Chapter 98

Chapter 98 is the seventh episode of Season 8: Fear The Stalkers of The Walking Dead.
==Plot==
After the closet is cleaned out and Arvo's body is taken care of, the group is discussing what they're going to do with Sarah. When Mahiru says that she didn't even know what she did, she locked her away in a separate room. Sandy believes that Sarah's inability to recognize what she did makes her incredibly dangerous. Clementine speaks up and tells the group when they were resting at the power station, she overheard Sarah talking to Carlos, but stopped once she got closer to her. Mahiru confirms that Sarah did say that her dad told her to kill Arvo. Paige agrees that Sarah is incredibly dangerous if she's hearing the voice of her dad and coldly murdering someone without realizing it. Luke, who is attempting to protect Sarah, says she's just a kid, and Sandy emphasizes that she is a kid who doesn't understand murder. Omid says if this would have happened in the time when there were not walkers, she would have been placed in therapy for at least twenty years, and she maybe wouldn't even be cured. Ryder asks what Omid is suggesting, and he says "what needs to be done". Luke starts to yell and asks if they want to kill a little girl and Omid becomes silent. Javier asks Omid if he's serious, and Omid says he is. Paige agrees with Omid, adding that Sarah is a ticking time bomb and it's only a matter of time when "Carlos" wants her to kill someone else. Luke immediately yells that killing her isn't an option and suggests they just keep a close eye on her. Luke reminds everyone how much Sarah has been through and that she's still a kid. Sandy curtly mentions that she had to shoot her sister when she turned and never heard voices telling her to murder during her time of grief. Luke retorts that Sarah isn't like her. Kenny finally speaks up and apologizes to Luke, but he agrees with the idea of executing her. Kenny reminds him that they're gonna be confined in a tight space with her once he gets the van running and it would be a bad idea for everyone to sleep with one eye open around her, not to mention her being around AJ. Luke isn't going to listen to the conversation any longer and leaves. Javier breaks the silence asking if everyone thinks it's the right decision to make, agreeing with Luke that Sarah being a child makes it a lot harder to comprehend. Mahiru says that Sarah's age doesn't really matter, and they don't know when she's going to snap again. Omid then asks if there are any in the group who would be able to do the deed. Paige speaks up and says she could do it. Javier expresses his surprise with how quickly she volunteered, which she annoyingly says that someone has to do it. Kenny says they don't have to make a decision right away and they could rest on it. Ryder says he left some food in the room with Sarah and the door was locked behind him when he left, so they do have some time. Kenny leaves to continue working on the van and reminds everyone not to go near Sarah. 
As night falls, Sandy lies under a blanket in the corner of the church when Ryder comes to join her. Ryder tells her that the walkers that followed them to the frozen lake are gone and they haven't seen anymore all day. Sandy suddenly changes the topic to Sarah, about what they're going to do with her. Ryder is unsure of what to do and confides that he doesn't want to contribute to making the decision. Ryder realizes that she's dangerous and can't be around other people in her current condition, but isn't sure about killing her. Sandy understands his feelings and says it feels wrong to decide on her fate, but then she thinks of Clementine and AJ and wants to protect them from something Sarah might do. Ryder wraps his arm around her and says they'll figure it out tomorrow and they should just try to get some rest. Clementine and Kenny are working on the van outside. Kenny gives Clementine the keys and sits her in the driver's seat while he works under the hood. Whilst working, Kenny implies his personal opinion of Sarah needing to be executed, which Clementine is silent about the topic. After telling Clementine to turn the ignition, which fails to start, Kenny expresses his hopes regarding Richmond and continues working. After failing to start the truck a second time, Kenny gets angered, claiming that they are running out of time, and that they need to continue moving in order to keep AJ alive. Kenny asks Clementine what she would do if she had to decide what to do with Sarah. Clementine says she doesn't know but realizes that Sarah is indeed dangerous. Kenny then sends Clementine back inside to get some sleep while he stays outside to work on the van. Paige sits next to Luke, who is sitting by the fireplace, and asks him how he's doing. Luke says he doesn't feel like talking. Paige apologizes to him for what he's going through now, knowing that Sarah is a friend of his and was part of his group before she met them. She continues by saying if Mahiru or Ryder had done something similar, she would fight for them just as hard, and she would fight for him too. Luke thanks her and confides in her that he knows Sarah is dangerous and she can't be around any of them, but just doesn't know if killing her is the only thing they can do. Luke says he had thought about just leaving her locked in there with some food and water and only unlocking it after they got the van started to leave her behind. Paige believes that idea might be a crueler fate than just simply executing her. Paige assures him that they can all talk about it more in the morning and urges him to go get some sleep. Meanwhile, in the dead of night, Clementine quietly gets up from her bed. She slowly walks down the hallway to the closet and unlocks the door. She opens the door and sees Sarah, sitting in the corner and looking at her feet. Sarah slowly looks up to Clementine and asks her if she's scared of her too. Clementine tells her she isn't scared of her and just wants to help her. Sarah tells her that she can't help her, but Clementine insists that she can and asks Sarah if she wants her to help her. Sarah doesn't answer, but then mutters the word "yes." Suddenly, everyone is awoken by the sound of a gunshot. Everyone assembles in the hallway in front of Sarah's room, where they see Clementine crying holding her gun. Everyone is shocked upon the discovery. Luke angrily chastises Clementine for killing Sarah, while Sandy attempts to console Clementine. Kenny rushes in and is just as shocked as everyone else upon the discovery. Clementine says she had to do it and Sarah gave her permission to help her. Eventually, Sarah is buried outside of the church as everyone stands in mourning. Luke talks privately with Sandy, Paige, and Omid, asking them if they think Clementine is just as dangerous as Sarah was. Sandy angrily tells him that Clementine isn't hearing voices and that someone had to do this, believing that she herself should have done it instead. Paige agrees and reminds Luke that he agreed Sarah was mentally unstable and couldn't be around other people. Omid tells Luke that as unfortunate as it is, Sarah isn't a problem anymore and she didn't die suffering. Everyone converses with each other as two living survivors in the woods are talking about what they should do with the group. One informs the other that they're going to keep an eye on them.
==Credits==
*Sandy Warren
*Clementine
*Kenny Jones
*Omid
*Luke Porter
*Sarah
*Paige Hilker
*Mahiru Okumura
*Ryder Trevitt
*Javier García
*Alvin Jr.
*Charlie
*Darius
==Deaths==
*Sarah
==Trivia==
*Last appearance of Sarah.
*First appearance of Charlie.
*First appearance of Darius.