"What do you mean David isn't who we think?" Alice finally gathered herself enough to try and figure shit out.

"It's hard to explain," those familiar words. They made her want to strangle someone. "Well try!" she felt like she was hit by a bus. He ignored her, answering his phone.

"What?" he sounded shocked, "ok, copy, we're on our way."

"What?" Anna asked, wanting to know what that was about.

"We're going to the Rec Center to get your brother. The police couldn't send a car there, they've got their hands full."

"Can you just tell us what the hell is happening?" Alice asked, growing frustrated.

"Who are you? What, you came here for David?" Anna questioned.

"Yes," he started. "The soldier you know as David was one of the subjects of a medical experiment." Alice felt like she was going to puke at any moment. This was all too fucked up for her to believe.

"While we had him on the study, he killed several people and escaped, then he burned their bodies to confuse us. We thought he died in the fire initially. By the time we figured out what he'd done, the trail was cold."

"Maybe you shouldn't have tested your procedures on a psychopath," Anna added.

"No, Anna, he's a psychopath because of these people, don't you see that?"

"By all accounts, he's an ideal soldier," Carver stated. "I don't know."

"I need to call my brother," Anna realized. She tried to call but he didn't answer. She left a message.

"I'll try him," Alice did the same, but again no answer. "God dammit, it's those stupid fucking teachers!"

Sirens roared by as they drove to get Luke. The town never had this much commotion going on at once.

"Where are those cop cars going?" Anna asked, looking out the back window.

"Somebody attacked the diner right after we left. It was called in as an explosion," he explained.

"I-Is anyone alive?" Anna feared for her friends, especially Kristen who was there when they left.

"I don't know," he answered. "It's possible that he'd leave some wounded to keep them busy."

"What about our parents? You haven't said anything about our parents," Alice interrupted.

"They're both in critical condition," he said lowly. "They were taken to the hospital for immediate help. They should make it."

"Critical- What?" Alice couldn't wrap her head around this. Tears flooded her water line, building up at the edge until she blinked.

"David has a neurological condition, Miss Peterson. Designed to protect both him and the experiment. If he feels like his identity may be compromised, he- he's programmed to clean up all loose ends. I doubt he could stop himself now even if he wanted to. That's why we need to get you two and your brother somewhere safe."

"Programmed?" Alice yelled. "You can't program a human-fucking-being! That's just fucked up! What the fuck is wrong with this world?"

Carver didn't have much of a reaction to her. He kept on driving, occasionally looking at the two girls.

They pulled up to the Rec Center, Alice opening the door before they made a complete stop.

"Come on, we have to get Luke," she wasted no time walking through to the door. It was lit up bright and festive for Halloween, with decorations adorned the walls every step of the way.

"What the hell is this?" Carver asked, clearly not used to being around this type of stuff.

"For the Fall Dance they do this Halloween maze thing," Anna told him.

"Stay close to me," he told the girls, gun in hand.

They walked through, the lights a bright orange, sounds of deranged laughter and screams coming from deep within the maze. Anna and Alice screamed as the wooden wall was smashed.

"Who's in here?" a man's voice asked.

"Military Police! I'm here for Luke Peterson. How do I get through this maze?" Carver yelled.

"Left, right, right, left, left, right, left, then straight. Got it?"

"Yeah!" they went through a few different rooms, lights blinking out of control and the walls plastered with crazy patterns. They reached the main area where they found Luke and one of the teachers.

"Luke!" Alice and Anna ran to him, giving him hugs like they haven't seen him in ages.

"Excuse me, but you're interrupting detention right now," the teacher tried to take charge. "Who are you, exactly?"

"What's going on?" Luke asked. Poor kid hadn't the slightest clue of what was happening.

"We need to go. Your sister-" the lights shut off and music began to play. Carver interrogated the man about who was in the building, informing him that they all needed to get out and fast.

They followed him through the maze to get to the back exit. When they entered the mirror room they heard the teacher scream. Carver stopped them, and the teacher stumbled out with blood dripping from his neck.

