Supernatural: Chronicles of the Order 10
Chapter 7: I'm Glad My Father Died!
(DISCLAIMER: No, I don't own Supernatural because it belongs to Eric Kripke and Warner Bros. So, enjoy the show! Rated M for graphic violence, adult content, and adult language.)
Etrogarde, Baratheon, many years ago…
It was a warm night in Baratheon's capital as every noble was busy celebrating the birthday of Father Warren outside. Inside of the Zampano Villa, Marnathi was seeing Emiliano outside with some of the nobles drinking wine and engaging in an orgy in which she was mainly used to it. What she didn't expect was that there was screaming in the bathroom as she rushed to see what was going on. To her shock, she saw Guido rushing out of there as there was an older man in noble robes running after him. She had a gut feeling that something was wrong as she saw the boy cowering in fear, for he simply glared at the angry noble who tried to harm him.
"What the hell's going on here?" she asked.
"I'm teaching you boy how to be a good Christian man, Lady Marnathi," said the noble as he was clutching at his crotch. "You could've put him in the chokey or in the storage room as punishment for his behavior!"
"He wanted me to touch his pee-pee!" yelled Guido as he cowered behind Marnathi.
"Your husband will hear of this and when he does, he'll put you and your bratty son straight into the chokey!"
"Let him wail because I've recently filed for divorce just now!" yelled Marnathi. "I've been sold to him just to be his brood mare and punching bag, but seeing my children being molested by the both of you or one of Father Warren's cronies?! I'm so done with this shit! Tell Emiliano that he can parade all his whores he wants, for I'm taking our children and leaving Baratheon for good!"
"Then you and your brats will lose your inheritance! In the end of it all, he demanded to use it on Cesare just the way he likes it, for he is his pride and joy after all."
"I don't want his money! He can spend it on the whore who got knocked up with his oldest son! We're leaving and this time, we're not going back in that golden cage anymore! We're done after the years of him beating me, torturing and molesting my sons, and even parading his whores into this house! Tell that prick of an ex-husband that I'm leaving and taking our sons with me!"
"Get back here right now or—"
"—You'll do what, exactly?! By putting me in the chokey and having our boys locked in the storage room surrounded by mold and cobwebs?! Oh, no; I won't be returning…, never again 'cause I want a new life and beginning from this toxicity!"
Marnathi showed the noble the divorce papers as she was ready to leave with Guido and his brothers the moment they were ready to go. Leaving the villa, they went towards one of the ships that were bound for Lannister as they had to get out of here before being spotted by some of Father Warren's shotcallers. When they made it on the ship, they were leaving Baratheon forever as they were ready to start a new life in which Guido was more than glad to be away from his father, for he was also safe from the molester that he sent to nearly violate the young boy.
"We're leaving for good and I'll find a way to make ends meet," said Marnathi. "I might be training as a cop in the Intergalactic Space Police once we reach the academy there."
"Good riddance," said the oldest boy as he was relieved to leave Baratheon.
"I know, Bernardo… For now, we need to focus on our future, even if times are hard."
"You don't know the whole story of what we've been going through once Dad stuffs you in the chokey. He keeps lining us up for his 'manly examination' in which we see him touching at our private parts for no reason and without consent. Guido had it the worst when he threw a glass at Dad in which he ended up in the storage room. When I heard Lord Bartolomeo taking Guido into the bathroom to 'make him a good Christian,' I couldn't take it anymore in which I'm glad that we're away from the toxicity!"
"I don't want anyone touching me!" he cried as he had tears in his eyes. "I hate our father for what he did to Mom and to us! Once we reach Lannister, Mom will work hard to be the best cop in the entire Ashizoka System!"
