A/N: Hello everyone. Sorry for the delay with the update but RL sucked some of my motivation out of me. But here we go. Updated: 04/22/2017 punctuation and grammar updated

"You ever heard that saying never get between a mama bear and her cub," said Abraham. Abraham was standing in the makeshift guard stand that was positioned above the entrance gate into Alexandria. He was at his post currently looking through a pair of binoculars to the road watching a black suburban coming towards them at a high rate of speed.

"Yeah. What of it?" said Shane as he rose from his sitting position to come stand next to Abraham. "Well, it looks like we are about to get a first-hand experience with it. There's a car barreling towards us, and I will bet my left nut that it's Carl's lady friends."

"Shit," said, Shane, as he took the binoculars from Abraham and confirmed what he just said. The suburban would be at the gate in no time.

"Should we go get Rick?" asked Abraham as he continued to watch the car approach. He knew why they were coming. They were supposed to meet back up at the abandoned store over 2 days ago, but Rick nixed all plans to take his son back. Abraham knew that trouble was going to soon find its way to Alexandria and it was going to be pissed.

The Suburban came to a screeching halt about 10 feet from the front gate. Dust clouds billowing around it. A few moments had passed before the driver, and passenger side doors opened.

"Hey! Easy now! Let me see your hands as you come out of the car. Both of ya!" yelled Shane with his weapon drawn and pointing at the driver side door. "Back me up here Abraham" he hissed. Abraham sighed and reluctantly pointed his gun at the passenger side window.

Michonne and Ila exited the vehicle with their arms above their head. They slowly walked to the front of the vehicle and waited.

"We are unarmed" Michonne slightly yelled. Currently, she was furious and trying to not let her angry show. She was pissed that she was even in this situation. For 2 days they waited at the store. Waited like fools for Rick to show up with Carl. Each day that went by she became angrier and angrier. Angry at herself for not listening to her gut and angry for thinking she could trust Carl's father to keep his word. She would be forever grateful for Sasha telling Ila where Alexandria was located. Without her help, they would have been looking forever, but if that was what it was going to take, then they were willing to do that.

"Raise your shirts and slowly turn around" Shane commanded.

"Fucker" Ila hissed under her breath as she glared at Shane. She and Michonne complied lifting their shirts and turning around to show they didn't have any weapons.

"Alright, you can put your hands down. Now, what do you pretty ladies want?"

"We need to talk to Rick. He never showed up with Carl." Michonne spoke with as little agitation as she could muster. "You don't say" Shane replied sarcastically his eyes flashed as if he was enjoying toying with the women.

"Just go get Rick pretty boy before I come up there and drag your ass across this concrete," Ila yelled. She was sick of this bullshit. If it were up to her, they would just ram the suburban through the gate and took down anyone who tried to stop them.

Shane stared at Ila and chuckled a bit while biting part of his lower lip "Ahh don't be like that sweet lady. I was only teasing, but sorry to tell ya Rick isn't here." said Shane. "He took Carl for some father and son bonding time, but they are due back tomorrow." Abraham had to stop himself from looking at Shane as he told his lie. "Why don't y'all come back then?" Shane continued "I will let Rick know you came by"

Michonne scrutinized Shane's as her eyes penetrated into his and held his gaze, but as soon as he looked away, she knew he was lying. Michonne forced a fake smile on her face "Ok we will be back tomorrow." she signaled for Ila to follow "Just make sure you let Rick know we stopped by." She quickly turned and walked backed to the driver's side of the vehicle sliding into the seat. Ila followed close by climbing into the passenger seat and closing her door.

"His ass is lying through his teeth," said Ila. She continued to glare at Shane as he leaned against the railing smugly smiling at her. Ila gave Shane 'the finger' as Michonne started up the suburban.

"Yeah, he is. That's why we will make our move tonight" Michonne put the car in reverse, and began backing up, and did a quick j-turn and sped away from Alexandria.

"Luna, Noah, Colton and Sierra I need y'all to listen up" The 4 bodies that were hiding in the suburban during the whole interaction rose up from their positions. "We are going in tonight. Luna you know the layout of Alexandria better than any of us, so you will lead Ila and me to Ricks house" Luna nodded understanding the dangerous task they were about to do. "Everyone else you are our backup in case things start going south. You all will have your designated positions within Alexandria, and you will remain there till we come get you. So let's get ready."

