Party Poison

A scream filled the cells. I covered my ears for a second and then recovered in order to shine the flashlight in the direction of the noise.

My hands were shaking. I swallowed and stepped closer to the noise. Someone was screaming for help. Loudly. Painfully. A woman.

“Here!” Kobra called out.

I stepped closer to a gap in the wall. A small gap covered with a metal door. Stairs going down.

“Anyone down there?” I called out.

“H-Here.” Someone croaked.

We began to make our way down the stairs. It could be a trap right? This whole place could be booby trapped.

We reached the bottom without any incidents.

“Where are you.” I called.

I shone my flashlight around. The place was so hot, it was slightly oppressing. I wiped my face and looked around again. Then, I saw it. I saw HER. More like. THEM.

Two women. I recognized the first one as a BL/ind official. Her neat trimmed hair was battered. Chinese. Her eyes widened when she saw us. She said something, but I couldn't understand. Not that I looked at her for too long.

My eyes were on the woman next to her.

A sad woman with brown hair that hung limp on her shoulders. I recognized her immediately. I had seen her in a photograph. Pink’s mother.

“Keys.” I muttered.

“What?” Kobra asked.

My eyes were locked with the sad woman’s. I saw her eyes roll to the back of her head.

“KEYS!” I screamed.

I was immediately handed a key ring and began trying out keys on the door. Jet came closer to me and looked at both women. I heard a sharp gasp.

“Is that-”

“Yes.” I gasped, my hands trembling at the heat.

Jet took the keys from my hands and began trying faster. The chinese woman looked at him with annoyance.

“Where is Korse.” She asked, in a strongly accented english.

“Dead.” Kobra growled.

Finally, the door opened. I rushed in immediately and grabbed Pink’s mother. She was weak and very thin. I handed her over to Kobra and he nodded silently. Then, I picked up the chinese woman, who fainted as soon as I lifted her.

I handed the woman to Jet. Then, I picked up the flashlight and pointed it towards the stairs. We began walking. Faster and faster and faster.

The air was so hot…. I wiped my hair off my eyes.

It seemed to take forever, but we were finally outside. I took deep gulps of fresh air and heard the guys do the same.

Then, we quickly took them to Dr. D’s.

The chinese woman resisted treatment. I could see Kobra getting more exasperated by the second as she fought the oxygen mask. Finally, he threw the mask on the floor turned away, his fingers to his temples.

“Can’t we just let her die?” He whined.

“No.”

In a few seconds, Jet came back from getting Pony. His eyes were red but as soon as he saw what has happening, he snapped into action. He inserted I.V’s, took temperatures and looked for fevers. He had to heavily sedate the chinese woman. Finally, everything was under control.

“Good job.” Dr. D said softly, while placing a hand on Pony’s shoulder.

I looked back to see Mad Gear’s hands on Pony’s small waist. He was murmuring something into his ear and Pony was blushing.

I turned to Pink’s mother. Everyone was looking at her now. She was awake and breathing shallowly.

“Are- are you here to kill me and my baby?!”

What? My attention was directed to her hands, which she was holding close to her chest; as if she had a child there.

“My name is Party Poison, ma'am.” I said, as softly as I could manage. “Your child? She’s fine. She’s healthy and safe.”

The woman blinked over and over again.

“Y-You! You were the one that failed the report! KORSE PUNISHED ME BECAUSE YOU GOT AWAY!”

I took a few deep breaths. I could feel my hands beginning to shake.

“Go get Pink.” I muttered.

Cherri gave a sharp nod and left the room. A few seconds later, Pink came in. As soon as she saw the woman on the bed, her eyes watered. She ran to the woman and pulled her into a hug.

“Who- WHO ARE YOU?!” The woman screeched.

“I-I’m your daughter…” Pink whispered “D-Don’t you recognize me?”

“THE DEVIL, THAT’S WHO YOU ARE! YOU’RE NOT MY SWEET LITTLE GIRL!” The woman screeched, grabbing Pink’s hair.

Her scream snapped me out of my funk. I pulled my wife back into my arms. She was shivering and crying hysterically. I held her while she sobbed uncontrollably and gripped at my shirt. In the woman’s fingers, I could see a few strands of Pink’s hair.

“WHY DON’T YOU KNOW YOUR DAUGHTER!” I screamed “IT’S BEEN MANY YEARS. OF COURSE SHE’S GROWN!”

“My little girl… my little girl…” The woman sobbed over and over. “He’s hurting her… he’s hurting her….”

A few seconds of silence.

“Pink,” I mumbled into her hair. “Let’s go to bed, sugar. You need rest.”

She whimpered softly and gripped my shirt tighter. I understood the sign and picked her up gently. She seemed weaker than before; and her trembling body felt like glass beneath my fingers. One wrong move and I could break her.

“Pony. Keep her in check. She might just be in shock.”

Pony nodded. Konra and Jet looked nervously over at the chinese woman.

“Let’s make sure she talks when she wakes up.” I said softly.

I turned around and began walking through the hallways. Pink had curled into my chest and was breathing softly.


“In sickness or in health… . I promise to love you for the rest of my life. I promise to keep you safe and make you happy.”


I rub the ring on my finger slightly.

When we reached the room, I placed her on the bed and closed the curtains. Just as I was about to leave, she stirred.

“Party?” she mumbled. “Please don’t leave me all alone.”

I closed the door and took off my shirt.

“I won’t.”

I got into bed with her and pulled her close to me.

“You’re always warm….” she mumbled.

Her fingers were cold. That only made me hug her tighter.

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Missile Kid

In hindsight, staying next to the mentally unstable person wasn't the best idea.

I fell asleep, okay? Another bad idea. I woke up to Pink’s mother stroking my hair and mumbling things I couldn’t understand.

Then, I began to scream.

The lady went into panic more and squeezed me tighter.

¨DR. D SHE’S CHOKING ME!!¨

¨He- He’s crazy! M-My baby!¨

¨I’M NOT YOUR BABY!¨

I grabbed the woman’s hair and she shrieked. I could hear Dr. D calling out from his room. Apparently, he was in bed and Pony wasn’t here to help him up.

Notes

I've had this in archives for a while. Things are tough, okay> But I'm slowly regaining the light behind my eyes. Always remember to keep running and never let them take you alive, tumbleweeds.

Plus, I GO THE KILLJOY COMIC. KORSE IS ACTUALLY.... UGH....should i spoil it?.... the thing is.. my theory about his was right. i'm not gonna spoil it for all of you who haven't read it... message me if u wanna know. but the point it: OMG I WAS RIGHT. I WAS SO RIGHT WHEN I HINTED IT.