"We can't sit in here forever." Khan finally said, after 4 brief hours of silence and mostly panic.
"I know, but I don't know where else to go." Mei whispered.
Khan laid her head down.
Mei really wanted to know why Khan shot their father in the first place. She knows her mom was getting hurt but it happens all the time. 'Dad was an abuser.' She thought. But I have never seen them act like this before. Even Khan; did she just…snap? She was disturbed by her sister who was curling up in a ball just to cry.
"Crying won't fix everything." Mei said slowly. She unraveled her sister and hugged her.
"I don't know why I did it." Khan sobbed.
"Everyone makes mistakes. Even me." Mei said.
"Search! Search everywhere!" Wu ordered. Next thing you know every single adult/parent was on the lookout for the twins, leaving their kids at home.
"I think they headed into the woods." A parent suggested.
Wu winced at him. "Then get me some dynamite."
"You're going to blow them up?" He asked terrified.
"No! You ninny! But I can threaten to." Wu smiled.
They headed into the dimmed forest, searching high and low for the girls but there was no luck. Then again, who would have luck at 9am?
Khan suddenly heard a twig break, making both her and her sister jump in surprise. The noise was followed by a thunder of several footsteps.
Mei motioned for her sister to stay quiet, and crawled closer to the cave opening. She saw the adults from her village all being led by her own uncle. Khan looked at her in shock.
"Oh girls? Where are you?" Wu called.
Mei moved away from the opening to sit next to her sister.
An adult tilted his head and pointed at the cave, a suitable hiding spot perfect for guilty little girls.
They all circled around it so the girls couldn't see them, but they knew they were there.
"Mei? I know you're in there. Come out it's me uncle Wu." He called.
Mei gritted her teeth at the sound of his voice. She hated him.
"Khan? Sweetheart come out." Wu pleaded.
The girls didn't answer, but Wu couldn't be bought.
"They aren't here." An adult commented.
"Yes they are!" Wu roared. "Girls! Your parents are dead! Come out now or I will blow up this cave!"
Khan was about to cry but Mei held her paw in front of her mouth.
"What do we do know?" A parent asked.
"I will tell you what I'm going to do. I will light this whole pack of dynamite, toss it in that blasted cave, blow it up. And I will be home in time for Fruit Loops!" Wu screeched.
Mei suddenly stood up and walked toward the opening. "I'm coming out." She called.
Wu slightly smiled.
The twins came out holding each other's hand. The adults grabbed them and held them tightly.
"You girls are lucky to still be alive." Wu spat, thinking that their parents killed each other.
"What do you mean?" Mei asked.
"I mean your parents. A mere child couldn't survive that." Wu hissed.
"I killed him." Khan confessed.
All the adults turned to her in shock even Wu.
"You killed Master Chen? Leader of the Huns?" Wu asked.
Khan tensed a bit, but nodded anyway.
"You were always my favorite." Wu whispered. "But, for the sake of me and the council…but mostly me, we have to get rid of you both."
After hearing that, Mei tried to wiggle free, but couldn't.
"Can't we do it here?" An adult whined.
"Fine!" Wu grimaced.
They strapped the twins to an oak tree.
"What are you going to do to us?" Mei asked.
"Good question." Wu said. "Because of you and your sister. I am in victory, so your reward is your life."
Mei thanked the heavens for letting her live.
"However, we can't have both of you ruining my chances." Wu finished.
"Tell then the plan." Someone said eagerly.
"'Ahh yes, to prevent you both from saying anything to anyone; we have no choice but to lobotomize you." Wu cackled.
For a 6 year olds brain, Khan had no idea what that meant.
"Xiao will drive this needle through your frontal lobes; you both won't be able to respond to anything." Wu laughed.
They still looked confused.
"Ugh! He will stab you in your eye sockets!" Wu screamed.
They went from confused to terrified.
"Khan since you brought honor to us by killing your own father, you can go first." Wu said.
Khan started to scream and buck. But the ropes were too tight. Xiao came forward with a huge needle, even bigger then a rabies needle and a tiny mallet. He looked rather nervous; plus he wasn't as old looking as the others, he looked 18.
"Meet Xiao, your doctor for today, don't worry this would only hurt a lot." Wu laughed.
"Don't touch her! Or I swear I will kill you all!" Mei screamed.
"You? Kill us? You were always the funny one!" Someone commented.
Two adults came to Khan, one holding her head in place, and the other trying to keep her eyes open.
"You will regret this!" Mei yelled. But the adults seemed unphased.
Let me go! Khan begged with tears pouring from her eyes that were forced open.
Mei held her sisters hand preparing for the worst. Xiao inched closer. "I've never done this before." He said nervously.
"It's ok; if something goes wrong the girls will handle it." Wu said.
"I swear on your life, you better not touch her or I will destroy you!" Mei spat in a more nasty voice.
Khan began to frantically scream and beg for mercy.
"Can we please finish this? I have dry fruity deliciousness waiting for me at home!" Wu yelled.
Xiao positioned himself toward her right eye socket, his nervousness took over. From Mei's powerful threats to Wu's rushing he eventually raised the hammer and hit the end of the needle, driving it through her eye. Khan stopped crying, her hand dropped from Mei's grip. A bead of blood ran down her face.
The world stopped for a second, and all hell broke loose.
THIS PART MADE ME CRINGE I CAN'T LIE. BUT I LIKED IT.
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