Tord’s Revenge

by UnicornDragon94

Chapter 1: Chapter 1

WARNING READ AT YOUR OWN RISK

 

 

 

Tord laid in the infirmary his injuries from last week still hurt like hell especially considering he had to get his arm amputated, but despite the agonizing pain he was still fuming with anger as he thought of all the horrible ways he’d make Tom’s life a living nightmare, sure Edd and Matt helped defeat him but even they didn’t do as much damage as Tom, he’d hunt him down until nowhere was safe for him to hide and once he finally had Tom he’d make him plead for a death that would never come unless Tord figured out how to revive people, suddenly a voice interrupted him from his thoughts and he noticed Paul and Patrick standing next to his bed ‘What?’ He demanded ‘We just came to let you know the robotic arm has been repaired and we’ll be able to attach it to your body soon’ Paul said

‘Any news on Tom, has the rage demon inside him taken over and destroyed everything he loves?’ Tord asked

‘Uhh… no…’ Patrick said looking concerned ‘very well… just bring in my new arm and some sedatives, preferably enough that’ll keep me out until tomorrow’ He responded.

 

The next week was spent planning on how he’d trick his old friends into letting him back into his life and eventually he settled on pretending it was a clone that attacked them and nearly killed Jon, he wrapped a bandage around his robotic arm to add some friction when he put a silicon covering over it so it looked and felt like skin it even had some plastic fingernails on it, there wasn’t much he could do about the left side of his face though.

 

 

Edd, Tom and Matt were heading back to Edd’s apartment after enjoying themselves at asdf land, Ringo was currently curled up on the couch forcing Edd and Tom to share a couch cushion as Matt went to put in the movie that’s when they heard a knock on the door and Edd went to go answer it nearly having a heart attack when he saw who it was

 

‘Hello old frie—‘ Tord attempted to say but Tom had already ran to the door once he heard Tord’s voice and punched him square in the chest sending him flying back into the wall ‘YOU HAVE A LOT OF NERVE COMING HERE AFTER WHAT YOU'VE DONE!’ Tom shouted at the top of his lungs as Tord coughed attempting to catch his breath ‘w-what are you talking about?’ He asked looking confused ‘Tom wait! He might have a knife or something’ Edd said as Tom marched over to the commie and grabbed him by the shirt before punching him in the face leaving a bruise on Tord’s cheek

 

‘Tom wait! I don’t know what you’re talking about! I’ve been held captive by a clone of myself for several years!’ Tord pleaded as Tom slammed him back into the floor earning a choking sound ‘Tom wait! Maybe we should hear him out first’ Edd suggested as Matt cautiously peeked into the hallway

 

‘…No…’ Tom responded ‘Umm guys? What’s going on? Why’s Todd here?’ Matt asked ‘Matt go inside and find some extension cords and a chair, Tom! He might be telling the truth, at least give him a chance to explain!’ Edd said, Tom hesitated then let go of his shirt collar but as soon as Tord got up Tom attempted to grab him

‘Don’t move! I want to make sure you don’t run off or attack us’ Tom said managing to grab his left arm and twisted it behind his back and led him inside where Tord explained everything to them after tied to a chair.

 

‘I dunno, I think he might actually be telling the truth, what do you two think?’ He asked ‘Eh, seems safe enough’ Matt said ‘I’m not sure…besides where is he supposed to sleep?’ Tom asked ‘Could he sleep in your apartment? So you can keep an eye on him in case he does anything’ Edd suggested nervously

‘Fine’ Tom sighed noticing that Edd still seemed a little frightened, Tom turned to look at Matt only to realize he was having a conversation with Tord ‘So how’d you get that scar anyway?’ Matt asked ‘Oh this? My clone used a blowtorch on my face’ Tord responded casually.

 

Later that night when he was sure Tom was fast asleep Tord texted Paul and Patrick to meet him outside and to bring the sedatives as well as a blue hoodie and ski mask which he ended up hiding under the couch.

 

 

‘Hey commie, get up! Edd and Matt are forcing me to come to the store with them and I don’t trust you in my apartment by yourself’ Tom said poking him in the shoulder and while they were there Tom bought some more Smirnoff. ‘I’m bored!’ Tord complained as he sat on the couch waiting for Tom to finish cooking ‘Then turn on the tv’ Tom suggested in annoyance and Tord hid a grin as he turned it on hoping to find something Christmas related despite it being summer so he continued complaining

‘There’s nothing on, can’t I help with cooking?’ he asked ‘No, now stay over there and shut up’ Tom responded, eventually Tom had Tord set the table but he noticed him watching his every move out of the corner of his eye ‘So, do you want to play Mario cart?’ Tord asked after dinner ‘Nope, I’m going to be in my room playing on my guitar so don’t bother me unless something catches on fire or something’ he responded,

once Tom had locked himself in his room Tord retrieved the sedatives from underneath the couch and went to the fridge and removed the cork from the Smirnoff bottle and dropped two pills into it watching as they dissolved and after a moment of debating he put a few more and then did the same with the rest of the alcohol in the fridge making sure everything looked unopened when he was finished then Tord went back to the couch and watched some tv.

Tom played on his guitar for a few hours before pulling out his phone to text Edd and Matt to see if they wanted to go for a walk when in reality Tom just didn’t want to be in the same building as Tord clone or not, unfortunately Edd was preoccupied with drawing and Matt was cleaning his mirrors but he figured if anything happened they’d probably handle it just fine or at least Edd would

‘Hey commie I’m heading out you want anything?’ Tom asked as he opened the fridge and selected the Smirnoff and took several large swigs of it before he started to feel disoriented ‘what’s going on?’ Tom said out loud as the room started spinning, Tom placed the Smirnoff on the table as he began to lose feeling in his legs and after about a minute he collapsed completely unconscious. Tord grinned when he heard the sound of Tom falling to the floor and went to go check that he was fully unconscious ‘Is everything ok?’ He said, but the only response was Tom snoring quietly so Tord went to retrieve the ski mask and hoodie which he put on before grabbing the knife Tom had left on the counter with his disguised robotic hand then glanced down at Tom

‘I’m going to visit Edwardo alright, so stay here’ he said with a smirk before leaving.

Chapter 2: Chapter 2

Tord knocked on Edwardo’s door blinking in surprise when Mark answered instead ‘Where’s Edwardo’ he asked

‘Visiting Jon, remember he’s recovering… also what’s with that knife?’ Mark asked ‘Oh this? It’s just a little gift… anyway when’s he going to be back?’ Tord asked

‘Not sure, shouldn’t you be hanging out with Edd and Matt?’ Mark responded then without warning Tord stabbed him in the chest and sliced downwards causing Mark’s intestines to pour out of him, then after putting the knife down he dipped his right hand in the pool of blood that was forming around Mark and drew the symbol for his army on the nearest wall before heading inside and after finding a lighter he went around back and took off the hoodie and ski mask which he lit on fire before making his escape over the backyard fence and heading back to Tom’s house where his enemy still lay unconscious and hid the knife behind the trash can before texting Paul and Patrick to to come over and leave a few more incriminating things like a red army uniform and a note that said to kill Mark as a warning to England before picking him up.

