Later...
(Sorry for all the big time jumps but I wanna get to the best parts of the story)
Time has passed and hostilities only grew. Tara came clean about another community, Oceanside, they were hesitant and the group took all their guns. Rick brought another group on their side, the trash people, how Mike would call them. Rosita and Sasha tried to pull off a suicide attack to kill Negan but it went wrong and Sasha got captured. The next battle will decide their future.
"Hey Mike, you think you can help us with the explosives?" Rosita asked.
"I'm sorry, but I gotta talk with Rick about the trash people." Mike explained.
"Alright." Rosita said.
He walked towards the gate where he saw a few trucks full with the "trash people" and Rick talking to Carl.
"Hi you two." Mike said.
"Morning, I suppose you want to talk with Carl." Rick said.
"No, with you, Rick." Mike said.
"Alright, what is it?" Rick asked.
"Those trash people are way too opportunistic, one better deal and they'll throw us under the bus." Mike said.
"No, I don't think so, you're way to paranoid about this, go get some sleep." Rick said.
"No, but I'll go home. Tell me when Negan comes." Mike said and went back home.
"Fuck...paranoid? Fucking idiot." Mike muttered and poured in a glass of water.
"Hi Mike, got the gun you wanted." Lydia said and passed him a M4.
"You got one too?" Mike asked.
"Yeah, this bad boy." Lydia said and showed him her FN FAL.
"You like FN and Browning guns?" Mike asked.
"Yeah, they're good and accurate." Lydia said.
"Hey, about our last talk. I'm sorry." Mike said.
"Don't worry, you're still sad about her death." Lydia said.
"That's the sad part, I don't. I didn't saw her die, nor her corpse or anything. I mean, I was sad, really. But I have moved on." Mike explained.
"That's good, there are people that never move on, so, good that you've moved on" Lydia said.
"Thanks, I guess." Mike said.
"Hey guys! Negan's here! Or rather Eugene!" Axel said and stormed back to the wall followed by both.
"Rick, let's be realistic. You can't win here, just surrender." Eugene said through a microphone.
"Any chance of surrender died when you tortured Mike or killed Olivia!" Rick yelled.
"Rosita, now." Rick said.
Rosita pressed the button for the bombs but it didn't work, then they felt the barrels of the trash people on their heads and necks. After that Negan showed himself.
"Oh Ricky, should've just surrendered, now. You're gonna see another one of your friends die." Negan taunted.
"I told you Rick, no deals with the trash people." Mike said.
The man who was threatening him, kicked him. Giving him the moment to draw his knife with noone noticing.
"Oh, Sasha." Negan said and opened the coffin.
Inside was Sasha, but she was now a walker and she attacked him. Using the moment, Mike rammed his knife into the mans leg, pulled his gun and shot him in the head. He was followed by everyone else and a big fight ensued.
"Kill them all! Negan yelled.
"Argh!" Mike screamed as he got shot in the leg and fell down the wall.
"Mike!" Carl shouted but he couldn't go after him.
After a while the people of Alexandria got overhelmed and Negan got Carl and Rick on their knees, but they were also looking for him.
"I found him boss!" A Saviour shouted when he found him.
"Leave me alone, Fuckface!" Mike screames and tried to shoot him but was disarmed quickly.
"This feels familiar." Negan said.
"Wait, bring me the girl." Negan said.
"Already done it, boss." Simon said as he pulled Lydia on her hair towards them.
"Now Rick, I'm gonna kill Mikey, then Carl and then I'll cut off your hands." Negan said with a devilish grin on his face.
"I will kill you, you can kill both my sons and cut off my hands, but your fate is already sealed. You're a dead man." Rick said.
Negan said nothing, just had this stupid smile on his face, then he walked behind Mike.
"Any last words?" Negan asked and lifted his bat.
"Lydia, I love you!" Mike confessed and closed his eyes.
But he didn't hear or feel anything, no pain, no sound of a bashed in skull. But then, a roar, of a Tiger. Then gunshots which pulled him out of his thoughts.
"Mike! Mike! Get up!" Rick yelled and passed him his rifle.
The Saviours were being pushed back by the unexpected Tiger and the Hilltop, Kingdom reinforcements. He wanted to fight but he collapsed due to the wound in his leg.
"Mike! Come on, I'll patch you up." Axel shouted and ran towards him.
Axel may not be good with guns but he was a good doctor and medic.
"Argh...thanks, Axel. Are they gone?" Mike asked and got back on his feet.
"Yeah, don't worry you'll be fine." Axel said and went towards the wounded Michonne.
"Lydia, I'm sorry. I thought I'd die there." Mike apologized.
She didn't answer, she just pulled him towards her and kissed him.
"And?" Mike asked as he pulled away.
"Me too." Lydia said and kissed him again.
"Sorry, I gotta talk with Rick." Mike said and walked away.
"Alright, let's talk later." Lydia said.
"Hey Mike, you good?" Rick asked.
"Yeah, just got shot, again. Anyway, I wanted to ask you something." Mike said.
"And that would be?" Rick asked.
"Why did you say my sons? And not just son?" Mike asked.
"Because you're like the second son I never had, and Carl doesn't say that you're his friend, you are his brother." Rick explained.
"Really?" Mike asked.
"Yeah, if you ask me. You're as a Grimes than I am." Rick answered.
"Thanks, really." Mike said.
"No problem, now go to your new girlfriend." Rick said.
"No, not yet. I gotta talk to Carl first." Mike said and walked towards Carl.
"Hi, who's your leg?" Carl asked.
"I'm good, don't worry. Now, stop resting and go to Enid, she searched for you." Mike answered.
"Will do, but the same for you, go to Lydia." Carl said.
"Yes, sir." Mike joked and walked home.
"How you're doing?" Lydia asked.
"Did you just take the couch?" Mike asked.
"Yeah, it's mine now." Lydia joked.
"Can I ask you something?" Mike asked.
"Yeah." Lydia answered.
"Do you want to be my girlfriend?" Mike asked.
"Really?" Lydia said.
"Yeah, I just confessed to you in a life or death situation. Of course I'd ask." Mike said.
"Well, in that case. Yes, I want to be your girlfriend." Lydia answered.
"Thank god." Mike said and pulled her into a kiss.