Abraham and Shane watched the suburban as it continued to drive away. "See everything is taken care of," said Shane cockily. Abraham turned and glared at Shane "Man are you fucking blind. Nothing is taken care of. You need to go tell Rick what happened like right now. I've already bet my left nut I'm not trying to lose my right one also, and If you think those women are not coming back here ready to burn this whole damn community down for that boy then you are crazy". Abraham begins to run his hand up and down his Winnfield styled beard "There is nothing more dangerous than a woman who just says 'ok' to a messed up situation and calmly walks off."

Shane looked at Abraham and then back towards the road in the direction the suburban headed. "Yeah, you're right. I will go tell him once my shift is up."

"Yeah make sure you do that because loose ends make my ass itch."

Later that evening at Deanna's House

Everyone was gathered at Deanna's house for her weekly community dinner. The dinner was where everyone could gather and catch up on the different things going on in each other's lives or just enjoy a nice meal. This evening's dinner was very special. They were officially welcoming Carl into the community. The young man received numerous pats on the back and welcoming hugs from many in the community.

Rick watched his son as he was introduced to different members of Alexandria. The past week had seemed unreal to Rick. The first two days Rick spent his time exclusively with Carl. They talked but always kept the conversations lighthearted. Rick tried his best not to bring up any painful memories for Carl. Carl would speak about the women he has been traveling with for the past 3 years regularly. Rick learned their names Michonne, Ila, and Luna, and they were all sisters who looked after him. Rick always felt a pang of guilt mixed with envy whenever Carl would speak of the women. Guilt because he was not able to be there for his son when the world went to shit. Rick felt envy because these 'awesome women' as Carl describes them were there to see him grow into the young man that Carl is now. Rick could see that he was not the same little boy that he remembered. The little boy who loved to wear his sheriff's hat whenever he had the chance. No the young man before him was mature, patience, kind and also deadly underneath. The deadly part is what Rick feared the most. He didn't want this world to change his son into a cold hearted person he wanted him to keep some of his innocence.

Rick shook his head at his thought because he knew innocence had no place in this type of world. Rick walked over to his son and put his hand on his shoulder. "Alright, that's enough of the introductions. Let's eat."

Carls' face lit up "Thank God. I don't think I was going to be able to hold this fake smile any longer. My entire face hurts." Rick chuckled and help lead Carl to the dining area where dinner was being served.

The dinner went along as pleasant as can be expected. The mood was relaxed, and the food was hardy.

Deanna smiled brightly as she spoke to Carl "So Carl now that you are a part of our community. What are you looking forward to?"

He smiled back at her as he spoke "I'm looking forward to seeing my other family. I can't wait to show Michonne, Ila, and Luna your community. They will love it."

Deanna tried to keep her facial expression neutral, but it was not easy. She was confused as to why Carl would talk about bringing his friends here "What do you mean?"

"Well we are set to go meet them tomorrow, and I would love for them to come back with me so they can see this place." Deanna hesitated with her response as she looked at Carl and then at Rick "Didn't your father tell you..." Rick sigh while leaning forward in his chair placing his elbows on the table and interlocking his fingers.

"Tell me what?" Carl stared at his father waiting for an answer.

Rick shook his head and turned to look at his son "There will be no meeting tomorrow."

Carl was stunned for a few seconds before he spoke again "Why not?"

"We will talk about it later when we get home."

"No, tell me now."

Rick bowed his head and spoke as calmly as he could because he knew that hearing this news Carl was going to be pissed "You belong here with me and not out there running around just barely surviving."

"Barely surviving? You don't know anything about what we do to survive." Carls face contorted as he began to get angry.

"I know it's not the best thing for you," Rick stated.

"How do you know what's best for me?… huh" Carl leaned back in his chair staring at the ceiling trying to not explode at that moment. "You didn't even ask me what I wanted to do. You just made the decision." He stated loudly. The entire dinner table went quite as people began to listen to the exchange between father and son.

