Carl POV
Me, Beth and Maggie ran to the farmhouse as fast as we could, we thankfully got there before anyone could get seriously hurt. We got inside just as Hershel and Mum got to the hallway.
"What in Gods name is going on out there?!" Hershel asked slightly angry.
"There's cars Daddy, they're chasing down Rick and Shane. It's most likely that pricks Randall group, he most likely got back to them and brought them here to get us back for nearly killing him." Maggie rushed out.
"Oh God, Rick!" Mum shouted as she attempted to run to the door.
I instinctively held her back saying,
"No Mum, Dad and Shane are going to be fine, going out there would just put you in the firing line as well."
"I just need to make sure they're okay" she snapped before the door got kicked in and Daryl and Glenn came through.
"What in the flying fuck did we miss?!" Daryl shouted.
"We don't know, we know just as much as you know, maybe you should go out there and find out yourself!" Mum shouted back
"Hey don't get pissy with me lady, me and the chink have been out there looking for that piece of shit."
"I'm Korean Daryl." Glenn pointed out.
"Did you see Dad and Shane?" I asked trying to calm things down.
"Yeah, Rick and Shane ran to the barn, maybe to get to cover or get the stash of weapons hidden there." Glenn summarised
Stash of weapons in the barn? I didn't know about that. I wonder what weapons that entails.
Mum walked up to Daryl and Glenn looking like she was going to give them hell, when a loud explosion came from outside.
"What the fuck was that." Beth squeaked.
We all ran to the window and saw a burning car, flipped over on its side. Another five cars were driving around aimlessly, looking like they were trying to avoid being hit by something. At that second, and rocket was sent and hit one of the cars, it exploded and rolled into one of the fields. The rocket came from the barn, and on the over view section, was Shane with an M26 in his hands.
"Come get some cunts!" He screamed
The back door opened quite violently and two strange men entered, and started to shoot at Me, Mum, Hershel, Daryl, Glenn, Maggie and Beth.
"Run!" Mum cried
We all ran in different directions, myself, Maggie and Beth upstairs, Mum and Hershel towards the spare bedroom and Glenn and Daryl towards the cellar, where they could protect the food.
We run into Beths room and barricade the door with her dresser table and wardrobe. A few seconds after we hear running footsteps coming up the stairs.
"Where the fuck are you arseholes!" The man shouted
"Your gonna die for messing with our friend!"
"Randall." I whispered
So this is his friends, he must've made it back to them and arranged for them to come here and try and kill and loot us. What a prick!
The man starts pounding on the door which made Beth squeal and jump.
"Ohh, so you're in here, good job I got the adequate equipment for a problem like this." He barked.
He swung and axe through one of the door panels and created a hole in the door so big he could get his hand through, and he did just that.
He turned the door handle and pushed it with all his might. Us three started pushing against it, but the brute strength this man possessed was to much for us and within seconds, the furniture, along with us, started to move.
"Little pigs little pigs let me in!" He insisted whilst singing.
Before long, there was a gap just about big enough for the man to fit through. Before he managed to get in, I pulled the knife from behind my back, ran up to the door and stabbed him in the leg as he was squeezing through.
"Ahhhhhhhh, you little cunt, come here, I'll fucking bash your brains in you little shit." He screamed.
He pushed his whole body through the gap, and while still holding his deeply cut leg, grabbed his hammer from his belt.
"Time to Die kids." He said with a menacing smile, with hints of immense pain underneath.
He charges at Me and swings the hammer at me, I put my arms up in self defence and the claw of the hammer sunk into my arm. I fucking screamed. The hammers claw was stuck in my arm and he was trying to pry it out, nearly ripping my bone out of my arm. I pulled back and the claw reluctantly came out. I started to see stars and nearly passed out, but before I did, I suddenly got a surge of energy, maybe it was the adrenaline or the thought of Beth being in danger. I charged at the man and stuck the blade in the liver. The man coughed up blood and fell to the floor. Maggie proceeded to kick the man in the face and take the hammer out of his hands. I sat down on the floor while Beth ran over and looked at my arm.
"Are you okay Carl!?" She asked worried.
"I'm fine Beth." I said while obviously in a immense amount of pain.
"Come on, we've got to get going." Maggie stated pulling me up and helping me get on my feet.
Before we made it out the room, we heard a noise come from the dead man on the floor, just a bunch of unfamiliar voices.
"A radio!" I announced, moving the mans body and finding it on his belt.
"Now we can know what they're going to do." Beth exclaimed
"That's great, but come on!" Maggie said.
We walked out the room downstairs to find Daryl, Glenn and Dad coming out of the basement.
"We got the other guy, you guys alright?" Glenn ales as he walked over to Maggie and giving her a hug.
"Fuck, Carl! What happened to your arm!" Dad shouted as he ran over to inspect.
"A man hit it with a hammer, and pulled so it cut it open." I said calmly
"Fuck Fuck Fuck. We're going to need to get this stitched and bandaged up." He said further inspecting the wound.
"That's okay, but first we need to find Mum!" I urgently stated.
"It's alright kid, I've got them." Dale said as he came through the kitchen door, with Mum and Hershel behind him.
"Carl! Your arm!" She screamed as she rushed over to me.
"It's okay Mum, it just needs stitching and bandaging. You can do that can't you Hershel?" I asked looking at the tired man in front of me.
