I walked back into the house solemnly, kicking the door shut. I blinked a few times, adjusting to the light. The boys were hooting and hollering, playing some more video games. I sighed louder than intended and Ray looked up at me.

"Where'd your friend go?" he asked bitterly.
"Back," I shrugged my shoulders.
"Back where?"
"Battery City."

They all looked at me, except for Gerard that is.

"What?" Frank asked, eyes bugging.
"Yeah, she's working double time." I shrugged again.
"Like, for our team and theirs?" Mikey spat.
"Basically.." Gerard voiced from the kitchen.
"And you knew?" Frank got up and walked over to him. "You fucking knew!"
"Look, she's the reason we have the supplies we have and the information we get, alright?"
"Jesus Christ.." Frank hissed.

Ray came over to my left and rested his chin on my shoulder. He kissed my neck softly and hummed a little bit.

"You okay?" he asked through his teeth.
"Sure.. She'll be back." I lied. I was definitely not oh-fucking-kay.
"You sure?"
I turned around and looked at him. "Trust me." I brushed his hair out of his eyes and kissed his nose. It was good to have him around.
"Wanna watch a movie?" Mikey asked us. We all agreed and he popped in Evil Dead.

Half way into the movie, I started getting a little tired. I laid my head in Mikey's lap and sighed, trying not to drift off into oblivion. Frank reached over from his place next to Mikey and rubbed my leg where the Drac had bit me. The bite was still black and blue, but was healing. He rubbed some more ointment on my infection and I closed my eyes. I sighed again and tried listening to Mikey's whispers in my ear. But I was too preoccupied to even bother.


The bright lights of the room made my eyes water. The cold cuffs on my wrists burned my skin and I writhed in pain. I looked up into the faces of Dracs, surrounded. I looked around me for an escape route but nothing. The door opened behind me and a sharp click! followed. I turned my head and caught Korse out of the corner of my eyes. He just smiled sourly and chuckled to himself.

"How nice of you to drop by," he licked his lips. "Taylor.."
"I wasn't aware you were having a party," I replied.
"Oh it's in your honor, dear. Everything.." he gestured towards the cameras, the Dracs and their guns, and the camera pointed in front of me. "is for you."
"Huh. Funny.."
"Let's see, now. Where did I put that?" He tapped his chin. "Ah, yes!" He walked over to the table on the opposing wall and opened a case. Out of it, he pulled a shiny little instrument.
"Fuck.." I whispered, my eyes widening as he traced it along the table.
"Yes.. Yes.." he whispered, his automatic eyes piercing mine. "Let's see what you have seen, my dear."

He raised the blade to my face, penetrating the delicate flesh of my cheek. I hissed in pain and he dug the blade into my eye. The warm liquid trickled down my cheeks. He continued this, for how many minutes, I'm not sure. He then pierced the blade into my side, laughing manically.

"Just wait until I find your friends, my dear child. They will have it worse.. Much.. Much worse."
"No!" I screamed at him. "No!"

But he had already left the room and had begun his assault on my brother and his friends.

"No! No! No!"


I was welcomed back into reality by 4 voices calling my name.