TWs: Wandering hands (non-con), betrayal, fighting, waterboarding, creep behavior, hypnotization, mention of guns. Stay safe :)
'This weather is getting horrible...' Edd thought as he looked up at the dark clouds in the sky. He was sure the sky was turning a reddish hue above all the cumulonimbus. He passed a wall full of graffiti, making him stop. The tall brunette turned to gaze at it, 'I think Tom has a wall somewhere around here...'
His friend showed him his graffiti, telling him the stories, feelings, and thoughts that came about when painting them. He smiled slightly at the memory.
He was knocked out of his thoughts by a rumbling from above him. His tired eyes glanced up, seeing flashes of white within the clouds.
"We should head back to the camp, Rin-" Edd stopped once he glanced around, seeing that his cat was nowhere to be seen, "Ringo? Where did you run off to this time?"
'I have no time for this...' He thought worriedly. He needed to find Ringo. Walking a few blocks, Edd huffed as he noticed a few drops start to fall. The brunette picked up his pace, accidentally ramming into someone, knocking them to the ground.
"Ack!" The person yelped, muttering under their breath, "Well, this is just great..."
"Sorry-" Edd looked up, eyes squinting once he noticed who it was, "Todd?"
"Edd?" Todd glanced up, seemingly forgetting that his phone had fallen down the sewer drain.
"Wow, I haven't seen you since-" Without warning, Todd stood and ran up to hug him, making Edd freeze.
"First Tom, and now you! It's been years since I've seen you guys!" He spoke.
"Uh, yeah..." Edd smiled awkwardly, returning the embrace. His eyes widened as he felt Todd's hands wander lower. Edd quickly pulled away, "Anyway, it was nice seeing you!"
Todd hummed, "Yeah, I'll see you around."
"Mhm, definitely." Edd nodded, turning away to see that Ringo was behind them, "Ringo! There you are, girl!"
He stepped up to Ringo, picking her up. She rubbed up against his face, rasping out a meow. He heard a strange, familiar click behind him, making him turn.
"Wha- Todd?" Edd's eyes widened as he stared at the futuristic firearm pointed straight at his head. He felt his pockets, noticing his missing gun, "What are you doing?"
"Something I should've done a long time ago." The other scowled.
"What are you talking about?" Edd questioned.
"What he means to say is- you're coming with us, Edd." A voice behind him spoke.
"Laurel? Diwi?" The brunette stepped forward, away from them. He looked at the trio, groaning, "Great, you're all working together."
"We work with the King." Laurel corrected.
"For the King?" Edd snapped his head towards her.
"With the King, numbskull!"
The rain began to pick up gradually, irritating Todd, "Shut up and grab him!"
Edd yelped as the three leaped at him at once. He used his strength to knock them off, about to seize Ringo and take off flying when he felt his arm being pulled back.
'They think that can stop me?' Edd thought as he fought against the restraint, only to feel weak upon trying. Glancing back, he noticed a metal bracelet in place, 'What the-!?'
He was distracted, causing the others to overtake him and place the other wristband, draining him of all his energy. Edd fell to his knees, feeling frail and helpless. His eyes clouded over, seeing double, maybe triple. He heard the trio speak, yet it was like he was underwater. He felt Todd and Diwi pick him up by the shoulders, taking him somewhere.
He didn't remember anything after that.
Ringo watched it all go down from the nearby alley. She was scared, frightened, worried for her owner. She perked up when she heard a noise, arching her back as she watched the strange people take her owner away.
Cautiously creeping out of the alley, Ringo saw the cause of the noise. A strange shiny object that he always had on him. It had weird scratches on the inside of it.
The catbie mewed, glancing around to see if anyone was around. She let out a small growl, deciding to do this alone. She picked up the object in her mouth and ran off.
"Ay, look at that headshot!" Tord held up the diagram, admiring the gunshot straight through the silhouette's head, "You're getting better, Clay!"
"I know!" The young adult spoke, perking up, "Think I can handle a machine gun now?"
"Ah... maybe one day." Tord shrugged.
"Tord-"
"Agh!" Tord and Clay exclaimed as Jon popped into the room.
"Sorry, sorry!" Jon waved his hands.
"What is it, Jon?" Tord breathed, holding his chest.
"There's something at the entrance."
Tord raised an eyebrow, "Show me."
The leader and Clay followed Jon to the equipment room next to the bunker stairs. He found Matt and Tom already there, looking at something.
"What's going on?" Tord asked, "Ringo...?"
He saw the cat sitting down with something in her mouth. She perked up when she saw him and bounded over to him. She pawed at his leg.
"What are you...?" Tord kneeled beside her, stopping once he saw what was in her mouth, "Is that-?"
The Norsk took the ring from Ringo. He inspected it, turning it over in his fingers, and read the engravings inside.
'Til min elskede, Edd. Jeg lover evig.'
A groan came from Ringo. Tord looked at her, softly petting her rough patches, "What happened to him, Ringo?"
Edd awoke, suddenly dripping wet and cold. A bucket was in his field of vision; the person holding it was Todd. Edd noticed he was sitting in a chair, his wrists and ankles restrained with iron.
"You're finally awake." A voice spoke.
"Hellucard." Edd spat as the other stepped before him.
"That's King Hellucard to you." He glared.
The brunette was surprised to see him. He knew he was the King, but Hellucard never showed his face to the world. Edd was shocked to see his appearance didn't change much, or at all.
"What do you want with me, King?" Edd felt his teeth grinding together at saying the name.
Hellucard hummed, "I was thinking. Since you're... unbound, I was thinking I needed a partner in crime."
"Ew, no." Edd nearly gagged, "I'm still engaged, creep."
"Thought you'd say that..." His eye twitched as he pressed a button on a small remote. He nodded to Todd, who left the room. A projection screen descended from the ceiling, and the lights turned off as the projector turned on.
"What is this?" Edd asked, subconsciously moving within his constraints.
"Just watch the screen," Hellucard spoke, stepping aside as he pushed a different button.
"I swear if this is The Bee Mo-" Edd stopped, his eyes seeing a black and white swirl moving in a hypnotizing direction. He averted his gaze, only for Hellucard to pull his head back. Edd's limbs tensed up as he tried to escape.
"Ah, ah, ah... You might want to see this." He heard Hellucard whisper. Edd felt his limbs straining against the metal securing his wrists. Black and white. White and black. Swirling and mixing until it was all Edd could think about. It was like his brain was melting, becoming a puddle, while he became an emotionless shell.
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Norwegian =
Til min elskede, Edd - To my beloved, Edd
Jeg lover evig - I promise eternally
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