MCYT RANDOMNESS 2

Involuntary Exile pt.5

I start sobbing as Skizz disappears. Cleo hugs me tighter. Some part in the back of my mind tells me she's going to hurt me. Like Cub did. Knock me out, or slit my throat. My neck still hurts. Everything still hurts. I can barely breathe. Cub lies unconscious. I can't look at him.

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'What's your big plan, Joe?' Grian spits, his cheerful mask dropped to reveal pure malice. 'Because I'm not letting Skizz out. And no one else can.'

'Who's making you do this, Grian?' Joe asks. 'You don't have to listen to them.'

'What if I want to listen to them?'

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'Cleo, get Scar out of here,' Joe aims a firework at Grian. I hide further behind Cleo.

'I'm not leaving you in here alone with that psychopath!'

'Aww... come on, Scar. Stop hiding. The higher-ups won't like that.' Grian laughs like a vex, a wide vex grin across his face. My arm burns with pain again.

'Scar, don't listen to him, he's insane,' Cleo demands. 'Stay with me.'

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impulseSV: SOMEOJE GET HIM OUT OF THERE

'You're not a traitor like Skizz, are you Scar? You don't want to join him, do you?'

'Joe, just fucking SHOOT HIM!'

'You kill me and Skizz is gone forever. He will die over and over out there, until he suffocates, bleeds to death, or his chest implodes. He will be alone, and in agony. You don't want that to happen, do you Cleo?'

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Joe shoots.

In the chaos of blinding light and bright green, I hear Grian yell. A thud. The sparks clear. Joe's stood over Grian's unconscious body, the end of the crossbow bloody.

'Come on, let's get these two tied up.'

'What about Skizz?'

'Xisuma will bring him back... And if not, we force Grian to. When he wakes.' Joe crouches next to Grian, hauling him across the room and onto the nearest chair. Cub still lies unconscious. I stay behind Cleo, silently crying.

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There's footsteps outside, and the door crashes open. I flinch at the sudden noise.

'What the heck happened here, dudes?!' Ren questions as he enters. Xisuma's not far behind, assessing the situation. 'Is everyone ok?'

'I'd go as far as saying no one's ok,' Cleo says back. 'Pick a job and help us.'

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'Good. They're both unconscious... What's our biggest concern right now?' Xisuma asks.

'Making sure Cub and Grian don't wake up and try anything,' Joe replies, tying Grian tightly onto the chair, and then tying the chair leg to Cub's desk. 'I'm going to get Cub to the saferoom downstairs. I don't feel safe keeping him with Grian.'

'Getting Scar out of here.'

'Skizz,' I mumble. My skin prickles at the thought of him outside the world border, dying repeatedly. Not even knowing when or if he'll be brought back.

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'Ok then... Ren, Joe, you handle Cub. Cleo, you help Scar get somewhere else. I'll see what I can do about Skizz.'