And so, Marnathi and her sons were leaving further way from their homeworld as they would soon reach Lannister once the ship lands. Still, they had to pull through in the toughest times as they also had to steer away from the toxic environment they were raised in, for enough was enough after being prisoners living in a golden cage…
When the ship landed towards Lannister, it made its way to a clearing as it was parked near a harbor where Marnathi and her sons got off of it. They were safe from the watchful eyes of everyone on Baratheon as even Guido was blessed that he was safe from the abuse. Still, he found it difficult to leave the bathroom door closed after what happened to him, but he had to brave the waters while trying to bury the trauma he endured. When he was the last one to accompany his mother and brothers, he was on his knees with his fists banging the ground. Marnathi had a gut feeling that something wasn't right as she was desperate to know why he was scared all the time.
"Are you okay?" she asked.
"I hate Daddy!" yelled Guido. "I hate him so much in which he did something bad to me!"
"What did he do to you other than shove you in the storage room?"
"I felt him sticking his pee-pee in me!" Marnathi gasps in shock as she wanted to distance herself with the man she was forced to marry. "It's true! It hurt really badly! Father Warren's men were also there in which they held me down when Daddy hurt me by shoving his pee-pee into me!"
"That son-of-a-bitch! I hope he rots in Hell for this! He had his way of favoriting Cesare, but raping his youngest son?!" Marnathi hugs Guido as she was doing her best to comfort him. "I'm severing our ties with your daddy and we'll make it on our own here in the Basin House. He won't hurt you again, I swear of it. If anyone ever tries to take you from me, I will fight till the bitter end to protect you. As soon as I get a job, we'll manage. That's what family is for, right?"
Marnathi pledged to get a job and protect her sons as she wasn't about to be bogged down by negativity or those who were forcing her to return to the toxicity she fled from. The harshness that followed was rife as there was a fit or rage that swelled in the family dynamic in which the matriarch of the fleeing family had to stay strong in her new life. The truth about Guido being raped by his own father was the last straw as Marnathi was determined to shield her sons from those who would harm them, for she refused to give up without a fight...
Present day…
I was back at home in the villa as I was busy resting up in which I had to steer clear from overexerting my raw power to protect everyone around me. Even though I was stuck in bed, my further convalescence was interrupted by a mixture of shouting in which I got up and left my room and rushed towards the main hall. What I noticed was that Guido was arguing with someone as it turned out to be a member of the Barathite nobility. Still, I was observant in what he was doing as he had his fists up the moment he was ready to strike at the noble, for he didn't want any part in Barathite politics or religion.
"Get the fuck out of this house!" he yelled as he punched the noble in the face.
"I only came here with something that you got from your father, Guido!" he cried as he was dealt with a black eye. "Why can't you have any respect for him after his deathbed?!"
"Emiliano Zampano is a piece of shit who didn't give a flying fuck about Mom or us! All he cared about was that ratbag bastard, Cesare, who is rotting in prison!"
"He's your father, Guido! You should show some leniency for the man who sired you!"
"What leniency?! By beating up my mother when he paraded his whore and bastard in our house? By calling me and my brothers worthless and not real men? By showing fealty to a religious tyrant that Reiko did away with?! You and people like my shitty excuse of a father bathed in the choice morsels that you and Father Warren and his harem pilfered from everyone while the rest of the people lived in the slums! As for 'Daddy Dearest?' I'm more than glad that he's dead and buried so I won't have to look at him anymore!"
I sensed the anger within Guido as he was ready to deliver another blow to the Barathite noble that got punched earlier. He was ready to do so until I saw Dean enter into the villa as he didn't want any further conflict around me. I never expected him to show up before as I saw him go towards Guido and punched him in the face for threatening the Barathite noble earlier, for he decided to finish the fight on the spot. Still, I had to break up the three-way fight as I couldn't deal with what was going on even after I gave birth earlier, for I had to stop it before things got escalated.
"Don't you have anything better to do other than to cause a brawl here?" I said as I felt a little irritated. "This is a villa, not a wrestling ring and yet one of you accosts a crying noble on the floor while the other pulls extra punches."
