The war has shifted more and more in the coalition's favor. The attack on the sanctuary was a success but Eric sadly died and Gabriel got taken prisoner.
"Hi Mike." Carl said and came up to the porch where Mike was sitting.
"Hi, why are you here?" Mike asked.
"I found this man at the old gas station the other day and I'm not sure if I should take him here, he seemed nice." Carl answered.
"Many people seem nice and aren't, Ron for example." Mike said.
"I know, but he looked like he lived in the wild since the beginning." Carl said.
"Looks can't tell the truth, but if you insist on rescuing him, you ain't gonna do it alone." Mike said.
"Thanks." Carl said.
"Do we have to drive there?" Mike asked.
"Yes, it's a few miles away." Carl answered.
"Roadtrip time." Mike said.
"Don't make it awkward." Carl said and rolled his eyes.
They walked down to the gate, towards the cars.
"Where are you two going?" Rick asked.
"Going out for...uh...supplies." Carl lied.
"Rick, we're old enough to go out. We can take care of ourselves." Mike added.
"Alright, be careful. Take the radio in case you encounter saviors." Rick said.
"Will do, dad." Carl said and got into the car.
"Alright, let's do this." Mike said and started the car.
"You're sure you can do that?" Carl asked.
"What, drive? Of course I can, having second thoughts?" Mike asked.
"No, I just can't believe you can already drive." Carl said.
"I can, better than you." Mike said and started driving.
"Alright, where is this gas station?" Mike asked.
"Just a few miles ahead." Carl said.
"Alright. What will we do if he turns out to be an asshole." Mike asked.
"A what?" Carl asked.
"You know what I mean." Mike answered.
"Yeah, I guess we do it like at Terminus." Carl said.
"Like Terminus..." Mike said in a sad tone.
"How it's going with Lydia?" Carl asked.
"Great, she's been sick the past days." Mike answered.
"Ok, hope she's getting better." Carl said.
"You and Enid, how you're doing?" Mike asked.
"Good, we're doing good. She's great." Carl answered.
"At sex?" Mike asked jokingly.
"What?" Carl asked blushing.
"You think I don't hear you two, or see Enid sneaking in? I'm a late sleeper." Mike said.
"I hear you two too." Carl said.
"I know you do." Mike said grinning.
"We're here." Carl said.
"God fucking damnit, finally." Mike said and stopped the car.
They stepped out of the vehicle and looked for the man.
"So how does he look like?" Mike asked.
"Uh..Arabic, black hair and overgrown beard." Carl said.
"Alright, is he armed?" Mike said.
"No, I don't think so." Carl said.
They continued to look until mike tripped and fell.
"Mike! You good?" Carl asked and helped him up.
"Argh! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! I hate this Negan bastard!" Mike screamed and ripped off his eye bandage.
"Me too, what's the matter? You seemed extremely on edge in the last time." Carl asked.
"I have lost my fucking eye! I can't see or aim straight." Mike said.
"I know, I felt the same way when I lost my eye, but it will get better." Carl calmed him down.
"Could you help me, with the bandage." Mike asked.
"Of course." Carl said and wrapped a spare bandage around Mike's head.
"Thanks, I should get a eyepatch or something soon." Mike said.
"Like the governor?" Carl asked.
"Exactly, it worked." Mike answered.
"Maybe." Carl said.
"You saw that?" Mike asked.
"What?" Carl asked and pulled his gun out.
They saw a arabic man killing a walker which was trapped in a spike trap.
"Please don't shoot." The man said and put his hands up.
"Mike, put the shotgun away." Carl commanded.
"Alright." Mike said and put his shotgun on his back.
"Hi, I'm Carl Grimes. I'm sorry that our last meeting was unpleasent." Carl introduced himself.
"Mike, Mike Peters." Mike said shortly.
"Siddiq." Siddiq said.
"Here, you told me you haven't eaten in days." Carl said and gave him some food and water.
"Thanks, thank you so much." Siddiq said and ate the food in seconds.
"So, how many people did you kill?" Carl asked.
"None." Siddiq answered.
"Walkers?" Carl asked.
"about 3000." Siddiq answered.
"Why do you have these traps?" Mike asked.
"My mom told me, I shouldn't kill them, I should end their suffering and it should still be safe." Siddiq answered.
"Interresting." Mike said.
"What were you before the outbreak?" Carl asked.
"I'm a doctor." Siddiq answered.
"So, are you willing to come with us?" Mike asked.
"Yes, just let me kill those walkers." Siddiq said.
"Disgusting." Mike commented a half eaten deer.
They walked towards the walkers but Carl tripped and fell while getting suprised by a walker.
"Carl!" Mike yelled and shot the walker.
"Fuck! That was close." Carl said and got on his feet.
"You bit?" Siddiq asked.
"No, no. I'm fine." Carl said.
"Let's get the fuck out of here." Mike said.
"Agreed." Carl said.
They went back to the car, driving for hours in silence until they've finally reached home.
"I'll go home, you talk to Rick about Siddiq." Mike said.
"Yeah, will do." Carl said.
He then walked home to find Lydia puking in the bathroom.
"Hey, hey. I'm back, what's the matter?" Mike asked worried.
"I..I..I'm pregnant." Lydia said with tears in her eyes and showed him a positive pregnancy test.
"Oh my, that's great! Or not?" Mike said.
"I think it is too but I didn't expect it, I mean we're both young.
"Lydia, we're both 17, I think it's great." Mike said happily.
"I couldn't dream of a better father than you, this is perfect." Lydia said and kissed him.