"Run! Go the other way! Go!" Carver yelled. The siblings took off the way they came, running through the maze as quickly as they could. They made it to a back area but the door was chained.

"I don't know what's going on, but David wouldn't hurt us," Luke wanted to know what was going on.

"Luke, you need to trust us," Anna said, following Alice to a back storage room.

"You two need to hide in here," Alice said. "I'm gonna go out there, you two need to stay hidden."

"Noway, you can't go," Anna pleaded with her sister. The man was dangerous.

"I have to," Alice shook her head. She needed to confront David. She knew she'd end up dead, but she needed to know why. "Just fucking listen to me! Don't come out unless you hear the police."

Alice ran back out to the maze, looking everywhere with caution. It was bad enough that David was destroying everyone in his path, but now they were in a Halloween maze that would just make things harder for her.

"I'm really sorry about this, guys. I tried to think of another way to do it." Alice heard him. His voice was off, he sounded cruel and sick. It made her nervous. She swallowed, holding her eyes shut as she forced confidence into herself.

"David?" she called out. She moved towards the main floor. It was the safest and if she needed to run, she had many options. Someone activated the fog machine, the wispy smoke settling low to the ground.

He came out, limp in his stride and a look of pure anger on his face as he approached her. He had a shard of bloody glass in his hand and he raised it up as he came closer and closer to her.

"You almost killed my parents," she stated. He stopped. "I did, yes." He said simply.

"What are you gonna do? Are you gonna kill me, David?" she asked him, looking at the sharp object in his hand. She swallowed, her eyes glistening in the dim lights. He continued to approach her, dropping the glass.

Her heart raced and she backed away as he came forward. He leaped at her, tackling her to the ground. He sat on her, legs on either side of her body and grabbed her neck, tightening his grip.

She tried to wriggle free from under him, but he wasn't letting go. Tears fell from her eyes and she gave up the struggle.

"I thought..you didn't...want..to hurt me," she said through breaths. His expression changed, he looked like inside he was breaking apart.

"I don't," his hands shook around her neck, but his grip stayed. He looked her in the eyes, "I can't help but want to kill you."

"You're..in control," she put her hands up to her neck, trying to find a way to get more air. Her head felt like it was slowly filling, her eyes feeling like they'd burst.

He looked even more angered now, shaking uncontrollably. He was gritting his teeth and she felt air finally making way to her lungs as he loosened his grip.

A gunshot sounded and David grumbled in pain. It all happened so fast that she didn't even realize she was struck as well.

"No," she said, lifting up only to fall back down. She felt like she was making progress with him. "David!" she yelled his name as he got up and hit Anna. She fired another shot but it hit a lamp, causing the nearby Halloween decor to combust.

Alice groaned in pain, gripping her shoulder, feeling disoriented from the lack of oxygen to her brain and the loss of blood. She tried to hold her hand over the wound, but the blood found a way around it and began to pool on the floor.

"David.." she tried to call out. She crawled over to him as he was choking the life out of Anna this time.

"David! You don't have to do this.."

Luke came over to him and stabbed him in the back. "No!" Alice screamed, knowing she could have helped him. He got up and greeted Luke who stabbed him once more in the middle of the chest. He fell to the ground, landing on a pile of hay.

She crawled over to him, tears coming from her eyes.

"He did the right thing, Alice," he pointed to Luke, "I don't blame you. Don't feel bad," he gave him a thumbs up.

"Come on, Alice!" Luke wanted her to get out with them. She didn't want to go. She was next to David who was staring at her. "Go," he said to her.

"No," she shook her head, looking as though she was losing more life than him.

"I'm sorry," he reached for her but his head fell to the ground.

"Alice, come on, we need to get out of here," Anna pulled at her sister, getting her to her feet. She could barely walk straight and was losing consciousness.

"Stay with us, Alice," the words were lost in her mind as her vision faded, the sounds of sirens blending to one tune, the smell of smoke disappearing from her senses as everything turned black.

Oh Anthonio

My Anthonio

You got everything you ever wanted from me
I was just another girl
It was just another night
Oh Anthonio
My Anthonio
There is only one thing I've been trying to say...

The End...?