A/N: To find out how Merle appeared, please read chapter 16 of Home Sweet Home by Howl Of A Werewolf and have a safe and happy new year!
"The hell do you want?!" Daryl growled after walking in, seeing Merle.
"Daryl… just give me a chance to explain…" Merle says, Daryl punching him and startling Pinkie and Carly, who protectively rubbed her pregnant stomach.
"Daryl, he said he just wanted to talk! What was it he did, did he hurt Amber?!" Carly says.
"You better start talking!" Pinkie growled, pressing her revolver to Merle's head.
"Look, I'm sorry about what I did to Amber." Merle says.
"What did you do to her?!" Carly demanded.
"He got into her head and made her think of some evil bullshit. All so that he could have his brother back." Daryl says.
"Cover the little one's ears, wherever they are. I'm sure it can hear us." Merle says, Carly placing her hands where she thought Sachi's ears are. "Daryl, how do you know the tiny one?" He asks.
Daryl looked at Carly, who walked outside and found Johnny and Rick.
"Someone named Merle just showed up." Carly says after Rick handed Judith to her, Rick turning shocked.
"I thought he was… dead, Daryl stabbed him seven times in the head." Rick whispers.
"Well, we knew someone similar… no matter what we tried, Ivory just kept coming back." Johnny says.
Back in the house, Merle turned to Daryl after watching Carly.
"So who's kid is she having? Yours? Rick's? Is she his replacement for Lori-" Merle asks, Daryl punching him.
"Is that really how you treat your brother?" He asks.
"You couldn't stand that I had… make that have someone in my life that I love." Daryl says, Merle looking up at him as Amber walks in.
"You just won't stay dead, will you?" Amber says.
"Ah… well isn't the little zombie slayer." Merle says, Amber punching him in the face.
"Why did you have to come back, why couldn't you have stayed gone, Merle?!" Daryl yells, inadvertently making Judith cry and Carly and the others glare at Daryl while Carly comforted Judith.
"It's okay, I was never used to yelling either." Carly whispers, lightly rubbing Judith's back as Judith's cries quieted down.
"How about we take this outside?" Amber asks.
"Near the kiddo and soon to be mama?" Merle asks.
"You've talked…" Pinkie says, aiming the gun at Merle's back and forcing him to the door. Merle got the implication and left, Amber and Daryl walking outside to the others.
"Is he gone? I don't like that guy." Carly says.
Meanwhile…
"What… happened?" Trevor managed to ask after waking up at Mount Zonah, finding Clint treating him.
"You got tossed into traffic… Rick has become very protective of tiny and her and Johnny's kid. And for the last time, she's not a mistake. She hasn't done anything to you, Trevor." Clint says, Trevor turning enraged. "Why are you so hell bent on stopping this? Carly's not even your daughter!" He says.
"He's hell bent because he feels like Carly having Johnny's baby is a sign of her distancing herself completely from him." Ashley says after walking in. "Why don't you just admit it, you never loved Carly like family." She says.
"Never loved her?!" Trevor yells.
"Yes do you want me to spell it for you?" Ashley says.
"I loved Carly Jade Townley! That thing with the same first name isn't her, she took that little girl away!" Trevor shouts.
"She grew up! Little Carly died when Brad died!" Ashley says. "Clint? Can we push him off the tallest building?" She asks.
"Maybe putting him in the mental ward would be better." Clint says.
"I'm perfectly fucking sane!" Trevor yells.
"Well you sure as hell don't act like it." Ashley says.
Ashley left after a while and returned to the Klebitz house, seeing Carly and Johnny.
"They'll be a lot of crazy people in this world when you're born, sweetie… but it'll all be worth it." Johnny says to Sachi, his hand on Carly's stomach.
"What happened over there, Ashley?" Carly asks, snacking on some cashews.
"Apparently he only loved Carly Jade Townley. He can't seem to get a grip on the fact that you've grown up." Ashley says.
"I'm not really surprised, he never really accepted that you can't change someone back by trying to kill their spouse and child." Carly says.
"Is he gonna stay in the mental ward? I assume Clint locked Trevor in there." Johnny says.
"Yeah he is. I did suggest pushing him off the tallest building." Ashley says.
"Maybe I should do the same with Merle." Amber says.
A few weeks later…
"Carly, you okay?" Amber asks, seeing Carly's facial expression.
"I think…" Carly says, Amber resting her hand on Carly's stomach and feeling Sachi kicking, both smiling.
"Aw, she's kicking." Amber says.
"Is everything-" Johnny starts to ask as he ran over to them, resting his hand on Carly's stomach and feeling the tiny feet connect with it. "Well, hello there, little Sachi…" He says, smiling as Amber found Daryl outside.
"Everything alright, Amber girl?" Daryl asks.
"Remember what you asked earlier? I think we should try again." Amber says, Daryl looking up at her in shock.
"Are you sure?" Daryl asks.
"I'm positive." Amber says.
Daryl and Amber kissed and decided to walk upstairs into a guest room after walking into the room.
"Oh, I hope they don't wake Judith up." Carly says, having just put Judith down for a nap.
"She's really too young to understand… oh hey, easy in there Sachi, Mommy only has so many ribs." Johnny says, his hand resting on Carly's stomach as Zero walked in.
"Hey, Z." Carly says.
"Hey tiny. How's the little one?" Zero asks.
"Testing out her leg strength-" Carly says, cringing slightly as Sachi's foot connected with her ribs again as Zero walked over, resting her hand on Carly's stomach and smiling.
"Hey there, kiddo. Take it a bit easy on your mommy." Zero says.
"She's got strong legs… hang on right here." Johnny says before going upstairs and returning with Judith, Zero smiling. "Z, this is Judith. Rick's daughter." He says, Judith babbling at Zero.
"Hi there." Zero says.
"Hi…" Judith says, reaching out and Zero holding her. "Long hair…" She says, resting her small hands on Zero's curly hair.
"Yeah, it's pretty long kiddo. I'm thinking about cutting it." Zero says.
Judith wrapped her arms around Zero's neck, the two hugging.
"Cutie pie." Zero says, Judith babbling at her.
Carly started to relax more… maybe Judith could grow up in a normal life.