MATT'S POV:
I almost couldn't believe my eyes as I saw Pierce, the man who killed Drew and Zoey, and basically caused the deaths of so many people, there in the flesh, rallying the Constantine attackers and the bandits together to simply take us out.
I felt Heath grab my hood and pull it down, just as a bullet nearly took my head off. "Shit, thanks man." I said, and Heath nodded in response. "You know who's here right?" I asked. "Yeah, that little prick." Heath then stood up.
"I'm getting my fucking knife back." Heath then proceeded to dash across the field, much to my horror. "Sal, lay down some fire!" I yelled. "I'm going after him, and when I'm across, get Eve and the others out of here, we'll catch up!"
Sal, like the loyal person he was, proceeded to fire at the bandits, hitting a middle-aged woman in the chest. I then ran after Heath, who had just run into the building Pierce entered. I made it just in time, but then noticed Eve was following me. "No!" I yelled out as a black man aimed at Eve. To my luck, a bullet ripped through his head, and I turned to the bushes to see Sal, Lex, and Kaitlyn moving away from the gunfight.
As soon as Eve and I were in the building, I looked straight at her with shock. "What the hell was that?!" I nearly yelled. "You could've been killed!" Eve, hesitantly, lowered her head. "Look, Eve, I don't want to risk you like that ever again, you're the only family I know I have left."
I kissed her forehead and turned to see Heath crouching behind a counter. Heath's eyes showed nothing but seriousness as he proceeded to glance over at a door behind the counter, likely where Pierce was. "I saw where that fucker went, you get him out, I'll blast his brains out." I paused for a bit, unsure of Heath's plan.
"Heath, listen, can we go through with killing him?" I asked, and Heath looked at me in surprise. "What the hell do you mean, you've killed before!" Heath asked, almost shocked. "Yeah, but never in front of Eve." Heath groaned. "Fine, we do it your way."
Before we had time to react, I heard Eve scream, and I saw Pierce behind her, a shotgun pointed to her back. "Son of a bitch!" Heath said as he aimed at Pierce. "Heath, please, don't shoot."
Heath again looked bewildered. "I have a damn good shot!" Heath argued. "She'll be fine if she gets hit!" I glared at him. "My kid won't be." Heath, realizing the truth in my words, set the rifle down and grumbled.
"So, I found your weakness." Pierce said in a sinister voice. "You know, I really don't want to kill Eve, but if you take a step closer, I will." To prove this point, he took the safety off. "Pierce, listen to me-"
"No, you listen to me for once!" Pierce yelled. "I was tired of being left in the dust while a cripple like you steals the girl of my dreams, gets all the opportunities, and basically becomes a second leader!" My anger flared. "So instead of talking about it, you kill three people and cause the base to fall, causing numerous lives to be lost?!"
"I did what I had to to feel better about my choice!" Pierce yelled back. "Did it help you in the long run?!" Pierce hesitated. "Did it?" I asked again, and Pierce sighed. "No, but that's not the point." Pierce quickly regained himself, and I realized I found his weakness.
"Pierce, all you wanted were some opportunities, right?" Pierce slowly nodded. "Yeah, I wanted to have opportunities, I don't see why you get them or why you deserve them." I sighed. "If I'm going to be honest, I don't know why I got those opportunities, or how I got them so quickly." I glanced at my crowbar arm. "If it's due to my arm, then that'd be fine." I said. "Just know that I'd be willing to revoke all those opportunities if I had a chance to get my arm back in an instant."
"What else would make you give it up?!" Pierce yelled, pressing the shotgun into Eve's back. Heath began to reach towards the rifle, but a quick look at him prevented him from doing anything else. "If I had the opportunity to see my best friend again, I'd give up my opportunities." I mentally cringed at the mention of Leon. "I'd give up the opportunities I got to save those I cared about, I'd give up the opportunities I got if that meant the child Eve has gets into the world safely."
I began to hesitantly step closer. "I'd give up everything just to make sure that no one else died at all." Pierce, looking conflicted, seemed to begin regretting his actions. "What would you do, huh?" Pierce asked, trying to get his confidence back. "Pierce, I'm willing to give you a second chance."
Everyone, including Pierce, looked shocked. "You'd...give me a second chance?"
HEATH'S POV:
I couldn't believe this, not at all. Why the hell would he give Pierce of all people another chance, hell, I'd give Tyler a second chance over Pierce, at least he didn't murder someone! "Matt, you're mad." I spoke up. Matt glared at me again.
"I'm not mad, I'm being me." Matt said. "I see the best in people, no matter who it is." I glanced at him, heeding his words. "It's the way I look at you, the way I look at the bandits, the way I look at people I don't like because I'm an altruist, and in order to do that, you need to think about others, even if you don't like them.:
Matt's words rang in my head briefly, but my attention focused back onto Matt and Pierce. "Pierce, let Eve go, and give me the gun." Pierce, looking extremely worried, hesitated. "You aren't going to kill me, right?" Pierce asked. Matt proceeded to set his one gun down on a nearby counter. "I can't either way." Pierce nodded. "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry." Pierce said, tears beginning to well. Pierce then let go of Eve and started to hand the gun to Matt.
Suddenly, a blonde haired beastie with cuts on his face came from behind and grabbed Pierce from behind, taking us all by surprise. "Shit, Pierce!" Matt yelled as he grabbed onto the shotgun. I quickly raised my rifle and fired, striking the beastie in the head.
To my surprise, Pierce looked at me in horror and raised his hands. "I didn't mean it!" Pierce yelled. "I-"
A bullet proceeded to tear through Pierce's head, taking him down for good. I looked over and saw Eve holding Matt's gun, tears in her eyes. At first, I was confused, but when I looked at the floor, I realized what had happened.
Pierce, in his panic, had shot Matt in the gut.
Oh shit, that ending. Matt has been shot and now, Pierce is dead. By the way, the beastie that attacked, think about the description of it. Blonde hair, cuts on face...who does that remind you of?
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ALABAMA: Matt, Leon
THE WOODS: Tyler, Franklin, Marvin
DREW'S GROUP: Drew, Samuel, Fiona
THOMPSON'S GROUP: Roy, Derek, Josh, Yvonne, Abby, Erik, Thompson
ELI'S GROUP: Jenny, Eli, Chris
NICOLE'S GROUP: Nicole, Ray, Charlie
PENELOPE'S GROUP: Terrance, Harley, Garrison, Maria, Bernard, Pete, Penelope, Zoey, Brady, Michael, Lola, Ross, Thomas, Wendell, Todd, Ernie, Paul.
THE WOODS: Henry
HEATH'S GROUP: Heath, Beth, Jack, Vanessa, Bill, Peter, Samson
THE BANDITS: Kimmy, Dan, Kal, Tara, Reese, Ross, Amelia, Jorge, Oliver, Walt.
JOHN'S GROUP: Noah, John, Xander, Alice, James.
CONSTANTINE: Eve, Sal, Kaitlyn, Jenny, Zack, Riley, Issac, Pierce, Curtis, Bryan, Jeff, Gavin, Frank, Brianna, Brittany, Janet, Jack, Tyson, Zeke, Alicia, Philip, Gwen, Dennis, Tony, Trent.
INVADERS: Fredrick, Sally, Harold, Miranda, Kathy, Robert, Steven, Joe, Verne, Andre, Brie, Jacob, Luther.
HOWE'S: Lex,Quinn, Gage, Paige, Garrett, Kirby, Haley, Ben.
CODY'S GROUP: Cody, Tyrone, Mitchell, Eugene.