All Nightmare Long

Chapter 498

Author's Note: WOW, I was blown away with this week's episode. I can't wait for the rest of the season. I already know who is going to play older Hope, McKenna Grace. Look her up, she could be Jewel and Summer's mini me. On that note, four years ago, I started this story. It's been a ride. I just recently put it on wattpad . I am amazed that new people find this story all the time. It means a lot. You know what else means a lot? Reviews. Now we're going to go check on Negan, and his band of maniacs, when they get back to the Sanctuary. They skipped that part. It drives me bonkers when they leave gaps. Dang OCD! Please review.

Sanctuary:

Laura saw the convoy coming up the road, she picked up the walkie talkie. "Sylvie, they are heading up the road. ETA three minutes."

The walking talkie immedatley came to life in response. "I'm on my way down. Any chatter on what happened out there?"

"No, you know he'll let us know, if we need too know," Laura said.

"You mean if you need to know," Sylvie said.

"He left you in charge of the Sanctuary, you know he wants you to be more involved around here,"Laura told her.

Sylvie came up beside her. "Well I want the dead to stay dead, but that isn't happening. I'll go greet the fearless leader of ours," she said as she walked down the steps.

"You meeting him or Sampson?" Laura teased.

"Both. Negan can take back control of this place," Sylvie said as she walked down to meet the convoys. She saw Negan get out of the truck as soon as it stopped.

"Well damn, look at this, you never came to welcome me home like this, little sister," Negan told her.

"Did you forget Sampson was with you?" Sylvie asked.

Negan laughed. "He did good last night, well hell I mean this morning. Dwighty boy get our guest out here"

"You brought someone back?" Sylvie asked.

"It as a damn productive night, little sister. Had to kill two of those shits, the second one was that ass holes fault," Negan said as Dwight and another man dragged Daryl out of the van.

Sylvie looked at Daryl meeting his eyes before Dwight took him out of sight. "You think he's going to submit?"

"A couple days in the cells, then realizing what what he can have, he'll submit," Negan informed her. "Hell, it'll be fun to break him, then take him back to flaunt him in front of Rick the Prick," he told her.

Sylvie arched an eyebrow. "I take it that's the leader of the group."

"He was," Negan answered.

Sylvie nodded. "You don't need Sampson do you?"

Negan laughed. "Hey Sampson, let someone else handle that, think your girl missed you."

Sylvie kissed Sampson when he came over, both of them going into the factory. Neither said a word until they got in there room. "What the hell happened out there? Why is Daryl here?" Sylvie demanded.

"He's here cause he has fight," Sampson answered taking off his jacket.

"What else?" Sylvie demanded.

"I don't want to think about it alright? The same thing happened that always happens," Sampson told her.

Sylvie sighed and walked over to him. "It's bothering you, whatever happened. I can see it. You aren't him, you aren't Negan."

"We're all Negan," Sampson reminded her.

"Whatever happened out there scared you," Sylvie accused.

Sampson ran his hand through his hair and sat on the bed. "He was more ruthless than usual."

Sylvie sat down next him. "He had a hard on for this group because of what happened at the outpost."

"This group...it's not like anything that he's ever dealt with. One of the group, a woman, Daryl's sister volunteered to take the bat...she's also the wife of the leader,"Sampson said.

"He killed a woman?" Sylvie asked.

"No, he was impressed with her...the leader he told him he was going to kill him...he took him and Jewel on a ride, to threaten Rick. They came back, he wasn't done tormenting the leader. He was going to have him chop off his son's arm. The kid already lost an eye. He had me hold the mother, she was begging for him to to do it to her. And when Rick didn't do what he wanted, didn't go fast enough for him, he had Simon bring Rick's step daughter up, he either had to chop off is son's arm or Simon was going to shoot a girl in the head. Luckily, he stopped it before Rick did it. He broke him. He brought Daryl here because he he fought back," Sampson told her.

"My God," Sylvie said.

"I had to bend down and tell a mother who was begging to keep her kids safe, to calm down. And all I wanted to do was stop it. But I couldn't. All I could do was tell her to calm down or I would have to tie her up," Sampson said.

"Welcome to Negan's inner circle," Sylvie said as she got up.

"Where are you going?" Sampson asked.

"To talk with my dear brother in law," Sylvie said.

Sampson sat up. "Why? I don't want him to know that I'm complaining. It's not a saviour thing to do."

"I'm not going to do that," Sylvie told him. "If you think that I would, then you don't know me. Maybe you should go find a spare room."

Sampson stood up and kissed the top of her head. "I'm sorry, I'm just freaked. But why do you want to go see him? He's on a high, probably with one of his wives."

"They aren't his wives, not really. I'm the one person around here that can voice my disappointment at him," Sylvie said. "I'll be back," she told him as she kissed him and went out of the room. She walked up the stairs to his quarters and knocked, before walking in without him saying to come in.

"Hello Sylvie, come on in," Negan said as he changed his t-shirt. "You know I could have been busy."

"But you're not," Sylvie answered as she poured herself a drink.

"OK, you only drink when you are pissed. If Sampson isn't pleasing you in bed..." Negan started.

"Stop," Sylvie told him as she poured her another shot. "You know, I always think I've seen just how sadistic you've became and couldn't get anymore, you surprise me. You tortured a son in front of his mother? You threatened her daughter in front of her?"

Negan sighed leaning forward in his chair. "The boy is her step son."

"Doesn't matter, she was willing to die for him. It doesn't matter if you gave birth to a kid. If you had knocked up someone, Lucille would have loved that kid. And you took her brother?" Sylvie asked.

"It was nothing personal against her, she's got bigger balls then that husband of hers," Negan said. "That dick downstairs caused the 2nd guy to get his head bashed in because he jumped out of line, ready to attack me."

"What were you doing to get that reaction?" Sylvie asked as she sat down across from him. "Look, I've given up on up trying to get you to stop using the bat, and stop harassing people, because I know it's not going to work. But this, this was...Lucille, my sister, not the bat, this would have made her upset. Maybe she could have forgiven you for what you've done before this, what you'll do after, because you think you're doing to keep everyone safe," she said.

"I don't think, I know," Negan told her.

Sylvie nodded, not arguing with him. "Who are you sending to get half of there inventory?"

"I am. Got to make sure he doesn't forget me," Negan said with a grin.

"I don't think that's possible. I'm going with you," Sylvie told her.

"Why would you want to do that? This isn't something you would normally want to do," Negan told her.

"I'm not one of your savior's, one of your henchmen. I'm pretty sure that the mother isn't going to be happy to see you again. Mother's don't forget easily, if I'm there, maybe I can keep her calm. I wouldn't blame her if she slapped you. And it would probably turn you on," Sylvie told him. "Plus you plan to take Daryl right?"

"You know me well," Negan told her.

"I'm not going to do any of your bidding," Sylvie said.

"I wouldn't expect you too,"Negan told her.