Daryl. No Maggie. I head to the HQ tent and notice the saviors packing up their stuff.

"What's going on?" I asked as I walk over to Rick and Carol. The saviors walk past us with their gear giving us major attitude. Something happened.

"They found out about Arat. They feel safer at the sanctuary." Carol says as Rick shook his head and walked away.

"What about Daryl and Maggie? Are they back yet?" I asked.

"Not yet. A few from oceanside is missing too." She says as she walks back in the HQ tent. I bite down on my tongue and head back to my tent to gear up. I grab my bag and run out of the tent straight into Daryl.

"You really were gonna go after me if I wasn't back." He chuckled as I hug him tightly.

"I told you so. You had me worried. Oceanside is missing too. The saviors packed up and left." I told him. Daryl grabs my arm and pulls me into the tent. He shuts it close and looks at me.

"What's wrong? What happened?" I asked.

"Oceanside isn't missing." He tells me as I was a bit confused.

"So where are they?" I crossed my arms. Daryl looks down at the ground and then back at me. It was them.

"They did it, didn't they? They are the ones killing the saviors?" I asked as he nodded his head.

"They killed their men and boys. Arat, she killed Cyndie lil brother. They got what they deserved. They weren't going to change. Just like Justin." Daryl says as he watched for my reaction but I didn't have one at least one he was expecting.

"Im not sure what to say. Carol and Rick think they are still missing. What are you going to do with that information you have?" I asked as he scoffed.

"Gonna tell them we found Arat dead but no one else. We didn't see anything." Daryl said.

"So they're going to keep doing this? Til all of them are dead?" I sat down on the chair.

"No, she was the last one. They promised." Daryl shook his head and stood next to me.

"Rick's not going to like this." I sighed.

"He won't know." Daryl said as he sets his crossbow down.

"He'll find out, Daryl. One way or another he will." I look at him as he nodded his head.

"So where's Maggie?" I asked as I got up from the chair and set my bag down. Not going anywhere now that he's back.

"You trust me right?" He hesitated and watches me.

"Of course I do." I asked a bit confused. Why wouldn't I?

"She went back to hilltop to collect stuff she needed. You ain't gonna like this or maybe you will but she's going after Negan." Daryl said as my eyes widen.