Catalyst- The Journey Begins

Chapter Three - Colleen's Goodbye (Part One)

As Colleen rush’s to meet Negan. Negan notice’s Colleen is limping a little.

(I don’t know what’s happening.) Negan replies.

(I pulled her.) Negan says.

 As he lays the little girl down in front of colleen so she can treat her. And for the first time it finally sinks in what all just happened.

 He had pulled a little girl instead of a weapon. And then everyone freaked out and Sam ah. Negan turns toward colleen. Who was now tending to the knocked out blue hair girl and covering her up.

 (Colleen it’s Sam. He's in trouble we got to go help him now.) Negan says.

 (No.) Says colleen.

 She turns and looks at Negan. As she stands up from the girl on the ground.

 (No Negan, now I need you to tell me everything. All of it. But first let's get her inside and put some cloths on her ok? Help me get her in the house.)

 (Ok.) says Negan.

 And he reaches down and picks up the small n***d girl for the second time. But this time he is fully aware that he is holding a little n***d girl in his arms. With only a small blanket covering her. He quickly gets her inside and on the couch before turning and rushing out the room.

 Colleen tends to the blue hair girl and cloths her.

 Negan comes back in the room holding a home made bow. That looks as if it do more damage if used to hit someone. Rather then actually shooting a arrow.

 (Now what are you going to do with that hunk of junk?) Colleen asks Negan.

 (Something, I’ve got to go help Sam it will have to work.) Negan replies franticly.

 (Listen to me boy. Come sit down we need to talk.) Colleen said as she patted on the seat next to her.

 And then Negan explained everything that happened to colleen.

 She looked up eyes wide with a look that sent shivers down Negan’s back.

 (Oh I see.) Colleen said. Still wide eye not blinking.

 (What are we going to do?) Negan asked in a panicked tone.

 (We’ve got to go help Sam.) Negan says again standing up ready to go.

 (No listen Negan. It's already too late for that now. Sit down and listen.) Colleen said in a calm manner.

 (You know your not supposed to have her right?) Colleen said.

 (What do you mean?) Negan asks.

 Colleen looks right at him. (Look Negan that girl is a fully formed weapon that’s just been born. That’s never happened before not once not even for the royalty.)

Colleen continued.

 (You a poor orphan pulling her isn't good. Not for the king anyways or anyone in high rank status.)

 (She will help you rise to great heights that a poor orphan shouldn’t reach. And that will give people hope and that’s one thing the king doesn't want anyone to have.)

 (To be honest there’s no telling how high you two can go. Maybe even higher then a king who knows.)

 (But I do know that girl is very special. And that means you are as well. Sam knew they would take you away or possibly even kill you. So he fought so you could leave unharmed.)

 (Which in doing so during the pulling ceremony is highly against the law. Sam knew what was happening and made his choice. You need to trust and respect his decision Negan.

 The guards I’m sure didn't take his sins lightly. Listen Negan they will never stop hunting that girl or you until your both in chains, dead or worse. Do you understand? You prove to the world that anyone can become strong or even stronger then a king.

 Now I don’t know how or why this has happened to you. But I do know that you will need to get strong fast in order to survive my boy.)

 Colleen finished with a warm smile in her eyes. Then they began filling with tears.

Colleen looked over at the little girl laying there.

 (A fully formed weapon just born is let's say not common. You need to be very careful with her my boy.

 Tell people she is your friend or sister for now. Maybe from the old orphanage. And be sure to keep her safe protect her at all costs. From now on she is yours and you are hers Negan. Ok?) Colleen asks Negan.

 (You have each other always remember that. Ok?)

Negan loos at Colleen intently. She was crying but seemed somewhat happy and warm.

 (Colleen I will keep her safe I promise. But don’t worry about her right now she's fine. We have to go help Sam!) Says Negan with urgency. Ready to jump up and run out the door.

Colleen gave Negan a serious look.

(No you have to take her and go.) She replied.

(Wait what about Sam?) Negan asks starting to panic.

(I told you boy. It's to late for him now. Listen to me.) Colleen says.

 Negan turns away trying to hide his tears welling up in his eyes.

 (Where do I go colleen? What am I supposed to do?) Negan asked confused.

 (Go get Sarah. She knows where you two can go and be safe ok?) Colleen looks down at Negan stepping up behind him and hugging him tightly.

 (You know I've loved you everyday. Juat like you were my real son. And like I was your real mother.) She smiles as tears are now pouring down her cheek.