 

 

Tom groggily opened his eyes and sat up rubbing his head before noticing Tord was gone, just then the front door was kicked open and the NCA began pouring into his apartment aiming their guns at him and yelling for him to lay on the floor with his hands behind his back

‘What’s going on?’ Edd asked from the hallway

‘We believe your friend might be working for the red army, a witness saw him stab a guy and the symbol for that army was left inside the victim’s house’ someone responded outside as Tom was handcuffed and gagged before being allowed to stand up which he could barely manage without help while a few of the NCA officers began to search his apartment finding a blood stained knife behind the trash can as Tom was prodded forward by a gun

‘Wait can’t I at least talk to him?! This has to be some kind of mistake’ Edd said as Tom was led out of his apartment and outside where several large armored trucks were parked, he was then ordered to get inside the second one, then after a few minutes a few more NCA troops entered the truck just as he heard the engine start up.

 

Tom didn’t know for how long they’d been driving but after a while they stopped and Tom was brought out of the truck and led to large metal gate with an electric fence, he could see moonlight glinting off of the four tanks that were parked near one of the five cement buildings, he also saw a shooting range and a sign post that listed the different buildings like the mess hall, barracks, armory, meeting hall and holding cell which turned out to be the smallest of the five and was most likely used for intruders,

Tom was then led inside the building and over to a x-ray machine that was being guarded by two tired looking soldiers and told to stand behind it and occasionally to turn around before they removed the handcuffs and gag ‘About time’ Tom muttered only to be roughly shoved forward and led down a hallway with four cell doors each guarded by a single person despite the absence of prisoners other than him, Tom was ordered to go inside the first one which contained a single mattress that looked like it hadn’t been used in ages

‘The general will be here to interrogate you shortly so I suggest you don’t get too comfortable’ one of the soldiers said once Tom was already laying on the dust covered bed.

 

‘Thank you you’ve been a lovely spy, now tell me where is Tom being kept again?’ Tord asked through the phone chuckling at the response the NCA soldier gave

‘That’s only a few miles from the city, strange they’d have a military base so close’ he responded before hanging up

‘Yanova go get the helicopters ready!’ He demanded. Tom had somehow managed to fall asleep when he was awoken by someone banging their gun against the cell door, he decided to get up so he could get the interrogation over with and was led out of his cell and back into the main room where the X-ray machine was ‘This way!’ a soldier ordered leading him over to a wooden door, the room on the other side of the door was moderately bigger then the cell he was just in and had a round wooden table with two plastic chairs on each side one of which sat a general who had a stoic expression as Tom was led to the empty chair and told to sit, the two soldiers stationed themselves near the door keeping their guns aimed at him ‘Hello Tom, do you understand why you’re here?’ The general asked in a surprisingly soft tone ‘Because I was framed…’ Tom said under his breath ‘that still has yet to be proven not to mention the note and uniform that was found in your apartment’ the general responded, Tom opened his mouth to say something when an explosion was heard somewhere outside

‘Fuck! You two take him back to his cell and meet me outside’ the general said standing up and removing a glock from his belt as he jogged out of the room.

Tom waited inside his cell, it had been a few minutes since the explosions and gunshots settled down nobody bothered to stay behind and guard him though so he was left in complete silence until eventually he heard the sound of footsteps and two soldiers in unfamiliar uniforms appeared in front of the door, Tom felt uneasy as he watched the one with big eyebrows use a bloodstained key to unlock the cell door ‘Don’t come any closer’ Tom said backing up against the far wall as both soldiers entered his cell and after putting up a bit of a fight the two soldiers managed to grab ahold of Tom by his arms and dragged him out of his cell despite his protests.

Chapter 3: Chapter 3

Tord watched as Paul and Patrick dragged Tom out of the building, he even grinned when Tom finally noticed him and actually managed to break free from their hold and ran at him, but Tord didn’t have to allow Tom to attack him this time so once he was close enough Tord punched him directly in his stomach earning a choking sound from Tom as the Brit slumped to the ground

‘Are you done?’ Tord asked raising an eyebrow at him as he stood back up

‘SCREW YOU!’ Tom roared trying to punch him but Tord grabbed his fist and shoved him back ‘You framed me didn’t you!’ Tom accused as the rest of Tord’s soldiers kept a close eye on them both ready to shoot Tom if he said so ‘Ha! I’m surprised you figured it out dumbass’ He said causing Tom to try and punch him again only to receive the same result as before ‘so what are you gonna do? kill me?’ Tom asked making Tord laugh ‘No I wouldn’t dream of it… mostly because I plan on doing things that’ll be far worse, at first I did want to kill you, but then you had to go and blow up my giant robot so No I don’t think I’ll even give you the satisfaction of a slow death!’ Tord spat hatred visible in his eyes.

‘Wait he’s serous’ Tom realized noticing the look of pure hatred the commie was giving him ‘Soldiers remove his clothes I think dumbass over here needs a little taste of what’s to come’ Tord said with an evil grin ‘Tord wait!’ Tom pleaded attempting to run away only for several soldiers to pin him down and start removing everything except for his underwear even as Tom kicked and punched at them but there were too many of them, Tom felt his heart beat faster as Tord wrapped an arm around his waist and pulled down Tom’s underwear ‘You should feel grateful, it’s not like anyone will ever want you, even my soldiers hate you’ Tord said into Tom’s ear as he pulled down his own pants

 

(Rape warning)

 

 

And proceeded to rape Tom who immediately started pleading for him to stop

 

‘Quiet! Nobody’s coming to save you!’ Tord shouted at him, luckily though he got bored after a few minutes and stopped, Tom quickly grabbed his clothes and put them back on ‘Come on Tom let’s get you back to my base’ Tord said gesturing for five of his soldiers to surround Tom and lead him to one of the helicopters where he was handcuffed to the railing.

When they finally got back to base Tord went to his office, his soldiers already knew where to put Tom so it didn’t bother him, besides he had paperwork to do so Tom would have to wait.

Tom sat at the far end of the gray cement room listening to the buzzing of the florescent lights far above his head and In front of him at the far end of the room was a metal door that was currently locked, above it was a one-way mirror.

 

 

(A few hours later)

 

 

Tom cringed in fear when he saw the door open and Tord walking into the room holding a metal baseball bat ‘So Tom how do you like your new room?’ Tord asked watching him closely as he got up

 

‘what do you want with me?!’ Tom demanded glaring daggers at Tord who started walking towards him

 

‘Back Off before I kill you!’ Tom shouted hiding his fear, Tord stopped within arms reach of Tom staring him down

 

‘And what makes you think you’ll get the chance? Besides if you fail like last time then I’ll just go and kidnap one of your friends’ Tord sneered causing Tom to try and grab him by the neck but Tord simply stepped out of the way and hit him in the back with the metal bat knocking him onto his hands and knees before placing a foot on Tom’s back so he could pin him to the ground

 

‘D-Don’t you fucking touch them Tord’ Tom said trying to catch his breath, Tord pressed his foot down harder into Tom’s back ‘Don’t call me Tord ever again you worthless cunt, besides it’ll be your fault if I get my hands on them… but don’t worry I’ll let you watch’ Tord said removing his foot from Tom’s back just to immediately hit him with the bat as he tried to get back up and kill Tord

 

‘STAY DOWN!’ he yelled after knocking him to the floor and proceeding to hit him on his arms and waist for about 30 minutes before stopping

Tom was laying on the floor still covering his face with his arms as Tord paced around him ‘Have anything to say?’ Tord asked lifting up Tom’s shirt with the bat so he could look at the bruise left on his stomach from when he punched him, Tom didn’t respond

‘Thomas I know you’re awake, I didn’t hit you that hard’ Tord said prodding him in the chest with his bat

 

‘… g-go away…’ Tom hissed under his breath ‘And what if I don’t? You’re in no position to fight me, even if you tried and succeeded my soldiers will have you killed immediately, you’ll die with everyone thinking you murdered someone…’ Tord said walking towards the door.

