The Stronger Child
By Ms. Kinnikufan
Disclaimer: You know I don't own the UM characters.
"Master Sunshine?" 7 year old Checkmate's voice interrupted Sunshine's dreams.
"Checkmate, what the hell is it? It's still sleeping time."
"I need a knife. That big scary one you keep out of reach."
"The machete? Why the hell do you need a machete?"
"So I can slit Tyrranoclaw throat."
That statement scent Sunshine's adrenaline rushing.
"Checkmate, I know you and Tyrranoclaw don't always get along, but slitting Tyrranoclaw throat won't solve anything."
"Tyrranoclaw asked me to break his neck for him because he couldn't take his life anymore. He wanted to take a chance on God maybe letting him into heaven despite the fact that he has been such a bad boy. He thought maybe he finally get to see his mother and father. But my hands weren't strong enough. So now I need the machete to cut Tyrranoclaw throat. That would definitely make him die."
Sunshine pondered on how to react to this secondhand account of Tyrranoclaw suicidal tendencies.
He didn't know why Tyrranoclaw was the one having suicidal tendencies.
He was tough on Tyrranoclaw, but he was even tougher on Checkmate.
Tyrranoclaw got rocks thrown at him. Checkmate had to dodge knives. Tyrranoclaw was thrown into a pit of wild dogs. Checkmate got tossed into a pit of starving wolves with raw, bloody meat glued to him. He made Tyrranoclaw drown a sack full of kittens. Tyrannoclaw wouldn't stop crying. He made Checkmate stomped a pregnant cocker spaniel to death. Checkmate had expressed neither tears or regrets.
Now Tyrranoclaw had asked Checkmate to kill him instead taking his own life like a man.
It was at this moment that Sunshine was the stronger and more evil child.
"Checkmate, I'm afraid that I can't allow you to kill Tyrranoclaw today. Go back to bed."
"But what will I tell Tyrranoclaw? He really seemed to have the desire to die."
"Tell him if he speaks about killing himself again, I'll beat him so hard that he'll wish he was dead."
Checkmate obediently went to relay the message.
Sunshine went back to a completely guiltless sleep.