Happy Halloween everyone :')

Danny was still stood stationary, his mouth agape, trying to take in the overload of information. Zoe, gone? Alice gone? Him gone? What would have happened to his kids, to Dupe, to Alice, to Zoe... his brain began to go into meltdown as he asked himself all these questions. His emotions began to have a massive fight in his head, anger, sadness, guilt, anger, annoyance. It was only going to end in one of two ways... breakdown or fury.

Zoe was beyond fury and looked lethal but not half so lethal as Alice who was now shaking with intensity of her anger. She had the deadliest of expressions of her face, her whole body language one of destruction. She was like a rocket, the fuse was slowly getting shorter, slowly sizzling away, the explosion edging closer and closer.

And that's when Danny came to his senses, one look at his wife and he knew that she was about to lose it. He wanted to go kill Mary, go kill Zoe, go protect Alice, Zoe, everyone, but no. No one else was thinking straight either, and to say he was thinking straight would be a lie, but he was at least thinking of the kids. Charlotte did not need to see her mother, her aunt or anyone else like this, and even Liv and Evan needed his protection, despite the fact they too were shocked and anger was slowly spreading across their features like a ripple in the water.

"Caroline, I'd like to get the kids inside. They don't need to see this." Danny said quickly. On his way to usher the kids in, he stopped at Dupe. "Watch them for me... shoot em if they even try a thing on Zoe or Alice."

Dupe just nodded as Danny ushered Charlotte inside, he went back for Evan and Liv.

"Come on!" Danny shouted.

"No, we aren't kids." Evan replied angrily.

"For god's sake Evan, MOVE IT, GET IN!" Danny yelled, he was slowly losing his temper with their stubbornness. What part of the situation did they not comprehend?

Alice by this point was livid and had walked up to Louise, her hand had found its way onto her neck and she know had her up against a wall, her hand held her up unnaturally, choking her.

"What did you just say?" Alice spat, low and cruel. Louise gulped.

"I'm sorry..." Louise choked hoarsely, it was the best thing she could say, or think to say, but it infuriated Alice, the fuse was gone and the explosion was here.

"You're sorry?" Alice shouted angrily. "You wanted to get rid of me and my sister, split me and Danny apart and then kill MY husband?" Alice screamed in her face. "And you're sorry?"

Louise had fear gushing through her features, her eyes were closed, and she was shaking violently. Alice growled at her.

"I'll show you sorry." Alice snarled, she let her hand off her for a moment. "Just when I've finished with your good for nothing mother!" She threw Louise down, Zoe stood over her watching guard on her. Alice moved onto Mary who was currently trying to catch her breath.

"And as for you." Alice growled. "You are in even more trouble than her!"

Mary spat in Alice's face. Wrong thing to do. Alice grabbed her by the throat before pounding her head off the fountain, now Alice had lost it.

"Now there's one thing threatening me, or even hurting me. But you bring my family into this, and more importantly my husband, you really owt to have rung an ambulance beforehand." Alice growled.

"You're good family... hah! You do know she's a murderer!" Mary laughed. Zoe immediately punched her in the mouth.

"You just shut up." Zoe shouted, she wanted to tell Alice about this later.

"A murderer? Hmm, right... well she's learnt from the best!" Alice grunted, as she picked her up. She was livid, she began to drag her by the scuff of the neck down to the pens.

"Oh my god." Danny muttered as he walked out to see Zoe dragging Louise and Alice dragging Mary towards the lion pen. Those lions were ravenous! They were due feeding half an hour ago! And, judging by the look in their eyes, they would seriously do it.

"Ach, they'll just threaten em man." Dupe shrugged, "Do em good!"

"No Dupe... No, I don't know the look on her face... she would do it!" Danny replied as he watched the sisters finishing tying the pair in ropes. Alice had a vicious look on her face and Zoe looked just as angry.

"You see these lions?" Alice asked. "They are very very hungry. They love meat, but you know what really ticks the boxes?" Alice waited for a reply, she tightened her arm around Mary's neck. "Do you know?"

"No." Mary croaked, even she was fearful now, her life was flashing before her. She hoped that they were bluffing.

"A live animal... they love picking the meat of your bones, ripping you apart. Chomping on your guts, drinking your blood..." Alice laughed. "Any last words?"

"Please no!" Louise shouted.

"Wave bye bye to mummykins!" Zoe grinned wickedly, she then feigned a high pitched tone of ignorance. "Oh, wait, you can't, silly me, forgetting your arms tied up. You'll have to say bye bye to mummykins!"

Louise began to wiggle and try to free herself but Zoe and Alice just ended up laughing at her futile efforts.

"I love you mum, but all I can say is... I told you so." Louise finally gave in.

"Ahh... sweet, shame I'm not a sweet kind of person?" Alice laughed as she put the rope through an old contraption she and Danny had used years ago try and tease animals out of their cages including Clarence the lion. She pulled on the rope as Mary flew upwards, screaming, Alice pushed her along.

"Now... let's ask some questions. For every wrong answer you get edged closer to my lovely lions... Mary, meet Diego, Georgia and of course Helen!" Alice smiled introducing her to the lions who were purring, growling with hunger!

"Zoe help me think of questions." Alice giggled. "Oh I got one!" Her tone returned to its icy state. "So, did you consider my kids?"

No reply.

"Ooops wrong answer." Alice laughed as she lowered her the lions jumping up and down excitedly.

"Oh I got one!" Zoe commented. "Will you tell your female dog, cos I don't like swearing, of a daughter to stay still!"

"I..."

"WRONG ANSWER!" Zoe shouted before laughing as Alice lowered her down. Mary gritted her teeth.

"Please I'm sorry anything but...!" Mary looked at them, one more lower and she'd be getting scratched, not eaten but scratched!

"Question 3, hello Danny," Alice greeted her husband as he ran frantically down. "Do I like bananas or apples more?"

"What?" Mary asked, "How do I know that?" She screamed frantically.

"Ooops... wrong answer, the answer was... apples." Zoe laughed as Alice lowered her, the lions began to paw at her, scratching her.

"Alice stop." Danny interrupted.

Danny looked at her and she turned to him, holding Mary at her same position.

"How can you say that Danny?" Alice asked a hint of hurt in her voice, surely he didn't want to protect Mary?

"Because I don't want my wife and my sister in law carting off to prison, Charlie needs her mum and Liv and Evan need you too." Danny walked up to her and put his hands on her hips. "Alice I love you, and I need you, I wouldn't survive those months." He lowered his voice. "Let's just torture them into going away forever."

Alice looked to his green eyes, then to Mary, then to Louise, then to Zoe. Zoe shrugged, kicking Louise in the mouth before she made her comment.

Eventually Alice came to her senses, the sensible wife and mother began to arise through her wildness, Zoe too was coming back down to Earth. Alice nodded.

"You're right... I'm sorry Danny." Alice mumbled looking down.

"No need to be sorry, I do actually agree with everything so far, I'm just pretending I don't." He teased. "Now do we release her or let em scratch a bit more."

"Torture dear." Alice grinned kissing him... without thinking she let go of the rope.

"ALICE!" Zoe shouted, but Danny and Alice had already broke apart, they'd both dived for the rope... the question was, were they quick enough?

Ooooh, Alice flip, Zoe flip, O.o but have they accidently had an accident? :p x