So finally Episode 6 is here! I have drafted all scenes there is going to be 3. When was watching this one I realized Jarbie was again one team, moving together, working together (: I don't know how much Barbie and Julia could actually follow their own feelings but with all the chaos going around I am pretty sure they just acted on impulse.

Aftershock

(S01x06 – Part1/3)

They stood there staring at the dome in silence for minutes or hours it was hard to say. Everything was destroyed outside. Nothing had survived… except the dome. The contrast was huge between the grey and dead outside world and the green, healthy inside one. Her hand was soft in his but she held it tightly for both support and security. Barbie reflexively squeezed back. He was no hero but he would protect her, no matter what. Sometimes later they heard noises from the street which was running parallel to the one they were standing. They looked at each other and in a silent agreement made their way to the group of people gathered in front of the dome. The people swarmed around the dome where it crossed the street blocking their way. Everyone was touching and caressing it in disbelieve. As they got closer Barbie saw Joe and Norrie approaching the dome in shock. He felt a wave of relief washing through him. The kids seemed to be fine.

"Hey, you guys okay?" He asked catching the teenagers' attention as he and Julia made their way to them.

"We saw the missile hit the dome." Norrie said turning to them her eyes shining with confusion.

"Didn't even put a dent on it." Joe added turning back to the dome gaping at it.

"What's it made of if a bomb couldn't blow it up?" Norrie asked none in particular. It was obvious they were all scared and Barbie could not blame them for it. What they were seeing in front of them was fucking impossible.

"She is right. How is that possible?" Julia turned now to him. She stood firmly next to him but her eyes gave her away. She was just as scared as the others. Her voice trembled just the slightest bit.

"I don't know. Nothing about this thing makes any sense." Barbie said shaking his head in disbelieve as he took in the dome again. It stood there as the day before, as if the whole bomb thing had not happened at all.

"You can say that again. Still smooth as a baby's butt." Ollie, one of the farmer guy said more than annoyed.

Big Jim arrived just at that moment, sending everyone away from the dome and took over the charge yet again. Barbie and Julia took a few steps away from the group immediately pulling out from under Big Jim's control. But still they heard as Linda arrived and announced that the Reverend had died. People started to panic. About all the deaths happening, about food, about electricity. They needed answers or a fight could easily break out. Barbie had been in similar situations before, in Iraq, when people started to panic and turned against each other, all of them only caring about themselves about surviving the hell. Those fights were the ugliest one… people killing people in panic.

"Honestly, I am a little scared." Julia murmured next to him. "What happens when we run out of everything? What do we do then?" She sounded calm but her body was tense next to his. She was worried and afraid and he wished he could confirm her. He wished he could turn to her and tell her everything was going to be all right but her questions were valid and her fair was real.

"I don't know." Barbie said finally but he was about to do something, anything to save the situation, to save the town from itself. First they needed to do something to calm the people down. He turned away from the dome and started to walk to where Joe and Norrie had left with Alice and Caroline earlier. He wanted to ask the teenagers what they exactly saw maybe that would give them some kind of clue about what was going on. He could feel Julia following his lead right behind him. They could take her car to find the kids faster. Distantly he heard Linda stating her walkie was not working and it did not get any frequency. Great, another mystery, exactly what they needed... He was just passing by Linda and Big Jim when she called out to him.

"Hey, Barbie, till I can reach my deputies…" She started as they stopped a few feet from the group of worried people. "I am gonna need another hand." She said holding out a police badge to him.

Barbie took it from her. It was heavy on his palm. Police badge… The irony did not go unmissed by him. He was, if anything then opposite to a policeman. He had been avoiding them like the plague in the past two years. He was the bad guy. Well he used to be… before the dome… before well everything.

"I will help you but I don't need your badge." He said finally. It was just a step too far for him and anyway he had never been found of these formalities. Helping out that was another thing. They needed to keep the town calm and he was ready to help with that. As he handed back the badge to Linda she nodded in understanding.

"Come on, I will give you a lift into town. We can talk about how this will work." She said and Barbie hesitantly followed her to the police car.

"I am gonna head over to the radio station. See if they are picking anything up from outside." Julia said as she made her own way to her car.

Barbie opened the door to the passenger seat before he stopped and threw an unsecure glance towards Julia.

"I will see you later?" He asked tentatively. It was one simple question but had so many feelings, so many meanings behind it. He just had to ask, he needed to know. They went through so much in less than 24 hours and when she reached out for him to hold his hand for support; it was almost like before the whole flu situation, before the fight. It was almost as if she trusted him again and maybe just maybe needed him.

"Yeah. Okay." Julia stopped for a moment to look at him and the way her voice waved just the slightest bit made him dare to believe he was not just imagine it and it was not only the almost death experience they had that made her take those steps towards him. They surely had a long way to go and he didn't know what he could hope for, but if there was a way for him to stay focused in the middle of the chaos that was Chester's Mill, it was her and her alone.

So I hope you liked this one, please leave me reviews! I especially liked the very end, the way Barbie asked if they were going to see each other later, trying to find out where they actually stood and I think that was really the beginning of something so beautiful (: So I decided it as worth a short one-shot.

knuckles99heidi: I hope you liked this one as well (:

Romantic In Denial: Yeah actually I would love to know what Julia was thinking too! Somehow it is easy to get into Barbie's head. But I think she was acting on impulse not really thinking about it.

yas-m: I hope I made it right this time too! Can't wait to get to the kissing scene ;)

maricejayo: Yeah I think Barbie would do something like that but maybe later on. I don't think at this point he would have took the risk. But from Episode 7 on, for sure! (:

Lisa: Thank you a lot!