(AN) Hello and welcome to my new Straw Dogs fanfic; Breaking Point.
This story will be an AU fix-it fic for the 1971 film that starts with the hunting trip and goes in n interesting direction.
Warning: this chapter contains an adaptation of the infamous rape scene.
Disclaimer: I don't own Straw Dogs; all characters and locations are owned by their respective owners.
Straw Dogs: Breaking Point
Chapter One
David Sumner prided himself on being a pacifist: he hated conflict and would do anything to avoid getting involved, which was why he had decided to move to his wife's childhood home of Wakely, but at this precise minute he was desperate to prove his masculinity to the workmen he'd hired by joining a few of them on a hunting trip in the moors outside the village. He'd followed them to the moors in his car.
"Here's your sack," said Scutt as he handed a sack to David, "We'll beat the ducks right to you; small they are, so we don't want to broke the shot unless you have to.."
"But uh, if you can't catch em; shoot em," suggested Chris, "They might come from up above, sir, or they might come from right behind you."
David felt a bit uncomfortable at the idea of shooting a duck. "I don't wanna-
"Stay as still as you can be, sir." whispered Bobby.
"Now we'll be spread about," informed Scutt, "If you need us, just call; you can do that?"
David simply nodded in understanding.
"Here's your sack, Norman." said Charlie before throwing a sack to Scutt who caught it.
"You drive em to me, Charlie." said Scutt.
"I will." promised Charlie.
"Good luck, sir." said Chris.
And with that, the four men loaded their guns and walked off, leaving David sitting on a rock, waiting for the others to send some ducks his way. After a short while, some ducks began flying towards David, who tried to shoot them, but he missed, he then attempted to throw a rock at them, but that didn't work either.
"Maybe I can ask them to try and draw the ducks closer to me." thought David to himself.
After checking that the safety was on, the maths professor went looking for the workmen, but could see no sign of them. Thinking that they must've gone back to the truck, David headed in that direction. Upon reaching the area where they'd parked their vehicles, the black haired man became shocked when he saw the men beginning to drive away in the truck. "HEY! WHERE ARE YOU GOING!" hollered David as he dropped the gun and chased after the truck.
"Ohhhh, sorry, Mr Sumner, but we've got to go," snickered Cawsey before giggling in delight, "I'm sure you'll be fine; hehehehehehehehehehehehe."
"You can't just leave me here!" cried the maths professor in frustration as he continued to chase the truck, causing the others to laugh at him.
"Ohhhhh, but we have to," remarked Chris before giggling once again, "Charlie's gotta get back to the farm and deal with your wife; hopefully he won't get rough with her."
"Shut up!" barked Charlie before whacking Chris with the butt of his gun, making him laugh even harder.
"What are you talking about?" asked a confused David.
"Oh nothin', just that now you're out of the house, we can take advantage." remarked Cawsey before Charlie could stop him.
David suddenly stopped to catch his breath, allowing the truck to speed away.
"Well, you've certainly made a right fool of yourself this time," grumbled David to himself, "Amy was right: I should've just confronted them about the cat; she is gonna roast me."
David whirled around and began making his way back to the car. As he continued to walk, the maths professor began to think to himself: what had Cawsey meant by Charlie going to see Amy and him taking advantage? A nasty thought then occured to David: what if the men were planning on robbing the place and had lured him away from the house so that it was just Amy? David began to run for the car: the maths professor knew that he wouldn't be able to deal with Charlie and co on his own, but he knew somebody that could possibly help.
Over at Trencher's Farm, Amy was sat on the sofa and reading a newspaper when there was suddenly a soft knock at the front door. "Who is it?" she called out sharply, looking up from her paper.
There was no reply. After a few moments, there was another knock at the door. Amy put the paper down before getting to her feet, walking over to the front door and opening it, where she saw Charlie leaning on the doorframe. This made Amy wonder if something had happened to David.
"Is David alright?" asked Amy in concern.
