Worth it All

Chapter 10

<Scarlet>
"Hey, don't worry. I'm right here and I always will be."
"Promise?"
"I promise babe girl, I'm your big teddy bear, and I'll always protect you. I love you."
"I love you too..."
Scarlet snapped awake from her dream, her heart racing. She looked around the room, and everything was still where it was when she fell asleep. I can't believe I had that dream again...
She sighed as she remembered back to the time with William. It was months ago but it felt like days.
"Get your mind straight... not right now." She was whispering that to herself as she got up. The clock said it was one in the morning, but she was thirsty, so she left the room and went into the kitchen, popping open the fridge.
He knows his booze, I'll give him that...
She grabbed the bottle of Gin and poured herself a few shots to get her head out of the clouds. She went to put the bottle back when she head the floor creak in the living room. She pulled a knife as she slowly went towards the source, but as she popped around the corner, she saw it was only one of Karma's dumb shits.
"What the hell are you doing awake? Or here?"
"Looking for you..."
She didn't like the sound of that... and not a moment later someone behind her threw his arms around her neck in a sleeper hold.
It was Karma.
She fought as hard as she could against it, but as she was starting to get free, the other guy punched her square in the jaw. She still kept fighting, but slowly started to pass out.
"Shhh," Karma whispered, "go to sleep, and you'll feel worse when you wake up."
His maniacal laugh was all she heard as she passed out.

<William>
"What the fuck kinda plan is that?"
"The kind that gets us all killed."
"Dammit William, think about this!"
He sighed with irritation, personally wanting to be the one to kill all his idiotic friends.
"This plan gets us in, gets her out, and kills him, what's wrong with that?"
"Blowing open a side of the building and then killing everyone who isn't Scarlet is not really much of a plan." Merlin growled, just as irritated with him.
"And please, what is your master plan?" William replied with a sarcastic nerd voice, pissing Merlin off more.
"My plan," Merlin breathes, "Is we go in smart. Two teams of two, clear the building quietly, top to bottom."
As they continued to argue, Cody's phone went off, and his face went pale as he checked the sender.
"Guys..." he said in a shaky voice, which got all of them to stop.
"Its from Scarlet."
Williams heart stopped for a second, all of them running over to see.

Cody placed the phone on the table and started playing the video that was sent.
"Hello gents, I hope your watching this." William froze as he heard Karma's voice.
No... he didn't...
" Before you morons get the wrong idea, she's safe. She's actually here right now, say hi!" The camera turned to show Scarlet chained by the hands to a wall. Her nose was broken and she had a black eye.
"This is just the start. Every hour you fucks aren't here, we are going to beat her, maybe break a few bones. Who knows? My house. Now." The video cut out after those words.
The entire room was silent for a few moments after that, no one moving or speaking.
"Cody," William finally said, breaking the silence, "can you track the message from your phone? We can use it to find out where she is in the house."
"Yeah, I can do that..." His voice was bland and afraid as he took his phone to his laptop and started his magic.
"Fuck plans, Fuck ideas, and fuck Karma!" William screamed the last words with pure rage, and agony. He should have stopped them from taking her, from hurting her...
They'll pay... oh yes they will...
"When Cody is done we are going to fucking war. They all die for hurting her."
Merlin didn't even try to argue, knowing he was right. They geared up, putting all the weapons and gear in the back of the cars. A few moments later Cody came out with his laptop in hand.
"I got her, she's in the basement."
William pulled him into a hug before they all loaded up, Cody hopping in with him. Before they left, William put the picture of him and Scarlet in his pocket. They started the cars and gunned it for the west side of the city. For Karma.
I'm coming babe girl...

And this time, he was going to keep her safe.