Chapter 13
"I've tried everything, Thir." Sollux walked down the hall along side Karkat. "He jutht won't thay anything!"
"Well, he has to have something to say." Karkat hissed. "Nobody jumps out and attacks fifteen police officers without any help or weapons of some sort."
"I know, but he won't tell uth anything."
"Let me talk to him. What room did you put him in?"
"Room One-oh-thix."
Karkat opened the door to one of the questioning rooms. In the middle of the room was an empty table with a chair on the far side. Occupying the chair was a large troll wearing an orange jail suit, his hair pulled back in a ponytail and one horn broken. He stared at the entering cops with rage.
Sollux shut the door behind him.
"Alright." Karkat stared at the troll. "Why would you attack fifteen officers unarmed?"
The troll said nothing. He just sat there and stared up at Karkat.
"Ok then. Simpler question. Could you tell us your name?"
Silence filled the room.
"How about who you work with?"
Other than Sollux shifting his feet, nobody made a sound.
"Wow, you're a silent one, arn't you?" Karkat turned and looked at Sollux.
"I told you, thir." Sollux said. "He'th not thaying anything. Thhould we bring in Thrg. Leijon when thhe getth here?"
The troll flinched at the name and widened his eyes. Karkat saw his movement from the coners of his eyes.
"HA!" Karkat laughed. "Name recognition! Yes, do bring in the Srg. when she gets here!"
"Yeth Thir!" Sollux opened the door and walked out. Karkat followed him out and shut the door, leaving the silent troll sitting in the chair.
Nepeta walked into the building, munching on a bagle with cream cheese.
"Nepeta!" Sollux called.
"Oh!" She looked over. "What is it, Captain?"
Sollux walked over to Nepeta. "We have thomeone in the quethtioning room that won't talk. We wanted you to thee if you could get anthwerth out of him."
"Sure!" She smiled. "I don't mind!"
Sollux led Nepeta to the questioning room. He opened the door to find Karkat standing over the troll. Sollux let Nepeta in then shut the door.
Nepeta stared at the troll.
"Equius?" She blinked, dropping her bagel.
"Nepeta..." He sighed in a deep voice.
"Oh, so he can talk!" Karkat snapped.
"W-what is Equius doing here?" Nepeta began shaking.
"He attacked several police officers single handedly. And he's also part of the Captain's unknown robbing group."
"We tryed athking him quethtionth." Sollux added. "But he won't tell uth anything. Or, rather, won't thay anything."
"Could I..." Nepeta looked at the floor. "Could I talk to Equius alone? Please?"
Karkat and Sollux stared at Nepeta.
"Sure, fine by me." Karkat shrugged. "Come on, Captain."
Sollux followed Karkat out the door and shut it behind him. There was silence for a couple seconds.
"Equius..." Tears swelled up in Nepeta's eyes.
"Nepeta." Equius looked up at her. "I'm glad you're alright."
Nepeta ran around the table and threw her arms around Equius. She sobbed quietly into his shoulder.
Equius put his arm around Nepeta and patted her head.
Eridan dropped the butter knife and put his hands up to his face.
"OWW!" He yelled. "Cod dammit, Fef! Stop kickin me!"
Feferi layed on the couch, her wounded ankle resting on the arm rest, while Gamzee and Vriska did their best to hold her down.
"I CAN'T!" She screamed, trying to get loose of their grip. "IT HURTS TOO MUCH!"
"I havve to get the bullet out of your ankle!" Eridan picked up the knife again.
"Come on, sis!" Gamzee struggled to hold down her arm. "Hold still!"
"Why can't we just drug her?" Vriska grunted, holding her other arm down.
"Because you drank all the alchohol once I got home from gettin it!" Eridan wrapped his arm around Feferi's leg. "Noww, Fef. Hold still."
Feferi took in a huge breath of air and steadied herself. Eridan pointed the butter knife at the hole in her ankle.
"You ready?"
Feferi nodded, biting her lower lip.
Eridan pushed the knife into Feferi's ankle. She screamed and began kicking and flailing around. Gamzee and Vriska held her down as best as they could while Eridan dodged kicks and continued to drive the knife into her wound to get the bullet out.
He felt a piece of metal hit the knife. Eridan flicked his wrist and began pulling out. Feferi screamed even louder.
A small metal bullet covered in magenta blood hit the floor.
"IT'S OUT!" Eridan yelled. Gamzee and Vriska released their pressure on Feferi and fell to the floor.
Eridan wrapped the wound with a piece of cloth and lied down on the ground with Vriska and Gamzee.
"Geez, Feferi." Vriska panted. "You got all worked up from this little thing?" She picked up the tiny, blood covered bullet.
"What I got all worked up about was Eridan shoving a knife into my wound!" Feferi hissed.
"He had to get the motherfuckin bullet out." Gamzee sighed.
"Gam's right." Eridan sat up. "Besides, doesn't it feel a lot better?"
Feferi hadn't even noticed. Her ankle felt a whole lot better without the bullet lodged in there.
"Yeah," She looked down at her ankle. "I guess it does."
"Sea." Eridan huffed. He fell back down on the ground.
There was silence as Gamzee, Eridan, and Vriska panted from holding Feferi down.
"By the way," Vriska wondered. "Where is Equius?"
"We don't know." Gamzee answered. "He never showed up at the meeting place."
There was a loud bang at the door.
"Guys!" Nepeta screamed from the other side. "Open the door!"
Eridan stood up and swung the door open. Nepeta ran inside and gasped for breath.
"Wwhat is it, Nep?" Eridan shut the door.
"It's-It's Equius!" She panted. "He's in j-jail!"
"WHAT?" Everyone yelled.