All Nightmare Long

Chapter 451

Author's Note: I am happy that Gimple was removed as front runner of the show. Maybe we'll get back to good. Now if we could some how make the mid season finale of season 8 a dream, I'd be OK with it. Really. Maggie Grace (Shannon) has joined Fear the Walking Dead. See those Lost actors are good for Walking Dead. Please review. It motivates. Thank you.

Alexandria:

Craig drew a map of the compound, just a few lines and nothing detailed.

"You didn't see any other rooms?"Maggie asked.

"No, it's a big place," Craig said. "This is the hallway I saw," he said as he pointed to it.. There is more,"he told them.

"You didn't leave this hallway?"Jes questioned.

"No," Craig answered.

"Every time they had you bring things into here?"Michonne asked.

"We brought a couple spears for them and they took them down this hallway. Now they must have done something with them because they didn't come back with them," Craig said.

"Maybe a weapon's locker? An armory? We get in there secure the armory, that's how we enter," Jesus said.

"That's how Carol ended it here," Maggie said.

"We don't know if they have an armory or where it even is," Craig told them.

"So basically you don't know jack shit," Jes said. "We're going in blind, which is the most dangerous thing to do. Nothing personal, but you're no help. Actually, yes, it's personal," Jes said.

"Well we have a lot of good guesses, we've done more with less," Daryl said.

"Have you ever seen Negan here?" Summer asked.

"Why wouldn't he have? He delivered the supplies there," Zihayr answered for Craig.

"Let him answer," Jes told him. She turned to Craig. "Have you ever seen Negan here?"

"Once, when we first started this," Craig said. "It's always been one of his henchmen," he admitted.

"I'd feel a lot better if we could get yes on the compound, watch the comings and goings and confirm that Negan is actually there before we go in,"Jes told the group.

"You were in the military," Zihayr stated.

"I was," Jes said. "We could take a couple days, get a feel for the area,"she said. "I could get myself captured, it worked with Terminus," she said.

"What if David is in there and let's it known who you are?I mean Negan already said that he had David," Joey said. "And he's proven that he isn't loyal, he left Summer."

"We're going to do this as soon as possible," Rick said. "We go in at night, while they're sleeping,"he said.

"The guards won't be sleeping. Like I said I think there is only one way in and there is no way to bust in through those doors without waking up the rest of them," Craig said.

"We don't need to, they're going to open it for us, let us walk right in," Rick said. "They want Gregory's head right?We're going to give it to them,"he said.

"How are you going to do that? I mean I don't have any problem with killing Gregory, but other people might," Zihayr said.

"We use the heads of the dead," Jes said. "We'll have to make sure it's close enough to fool them," she said.

"So we find a head of a walker and hope that we can find one that resembles Gregory enough to prove that it's him and then we hope that Negan is there and this goes down as we plan," Summer said.

"That's the plan," Daryl said.

"Well, let's hope the plan works," Summer said. "I'm going to go put my bag in one of the cars," she said as she walked out.

"Is there a chance this won't work?" Craig questioned.

"There's always a chance that military operations can go wrong," Jes said.

"This isn't a military operation," Craig said.

"It's all a military operation now a days," Jes said.

Quinn and Spenser's POV:

Spenser walked behind Quinn and wen up to her. "Quinn," he said.

Quinn turned with her rifle on her back. "What's up Spense? I'm in a bit of a hurry," she said.

"Why are you doing this?" Spenser asked his sister.

"Doing what?" Quinn asked.

"Going with them. You're a mother," Spenser reminded her.

"So is Jewel," Quinn answered.

"She's used to being out there. Mom let you go out with Aiden that one time. But it's different now and you don't have to do it. You need to stay here, and let them handle whatever deal they made. It doesn't involve us," Spenser told his sister.

"It doesn't? So you don't plan to eat the food that they brought back? You don't plan to eat the meat or the veggies?" Quinn questioned. "You don't live in this town? You plan to leave the town?" she asked. "No you aren't. You plan to eat, you plan to live here. We have to do our part. Rick and Jewel both don't need to be gone all the time, not when I am running this town with them. It's not fair of me to sit back here and let them take all the risks. I can't let them do it all the time. We promised them a safe place to live when we brought them in, and they've been fighting to save us ever since. So, this time I'm going to do this," she informed him.

"But you're talking about killing people, people who may be innocent. Mom wouldn't wouldn't want you to do this, she wouldn't want you to participate in killing. We aren't killers," Spenser assured her.

"Mom's not here," Quinn said. "The rules aren't the same, not anymore."

"Why do I feel like you're drinking the cool aid?" Spenser asked.

Quinn sighed and played with her ponytail. "I don't know what mom would have done in this situation, luckily she never had to face something like this. I was out there when Aiden died, I was out there with the dead ones, fighting my way back here. The whole time I've been sitting back here, pretending like the world hasn't ended, we all have. And maybe you won't understand this, because you aren't a parent, or because you aren't a woman, but while I was here bing a mother, Jewel was out there fighting to keep her children safe. Hell, she gave birth and kept that sweet innocent baby alive. She kept them safe, she kept them alive and what happened when she got here? Carl's eye got shot out, by one of ours."

"You blame yourself for that?" Spenser asked.

"Of course not, I had no control over that. LIke I said maybe I can't make you understand my logic. But, what I am trying to say is, that Jewle's done enough. I can't do everything she has or can, I'm not ever going to be that good. But right now, at this moment, in this instance I can," Quinn said as she walked away.

Summer and Morgan's POV:

Summer loaded the gas cans in the car, closing the trunk as she turned around seeing Morgan. "Morgan," she greeted.

"You don't agree to this either," Morgan stated.

"No, but I'm still doing it," Summer said.

"Why?" Morgan questioned.

"Why? Why what?" Summer questioned.

"You don't agree to going in there and killing these people we don't have any argument with. You weren't at the meeting, Rick said you weren't going, but here you are. What changed your mind," Morgan said.

"We all have to do things that we don't agree with, especially now a days,"Summer said as she moved around the car.

"That's not the whole reason," Morgan challenged her.

"I don't have to explain my actions to you Morgan," Summer said as she reached for the handle of the car door.

"If you do this, you are going to regret it. Taking a life, it changes you," Morgan told her.

Summer turned and looked at him. "Morgan, I've killed before, more than I want to admit."

"I'm sorry you've had to do that," Morgan said.

"I'm not,"Summer said. "Every one that I killed means that one of my family stayed alive. If you had killed those wolves, maybe all those people that we had to bury, would still be alive. Maybe Jenny's brother would still be alive. I'm glad that are able to live with the whole non killing ninja thing that you've got going on, but sometimes you can't not kill. Not if you want the people that you love to live. You're right, I don't agree with this, I don't want to do this but I still have to do it if it means maybe my family gets to live without having to deal with meeting this man,"she said as she got in the car.

TBC