Message in a Bottle.

21.

((TW: Violence! Lots of it!! Lily beats a guy with a pipe, Bo shoots a guy, Michael throws someone out the window))

Raphael screams as a loud gunshot rings.

Lily is flung onto the ground, staring wide eyed as the bullet embeds itself in Michael's shoulder where she had been.

Vincent is gone, having left to investigate more for keys.

Lily hopes he's safe, as she stares at Michael's furious blue eyes, blood staining the jumpsuit he wore.

The people at the door come over. A man coming over to them, giving a grin,

"You folks are under arrest" he said in a falsely sweet tone and Michael stared him down.

"Michael Myers and another Mer" he drawled, looking down at Lily who's heart was starting to race, her hands felt numb as the man got closer.

"Leave her" Michael snaps and the whole room freezes.

The Sheriff looks stunned that Michael spoke, someone cloaked in black who Lily assumes is a preacher stares Michael down,

"The being speaks!"

"My mother said if I didn't have anything nice to say, to not say anything at all" Michael growls to the preacher who stares back,

"Ah, your mother..." he curls a lip, "street wo-"

Before the preacher could say another word, he went flying across the room.

Having been flung by Michael, the room seemed to erupt in chaos.

Lily grabbed a nearby pipe they'd found to try and pry the tanks open, swinging and hitting the sheriffs knees with a sickening yet still satisfying crack.

The man went down, grabbing his pistol and firing wildly for Lily who thanked all the sea gods she could think of that it didn't hit anywhere near her, just bringing the pipe down on the sheriff numerous times.

A hand grabbed her shoulder, she spun and swung only for a soft voice to speak,

"Lily!"

Lily calmed a second to see Vincent, clutching his own knife and covered in blood but also clutching a ring of keys.

"You're safe" Lily said in relief and Vincent nodded,

"You are too" he said just as a haunting melody came through the air, beautiful and low. Like a gorgeous undercurrent.

The townspeople stopped, relaxing. Lily looked at the door where Rosalie, Lester, Bo and a siren she believed was named Reese stood.

The three ran over while Reese stayed where he was, entrancing the people.

Bo rushed over, Lily didn't miss the shot gun in his hands.

"You guys have keys?!" Bo asked frantically and Vincent nodded, offering them to Lily who grabbed them, scaling the tanks and tossing down the key to Dollys tank to Rosalie who climbed up that one.

Vincent helped haul Dolly from her tank, Michael pulled Raphael from his only to be smacked multiple times,

"Put me down! You're injured!!"

Bo cradled Dolly in his arms, holding her carefully,

"Bo?" Dolly asked weakly and Bo nodded, letting a weak laugh,

"Hey doll..." he said softly, "you okay?"

"...We need to talk" Dolly mumbled softly,

"We need to get the fuck away from this town!" Rosalie exclaimed at them, Vincent now holding Raphael as Michael clutched his shoulder.

Bo nodded, passing Dolly off to Rosalie,

"You guys all head to my boat...she's at the docks, I gotta do something real quick"

Rosalie looked suspicious, Dolly looked worried but she kissed Bo's cheek and then the group was gone.

Bo looked over at Reese, jerking his head for him to come closer which he did. Raising an eyebrow,

Bo pointed to the Sheriff, "Break his spell" he said firmly.

Reese raises both his eyebrows but his melody clips a bit. The sheriff blinks a bit, looking around before at Bo, towering over him.

"Sinclair" The Sheriff sneers,

"Dale"

"You're the one who caused this...saving that Mer all those years ago, you always had been a troubled kid"

Bo didn't say anything, glancing at Reese who obediently looked away before he looked at the sheriff who was still talking,

"Even now, you're a troubled young man..."

Bo stayed quiet, his hands still and steady as he loaded the shotgun, cocking and aiming, only for the sheriffs eyes to widen,

"When you're down below? Tell my old man I say hi" Bo says, pulling the trigger.