Save Me

75. Force To Be Reckoned With

Negan attempts to infiltrate the whisperers and gain their trust while Alexandria suffer a blow when judgement is clouded.

One month later...

Negan's POV//

After I'd passed the skin suit test, the giant walked over to me and made me walk with him back to camp, still blindfolded.

'Honestly, fellas or ladies. Kinda hard to tell underneath the outfits. I wanna join, alright? I am a joiner. Get me a damn application already. I mean, look at you guys, right? Cool-ass outfits, the whole back-to-nature paleo vibe? You are a survivalist's wet dream' I said loudly.

'Not to mention the number-one selling point no more bein' eaten by the dead. But just out of curiosity, cause it's killin' me. What do you got goin' on down low? Are you flyin' around commando-style, or do you got, like, walker long johns with the la flap?' I said loudly until I felt a blade against my throat.

'Whoa. Cool your tits there, Jolly Green Giant' I said smirking.

'Noise. Constant noise. I should just slit your throat, be done with it' the big man whispered as he pressed the blade closer.

'Okay. You know what? You're right, big man. I am sorry. I never properly introduced myself. Hey, I'm Negan. For the last eight years, I have been locked up by your enemy. So you take me to your leader, and I will spill every goddamn secret I know' I said sternly as he took off my blindfold and stopped me talking by gagging me.

Many walkers now joined us and I have to say I was a little freaked out but I guess the walker blood from earlier disguised me.

I whispered to the big man, 'Clearly, we are not jivin'. And, you know, to be honest with you, I totally understand the position you're in. You gotta be, like, the tough guy and keep everybody in line. I mean, hell, you know, I had guys just like you to keep my shit tight. Alright, maybe not just like you. Uh, hell, if I had some monster your size, things would've turned out different. Look, whether you like me or not, I will be joinin' this team, so maybe we should find a way to get along, you know, and stop pissin' on each other's boots'.

He turned to me and whispered, 'You will never be one of us. You're too loud, too weak, too full of ego'.

I scoffed and said 'I mean, it ain't ego if I really am that awesome'.

'You are a waste, and Alpha will see it' he whispered angrily.

'So cards on the table, then? Cool. I dig that. See, I'm not here for you. I am here for Alpha. So you go ahead, and you throw your little tests at me and you scowl and throw me on the ground like a five-and-dime Frankenstein. I don't give a shit. See, big man, I ain't goin' anywhere' I said smiling.

He looked at me and knifed one of his own whisperers and said 'finally, something we can both agree on. You won't be going anywhere'.

The whisperer dropped to the ground, calling all the walkers around us as the big man moved through them freely.

I looked around and saw them heading for me as I whipped out a penknife and stabbed one in the head as the blade broke off.

'Wait a minute. Did you just make a Goddamn joke? I would be impressed if I wasn't so pissed off right now' I whispered as the walkers started to overcrowd me.

I saw a log on the ground and swung it over my shoulder, smashing in their heads as I moved through.

I wasn't gonna go out by the hands of that guy or these dead motherfuckers.

I found my way back to camp and saw whisperers part for me as I walked through, marching right up to Alpha.

'I'm ready for my Goddamn skin suit. You best bring that extra-long tape measure on account of my humongous balls' I shouted.