"Look, I saw the guy get his ass handed to him by our new recruit just now," said Dean as he helped the tearful noble to his feet. "Guido didn't have to act like an ass-clown to that guy when it came to him bringing a deed in his name."
"Well, I don't want the fucking thing!" he yelled as he was rubbing his jaw where Dean struck him earlier. "I really don't give a damn about Dear Ol' Daddy's property or his inheritance!"
"But the Emperor Vittorio wanted it to be split evenly between you and your brothers as compensation for what you went through," said the noble. "Even your mother wanted it…"
Guido was stunned to hear this as the inheritance from his late father was a form of compensation that was given to him after all the years of misery before leaving Baratheon. Still, he wasn't ready to accept it as he didn't want the money that was given to him. When the noble brought out the suitcase full of money that Guido inherited, he was ready to push it away until Dean intervened, for he didn't want him to turn down the deal in which he grabbed his finger and pressed it onto a touchpad to identify the print scan to accept what was owed.
"Seriously?!" he yelled. "Haven't you done enough shit already?!"
"The deal's already done 'cause you should also accept the compensation," said Dean. "You're not the only one who tried to back away from a deal 'cause Marnathi also did the same thing until she accepted it just to pay for the damages that she suffered from over the years. If I were you, I'd rather take it like a man and suck it up. You can do with a little compensation and closure after what you went through in which Emperor Vittorio liquidated the villa and sold it just to pay for the legal fees to the ones who were worthy of the inheritance that was taken away from them, including you."
Guido watched the noble leave as he was left with the suitcase that was filled with money. Still, he had to accept it as he was also more than likely to be paying for his room and board while being in the Order of Letters. This was his own part of doing so as he was also grateful that he didn't grow up around Emiliano's influence. When he went upstairs to his room, he sat down on his bed as he was staring at the money that was brought to him. Still, he didn't want any extravagance due to his job as a police officer, but he was put there at my behest, for he was in the Order of Letters whether he liked it or not…
Later on in the evening, Guido was in the bathroom taking a shower as he was getting ready to go to bed. Still, he was stuck with the inheritance that was given to him as he also had to use it frugally when times got tough. By the time he finished cleaning up, he turned off the faucet as he dried himself with a towel and put on some clean nightclothes. Looking in the mirror, he was a wreck as he wanted to sleep it off. Getting out of the bathroom, he returned to his room as he looked at the suitcase of money that was stashed away in a closet. For his early life, he never had anything as he and his three brothers were put as afterthoughts in which Cesare was often praised and indulged over them and their mother. All he thought about was moving on as he was put from one line of work and into another against his wishes. By the time he sat down on the bed, he was starting anew as he also had to deal with what got thrown at him, for he had a long way to go just to prove himself.
"I just hope that Mom and the others are compensated just to rub our father's nose in his own piss," he said to himself. "It may be a compensation, but I won't honor the prick who put us through hell and back."
Guido tried hard to go back to sleep as he was starting to remember that fateful day when Lord Bartolomeo tried to force him to touch his penis, but to no avail. He remembered when he punched the latter into his crotch as he rushed out of the bathroom to hide behind Marnathi in which he never had anyone to be with. After his departure from Baratheon, he kept having nightmares about that fateful night as he ended waking up in a cold sweat after that, for he had a grudge against both Emiliano and Lord Bartolomeo for what was done to him. It wasn't long until he saw the room change into the one in the villa he once lived in as he saw himself as a young boy being held down by some of Father Warren's men the moment he noticed Emiliano behind him pulling down his bottoms to reveal his buttocks the moment he saw himself being raped from behind.
"That's a good boy," he heard his father say to him as he didn't hold back any tears. "You're such a good boy, my child…"
It wasn't long until he returned to reality as he was left on the floor sobbing uncontrollably. It was a grueling reminder of what happened to him he had his innocence taken away from him at a young age, for he had all that rage boiling up inside of him all those years ago. He was pounding on the floor with his fists as he was feeling the pinch of what was suppressed after he left his homeworld with his mother and brothers on that night. When he got up on his feet, he heard the door open up as he saw me enter with my cane in my hand. I was worried about his mental health as I couldn't let him steep to such low, for he needed support a lot more than just disdain on our parts.
