The Devil's Puppet

≪•◦Chapter 3.2❈Threats◦•≫

The Smiling Man sighed as he took off his mask, staring at the blood splatters. In front of him, a body lay on a bed. He had gotten a message from one of General Stanely's best men, informing him of his next mission. When he realized it was a two-in-one, he decided to bring George along. Since Punz was in the hospital healing, he had no other choice but to bring George with him again. Dream knew that George hated it, but the Brit couldn't do anything but follow the rules.

"George!" Dream called out.

"What?" the Brit groaned. From the sounds of it, he was struggling. Dream sighed as he grabbed his pocket knife, flicking it open. "Are you done? Is the target unconscious?" the blonde asked, carving a smiling face on the dead body's wrist.

George continued to struggle as he dragged the sleeping body across the floor, letting it go as he reached the room Dream was inside. "Yeah... but he is heavy," he complained. Dream chuckled as he put his mask back on, putting away his pocket knife. George peered through the crack of the door, almost hurling at the scene.

"You have to get a thicker stomach," Dream said. George rolled his eyes as he grabbed the hostage's arms, trying to pull him up. The blonde grabbed the legs, helping the Brit carry the man down the hallway. "Has Stanely said anything about Sapnap or Sam?" George asked.

The blonde knew that George was getting worried. Two of his friends were now in the hands of the worst man. A group of four has now become a pair of two. Callahan stuck with the group of friends that were last seen with Sapnap, needing a distraction from life. The two still hung out often, but most of the time George was busy helping Dream.

"No, he hasn't. But I do have some news," Dream said, unlocking his car. George tilted his head in question, lifting the body with the help of the blonde. "Good news or bad news?" George asked.

The two closed the trunk and got inside the car. George sighed as he buckled his seatbelt, pulling his phone out to see a message from his mother. Dream took a deep breath as he began to drive through the forest, being careful not to crash into the piles of trees. "Are we doing anything else tonight?" the Brit asked, keeping his eyes on the phone.

Dream shook his head, "No. Why?"

"My mom is asking where I'm at. Dinner is ready, she wanted me home before then," he said.

They fell silent as they continued to drive through the forest, taking shortcuts to get to the underground facility. "What's the news about?" George asked, putting his phone away. Dream frowned as he kept his eyes on the road, "It's about Sapnap's parents."

George abruptly turned to look at the blonde. "What? What happened? Are they okay?" he asked.

Dream shrugged, "They're not."

"What happened?"

"Yesterday, Jackson came to my house. I'm assuming he found our address on some registry in the police station. He came and talked to my parents about the government and their past ties with them," Dream said.

George tilted his head. "How does he know? I thought we were the only ones who knew besides Punz."

Dream nodded, "I thought so too. Until he mentioned that he and Abigail were doing their research to find Sapnap since Captain Mendez was refusing to help now. Remember how Stanely threatened Mendez? I'm assuming that's why he's refusing to continue Sapnap's case."

George groaned as he let his head drop. "What happened?"

"They were targeted on the road. They were trailed off the road, causing them to crash. Abigail ran off when they landed in the forest. Turned out that she had her phone on her and called Jackson, letting him know that she was taken by a group of Stan's troops--she's being kept in the same room and facility as Sam and Sapnap," Dream said. "Jackson wanted my parents' help. Specifically, mine if I find anything out."