Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This

Chapter 46

Author's Note: More reviews make me happy! Notice the new updated photo. It's supposed to have Carl in it but he got cut off. My friend did it and she did one with Jewel Daryl and Rick but Rick keeps getting cut off. So…this will work! Holiday weekend coming up. And since boss hasn't told me I'll take it that I'm off. I won't be able to write Thursday but this weekend I should. And get to kill off our favorite friendamy Shane and work on the 8 months in between PLUS a couple Merle centric.

This is a Summer centric just cause she isn't getting enough love! And of course Maggie and Glenn.

"Adolescents are not monsters. They are just people trying to learn how to make in among the adults of the world, who are probably not so sure of themselves. Virginia Satir."

Summer got out of the back seat of the car. "The house we hit was that one on the left. The one with gas cans. A few days ago it was clear of walkers."

"That was a few days ago," Glenn responded as he looked around.

"Let's hit that house first then a couple more," Maggie said.

"We need to look for a car," Summer said. "Something fuel efficient right? I can do it, see if it runs. I can drive, somewhat."

Maggie and Glenn looked at each other. "We're not going to let you stay outside by yourself," Maggie said.

"Come on, if I break off away from the two of you, it'll make things faster. I'll keep an eye out and I promise to scream if Walkers come," Summer told them.

"How do we even know if we find a car if we can find the keys?" Maggie asked.

"Another reason I should do it, I can hot wire a car," Summer simply said.

"Do I even want to know?" Glenn asked.

"There are something's that a Dixon just learns how to do, hunt, skin and hot wire a car. Uncle Merle had me doin' it by the time I was six. He figured that they couldn't arrest a kid," Summer said with the Dixon grin.

"Oh he sounds like a real winner," Maggie said.

"Oh trust me, he was," Glenn answered sarcastically. "We got to make a decision, we can't be debating this all day."

"Decision's simple," Summer said as she started to walk away. "Easy peasey. Now go looking and start loading the car," she said as she started to walk away.

Glenn sighed as he glanced at Maggie and ran after her. "Stop. Ground rules. We are still the adults and we promised to look after you."

"I thought you guys were cool, I'm not a kid," Summer told them.

"Hey this has nothing' to do with being cool or not being cool. We all have to look out for each other Summer," Maggie said.

"You are right, the quickest thing to do is split up. But I'm not going to bury another person. Not going to happen. Maggie's going to stay with you. You aren't going to be able to concentrate on hotwiring a car and looking for walkers. I'm going into that house and start taking out the rest of the gas cans. Any of us get in trouble we call for each other. Got it?" Glenn asked.

"Got it," Summer said.

"Got it," Maggie agreed.

"If I move houses, I'll tell you. Don't go more then three houses down, you get a car running, you bring it next to this one. Then the three of us will clear the rest of the cars, got it?" Glenn asked again.

"Got it," both women answered.

"Let's go," Glenn said as he kissed Maggie. "Watch each other's back," he told them. "And if you can find a muscle car, I'd appreciate it!" he teased.

"Not fuel efficient!" Summer yelled back.

Maggie laughed. "We got it," Maggie said as she squeezed her shoulder. "Come on, let's make this quick."

Summer nodded as she looked around. "Well, not a whole lot of choices…kinda creepy…like a lot of these people actually made it out."

Maggie nodded. "Not a lot of people left behind…maybe they made it."

Summer glanced up at the taller woman. "And maybe they didn't. I'm not a kid Maggie, I know the chances of all these people makin' it….is slim to zero," she said as she walked up to a 2003 Ford Taurus. "Oh come on, be unlocked," she said as she opened up the door. "Score one for semi safe neighborhoods."

"Hopefully there's a key," Maggie said as she looked around keeping guard. "Your mom is pretty good at thinking ahead."

"Jane…she always taught us to be prepared. Plus Uncle Daryl said that all the brains skipped him and Uncle Merle and went all to mom," Summer said as she got out of the car. "Come on, be an idiot for me and have been one of those people who trusted everyone and there brother and put the key behind the tires."

Maggie glanced at her. "Obviously you got some of the smarts too."

"Crap, smart person not to put a key in the vehicle or on the vehicle," Summer said as she shrugged. "You learn stuff when you grow up a Dixon. Mom doesn't need to know some of those things."

Maggie laughed. "Yeah, there's some things that parents don't need to know."

