Summary: Sequel to Sweet Sacrifice. When Rose comes back to the Glen, the visit turns into a much bigger struggle than planned. Gusto will have to face his fears, before it's too late. Rated T for violence, dark topics and some sexual references.

This is just a small prologue – more chapters will follow! :)


Prologue: Hurt

He looked at the enemy, who was staring back at him with the well-known evil smile. He had seen the look in his eyes many times. And that particular look belonged to the monster that had previously locked him up in a cellar. Not just once. And now he wanted to carry out the same horrific actions on Gusto's friends. The people he loved the most.

"Get out of my way, Igthorn," Gusto demanded, his voice trembling so darkly, that the sound of it made a cold feeling shiver down Gruffi's spine.

"Oh, you've come back to save your friends!" Igthorn laughed, clearly mocking him. He took a few steps closer the light blue gummi bear. "Have you come back to be hurt again, Augustus?"

"No. And no one deserves to be treated the way you treated me," Gusto replied. He glanced back to the cellar. The shiny look from Rose's eyes told him, that they were all as scared at he was. He returned his focus on Igthorn. "Especially not these gummi bears."

"Well, then tell me. Would you like me to tell them what I did to you? Or should I just show them?"

Without further thinking and with such a state of fury, that not even Gruffi had seen Gusto in, he leaned his head back and spit Igthorn in the face. A gasp in unison went through the crowd of gummi bears, as the man stumbled backwards, covering his face where Gusto had aimed. A frown started to appear in Igthorns forehead, as he looked even angrier, than Gusto had ever seen him. He could feel his body slightly shake, as Igthorn lifted his hand and slapped Gusto hard in the face. The hit sent him through the room and into a cold stone wall nearby.

"No!" Sunni cried, holding her small yellow hands onto the bars in the cell.

Everything was a haze before his eyes for a few seconds. He shook his head, making his vision clear, as he realized that Igthorn was on his way over to the wall to beat him up…