The sewage in the deep sewers ran red that night. Limp and stiff bodies scattered around the area, eyes wide open with shock at the surprise of a sudden arrow in the backs or the horror of the famed Blob-Man pummeling down to bits until their bones were nothing but rubble. The thugs fought viciously, but I fought back even harder. They were threatening my home again.. Those barons always take and take and take...
The battle wore out quickly. Twitch and I stood near our last captor in silence, trying to make of the situation at hand. They were close. 1 level closer, and more would easily come for us. I looked the area around me in awe at what I've just done. It.. it had to be done! I much prefer this over being alone again. It had to be done! It just had to be!
"Where.. Where were you..?" Twitch mumbled. I turned my head towards him, nervous.
"I.. Just the usual! Y'know! Just looking at the humans! That's all!"
"Twitch.. Twitch thought they finally took something from the sewer king.. He thought they took YOU! The Goopy One!"
"Hey! I'm here now.. I wasn't taken." I said calmly as I went over to Twitch, embracing him. "I'm sorry for leaving you like this buddy. I'm just glad we survived. You usually are the one to be happy about these types of stuff aren't you?" I peeked out to see the catastrophic scene again and shuddered at the eyes of the deceased. Their soulless, blank, zombie-like eyes wide open in their owner's attempt to survive out of sheer willpower. "How about we go back to the lair? Take a break from all of this. I think this has been too much for one day."
I grabbed Twitch and placed him on my shoulders where he slumped, exhausted. "Hey! How about you recount on what happened! We didn't have story time yet! This makes a great story! How about it!" I said cheerfully as we walked towards the lair. I needed a distraction badly. Those eyes and blood and bodies.. The thought alones shudders me.
"Uh. Ok.. The humans.. They breached another layer towards my lair! They were getting close! TOO close for comfort! The roaches informed me of the chance. Twitch had to do something, but.. there were too many of them! They all had armor.. They all had weapons and augments!"
"And were they any match to Twitch!?"
"Uh... Yes.. Maybe physically.. But not mentally! They can't outwit the sewer king! Not in his domain! NO ONE CAN! Twitch had to kill them 1 by 1... and then.. they wanted to run out.. To get more humans.. The coward. I had to do something! I HAD TO! To the protect my lair! I opened fire them and suddenly they opened fire at me back! I was pinned down! The moment they saw me, open fire! Rat-ta-tat-tat! I couldn't get out! The rocks crumbled at their wake! I could feel the bullets touching my fur.. I tried to get the roaches to contact you earlier, but it was so long.. Too long.. Did they take you!? My Goopy One!? Did they capture him an-"
"Hey! hold on pal! Let's calm down there," ZAC said, patting Twitch on the back. "I'm sorry for not being there for you.. You must be so terrified."
"Twitch's just glad you're still MY living subject.. And that those humans got what they deserved: POISONOUS DEATH! hehe.. Heh."
"Yeah.. Right.." ZAC said as he arrived at their home. He placed Twitch down on his trashbag bed as he began to sat on his. This night was too much for him; he needed some sleep. Maybe then he could tell Twitch about the most recent news. If anyone would help him, it was Twitch. "Well.. Good night pal.. What an eventful nigh-"
"WAIT!" Twitch shouted. "Twitch isn't done yet! He needs to tell you something!" I stared at him carefully. "They're.. They're getting close to use. They're evading my traps and arrows and casks! They're avoiding everything Twitch has for them! They're getting smarter.. and Twitch needs you to stay here! He needs his Goopy One on standby.. Yes.. yes.. He doesn't want the Goopy One out of his sights!"
"What? You mean.. You want me to stay here all day?"
"YES! Exactly! Sewer king's orders! I just.. I just don't want to lose you! Twitch can't surrender what rightfully belongs to him! And without you.. this lair goes down.. You go down.. I GO DOWN! We must stick together.. Yes.. Yes.. At all cost!"
"Twitch! No! I can't!" I shout impulsively, standing up from my bed.
The rodent looked back at me with confusion and anger. "What..?" he mutters. "Are you questioning the Sewer king! AGAIN! This time I'M right!"
"But I have to go! My parents are still alive!"
"What are you blabbering about!? They're dead! Twitch's ears heard them die!"
"You only heard the gunshot! Nothing else!"
"So! Usually that means death in the surface!"
"NO! The bodies.. They're fake. I saw them at a crime scene. They're alive, and the more time I stand here, the more time they're given to torture the ones I love! You just have to see it. I can take you to the-"
"But.. they're dead! I heard them! And you're not leaving Twitch's watch! Twitch isn't seeing anything from the surface! Twitch must keep what he has.. He's not losing anything again! They'll take you away from me! Those humans will exterminate you! I know it.. They always exterminate!"
I couldn't believe this. My parents were slowly dying, the ones that created me and the ones that were willing to take care of Twitch, and the plague rat just wants to abandon them. Guess I really was just an object to him. "Know what. I'm leaving. They're family to me, and I WILL rescue them, with or without your help," As I started to make my way to the door, an arrow flew by my face.
"No leaving!" Twitch shouted, crossbow ready in his arms.
ZAC growled. "Fine! Let's do it the hard way pal," I walk towards the rat as the numerous arrows drove into my chest. Let's get this over it. The weapon took Twitch's crossbow abruptly, about to smash it in the ground. "You made me do this buddy. I'm sorry!"
"NO!" Twitch shouted as he creates a glowing green orb in his hands. "NO TOUCHING TWITCH'S CROSSBOW! NO DISOBEYING THE KING!" The hand releases and was shot through my chest. The shape grew unstable. Endless torture and pain filled by my body as I convulsed sporadically. My screams were heard until the bacteria within me melted the binds in my body. "Ugh.. Make it stop! What.. Ugh... UGH!" Suddenly, throughout the torment, 1 line of vision became 2 then it became four. I hit 4 different walls as I shot from the area at 4 different angles. I grew confused as I exploded in a destructive manner.
I felt someone touching beneath me.. Something slimy and furry. In one of my numerous lines of sights, I saw him.
"I'm sorry Goopy one.. But no one leaves.. Not now."