"I'm your father that's why!" Rick bellowed while slamming his hand onto the table which causes the dinner wear to shake. Guests at the table jump at this action except for Sasha and Abraham who were sitting the closest to Rick and Carl.

"No, right now you are an asshole."

"Watch your mouth" Rick sat up his jaw clenched and he stared at his son dumbfounded that he would speak to him like that.

"No, you don't get to tell me that after I find out, you lied about taking me back," said Carl

"I had to, or they wouldn't have let you go."

"You lied to them" Carl furrowed his brow.

"Yes I did, but everything will be all right."

"No … no, it won't." Carl held his head down and closed his eyes and sighed deeply "Once they realize you lied. They will come looking for me, and they will be pissed."

"They don't know where we are at." Abraham cleared his throat which causes Rick to glance in his direction. Abraham attempted to speak up but decided to wait till the storm blew over before he revealed what he knew.

Ricks attention returned to Carl once he was talking again "That won't stop them. They are my family, and they will bleed and kill for me. They have bled and killed for me, and you lied to them."

Sasha took this moment to speak up "Rick, he is right."

Rick turned and faced Sasha "I know what is right for him not them."

"How can you say that? You are trying to take away a part of his life which molded him into who he is now. You can't do that" Sasha was trying to reason with Rick because she understood both sides, but she also knew what her friends were capable of if they were pushed.

"I can do whatever I want. I have my son back, and that's all that matters." Rick was growing tired of this conversation.

"How do you think they feel?" said Sasha

"He is not their son," Rick growled.

"Blood isn't anything anymore. A family is those who stick by you through anything, fight with you and many times die for you, and you should know that better than anyone." Sasha objected. She couldn't believe that Rick would say that after everything he has been through with his own group of people who she considers her family.

Carl began to rise from his chair "I am leaving, and tomorrow I'm going to go find them. I'm not a kid." he turned and faced his dad "They never treated me like a child. They let me face everything that came my way. They never tried to shelter me from what's going on out there, but you are."

"Well, you won't have to look far if you really mean to go find them" Abraham stated as he was using a napkin to clean his beard. "They were here this morning looking for him."

Carls eyes widened "They were?" Abraham nodded his head.

Ricks jaw clenched at this information. "Why are you just now telling me this?"

"Shane was with me, and he said he was going to let you know what happened. He said he would take care of it." Abraham threw his napkin on his plate. "Since he isn't here. I'm going to assume he is somewhere pouring the Bisquick."

"How the hell did they find us?" said Rick

"I told them." said Sasha "and I am glad that I did."

"Why would you do that Sasha?" Deanna spoke this time as she was shocked to learn that Sasha would do something so careless.

"There is nothing wrong with them knowing where we are. Michonne and her sisters are not bad people. They are exactly the type of people you need in this community."

"But Rick said they seemed dangerous," Deanna added.

Sasha scoffed at that statement "They are survivors like all of us, and if it weren't for them I wouldn't be here today. They found my brother and me at a rundown gas station that we were hiding out in with 3 others. We all began traveling together, and during that time before we got separated we always had each other's backs," She looked directly at Carl as she continued " I knew Carl when he was younger, and you could tell that he was still getting his footing with everything around him. But they never let him sit and cry about things. They always pushed him to be able to stand on his own two feet. So yes I told them, and I don't regret it. Believe me. You want and need to have them on our side." Carl nodded his head at Sasha as a way of saying thank you.

Sasha rose from her seat and began heading towards the front door. Carl followed right behind her. Once they were gone Rick leaned against the table, and placed his head into his hands as he tried to quell the frustration he was feeling inside.

"Rick, maybe you should reconsider. If Sasha and Carl are so passionate about these women, perhaps we should speak to them. If they are a good fit, then you won't have to worry about losing your son, and he won't have to worry about losing his other family. Your son loves you, but he also loves them." Deanna said. "I think you need to sit and talk to him more about what they have been through. I believe there is a deeper story to all of this."

"Yeah, maybe you're right."

Sasha and Carl walked along the dark Alexandria streets. Carl was still fuming about his father trying to keep him from Michonne and her sisters. Sensing the deep conflict, he was having Sasha reached out and placed her hand on his shoulder.