"He's fine," lied Charlie, "Enjoying himself. May I come in?"
Amy hesitated with an answer for a couple of seconds, still not feeling comfortable with Charlie's recent behaviour, but she decided that maybe she could get answers about her cat out of him. "Alright." she replied.
Amy walked back inside and allowed Charlie to enter. "Would you like a drink?" the young woman asked as she headed towards the drinks cabinet.
"I'd love one." replied Amy's ex before locking the door and making his way towards the young woman.
Charlie put his gun against the stairs and watched as Amy poured a drink into a glass.
Amy turned her head and noticed Charlie staring at her, which made her skin crawl, she then turned her whole body to face the man.
"Would you like me to go? I will you know." said Charlie.
"No," replied Amy, "Stay and have your drink: I'd like to know what you think of cats."
The young man took his jacket off and flung it on to the floor before slowly walking towards Amy. "I do fancy cats." he remarked.
Amy began feeling uneasy as Charlie got right in her face. Before she could even react, Charlie suddenly leaned in and kissed her, leaving the woman stunned. The blonde began trying to gently push the young man away, she then managed to pull away; looking at Charlie in complete shock. "Please leave me." she begged nervously.
Charlie simply ignored her and removed her glasses before throwing them aside, he then began kissing her again, causing Amy's eyes to widen in horror. Amy began struggling and pushing back against her ex, she then managed to pull away. "GET OUT!" she yelled angrily before slapping the young man across the face.
Amy attempted to run, but Charlie grabbed her by the shoulders and tried to hold the struggling woman, he then struck her in the face, causing the blonde to fall on to the sofa. Amy looked up and saw Charlie reaching out to touch her face, she then got off the sofa and backed away from the man before finding her back against the wall.
Charlie slowly advanced on his ex; a lustful look in his eyes. "Don't tease me, Amy," he begged, "Please."
Charlie reached out to stroke Amy's hair, but she quickly slapped his hand away before slapping him across the face, she then tried to run again, but Charlie grabbed her by the hair, he then forced the blonde on to her knees and started dragging her around to the front of the sofa.
"No!" cried a horrified Amy as she realised what Charlie intended to do.
Charlie stopped, he then released his grip before pulling Amy to her feet and slapping her across the face, the young man tore the struggling blonde's dressing gown off while kissing her and ignoring her crying and pleading before shoving her on to the sofa and throwing the dressing gown on top of her lower area. Amy began trembling in fear as Charlie crawled on top of her. The young man grabbed Amy's head and started kissing her; ignoring her terrified whimpering. Amy desperately tried to push Charlie off of her, but it was no use. After a few more moments, Amy managed to push Charlie's head away.
"Please, Charlie!" begged Amy in a terrified voice.
Amy managed to push Charlie away, but he quickly grabbed her wrists, only for the blonde to break free. Amy tried to hit Charlie, but the young man raised his hand, ready to strike.
"Amy, I don't want to reave you, but I will!" hissed Charlie in a threatening manner.
Charlie then reached down and began ripping Amy's shirt off; ignoring her terrified begging and pleading, he then began to violently kiss her; first on her lips, then on her breasts, the young man then ripped the rest of the blonde's shirt off, he then got off the sofa, removed his shirt, then his trousers, he then crawled back on top of Amy, who attempted to push him away, but it was no use. The blonde cried in agony as Charlie began raping her. At first, Amy resisted and attempted to push her ex away, but it was no use, so the terrified woman did the only thing she could think of: pretend to comply.
As he began to calm down, Charlie started to feel guilty about what he was doing: he never intended to rape Amy.
"I'm sorry, Amy. I'm sorry." whispered Charlie.
"Hold me." whispered Amy as she put her arms around Charlie.
Amy reluctantly allowed Charlie to kiss her.
Charlie now felt a bit better about his actions: in his mind, he believed that Amy was now consenting, since she wasn't struggling or saying no.
"Oh God, David, I'm so sorry." thought Amy to herself as the tears streamed down her face.
