"Is that better?" The doctor asks.

Mary had to admit she felt a bit better now the cut had bandaging on it and the risk of infection is now low thanks to the antiseptic the doctor put on it as well.

"Yes much thank you." She answers.

"Take it easy ok try to not use that arm too much."

"Right ok."

The man who escorted them came in with his arms folded.

"You done?"

The doctor looks at Mary.

"She needs rest."

"She rest later. Right now she is going back to Negan."

Mary sighs. She didn't want to see him again. It felt awkward the last time she spoke to him. She didn't know why she was acting like this. She's dealt with shapeshifters in her past if one decided to shapeshift into her husband she would kill them no problem. However this one wasn't a shapeshifter he was a human just like her so he didn't shapeshift to look like that, he was born like that. Born with her husband's face.

"Come on." The man orders.

"Let her take her time." The doctor says.

"Shut up you." He says with a snap.

"I'm coming... I'm coming." Mary says who was now standing up.

The man gestures to the door as a signal to move it. Mary obeys and goes out of the door. On the way back, she got dirty looks from the Saviors especially the women. Some of the men whistled at her.

"Can you lot get back to work nothing to see here." The man again snaps .

They immediately obeyed and continued what they were doing.

"You're angry" Mary says .

"Angry about what?"

"That your boss let me and the kid live."

"Me how I'm feeling right now is none of your damm business."

"Why have you got an issue with me?"

The man pauses and looks at her.

"You really wanna know." Mary looks at him waiting for an answer. "Alright then. I don't trust you or that annoying kid that follows you around. There is something not right and I know it. You wouldn't just end up in our area for no reason."

Mary sighs.

"I already told you we didn't know and we are not spies we are not with anyone."

"Yeah but you are hiding something. You must have come from somewhere. You wouldn't just appear out of nowhere."

If only you knew Mary thought.

"I smell trouble. Trouble from the both of you. It stinks of it."

"We're not here to harm you."

"For now" he hisses.

"Your leader seems to know best."

"I believe Negan is being too soft especially with you. I saw the way he looked you. We rarely see that look. He only does the look if his fond of you."

"I...I don't have nothing towards him."

"Yeah but you could still take advantage of him."

"Why would I do that."

"To save your own ass. Get away with murder."

"You could think that all you want. At the moment I'm just exhausted I don't want to cause any trouble nor does Jack. We we are not planning on staying. We'll be out of your territory soon."

The man snorted.

"If you are allowed out that is."

Mary frowns.

"What?"

Down the corridor, the door of Negan's room opens. The man touches her good shoulder.

"We gotta get a move on." He pushes her slightly forward. Mary doesn't respond to him. Instead she starts walking again with him behind. They reach the door. "Off you go princess."

Mary puts on a brave face and walks in. Negan was in the same place still sitting on the same chair stroking his bat. His face lights up when she comes in .

"Mary" he then raises his finger "What's my name?"

"Negan" She answers.

"Good you haven't forgotten that." He gestures to the chair that was closest to him. "Have a seat."

Mary looks and notices Jack hasn't arrived yet.

"Where's Jack?"

"Oh him about that .I decided to give him a tour around the compound. It gets rid of him for a little longer. I wanted to spend some time with you...alone."

Well that's just great now Mary felt more awkward. It wasn't as bad when Jack was with her but now she's alone with him. Negan noticed she looked uncomfortable by that. He laughs.

"Relax I'm not gonna do anything to you. We are just gonna chat that's all. Now sit." The last part sounded like an order. Mary walks and sits down in the chair he pointed at. He looks at her shoulder and nods. "Looks much better."

"Uh...yes thank you." She says.

"You hungry or thirty."

"I'm mainly just tired." She answers.

"Well don't go falling asleep on me. It's rude to sleep while someone is talking."

"I...won't."

Negan leans forward his eyes narrowed.

"So tell me about yourself Mary."

"There's not much to say."

"Of course there is something to say. Every person has their own story. Especially in the world we live in now. I'm gonna ask again. Tell me about yourself?"

"I'm going to give you the same answer. There is not much to say?"

"Ah I see. You like to be mysterious. Mysterious people intrigued me. Where are you from?"

"No where"

"Where are you from?"

"No where"

Negan shakes his head.

"You can't fool me Mary. You are not coming out of this room until you answer me truthfully."

Mary hesitates.

You want the truth. Oh yes I was trapped in this other world where I was getting tortured by the archangel Michael. Lucifer yes the Lucifer the devil he has a son who you met Jack rescued me and opened the door to the wrong world. That's why we were in your area. We ended up there.

Mary shakes her head. She can't tell him the truth. He wouldn't believe her he would think she was mental then god knows what he might do to her. Maybe she can make a few changes to the story. She would be telling the truth but not the whole truth.

