Dragged Out

This is the twelfth episode of Rise of the Walking Dead.

## Story

Hershel is tending to an injured Carl inside a bedroom.

"There. Now that's better," Hershel states.

"Thanks Hershel," Carl replies.

"You're welcome," Hershel replies back.

"Will he be OK?" Rick asks.

"Yes. Carl is fine. I managed to remove the bullet and stitch up his arm. There may be some leftover pain," Hershel answers.

"I heard a gunshot out there. What happened?" Maggie asks.

"Maggie, some survivors came to seek us for help. Otis got a little trigger happy and shot a kid," Hershel answers.

"Oh my God. Is he OK?" Maggie asks.

"Yes. He'll live," Hershel answers, "Everyone, this is my daughter Maggie. I have six other kids."

"It's nice to meet you guys," Maggie replies.

"It's nice to meet you too," Allen replies back. Glenn then arrives.

"Sorry I'm late. I had business to attend to," Glenn states.

"Did you get the tools?" Billy Greene asks.

"Yes. I did," Glenn answers as he hands Billy the tools.

"Good. I need them to fix the engine on the old truck," Billy Greene replies as he walks out.

"That's Billy. My youngest son," Hershel states.

"Hey. My name is Billy too," Billy replies.

"What a funny coincidence," Hershel replies back.

"Alright. We got another fresh milk to last us a few weeks," Arnold states.

"Even for our new guests?" Lacey asks.

"Yep," Arnold answers.

"These are Arnold and Lacey. My second and third oldest. They do most of the work with the livestock," Hershel states.

"We got fresh eggs," Susie states.

"And they're cage free too," Rachel replies.

"These are my twins. Rachel and Susie," Hershel states.

"I count six kids. Who's number seven?" Shane asks.

"That would be Shawn. He's the oldest of the seven. He went on a supply run and he never came back," Maggie answers.

"We've never stopped searching for him. We just feel incomplete without him," Arnold replies.

"I know how you feel. I feel the same way when I lost my sister," Andrea replies back.

"But we can bounce back, right?" Tyreese asks.

"Yes. I'll show you where you can stay," Hershel answers. Hershel then walks the survivors over to several stables.

"These stables are currently unused by animals. Instead I let the kids use them when they invited friends over. But, now they're past that age and it's a zombie apocalypse. You guys can use them instead. Except for you, Rick and Lori, you are the parents of the injured Carl, right?" Hershel asks.

"Yes," Rick answers.

"I'll let you two stay in the house so that you can monitor his condition," Hershel replies, "I have a guest room upstairs that you can use. It's close to Carl's room, which used to be Shawn's." Hershel then walks away.

"Something's not right here," Shane states, "He's too welcoming."

"I think that he is hiding something," Carol replies. A man and woman then arrived. They quickly recognized the man.

"Haven't you done enough damage already?" Allen asks.

"No. I'm not your enemy. I didn't mean to shoot Carl. I thought you were raiders," Otis answers.

"Glad you're apologizing for your actions," Lori states.

"Thanks. I'm Otis by the way, and this is my wife Patricia," Otis replies.

"It's nice to see friendly faces. For months the only people we saw besides the Greene family were raiders who wanted to steal our food and livestock," Patricia states.

"Same for us," Julie replies. Shane then walks out towards the house, and so did Lori and Rick.

"What is going on here?" Shane asks. Hershel walks into Carl's room.

"How's your arm?" Hershel asks.

"It still hurts, but it's nothing compared to what would've happened," Carl answers.

"You just need to get some rest. I'll get you something to make you feel better," Hershel replies. Hershel then leaves as Rick and Lori walked in.

"Do you have my hat?" Carl asks.

"Yes. I do," Rick answers as he gives Carl his sheriff's hat.

"Thanks," Carl states.

"Anything to make you feel better," Rick replies. Rick and Lori then walked off together.

"Things shouldn't be this way. Rick is supposed to be dead," Shane states.

## Cast

* Rick Grimes
* Lori Grimes
* Carl Grimes
* Shane Walsh
* Glenn Rhee
* Dale Horvath
* Allen
* Ben
* Billy
* Andrea
* Carol Peletier
* Sophia Peletier
* Tyreese
* Julie
* Chris
* Hershel Greene
* Arnold Greene
* Lacey Greene
* Maggie Greene
* Rachel Greene
* Susie Greene
* Billy Greene
* Otis
* Patricia

## Adapted Scenes

* Hershel introducing his children is adapted from Issue 10.
* The group meeting Patricia and Otis is adapted from Issue 10.

## Trivia

* First appearance of Arnold Greene.
* First appearance of Lacey Greene.
* First appearance of Maggie Greene.
* First appearance of Rachel Greene.
* First appearance of Susie Greene.
* First appearance of Billy Greene.
* First appearance of Patricia.