Quinn, Negan, Carol, Daryl and Jesus, in the forest

Negan was carrying Quinn back to Alexandria, he was so tired, but he wouldn't stop, because she needed help. They had no idea why she wasn't waking up. Carol was walking closely next to Negan when suddenly she noticed Quinn was moving.

"Wait a minute! I think she's waking up!" Carol said. Everyone stopped, looked at her, then at Quinn.

Negan kneeled down to rest, holding Quinn in his arms like that. He didn't want to put her down on the ground, because it was cold. Jesus and Daryl were turning their flashlights towards Quinn, to see her better, they stepped closer.

"She's all sweaty and shaking," said Negan worrying. "What did they do to her?"

Quinn suddenly opened her eyes and tried to stand up but couldn't. It was hard to watch. Negan didn't let her go, he supported her.

"Quinn? Quinn where are you going?" asked Negan worrying like crazy. Quinn looked at him like she didn't recognize him, then she got shocked.

"It's Negan! Tell Rick we captured Negan!" she said to Carol. There were several minutes of silence. Everyone was stunned and heartbroken, especially Negan. It was his worst nightmare, seeing Quinn turning against him.

"What?" he breathed. "Quinn?"

Daryl stepped closer to her and looked her in the eye.

"Quinn, do you know who I am?" he asked. Quinn was very unfocused, but she looked at him after a couple of minutes.

"You have sooooo beautiful eyes," she said confused.

"What the fuck is wrong with her?" asked Negan devastated.

"I have to tell Rick we got Negan and you have beautiful eyes…" she said and was about to go somewhere, but she was so disoriented, Negan and Jesus had to catch her from falling. Carol was watching stunned, speechless, worrying. Daryl stepped in front of Quinn once again and looked at her eyes while using his flashlight, examining her like a doctor.

"She's stoned," said Daryl finally.

"What?" asked Jesus disbelievingly.

"Fuckin' high," said Daryl. "I think they fed her magic mushroom. Can't walk, can't talk normally. Hallucinates. They fed her a lot to get this high."

Everyone was staring at Quinn disbelievingly.

"What can we do?" asked Carol.

"Nothing. Wait for it to go away," said Daryl.

"Oh my god…" said Carol, emotionally. "Is it dangerous? She looks so bad."

"Nah. She'll get out of it. Takes a couple of hours though," said Daryl.

"How do you know all these?" asked Negan still stunned.

"Merle," said Daryl, avoiding eye contact. When Negan looked at Carol questioningly, she said quietly:

"His brother."

Negan nodded understandingly, he got it right away that he wasn't around anymore.

"Does Rick know that we captured Negan?" asked Quinn, staring at Negan.

Everyone was shocked and devastated. It was hard to see Quinn like this. Jesus stepped in front of her this time.

"Quinn, listen. You'll get out of this. You'll be fine. Just stay strong for a little while, okay?" he said.

"I had a dream where you died, Abraham," she replied.

"For fuck's sake…" said Negan. It was emotionally very disturbing for him.

"Let's go. Get her home," said Carol. They continued their way, Negan and Jesus holding on to Quinn, helping her walk. She tripped several times, but they held her, so she didn't fall.

"Hey, Daryl," said Quinn. Daryl turned to her immediately, he thought she needed something. But then Quinn proceeded. "You look hot tonight."

Daryl's face went red like hell. No one ever said that to him before. Fortunately, no one saw him blushing in the darkness.

"Shit," said Daryl and turned his back on her. Carol chuckled.

"What's so funny?" asked Daryl sadly.

"Nothing," she said smiling at him. Definitely, she agreed. Daryl looked at her disbelievingly frowning his eyebrows.

"She's right, we should be joking, so it would be easier for all of us to handle this," said Jesus, thinking Carol was trying to joke. Daryl glanced at her above his shoulder. However, Negan was devastated.

"I should tell Abraham that Rosita had a baby," said Quinn.

"Jesus Christ, you can't make a joke out of this," said Negan, really irritated.

"She'll come out of it in a couple of hours," said Daryl.

They were approaching the gates. Gabriel was watching, letting them inside.

"What happened?" he asked immediately.

"I'm sorry Eugene, I'm so sorry," said Quinn while staring into nothing.

"What?" asked Gabriel shocked.

"It's a long story. She's high on magic mushroom," said Jesus. Gabriel was staring disbelievingly.

"I'll explain later," said Jesus and they proceeded to take Quinn home. A very nervous Aaron came to the group.

"Jesus! Are you alright?" he asked and hugged him tightly.

"Yeah, I'm fine," Jesus replied, smiling at Aaron slightly.

Aaron glanced at the others, that's when he noticed how bad Quinn looked.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"She got drugged," said Jesus. Negan got the key out of his pocket and handed it to Carol to open the front door. They all stepped inside. Negan and Jesus lay Quinn down on the couch. Negan was still very emotional, it was hard for him to see Quinn like this, especially because of what she said.

"I'm staying," stated Carol. "I won't leave her like this."

Daryl nodded in agreement, indicating that he isn't going anywhere either.

"I'll stay too," said Jesus. Aaron nodded.

"Let me know if you need anything," Aaron said while glancing at Quinn worryingly, then left. Jesus closed the door. Negan was pacing, irritatedly. Daryl sat in the armchair, Carol sat next to Quinn on the couch. Jesus leaned against the wall. Quinn was sweating and got chills.

