Chapter 5
Jason's POV
"Your starting point is at the beginning." He declared before the line went dead.
I start at the beginning? No fucking shit! Where else do you start! What kind of a clue is that supposed to be! Damn! The beginning! The beginning of what! The beginning of time, the beginning of this morning, the beginning of my life, the beginning of… my past? No, that can't be right, can it? I guess it wouldn't hurt to look. I have to start somewhere.
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I take a deep breath as I prepare to enter the old crumbling building. My building. My childhood home. Definitely not a happy place.
I step through the warning tape and walk past the signs that read 'Structure Unsafe. Keep Out.' The door and the windows are boarded up. I reach out and start pulling the boards away from my entry point. Dust falls from the boards. Once it's clear, I use my shoulder as leverage against the old rotten door. It gives away easily.
I step inside. Immediately, I'm surrounded by cobwebs, darkness, and dust. Why did I come here? There's nothing here for me. I press on further. This place is empty, I see nothing.
Suddenly, I hear a floorboard creak behind me. A needle plunges into my neck as a slam my opponent's head onto the ground. I can feel the building trembling by the sudden movement. I drive my boot into his throat, pinning him to the floor; my gun pointed at his head. He's coughing under his red mask. Dust is pouring from the rafters.
Without warning, my knees buckle from underneath me. My gun slips from my grip as I fall face first onto the floor beside him. I can't control my body. My sight is blurry. I can't focus on anything. I can feel the drug surging through my body.
The masked man rolls me onto my back. The figure stands over me, laughing. "You surprised us. We didn't expect you here for at least another hour. We thought it would take longer for you to figure the clue out."
"What did you do to me?" I mumble while trying to stay conscious.
He bends down and looms over my ear. "Don't worry, the drug won't kill you. Like it? We took some of Scarecrow's fear toxin and added a little something extra to it. It makes the game more interesting for us. Get ready, brother. You're about to relive your past."
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Tim's POV
I can't help but let the tears roll down my face. Each time Jason said something they didn't like, she would slowly pull the shard from my side, making sure it was as painful as possible. They wanted him to hear me scream.
Our waitress is standing over me. She is holding the crimson shard, coated with fragments of my torn flesh and skin. Her master comes and stands beside her.
He bends down and presses a cloth against my wound. Within seconds, the white becomes scarlet. He applies another layer of the cloth, before using medical tape to hold it in place. He then removes the shard from his servant and orders her to leave us. We are alone.
He slowly rotates the shard before pressing it against his tongue. I recoil at the scene before my eyes. He removes the shard from his mouth; it is no longer crimson.
"What do you want with me! Where's my brother!" I scream at him.
He reached back and roughly struck me across my cheek. "Silence! You will not speak, unless spoken to! And you shall address me with respect!"
"What do you want with Jason?" I ask, ignoring his warning.
Before he could strike me, the door opened revealing another one of his followers. How many of them are there?
She walked up to her master and bowed. "Forgive the intrusion, Master, Jason has arrived at the first check point. The drug has been administered successfully."
Check point? Drug? What do they want with Jason? What do they want with me?
"Excellent." He replied while standing.
"What did you do to him!" I demanded.
Both masks stared down at me. The leader turned to his follower and said, "I need to make a few preparations. Keep an eye on the boy. And make sure he stays silent."
She bowed before her leader and strode over to me.
"What do you-"
She shoves the cloth back into my mouth and applies a fresh layer of duck-tape over my lips ending our conversation before it even starts.
I've gotten a couple of messages wanting to know the ages of Jason and Tim, so Jason is 21 and Tim is 16. I've also gotten a few messages about when Jason's past is actually going to be revealed, part of his past will be revealed in the next chapter.