2. Never Tear Us Apart

-he returned-

The time had come, the plan was set, and everyone was ready.

Night had fallen, and the air soon got cold.

Michonne, Rick, Sasha, Abraham, Maggie, Glenn and Theo left the church knowing they were close by, leaving the others with Judith, Debbie, Carl and Saint as bait.

They walked for a few minutes before they saw them break down the doors.

In the darkness, they hid.

"Theo, take the right, Abraham, take the left, Sasha following me down the middle, and the rest of you spread." Rick finalised the plan as they slowly and quietly returned to the church.

Using the darkness to their advantage, they managed to get into the church without being spotted, Rick taking two shots to kill two men and a third to take off two of Gareth's fingers.

"Drop your weapons and kneel", Rick instructed in a low voice.

For a slight moment, a minor second, Theo was terrified of her father.

"Why?" One of them argued against it.

"You have something else in mind?" Abraham asked, coming out of the shadows and pointing his gun at the man.

"Just do as he says," Gareth panicked, dropping to his knees.

Theo appeared out of the darkness and approached a girl still standing.

"Kneel", She threatened, holding her bat over the girl's shoulder.

The girl shakily dropped to the floor.

Theo watched her closely as she did so, ensuring she didn't try anything.

"Rick, can we just start over? If you let us go, we will never cross paths again. I promise you that," Gareth begged, pleased for his life.

"You'll come across someone; you will do this to someone else", Rick reminded them. "Plus, I already made you a promise," Rick smirked before grabbing his machete.

Rick swung it up and down onto Gareth's head despite begging not to.

Theo took her bat and smashed it against the girl's head before slicing her throat, just like they were going to do to her. The girl struggled for a while before Michonne put her out of her misery.

In a matter of seconds, all of the people from Terminus were dead, the others finally leaving the room they were locked in.

"This is the lord's house" Gabriel gasped at the bloodshed that had just happened in his church, looking around in disgust.

"No, it's just four walls and a roof," Maggie stared at the bodies, emotionless.

"Either way, it's a place we can't stay for much longer", Theo began as she headed outside.

"What about Daryl?" Glenn stopped her at the doors.

She sighed.

"You said it yourself, Glenn" She stopped to speak but continued after to go outside.

She sat on the bus once again, lighting another cigarette.

She looked down into the night sky, wishing everything could go back.

Deep down, she knew that Daryl wouldn't have left her, but then again, there was a chance, right? He did it once; what stopped him from doing it again?

A whole day had passed, and there was still no sign of Daryl and Carol.

The group began to worry but had to be back; they wouldn't just leave them.

It had gotten dark once again.