Let's begin with the reviews! First off, Anonymous, Butters has certainly changed a lot since his brutal murder of his parents, and he isn't afraid to do much worse. The Grand Guest, thank you for using the f word to emphasise how awesome you found the last chapter. Psycho, if you thought that was chilling, I can't wait until you read this one.
Anyway, back to the story!
Disclaimer: I do not own South Park or any of its characters.
Wednesday
Kenny's PoV
It's been 5 days since the incident, and Mysterion hasn't showed up ever since. Especially after what was on the news, and also Trending #7 on YouTube… for fuck sake.
"This is Breaking News, after an investigation into the attacks in Denver on early Saturday morning, the police have come to the conclusion that Mysterion was responsible for the attacks. Recent security footage released shows the vigilante seemingly going crazy, before literally punching the button that was used to trigger the explosives, destroying the Clock Tower in the centre of Denver, and also destroying a local police station, killing numerous police officers, including a high ranking South Park officer, named Mitch." Yeah, I only found out about that now.
It was easy to figure out what Chaos was planning, but I figured it out too late. He wants to destroy my reputation, making the people lose hope, including Yates.
As of now, I have to keep my guard up, and I have to lay low for a while. Mysterion can't be working with the police anymore, so it looks like I'm on my own, again.
Karen's been quite excited for tonight, as it's her first time she'll ever be acting in a play. She's been practising every night, as she'll be playing Cinderella tonight. Seems fitting for her, right? Luckily, she won't be kissing any princes tonight, or I'll be having their heads stuffed in the glass shoe. She's leaving in a couple of minutes for the final rehearsal and then in about 3 hours, I'm going to be heading to the Park County Community Center to watch her, and I'm sure she won't let me down.
"OH MY GOD, ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW?" I hear screaming from the kitchen. Oh, this is not good, no, no, no. I leave my room and enter the kitchen to see my parents going at each other, again.
"IT'S OUR DAUGHTER'S BIG NIGHT AND YOU ARE GOING OUT DRINKING, AGAIN? CAN YOU NOT DO THIS FOR ONE NIGHT STUART?" My mom is practically screaming in his ears. Karen walks in and looks like she's about to have a panic attack.
"WILL YOU JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP! IT'S MY LIFE AND I CAN DO WHATEVER THE FUCK I WANT WITH IT!" My father yells back at her, and Karen begins to tear up.
"Karen, go to your room and close the door tight. Ignore them, alright? Ignore them, just focus on the play. Don't even think about them." I try to calm her down, but then my father screams something that horrifies me to my core.
"I WANT A FUCKING DIVORCE!" He screams to everyone's shock.
"What did you just say?" I break the silence.
"WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU JUST SAY?" I signal Karen to get back to her room, and she finally does.
"I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU FUCKING PEOPLE, AND I'M SICK OF HER BITCHING." He points to my mother, who has tears running down her face.
"Fuck this I'm going to work." She says while moving to the door.
"GO FUCK YOURSELF!" My dad screams at her as she slams the door shut.
"WHY NOW? HUH? WHY FUCKING NOW?" I yell at him.
"What do you mean why now!?" He replies in a drunken outburst.
"BECAUSE YOU HAD SO MANY CHANCES TO LEAVE US, BUT YOU KEPT MAKING LIFE HELL FOR US ALL. SO YEAH, GO FUCKING DRINK YOURSELF TO OBLIVION." I scream at him.
"HEY, DON'T TALK TO ME LIKE THAT!" He barks, and I feel my fists tighten. I suddenly grab him by the shirt and hold him against the refrigerator.
"Listen to me. Ever since Kevin left for college, you and Karen have been going at it so much, and it's not even me that's suffering the most. It's Karen. So, are you really going to give her a fucking panic attack on what she considers to be one of the most important nights of her life?" I tell him in disgust.
"Go fuck yourself, Kenny." He tells me, and I feel ready to slam his head into the fucking table, but I eventually let go, and he heads off to his bedroom.
I head to Karen's room to see if she's alright, and she seems more scared than ever. I try to move towards her, but she moves back, reluctant.
"I heard you back there." She says. I frown, realising what I just did.
"Just forget about it. Come on, I'll walk you to the community centre." I offer my hand. She grabs it and we leave our house, heading towards the Centre.
A Few Hours Later
I've been watching the kids practice, and I have to admit, they're really fucking good at this. I've seen the guy playing Prince Charming eying Karen a bit too eagerly, so I shoot him a look, and he backs off. Wow, I can make people shit their pants without even being in the costume.
It's nearly show time, and people are starting to fill the hall. I managed to bag a front row seat, partly due to Karen's backstage mischief. Eventually, the place is packed with proud parents, kids that had nothing else to do, and the poor kid that just wants to watch their sister do good. Make me proud, Karen.
The curtain has rose and the play starts off with Cinderella cleaning the house, and even in a second-hand outfit, messy hair, and dirt all over her face, Karen still looks beautiful. She's also keeping her cool quite well up there, and she's definitely better than the actresses playing her sisters. God, they are stuttering a word per minute. Wow, the fairy godmother is played by somebody older. She doesn't look like she's part of our town, hmm, maybe she's from North Park. I have to admit, she's kinda cute, and I do like how they went with the dress with the short skirt… SNAP OUT OF IT!
Suddenly, the lights go dark, but this is normal as we hear the Fairy Godmother waving her wand, changing Cinderella's rags into a beautiful blue dress. And wow, Karen is nailing it. Suddenly the lights go out again, and I think they're changing the pumpkin into a carriage, but everyone besides me seems confused. Suddenly the lights come back on, and- No, No, NO, NO!
