Season 4

Chapter 45

Miguel and his dad stared at each other, and Miguel didn't know if it was just him seeing things, but he saw something in his father's eyes that he had never seen before: there was happiness that Miguel had come to visit, and regret for all he had done. That didn't take away the rage Miguel felt as he looked at the man. Nothing would ever quench the hatred Miguel felt boiling inside him when he looked at the man who had traumatised him for so long.

"Miguel. I'm glad you came." His father said, almost actually sounding genuine. "Other than Kreese, no one has come to visit me since I got in here."

"Well that's what happens when you try and kill your son, your wife and then later your son's stepfather. People don't want to be around you anymore." Miguel stated. "And I wouldn't be here if I didn't really need you. Look, I'm going to cut to the chase. We're looking for Kreese and I was wondering if you had any idea where he was."

"I haven't seen Kreese since that day of the tournament." Miguel's dad stated.

"Did he ever mention any place he would stay at?" Daniel asked. Miguel's dad shook his head.

"No. He never told me anything like that. The whole idea with the All-Valley was not to break me out of jail. It was purely to psych Miguel out, and that brawl was not planned either."

"And you're sure he hasn't mentioned anything about where he is?" Johnny asked again. Miguel's dad nodded.

"I'm sure." He replied. The group then all stood up.

"Well, that was useless. It was a good try, Miguel. Some leads just don't pan out." Daniel said to Miguel, who still hadn't gotten up yet. Miguel looked at his father for several moments before turning to the group.

"Could you guys wait outside for a moment? I want to talk to my dad alone." Miguel said. The group slowly nodded.

"You gonna be okay?" Johnny asked. Miguel nodded.

"Yeah. Just wait for me outside. I'll be right there." Miguel said. The group then left the visiting centre and Miguel turned back to his father, switching to speaking in Spanish in case anyone was listening.

"Okay. It's just us. Those pendejos are gone." Miguel told his dad. "Now, I'm going to ask you one more time... do you have any idea where Kreese is?"

"Kreese never told me where he was living." Miguel's father replied again. Miguel tutted and shook his head.

"That's not what I'm asking though." Miguel murmured. "Do you know why I came to you for help? There are a handful of people who know Kreese as well as you do. Why would I come to the person I hate most in the world?"

"I don't know." His dad answered honestly.

"Because Kreese is a psychopath. He has no regard for human life. He doesn't care about who lives and who dies. You are the only person I know who also thinks that way. Let me rephrase the question for you... if you were Kreese in this situation, what would you do?"

Miguel's father looked at his desperate son and he took a deep breath. Despite everything, he was extremely remorseful for everything. His abusive ways had started due to his anger issues on top of him losing his job. He had lashed out, and then he couldn't find a way to stop. Miguel and his mom fleeing to L.A and then remarrying had just been a massive slap in the face to him and he let his IMMENSE anger issues get in the way of everything. Despite everything, he did still love his son, and he always would.

"Okay. You want to know what I would honestly do in his place?" Miguel's dad asked.

"Yeah. And I can tell if you're lying so you better not." Miguel snapped. His father nodded.