Barely Safe: Pilot

Jing is holding her katana tightly, it feels like a million walkers are chasing her. Her vision is blurring while she falls down. She only hears the sound of groaning zombies coming near. Everything turns black... When she opens her eyes, there is a man who offers his hand. She reaches out for it while she tries not to fall.

''Hi, my name is Negan. And these people are my companions, we call ourselves the saviors.''

One of these saviors is catching Jing's eye, a tall man who has blue eyes and short brown hair that he wears in a quiff. Suddenly she realizes, her katana is gone.

'Hey, where the hell is my sword? Did you take it?!'

Negan is starting to laugh.

''Honey, we just saved your ass. Maybe a thank you is in order?''

'You are getting no thank you until I get my sword back, asshole!'

Negan slaps Jing right in the face.

''Get this bitch back to the base and lock her up! I will see that she gets an appropriate punishment. Maybe I can even get Lucile involved.''

'Lucile..?'

Jing feels a blow on the back of her head, and once again everything is turning black.

She wakes up in a small room. She still feels the pain of the smack on her head. Her hands are tied. Negan opens the door while she is trying to get up.

''So how many stars would you give this place?''

'Why are you doing this? Do you like to save people just to lock them up later? How did you even get those people to support your actions?'

''They don't support me, they fear me.''

'I don't.'

''I know, but that time will come really soon. Believe me.''

Negan grabs Jing by her neck, with his other hand he is reaching down to her crotch.

'WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?'

Jing spits in his face.

''What the fuck, bitch!'' *smacks her*

A savior rushes towards Negan.

''Negan! There is a horde of walkers coming in, Dwight is asking for you.

'Shit, you got lucky asian cunt! Sebastian, make sure she doesn't escape while I am absent.'

Jing recognizes that face, it's that guy she was checking on when they saved her.

'How can you follow a leader who wants to lock people and rape them?'

''He tried to rape you?''

'Yes, just before you came in. Thank God that you did.'

''I'm sorry, I always knew he was sick.''

'Why are you staying then, do you fear him?'

''No, I don't fear HIM, I just feel safer... well I don't know if I feel safer anymore. I just tought I was safe, for a while. Until he became violent.''

'We can escape, togheter. Please, you have to help me.'

''You do realize we will be hunted by him for the rest of our lives, right?''

'I'd take the risk. Would you?'

''Yes. Let's go.''

Sebastian quickly cuts the bandages from her wrists.

'Do you know where my katana is? I am Jing by the way.'

''Probably in the storage room, I'll show you where it is.''

'There is someone on guard.'

''Let me deal with him.''

Sebastian quickly covers the savior's mouth and stabs his throat.

''Take your katana and let's get out of here.''

'Wait, how will we leave, uncought?'

''No worries, I know another exit.''

Jing and Sebastian are running towards an exit, as they open the door a couple of walkers attack. Fortunatly they are able to overpower them. And the walkers are quickly killed. They are running towards the forest-area, suddenly Jing gets shot in her leg. It's just a flesh wound but it really hurts.

''Here grab my hand, I'll help you up!''

'I can't! It hurts!'

''Hold on to me, okay?''

Sebastian grabs Jing and continues to run as fast as he can. A couple of hours later he stumbles upon a farm surrounded by barbed wire. There is a large house too. The place looks unharmed, but you could see the vegetables growing. There were obviously people inside. Maybe Sebastian could ask for help. A young female is coming outside.

'What are you doing here?'

''Miss, this woman is hurt. Can we stay here, just for a couple of days?''

'I will ask my father to look at the wound, but I can't guarantee that you can stay here.'

''Thanks.''

'First of all, I am Caroline.''

''Sebastian.''

'Okay Sebastian, I'll show you in. Just come with me.'

Caroline and Sebastian enter the house, Sebastian gets Jing to lie in the couch.

'Caroline, who are these people?'

''Dad, these people need your help. This girl is wounded, can you look at it?''

'I'll see what I can do.'

''Do you have a place to stay?''

'No, we don't.'

''It's getting dark, I guess you can stay for one night. I hope you don not mind sleeping in a barn?''

'No, not at all. Thanks, sir.'

''You can call me Wyatt.''

'Thanks, Wyatt.'

''Now, let me patch up your girlfriend.''

'She is not... Whatever.'

While Jing is taken care of, Caroline is getting Sebastian to the barn.

'The barn is not the nicest place to stay, but you got yourself a place to sleep.'

''Thank you, for everything Caroline.''

'Here are some blankets, if you need anything else I'll be in the stables. Your friend will be here soon, good night.'

''Night.''

Sebastian fears that Negan isn't finished with them. If Negan continues to haunt them, these people will be killed too. But Jing has to rest, they HAVE to stay.

One hour later, Jing enters the barn. Sebastian is sitting on his hay matress.

''How is your leg?''

'Better. We are lucky that we found these people. But I was thinking... how do we tell them about Negan?'

''We can't tell them, Jing. It is way too dangerous, they will kick us out.''

'I know. But I just thought they had to know what to expect.'

''Look, maybe they don't even know where we are. I was running for hours, remember? I was basically stumbing in the end.''

'Am I that heavy?' *laughs*

*laughs* ''No.''

'But seriously, thank you, you saved my life more than once today, Sebastian.'

''I wouldn't hesitate to do it again.''

Sebastian and Jing look eachother straight in the eye.

'You are probably tired. Let's get to sleep.'

Jing tries to sleep, but she is constantly thinking about Sebastian. What just happened? It felt right, but she barely knows him. Maybe it's because he saved her. And then there is Negan who is chasing them. There are too many emotions going on. Will Jing be able to face Negan? And what about the farm and Sebastian?