 (You gave me real love. So much love, and that's more then enough for me my boy. I’m sorry we never told you more about who we really are or were. But Sarah will explain more. Go and find her quickly. Take the girl and keep her safe.)

 Negan turns around in Colleens arms. Colleen now has tears pouring down her cheeks.

 (Sam and I love you so much. And we will always be with you. Goodbye my son.) Colleen said and as she did a tear falls off her cheek and splashes on the floor.

 Negan watch’s filled with sadness. As Colleen slowly turns to Ash and disappears into thin air.

 (Wait, Colleen No!) Negan cries out in confusion and pain.

 (What is going on? She just disappeared. Why did she just disappear?) Negan thinks to himself.

 It was just like that magic scroll that floated by the pink hair girls head. Negan thought.

 She just vanished. It doesn't make any sense am I going crazy? He continued panicking and thinking about it.

 What was happening. He just couldn’t get his head around it. Then he looked over at the blue haired girl asleep on the couch.

 Go find Sarah she’ll know what to do. That’s what Colleen said. Negan thought out loud.

 He jumped up ran out the door. Leaving the blue haired girl asleep on the couch in the cottage.

 Running through the woods he comes up in the town gate. He manages to sneak past the four guards posted there only by climbing a nearby tree and going over the gate itself which is no small feat.

 He jumps off the gate behind a*****e that sells used cloths. He gets up and starts running again.

 Running as fast as he can down back ally's and street’s. Now making his way to the school where Sarah attends.

 (I have got to be careful if any guards see me I’m done for. And I can't let that happen. I have to know what happened to Sam and colleen.) He thought.

 He continues running as fast as he can. Around corners over trash bins.

 This is one thing he was always good at. Running, moving quickly and quietly. He turns the corner and there it is.

 The girls school for the gifted. Only nobles daughters get to go. Sarah got lucky since her uncle works there. They have one for boys as well. But someone like Negan would never have a chance to attend such a school.

 (In any case how am I going to find her?) Negan thinks.

 He sits and thinks on how to find Sarah.

 (Hmm, ah she said to meet her during her lunch today that's right. What time is it?) Negan say’s to himself. As he looks around and see’s a tall clock tower at the center of town.

 (Ah nice perfect timing, hmm let's see.) Negan say’s to himself as he jumped up and run’s around the corner.

 He could now see a row of tables and kids sitting at them. There was some trees and a open grass area. And then he spot’s her.

 (There she is under the tree with those girls.) He thought.

 Sarah was sitting there under a tree with two girls all eating their lunch’s.

 Sarah just happened to notice Negan poking his head out from around the corner.

 He waves at Sarah to come here.

 She waves back.

 Negan's waves with more intent to come over there to him.

 Sarah kind of annoyed now gets up. She walks over and around the corner where Negan was standing.

 (What are you doing? And why didn't you come over?) Sarah asks Negan.

Negan looks at Sarah with a serious look.

(Sam and Colleen are gone!) Negan says.

 (Wait what do you mean?) Sarah ask Negan in confusion.

 Negan looks up at Sarah. A very serious look in his eyes.

 (Sam and Colleen are Gone!) Negan said again. This time with a scared tone.

 Sarah's smile quickly disappeared. Sarah just stands there a moment eyes dancing from spot to spot as if she is building something in her mind. She stops turns towards Negan a very serious look in her eyes now as well.

 (This can't be right. What happened?) Sarah asked panicking some.

Negan took a moment and began to explain.

 (We went to the pulling ceremony like we planed. And then I uh) Negan paused for a second and looked away.

 (I pulled a girl.) Negan said.

 (What do you mean you pulled a girl?) Sarah asked.

Negan began to get frustrated having to repeat the story again.

 (A girl you know? Blue hair, cute cheeks and brown eyes. A little girl.) He said in a matter a fact kind of way.

 (And what happened to Sam? Where is he?) Sarah asked.

 (Sam saved me. He threw me out of the church and held them back. While I ran home. Then colleen said to find you and then she just.) Negan explained as he looked down and tried to hold back the tear’s.

 (I see.) Sarah said softly and sadly cutting Negan off.

 (I want you to explain it all to me in details. But first.) Sarah looks around to make sure no one is watching them. Or has noticed them yet.

 (Let's get out of here.) She grabs Negan’s hand and pulls him along. As she heads straight towards the back alley Negan had just used to get there.