"I was from a place." She says.

A grin appears on Negan's face.

"Now we're getting somewhere...Tell me about this place."

"I...wasn't there voluntarily."

Negan's grin vanished.

"You were taken?"

"Yes I was."

Negan looks at her arm.

"You were tortured."

"Yes"

"Why?"

Mary laughs a little.

"Let's just say he needed something to take his anger out on. That something would be me."

"But why. What was he angry about?"

"Family problems it's complicated."

"Why take it out on you out of all people. Why did he even take you?"

"I was in the wrong place wrong time. He saw me and took me. Kept me as his prisoner."

"What torture did he do to you?"

"Interrogation, kept me locked up, starved me. The list goes on."

Anger flashed in Negan's eyes.

"Did he ever..."

He shifts his eyes downwards. Mary looks down and immediately shakes her head knowing what he meant.

"No...he never touched me in that way."

Relief appears on his face.

"How long has this gone on for?"

"Dunno. Lost count."

"So who is Jack to you?"

"His a friend."

"Were you with him before you got taken?"

"No. I met him there. He was...a prisoner there as well."

"So this man had more than one prisoner?"

"Yes but Jack was new that's why he doesn't look as bad as me."

"You escaped didn't you."

"Yes it wasn't easy."

"How did you escape?"

"Jack got us out. "

"The kid. That kid got you out."

"Yes"

"Well...seems that he is a smart ass after all."

"After we escaped, we traveled for a while getting to know each other than we came across this part of the forest. Like I said we didn't know it was yours then your man caught us and...well...you know the rest."

Negan leans back in his chair taking in all the information. He believed her it sounded convincing but he still felt there was something missing. There was a part of the story she wasn't telling him such as the family drama she got caught up in. Why was it complicated? Why would he take it all out on her if there was other prisoners.

Jack got them out. Negan couldn't think how a someone like him could get them both out. Yes he was a funny kid but he didn't look like the fighting type. He looked too sweet like he wouldn't even hurt a fly.

For them to end up in this part of the forest, the place they escaped from must be near. How come he didn't know about it. He knew almost all the communities around him but not this one.

"May I leave now?" Negan raises his head. "I told you the truth so may I leave now."

Negan frowns. He could pressurize her for more information but he didn't want to. She was tired and been through a lot already. He decides to stop for now and wait.

The whole truth will come out eventually

"Yes...but I would like to talk about one more thing. "

"What"

"You in a relationship?"

"Yes but his dead now. Died long time ago."

Mary looks at the door so eager to leave the room.

"His name wasn't John was it." Mary looks back at him her eyes widen Negan nods "Thought so."

"Does it matter." Mary says.

John was definitely a topic she did not want to discuss especially with him.

"You said I look like him."

"Yes"

"That's why you feel uncomfortable when you are around me. I remind you too much of him."

You can say that again

Negan leans forward again.

"Did he die before or after it began."

"Uh before way before."

Negan nods.

"Would of liked to meet him. Meeting a lookalike. Would have been like looking in a mirror." Mary puts on a smile although it wasn't genuine. Negan noticed she went back to looking at the door again. He sighs. "Alright you can leave. I'll get my guy to show you to your room." Mary was out of her chair and to the door within seconds. "Mary"

Mary pauses her hand on the door knob. What did he want now?

"Yes"

"What was the name of the man who tortured you?"

Mary sighs.

"His name is Michael."

"Michael what?"

"It's just Michael."

Negan nods.

"Michael"

"Yes. Can I please leave." Mary says starting to sound annoyed and inpatient now .

"Yes yes off you go but don't get into any mischief. Straight to the room." Negan says the tease back in his voice.

Mary rolls her eyes. She opens the door and walks out. The man was waiting for her.

"Well?"

"He said take me to my room."

The man scoffs to himself shaking his head with disbelief.

"Wow his really let you be part of the gang hasn't he."

"Just do as he says." Mary snaps at him.

She was getting tired of this now. She just wanted to sleep and if his offering a bed to her then hell yeah she will take it.

The man rolls his eyes.

"Alright I'll take to your room but just because you are in Negan's good books, that doesn't mean you can talk to me like crap. Got it."

"Yeah yeah whatever just please. I'm really not in the mood."

The man mutters to himself and then signals at her to follow him. They both go off.

Michael kept going over and over in Negan's head. He just couldn't think of a community round here that had a leader called Michael. Whoever this Michael was. He sounded like an evil crazy bastard. He sounded like someone who Negan knows he wouldn't like. Negan punishes or kills if he needs to, but this guy it seems he picks on the innocent.