"This isn't fair to me as if the gods and Matriarch keep punishing me," he sobbed.
"Something is weighing on you, isn't it?" I asked as I see Guido nodding sincerely. "Do you want to talk about it?"
"Fine…, I'll talk… A few years ago, I was living with Mom along with my brothers, Bernardo, Mavik, and Castor. We were born into the Zampano Family, but we weren't treated as equals in which Daddy Dearest was doing a lot more to us in many ways than one. There were days when he lined us up just to examine us and later berate us because we didn't 'measure up' to his petty little 'golden child,' Cesare. My brothers may have been touched without consent, but there was an incident when I was in my room…"
"You can't stop halfway. It's best to let it out than allow it to fester."
"One night when Mom was locked in the chokey, I saw Dad and two of Father Warren's men enter into my room just to 'harden me up' in which I was flipped on my stomach the moment that I felt my pajama bottoms being pulled down. That was when I heard my father telling me about how I was a good boy while he shoved his cock into my rectum without my consent! I was touched in the bad place, Sam! There's no way of getting out of that hole once you have your innocence stolen away from you! A few days later, I was forced to be in the bathroom with Lord Bartolomeo in which I saw him unzip his pants and exposed his cock in front of me. He wanted me to touch it in which it reminded me of that night in which I punched him in the groin and left to where Mom was. It was the last straw when she had enough of our father's cruelty and left Baratheon without anyone from Father Warren's group seeing us."
"And we all know what happened to him… That was when Reiko went on that mission to save your mother and liberate Baratheon from Father Warren's stranglehold on power in which she melted his face beyond recognition. The new Emperor, Vittorio, viewed it as a sign of restoring his family to the throne after being in exile for twenty years."
I never forgot what Reiko told me as the death of a religious tyrant was a wake-up call to return to civility on Baratheon. Even though the influence of Father Warren was long gone, there was the cruelty that he and the other nobles had in which they weren't only cruel to those living in the slums, but to their own children as well. Still, even though past stood past, fate had a way of kicking down that wall as I had to console Guido in all his grief and trauma, for he was a victim just like his mother and brothers. For years, I read up psychology as trauma existed in many ways, for it was something that could never be shaken off so readily.
"It's never fair to us, is there?" said Guido.
"Fate plays a dirty hand when it comes to the ones who often get the short hand of the stick," I said.
"Even though I didn't want that compensatory money, I can't ignore it 'cause I also don't wanna spend my first few days in the Order as a freeloader. I have to pull my weight anyway, right?
"You're stepping up, but you should also use your abilities to heal from the pain you suffered from. After what I heard about your father, I have no sympathy for what he did to you and your brothers all those years ago. He used favoritism for Cesare and not to you or the rest of your family in which you took the full brunt of what got thrown at you."
"Mom loved us equally. The night we left Baratheon was a breath of fresh air so that I wouldn't be molested anymore. I grew up while we attended therapy at a place known as the Basin House, which was much larger than the Sprawl. We grew up there in which we thrived, but Mom was struggling to make ends meet when we first got there. That was when Chief Saqqar arrived and gave Mom an offer to join the Intergalactic Space Police. She agreed and our outlook was turning around for the better in which we were safe from our father for many years. I was the only one who followed in her footsteps while my other brothers had decent jobs to support themselves and their families."
"You're the only one who didn't marry, did you?"
"No… Marriage is off the record for now in which I can't even get a date without mentioning what happened to me. Still, I'm married to my work, but I'll manage."
