Damian and I rushed towards Trent's house to tell him what we were planning. Maybe Trent would be relieved when he heard that we were getting rid of the symbiotes. I knocked on his door, and the door creepily opened. "Uh... Trent?" Damian and I looked around the empty house. "Looks like he got robbed. The whole place is a tornado aftermath." Damian and I walked towards Trent's room and knocked on the door. "Hey, Trent! It's me and Damian! Are you in there?"
"Just a moment." Trent opened the door and let us in, but I was shocked to see what was inside. "Uh... mind the mess. The symbiote... kinda got a little out of hand."
"I'll say. Did he tear up the living room and kitchen too?" Damian looked all around the room. We both looked at Trent and Damian groaned in pain for him. "Dude, what happened to your face?! You try to battle a battle axe?!" Trent's face was cut up, bloody, bruised, and I think his pupil was even bleeding. Trent chuckled nervously.
"Yeah, apparently the symbiotes don't like it when you talk about getting rid of them. It kind of... tried to kill me."
"Well dude, we need to get you to a hospital. Like now." I took Trent towards the front door, but Damian stopped us. "Wait, wait, wait. What are we gonna tell them?" With a fake smile, Damian acted like he was at the hospital. "Oh, hi. My friend here got into a fight with a mysterious glop we found in the middle of nowhere." He looked at us like we were stupid. "We can't take him to a hospital. they'll find out about the symbiotes, they'll call the government or something, and who knows what they'll do to them or us. Remember, we've had extended contact with the things, so the government will take us with them!"
I looked at Damian. "First off, never drink fountain water again. Secondly, relax will ya? We're not gonna have to mention the symbiotes. We'll just say that Trent... um... hurt his face in a skateboarding accident." Trent chuckled.
"How are they gonna believe that?" I scratched my head, and looked at the skateboard under Trent's bed. I grabbed it and smashed it against the floor.
"There. Take a piece with you, and they'll definitely believe the skateboarding thing." Damian shook his head. "Sorry Damian, but Trent is hurt. Our friend's health comes before any kind of science, alien... thing." Damian scoffed.
"They're not just things. They're living entities." Damian shook his head. "And we can't take Trent. They have all sorts of equipment, and they'll probably find some trace of the symbiotes in his DNA, or something." Damian blocked the door. "I'm sorry, but no. We're not taking him."
I let go of Trent and pull Damian to the side. "Do you hear yourself right now? You really think that a thing-- not a person, or pet, a thing --is more important than one of your best friends since fourth grade?" Damian chuckled but I shook my head. "I'm serious. Trent is hurt badly because of these symbiotes, or entities, or whatever they are! I don't know about you anymore, but Trent is my friend. He comes before these things. I'm sorry, but I'm taking him."
"No, I'll be fine." Trent leaned against the wall. "Look, maybe Damian's right about this. I mean we have had a lot of contact with these... symbiotes. The doctors might find something and the government'll probably run test on us. I'm not risking that."
"Are you sure, dude? You look pretty beaten up." I sat Trent down, and he waved me off.
"I'll be fine, relax. I've suffered worse." He chuckled and sat up. "Okay, I guess we'll keep the symbiotes. For now, at least." Trent looked out the window and saw the sun go down. "Damn. Is it weird that I still find it different to watch the sun go down without them?"
Trent lost his parents when he was 14, so the pain was still immense with him. It's only been four years, but he acts like it's nothing. I shook my head. "Still hurt to think about them?" Trent nodded and Damian and I bowed our heads. Damian perked up. "I have an idea." Trent and I looked at him. "Look, I know you guys are still a bit anal about the symbiotes, but what if we took them to do what we did last night? You know, become temporary vigilantes and stop local crimes."
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The Symbiote Brothers
AçãoThree friends find themselves in a world of trouble. After hanging out in a hidden hangout spot, they find something that could either help them, or kill them. As they decide to unleash this creature, their lives change for the weirder, for better o...