 

The next morning Tom was dragged out of his cell by several soldiers who tied chains around his wrists and neck and led him to a room marked “interrogation room” however it looked more like a torture room to Tom considering the tools that covered the shelves to the right of the room, to the left was another door

‘I hope you slept well’ Tord said from behind him making his way over to the shelves so he could grab a knife and syringe, Tom was then led over to a pair of shackles that hung from the ceiling near the back of the room, a shorter pair of shackles lay on the floor and after shackling his wrists and ankles the soldiers removed the chain

‘You may leave now, I can handle him myself’ Tord said grabbing a few more things from the shelves, Tom heard the sound of the door behind him closing and saw Tord walk over to the door so he could lock it ‘Don’t fucking come near me!’ Tom snapped as soon as he heard Tord walking towards him from behind, he tried to get as far away from Tord as he could but not only were the shackles on his ankles to short but he was also practically standing on his toes, Tom gulped as Tord put his robotic hand under his chin and tilted Tom’s head back until he was staring up at his own clinched fists ‘Hold still’ Tord said with a chuckle as he inserted the needle of the syringe in between his neck and the base of his jaw and injected the continent’s of the syringe into his body and after a few seconds Tom started to feel drowsy, eventually he wasn’t able to keep his head up

 

‘Is the drug working?’ Tord asked but his voice sounded far away despite being right behind him along with the sound of something cloth like being cut and ripped which turned out to be Tord cutting through Tom’s clothes with a knife but for some reason he didn’t feel like reacting, at the moment he just wanted to close his eyes and sleep. Tord discarded Tom’s clothes onto the floor along with his shoes then he glanced at his black eyes which were barely open, eventually though Tom would most likely fall asleep due to the strength of the drug, Tord was then interrupted from his thoughts as Tom said something under his breath about wanting to go home causing Tord to chuckle evilly ‘Oh Classic stupid Tom…………This is your home now’ Tord said before unzipping his pants.

Chapter 4: Chapter 4

Edd and Matt were sitting on the couch trying to find something to watch in hopes they could momentarily distract themselves from the fact that their friend had gone missing and now the police were patrolling the streets searching for him but they couldn’t find anything ‘I’m gonna go back to bed’ Matt sighed as he got up ‘same’ Edd responded and once he was in his room he laid down and began crying quietly to himself as Ringo attempted to comfort him by rubbing her tiny body against his back.

When Tom finally woke up he immediately noticed that he was no longer shackled to the ceiling, however his ankles were still shackled and his wrists were now bound behind his back with rope, he also noticed Tord wasn’t in the room at the moment and his clothes currently sat in a shredded pile in the corner of the room, just then he heard the door open and watched as Tord walked into the room carrying a large bucket of water, without saying anything he set the bucket down nearby and grabbed Tom by the back of his scalp

 

‘WAIT!’ Tom said before his entire head was submerged into the water, Tord waited a few minutes until Tom was barely struggling against him before pulling his head out of the water ‘What…What the fuck?!’ Tom said gasping for air ‘Sorry I thought you’d want something to drink after yesterday’ Tord laughed earning a murderous look from Tom who was too disgusted to know what to say at this point

 

‘Ya know… I actually feel bad for you, nobody will ever truly care about you, oh and I’ve seen how you act around Edd, just so you know he’ll never love you especially now, but don’t worry you won’t feel much of anything once I destroy you from the inside’ Tord sneered picking up the bucket of water so he could splash Tom with it ‘Shut up!’ Tom snapped causing Tord to slam the bucket into the side of his chest ‘Carful what you say to me Tommis, if I really wanted to I could kidnap one of your friends right now and have them killed, got it?’ Tord asked walking over to the shelves where he grabbed a cattle prod.

 

 

Edd was sleeping when he heard a knock on the front door so he got up and went to go answer it ‘Who’s there’ Edd asked before opening the door ‘It’s the police, we’ve found evidence that Tom might be innocent’ they said, Edd opened the door so he could talk with the officer easier ‘What kind?’ He asked

‘Well we found fingerprints in his apartment that specifically match that of the Red Leader’s as well as sedatives in all alcoholic beverages within the fridge, we also checked the traffic cameras and saw who we think is Red Leader dressed as Tom… this is kinda embarrassing but we just now realized the height difference and the uniform we found was a couple centimeters too big’ the officer said with a flinch, Edd took a deep breath

‘Did you at least find out where Tom is?’ He asked but the officer gave him a pained look letting him know Tom had most likely been captured during the massacre at the military base. Tom breathed long ragged breaths as Tord paced around him, he was covered in burns, bruises and cuts

‘Aww… what’s wrong? Are you afraid of what I’ll do next?’ Tord asked as Tom tensed up when he placed a boot on his back then pushed him against the floor ‘Tord please… don’t do this…’ Tom begged ‘I thought I told you not to call me that’ Tord said forcefully pulling Tom to his feet, then Tom heard the sound of Tord unzipping his pants ‘Wait Hold on! You don’t have to do this!’ Tom begged as Tord pulled down his underwear and proceeded to rape him, Tom felt like he was going to puke

 

‘Don’t worry I’m just making sure you fear me, wouldn’t want you to do something stupid now do we?’ Tord questioned as Tom’s eyes turned white with terror ‘besides we both now you probably enjoy this’ He hissed in Tom’s ear ‘No I don’t, please just let me go! I promise I won’t tell anyone where your base is located!’ Tom begged but Tord didn’t stop until they both heard a knock on the door and he quickly pulled out and pulled up his underwear and pants before going to answer the door ‘Yes?’ Tord said as he zipped his pants back up before opening the door

‘Red leader we have a problem, The police just said on the news that they found evidence that Tom was framed’ the soldier said causing Tom to smile a little ‘What’ Tord growled glancing at Tom who wasn’t able to hide the fact he was smiling

‘Yuu go ask the nurses to be down here to nurse Tom’s wounds… also tell them to bring a straight jacket and gag’ Tord said glaring malevolently at Tom. By the time the nurses arrived Tom had already been beaten within an inch of his life and had to have a majority of his body disinfected and wrapped in bandages to protect his injuries as they put him in the straight jacket and dragged him over to the door he noticed earlier that day which turned out to be a padded cell which he was then sealed inside where he eventually passed out from exhaustion.

