I Had A Brother...

Chapter 1

3 months ago...

All you could hear was the sound of their feet against the concrete down the alley. Velvet strung Veneer by the wrist, pulling him violently behind her. She lead them behind a dumpster big enough for them to hide. Velvet pulled him close.

"Quiet!" She whispered to him. Veneer covered his mouth attempting to hide his staggering, broken breathing... he was scared. Velvet peeked around the dumpster; she saw shadows and quick movement far off the alley.

"Where the hell did they go!!!"

"I saw them come this way!!!"

"Cursed Rageons! Find them now!"

She heard their footsteps and voices leave, "We're okay... for now."

"What do we do? Where do we go?" Veneer asked her.

"I... I don't know... Why in the hell did they send us back here in the first place?" Velvet looked at the glooming under-city of Under Rageous. Way above she could see the dazzling lights of Mount Rageous. "We're not supposed to be back down here."

".... I broke their contract. When I told everyone what we were doing... I'm sorry Vels. I didn't mean for this to happen. I was just scared that...."

"... that you were loosing me. Well thanks for the protection Ven! Look where we are at now! You idiot!" She yelled. Velvet took a look at both of them...they were back into their under-city clothing. Veneer had his stupid purple beanie again... god she hated that thing. "You look ridiculous."

He turned away frowning. Veneer had never intended for this to happen, for them to be hunted down, for them to be living in fear again, "I'm sorry Vels."

"Shut it! We need to get out of Rageous for good. It's the only way we'll be safe. Follow me." She led them through the alleys away from the any eyes. For one they stood out, their kind of Rageon was known for pale skin, the bright green hair didn't help much either. Velvet knew of a back way out of the city, an opening they could take...and leave for good. Only thing is, where would they go?

As if reading her mind Veneer responded, "Can we make our way to the Trolls?"

She rolled her eyes, "Why are you still thinking about those damn Trolls?"

"They'll take us in. I know Floyd would." Veneer said.

"No. We're not going to those Trolls. We're going to find another way."

"But Vels..."

"I SAID NO!" Velvet turned around and stabbed a finger into her brother's chest, "I am not listening to you any longer Veneer! Look where that got us! From now on you do as I say...GOT THAT!"

Veneer was hesitating to respond...

"I said go that!"

"O-okay."

"....I hate you...." She told him before continuing...They walked a few minutes in silence before she started recognizing the layout; they were close, the opening to the outside world was not far off...

"There you guys are!" A happy voice boomed from behind them. The twins turned to see a Rageon with glowing blue eyes at them, he had spirals where his pupils should be...he was a Strobe. "Thought you could run away huh?"

"Let's go Ven!" Velvet grabbed his wrist and started running again. Their feet barely touching the ground on how fast they were running. "We're almost there!"...But she skid to a halt as two more Rageons appeared blocking her way: Both had pointed like ears with slanted pupils, when they grinned they bared sharp pointed teeth... Those in Mount Rageous called every one down here "defects", the product of years of mutation from the horrible, harsh environments.