The sound of confusion is suddenly replaced with the sound of gunshots as I look around to see more familiar looking gunmen shooting at random people. I then run to the stage, and grab Karen by the arm.
"I'm getting you out of here." I tell her as I look around to find the exits. One gunman is at the back exit, so that's not gonna happen. The only clear way is the main exit and that means I have to go straight through. Oh well. Karen and I run down the stage stairs, as we climb over chairs and dead bodies. Everyone else is trying to get out too, so we'll have to push through them.
"Come on Karen, we're nearly-" My sentence is cut mid way when I hear a high pitched "AHH!" behind me. I turn around to see Karen, clutching her stomach, before falling to the ground.
"No, NO! Come on Karen stay with me, come on, please Karen, please." I try to stop the bleeding myself as she slips into unconsciousness. I keep doing everything I can but I get dragged away by two gunmen, before getting hit in the midsection with one of their guns.
"Aw look, this kid's lost his sister, boohoo." A third gunman teases. I suddenly feel pressure building inside me, and my fists clenching.
"ARGHHHH!" I kick the third gunman in the balls before elbowing the one on my right, then twisting the other man's arm, then landing a blow on his joint, making him scream in pain as a blood-curdling -CRACK- is heard. The second gunman lunges at me with a knife, but I counter him, and tackle him to the ground before punching him in the face, over, and over, and over, and over again.
Gunman's PoV
Holy shit what is up with that kid! I rush to the back door, 'cause I ain't getting any of that crazy shit there. What the fuck was the boss thinking with this one? I hesitate to leave, but the sight of seeing my friend getting a knuckle sandwich to the face over and over makes me think twice. However, the other gunman is soon behind him, raising a knife to his head, but that's when I see the cops bust in, and I immediately sprint out of there, hearing numerous gunshots as I get into the car. I quickly drive off, but I'm soon getting chased by the cops.
Shit!
Kenny's PoV
I continue to bludgeon this dude's face with my fist, but then the cops burst in, and shoot someone behind me. I turn around to see the henchman getting blasted in the head, and it looks like he had his knife ready before the cops came in time. Then the other dude blindsides me, but he too is soon dispatched by the cops.
I look around for the third, but it seems like he's gone. I then immediately rush to Karen, who's now unconscious.
"HELP ME! SOMEONE HELP ME!" I beg and scream over her body, until I get dragged away by a cop, as paramedics rush in. I look behind me to see Sergeant Yates' face, who's trying to calm me down.
"Hey, hey! Come on son, calm down, calm down, everything will be fine. SOMEONE GET THIS GIRL INTO AN AMBULANCE, IMMEDIATELY!" He orders, as I look back to the paramedics quickly putting Karen onto a stretcher.
"I wanna stay with her, in the ambulance. Please." I beg, and Yates' reluctantly nods. I follow her into the ambulance, a tear, streaming down my face.
Carol McCormick's PoV
I return home from my quick shift at work, to see Stuart with his bags on the kitchen table.
"What the fuck are you still doing here." I spit at him.
"Just getting my things. As a matter of fact, I was just leaving." He grabs his bag and begins to walk out the door.
"What's going to happen to the kids huh? What do you expect them to say to their friends, if they even have any left after this shit!" I yell at him from the doorframe.
"That, will be your problem from now on!" He yells back as he starts to cross the street.
"GO TO HELL STUART!" I scream at him, and he turns around, walking backwards onto the road, flipping me off. Oh yeah, fuck you to- AHH!
Stuart's finger disappears as a black car plows right through him, and continues on driving, leaving his body lifeless on the road. Oh my God, no, dear God NO! A police car swerves right around his body, but a second one comes to a quick stop as I rush to him.
"Holy Shit!" He mutters as he goes to check his pulse. He puts his fingers on Stuart's neck, and I see a look or sorrow on his face.
"Do you mind if I ask who you are?" He asks me.
"I'm his wife." I tell him.
"I-I'm sorry." He says, and my eyes begin to tear up as I collapse onto Stuart's body, sobbing.
I'm sorry.
Kenny's PoV
I sit anxiously in the waiting room, tapping my foot against the floor at 100mph. I suddenly see my mother run in here, her eyes bloodshot.
"Holy Shit, Kenny, what the hell are you doing here?" She asks me.
"Um, it's hard, to, um, explain…" My voice quivers.
"What are you doing here?" I ask.
"Kenny, oh, Kenny, you're father… he's dead." She says, and I suddenly feel like my world is about to collapse. I wrap my arms around my mother as we both sob, silently.
"Oh, how am I going to explain this to Karen…" She says, and I'm about to explain as a doctor walks in.
"Oh, I'm sorry, is this a bad time? And may I ask who you are?" She asks my mother.
"She's my mom. So, what happened?" I ask her.
"Well, she's alive, but we had to force her into a coma. I'm sorry." Ok, forget it, now my world is collapsing.
"Who? Force who into a coma?" She asks me.
"Mom, Karen got shot at the play. I'm, I'm so sorry." We begin to hug again, crying harder this time, crying like the world is ending, and it certainly feels like it.
At Stark's Pond
After leaving the hospital, I decided that Mom needed some space. I decided to take a walk around, as the sun set. Well, now the sky is filled with darkness, and I can't tell you how I'm feeling right now. My father is dead, my sister is on the brink of death…
This is the spot, where me and Yates first made an alliance. Well, was it worth it? Fighting all those criminals, just to have them take nearly everything away from me, from everyone.
I, I don't know what to do, I, I, I can't, TAKE THIS ANYMORE!
"AAAAARRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHH!" I yell to the heavens.
The silence of the night is soon filled with my demeaning scream, representing a life of anger, and pain.
And I can't make it end.
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