Trigger Warning: gore

should i change the rating to M cause of this? ._.

"Eridan's here? Right now?" John asked unbelievingly.

Karkat began to speed walk towards the lobby with the other two following him, "What the hell is he doing here, better yet, how the fuck did he find us."

"I don't know, no one has spoken to him yet. I just saw him and thought it would be best if I had someone with me before I talked to him," Zylpha explained, "But it kind of makes sense. All we saw in Rose's orb was him with his lusus near water. After the image disappeared he could have rode his lusus all the way here."

"Fine let's go quickly before someone else sees him," Karkat didn't know why but he wanted to make sure he was the first to talk to Eridan before anyone else, "John go get the others and go home."

"Fuck you, I do what I want," John gave Karkat a glare before he flew ahead.

"Tch fucking idiot."

Unfortunately seeing Eridan first didn't work. Everything that happened right before them had the span of about five seconds. As soon as they took a step into the lobby, Eridan heard their footsteps and turned to look at them just as Dave stepped in, saw him, flashed stepped over and punched him in the face. Feferi was right behind him with Aradia and looked on in horror. As soon as Eridan hit the floor, Dave picked him up by the collar and was about to punch him again but John tackled him down.

"Dave don't!" John held Dave down but the Strider didn't even resist.

"Eridan!" Feferi screamed as she ran over to the wounded troll and helped him sit up.

"It's alright, I fuckin' deservved it," Eridan sat up and held his bruised cheek.

"Eridan . . ." Feferi began to tear up and she hugged him right away.

"What ith fith fathe junior doing here?" The Psiionic hissed. Soon everyone but The Grand Highblood filed into the lobby. The Handmaid levitated Sollux in last. He was still in that stupid comfy chair. There weren't any wheelchairs around so they had to work with what they had.

Feferi let go of the Aquarius as soon as Sollux entered. Leaving the two to look at each other. Eridan gave Sollux a horrified look after seeing him all bandaged up like that.

"Oh Cod, Sol I- I," Eridan choked as he began to sob, "Fuck Sol I'm so sorry. I'm so fuckin' sorry."

"Oh thut up."

Everyone looked surprised at Sollux.

"Dude I'll heal alright. Thith ithn't even ath bad ath the fight we had when we were both cruthing on FF. We were both out for like a week. I woke up after a day or two tho I'm fine compared to lath't time. Hey I would have attacked you too if I had the chanthe but I dethided to thave my dad firth't. That'th what we were doing, thaving our dad'th tho th'top with your th'tupid crying. That'th not the th'tuck up Eridan I know. You don't apologize and you're a pompouth printhe who thinkth he'th alwayth right, tho get up and wipe your fathe."

Eridan blinked at Sollux with surprise. He had expected the Gemini to hate his guts after what he had done and rage at him like before. A minute of staring later, Eridan got up and wiped his face.

"Cod Sol you're such an ass," Eridan chuckled a bit, "But you're right and I'm still sorry. I'd probably feel better if your matesprit beat me up some more though."

"Dave did what now?" Sollux being the last one that came in, of course did not see Dave about to maul Eridan.

"Eridan don't say that. I'm the one that should be sorry. I shouldn't have left you behind like that," Feferi hugged him again.

"Fef . . ."

"Eridan should be sorry. You shouldn't have saved that man after all he had done to you, even if he is your father," Mindfang spoke up.

"Mindfang . . . but . . . he's my only family aside from my lusus," Eridan looked down. Feferi let go of him once more and looked heartbroken knowing how shaken up he was. They were all messed up and they all knew it.

Mindfang clenched her hands before walking over to him, "I shouldn't have left you with him alone like that. I should have taken custody and let you live with us but that stubborn narcissistic sea dwelling asshole wouldn't let me. I thought you would be okay with him but obviously I was wrong. I've left you to grow up into this and leave you in the most terrible situations."

"Mindfang . . ."

"You can't even call me mom! This is how bad it is! HA!" Mindfang put her hand on her eyes and threw her head back, "The one who should be apologizing is me."

"Perhaps all of the adults are the ones who should be apologizing for leaving all our children behind on our own whims," Redglare stated.

"It's not like you left for no reason and in the past there weren't even such things as parents for trolls. It became a new thing a couple of generations ago so no big deal," Vriska pointed out.

"Still, we weren't there for you in your times of need. I just want to let you know that it will never happen again," Mindfang pulled him into a hug as if to say things will get better from now on.

"Mo- NO!" Eridan shoved Mindfang away and backed up, "No I don't deservve your lovve. Not noww and not evver!"

Everyone looked at him completely bewildered.

"Eridan what are you talking about? You can be safe here with us now. Things will get better," Feferi took a step towards him and he took a step back.

"No, no it wwon't I'm sorry I can't- things are just-"

"Eridan how the fuck did you get here and how the hell did you know we were here," Karkat asked with narrowed eyes. He had a sinking feeling in his stomach after seeing Eridan panic like that.

"Hah alwways the one that gets straight to the point Kar," Eridan gave a slightly hysterical chuckle before turning to Feferi and giving her a somber look. He put his hand to her hair gently, "Fef, this hairclip. Wwhere did you get it?"

"I-It's from my mom . . ."

Eridan gently took the beautifully designed hairclip out of her hair before throwing it to the ground and stomping on it. After pressing down hard and sliding his foot off it, one could see tiny sparks and cables within the clip, "It's a tracking devvice."