David arrived back in the village and drove his way to the police station. After hopping out of the car, the man spotted Major Scott exiting the building. "Major Scott!" he called out.
"Oh, hello, David," greeted Scott cheerfully as he approached the man, "Is everything alright?"
"No, as a matter of fact, it's not," replied a worried sounding David, "I'm convinced that the men I hired to fix my garage roof may be planning to rob the house."
"That's a very serious accusation," replied the major in shock, "What's made you think this?"
"Because they lured me out of the house to go on a hunting trip and abandoned me in the moors," explained the maths professor, "I chased after them as they were leaving and Chris Cawsey said something about Charlie going to deal with Amy and that he hoped he wouldn't get too rough; he also mentioned taking advantage of her. Look, we don't have time for this: Amy's at home alone and could be in serious danger, that's why I came to get you."
"Alright, alright, we'll go and have a look," replied Scott, holding his hands up, "I'll follow you with a couple of officers."
"Thank you." replied David.
The young man then raced back to the car, while Major Scott raced back to the station.
Back at Trencher's Farm, Amy was feeling exhausted as Charlie continued to have his way with her. Charlie suddenly stopped as he heard approaching footsteps, he then looked up and saw Scutt aiming his gun at him; a lustful look in his eyes. Charlie's eyes widened in horror as he realised what Scutt wanted, which was confirmed when the young man motioned for him to move away, Charlie shook his head, but Scutt seemed to ignore him as he moved closer to the sofa.
Amy spotted Scutt as he moved round to the opposite side of the sofa. Charlie finished and stroked the blonde's hair before getting off of Amy. The young woman watched as her ex climbed over the back of the sofa. Charlie rolled her on to her stomach before holding her down. The young blonde lifted her head as she heard the sound of unzipping, she then turned her head and spotted Scutt pulling his trousers down. "No!" she begged in a terrified manner.
After removing his trousers and pants, Scutt leaned over the side of the sofa, causing Amy to turn her head.
"NO! NO!" shouted a horrified Amy as Scutt began to violently rape her.
David rolled up to the farmhouse and brought the car to a screeching halt before hopping out. A police car rolled up just behind and Major Scot hopped out with a male police officer.
David ran up to the front door and tried to open it, but was shocked when it wouldn't budge. "It's locked!" he cried in shock, "I think I can hear Amy in there. Amy? Amy, it's David; are you okay!"
"DAVID! DAVID, I'M IN HERE!" yelled a terrified Amy before she could be stopped.
Inside, Charlie and Scutt exchanged shocked expressions.
"I thought he wouldn't get back this quick!" cried Charlie in shock, "Come on, let's go!"
"No; I ain't finished yet!" snarled Scutt as he continued his wicked act.
Charlie was about to yell at Scutt when suddenly, the door burst open and a policeman stepped in, followed by Major Scott and David. David's eyes widened in horror at the sight before him. "W-what the hell!" he uttered in shock.
"Mr Sumner, t-this is not what it looks like. We were just messin' about!" cried Scutt nervously as he finished and quickly put his pants back on.
"Get out!" barked David as Charlie and Scutt tried desperately to put the rest of their clothes back on, "GET OUT!"
Charlie and Scutt attempted to run, but Major Scott and the policeman rugby tackled them to the floor before placing them in handcuffs.
"Amy!" cried David in concern as he rushed over before helping his wife into a sitting position.
Amy sobbed loudly into David's shoulder as the man wrapped his arms around her and rubbed her back while making hushing noises.
David began to cry as well as a feeling of guilt washed over him.
(AN) And that concludes the first chapter of Breaking Point; hope you all enjoyed.
So yes, first major change is that David learns about the rape: how will this effect the rest of the film's plot? You'll just have to wait and see.
In the next chapter, Amy tells the police about what happened and news quickly spreads. How will the other villains react to this? You'll just have to wait and see.
Until then, this is TimeLordMaster108 signing out.