Although he feels there is more to this story, part of him wanted to find this son of a bitch and show him who the real boss is around here. Negan did not want someone around who could be more fearful than him.

I think I might need to track this Michael and show him what true fear is. Then he will go down on his knees and like the other communities he will have to work for me.

Negan would want him to work for him for two reasons. One to gain more supplies and resources. Two because of how his treated Mary. He would make this man suffer. Suffering is one of the things Negan is good at doing.

I look forward to meeting this Michael one day


After gathering the group deciding who was going and who was staying. People from Hilltop arrived to join the mission. Rick introduced them to the Winchesters. They greeted and shook hands with the brothers.

One of the members of Hilltop was called Jesus. Dean was so tempted to laugh when he found out that was his name was. Jesus notices his grinning face. He frowns.

"What's so funny?"

"Uh...nothing."

Jesus wasn't convinced.

"It's my name isn't it."

Sam sighs.

Well-done Dean.

"No offensive mate but is that really your name?" Dean asks still trying to hold in his laughter.

"No it's my nickname. My real name is Paul... Paul Rovia."

"Then why don't you just use your real name then?"

"Why... Why use my real name. I quite like my nickname it suits me."

"Well you do look the guy."

"Exactly. People do say I'm similar to him."

"Hi I'm Enid"

The Winchesters see a girl who was probably around Carl's age.

"Hi. I'm Dean that's my brother Sam."

Enid nods .

"Yes Rick did say. Thank you for helping us to fight."

"It's no problem at all. We want to help." Sam says.

Enid smiles then goes over to speak to Carl. So far they seemed a nice bunch of people. However there was one who never approached them. His name was Daryl.

Daryl was quiet he didn't say much. He kept looking at them like he was waiting for them to do something. Something bad. Rick goes up to Daryl and walks off with him.

"His a damaged man" Father Gabriel says who came and stood with the brothers.

"He looks tense." Dean says.

"He got kidnapped by the Saviors. I think they messed him up. His more than quiet than usual now. Trust is something that he struggles with now. They made him more broken than ever. Luckily he managed to escape but... All he wants is revenge now. Rick out of all people has seen how he has changed. His known Daryl for a long time. His one of Daryl's closet allies."

Sam and Dean looked like they were going to be sick. The more they heard. The more they started to loathe Negan.

"Can't blame him for wanting revenge." Dean says. "I would as well."

Father Gabriel nods.

"I know his weary around you but just give him time. He will accept you eventually."

"We understand. We won't force him. He can talk to us when his ready." Sam says.

"You trust them Rick?" Daryl says with a look of disbelief .

"Yes I do."

"But you don't hardly know them?"

"I know but they have answered me truthfully. They are not with anyone."

"You don't know that. They could be spies of Negan."

"They didn't know who Negan was when I asked them."

"Any idiot could say they don't know him."

"I don't know Daryl. They looked like they generally didn't know. They didn't know the other communities either."

"But still they could be taking advantage of you .They might turn on you."

"Daryl. Just because I let them in that doesn't mean I'm not watching them. I got my eye on them. I'm watching their every move. One wrong move from them. They will get a bullet to the head. Trust me on this. They look like fighters. I want people who can fight. More fighters the better." Rick's face darkens. "Don't you do anything to them. It's my choice if they live or not. Not yours. Got it."

Daryl's face also darkens but he gives a slight nod. Tara comes over.

"You ready?"

"Yes... Yes we are." Rick answers.

The three of them walk back. Daryl glares at the brothers. The Winchesters take the priest's advice and they ignore him. They all got into the camper van and cars. Again the Winchesters had to go with Michonne and Rick.

Daryl got on to his motorbike. Dean nods at it.

"Nice bike you got there." Daryl ignores him and drives off. Dean sighs "Alright then"

Dean then went into car.

"He didn't talk to you." Sam says.

"Nope"

"Don't worry about him." Rick says.

Sam nods .

"We know the priest told us."

"Tara is off let's go." Michonne says.

It was quite a long journey. The journey was quiet. They all focused on the car in front following where Tara leads them. They stopped. Their road has ended. It was all water. Tara gets out and points at the rowing boat.

"We'll use this to go across."

They all agree. Luckily Rick only brought a small group with him so they all managed to fit into the boat. Rick and Michonne rowed while Aaron was at the front with a gun.

It was a short ride. Tara was the first off the boat ready to lead the way again. The others picked up their supplies and weapons and followed her. As they went through the forest, Rick orders people to start planting the explosions.

"Hopefully we won't have to use these." Sam says.

"We'll have to wait and see." Dean says.

"You sure you can do this Tara." Rick asks.

"I'm fine. Just give me a chance to convince them." Tara answers.

