The Immune's Cure (The Walking Dead/Carl Grimes)

The Beginning of the End (Chapter One)

Casey's POV

Carl is strong... he always has been. So when Negan drove off in the RV with Rick and all the tension went down I had two options. And this time Carl didn't need me. She did.

Maggie was curled up in a ball crying. My heart hurt like it never had before and it wasn't for me; it was for her. She looked up at the remains of her husband. Within a moment I crawled over to her and wrapped my arms around her body. She cried into my embrace and as much as I wanted to cry; I didn't want to hurt her.

Her body shook in my arms and I was just hoping with every inch of me that she would make it out of this. If not for us then for Glenn and her unborn child. I didn't care that she was screaming into my ear or that she was squeezing my arms really tight. She had nothing else to do. She couldn't move she couldn't run to him. Right now it was just me.

"Alright that's enough." Simon, the man Negan referred to as his right hand man, said. I looked up at him glaring. I wasn't going to move just from him word. "You heard me!" He spat.

Joshua pulled a gun to Maggie's head and I backed away. He moved me back to my original spot next to Carl. I grabbed his hand making sure he was ok.

We sat there until the sun came up. I can't even imagine what Negan was doing to Rick. I had never seen him so... defeated. We were all dumbfounded by this. I've watched people be eaten alive and I've killed people in gory ways but this... the bat... it was just different. It wasn't just the killing it was build up. It was the way the built barriers and lead us here. Then the suspense of Negan monologuing. If he thinks I will willing leave with him then he is an idiot.

Everyone relaxed whenever the RV came back. I bit my lip just hoping that Rick would walk out of it unharmed. It had felt like forever that they were gone. Rick came out and fell to the ground. Negan followed with a smile on his face. I took a good look at him in this light. I hope it's me. I hope it's me who gets to kill him.

Rick stayed in his knees facing the ground while Negan told him why they took that trip. But it wasn't enough. We ended up with guns to our heads. The man Joshua got the honors of having me. I wanted to turned around and shoot him. But then Negan pointed to Carl and that got my attention.

"Come here." He motioned Carl over to Rick. Carl looked at me and I nodded with a gulp. He has no other choice. He walked up to Negan with a glare. "Are you a lefty?" He asked.

"No." Carl mumbled. I stiffened up when Negan took off his own belt. He began to wrap it around Carl's arm and Rick and I looked between each other.

Carl was pushed to the ground. Negan rolled up his sleeve and used a marker to draw a line on his forearm. I knew what was happening and I wasn't going to let it slip by. When I tried to move I felt the gun at the back of my head.

"Rick pick up the axe and chop his arm off or everyone dies." I felt my heart pound in my chest. My eyes turned involuntarily to red. I could hear my own blood in my ears.

"Stop!" I growled making all heads turn at the sudden change in my voice. Negan started laughing excitedly.

"I cannot wait to keep you around, Princess!"

Michonne tried to plead but Negan said that Rick had to learn for himself. Negan started to count down and Rick grabbed the axe with cries coming from his mouth but before he could do anything Negan stopped him.

"You listen to me. You give your stuff to me. Got it?"

"Yes. Yes." Rick nodded.

"While we're at it. I like him," he pointed to Daryl. "Take him. He's mine now." They lifted Daryl and threw him in the back of a van. "If we don't get what we want I'll send you pieces of... Hells his name?" He asked Simon.

"Daryl."

"Wow! That actually sounds right!" He smiled to himself. He threw out more mindless threats while leaning over to Rick. "I'll leave you the RV so you can go back home. Hell, use it to get me some stuff. In the mean time; I'll be taking the girl and- wait what's your name again, Princess?" I swear if he calls me Princess one more time.

"Casey." I spat.

"I'll be taking Casey and Daryl and making them feel at home. No need to worry about them anymore. I'm doing you a favor! Two less mouths to feed."

"Please don't hurt her." Rick whispered.

"Hurt her? I wouldn't dream of it, pal." He patted Rick on the back standing up. "Alright let's pack it up here."

Once the guns were removed from our heads I ran to Carl before anyone could grab me. I crawled to where he was laying and wrapped my arms around him tightly. He let out shaky breaths whimpering.

"It's going to be okay. I'll find a way out. I'll find a way back to you, okay?" I whispered and he nodded. "I love you." I pulled back to look at him.

"I love you too." He whispered.

I kissed him one last time before I was pulled onto my feet. I looked over everyone. They all watched me be taken away with hope draining from their eyes. I gave Rick a nod and mouthed the words 'find me.' He nodded slyly before I was thrown in the front seat of a truck. A blind fold was place around my eyes. I heard the driver's door open. I could tell by the way he happily sighed that it was Negan.

"You're gonna fit right in!" He started up the truck and we drove.

It wasn't as far a away as I expected. We came to a stop and my blind fold was taken off. Once my eyes adjusted to the light I looked at the big building. People were outside gardening and taking care of animals. There was a metal cage filled with walkers and what looked to be prisoners. I looked over to see Daryl getting taken out of a van. Before I could step forward Negan placed a hand on my shoulder.

"Welcome home."

We began walking. I wanted to throw up in my mouth as we passed by the people. They all kneeled to him as if he was royalty... or even a god. They kept there heads down but a few curious eyes met mine. I could smell the fear that lived here. These people were safe but they weren't comfortable. Negan pointed out things to me with Lucille. Lucille was stained with the blood of my friends.

"And here is your room." I have a room? "It's right next to mine so if anyone ever tries to touch you I'll hear your screams. And this, you'll love this," he tapped the top of the door where bells were. "Is your security system so if you ever try to leave I'll know." The whole time Dwight was following behind us.

"Gather everyone together. I want them to meet our new guest." He nodded and quickly walked off.

I walked into the room and looked around. The window was sealed shut with bars. There was a toilet in the corner of the room. This felt like a prison cell, not a bedroom. Someone must've already lived in here before. There obvious traces of human activity in here. The sheets weren't perfectly made and the drawers were open but empty. Seems as if someone had been moved out.

"We'll get you some nice clothes so you can get out of these rags. I want my Princess looking pretty for her people!" He smiled down at me.

"Don't call me that." He smile faded.

"I'll call you whatever the fuck I want to, Princess." I glared at him. "Let's go meet some people, shall we?"

We walked to the top of a staircase which looked down over the room where food was distributed. Everyone took a knee at his presence.

"This is Casey. Casey here is immune." Whispers broke out. "She'll be staying with us now and you'll treat her as you treat me. You will kneel." No. "You will obey." God no. "And no one will lay a hand on her. Got it?" The room stayed silent. "Well Casey, welcome to the Saviors."

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Hello hello Immunies welcome to the last first chapter ahhh! I hope you guys are excited for this book I'm hoping to be more active on here now that it's summer and I really love the Negan storyline so I'll be invested! I can't wait to write more. As always Much Love!