Wednesday

Chapter 4: A New Master?

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Pugsley sat in the small greenhouse at Rotwood cottage, tossing Morticia's Venus flytraps some meat, a sad expression on his face.

"There you are, mijo." Gomez said, walking up to him. "I realize your mother and I have been so focused on your brother we haven't been around for you."

Pugsley sighed. "It's not just that." He picked up a newspaper and handed it to Gomez, a picture of Slurp on the front page. "I'm worried about Slurp. I know he's done some bad things, but it's not his fault, he's hungry."

Gomez nodded understandably. "Losing your first pet can be hard. Your Uncle Fester had a chupacabra when he was about your age. No matter how much of his blood he gave it to drink, it wasn't meant to be a pet."

"I raised Slurp from the dead. He's my responsibility. And...I know if they find him, they'll put him down for good."

"What about this, what if I help you track down your zombie?" Gomez offered. "We'll make it a father-son adventure."

Pugsley grinned. "Yeah."

"Yeah."

...

Tyler was hiding in a sewer huddled on the ground. His breathing was heavy and sweat began forming on his face.

"This is what your life has come to?"

Tyler snapped his head up and saw his father standing next to him, looking down with pity.

"Cowering in a sewer all alone."

"You're not real." Tyler whispered.

"Thank god your mother can't see you right now. Think of all the hopes and dreams she had for you. Her only child. Her beloved son." Galpin shook his head. "She's be so disappointed."

"You don't get to talk about her!" Tyler shouted. "She deserved better than you."

"Yeah, on that we are in agreement."

"You always looked at me with fear." Tyler accused. "You knew this would happen."

"I tried to protect you."

"By crawling into a bottle and ignoring me?" Tyler sneered.

"You're in a real jam. You killed your master. That's a bold move, son."

"I didn't need her. I don't need anyone."

"Turn yourself in."

"Leave me alone!" He screamed.

"That's the only way you're gonna get out of this alive."

"Leave me alone! Leave me alone! Leave me alone!"

...

Unbeknownst to Tyler, the assassin Judi hired had heard his screaming and stepped down into the sewer. We waded through the waist high water, his rifle raised up.