"Hey, don't let what just happened in there get you down. Just give your dad some time, and he will come around."

"Time is not something I can give him. You heard Abraham they were here this morning and you know what that means." Sasha nodded her head because she knew all too well what it meant. If Michonne was turned away at the gate, and she didn't put up a fight at that time, it means that she was somewhere planning her next move, and if something isn't done a lot of people could get hurt soon. "Yeah, that I do know," Sasha stated.

They continued to walk in silence till they were standing in front of the home Carl shared with his dad. Sasha turned to Carl with a worried look on her face "So are you really going to leave?" Carl sighed "I really don't know. I miss them, but I also miss my dad. If I do leave, I will see if I can find them and bring them back here so this can all be worked out. I don't understand why Michonne, Ila, and Luna can't live here as well."

"I think they can. Your dad just doesn't know the history you have with all three of them, so he is only doing what any parent would do for their child. It would be great to have them here." Carl nodded in agreement. "If you do decide to leave come find me and I will go with you. It would make me feel a whole lot better knowing you were ok." Carl chuckled. "Not you too. I have enough women looking out for me."

"Yeah that may be true, but I don't want to feel the wrath of Chonne if she knew I let you leave by yourself."

Carl headed up the steps to the house. "Alright, I will come get you if I leave. Night Sasha."

"Night Carl"

Sasha turned to leave, and Carl entered the house. He went straight to the fridge to get something to drink, but before he could reach the kitchen, he stopped in his tracks. "What the hell?" He began to sniff the air. His nose scrunched up in confusion. "Berries?" Carl couldn't understand why he was smelling berries. The scent was very faint in the kitchen, yet it was still there. Carl's eyes grew large as the realization hit him. "Luna" he whispered. Carl knew that scent was one that Luna wore all the time but only when they were at home and not out scavenging. Carl began sniffing and scanning the living room the scent was leading him to his room which was on the first floor of the two-story home. Just as Carl was about to enter his room he heard the front door open.

Carl turned and saw his father enter the house.

"Hey son, can I talk to you for a moment?"

"I was about to go to bed can we talk in the morning?"

"Yeah, sure we can."

"Ok. Goodnight Dad." Carl grabbed the door handle and began to turn it.

"Carl before you go. I just want to apologize about this whole situation. I know I was wrong for not talking to you first about it, but I want to let you know that I would like to meet Michonne, Ila, and Luna so we can all sit down and talk." Carl smiled.

"That would be great. We can talk about it more in the morning. Goodnight." Quickly Carl turned the knob and entered his room. Rick was still standing at the bottom of the stairs feeling better that he and Carl were able to clear the air a little bit. Rick began to climb the stairs heading to his room for a much-needed shower and sleep.

Once Carl was in his room he locked the door because sitting on his bed was Luna. "Hey little brother, I am so glad that you don't have any dirty magazine under your bed," greeted Luna.

"Luna, how did you get in here?"

"Oh my god! This place really has no security, and any idiot can get over that lame ass wall." Luna scoffed.

"Where are Michonne and Ila?" Carl said worriedly. Luna pointed towards the ceiling.

"They are about to have a nice long talk with your father," She shrugged.

"Shit!" Carl said

"Don't worry. They won't kill him. They are just going to let them know how they feel. Meaning he is about to get his ass kicked."

Carl heard the front door open. "Hey, Rick! Man are you home?" Shane yelled. Carl could hear Shane jogging up the stairs. "Rick! Hey man, I need to talk to you about something." Shane was still yelling even though he was upstairs by now. He must be drunk Carl thought. Just then Carl heard Shane curse and several big bumps and crashes.

"Well, I guess he ran into Ila" Luna just shook her head at the thought of the ass kicking her sister just gave to the man.

"Come on let's go stop them before any more damage is done,"

Luna just rolled her eyes."Your dad has done enough to keep Michonne pissed at him for the rest of your life and mine."

"Come on Luna. Let's go." Carl opened the door to his bedroom and began to head towards the stairs to hopefully stop his father from getting decapitated or castrated.

A/N: Thanks for sticking with me. The next chapter we will finally find out what blood the ladies had to spill in order to save Carl. Reviews are welcomed.