"Sculpt Now"
A Rick Grimes Fanfiction
Rick's plan to threaten the Scavengers into joining his side in the fight what the Saviors had failed. Jadis declined Rick's offer and took him prisoner. Rick was loaded into a large shipping container and immediately stripped down to his boxers. The doors were locked tight.
Drenched in sweat and breathing heavily, Rick sat near the door taking in any fresh air he might be able to receive. Being that he was locked up in the center of a trash dump, fresh air was hard to come by. He could smell all the filth around, and the container which housed him amplified the smells within its heated confines. Rick peered out of holes in the walls to catch glimpses of what was going on outside. Jadis, the leader of the Scavengers walked by and wrote something on the door of his prison. As she walked away, he saw that she was wearing his cowboy boots.
Later, the doors opened and Rick stood up, greeted by the blinding light of the sun. As his eyes focused, Rick saw a man sitting on a chair. He was a member Jadis' group, he was drawing in a large pad. Jadis stood there to the left of the man with an old flash bulb camera. Rick's hands were tied together and he held them up to block the light from his eyes, Jadis watched as his arms flexed. His skin was soaked in sweat and glistened in the sun light. Rick stood there, sweaty and dirty breathing deeply. His chest heaved and as he brought his arms back down one of his pecs bounced. His blue boxers were tattered and worn. The thin material was drenched as well and clung to his thighs and accentuated the bulge of his crotch. Jadis liked what she saw.
Rick used this as a chance to plead yet again, "It's not too late for you. My offer still stands. Join us or die."
Jadis seemed unconcerned and simply snapped a picture of Rick's body from the front. The flash caught him off guard and he stared back at Jadis unamused. Popping out the spent bulb, she instructs Rick to turn. Rick believes that she is using the picture as proof that she has Rick in custody and will hand him over to Negan. As Rick starts top walk back into his container when Jadis snapped another picture, this time of his back side. Rick turns his head now puzzled. Why would she need to show Negan a picture from behind?
Rick turns back around this time angry and tense. His muscles are now flexed as he became angry. Jadis admired the sight of his lean body glistening in the sun and the bulb flashed as another picture was taken. She motions for the doors to shut and Rick looked at her totally confused. The man drawing signals for them to stop. He's still drawing, a rough sketch of Rick's form. Jadis motions that it's ok to wait as the man finished closing his drawing pad.
Rick shifts his weight to one side and asks "Why? Why the pictures?"
Jadis simply answers, "Sculpt you, after..." The doors begin to close on him and Rick follows up with "After what?" ... No answer.
A few beats pass, and Jadis replies "After" then the doors shut and Rick is left standing in the darkness again. What did she mean after, after what? The scavengers were a strange group. Most of them didn't talk, and when they did it was in incomplete sentences. Usually one or two words. The Scavengers were also fans of art and made crafts from the trash in their dump. Jadis had made numerous works of art, Rick had taken a cat she made from wire and scrap metal home to Michonne.
Previously Jadis had propositioned Rick with sex for helping after the 1st battle with Neagn but was denied. Jadis and the Scavengers had turned their back on Rick working with Negan as he had offered a better deal.
Later, Rick is brought out to the clearing in the center of the dump and is told, Time for after. Rick is still in his boxers and his hands are still tied at the wrists. He is forced to fight a walker with a spiked crown. Rick does so, with difficulty, and takes down the walker, by severing its head and beating the Scavenges out there with him. Rick over powers Jadis as she tries to shoot him.
"You can play your games, draw your pictures, sculpt whatever shit you want! But I'm leaving!" He threatens that once he leaves that they're as good as dead. He asks Jadis if she had enough, she says yes and her men stand down.
Rick gives her one last chance to join him. With her terrible bargaining skills Jadis asks for all of the Saviors supplies. Rick tells her a 4th..
Jadis persists, "Half."
Rick is losing his patience and says, "No a 4th.
Jadis agrees and says "4th then I sculpt you after. Stand for me, those off" as she points to his boxers.
Rick holds up his hands hinting at the rope and says "These off, no sculpting" Rick then demands his guns and clothes back.
***************My addition.***************
Rick is over the situation and is losing his patience. Jadis stares at him, offended by his arrogance. How dare he deny her conditions to help fight when he's highly outnumbered and still a prisoner. Rick furrows his brow and takes a deep breath.
"My clothes, NOW." Rick says again.