 

(10 hours later)

 

Tord watched as his soldiers finished bringing a large cage out into the lobby ‘Make sure to double check if it’s damaged or not, I don’t want to risk him escaping’ Tord said before heading to the laundry room to steal/barrow a random t-shirt and shorts for Tom as well as some underwear.

Tord opened the door to the padded cell only to find that Tom was asleep so he decided to carefully remove the straight jacket from Tom’s body managing not to wake him up even when he removed the gag, Tord then tossed the clothes at Tom before closing the door and locking it.

When Tom woke up he quickly discovered he wasn’t wearing the straight jacket anymore, he also noticed the clothes that had been tossed on top of him so he put them on and decided to go back to sleep, besides at least when he was unconscious Tord wasn’t harming him, however just as he was about to drift off to sleep the door to the padded room unlocked and a soldier with large eyebrows and another one with oddly shaped hair grabbed him and wrapped a chain around his neck, thinking he was about to go back to his cell Tom followed them until he realized they were bringing him to an airlock which required a keycard to open, once they passed through the airlock Tom was led past several other doors until they reached the lobby where Tord was waiting for him next to a tall cage. ‘Nice to see you could make it’ Tord said smugly

 

‘Whatever… what’s this even about?!’ Tom demanded ‘Oh this? I just thought I’d put you somewhere where everyone can see how pathetic you are’ Tord responded walking up to Tom so he could grab his chin, in response to this Tom bit Tord on his thumb ‘Son of a bitch! LET GO!’ Tord shouted trying to pull his thumb out of Tom’s mouth as he bit down harder causing Tord to punch him in the face with his robotic arm, the two soldiers who had been trying to pull Tom away from Tord held him back as the commie leered at him hatefully before punching him in the chest then he grabbed the base of the chain that was around Tom’s neck ‘Paul… Patrick… would you kindly let go of the dumbass’ Tord ordered, the two soldiers nodded and let Tord lift Tom into the air ‘Listen closely Tommis, I don’t tolerate defiance… so unless you want me to kill your friends I suggest you behave yourself otherwise everything you care about will be destroyed right in front of you, Got That?’ Tord sneered as Tom struggled against the chain that was suffocating him

 

‘Red leader I don’t think he’ll be able to answer like that’ Patrick said, Tord stared at Tom for a moment longer and let go of the chain watching as a dazed Tom nearly fell backwards ‘So do you understand Or should I drill it into your skull?’ He threatened ‘…I understand…’ Tom said sadly.

Later that night while the lobby was completely empty with no one looking at him or saying things under their breath about him Tom hugged his knees as he leaned against the cage door and let himself cry quietly for a few hours ‘Hey shut up over there!’ Someone shouted from security room nearby but he couldn’t stop even when he heard a door slam and someone approaching his cage, he didn’t even look at whoever had approached him though until Tom felt himself fall backwards as the cage was pushed over ‘just go the fuck away…’ Tom muttered ‘Tch, can’t believe you’re the one who nearly killed Red Leader’ The soldier said ‘Please just go away…’ Tom said unable to stop the tears flowing down his cheeks as his eyes flickered pink ‘Or What?’ The solider laughed not noticing the purple smoke coming from Tom’s eyes until he started screaming in pain ‘Son of a bitch!’ The soldier said as the rage demon started to take over Tom’s body and he rapidly transformed into a giant monster, destroying the cage in the process as the soldier ran outside to get help from the other soldiers outside.

Tord was awoken by the sound of roaring then crashing so he quickly got dressed and grabbed a pistol from the gun rack and ran towards the direction of the noise only to find that Tom was gone and there was a giant hole where the door once was

‘What Happened?’ Tord demanded as a soldier ran up to him nearly tripping on the cage that lay shredded on the floor

‘It was Tom… at least that’s what we realized after destroying the monster, he killed almost everyone outside, I managed to take it down with a rocket launcher, Yuu’s chasing him right now’ the soldier said ‘Hm? I didn’t think he had it in him…’ Tord said ‘what’s that supposed to mean?’ The soldier asked ‘Nothing much, just round up some soldiers and go help Yuu’ Tord said.

Chapter 5: Chapter 5

Tom ran blindly through the forest listening to the sound of footsteps behind him ‘You can’t run forever!’ His pursuer shouted as Tom saw a low metal fence, he just had to make it inside any building and he’d be fine, the footsteps behind him were getting closer however as his strength decreased, luckily though he managed to reach the fence and climb over it, then he noticed the footsteps behind him had stopped and Tom quickly realized why, ahead of him sitting on a park bench where three cops, they hadn’t noticed him yet but he still felt too exhausted to move, then he heard a twig snap behind him alerting the police officers

 

‘Hey, who’s there?!’ one of them snapped pulling out their gun and aimed it at the trees, the other two did the same and cautiously walked towards his hiding spot as Tom’s vision started to fade.

 

 

‘YOU LET THEM TAKE HIM?!’ Tord screamed causing Yuu to flinch ‘I’m sorry Red Leader but their were three police officers and I wasn’t sure I’d be able to take them out quick enough’ Yuu said sadly ‘Well then it looks like I’ll be invading England ahead of schedule… Paul and Patrick please show Yuu to his cell’ Tord said turning away from him ‘Wait! But it was just one mistake!’ Yuu pleaded as Paul and Patrick grabbed ahold of him ‘Don’t worry you’ll be released…eventually’ Tord responded casting a dark look behind his shoulder before finally walking back to his desk.

 

 

(The next morning)

 

 

Edd burst into the hospital lobby with Matt behind him and ran up to the front desk ‘I’m here to see Tom, he was just admitted last night’ Edd said after catching his breath ‘Okay but it might take a while depending on his condition’ the front desk person said, Edd nodded and him and Matt sat down near the exit. Tom lay on the hospital bed staring up at the ceiling answering the therapist’s questions with either a yes or no until eventually they left, his mind was a little foggy about the events of last night but he did manage to find out he passed out from an accelerated heart rate due to adrenaline.

 

Tom lay in bed for what felt like an hour before he heard Matt’s voice then Edd’s ‘What does this machine do?’ Matt asked ‘I don’t think you should touch that’ Edd responded ‘Please don’t’ another voice said a few seconds before the door opened ‘Tom!’ Edd and Matt exclaimed happily as they ran up to his bed and hugged him ‘Guy’s I’m fine’ Tom protested feeling flustered from the sudden physical contact ‘I’m sorry…I just thought I’d never see you again…’ Edd muttered softly as he held Tom close ‘Can he come home?’ Matt asked the doctor ‘Yes but their’s some things I need to go over with you two privately, also I highly recommend making sure he goes to therapy sessions at least twice a week’ the doctor said calmly, something about the doctor seemed awfully familiar to Tom but he couldn’t tell what it was.

