Summary - Based on events from 2x05, but an different point of view.
Disclaimer – I don't own any of the characters or the show. If I did there would be more Hal/Maggie moments.
Realisation
Chapter 1
It had started off as just another day for the Second Mass but the events of a couple of days would make it anything but.
Tom was woken up by a loud bang and Matt shouting that 'they were coming'. Tom was tired he hadn't slept properly and had just drifted off, when he heard Hal trying to sneaking out, trying to be quiet, more than likely off to check on Maggie, who had taken to disappearing first thing. Maggie was someone who had fitted into the Second Mass, just like that, but she also liked her space. But the look on his eldest sons' face when it first happened was one of worry and something that Tom would never forget it.
So much had happened since they had found Pope, Maggie and the rest of the Berserkers, they had gotten Ben back, Tom had gone voluntary onto the overlords ship, but most importantly for Hal he'd lost Karen and while it pained Tom to see his eldest son hurting, especially when he couldn't do anything about it, Tom also knew that Maggie was there watching out for him. It was strange because at times, only Maggie could reach Hal, even when he'd put those walls up around him, a Mason family trait. If only Rebecca had been around, she would have been able to get through to him, she was a lot better at this sort of stuff then him.
After following Matt outside, Tom joined up with Weaver to find Hal and Maggie coming up behind them, so he'd found her, typical Hal. So off they set, to find out what had happened. The rest was a bit of blur for Tom, finding Rick, Hal telling him about Ben's spikes. Tom wasn't sure if he was angry with Hal for keeping it from him or proud of him for trying to protect his brother, but again it was Maggie who had not only forced him to tell his father but to who Hal had turned to first. This made Tom wonder even further what was going on between his eldest son and his top scout.
However did take Tom long to get his answer. Apparently Hal's group had been attacked on the way back from scouting for medical supplies and Maggie had been injured. The first Tom knew about this was when they were on the move after Rick's death and red-eyes escape and Crazy Lee asked him how Maggie was, thinking he would know. 'What do u mean how's Maggie! What happened? How's Hal?' Tom asked. 'Hal's fine, bit bruised but fine. Maggie got hit and he went back for her' Crazy Leereplied.
Tom knew he wouldn't be able to find out anymore until they had reached the hospital as there was too much going on. Plus Anne was probably working on Maggie if she was injured and if he knew Hal, he wouldn't be far away. It was then that he passed the medi bus and saw Hal driving it. At least he was ok, Tom felt a rush of relief come over him. As soon as he had Ben and Matt settled he'd go and find out what had happened.