Guido was trying to hold it together as he was slightly shaking. I sensed that he was having the same nightmares that plagued him as his departure from Baratheon became a reminder of the pain that he was forced to endure. When I left the room, I went back into my own as I saw Reiko sleeping in my our bed the moment I climbed into the covers. I was gently holding her hand as I wanted to be with her until the next usual turn to take care of the younger children. I was also happy that everything turned out in my favor as I also had to do my best in treating everyone with equal terms. It was the most I could think up with as I was mainly helping those in need, for I also had to maintain a balance with my mental health as well…
The next morning, Guido was up as he got dressed in his Order of Letters uniform. He was eager to start the day and move forward as he also had to process the trauma he kept bottled away. Still, he kept away from it for so long as he later went towards the kitchen to make himself some breakfast. For years, he was whisked away from his noble upbringing to living at the Basin House eating cereal for breakfast as he was used to it for a long time. The smell of pancakes with syrup was something that he never ate in a while as he also missed the comfort of a home-cooked meal after leaving for Lannister all those years ago.
"Good morning," said Reiko as she was busy preparing the breakfast.
"It's been a while since I ate pancakes," said Guido.
"It's a start, but you'll get used to it," I said as I was busy making some scrambled eggs and sausage links on the stove. "It's a busy household, but we also have to contribute to the daily chores here."
"You really know how to cook…" Guido sees me also frying up some bacon, ham, and spam on the stove as I was mainly getting ready to start the day. "I take it that you knew how to cook for a while."
"I've lived most of my life on Gehenna. I was seven years old when I was taken away from Alecrast in which I had to brave not only the cruelty of Sylvanus, but the freezing weather that surrounded the fort. I was mostly taking care of the chicken house and even changing out some old straw for something fresh the moment I did my part in everything else. The chores were a hassle and I was mainly forced to eat alone at the table near the window, which Dean didn't like. He was busy training to be a soldier, which I'm thankful for, while I was mainly a servant until the day I left. Still, I was on my own, but I manage to forge friendships and bonds that kept me going, for I have treasured them the most."
Guido was touched my my words as he was eager to move past the trauma that kept him prisoner. Even though he was stuck with the "hush money" that was given to him, he had to utilize it instead of labeling himself to be a freeloader. It was his effort to contribute what he had as he couldn't let me down. As for the lingering fear he had, it was a mortal reminder of what happened to him as he had to face his fears sooner or later. When he saw me and Reiko finishing up breakfast, we set it into the dining room as we were welcomed by everyone who took up residence in the villa. When he washed his hands in the sink, he later joined us as he had a plate of food that consisted of pancakes with syrup along with some bacon on the side. He tasted the food as he was reminded of the meal that he had with his family on Lannister in which he was safe from his father's wrath, for it was a happier time to forget about the trauma for a while…
Basin House, Lannister; many years ago…
Guido was screaming in his bed as he was waking up everyone in the middle of the night. The nightmares that he had of that night became more frequent as he never forgot how Emiliano came into his room and raped him. He was even having a night terror as he was wanting it to all go away in which he wanted to fade away, but was stopped by the sound of footsteps coming into his room. He remembered the door opening up as he woke up and fled under the bed in which he never forgot how the ultimate scorn from his father and the two men who accompanied him, for he was scared to death of whoever was coming to harm him.
"Go away!" he cried as he had tears in his eyes. "I won't let you stick your pee-pee in me anymore!"
"Excuse me?!"
He heard Marnathi's voice as he came out from under the bed. He was relieved to be with her as he hugged her after what was going on. It had been a week since he and his family left Baratheon as he never forgot the stigma of what happened to him on that night. Even though he had been to the doctor to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases, he was clean as he also had problems with his bowels at a young age. Still, he hated his father with a passion as he didn't want to return home, for it was a reprieve from the cruelty that he and his family suffered from.
"I'm so sorry, Mom," he said as he had tears in his eyes.
"It's okay…," said Marnathi as she comforted him. "We're not on Baratheon anymore, so we're safe. As for this place on Lannister, we're in the Basin House, which is even larger than the Sprawl here. It's also the home of the Law Academy where most of the cadets from the Intergalactic Space Police attend to and I just got enrolled there. As soon as I get accepted and make bank, I'll get paid extra money to keep a roof over our heads."
