Killer Lovin

Episode 7

Rick stared at the flash drive in his hands his brain going numb. This drive contained it all, the truth, what he had missed what they all missed. Jackson opened the laptop motioning for the drive. Rick stared at his hand lost in thought.

"It's worse than we thought." That's what Gordon said, what did that mean? Marcus was dead, Brock was currently laying on Chas' bed covered in burns and scabs clinging to life, Jackson's wife was missing. how much worse could it be than he was imagining. Rick handed the drive to Jackson slowly taking a moment to look at Brock who forced an exhausted smile as he sat up. Chas grasped Rick's hand.

"hey, whatever on this tape, we'll get through it." Rick's hand tightened around Chas' as he smiled. Jackson turned to the three.

"Are you guys ready?" Rick looked around a bad feeling in his gut.

"shouldn't we wait for Mitch?" Jackson shook his head.

"You don't get it, do you? Rick, Mitch already KNOWS what's going on. The rest of us just need to catch up." Rick sighed taking a deep breath. He had to see this, whatever it was, he had to know. He reminded himself, as he strengthened his resolve best he could.

"Okay, I'm ready," Rick said doing his best to prepare. Chas and Brock nodded in agreement. Jackson pushed the drive into the glitchy laptop. The image of Walker covered the screen as the sound came through. Nine figures surrounded Walker as he laid on the floor folding himself onto his knees as he waited. Waited for what though? Rick thought, his question was soon answered as Walker's voice came through the computer speakers.

"I'm ready," Walker said blandly, slight pain in his voice. The voice of a man was done with it all, done running, done playing along and smiling, done trying to fix things. A man who was done with existence. The ninth person hesitated, peering into the sky.

"DIDN'T YOU HEAR ME!!! I'M READY!!!" Walker screamed keeping his eyes on the ground.

"JUST FINISH ME OFF YOU FUCKING BI-" The ninth figure swung the bat down smashing it into Walker's spine. Walker cried out in pain as the bat was handed to the next person. Each figure taking their turn beating the poor man to a lifeless pulp. Chas' hand tightened as shock came over his face, shock that was mirrored by each of the contestants as they watched dumbfounded.

It didn't end there though as Jarvis struggled in the swimming pool, only to be shoved underwater. As Jackson expected, the driver opened the door for Marcus who screamed for his late brother as he fell to his death. Brock covered his eyes as he appeared on the screen running through the house the boiling grease destroying his body as he jumped to the cold water below. Mitch ran to the balcony along with two cloaked figures looking over the edge. Rick felt his blood begin to curdle as he looked at Mitch's terrified face

"Don't tell me he-" Rick stopped as Gordon came on the screen strapped to an electric chair. Mitch's voice came through the air.

"I-I can't" Noah's voice followed behind. Rick couldn't pay attention to the words though as the sound of mettle smashing into bone echoed from off-screen stifling the sound of his voice. as Gordon panicked struggling to get free.

"Smile for the camera Bitch!" Gordon's voice burned its way into their heads as the lights flashed his body pulsing with electricity as the life left his body. his skeleton writhing in pain.

It didn't even end there, it should have, but it didn't. Jackson's face turned to frighted panic as a woman tied to a chair appeared on screen surrounded by the dahlias on the island. the flowers wrapped around her ankles digging under her skin as the woman screamed in pure agony till she was incapable of screaming anymore. Jackson's face went pale as the bloody flowers sprouted out of the woman's mouth ears and eyes blood dripping down her brown jacket. the ground below her opened swallowing her whole as a familiar blonde-haired woman dug her way to the surface, she waved happily to the camera, the souls of the island's victims echoing in her violet eyes. Jackson paused the video tears pouring from his face. Rick and the others looked at Jackson they had never seen him cry before. Rick looked at the video realization entering his mind.