Feferi's gasped in horror as everyone's eyes widened. He was led here by that and he was probably not alone.

"I'm sorry Kar, I'm sorry to evveryone," Eridan quickly grabbed Feferi's hand and pulled her close as the front doors burst open and guards dashed inside. There wasn't any time to escape. They were all trapped.

"NO!" Feferi screamed as she fought against Eridan's hold.

Those assholes deliberately went for the ones that were wounded first. Karkat tried to fight back but there wasn't much he could do with a twisted ankle. With blades held at the necks of the wounded, the powerful ones could not attack back and they were soon restrained and held captive.

"Eridan no don't do this, please."

"I'm sorry Fef, but it's not me."

"Good job son, noww you havve your matesprit back," Dualscar entered and he was greeted with the glares from the group.

"Honestly, if you want a job done right you have to go and do it yourself," a cold yet sweet voice rang through the room and everyone went silent as Her Imperious Condescension stepped in, "I finally find the key to stopping this rebellion and then what happens? My prison gets broken, my daughter gets kidnapped and I am forced to take matters into my own hands."

"They didn't kidnap me! I left on my own!"

"Feferi please don't say anythin' more," Eridan whispered. She would have yelled at him but she could feel him shaking in fear.

"And then the girl that had the greatest potential to be my daughter's moirail goes and betrays me," The Condesce continued as if she hadn't heard Feferi.

"I can't betray you if I was never on your side in the first place now can I?" Zylpha said boldly. It gained her a kick to her ribs from a guard and she fell over with a pained gasp.

"Hey fuck off!" Vriska cried, a guard put one of their spear heads to her neck to stop her from making any movements.

The Condesce looked around impassively, "Hm looks like the whole idiot troupe is here, all but the most important one. Where is he?"

Karkat had never been so glad in his life that his parents were not with him right now. If they were, they would all be killed on the spot or tortured until an official culling ceremony.

"Lucky for us the big man ain't here. Sucks to be you," Dave didn't even flinch when the pointed weapons got closer to him.

"Humans? Now when did you get involved?"

"They have nothing to do with this! Let them go! We forced them to come. We-" Karkat was shut up when a guard hit the back of his knees causing him to kneel down.

"Silence mutant. I will have the say if they are involved or not and I believe they are very involved considering the fact that they were the ones who broke you out."

Jade, who was close to Rose, held the older girl's arm tighter. Karkat cursed at himself. They shouldn't have been involved at all.

"Darling little Dolorosa's child, where is the matriorb?" The Condesce asked in a sickly sweet voice.

"Hidden and if you try to find it, it might end up being destroyed thus ending our race," Kanaya defiantly stood as tall as she could showing no fear at the woman and her smile twitched.

"You lot, go look very carefully around this place. Don't destroy anything, I may have it fixed up later to my own tastes and have it for myself," The Condesce ordered and a few guards left, "Now then. I think I have to punish you all to make sure you don't try to break out again when I send you back."

Punished? Haven't we've been punished enough you fucking bitch.

The Condesce tapped a finger on her cheek as she hummed and looked around. Her eyes fell upon the The Psiionic and her grin grew. With one finger she beckoned the guards to bring him to her. As The Psiionic was led to her a few guards brought their weapons closer to The Handmaid, Sollux and Aradia.

"Kneel down and don't resist or else someone may get hurt," The Condesce ordered. The Psiionic looked back at everyone before clenching his fists and doing as the woman said.

"Very good. If only you were this obedient before. I wouldn't have had to use that horrible device on you," The Condesce put her hands on the sides of the Psiionic's face, making him look at her. Her thumbs smoothed against his temples and then rested at the side of his eyes, "I gave you a chance, I even told you my feelings yet you kept looking away. Looking away with these fucking eyes at another. These fucking eyes."

The Condesce's long nails began to dig in and the Psiionic's eyes widened in complete horror. Everyone looked on with mortified expressions. Sollux began to shake.

"Th'top," he whispered, "Pleathe oh my god th'top!"

"Mom NO! STOP IT!" Feferi screamed at the top of her lungs.

Eridan turned her around and held her close, "Don't look."

A sickening squelch and a painful cry rang through the air. Karkat wanted to throw up right then and there. Terezi covered her mouth and slid down into a sitting position once the smell of blood reached her senses. Tavros buried his face in Gamzee's arms and Jade did the same to Rose. Equius made Nepeta turn around in the same fashion Eridan did to Feferi. The Handmaid shook in place.

Once the screaming subsided The Psiionic held his hands over his face as the yellow blood began to flow from his sockets. Two small orbs sat in front of him, one red and one blue. The Condesce stepped to the side and Dualscar gave her a cloth to wipe her hands. He had the biggest look of satisfaction on his face and Karkat wanted to blast it away with his own fucking gun.

"Right then, let's go now. We have a mutant rebel to lure out," The Condesce turned and dropped the bloody cloth on the floor.

"My lady!" a guard ran back into the lobby and shouted in distress.

"Ugh what is it now. Did you find the matriorb yet?" The Condesce whined.

"N-no someone got in our way and he's tearing through all the other guards."

"Who else is here?" she asked with furrowed brows. Her question was soon answered when that guard was smacked into the wall beside her, his pale green blood splattering everywhere. Her eyes narrowed at the entrance where the large figure appeared.

"Honk Honk MOTHERFUCKERS I think you all up and forgot to invite me TO THE PARTY."