(Old) Theuton || The Pals Fanfic

7- 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵

'Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful.

And believe that anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you'

TW: rape

"Shoot. Did any of you see where he could've gone?' Sub asked. We all shook our heads. Braden and I looked around while Sub was still helping Sketch.

"They're over here knights!" Someone yelled. It sounded like the man. Sub immediately picked up Sketch and started running. Braden and I followed them.

"Stop! You all are under arrest for thievery!" A knight yelled. Thievery? We didn't steal anything! We ran to a dead end. Sketch was shaking like crazy. Sub held onto him and Braden moved one of his wings to hide them.

The knights ran up to us. The man was with them.

"There they are! They verbally and physically assaulted me!" The man whined. The knight walked up to us.

"Hand over the stolen object." The knight demanded. What object?! Then it hit me. I turned to Sketch then back to the knight.

"No." I said. The knight looked surprised.

"Please just do as I ask to make this easier on all of us." The knight sighed. I shook my head and stepped back.

The knight sighed again and took out a rope. The other knight did as well. They both ran at us. Sub protected Sketch while Braden and I fought off the knights.

We were doing a good job until a knight slashed Braden's leg. I went to check on him but was grabbed. The knights tied the rope around our wrists and ankles. They went after Sub and Sketch. Which quickly ended.

Sub was tied up as well and Sketch was brought over to the man. He was shaking more with every step the knight took. The man grabbed Sketch, whispered something to him, and pulled Sketch away.

"NO! LET MY GO YOU MONSTER! HELP!" Sketch screamed. I felt tears fall down my face.

"Wait in here. The king will decide what to do with you all." The knight said as he shoved us into a cell. Alex sat on the floor. He looked up at us with tears in his eyes.

"Guys! Where's Sketch? Is he ok?! I got pulled away while you guys were helping him." Alex asked. Sub fell to the ground crying. Alex looked up at us.

"We got the man to leave...but he came back with knights," Braden mumbled. "He took Sketch." More tears fell from Alex's eyes. His bottom eyes closed.

"God having four eyes when you're crying is a pain..." Alex complained. I sighed and sat next to Sub. I hugged him. Braden sat down as well. He was still injured. The knights were nice enough to wrap it though.

"Well hello there Alex! Where's your father?" A voice called. We all turned. A tall man with a crown stood on the other side of the bars. He had cracks on his face that light poured out of. His eyes were all white.

"Who are you three?" He asked. I stood up.

"Alex's friends," I said. He smiled and looked at Alex. He waved and Alex turned away.

"Hm. What rumors is your dad spreading about me now." The king sighed.

"You want to kill me!" Alex suddenly yelled. The king looked shocked.

"Kill you? That rat bastard. You got it all wrong! I want to help you get rid of your terrible father! Believe me, he was worse as a kid." The king laughed a little. "My brother is a terrible person." He mumbled. I turned to Alex. His mouth was hanging open.

"Now come on. Let's get you out of here." The king unlocked the cell door and Alex ran out. Braden limped out after him. I looked at Sub. He passed out. I picked him up and carried him out.

"What are you three in there for?" The king asked.

"Some man sexually assaulted our friend so we fought him off. He came back with knights and took our friend away." I mumbled, clenching my teeth.

"WHAT!?" The king yelled. "No no no no! This is not acceptable! I shall have your friend rescued immediately! Knights!" The king went off into another room. That went well. 

A knight kicked the door down to the house. Apparently, this is where the man lived. Two knights went into the building. Braden was leaning on Alex for support and Sub was now awake.

One knight came back out with the man, whose hands were tied together. The other came out with Sketch wrapped in a blanket. He was shaking a lot. The knight came up to us and kneeled down so we could see Sketch.

For the first time, he wasn't smiling. The sides of his mouth seemed to be bleeding. Sub took Sketch for the knight, placed him on the ground, and hugged him. They both stay there for a while.

"You are under arrest for raping a minor." A knight told the man. He stared at us and started yelling things. Most of them towards Sketch. The knight took the man away.

"S-Sketch? Are you ok?" Sub asked in between sniffles. Sketch nodded.

"T-This isn't the f-first time i-it's happen-ed..." Sketch mumbled. Everyone's eyes widen.

"Who did that to you?! I will have them arrested immediately!" The king called.

"My owner. I-I told you h-he's not a g-good per-son." Sketch looked up at all of us, still holding onto Sub.

"But you're his creation! Why would he do that?" Alex yelled. Sketch shrugged. We all stayed silent for a while. Alex talked to his uncle, who he didn't know he had.

Apparently, Alex's dad lied to Alex that Sonocaea was their enemy. King David, Alex's uncle, was trying to take Alex away from his controlling dad. This is why Alex's dad lied that David was trying to kill Alex.

King David agreed to help us to the portal. He ordered a cart for us to bring us to the portal. We all got into the cart. Sub and Sketch never let go of each other.

As the cart continued on, we all talked a bit, Alex did cool tricks with his magic, we told stories, etc. Soon everyone was asleep. Except for Sketch, again. He told me that he doesn't need sleep and if he did, his dreams were never good ones. He preferred to stay awake at night. I looked at Sub's neck. The red line confused me. Was it just a thing that his species had? Or did it mean something?

Sketch must've noticed. He shook Sub lightly and he woke up. Sketch whispered something and Sub turned to me.
"You wanna know what the red line is?" Sub whispered. I nodded. Sub sighed.

"I...tried to kill myself. I had no family or friends at the time. I lived on the streets. I went into the forest to-" Sub paused and hugged Sketch. "...hang myself. At the time the circus wasn't abandoned. Sketch found me in time and saved my life. We became friends but the red line appeared as a reminder." Sub looked over at SKetch. He had a genuine smile on his face. It wasn't forced.

"Oh. Well, I'm glad you're still here," I said. Sub smiled. His eyes started to close again. He fell asleep and Sketch stared at the sky. I felt tired too. I soon fell asleep.