Later that night Tom ended up sleeping in Edd’s apartment, he practically buried himself under the blanket that covered him happy to finally be home and he almost fell asleep when he heard a soft knock on the door causing him to flinch awake, His breathing quickened when he saw the door open and caught a glimpse of a red sleeve, Tom then leaped of the couch and tried to run away only to realize that the other rooms in the apartment were gone, instead he was trapped inside of a single room, he banged on the wall where the hallway was supposed to be and even tried shouting for help but no sound came from his mouth, Tom looked back at the door to see that Tord was directly in front of him then without warning he slammed his fist down onto Tom’s shoulder knocking the terrified brit to the ground where it felt like gravity was weighing him down and reached for his neck with a hand that was growing long predatory claws ‘Don’t worry~ It’ll all be over soon…’ Tord whispered causing Tom to wake up in a pool of his own sweat.

 

Tord watched as his soldiers prepared for the upcoming fight, all of the factories in Norway managed to deliver all hundred giant robots to his base by morning and all he had to do was have them attack the capital while him and the rest of his troops attacked the city where his old friends lived.

 

(5 hours later)

 

Tom was eating candy floss with his friends at asdf land, the three of them ended up going after breakfast, eventually however the three of them decided to head home and watch Tv but as soon as Edd turned it on the three of them saw Tord holding a gun to a terrified news anchors head while his army marched through the streets in the background ‘So in case nobody heard me I want everyone gathered in the town hall in an hour otherwise I’ll be happy to send my soldiers to drag you there and have you punished publicly, oh and just so you know the entire city is surrounded’ Tord said before shooting the news anchor in the head causing Matt to flinch.

Tord walked around town making sure his soldiers were doing their jobs, impressively nearly everyone chose to go to the town hall, so after locating one of his patrols Tord decided to pay Tom a visit and if Edd and Matt decided to stay behind then they could watch.

Tom was hiding in Edd’s closet when he heard the sound of the door being kicked in followed by the sound of Ringo hissing nearby ‘Ugh… Ignore the cat, it belongs to Edd but she’s harmless if you don’t grab her…’ Tord scoffed and then Tom heard the sound of Ringo running away as Tord continued throughout the apartment until Tom heard the sound of Edd’s door slowly open

 

‘Come out Tommis… I know you’re in here I can hear you breathing’ Tord said as several footsteps were heard in the room, Tom covered his mouth when he noticed the shadow of someone’s shoes on the other side of the door then without warning it was thrown open and Tom was grabbed by his hair and thrown into right at Tord’s feet ‘Hello Tommis’ Tord said with a smirk as Tom scrambled to his feet and tried to run only for Tord to grab him then grab his neck and proceed to choke him grinning as Tom stared making a gurgling noise ‘Classic Stupid Tom… did you really think you could escape from me?’ Tord laughed

 

‘You should’ve just stayed buried under that rubble, It’s your fault I’m doing this’ he said before throwing him to the floor and kicked him hard in the ribs before kneeling on top of his chest and proceeded to punch Tom repeatedly until he started crying in pain ‘MAKE IT STOP!’ Tom cried out after Tord had punched him in the neck ‘Shut Up!’ Tord hissed standing up and stomping on Tom’s stomach causing him to gag, then he picked him up and threw him into the wall.

 

Tom looked up as Tord approached him, his vision kept fading in and out and he could feel blood dripping from his nostrils as well as the corner of his mouth ‘…t….. Tord…wait….’ Tom tried but his chest hurt whenever he tried to talk ‘what did I say about calling me that?’ He said grabbing Tom by his neck ‘please…I’m scared………I…I won’t…try… to kill you again just… just let me… and my friends go…’ Tom said starting to cry, Tord laughed a little and dropped Tom watching as he crumpled to the ground tears and blood running down his face, he didn’t even bother trying to get back up at this point.

 

Tord paced around the pathetic sight in front of him, Tom looked worse off then he did at his base, one of his eyes had swelled and some of the bruises he left had started bleeding and Tord could faintly hear Tom’s ragged breathing ‘If only you didn’t leave the base… maybe I wouldn’t have to arrest your friend’s’ he said standing over Tom who didn’t budge or even attempted to move away from him ‘Meet me in town hall when he’s able to move again’ Tord said to his soldiers.

Edd and Matt sat in the second row nearest to the stage, nobody talked out of fear of being shot by one of the soldiers, eventually however the stage door opened and Edd clinched his fist as Tord spotted him and leaned into the microphone ‘Hello new subjects, I apologize for my rude entrance but I had to get my point across to an old friend’ he said as if he didn’t kill someone on live Tv, without thinking Edd stood up

 

‘Edd!’ Matt whispered grabbing his hand but he didn’t notice him ‘Something you’d like to add?’ Tord challenged ‘Yea, Why are you doing this?! We used to be friends Tord!’ Edd shouted ‘I don’t go by that name anymore, so kindly refer to me as Red Leader from now on Edd’ Tord said threateningly before looking at Matt ‘as for you Matt, Tell me where Tom is’ Tord ordered ‘Who?’ Matt said looking nervous ‘He’s dead, he died in the hospital just as I got there’ Edd lied attempting to put on his best sad face

 

‘I was asking Matt, but you do realize it’s considered treason to lie to me or to play dumb don’t you?’ Tord said gesturing for two of his soldiers to apprehend them both. Matt shuddered as the two of them were brought onto the stage, they were then held at gun point so they wouldn’t try to run ‘Oh and by the way Edd, I have Tom… He was really terrified when I beat the shit out of him’ Tord laughed just then Matt saw the doors at the back of the room open and Tom being dragged forward by a pair of shackles around his wrists, he looked horrible and seemed like he was going to fall over at any minute

‘WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO TO HIM?!’ Edd screamed whirling around glaring directly at Tord ‘Nothing lethal, but he might need to go to the infirmary when we get back to base’ He said smiling as a partially concussed Tom fell over and had to be helped up ‘don’t you think this is going a little to far?’ Matt asked but Tord just scoffed and watched as Tom was brought onto the stage ‘…what have you done…’ Edd breathed in disbelief but Tord ignored them both as he examined Tom who stood there completely motionless as Tord whispered something into his ear before turning to one of his soldiers ‘Yanova take these three back to base and keep them separated until I get back’ Tord said.

Chapter 6: Chapter 6

After finally arriving back to his base Tord went to the infirmary to check on Tom who was currently lying in bed with his shirt removed and a bandage wrapped around his chest as well as an oxygen tube that was put down his throat and a blood bag attached to his arm, he also noticed an ice pack propped up against his neck ‘What happened?’ Tord demanded ‘He was brought in like that’ a doctor responded

‘…Well how soon can he be locked back up?’ He asked ‘We’re not entirely sure, one of the soldiers mentioned his chest felt a little concaved so we did an X-ray and found out two of his ribs were broken and one was even lodged inside his left lung which had to be replaced with one of the ones in the freezer so he’ll probably be in bed for at least a month or so, luckily everything else was minor’ the doctor responded nervously as Tord glared at them ‘Fine but make sure he’s restrained and given five doses of sedatives so we don’t have another situation like last time’ he growled in response.

Tord walked down the corridor passing by Yuu’s cell, the former soldier was fast asleep and snoring so loudly he could still hear him when he reached Edd’s cell ‘what do you want?’ Edd spat glaring at him through the bars of the cell door ‘Nothing, I just came to let you know Tom’s going to be out for at least two months’ Tord responded ‘If he dies I’ll rip your throat out…’ Edd muttered ‘Tch… whatever I’m going to make sure Matt’s in his cell’ Tord scoffed.

