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Chapter 4: Chad

Disclaimer: Not mine.

Genre: Sci-Fi/Horror/Angst

Warnings: Okay this is a dark story, might be why it's M huh. There will be character deaths so don't read if you don't want that plus loads of violence.

Pairings: This is NOT a romance story but there will be Troy X Gabriella through the whole story and Chad X Taylor at the beginning.

Summary: Earth is attacked and the only survivors are prisoners to the beings that took it. Can they survive everything that comes there way? Will they want to? Troy centered. Troyella. Troy Chad Friendship.

Chapter 4…this is a little shorter that some of the others but oh well. It ended where I wanted it to. Another chapter most likely won't be up until next week unless I get time tomorrow which is unlikely. Anyways I hope you enjoy this one…

Troy could only shake his head from side to side and tremble as the words left the monsters mouth. This wasn't supposed to be his choice; he couldn't pick one to live and one to die. He couldn't even figure out which ending would be more merciful.

Troy looked from Taylor to Chad over and over again. Taylor slumped limply into the rough grip of the beast holding her. Her tear filled eyes turned to the ground and her shoulders hunched in resignation. Chad on the other hand stood straight but didn't fight with the beast. He simply stood looking to his best friend with dark eyes.

Troy shook his head again and opened his mouth to say something when the beast cut him off, "You have five seconds or they both die."

Troy's head shot up and he locked eyes with Chad. He knew who he was going to pick he just hoped his friend could forgive him. Chad must have read the thoughts going through Troy's mind for he looked one last time to the resigned form of his girlfriend, then back to Troy with a faint nod.

"Chad," Troy mumbled looking to the ground not wanting to see anyone's reaction. "I pick Chad to live."

Chad was roughly pushed into Troy who just barely managed keep them both from crumbling to the ground. Troy mumbled a brief apology to Chad which was wordlessly brushed aside.

The monster holding Taylor immediate opened his mouth wide showing a mouth full of fangs. He bit down into her arm ripping away a mouthful of flesh while Taylor screamed in pain.

Troy could hear a sob tear from Chad's throat and Gabriella gasp behind him. He found himself yelling, "Don't torture her, just end it."

His words earned him a hard backhand from the leader. Stars exploded in Troy's vision and he fond himself sprawled out on the ground. He spit out a mouthful of blood and licked at his freshly spilt lip.

Troy looked away as Taylor continued to scream as the beasts meticulously ripped her to bits. Soon the screams died away and a hand roughly pulled Troy to his feet.

"I want you to look at this," the leader mumbled coldly in Troy's ear turning him towards where Taylor had once been standing.

All that was left of the beautiful brilliant girl was a mass of red. She was worse off than Ryan. Troy tried to turn away from the mess but a rough hand made his look at the crimson blood cover mush.

It made Troy's empty stomach turn. Taylor's innards seeped all over the ground and were half eaten. Her hair had been stripped from her scalp leaving white skin with black hair still weaved into it next to the body. Creamy white of bones could be seen throughout the mess and a runaway eye rested lodged between two ribs.

Tears streamed down Troy's face, the only thing holding him up being the monster behind him. In a smooth motion, while still holding Troy up, the beast ran his finger through the river of blood.

"Look, boy, your second kill. You really are just like us," he hissed in Troy's ear making Troy trembled and shake his head, not being able to form words.

"Someday you will even find a taste for it," he hissed in a velvet voice as he forced his blood slicked finger into Troy's mouth.

As the bitter metallic taste of Taylor's blood registered in his foggy mind his knees gave out and the monster let him fall to the ground. He began to spit and dry heave, anything to get the blood out.

The beast watched with fascination as Troy squirmed and gagged. Chad on the other hand was frozen in horror; he was torn between wanting to help Troy and hating him.

As soon as Troy began to calm down he was heaved up in the air and effortlessly tossed next to Chad. Troy didn't even try to break his fall and let himself land awkwardly. He only halfway pushed himself up as he stared at the floor with empty eyes.

The leader made another motion with his hands and the rest of the monsters in the room bowed their heads in respect and they all left the room but for the two holding Sharpay and Gabriella and the leader himself. Then all of the sudden Sharpay, Gabriella, and their escorts winked out, they seemed to simply disappear as if they had never been there.

Chad looked in shock at the spot were seconds ago the two girls had been standing with tears running down their cheeks. Troy, on the other hand, was still staring listless at the carpet in the same awkward position he had landed.

"Stand up," the leader demanded in an even tone that suggested he was someone use to getting his way.

Chad immediately struggled to his feet now wanting to anger the being in anyway. Troy stayed on the ground with the same blank look as if he had not heard the order at all. Chad's heart was pounding in his chest knowing that it wasn't a good idea to disobey the monster. He began to bend down to help Troy up to his feet when he heard a low warning growl from the looming beast. He immediately straightened and simply looked down to Troy's prone figure, willing his friend to come to his senses.

Without a warning the monster kicked Troy hard in the ribs earning him a grunt from Troy and a slight shift of his empty eyes. Troy simply stared at the bare foot that bruised his ribs as if it was the cause of all his problems.

"I don't give second chances often so get up," the voice was tight with an undertone of malice.

Troy continued to stare at the bare foot with an empty sad look. With a sharp growl the monster lashed out in anger but instead of directing his anger towards Troy, as he had last done, he struck Chad hard in the stomach. Chad doubled over in pain as the air was forced from him leaving him gasping for air in labored, pained, gulps.

Hearing his friend cry out in pain and gasping pulled Troy from the dark corners of his mind he had retreated to. He quickly pulled himself onto shaky legs and cursed under his breath.

The leader roughly grabbed Troy by the arm and heaved him to eye level. Troy kept his eyes averted from the gold ones before him not wanting to anger the man anymore.

"I do not take disobedience lightly. Make sure it doesn't happen again. If I have to give you a second warning your friend will suffer for it."

With that the monster grabbed hold of each boy around the arm and mumbled, "Since there are two of you this may hurt."

Then the air around them seemed to thicken and become hard to breath. Both boys' began to gasp for each breath. There blood began to pound through their head pushing on their eyes making their vision go back. They felt as if they were being crushed and began to call out in pain. As soon as they thought their body was going to implode from the pressure it was being forced under everything stopped.

They would have fallen to the ground panting if not for the hand still gripped to their arms dragging them. Chad recovered first. His breathing evening out and he wiped the sweat from his face with his free hand. Chad was just starting to regain his footing when they were both thrust into a small cell.

They went sprawling over the cold metal ground hitting it hard. Chad cradled his now freshly bruised elbow as he glanced at Troy who had seemed to wake. His eyes were no longer empty and though his eyes were squinted in pain the defiance he had held earlier was back.

"This looks like we're prisoners, not guests," Troy mumbled looking to the ground. He might be back on his brave streak but he wasn't stupid, he didn't want to get into to much trouble, just let them know he wasn't bending easily.

The beast smiled down at them and slammed the thick bared door closed. "As soon as we finish with you planet we will meet up with my ship, there you should find the accommodations more agreeable."

"I should hope so," Troy replied in as snobbish voice chancing a look to the man before him. He felt slightly more confident now that there were bars between them.

The monster just chuckled and shook his head and with that he disappeared leaving the two boys on their own.

Hmm…don't know if this is my best…please leave a review and let me know what you think so far!