"What the fuck did you give him, Lucas?" Seth yelled, shaking his long-time friend. Seth groaned and let go of Lucas, frustrated that his efforts were starting to fall apart at his feet. Eddy was trying to hug Seth, but Seth extended his arm out, blocking Eddy's attempts. In Eddy's high state, he seemed completely oblivious to the fact that Seth was not in the mood for physical contact. "Wait, you gave him ecstasy, didn't you?"
"And here I thought you became too straight-laced to figure it out," Lucas joked, "Seriously though, I meant to give him an ankle-biter Dahmer cocktail, but I mixed up the pills." Lucas chuckled a bit, nervously. An ankle-biter Dahmer cocktail was basically sedatives in a non-alcoholic beverage. "I wanted to try out the pills on someone to see if they're potent enough before I gave Matthew a Dahmer cocktail." Seth glared at him, which caused Lucas to flinch away, "Y-you know that neither one of us can handle Matthew by ourselves!"
"That's why I brought those two over here – for reinforcement!" Seth huffed and punched a hole through the wall. "Ah fuck! Son of a bitch, that hurts!" Seth hissed, pulling his fist away from the plaster. Seth plopped down on the floor and ran his fingers through his hair. "Fucking Matthew! Fucking Pipsqueak! Fucking dumbass me! How am I supposed to handle being a parent when I can't even get Matthew to calm down? We've gotten Matthew to your house so many times before during this time of year, why am I starting to fuck up now?"
Lucas didn't say anything, but rubbed the back of his neck nervously. Seth really did not want Lucas to talk anyway. He sulked on the floor, watching partiers walk past him, completely self-absorbed to notice anything out of the ordinary. Eddy was talking a mile a minute to them, but he could not understand a word the teen said to him. It might be a good idea to take Eddy and Matthew's "princess" with them to Lucas' house until Eddy comes down from his high. That seems like what they do with most of their damn problems anyway; Hide it away like an old Christmas fruitcake.
Eddy danced to the music, unaware of the dilemma the two men were having beside him. Seth took out a cigarette and lit it up. He needed to calm his nerves if he and Lucas ever had a chance of successfully confronting Matthew. He breathed in that relaxing smoke and exhaled, thankful to have enough cigarettes that night. "You know, tonight is a pretty good example of why I was Mr. Sensible and the Muscle and you were Mr. Fix It. I took care of the leg work, the fine details and the common sense aspect of Matthew's scams and you built them up." Seth dryly joked, holding the cigarette between his dry lips. Lucas didn't argue with Seth, because he knew it was the truth.
Suddenly the room felt colder. Seth turned to find Matthew standing beside them. Seth flinched; he did not even see that man walk towards him. Matthew was standing beside him and he did not even have a goddamn game plan of how he was going to get Matthew back to Lucas' place. The night had officially gone to hell.
"Hey M-Mattie! Cool party, huh? The techno music can get someone in the mood for dancing," Seth forced himself to smile, he felt cold sweat trickle down the back of his neck. He looked towards Eddy and seen that the teen was still in plain view. Matthew just paid the teen no mind, unconcerned about the teen's well-being. Seth suddenly heard something drop to the floor. A few seconds later, his world went black.
Edd was able to get off of the floor after a few minutes. Matthew hit like a boxer. Edd attempted to soothe his aching stomach like a pregnant woman rubbing her swollen stomach. He slowly walked out of the room and up the basement steps, his body sore and tired. There was no sign of Matthew, Seth, or Lucas around anywhere upstairs. Edd wondered if the three already headed to Lucas' house to lock up Matthew.
He found Eddy immediately afterward though seeing Eddy proved to be another thing on the long list of problems. Eddy was under the influence of drugs and they both needed to get back home for the night. Edd quickly walked up to Eddy and placed his hand on Eddy's shoulder, "Eddy, we need to get out of here. We have to head home with or without Matthew. We also need to call Sasha as soon as we get home. Do you know where Seth and Lucas went?"
"Matthew carried them off somewhere, the big lug!" Eddy laughed.
"This is not good!" Edd muttered. If Matthew carried Seth and Lucas somewhere, the two were in some kind of danger. The Matthew that he was witnessed in the basement was a more dangerous and insane version of the man he normally knew, kind of like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Edd needed to get Eddy home first and then worry about Seth, Lucas, and Sasha.
"Don't worry about it, Sockhead," Eddy replied, hugging on his friend. "I want to fuck you so badly right now. You have no idea how close we are right now."
Edd quirked an eyebrow, "did you consume anything at this party tonight?"
"I drank some disgusting Kool-aid." Eddy replied, kissing alongside Edd's jawline. "I feel so amazing. You feel so amazing right now."
"Eddy, we need to get home and talk about this." Edd moaned as Eddy caressed his chest and kissed along his jugular vein.
"Why the rush? We can stay here all night. We can dance and fuck until the sun comes up," Eddy pouted. Edd held Eddy, perturbed over the endless possibilities that could occur that night. The more Edd held Eddy, the more he became worried over Eddy's well-being. Eddy's body felt like it was on fire. His body felt like it was being cooked from the inside. Eddy's body was also sweating quite profusely. Eddy's pupils were the size of saucers. Edd needed to get Eddy some medical attention at once before anything occurs.