 

(Two months later)

Tom woke up restrained to a hospital bed, across the room past two more beds was Tord talking with a nurse ‘We had to lower the amount of sedatives in his food because he kept almost falling asleep in the bathroom’ the nurse said ‘You let him out of the bed?’ Tord asked ‘well we wanted to make sure he was clean and didn’t want him going to the bathroom in the bed, and he was staring to complain about his wisdom teeth hurting when he ate so we had to let him brush his teeth’ he responded

‘How much did you lower the doses?’ Tord questioned ‘we started only giving him four doses’ the nurse responded then Tord finally looked back at him causing Tom to tense up ‘I see your awake’ Tord said approaching Tom so he could grab him by the chin, this time he held onto his chin tightly so Tom couldn’t try and bite him again ‘What’s wrong? Not going to say hello?’ Tord cooed as Tom gritted his teeth ‘Nurse go fetch Paul and Patrick so Thomas can be brought back to his cell, I’ll go ask Yanova to let Edd and Matt see each other one last time’ Tord said releasing Tom’s chin

‘DON’T YOU DARE KILL THEM YOU FUCKING CUNT!’ Tom screamed ‘Oh I won’t be the one doing the killing, that honer is reserved just for you…’ Tord responded.

Tom was sitting in the corner of his cell with his back to the door when he heard it open followed by the sound of Tord and at least four other soldiers approaching him until one of them grabbed Tom by the forearm and pulled him to his feet before twisting his arm behind his back and slamming him into the wall ‘Your not even going to try and fight back? I thought you’d care more about your friends’ Tord said as Tom stared up at the ceiling with a look of despair ‘…can’t you just kill me instead?… If I’m gone there’s no reason to hurt my friends…’ Tom responded causing Tord to chuckle

 

‘That’s cute, you think I’ll just settle for killing you… No… I want to watch you suffer until you’ve reached your breaking point, maybe I’ll even keep you isolated until the day you finally grow old and die’ Tord threatened grabbing him by the scalp and inserting a needle into his neck but as soon as he injected the first drop of the purple liquid Tom shouted in pain and tried to jolt away from the soldiers and Tord ‘Shhh… don’t worry it’ll be over soon’ Tord whispered gripping Tom’s scalp harder as he steadied the needle ‘Tor— I mean Red Leader, please don’t do this’ Tom pleaded as his eyes flickered pink for a brief moment

‘Don’t worry, This serum will only activate that rage demon of yours by force… you have nothing to worry about so quit struggling’ Tord snapped before injecting the rest of the liquid inside him. Tom screamed in agony as purple clouds that felt like acid starting pouring from his eyes blinding him as Tord and his soldiers retreated from the room, Tom pleaded and begged for help as the body of the rage demon materialized around him it’s nerves affixing themselves to Tom so he’d be connected to it.

 

Matt woke up the next morning to a soldier rudely forcing him out of bed and handcuffing him as he was led down the hall until they were no longer in the prisoner corridor and now in the regular corridor that contained mostly storage ‘Where are we going?’ Matt asked the soldier when the two of them reached a part of the hallway that split into three, the soldier ignored him and led Matt down the middle one and they emerged into the main entrance of the building, but instead of taking him to the exit Matt was led to another corridor, eventually they reached an airlock where Edd and two other people were waiting the three of them wearing handcuffs as well, each of them were guarded by at least two guards

‘Edd!’ Matt exclaimed excitedly running over to his friend ‘Matt! Are you alright’ Edd exclaimed ‘Yeah but when we got here Tord told me he’d make sure to mess up my face’ Matt said sadly as Edd hugged him before they were all escorted through the airlock, eventually they were brought to a large metal door ‘Nice to see you could make it’ Tord smirked as whatever was inside the room let out a growl ‘RED LEADER! Thank God your here! I was peacefully working my second job when these morons barged in and demanded I come with them, I know you wouldn’t want to kill me after I’ve given you such useful information’ the person said and that’s when Matt recognized him as one of the doctors from the hospital

‘Oh? Sorry about that I should’ve told you I planned on feeding you to my new pet’ Tord responded much to the dismay of the prisoner, the second prisoner just avoided looking at Tord and kept his head down ‘As for you two, survive and I’ll let you go’ Tord said as Edd glared hatefully at him ‘How about instead you let us see Tom’ Edd demanded causing Tord to laugh ‘Don’t worry, you’ll see him shortly’ Tord responded walking over to a box that was left on the ground and producing four grenades which he handed to each of them ‘What are these for?’ Matt asked ‘A chance for some of you to join or rejoin my army… at least if you survive that is’ Tord said with a sinister smile before nodding at the soldiers before going to open the door.

 

(15 minutes later)

 

Tord watched through the observation window as Edd used his own hoodie to stop Matt from bleeding out, Yuu and that one spy were already dead, their remains smeared everywhere as the rage demon approached them, Matt had been unfortunate enough to get caught in the explosion of one of the grenades but Edd just needed to throw his at the monster’s only weakness which was it’s eye, He waited a while unsure if Edd even noticed the beast stomping behind him until Edd picked his grenade up and after shouting something he threw it at the monster and it exploded directly on it’s eye.

Tom opened his eyes and sat up staring in disbelief and regret at his friends one of whom was injured, but before he could even think about doing anything Paul and Patrick as well as a few other soldiers entered the room and carried Matt out while also directing Edd out of the cell, Paul and Patrick on the other hand stayed behind until Tord had entered the cell

‘That was quite a show, I almost thought you were going to finish them off’ Tord said with an evil grin ‘I wasn’t trying to kill them!’ Tom retorted ‘That doesn’t change the fact you probably at least scarred Matt for life’ Tord said but Tom didn’t have the energy to deal with him he just wanted it to end

 

‘Paul Patrick, take Tom to the isolation room and get him something to eat while I find someone to clean up this mess’ Tord said smirking at Tom’s defeated expression. Tom hugged his knees tightly trying his best not to cry, he couldn’t stomach the food he was giving which consisted of a burnt piece of bread, a few green strawberries and rubbery slice of steak, suddenly he heard the door unlock ‘What a waste of food…’ someone muttered picking up the tray of food before leaving, whoever it was though completely forgot to lock the door which they slammed closed making Tom flinch before he got up and carefully opened it waiting until the cost was clear only for the door to open again and for Paul, Patrick and Tord to walk into the room, Tord was the first one to notice him peering at them, then Tom felt his heart tie itself in knots as Tord approached him and threw open the door before grabbing Tom by his hair and threw him to the floor

‘Chain him up’ Tord demanded as Tom attempted to get back up and run away ‘Poor stupid little Tom…’ Tord cooed when Paul and Patrick had managed to chain him to the ceiling, Tom watched as he walked over to where the torture equipment was and selected a strange looking collar and remote

‘Don’t worry it’s more painful than it looks’ Tord said chuckling under his breath as he tightened the collar around Tom’s neck causing him to cough then without even the slightest hint hesitation Tord pressed the button on the remote causing Tom to scream as electricity coursed through his body, he couldn’t even beg for Tord to stop even after he removed his finger from the button so Tom could have a chance to breathe

‘Do you know how long I’ve been waiting to get my hands on you Thomas? Technically it was only a more than a week but after you shot me out of the sky I endured so much pain that it felt like years! So it’s only fitting that you suffer as much as I did until you become nothing but a mindless servant, you’ll do everything I order you even if it means tearing apart the ones you love!’ Tord shouted in his face, Tom tried to say something but Tord pressed the remote activating the shock collar once again for a few more minutes before removing it from Tom’s neck ‘R-red leader… please, I get the point… please just let me go…’ Tom said forcing himself not to cry as Tord picked up a sewing needle and approached Tom who could no longer hold his tears back.

