A's/N: I forgot to mention in the first chapter that there will be some violence and possible gore in a few chapters. It's not present in this chapter, but I thought I'd let you all know for future reference.

Anyways, wow! This story seems to be doing better than most of my other stories! In the four days, it's been up, it already has two reviews, one follower, one favorite, and lots of views! Thanks, guys! Glad you like it so far!

The human city looked different than it did the last time the ape colony visited it. The dark shadows made everything seem bent and twisted at odd angles, making it unnaturally spooky. Some of the buildings had fallen, the floor was covered in both drops and puddles of blood, and it was completely empty. Like a ghost town.

The helicopters were here too. Whoever those people were, they didn't spare this place.

Malcolm feared for the worst. Until...

"Malcolm!" Dreyfus's voice was like a shout in the silent city. He appeared from one of the buildings. His clothes were blood-stained, although he didn't seem wounded.

He started running toward Malcolm but immediately stopped when he saw the ape colony. "What are they doing here?!" He demanded.

The younger apes hid behind their parents, while the adults glared at the human. Seems like the distrust was still there. Even the threat of a new enemy wasn't enough to shake it.

"There was an ambush in the forest, we had to bring them with us!" Malcolm's calmness was beginning to dwindle. In a more stable voice, he said. "Dreyfus, the very people that came here and took some of us away, took their leader and a few other apes away too-"

"I don't give a damn about that!" The hysteria in his voice was unmistakable. "They're animals! They'll kill the rest of us faster than those helicopter people can!"

Helicopter people. The name sounded vague and nondescript. Something a child may come up with. But in truth, there was no other name for the bad people who took their friends and loved ones away. Not knowing who they were was like salt on open wounds.

The hatred in Dreyfus's voice was clear. The ape colony felt it in his glare. Koba was the only one brave enough to look him in the eyes. He wondered if this human was capable of causing a war between the apes and the humans before Koba himself could get his hands on another gun. Dreyfus wondered the same about Koba. Only he had no idea just how close the bonobo was to actually starting one.

Even Malcolm could feel the intensity as Dreyfus and Koba locked hateful eyes with each other. He had a feeling there would be a showdown between those two later.

"They aren't the bad guys here! Can we please stop blaming the apes for the simian flu for one second?" Ellie suddenly stepped forward. Frustration evident in her face. "We all have the same enemy here. Some bad people came here and took our friends and loved ones away. The only difference is the fact that some of them were human and the others were apes."

No one wanted to say it out loud, but Ellie was right. Whoever those people were, they clearly had something against the apes and the humans. And despite the human colony in the city not trusting the apes, none of them would try to do what these humans did.

Tonight, they weren't each other's enemies.

Malcolm walked over to Dreyfus until he was at arm's length from him. "Dreyfus."

Dreyfus looked at him, the hysterical look fading. Malcolm knew then that his more reasonable side was coming back.

"We need to team up with the apes. We may have a better chance at finding out who these people are and bringing everyone back if we work together." Malcolm hoped this would convince him.

The mayor looked at the apes. His eyes scanning each one of them, old and young, big and small. He still didn't trust any of them but, knowing Malcolm, he'd make an alliance with them regardless of what Dreyfus felt about it. He looked back at Malcolm.

"Alright. Fine. But! If any of them, and even just one of them, hurts or kills a human, they're all dead!"

Malcolm would have said something if Koba hadn't beaten him to it.

"You will die first!"

Dreyfus stormed over to the bonobo. "Is that a threat, flee-bag?!" Malcolm managed to grab Dreyfus before he got too close. It was not easy.

"If you want it to be!" If it wasn't for Stone holding him back, Koba wouldn't hesitate to fight the human.

Ellie got in between them just in time."Ok, that's enough! No one's killing anyone!" She said.

Foster, who has been silent for the most part, finally spoke. "Maybe we should give the apes somewhere to stay in. Before things get too complicated." Maurice signed. "Agreed."

He didn't know how long he's been asleep but when Caesar woke up, he regretted it. His right shoulder ached and was bleeding from where the hook was. His chest hurt too and when he looked down at it, he realized it was because of the bullet wound.

"Caesar." He turned his head to his left-and jumped. In his blurry vision, he thought he saw Koba and he feared his honorary brother turned enemy would finish him.

But it wasn't Koba. Due to them being twins, Dolly shared a resemblance to her brother: same black fur, same height, same green eyes, same looks..The only real way Caesar could ever tell them apart was by their different scars and by the fact that one of them was male and the other female. But in his sleepy haze, the only clue that it was Dolly, was her green eyes. Not one green and one milky like Koba's.

Relief settled in Caesar's chest. "Dolly." But he wondered if he could trust her. If Koba had tried to kill him, whose to say Dolly wouldn't have that intention too?

Both of them were chained to the wall, a collar-like shackle was wrapped tightly around their necks. Dolly appeared to be wound on her leg, he realized it was a gunshot wound. There were other apes with them. In fact, the darkroom was packed with them! Some Caesar recognized, like Ash and a few others from the ape colony, but most were apes he never even seen before. There had to be about twenty in total.

Dolly tenderly touched Caesar's wounds. Her careful fingers cleaning off the blood stains and trying to pluck out the dirt and grime that had gotten lodged in the open wounds. She wasn't a healer, but she knew how to keep wounds clean. "You are lucky, you're still alive." She signed to him. "But I think you need a healer to look at you."

"Did they take my family?" Caesar couldn't bear the thought that his wife and sons could be in here with them.

Dolly shook her head. "They were on the ground when they took us away. Maybe with Malcolm."

At that, Caesar allowed himself to relax. He had no way of knowing if his family were truly safe, but any place seemed better than this overcrowded prison. And the fact that they weren't here gave Caesar hope that these humans didn't harm them.

Suddenly, the door opened and two humans walked inside. Caesar and Dolly stayed silent and didn't move. They just watched the two approach an ape that was a few feet away from them. They roughly grabbed the ape, who squealed and struggled against them. But they eventually managed to drag the ape out of the room. Shutting and locking the door behind them as they left.

"What are they doing?" Caesar whispered.

"I don't know," Dolly answered.

An ape from across from them grunted at them. The ape was a gorilla, with enough burn scars on his body to let them know that he had been through something horrible. "Humans in masks mean doom." He signed to them. "Never come back."

A shiver ran through Caesar's body. Something about this place suddenly made him wish it was all a dream. That any minute, he'll wake up back in the forest. Humans away, and none of his apes pointing guns at each other. "What about the humans they capture?" He asked.

The gorilla answered with a shake of the head. "Nothing good."

Caesar remembered Alexander, Malcolm's son. What will become of him? What do these people plan to do to them all? But most of all, he wondered if he will ever see his family and the rest of his colony again.

A's/N: Ooh, looks like Koba and Dreyfus are gonna have a fight sometime! Honestly, I'm a little disappointed that in the movie, these two didn't interact at all with each other. I think it would have been interesting to see them talk to each other and realize they both want the same thing. XD

And now, we meet Dolly! Sort of! Again, I'm gonna let you guys figure her out but try to refrain from calling her a 'Mary-Sue' (even if you think she is, at least let her grow as a character before you make any accusations).

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