No Way Out (NOT A SMUT)

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NARRATOR POV

Eddie did say that he would like help when his sister didn't wake up in the first hour. He wanted it as discrete as possible. Once Gaege and I got that going, Eddie, Josh, and Mullen got almost concerningly shitfaced at Josh's favorite bar, almost had to cancel the video.
But we didn't, and the police, when we got to the street we would be recording down, had blocked it all off. It was a part of the business district. And since most of the businesses were closed and had lights on after hours, we hardly had to use the camera light.
"These shots are amazing, guys. This video is gonna be awesome."
"I didn't actually hit you when we pretended to beat you on the ground did I, Reekid?"
"No, Gaege. I'm fine, Mate. Thanks though."
"Good. Even if these nails are plastic, they can still leave damage going over a certain speed."
"You are smarter than I thought, bro."
"Nope, I just know how to learn from my mistakes, man."
"Ah. See, I can't seem to do that. I'm still working with you guys."
"Come on, Reekid. I'll take ya home. Smashing, come on."
"Got it. Josh, I'll send you the footage tonight."
"Mhmm. Thanks, Smashing. See ya tomorrow."
Hmm? Oh boy, it's my friend.
"Gimme a minute, Josh. I gotta answer this."
"Yeah, Sam. Gaege, come 'ere a minute."
"Fine. I'm coming."
"Eddie, you too."
"Got it, Dawg."
Geez.
"Hey, Bruce. What's up?"
"Uh, from the soul steps left behind, there were four of them. Four males. Your friend's sister, she was forced and held to the ground by one while she was hit in the head three times, four in the abdomen, and twice in each leg."
"Did you go inside?"
"No. I told you I would not go inside. I did have to wait for the home to be empty."
"I'll pay ya back."
"Thank you. That's all I ask. I did meet that friend of that Gaege fellow. He told me a couple of names. I'll get faces on them, see if the soul steps match the faces."
"Can you tell me a little bit about the soul step things?"
"Yeah. The soul step is the spirit that one can leave behind. Or, in this case, the part of the soul they took with the damage they did. It will leave a black spot on their already darkened soul."
"Pretty dark, man."
"Sorry, but basically it's true. I can hear the pain they caused, and the soul pieces they stole."
"Literal darksouls, man."
"In a sense, yeah. Although, they only beat her, they did nothing beyond that."
"Good to know."
"I'll get back to you when step two begins."
"Thanks, Bruce."
"You bet. Hope we get these guys behind bars."
"Me too."
"Later, man."
"Uh-huh. Later."
Oh boy.
"I'm back."
"Finally, dude. We're about to go out and get some food. What was it called, Josh."
"Nothing you won't like, Sam. Different name, same food. Come on."
"Eddie, my friend got back to me with some information."
"Yeah?"
"Yup. Four males were involved. Your sister was beat into unconsciousness."
"My friend said he thinks he found the guys who did it."
"And then we enter phase two."
"Qué? You know what? Never mind. I don't want to know. But thanks, amigos. I appreciate it."
"Wouldn't even think twice about it, Eddie. Family is family. I got your back."
"Same, Sam. Goes for everyone here. Even Mully... I'll probably regret saying that later."
"I'll tell him, Gaege. Make you regret it more."
"And I'll make you regret dressing like purple gang, Josh. Don't test me, bro."
"Josh, dawg, can we go and change first? I feel like we just walked out of a Nickelodeon slime commercial."
"Uh, no, Eddie. Crayola commerial."
"Qué?"
"Because colors in crayon can be eaten. Therefore I am edible."
Son of a bitch, Gaege.
"Look, his stupidness aside, can we?"
"I'm good like this, man. True form, dude."
"Yeah, what Sam said. I got swag in this, Eddie purple looks good on ol Joshy-boy."
"Outside of black, green is definitely my color, guys. Look at me strut my stuff."
"That's right Gaege. Work it. See that confidence, Eddie? Only get that with Green Gang."
"Thanks, Sam."
"You bet, Gaege.
"You've been outvoted, Mate. Come on, lads. Let's move."
"Eddie?"
"Yeah, Sam?"
"I got a question for you."
"Okay."
"How do you know you were being targeted?"
"Well, I made the announcement that at some point this year I would be coming over to Autralia to spend time with the boys. I started noticing the same two black cars circling my street. I would find the old trick, cookies. Cookies in our mailbox and under our welcome mat. It got so bad that I removed the mat. I didn't tell Gabby, though, because I didn't want her to panick. I just told her that I wanted a new one and I'd get one later. I did tell my sister. I didn't want her to let her guard down. I wanted her to know about the potential danger if she watches my home, right?"
"Uh-huh."
"Can I have the front seat, fellas?"
"Sure, Gaege."
"Yeah, Dawg. Go ahead."
"Thanks. Green gang away!"
"With the purple pimp."
"I'm a pimp? I got only one bitch, though, Eddie."
"Good point. Purple bitch it is."
"Oh, fuck you, Eddie."
"It's got a nice ring to it. Nice one Eddie."
"Thanks, Dawg."
"You all are hard to love."
"My parents said that to me too. You aren't the first to state the obvious, Josh."
"Son of a bitch, Gaege."
"Is what he is, Dawg."
"Dammit. Just... everyone get in the car."
"Right."
Hmm. Sometimes I feel bad for how much we make fun of Gaege. Both in game and in real life. I hope he knows we're kidding. At least I am. Can't speak for anyone else, though.
"Sam? Narrator? You good, Dawg?"
"Yeah. Sorry, man. Anyways, continue on?"
"Well, I knew they wouldn't attack when I could come home at any moment, but even if my sister is strong, they don't care. It's not me, so they don't care. I hope that whoever it was get's in a car reck and the force of the reck was so great that it snaps there necks. Fucking pricks.

Author's Note: Uh Eddie has more than one channel... just found that out. Special Edd is the name... for now. Uh, yeah.