"Are you gonna be spending your job putting away bad guys if you become a cop?"
"I'll be doing more than putting away bad guys. Being part of the force has a pension and health benefits in which we'll be getting by without having to rely on your father's money. No one will even try to hurt us this time 'cause I just woke up and it's about seven in the morning right now."
Guido looked out the window of his room as he saw the sunrise looming near the harbor. For the first time, he was safe as he began to shed tears of joy. Marnathi and his brothers had his back as he was grateful that he was out of the lion's den after being subjected to such abuse coming from not only from his father, but from the likes of Father Warren and his men. He had to remain strong as he vowed to follow in his mother's footsteps as a cop in which he would soon be good at it, for he believed in the rule of law and what justice truly stood for…
Meanwhile, back in the present…, again!
Shortly after breakfast, Guido was outside the villa as he was walking around the market in which he was looking for some decent food to make for dinner. Even though he was recently recruited in the Order of Letters, he was also starting to open up a little more about what happened in the past as he had to do more to face his fear. When he went towards the produce, he noticed an array of tropical fruits and vegetables for sale as he got out his wallet and was ready to pay for it. Just as he was about to buy some pineapples, he heard the sound of a woman screaming as she was being chased by two men dressed in prairie clothing similar to what Father Warren and his cronies wore. The sight of them brought back painful memories as they recognized him front and center.
"Damn it," he muttered under his breath as he was starting to shake with fear.
He rushed towards the woman who was being chased as she fell to her knees. He was wanting to know what was going on as he helped her up to her feet. Even though he was trained as a police officer, he wasn't about to let his guard down as he had to question the woman in front of him, for she wasn't as innocent as she seems.
"Hello, Guido," she said. "It's about time that you returned to Lord Bartolomeo."
"Stay away…," he said as he was shaking even more. "Stay the fuck away from me!"
"What do we have here?" said one of the men as he stood in front of Guido. "Looks like Father Warren's revelation rang true after all once the 'prodigal son' would return to be a good Christian once more!"
"Jedediah!" said the other man as he was ready to kidnap Guido. "It seems that Lord Bartolomeo's needs have been met in such a long time."
"You're coming with us, Guido, for Zebediah and I will not take no for an answer!"
"Well, Guido…," said the woman. "We're waiting for you and it's also your duty to return to what was left of our happy congregation no thanks to that Elf who killed Father Warren."
Guido was left with no options left as he was remembering that horrible night when he was held down by Zebediah and Jedediah while he felt Emiliano's cock being shoved violently in his anal cavity all those years ago. He had to get away from them until he spotted Dean near one of the food booths getting some pie. Still, he ended up running as he saw his three pursuers chasing him in which he led them towards the canal. He went towards the bridge as he took the plunge to the deeper part above the moment he held his breath when his three pursuers were searching for him. Even though he saw the interior of the Va'Kihri ship, he had to hide further as he found an opening to where the lab in the waterfall was. By the time he reached the surface, he was safe as he waited it out until the storm cleared. Even though he was wet from going into the water, he wasn't about to come out of his hiding place anytime soon. He was shaking with more fear as he wanted those people from what was left of Father Warren's congregation to either go away or end up dead at the hands of some monsters, for he had a bitter resentment towards them.
"That's a good boy… You're such a good boy, my child…"
"Stop leaking your shit into my head!"
His voice was heard as he sensed footsteps approaching. The bitter memory of his father raping him was still fresh in his mind as he felt his heart pounding sharply against his ribcage. He had to lay low as he couldn't take the horror of the trauma that he was forced to endure. He had to hide somewhere as he had to defend himself. During his days at the Law Academy, he was taught how to use self-defense and melee weapons as he had to stand his ground. He didn't want to be put in front of Lord Bartolomeo as he also hated him with a passion when he was taken away out of Baratheon all those years ago. When he heard the footsteps walking further, he saw Dean arriving as he was concerned about his safety in which he had to protect him at all costs.