"Is she overdosed?" asked Carol looking at Daryl.

"Dunno. Probably," he said.

Carol stood up and got a glass of water. Quinn was staring in front of her, spacing out, like she was in another dimension. Carol sat next to her and tried to make her drink.

"Come on, Quinn. It's water."

Quinn shook her head.

"I don't wanna…" she said. Then she stood up and headed outside unsteadily.

"Where's she going?" asked Carol. Jesus stepped outside, following her. The rest of them heard Quinn throw up outside.

"Jesus Christ," said Negan and he headed outside too, Carol as well. Carol kneeled next to her and stroked her back.

"That's it, get it out," she said and offered the glass of water again. Quinn took a sip, then continued throwing up.

"I'm so glad we killed those motherfuckers," said Jesus with hatred in his voice.

"Agree," said Carol. When Quinn stopped vomiting, Carol pulled out a piece of cloth from her pocket and wiped Quinn's mouth, then offered her water again. Quinn drank the water then she tried to get back to the living room. Negan helped her up and walked her to the couch. Carol washed her hands, then came right back and glanced at Daryl.

"You sleeping?" she asked.

"Nah," said Daryl, opening his eyes. "Just relaxing."

"Okay," said Carol as they locked eyes for a couple of minutes. "I'll check on Henry and Lydia, I'll come right back," she said and hurried outside.

Quinn was shivering like she was freezing. Negan got a blanket and wrapped her in it, then hugged her.

"You're hot, I'll keep you," said Quinn. Negan let out a sigh.

"Wish you said that when you're yourself," he said quietly.

"Don't sit so close to her," said Daryl. "She's unpredictable. Can hallucinate anythin'. Might attack you," he said as he was all laid back in the armchair, relaxing. "Not that I care if she punches you in the face," added Daryl. Negan slipped his hand off of Quinn and stood up, went a little further away.

Quinn was sitting for a while, staring in front of her, then Daryl's prediction came true. She started yelling and kicking while sitting on the couch.

"Get off of me!" she shouted hysterically. Negan watched her heartbroken, tears stinging his eyes. Jesus stepped in front of Quinn.

"Quinn! Calm down! You are safe," he said slowly. Quinn stopped for a second, then started all over again.

"Let her be. The hell knows what she's seeing," said Daryl. Jesus let out a sigh and took a step back. He sat down by the kitchen table.

After a while, Quinn stopped struggling and started crying again. She laid down on the couch, shivering. Negan stepped to her once again, grabbed the blanket which fell off when Quinn was struggling, and covered her again. Carol came back and closed the door.

"How's she?" she asked.

"Same," said Jesus.

"She might be falling asleep," said Negan, examining Quinn with his eyes. She was curled up in a ball, shivering, and closed her eyes.

"Kids?" asked Daryl.

"They're fine. I told them what happened. Henry wanted to come over, but I told him he doesn't want to see this," Carol said quietly.

"Yeah, me neither," said Negan grumpily.

No one said anything for a couple of minutes. Daryl fell asleep in the armchair, Jesus too by the kitchen table. Negan and Carol were still awake. Negan was sitting on the couch by Quinn's feet. Carol stepped to him and asked quietly:

"Are you okay?"

Negan was startled by the question, no one ever asked him that besides Quinn. He shrugged his shoulder.

"It was fun when she got drunk, but this…" he said emotionally, tears stinging his eyes again. Carol took pity on him and put her hand on his shoulder. Negan sniffed, glanced at Quinn, then at Carol.

"Thanks for asking," he said quietly.

"Are there any more blankets?" asked Carol, to change the topic.

"Upstairs," nodded Negan towards the stairs. "In the closet."

Carol nodded and headed upstairs. She came down with two blankets. She tucked Jesus in, then she stepped to Daryl. She tucked him in too with a blanket but took her time. She arranged the blanket carefully while she couldn't take her eyes off of him. Daryl let out a sigh but didn't wake up. He was sleeping so peacefully, as Carol arranged the blanket over him. She got mesmerized for a second, then she smiled to herself, and headed back upstairs. She got two more blankets. She spread one over Quinn as she was still shivering with that thin blanket. She put a thicker one over her. Then she handed the last one to Negan.

"I'm not tucking you in," she said. Negan smiled sadly.

"Thanks," he grabbed the blanket and covered himself. "Are you not getting one for yourself?" asked Negan glancing at Carol.

"No, I'm good. Not going to sleep anyway," she said.

"Yeah, I'm not sure I can either," said Negan. Quinn started mumbling in her sleep.

"No… No…" she said.

"She has nightmares sometimes," said Negan quietly and started stroking her back. Carol stepped next to Quinn and started stroking her hair soothingly.

"Shh, it's okay. It'll be over soon," she whispered to Quinn. Quinn started crying again silently in her sleep. Negan leaned back his head on the couch and after a while fell asleep sitting there with his hand on Quinn's back. Carol saw that he fell asleep. She glanced at Daryl. He was sleeping deeply. She watched him for a couple of minutes, despite everything, she still couldn't shake their kiss out of her head. Then, she blew out the candle on the table and pulled her chair closer to Quinn, and sat there.

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Author's notes: Listen to "When demons come to life" by Halocene.

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