"Eddy, Eddy! We need to get to Seth's minivan, immediately! I'm going to take you somewhere where you can get better, do you understand?" Edd talked calmly to Eddy like someone who was talking calmly to a child to get them to go with them to the doctor. Edd knew that he would have to hotwire Seth's car. He had to do whatever he could to get Eddy to the hospital. Edd's gut feeling proved to be right when Eddy collapsed onto the floor. Eddy's eyes rolled to the back of his head. Edd let out a small screech and collapsed onto his knees to hug his unconscious friend, "Eddy!"
Matthew rode Lucas' Jeep like a bat out of hell. Matthew looked towards the dashboard to check how fast he was going. He was traveling over a hundred miles per hour. That's not a bad reading. He could make some money from a drag race, but that's not what he was looking for tonight. Tonight he wanted to unleash his wild side and tell the world to kiss his ass. He laughed like a madman escaping the lunatic asylum and turned the music on full blast. "I'm the king of the road, you motherfuckers!" He shouted as cars swerved to avoid a collision.
He grinned at the rearview mirror when his two traitorous friends in the backseat of the Jeep. Matthew pounded the hood of the Jeep to mock Lucas and Matthew as their muffled voices pleaded with him to untie them. Both of their wrists, knees, and ankles were tied tightly with rope. They were gagged with Matthew's dirty socks while duct tape covered their mouths. Serves them both right for trying to ruin his good time!
"Rise and shine, you fucking bastards!" Matthew jeered, "You two seem to have forgotten your places as my bitch boys. Now it's time to put you both back in your place." Seth tried to wiggle his way out of his binds, but was not successful. Matthew laughed at his attempt, "No use trying to break out. I tied those pretty tightly. No use trying to escape your punishment! You two remember that scene from A Clockwork Orange where Alex kicked the ass of his droogs? Well, this is kind of like that."
Seth eyed his friend suspiciously, which Matthew noticed and taunted, "Don't give me that look. You know damn well what you signed up for when you agreed to be my lackey all of those years ago. You might not get to see that bitch of yours or that little ankle-biter of yours again though. Sucks to be you, I guess!"
Seth screamed out at his friend, demanding an answer from the crazed man. Matthew continued, continuing his descent into madness as he raced down the road with the speed to rival that of the fastest bat from hell. Matthew continued, "You two are going to die tonight with me! I figure if I die, you two assholes are coming with me! It's going to be so poetic! You two would even have a place in my coffin, curled up at my feet like the little lapdogs you are!"
With that both Lucas and Seth screamed; their sounds were muffled by the socks in their mouths. They squirmed around in their seats like trapped worms. This was it. They were going to meet their maker in this Jeep with Matthew taking the wheel, deciding their fate for them. For whatever reason Matthew decided to have them follow, for whatever weakness they displayed for Matthew to exploit them was all coming to an end. Matthew was like a vindictive, crazed god, deciding which mortals are worthy of serving him and deciding their fates.
Seth closed his eyes. Well, this was it. He was going to be leaving his wife a widow and his unborn child fatherless. Any control he had over his own fate was diminished. His only crime in life was serving as the friend of a complete psycho and wanting to help him. Seth listened as Matthew laughed maniacally, enjoying the sheer thrill of the speed. Matthew listened as metal crashed against metal and felt himself being pulled against his seat. Matthew yelled out, "Here I come, Roy!" This was the end.
The car caught against something which broke the car's fall and was driving down the grassy terrain haphazardly. Seth was flung back and forth in his seat like a crash test dummy. It was only when the car hit something hard that the vehicle completely stopped. When Seth dared to open his eyes, he saw the front of the Jeep smoking in front of a large tree and Matthew getting out of the vehicle.
The binds reminded Seth that he was still alive. He heard Matthew outside of the car laughing like a jester, probably amazed by the amount of damage he did to Lucas' Jeep. The next thing he knew, the door was opened at his side and he was dragged out of the vehicle by his feet to one of the trees nearby. Lucas was quickly dragged next to him. Bastard had him believing that he was going to die tonight.
Seth stayed down, just in case Matthew was planning on taking his rage out on him. Matthew walked towards Lucas and him and leaned down in front of them, grinning like a Cheshire cat, "You two looked like you were about ready to piss your damn pants!" Matthew joked, "Well, boys, I've got a few more errands to run. I also need to change clothes. Don't want to ruin the clothes or the hat."
Seth watched powerlessly as Matthew walked off into the dense forest. Seth looked around. If he was not mistaken, they were back in Peach Creek. The thought only made Seth apprehensive. What was Matthew planning? Where was he going? It seemed like Matthew brought them here just to spook them into submission, which was nothing out of the ordinary. Seth knew that Matthew had the upper hand in the situation. Even if he were to find a way to cut off the rope, he still had no idea where Matthew was heading after the guy went home to change his clothes. He couldn't save Matthew from himself this time.