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Masked

Ships: Nick x Charlie, Darcy x Tara, & Tao x Elle
Type: Horror

⚠️Trigger Warnings: Blood, mentions of throwing up, & character deaths.⚠️
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The group were at Nick's house, spending time and trying to catch up with one another. However, a certain someone wasn't present, yet. Nick grabbed the remote to his television and started to flip through the channels, while he listened in to his friends' conversation. He went past the new station, thinking nothing of it, before Nick caught a glimpse at the bottom text. Feeling curious, Nick played the news station, ignoring his friends.

"Warning: There is an individual on the loose who had escaped from jail. This man is a serial killer, so make sure to lock up all your windows and doors. Also, do not, and I repeat, DO NOT leave your house until the individual has been detained. I am Jake Carlson, and thank you for your cooperation and listening to this news station. Stay safe."

Nick quickly turned off the television and looked at his friends. They all shared the same horrific and worried looks as Nick did. Everyone was at Nick's house, except for one person. Charlie. Nick rushed to his feet and darted for the front door, quickly putting his shoes and coat on. Before he could leave, however, Tara grabbed onto Nick's arm tightly. He looked over at his friend, noticing a distress look.

"You can't leave! A killer is prowling outside, God knows where!" Tara exclaimed as her voice cracked.

"I can't leave Charlie alone with that person!" Nick argued back as he managed to get out Tara's grasp, only to find Darcy was doing the same thing. "Darcy, let. Me. Go!"

"No! You could get hurt, or worse!" Darcy looked at Nick with fear in her eyes. "Murdered!"

"I. Don't." Nick freed himself before lightly shoving Darcy away. "Care! I'm gonna find him, no matter what. I'm not about to lose the love of my life to some psycho!"

Nick started to tremble, but still wore a determined look. Everyone exchanged glances with one another before they all looked back at Nick. Tara let out a deep breath and said, "We're coming with you then."

"No. You can't come." Nick spoke.

"What?! That's totally unfair!" Tao protested. "Charlie is our friend, too. We have every right to go out and help you search for him!"

"You guys are gonna get killed. Plus, do you even know how to defend yourselves?" Nick inquiries.
"We can bring weapons with us!" Darcy argued. "That way, if this guy does try something, we have some sort of defense!"

"Guys." Nick groaned. "This guy has killed hundreds, probably thousands of innocent people. Surely you guys should know that he is skilled, and probably knows how to catch you off guard."

"Oh, yeah?" Tao put his hands on his hips. "What makes you think you got a chance at beating this guy?"

"I have a stronger build, and I can easily tackle the guy." Nick pointed out.

"So, you're basically gonna use your rugby skills on the guy?" Elle summarized.

"Pretty much." Nick agreed.

"Regardless of your poor planning," Tara started. "We're tagging along, whether you like it or not!"

Nick sighed, feeling defeated as he shook his head. "Fine."

Just like that, the group went off to find some sort of weapon to use to help defend themselves. Nick was already having second thoughts about this plan. He felt like this plan was going to crash and burn. Hard.

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Nick leads the group outside his house, wandering on the streets. They each had a weapon in hand, as well as a flashlight. The outside was dark, unwelcoming. The group hundled close together, thanking the weather that there was no fog. Nick kept eyes open for any trance of Charlie, while the others kept an eye out for the murder. Isaac stopped in his tracks. Everyone looked over at the bloke and saw a piece of cloth laying on the ground. Nick quickly ran over and picked the fabric off.