Chapter 8 / The Confrontation

[Perspective: Robert Niles]

I arrived at the RV at 10:30 and noticed that the door was already unlocked. Using this to my advantage, I swiftly jumped into the RV and locked the door. The rest of the crew were sitting around watching the TV. I looked over and saw them watching the movie How to Train Your Dragon. I loved that movie so much as a child. The fact that the main character of the movie was named Hiccup; it always made me chuckle and laugh hysterically. Anyways, I wanted them to know what I saw Waltor and Jaesen buy at the market. Since they still haven't noticed me arriving, I got their attention with a sudden shout,
"HEY GUYS!"
Their reactions were PRICELESS. Balthar and Fargor jumped out of their seats and hid behind their chairs with their weapons wielded. They were shaking as if they saw their first ghost.
"Wow, I didn't know you guys were so easy to scare!" I exclaimed. The two sighed and got up after realizing it was just me.
"I guess we are easy to scare," Balthar replied. "Next time, I will lock the door or at least put some squeaky rubber ducks on the ground so we can hear you walking in."
"That's just creepy how you would suggest rubber ducks," Fargor said with a puzzled look on his face. "Honestly, I think banana peels would've been so much better."
They both chuckled at the thought. I let them have their fun and now it's my turn to spill the beans.
"Well, I'd like to a hearty discussion as friends, but we have more important matters on our hands."
They both looked at me like I just got banished from the village or something. I noticed that Fargor was kicking at the ground in a nervous fashion. 'I guess that training as a waiter really comes in handy now,' I thought. Back when I was working as a teenager, I was a waiter at some fancy cafe on good old Vechoshak Avenue. It was more of a Russian Cafe with its unique Russian delicacies. Anyway, The manager of the establishment always trained us for the first two weeks so that by the time we were done, we would know when a customer would need a drink due to mere body language. It was hard at first, but I got a hang of it and eventually, I became lead waiter. When you're lead waiter...the pay is good let's put it at that.
Back to the dilemma at the RV, I looked at them and said in a defiant tone,
"Waltor and Jaesen seem to be scheming a plan that I don't like. It has to deal with a certain item that they bought when we 'left'. It seems to be that they bought a bottle of posion."
Fargor and Balthar stared at me dumbfounded. They couldn't figure out a way to respond, so I continued,
"I want you guys to pretend you're deep in sleep so that they don't expect a thing. Once they approach my bed..." I said before being interrupted by Fargor.
"I'm sorry, but why would they go to your bed first?"
"Because I think the poison relates to me. I think they are trying to kill me because of how we've treated them lately. Haven't you guys noticed that they don't talk to us at all. When we do, they act like children and always demand something from us?"
They both stared at me with blank expressions. Balthar finally decides to break the staring contest and says,
"We..didn't realize it. If they are going to try and poison you, shouldn't you be asleep too? And what about us? Should we keep our weapons on us?"
"I'd like to play twenty questions with you Balthar, but I'll answer your questions for you in simple manner. Ready?" He nods. "Obviously I will go to sleep, you two should go with what I said before, and yes on the last question."
They both stood their trying to understand what I just told them.
Dude you need to stop breaking them. By the time you guys leave the village, they won't be able to comprehend their surroundings.
But it's fun!
I know, but having two broken companions isn't the best option right now.
Wise old brain...never ceases to fail me.
Damn straight. Now get back to them before they think you are broken as well.
Wait...What?

I come back to the realization that I was spacing out. I look over and see Balthar and Fargor still in a broken state. I then walk closer to them and try to destroy their trance. They immediately shift out of the trance and come back to reality. I say to them,
"Guys it's 10:45, they will be here soon. Let's set this plan into motion, okay?"
"Alright Robert. We will pretend to go to sleep, but if they try to kill you; we will be ready to strike," they said in unison.
"I knew I can count on you guys. Now let's turn off the TV and the lights so that they won't expect us to be awake."
They nod in agreement and head to their respective beds. I approached my bed and waited for the two traitors to arrive. Let's see what they have in store for me.

[20 minutes later]

