Runaway Home - The Walking Dead, Fan-fiction (soon to be 3rd & final edit!)

Chapter 4: Like Lambs to the Slaughter

Previously Rick headed back home to talk with his son;

"Carl... Get down here we need to talk." There came no response, Rick headed up stairs to see if he was in his room sulking. There was no Carl "Where the hell is he..?"

"Michonne!" Rick ran out of his house "Carl, have you seen him?"

"No... is he not at home?" Rick shook his head hands on his hips. "I'll go ask around, he can't have gone far.."

Just as the saviours are retrieving the supplies from the truck, Carl is spotted by one of the men. Carl shoots and kills two of them. The other Saviours around Carl surrender immediately as he demands to speak with Negan.

Negan arrives, stating that Carl scares him. Carl fires the rifle again, killing several of the Saviours in the process, until he falls backward due to the recoil of the gun. Dwight kicks Carl in the stomach and screams, "You little fuck, --KILL YOU!", but Negan orders Dwight to stop attacking a defenceless child. "Is that any way to treat our new guest?" Negan asks.

Negan helps Carl to his feet. Negan tells Carl he will show him around while he orders the rest of to burn the bodies of the dead. Negan nonchalantly tries to start a conversation. Carl blows it off and asks what he is going to do to him. Negan asks that Carl not shatter his image as a bad-ass. He refuses to disclose what will happen because he doesn't want to ruin the surprise. Negan knocks on the door of the building and they enter.

They are greeted by a Saviour who asks Negan if everything is okay as he heard a commotion outside. Negan tells the Saviour he has dealt with it. The Saviour asks what medicine Negan and The Saviours got on the run to as someone named has a bad cough. Negan explains they have all kinds of good stuff and the guy can take his pick as he has enough "points", the apparent currency here.

A Saviour named Carson appears to greet Negan home and explains there has been a situation with a girl called Katie while he has been away. Negan tells Carson to find a guy named Mark and to keep tabs on him, and he will speak with Kathy himself.

This building is a foundry of some sort. All the Saviours see Negan approaching with Carl and get on their knees. Negan tells them to carry on their business and then mentions to Carl about them showing him respect.

Negan and Carl enter a room that can only be described as resembling a brothel. There are at least five women in expensive looking lingerie doing various activities. While Negan talks to Kate, another girl, Sherry, interrupts saying Kate knows that she has messed up and for Negan to go easy on her.

Negan tells the girl to calm down. He points out he has never hit any of them before, even if Katie has cheated on him. Negan can tell Carl is impressed with what he sees and tells him that he can look at all the women as much as he wants, as Alexandria is full of women who dress like "elderly lesbians."

Negan tells Kate that she doesn't have to be scared as her position in Negan's harem is voluntary. If she wants to go back, she CAN go back to Mark and be with him but forfeit all her privileges that come with being Negan's wife. However, the one thing she cannot do is cheat on Negan. He tells her that she has had plenty of time to think about going back to Mark and earning "points" or staying with him. She blurts out that she is staying, and "I love you, Negan". Negan tells Kate that in order for her to stay, she knows what has to happen. He then orders Sherry to find Carson and tell him to prepare the "iron".

Carl and Negan enter his personal quarters, which are very well furnished, and Negan tells him to close the door. Carl asks him if they are all his wives. He answers that he always wanted to have sexual relations with a whole bunch of women and there was no reason to follow any rules any-more. Negan asks Carl if he know what fucking is. Carl says "yeah, kind of-sex stuff". Negan replies that he isn't going there and that it is time to get started.