"Oy Spies! He's still coming!" Ralph shouted.
It was no surprise that the Horseless Headless Horsemann would survive that, they already knew how freakishly long his health was but at least they did him some damage. The teams gasped when they saw something form on Ralph's shirt.
"Eh? Why are you blokes looking at me like that?" Ralph asked. Then he glanced at where they were looking at. A skull and crossbones emblem was on his shirt. Ralph was marked for death! "Oh bugger."
Without further ado, Ralph jumped off his position and began to run as fast as he could. The teams followed feeling fear grip their hearts with its cold bony fingers and squeezing them.
"He's after me! He's after me!" Ralph shouted as he ran.
"Crétin, " the RED Spy muttered as he ran to catch up with his comrade," 'E needs his breath to run, not scream like a fille."
BLU Spy smiled at that as he followed his RED counterpart. "Newbie?" he inquired.
"Yes, ze other sniper quit now, wanted to help with his family with the farm after his father had a heart attack. Wanted to mend the rift with his father before he croaks."
"I see."
Manical laughing was heard and then," Boo!"
The Spies froze with fear and the gigantic skeleton passed by them, not even sparing them a glance. He raced after Ralph who had been out of earshot when the Horseless Headless Horsemann had scared them stiff. So had Jacob and Ian, the rest were still with Ralph. That was a good thing.
Finally they relaxed and sighed.
"Can this thing eat or something?" Ian asked to no one in particular.
"What?" RED Spy asked.
"This Horseless Headless Horsemann, can he eat or something?"
"Of course not! Have you been smoking pot again, boy?"
Ian folded his arms defensively. "Just asking, geez."
Fine, so be it. He wouldn't tell them about the leg he had seen through one of the holes of the Horseless Headless Horsemann.
Little known fact, the best place to hide from a bomb was to squeeze inside the head of her prison. Her small stature had made Gem able to do just that. Apparently the round thing was sturdier than a bomb shelter. It was unfortunate her slipper slipped off her foot and was lost to the explosion. Just as she was getting down from the head, an eerie sensation overcame her.
Her vision was yellow and it was following had every two men look like each other but in different costumes. The particular target she was following was Daniel and in the purple gloved hands she had in place of hers ... was a bloody axe?
Gem tried to stop running, tried to drop the axe, tried everything she thought of as to not kill Daniel but nothing happened. It was like being the driver of a skidding car about to hit a bystander.
Ralph kept on running then he tripped . He rolled to his back, only to see the glowing face of the Headless Horseless Horsemann raise his axe slowly and triumphant to use the killing blow. Fear seized him when he realized he was going to die.
"Stop!" Gem thought so hard, she thought she had screamed.
The axe remained raised in the Headless Horseless Horsemann's hand but it was trembling. Suddenly her vision went black and Gem realised she was in a black room.
"Let go of it, girl," a disembodied voice said.
Gem looked around and saw a wisp of white grow larger and larger until it turned into a man. "You," she said, her tone full of disbelief," You're Silas Mann."
"Indeed I am," the spirit said with a shrug," You're a smart wrench."
"Why are you doing this? Why are you killing these people?" Gem demanded.
"Simple really, I have things to protect in this territory, my territory. My brother entrusted me these things and I protect them from his useless dim-witted sons, not even death would tear me away from my duty. In fact, had you not been somehow placed in my body, I would have killed you by now, then again, I don't kill women."
"Ah ... yes. Your nephews." Gem still kept a defensive stance.
Silas Mann waved and suddenly a table appeared with two chairs. "How rude of me, have a seat."
Gem and Silas sat in front of each other, the only thing separating them was the table.
"What is your name, girl?"
"My name is ... you can call me Gem."
"Let's see who wins, eh? Apparently, you can fight with me for control."
"What do –?"
There was an explosion at the back of her head. Suddenly, Gem fell from the top of the container. She looked at Daniel and she noted Daniel was wearing red. Not blue when she last saw him. He saw her, she saw him and their eyes met. Not brown eyes, Gem noted, but blue. Gem's eyes caught a sliver of silver that fell and then she felt a warm sickly sweet smelling liquid splashed at her. She looked at what was left of Daniel and screamed his name.
Daniel cursed after shooting the Headless Horseless Horsemann. He didn't feel any remorse for inadvertently killing his RED counterpart but shuddered when he imagined himself being the one killed instead. He chose whether to give the Sniper a chance to escape or damage the ghost. He chose the latter.
He heard a girl scream," DANIEL!"
He scoped around immediately, thinking of Gem. But he saw nothing. Daniel rubbed his temples, wondering if his mind was playing tricks on him.
"Did you hear that?" RED Spy asked BLU Spy.
There was no answer. RED Spy turned immediately, thinking his BLU counterpart was killed already. He wasn't but the expression on his face wasn't comforting.
"Gem," BLU Spy whispered hoarsely. He heard her scream and by God, he will kill her if she's still alive.
"Mon ami, you must see you medic, there are no gems here."
I'm making up for the lost time because of exams, if anyone is asking.