I heard the door slowly creak open. It felt as if the door was giving a sign that some paranormal activity was going on. I quickly shoved that thought aside when I started to hear the voice of the Waltor. He was telling Jaesen to be careful and not to wake up me up. It started to make me nervous because the fact that I heard them approaching my bed. I started to cover up my feelings by listening to what they said and imagine what they were doing. As I was doing this, my thought process became cloudy when I heard a sudden popping noise. It was the sound of the bottle of poison being uncapped. I heard Waltor tell him to be gentle and just try to put the poison on my back. 'Since when does poison actually effect the skin and not the actual insides...Oh wait it's not poison... It's acid and they are about to pour it on me!' I thought in panic. This is now the time to strike. With speed, I jumped up and grasped the bottle he had in his hand. I swiftly took it out of his hands and...
*If you want to time this right...go to youtube and put this in the bar (/gAYL5H46QnQ?t=17s) and press play :D*
I THREW IT ON THE GROUND! I look over to them and yelled,
"YOU MUST THINK I'M A JOKE! I AIN'T GOING TO BE PART OF THIS SYSTEM!" I throw my hands at him. "MMMAAAANNN!"
*End it here*
Jaesen and Waltor immediately were shocked at my yelling and reaction. They realized at this moment that I figured them out and they tried to dash towards the door. Unfortunately for them, Fargor and Balthar were already there with their weapons pointed at the two traitors.
I regained my composure and got up from my comfortable bed. I approach them and ask,
"Why the hell were you going to poison me?"
They both knew they were screwed at this point. The two of them decided to take it out on the other. After a minute of quarreling, Fargor takes the initiative and screams, "ANSWER HIS QUESTION!"
They both stammered at the scream and turned their attention to Robert. They both sighed and decided it was a good run. They both said in unison,
"The reason we wanted to poison you was because..."
Jaesen nudges Waltor in the armpit. This causes Waltor to puke blood. Jaesen then starts to puke blood as well. Balthar, Fargor, and I all stepped back from the spectacle and waited for what will happen next...

*WARNING EXPLICIT CONTENT HERE. IF YOU HAVE A WEAK
STOMACH, PLEASE SKIP THIS PART. THANK YOU.*

Jaesen continues to puke up massive amounts of blood and now what looked like chunks. I feel like they've been puking for hours, but I dismissed that thought when I saw Jaesen get up from his puking fit. He immediately stands up and starts peeling off his skin, layer by layer like an onion. Waltor watches him do this while continuing his puking fit. He then turns his attention to Jaesen and starts puking on his remaining skin. Jaesen sees this and starts to throw the skin on top of Waltor. The skin appeared to be oozing a green, juicy liquid. Waltor's puking fit finally ceased and when he realized it, he turned to me with a devilish grin on his face. He then started to shed his skin. As it happened, he started to smile even bigger and showed his teeth. It appeared to be just a normal sight of human teeth, until they started to ooze blue slime. Waltor continued to shed his skin while Jaesen started to puke blood on Waltor. I looked over at Fargor and Balthar who looked at me with horror. I shrugged at them and looked back at the fit and continued to wonder what they were doing. When they were done shedding their skin, they immediately began to expand each other's eyes. To do this, Waltor pulled out his sword and stabbed it in Jaesen's right eye. Jaesen shrieked out in pain but only to pull it out himself. He saw that his human eye was attached to it. He decided it would be a good idea to lick every part of that eye that was once his. He slowly licked the eyeball and started to even nibble at it. Eventually he pulled away from the now squished and distorted human eye. When he pulled away, a new more horrific eye appeared. It was bulging out from his eyelids. It then tore the skin around the eyelid to form the new eyes that are now inhumane. It tore me to pieces to see the two that wanted to be with us so much, turn to such monstrosities. The new eyes that they formed were the size of baseballs. Once the eyes were complete, the two started to grow wings. The skin had already shed off the bodies of the two inhuman traitors, so this task was particularly easy for the two. The wings were bloody and oozing of slime. Waltor's wings were covered in blue bile while Jaesen's were green. The wings grew to the size of two human sized doorways. The wings then were set to their sides, so that they wouldn't cause problems for the rest of the transformation. They then resumed their puking fits. The puking wasn't as bloody, however; it was more grotesque as the two began puking slime. The next thing that changed was their body structures. They grew a new set of skin and a new set of claw-like hands. Their original hands and feet were transforming into the same claw-like hands as the ones that were growing. These appendages also began growing fur which identified who was who. Jaesen's fur was the color of green and Waltor's fur was the color of a light blue. Once this was completed, a sudden flash of light was cast before the eyes of the three of us. When the light faded, we saw the new versions of our once human companions. They were now traitors, and more importantly...our enemies.
*END OF GRAPHIC CONTENT*
Balthar and Fargor regained their composures and had their weapons at the ready. I motioned for them to wait before they began their assault. I asked the two now foreign figures,
"So you would rather kill the men who trusted you in your human form and gave you a safe haven from your vile leaders? Wouldn't you want a happy life instead of one filled with hate?"
When they responded, their voices were dark and raspy. It sounded like a bunch of the souls of the departed were screaming for help. In what seemed like their monotone voices, they said in unison,
"Prepare to DIE, Robert NILES!"

Authors Note: I feel so bad writing that graphic content. If you didn't head my warning...I'm sorry for you. I hope you now realize why this story is for mature eyes only. It gets only better from here. Hope you guys had a great Christmas and a happy new year! I for one had a great one! Thanks a lot for all the support!
~TheTraxicEnd