"It's about friggin' time that I found you here," he said.
"Sam must've told you where I was, didn't he?" said Guido.
"No, I heard from the kids about this place in which this doesn't look like Draaza tech here."
"I'm not coming out of my hiding place, Dean. I can't be taken away by those people who are allied with Lord Bartolomeo."
"You mean the rejects from Little House On the Prairie? Your mom caught them not too long ago in which the sheriff and his bird friends intimidated them in the paddy wagon."
Guido was relieved that his pursuers were caught as he followed Dean out of the secret lab in the waterfall. When they rushed outside, they noticed a paddy wagon where the three pursuers were being stuffed in the moment Brandon was on patrol with his eagles, Brutus and Calpurnia. What they also didn't expect was that Marnathi was there as she was more than likely to be shipping the trio back to Baratheon to stand trial, for they were the ones that ran out of options after all.
"Jedediah, Zebediah, and Lianne Warby," she said as she was standing in front of the paddy wagon that had them in there. "For a long time, you've been threatening my son just to kidnap him in order to please Lord Bartolomeo!"
"You should've stayed with your husband in his hour of need instead of spurning him," said Lianne as she spat. "You committed a grave sin in which you denied your children a loving father!"
"He was a lot of things, but he was never a loving person. I know of this because I endured his abuse and my boys endured his frequent molestation towards my oldest three sons. When your cohorts went in and held Guido down so that his 'loving father' began raping him, that shit was the last straw!"
"Your son was a problem child," said Jedediah as he was glaring at both Guido and Marnathi with an evil smirk on his face. "He needed to be hardened up so he could be docile and obedient."
"Shut the fuck up!" yelled Guido as he was ready to punch one of the suspects.
It wasn't long until Dean stopped him as he didn't want his anger getting the better of him. He never expected the new recruit to be so volatile until he was told about his plight earlier. When he saw them being carted away, the worst was over for as he noticed Guido on his knees the moment he was on the verge of a panic attack. The very stress caused him to hyperventilate as he later noticed Calpurnia fly towards him to slightly peck at him in order to come to his senses. Even Dean noticed this as he had to tell me right away, for he also had to calm Guido down before it was too late.
"C'mon, Guido," he said. "Stay with me, you got that?"
"Hold on, Guido," said Brandon as he got out a vial of smelling salts and opened it up. "We never saw this coming, but our trio must've triggered his trauma." He allows Guido to smell the salts as he was now calming down. "Sam needs to know about this before this escalates."
"He… already knows…," he said. "He already knows how much that my father was a heartless bastard who did nothing but to beat the mother of his children and stick his cock into where it doesn't belong…"
"What the hell are you talking about?" asked Dean.
"Guido… was raped by his own father when two of his pursuers held him down," said Marnathi as Dean was shocked to hear what happened. "Emiliano may had the gall to beat me, parade his whores, and shower his 'golden child' of a son, but after what happened to Guido, I couldn't take it in which I ended up divorcing him. We fled and spent most of our years living at the Basin House on Lannister in which I became a cop to bust criminals. During the Second Galvanic Uprising, I was forced to go back to my villa after Father Warren caught me and brought me back against my wishes. I played the good cop, but I was also watched by his secret police in which I had to put up with my ex-husband while he was being cared for by his servants. Two years of being watched took a toll on me in which I also vowed that my sons would be safe from the dangers of Father Warren until he met his demise. When Reiko came in and did away with him, the true rulers of Baratheon returned to power and restored the rights of the planet's citizens in the process."
One of the trio was ready to break out as she let out a piercing scream before Marnathi walked forward and gled at her. She wasn't having it as she saw the fear in Lianne's eyes, for she wasn't about to take any more drama from her oppressors. Even Guido was happy that his mother stood her ground as she was ready to see the trio being taken away, for they won't be able to abduct him again.