"Yeah, it should be easy enough." He confirmed
"Retreat, I repeat, retreat." A sudden voice came from the radio.
"They're retreating!" I said, does this mean we won?
"We will continue attacking in one hour." The voice said before signing off.
"One hour, that's the time we've got to defend this place, and that's what we are going to do." Dad said
At that moment Shane burst through the door,
"They're retreating guys!" He said out of breath, presumably running all the way from the barn to the farmhouse.
Rick tossed him the radio.
"Oh,so you already knew, they coming back or what?" He asked
Dad just nodded his head,
"Well then, let's get to work." Shane said
He proceeded to run down to the basement and grab a duffel bag, matching the one already on his back.
He laid out all the weapons on the floor, and collectively we had fourteen pistols, five machine guns, three shotguns and two rifles.
"That's it?" Dale asked.
"Yeah, and it's enough." He replied sternly
"Alright then,I want everyone to have a weapon on hand, which includes the children." Dad stated.
"But Sophia's never fired a weapon before." Carol said worried, as she had joined us with Sophia and T-Dog while Shane was getting out all the weapons.
"I know, but to be on the safe side, she needs one, don't worry, she's only going to have a pistol."
Dad, Shane,T-Dog, Dale and Maggie got the machine guns. Hershel, Glenn and Mum got the shotguns, and Dad and Shane got the two rifles. Me, Beth, Carol, Sophia, Patricia and Jimmy all got pistols.
"Why can't I have a shotgun?!" Jimmy asked like a spoilt brat.
"Because you've got no previous experience with one, now shut up, and listen to Rick." Hershel said.
Jimmy just looked to the ground, going red in the face from embarrassment.
"Right, thanks Hershel." Dad said scratching his head.
"Me, Shane and Daryl will all get up on high ground as we have the long range weapons, everyone with a shotgun, stay close to the house, as it's short range. Everyone else get cover around the RV and the fences along the farm." Dad ordered.
"You heard the man. Let's go!" Shane shouted.
Before I could join everyone else, Mum pulled me aside,
"You stay safe okay, you stay in that RV and if they get close you get out of there okay. I love you baby, you'll be okay, and when this is over, we will have a lovely life here okay." Mum said, tearing up.
"Thanks Mum, I'll be okay, I'll see you at the end of this." I said.
We all headed to our positions, Me and Beth inside the RV shooting out the windows, Daryl on top of the windmill to get a good shot with his crossbow. Jimmy, Patricia, Carol and Sophia all around the outside of the RV, with T-Dog, Dale and Maggie in the field near the front gate. Mum, Hershel and Glenn sat back at the front of the house, to protect it in case anyone decided to double back.
I looked over at Beth, and I noticed she was looking at me to, I then realised what she was looking at me for, and what she was thinking.
"So, about that, in the forest." I started
"I love you." Beth blurted out.
My brain preceded to go into meltdown, Beth loves me! This is by far the best day ever! Apart from the part where almost died, and the oncoming conflict where we could also die."
"Y-Y-You do?!" I asked
Beth looked at me, dead in the eye,
"Yes, I've loved you for so long now, you're such an amazing person Carl, you've cared for me more than anyone has in my whole life, you're kind, funny extremely handsome, and overall just a great person in general. I love you Carl Grimes." She finished as she came over and gave me a long kiss.
My brain nearly went into meltdown and my cheeks were burning, I couldn't believe Beth really felt this way about me, well I guess it's my turn now.
"I love you to Beth." I replied
Beths head snapped up to look straight at mine,
"R-R-Really." She squeaked
I smiled, she was so cute when she squeaks,
"Of course I do, you're fantastic Beth, I've never met anyone like you before in my like, you're smart, kind, caring, beautiful beyond compare and you're so thoughtful, you've been the bested friend anyone could have asked for, and I love you Beth Greene." I finished as I moved my head towards her and kissed her.
She had tears coming out of her eyes.
"Oh Carl, you have no idea how happy that makes me." She said smiling like mad
"I hope as happy as it's made me." I joked, as we both giggled
Should I ask her now? I might die in a few minutes, we both could, and there is no time like the present.
"Beth.." I said.
"Yes Carl." She replied
"Well I was wondering, because we just exclaimed our love for each over minutes before we are about to engage in a massive conflict, would you lie t-to be my g-girlfriend." I asked hurried
Well that's a whole lot of weight off my shoulders, I looked across at Beth and she was smiling at me. She came over and kissed me until we had to come up for air.
"Does that suffice as a sufficient answer?" She asked teasingly.
I smiled the biggest smile I'd ever smiled,
"Yes, I suppose it does." I said still smiling like a mad man.
"Positions everyone, they're coming!" Dad shouted through the megaphone.
Well that brought us right out of the moment, I looked at Beth and said,
"Don't worry, we will be fine, we will deal with these guys, then get on with our lives okay." I said in an attempt to comfort her.
She smiled before saying,
"Thank you Carl, you're a really great boyfriend."
I smiled back at her, before we both went to our separate windows.
"Here they come, fire on my say so." Dad ordered
I glanced at Beth and she looked so beautiful, I really hope that we are going to get out of this, and if it can't be both of us, then me, please God, take me over her I prayed.
"Fire." Dad shouted
And the rain of fire begun.
The End Of Chapter 19
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