"We don't have enough time. I can't give you too much time to be with them."

"I understand."

"If you fail, then I have no choice but to go with my plan."

"I understand."

"If anything happens to you. I won't hesitate to go with my plan."

"Rick I understand."

The Winchesters saw Tara running off.

"So what's the plan?" Dean calls out.

"I given her a certain amount of minutes. If she fails to convince them within them minutes, we take what we need by force." Rick answers.

"We're not killing anyone." Sam says.

Rick shakes his head.

"No but we scare them so then they would have no choice but to do what we want. Give us what we want. I don't want to do this but sometimes you have to be cruel to get your own way."

The Winchesters had to kind of agree with him.

"So what now?" San asks.

Rick offers them both a gun.

"We wait." The Winchesters were about to take the guns but Rick stops them. "Use them when you need to."

"We know" Dean says.

Rick gives them a stern look and let's them take the guns.

In Oceanside, the leader Natania was walking. She sees one of the young members holding up a bag containing a fish.

"Ooh. You catch that yourself?" She asks.

The girl nods.

"Shit yeah"

"Rachel"

"I mean...yeah." She chuckles "Gonna go and clean it."

Natania smiles.

"Ok"

Natania goes into her house. She was met with a gun and a familiar figure.

Tara grips her gun and aims at the woman

"Hi. Stay quiet and put your hands on your head."

"We should've just killed you in the village." Natania says.

Tara checks every part of the leader's body for weapons or anything that could be against her.

"Your gonna be glad you didn't."

"You're not alone, are you?"

"Sit." Tara orders.

"What do you want?"

Tara points at the chair.

"I want you to sit" Natania sighs and sits down. The door opens. Another woman came in oblivious that Tara was there. She came in with the laundry. She places it on the table and starts taking out the clothes to fold them."Hey, Cyndie."

Cyndie pauses by the sound of the familiar voice. She slowly turns round feeling betrayed.

"You promised."

"Yeah. I did." Tara comes over to her. "Put your hands on your head." Cyndie obeys. Doing what she did to Natania Tara also checked her for weapons. Tara gives her an apologetic look "I didn't have a choice."

"Why are you here?" Cyndie asks.

Tara nods at the leader. Cyndie goes over and stands next to her.

"I said I didn't have a choice but you do, both of you do. My friends are out there right now, and they're gonna take this place, hopefully without firing a shot."

Cyndie's eyes widen.

"What? You're...You're gonna take this place? What are you talking about?"

"We need your guns."

"What?"

"We're gonna fight the Saviors. You should join us."

"No" Natania says.

"The Saviors killed your fathers, your brothers, husbands, sons, and you ran from them. I thought we got rid of them. Beatrice said there was more out there, and she was right. They came back, they killed my friends...they killed my girlfriend. They took us over. They took everything from us. We do whatever the Saviors tell us to do, and they think we're still doing that, but we're not. We're gonna fight them and we have other communities beside us, and with Oceanside, we would have an army."

"So that's it? Thanks for the guns." Cyndie says.

"You should join us. If we fight them together, we can beat them. We have to try."

"They'll win Tara. I've seen it so have you." Natania says.

"Just talk to the leader of my group Rick .Just talk, and we don't have to take over this place. We don't want to. I can give them the signal to stop this, but you have to tell me..." Tara looks at her watch "Right now." Natania sighs. "Listen. We're not just hiding in the woods. We're doing something. We're not giving up. I didn't want to break my promise Cyndie. Ok but the world can belong to good people, to fair people, if we're all just brave enough to try."

"We are not good, and we are not brave. Neither you nor me." Natania says. She looks up at Cyndie. "She is. That's why we're in this mess." Natania slowly rose to her feet. "Look, Tara, if you take our guns, you might as well be killing us all. That's what you'll be doing."

Back in the woods, Rick checks his watch.

"Times up."

"What. Give her a bit more time." Sam begs.

"No"

"Rick. Negotiations are not easy. They take time. She will convince them. Just give her a bit more time." Dean says.

"No. We don't have anymore time. I gave her time to convince them and she's failed. We're doing my way now."

"Rick violence is not gonna help." Sam says.

"Get ready"

Rick turns and walks off giving out signals.

"RICK" Dean yells. Rick ignores him. There was no way they were going to talk him out of this. Dean sighs. "That's just great."

"What do we do now?" Sam asks.

Dean checks his gun for bullets.

"We do what he says. We scare them not kill them."

Sam checks his gun and follows his brother.

"We should talk to them." Cyndie suggests to her leader.

"No"

"We can try to stop this."

"No. Cyndie."

Tara checks her watch. The look of defeat appears on her face.

"It doesn't matter. It's too late"