"And a little word of advice: don't fuck with my family!" she yelled as she saw the paddy wagon leaving. "And that's all we have to say for today."
"You really put the clampdown on those people, didn't you?" said Dean.
"They're not getting out in which Emperor Vittorio and those with close ties to his family have issued a crackdown on what's left of Father Warren's congregation. As for Guido, he's been through enough trauma."
"And that's a fact…," he said as he was struggling to stand on his feet. "In a matter of compensation for what we went through, I'm glad that my father died in which he's rotting in Hell where Abaddon is ruling."
"Easy, tough guy; let's get your ass back to the villa," said Dean as he carted Guido away. "Besides, Sam's gonna have a field day about this…"
Everyone left the canal as they called it a day in which the worst was over. Still, Guido may have been compensated for the damages paid to him, he had a long way to go as he also had to stand bravely against the personal turmoil he went through, for he had to move forward and not stay in the past for too long…
I was in the backyard as I was busy tending to the plants that were growing in the garden. With some seeds planted into the soil, I was hard at work watering what I put into the dirt as I was also ready to call it a day. When I put away my gardening tools, I saw Dean enter into the backyard as he was eager to help Guido navigate the trauma he was going through. Even though he heard a part of it, he was also glad that Emiliano Zampano was gone while his assets were liquidated to pay for the damages that were owed to Marnathi and her sons, for it was mandatory to do so while offering closure to a painful chapter that was already dead and buried.
"I heard about what happened to Guido," said Dean.
"You're not the only one who heard it," I said. "What happened to Guido was something that no other child should ever go through in which justice was already done to his father when he died."
"Here lies Emiliano Zampano, who decided to molest his kids while pampering his incarcerated crybaby bastard son, may he rest in piss."
"The trauma he felt was too much to bear for him in which he kept it all buried during his days as a cadet and later as a police officer. He was raped by his own father, Dean. For years, he had nightmares about that night in which he was nearly molested by Lord Bartolomeo."
"For now, we should start our support group for trauma victims. We all went through hell and back in which our past selves had far worse than what we had."
I saw Guido walk into the backyard as he sat down in the rocking chair next to the porch. He was exhausted after getting cleaned up earlier as he was trying hard not to think about what happened to him. Still, he wasn't the only one who suffered the full brunt of trauma as he needed all the support he could get. When he stared at a plate full of alfajores on the table next to him with a glass of chicha de frutilla on the side. Taking one of the alfajores, he ate at it as he sipped his drink slowly in which he was also trying to remain calm without blowing up at everyone, for he needed to improve his mental health in order to prevent a breakdown.
"You're a little calmer than normal," I said.
"I know…," said Guido as he took a bite of his cookie. "It's hard to accept that the man who sired me did so much damage to not only me and my brothers, but my mom. I'll accept the damages paid to me, but I won't forgive my father for all the misery he put us through until Mom had enough and left for Lannister."
"You're not the only one who defied your father in which a certain King of the Grey Havens defied his own in which he was raised by the wisdom of the ones who cared about him in the Elder Days."
"I've heard of Jack Kline before in which he was being pursued by some angels at the time."
"You and Jack are two sides of a coin in which you guys have a hate boner for your fathers who did cruel things," said Dean. "Still, Daddy Dearest had it coming in which his dying breath was the best form of karma you'd ever hope for. As for your own trauma, you should also face your fears and move on in which it's a hell of a lot better than hanging out in a bar that stinks of stale beer. You're not the only one who suffered from trauma, for we all have to deal with and conquer our insecurities if we're gonna keep going forward. It's the most we can do, right?"
Guido was moved by Dean's words as he was shedding tears in which he had to keep his head above water during the chaos of his own personal trauma. As for what was happening next, we had to be cautious about our personal fears as we also had to face them head-on, for the trauma we have is a part of what makes us human after all…
To be continued...