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Michonne was furious when she found out Aaron had given a bandage to Gamma, and she wasn't the only one. Laura was giving Aaron the silent treatment, and Nora stared at him as if he was stupid.

Even so, that honestly wasn't the biggest of their issues. Alden had gathered people into the schoolhouse, seeing most of the leaders there. Michonne sat down next to him, looking up at the mistaken face man.

"Connie has something to tell us, along with Kelly," Alden said somberly, glancing at the two sisters. "She came here with me to deliver the news on Ezekiel yesterday."

Kelly swallowed hard. It was obvious she felt terrible for what she and Magna had done. She turns to Michonne and looks at the ground, before speaking.

"It was me and Magna. You heard about the food from Hilltop...we stole the food. Magna didn't trust any of you still, so...we stole the food and hid it. Connie and Daryl didn't know anything about it," Kelly confessed shamefully, feeling her sister's eyes on her that were full of anger and frustration.

She and Magna had fucked up.

Michonne didn't know what to say, but it was obvious she was seething. Earl, who had traveled with them as well, pointed out something. "Since Maggie will be coming back here tomorrow morning after some talks, I recommend that you two be exiled from Hilltop and sent to Alexandria. Connie, Luke, and Yumiko can still stay there," Earl voted. Everyone nodded.

Kelly looked at Connie for support, but she didn't say anything to her, looking at the ground. Life had changed drastically, and now they just had to deal with it. But going behind people's backs was not the answer.

~%~

The next day when Daryl and Isabelle traveled to Hilltop with the others to talk about what to do, they watched silently as Yumiko threw out Magna's things, completely ignoring her. Magna was trying to talk to her, but Yumiko wasn't having any of it. She was angry. Rightfully so for doing what she did.

"I think Magna burned her bridges with the others, Daryl," Isabelle said quietly. Daryl sighs and shakes his head as they headed inside the house.

"They shouldn't have done what they did…she's just gonna have to deal with it," Daryl states. "Ain't right."

Isabelle glances up at him. "You ever experience that?" He raises a brow at her questionably. "A relationship in this world, I mean."

Daryl snorts and shakes his head. "Nah…love is too complicated for this shit world."

She bites her lip and shrugs. "I still find it sweet."

Daryl rolls his eyes and sighs, before patting her back. "I know, and that's why people like ya."

Isabelle smiles a little before they walk inside to the conference room with most of the others. Michonne and Cyndie had come up with a plan to take out the large hoard of walkers that Alpha had and were going to destroy it.

As they spoke, Aaron laid out the plan and glances at the others.

"Who's the fastest in Isabelle's family?" Aaron asked quietly. Michonne was still very angry at him for giving Gamma a bandage, even though she had nearly poisoned their water supply. But even Isabelle could tell that it was going away slowly. She wouldn't trust the man with the plans if she wasn't forgiving him.

"That would be Will. He used to work in the bomb disposal unit in the army. He's fast, and he knows how to make all kinds of bombs. He's not stupid. Seen some cool shit from him," Daryl said wisely.

Aaron nods. "Alright, then Will's gonna be our front guy. Hope he's as quick as you say."

Daryl nodded in acceptance, and the plan was set up.

~%~

Maggie wasn't expecting an extremely warm welcome, but everyone was looking relieved and happy that Maggie and Hershel Jr. had come back to help them when they had talked over the radio. When she had heard of the shitty circumstances they had gone through, she couldn't let them be alone.

Her first matter of business was overseeing Magna and Kelly being sent to Alexandria. The two of them had confessed to stealing food so they could run away.

And even if she was just back here for the first time in years, she wasn't going to let that stand. And neither was anyone else. She would fight with them, until the bitter end.

~%~

Will had been busy sneaking into the border that marked Alpha's territory once they had told him the plan. Slowly, he rigged up traps for their herd and her fellow Whisperers. He'd skinned a walker, so he could blend in without any problems, moving quickly and quietly. His old training had helped him get to this point.

He just hoped that it could help him get passed it.

After setting up the last trap, he snuck into an abandoned music store and started playing music. He saw walkers stumbling towards the noise, and got the hell out of there. As soon as he was a little bit away, he could hear some explosions and knew that at least some of the walkers had exploded.

It was a start. And it was better than nothing.

He yanked the Whisperer mask off, grimacing at the smell and splashed water over his face before mounting his horse. He nudged him and started riding back to Alexandria.

~%~

When Isabelle got back to Alexandria with Daryl, she and Beth had gone to check on Rosita, who seemed to be doing better. She was up and breathing, and drinking water. Sidiqq still talked on how they could be doing more, but Rosita would say it's alright and that they were doing the best they could. For the time being, Coco was being taken care of by Sidiqq and some of the others.

Later on, Daryl had headed over to where Will was working on his gun, trying to tighten a mechanism on the trigger. He nudges his shoulder and the veteran looks up at the archer.

"The traps all set?" Daryl asked quietly as they stood there. Will nodded.

"These walkers…there's a fuck ton of them, Daryl. I really don't know how we're going to be able to take them all down...but we gotta try."

Daryl nods his head and looks over at Isabelle, who was quiet. "We're gonna be able to," he reassures her, seeing the slight hint of fear in her eyes.

Isabelle offers a quiet smile at him before leaving the area, heading back to where Beth was. Daryl turns to Will, who was quiet.

"Are ya alright?" the archer asks. Will sighs and looks over at him.

"Honestly? I could be doing...this whole entire shit show has just proved to be a bigger mess than it already was before, but I know it's what we have to do…I just wish Isabelle hadn't been involved with it originally. The idea that she was hurt during this really pisses me off and I wish I had been there for her."

Daryl nods his head quietly. "I get it…I wanna hurt 'em too for what they did to her."

Will raises an eyebrow before glancing over at Isabelle, who was speaking quietly to Beth. He turns back to the archer. "You and Isabelle…you two a thing?"

Daryl blinks once, twice, before realizing what he was saying, and then shakes his head. "Nah, nothin' like that…she's just a friend…just tryna' lookout for her. She was in a bad way when I found her…took a little bit for her to even talk again, let alone be around all these people. Don't want that to happen to someone again."

Will nods his head slowly, before grabbing at Daryl's shoulder. "We'll get through this. Somehow."

Daryl nods and watches the man head back to where he stayed with Tammy and James. He glances over at Isabelle, who took Coco into her arms. Beth laughs as Coco giggles at Isabelle, pulling at her light hair. Sidiqq had decided to help Rosita for a bit so the girls looked after her for the time being.

For some reason, the first thought that came into his head was how natural it looked for her to be with a baby. Maybe she was a mother in a past life...maybe one even now.

"Shut the fuck up," he mutters to himself, pushing those thoughts out. That was the last thing he needed. All that he needed to do right now was focus on their goal, and take down those fuckers.

It was personal, now more than ever. And he was going to make sure their lives were protected, once and for all.

Maggie's back, because I miss her and love her lol

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