Brainwashed Hatred

Chapter 7

CC, Tweek, Karen, and Mysterion backed up into a small cluster together, looking around at the Mexicans that had encircled around them. "Are they..?" Karen began, her breathing becoming heavy and fast. Tweek began to shake violently, screaming as he held the sides of his head with his hands. "NO NO NO NO!!! I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE ANYMORE!!!" He screeched, backing up into CC.

"GO MY MINIONS!" Chaos yelled as he pointed at them. The minions moved forward as one, grabbing at the heroes. CC hissed, trying to fight them off of her. One grabbed her hair, yanking her head back hard. She howled at the pain, her normal voice coming through in shock. She then growled, grabbing the minion's arm and flipping him. She hurried to Tweek, scratching at the minions who had grabbed hold of him.

Mysterion pushed Karen behind him, kicking and punching at the Mexicans in an attempt to protect her. She screamed in fear and hugged him from behind, burying her face in his back. Without warning, a minion grabbed her by her hair, pulling her away from her brother. "AGHHHHHH!!" She screamed, clutching at her scalp, trying to free herself from the man's grip. Mysterion turned quickly to try and help, but was quickly subdued as well.

More and more minions were seeming to spawn from the lair. Four minions ran at CC and Tweek, wrenching the two apart. CC howled, trying to fight off the men but to no avail. Tweek screamed as well as he attempted to wriggle free. Chaos took a few steps forward, shaking his head. "Calm down, there is no need to get antsy." His eyes moved from one hero to the next, coming to a halt at Mysterion, who held his stare. The two held eye contact for a few long moments before Tweek broke the strange silence: "What are you going to do to us, huh?!"

Chaos turned to Tweek, his smile still there but not as full. "Work with me, dear friends. Like I said, I am not going to kill you." He sighed, still attempting to look intimidating. The four had stopped struggling, looking at each other and at Chaos, unsure of what to do. The minions for the most part just stood around, with the rest holding CC hostage. 

CC winced as the minions gripped onto her arms and legs. She was practically pinned in place. "Look, we will leave, alright? Or just take me! Please, just let them leave and you can have ME!!" She was nearly screaming her words.

Mysterion kept his eyes on Chaos, completely emotionless. Karen looked at Tweek, waiting for him to make a move. 

"No."

Everyone else turned to Tweek. He had his head down and was shaking, but his voice was steady. "I'm staying. I can't speak for the others, but I'm staying."

"You don't have a choice..." Chaos muttered, looking back at CC.

She winced again. "Please no, Tweek. Please let him leave, and Karen and Mysterion, too! Please Chaos!" She was practically begging, pleading, her emotions showing through painfully.

Karen took a step forward. "Please let ALL of us go. We will give you what you want and then be out of your way!" She was on the edge of breaking down in tears, but tried her best to stay strong. She didn't want to look weak.

Chaos shook his head again, his eyes still on CC. "Oh, don't you worry. I'm getting exactly what I want right now." He turned and started walking back into the lair. At that moment, a few of the minions moved forward, grabbing hold of Tweek and dragging him into the lair. The minions holding CC moved as well, forcing her along too. Karen and Mysterion tried to run forward to help but the minions stood in their way, blocking the entrance like an impenetrable wall.

 Noah opened a door in the lair, a smile on his face and his hands glowing blue with ice. Chaos led CC and Tweek into the room, which looked like it was pulled right out of a scene from Frankenstein. At the center of the room were two metal chairs back-to-back, with shackles sticking out of the arms and legs. The walls were lined with massive electronics that looked like they could be supercomputers. There were wires all over the floor, many connected to the towering devices, some placed on a metal surgical tray near the center seats. The minions placed Tweek and CC in the chairs, shackling them in place. "I hope you don't mind us borrowing you for a bit," Noah stated before walking out of the room, closing the door behind him.

"What the hell?! You cunt-!" Tweek started to yell before the door closed. He turned to Chaos, who was standing nearby. "What do you plan on doing to us, huh?!"

CC craned her neck to look at Chaos, trying her best to stay calm. "Don't worry, Tweek, everything will be okay..." she whispered, making certain to keep her voice low so that Chaos couldn't hear.

He walked calmly over to the door and locked it. He kept his hand on the handle for a few seconds, sighed, and then turned back to face them. It was just the three of them now. He moved to the metal tray, picking up a handful of the wires and studying them in a nonchalant fashion. "Y'know, I really want to be buddies with you guys. To just sit and talk this over... to talk and be happy... real fucking happy," he paused, slowly looking up at the two.

"REAL FUCKING HAPPY!!!" He screamed, slamming the wires down on the tray.

More silence.

"But I'm afraid we can't do that. We have to do this the hard way. After all, someone just had to go start a fight at the drop of a hat, didn't she." He looked at CC, his eyes impossible to read. "But, whatever, right? Down to four fighters, it doesn't matter... you might as well let up now. You've LOST. You've lost before you've really started. But you knew that, didn't you? But it's fine, cause with all this crime going on right now, the police aren't going to give a damn. They never do. But I wonder how they'll react when they see their HEROES wrecking havoc in the streets... oh, the fear on their faces will be oh, so...

WONDERFUL, won't it?"