Summer sighed. "Not one of the easiest things to hotwire. And I'm not efficient as Uncle Daryl or Uncle Merle or mom. I can do it, but I'd like to find some idiot who left a key," she said as she looked up the cul-de-sac. "Open garage…."

"We get Glenn," Maggie said. "Glenn!" she called out.

Glenn looked up from putting gas cans in the car. "You guys ok?" he asked as he ran up to them.

"Yeah, open garage, with a car. Think it's wisest for the three of us to do it together," Maggie said.

"I got most of the gas cans, let's go," Glenn told the two women. "Eyes open, let's make sure there's no surprises."

"Maggie should be in the middle," Summer suggested as she gripped her baseball bat.

"Your shorter," Maggie pointed out.

"That's not the reason she suggested it," Glenn said as they walked up. "She suggested it because you haven't had much experience with walkers. Aim for the head, always the head. Summer take the rear, I go in first."

"Right," Summer said as she changed spots with him. "Don't use the gun unless necessary if we get walker's, they are attracted by sound."

Maggie looked at the two of them. "It really scares me how easy these instructions come to you two," she told them.

"You learn from experience," Glenn said.

"Unfortunately, we've had a lot of experience," Summer added as they walked into the garage.

"You guys already repeated this in the car," Maggie reminded them.

"Trust me, it bears to repeating. Anything can be hiding," Glenn said. "Summer take left, Maggie center, I'll take right. Keep each other in sight," he ordered. "Keep pace with each other."

Both women nodded as they started in the garage. "Clear," Maggie said as she moved around the car.

"Clear," Summer said as she reached the corner.

"Clear," Glenn said as he reached his corner.

Maggie looked in the car. "Guys, the car door is open…."

Summer and Glenn both went over holding up there weapons and looked in the car. "Look like they were packing up….no blood, or signs of them," Summer said.

"Keys are in the car," Maggie said.

"Well that makes it easier," Glenn admitted.

"Now if it only starts," Maggie said as she got in.

"Summer, let's look through shelves real quick, see if we can find blankets, food, anything," Glenn instructed.

Summer nodded as she went to look at shelves. "Maggie how's the car coming?"

Maggie grinned as it started. "Got it."

"We got an extra battery," Glenn said as he got it off the shelf and put it in the trunk.

Summer went to a box marked blankets. "Jackpot," she said as she opened the box. She heard the moaning before she saw it as a kid walker about ten came out of the box. "SHIT! NOT THAT KIND OF JACKPOT!" she screamed as she jumped and took her baseball bat to it.

"Summer!" Glenn yelled as he ran over and Maggie jumped out of the car. "You alright?"

Summer nodded. "Crap…not blankets…who the hell…how the hell…." she said as she caught her breath.

Maggie turned her attention to the main door between the house and garage as she heard moaning and saw the door . "Um…guys…we should go."

"Take the car, head back to the farm. We'll be right behind you in the other car!" Glenn told her.

"I'm not leaving you!" Maggie said. "Either one of you!"

"Go, we'll be right behind you. We can't leave the other car, it's got supplies," Glenn said as he pulled Summer out of the corner.

"You better be!" Maggie said as she backed the car out and started going.

"Summer, let's go!" Glenn said as he started running.

"Right with you!" Summer said as she got her bow and arrows off her back before spotting a couple kids jackets in another corner of the garage. "Cover me!"

"Summer! Leave whatever it is, come on!" Glenn begged.

"Jackets…" Summer said as she ran and got them. She looked up just as seven walkers broke down the door. "Holy crap!"

"Summer!" Glenn said as he grabbed her arm and grabbed the ax that he saw and hit two of them.

Summer fired her cross bow, as she ran with Glenn. "Your faster get the car come back to me!"

Glenn looked at her for a moment before he ran to the car. Summer aimed her cross bow. "Nineteen, Twenty," she mumbled to herself as she counted the walkers she was shooting. "Twenty one," she said as she walked backwards hearing the car.

Glenn opened the passenger door. "Summer get in now!"

Summer jumped in and closed the door. "We so are not telling my mother about that!" she said. "Maggie.." Summer said as she saw the car coming there way.

Maggie pulled up beside them. "I couldn't leave you guys. You good?"

"We are now, let's go!" Glenn said as started the car and Maggie followed him.