Chapter 7: Chapter 7

Tord smirked as he pulled the needle out of Tom’s eye as a mixture of blood and tears ran down his cheeks ‘…Tord… please, I’m sorry…’ Tom sobbed quietly which made Tord chuckle in response ‘Red leader I think he’s had enough maybe we should send him to the infirmary’ Paul suggested as Tord went to go put the needle back ‘Your concerns are noted, but I still have one more thing I want to do’ he responded.

Tom could hear Tord walking around the room as well as the sound of things being moved around as the commie figured out what he’d use on him next ‘This’ll do nicely’ Tord said and Tom gulped as he listened to the sound of Tord’s footsteps approaching him ‘WAIT! Please don’t do this! I’m sorry, I really am! Just let us go Please!’ Tom begged when he heard Tord walk behind him then there was the smell of burnt metal ‘shhhh… don’t move Thomas’ he said lifting the back of Tom’s shirt before plunging whatever he was holding into his back causing Tom to scream in pain as something was seared into his skin ‘There, now was that so hard? Paul Patrick take him to the infirmary’ Tord demanded removing whatever he just branded him with.

 

 

Edd was standing next to Matt’s bed staring mournfully at the bandages wrapped around his face when he heard the infirmary door open ‘This way’ someone ordered causing Edd turned around and see Tom being guided to a hospital bed by Paul and Patrick, Tom’s movements however seemed off not to mention the dried blood around his eyes ‘Hey!’ Edd said loudly causing Tom to flinch

‘What do you want?’ Patrick asked looking annoyed as Paul helped Tom sit down on the bed ‘What did you two do with him?’ Edd asked venomously ‘Nothing, It was Red leader who blinded— OW! Hey!’ Paul said after Edd shoved him, by this point he was fuming and without thinking he attempted to punch Paul only for Patrick to catch his fist with one hand, Tom sat there staring down at the floor looking uncomfortable

 

‘FUCK OFF! IF TORD CAN HURT MY FRIENDS THEN HE SHOULDN'T MIND WHEN I BEAT UP HIS SOLDIERS!’ Edd shouted as Paul stared at him in confusion ‘Hey it’s not like we wanted him to do this, besides Tord told us not to hurt you or Matt unless it’s in self defense so could you please calm down’ Paul said as a nurse came over to wrap bandages around Tom’s eyes ‘Fine’ Edd muttered relaxing his fist as Patrick let go of it and both he and Paul decide to leave Edd and Tom alone. Tom felt Edd sit next to him as Paul and Patrick walked to a different part of the infirmary that Tom couldn’t see ‘Tom?’ Edd said softly ‘yeah… what is it?’ Tom responded ‘I just wanted to let you know Matt will be okay… Tord didn’t do anything else to you did he?’ Edd asked ‘…no, why?’ Tom responded ‘well it’s just that… when the doctor spoke with me and Matt privately he mentioned bruises around a certain area… you don’t have to say it directly but if he does anything to you again I need you to tell me, please’ Edd said gently putting his arm around Tom’s shoulder in an attempt to make him feel safe, it worked and Tom felt himself leaning against Edd.

 

Tom sat up up not realizing he’d fallen asleep and he quickly realized he wasn’t in the infirmary judging from the fact he was currently laying on a cold stone floor ‘Edd!’ Tom called out anxiously trying to fight the feeling of dizziness he was currently having

‘He’s in his cell’ Tord said causing a chill to run down Tom’s spine before his vision suddenly returned, Tom touched his hands to his face realizing he had some sort of visor ‘I hope you’re grateful, I didn’t have to give you your eyesight back… still at least now with that on that rage demon won’t be able to possess you’ Tord said ‘how does that even work?’ Tom questioned

‘…I suppose it wouldn’t hurt to explain, Thomas that visor your wearing is not only wielded to your face but it’s also attached to your nervous system as well as your brain’ Tord said

‘But how does that that prevent— Don’t interrupt me!’ Tord demanded ‘anyway your visor is kind of like a ghost trap and considering spectral entities don’t have an exact size it can easily be trapped inside a small part of your visor, however I can always deactivate that part momentarily with the press of a button’ He continued watching his drugged captive with an triumphant glint in his eyes ‘Now then I think I’ll give you some time until the drugs wear off’ Tord said walking towards the door, Tom attempted to get up and chase after him but his legs buckled instantly causing Tord to glance at him with a satisfied look ‘although, I suppose it wouldn’t hurt to torment you some more considering you’re practically defenseless right now’ Tord said turning back to Tom and walking over to him, he didn’t have time to think before Tord had already managed to grab both of his arms and twisted them behind his back before pressing him against the nearest wall ‘W-wait’ Tom pleaded as tears formed under his visor

 

‘Quiet, I’m already aware of the little conversation you had with Edd earlier thanks to a nurse who overheard it, if you tell either Matt or Edd anything I’ll make sure they disappear for good so try not to make this worse for yourself’ Tord suggested using his robotic arm to pin Tom’s wrists together while his free hand was used to feel up Tom’s leg and squeeze his inner thigh as Tom struggled and writhed ‘Remember Tommis, nobody likes a snitch’ Tord said with a laugh as he started to unbutton Tom’s pants.

Tom collapsed to his hands and knees trying not to cry ‘I have work to do so try not to escape while I’m gone okay’ Tord said before walking towards the door, when he was finally gone that’s when Tom burst out crying, part of him just wanted to curl up and die so Tord couldn’t hurt him but another part of him knew if he tried that Edd and Matt would probably be killed or worse, Tom continued crying for a few more hours, he didn’t even bother stopping when he heard the door open whoever it was set down a tray of food before closing the door.

Tord watched as a doctor carefully bolted a slab of metal to Matt’s chin to replace the missing flesh, they had also replaced one of Matt’s eye’s with a cyborg one, as soon as Matt woke up he’d make sure to reunite the three of them as well as set some rules especially for Tom and Edd.

