Chapter Ten:
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(Stephanie's POV)
"Steph? You might wanna see this." I quickly walked over to where Aeron and Charlie were staring at something on the floor.
"What?" Charlie pointed at the ground. A pair of headphones lay in the dust, bloodstains all around. I bent down and picked them up.
"Who's do you think they were?" I murmured. Aeron took them and examined them.
"I don't know. We'll keep a hold of them, kay?" I nodded, crossing my arms to keep out the terrifying thoughts of who's headphones they were. Stephano came over and put an arm around my shoulders.
"Hey." I grinned wearily, and said,
"Hey."
"You ok?" I nodded.
"Just worried. About mom and dad."
"They'll be fine."
"How can you be sure?" He laughed.
"Because I know your father won't give into the Barrels that easily." A shout from Mark and Meekakitty, and we ran forward, pulling out weapons.
"What is it?" I shouted. Mark turned to me with a blank expression, and I saw the gory mess of destroyed Barrels. Meekakitty made a soft noise, and then began crying.
"Holy shit." Stephano muttered.
"What the fuck did this?" I wondered aloud.
"I have an idea…. But if it's what I think…" Mark said.
"Then we're all fucked."
A/N: Any guesses on who this new foe is? So, apologies again for another damn short chapter… I really will try to make them a little longer in the future, but for now, this is going to be the length. Stepharmy, I love you guys, and I'll see ya next week!
Peace to the Cookies!
-d.t.i.d