The next morning Tom was woken up by a soldier kicking him in the stomach ‘Get Up’ she said taking a step back as he got to his feet and followed her ‘where are you taking me?’ Tom asked but she didn’t respond and after a while they reached a large wooden door with the words “Red Leader’s Office” engraved on a gold plate next to the door, Tom watched as the soldier knocked on the door flinching when he heard Tord’s voice telling them to enter, when the door opened Tom saw Edd and Matt sitting in two of the three chairs infront of Tord’s desk, Tord was in there as well sitting on the other side of the desk smoking a cigar as he watched Tom cautiously approach the only empty chair in the room ‘Anyway Edd I understand your concerns but as you can see Tom’s doing just fine aren’t you Tommis’ Tord said and that’s when Tom noticed Edd glaring hatefully at Tord ‘Tom, are you listening?’ Tord asked

 

‘yea… Edd It’s ok I’m doing fine now’ Tom said staring down at the floor ‘Then why can’t you just send us home?’ Edd questioned ‘Because I don’t want to, besides Matt still needs to finish recovering and I can’t let Tom out of my sight’ He responded, Tom listened to Edd and Tord argue for a while until he noticed them both heading out into the hall ‘You two behave while I’m speaking with Edd’ Tord ordered. Edd watched as Tord closed the door considering trying to kill him but deciding not to for now ‘What do you want with us anyway’ Edd asked

 

‘Not much, Matt probably won’t be much of a handful but you on the other hand… if I find out you’ve been making any more threatening remarks about me I’ll continue to torture Tom until he tries to take his own life, I won’t let him obviously…’ Tord said smiling at the disgust look on Edd’s face ‘What is wrong with you… we used to be roommates’ Edd said in disbelief ‘then don’t make me hurt your boyfriend, I’ve seen how much you care about him… so his fate is in your hands got that?’ Tord asked ‘…Fine…’ Edd growled ‘See I knew you’d understand now run along I have something I need to discuss with Tom’ Tord said.

 

Tom and Matt had just started having a small conversation when Tord came back into the room and ordered Matt to head back to the infirmary ‘But I don’t even know where it is’ Matt said ‘Then asked someone’ Tord replied, before leaving though Matt made sure to hug Tom nearly causing him to cry, then he left leaving Tom in the room alone with Tord. Matt listened carefully for the sound of the office door closing before heading back there and pressing his ear against the door ‘remember Tom I don’t want you telling Edd or Matt what I’ve done or what I will do to you got it?’ Tord questioned

 

‘y-yes’ Tom stammered nervously ‘Oh and one more thing, everyone in this base has my permission to do whatever they feel like with you just as long as you aren’t killed, so the same thing applies if you tell your friends what anyone else might do to you, also I wouldn’t try self defense unless you feel like spending a week in isolation alright?’ Tord asked ‘I…I understand’ Tom responded sounding like he was on the verge of crying ‘I’m glad we understand each other, now leave’ Tord said opening the door ‘Didn’t I ask you to head to the infirmary?’ Tord hissed but Matt’s voice caught in his throat as Tord glared at him ‘Tell Edd any of this and I promise you’ll lose the rest of your face, Now Leave’ Tord demanded practically staring into his soul at this point, ‘Sorry!’ Matt said in a terrified voice as he got up and ran down the hall in the direction he thought the infirmary was.

The next morning Tom woke up next to Edd who offered to let Tom have his bed when they were told there wasn’t enough room in the barracks for them both, carefully he removed Edd’s arm from around his waist and grabbed one of the two uniforms that had been folded and left on the nightstand with a sticky note on both uniforms, one of them had Edd’s name while another had the word

‘monster’ written on it, Tom crumpled up the sticky note and put it in his pocket before going to find someone who could direct him to the shower which turned out to be in one of the many restrooms scattered around the base at least on the floor he was on, as he was showering however Tom thought he heard someone trying to pick the lock ‘Hey I’m in here!’ He shouted as he finished rinsing himself off, but whoever it was didn’t listen and managed to open the door just as Tom turned the water off ‘hey, uh I’m in here’ Tom tried again only for the shower curtain to be pulled to the side and a scientist and solider grabbed him and threw him out of the shower and onto the cold tile floor as the female soldier from before stood over him.

Chapter 8: Chapter 8

‘Well if it isn’t the bastard that shot Red Leader out of the sky’ the soldier said with a sneer as the other soldier pinned Tom down with their foot ‘I’m actually kinda surprised he hasn’t had you killed, especially after you killed all those people’ she said causing Tom to gulp

 

‘please let me go, I learned my lesson… I promise I won’t do it again’ Tom begged causing all three of his attackers to laugh ‘No I don’t think so, besides as long as we don’t kill you we’re allowed to do anything we want, Clay can you turn the water back on… make sure it’s scalding’ she said to the scientist ‘Wait!’ Tom shouted as the soldier pinning him down knelt and grabbed him by the elbows as tightly as possible ‘HELP!’ Tom screamed as he was forcefully shoved onto his knees

 

‘Nobody’s coming to save you’ the girl responded grabbing him by the scalp and began to drag him back into the shower receiving help from the scientist and the other soldier to pin him down so he wouldn’t flail so much, Tom screamed in agony as burning hot water droplets hit his skin he could just faintly hear the snickering of the people assaulting him over his own screams ‘This is what you get! First you tried to murder our leader then you murdered my friends, Don’t you remember! Those soldiers you killed, they were my friends!’ The solider yelled as Tom screamed for help.

This went on for a few more seconds before they let him go, when they left however Tom noticed that anyone who’d been eavesdropping quickly dispersed like nothing had happened, like he wasn’t now sitting on his knees staring at the floor as water and tears dripped from his visor.

Edd was anxiously looking around the room as Matt ate breakfast, Eventually though he saw Tom enter the cafeteria and grab a tray of food from the counter before heading over to where they were sitting, however Edd immediately noticed the reddish tint on Tom’s face and hands

 

‘Tom are you ok?’ Edd asked when his friend sat down ‘Yea, I just had the water on too hot’ Tom responded as he started eating, both he and Matt attempted to have a conversation with him but it lasted shorter then usual and that whenever someone came to close to their table he’d tense up ‘Tom?’ Edd asked in a concerned voice as his friend finished his food ‘I Said I’m Fine Edd’ Tom muttered before getting back up so he could stack his used tray with the others, however as Tom passed the table where Paul and Patrick were sitting with a few other soldiers Edd saw Paul stick his foot out and tripped Tom who dropped the empty tray as he fell, It clattered next to him as he sat up clutching his knee

‘Watch where you’re going next time cunt’ Patrick said as Tom stood back up ignoring anyone who was still staring at him, Paul and Patrick went back to their conversation not even apologizing to Tom which only made Edd angrier as Tom walked out of the cafeteria

 

‘WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!’ Edd shouted at Paul ‘It was an accident’ Paul responded not even bothering to glance back at Edd who got up and was about to march over there so he could slap Paul in his smug face until he felt Matt grab his wrist ‘Edd don’t, we need to find Tom’ Matt said, Edd nodded in response.

Tom walked down the hallway, he just wanted to go back home where he was safe but at the same time he also just wanted the pain to end and the only thing stopping him was the fact if he did it Edd and Matt would either take his place or be killed as well, eventually Tom found a bathroom that he locked himself inside of and started crying then he heard someone knock on the door

 

‘GO AWAY!’ He shouted through his tears ‘Tom it’s me’ Edd’s muffled voice said through the door ‘Edd please just leave… I’m fine, I just feel a little stressed’ Tom said trying not to cry to loudly as he reached towards his face and touched his visor. Matt stood nervously behind Edd unsure if he should tell his friend exactly what Tom was going through or not ‘Tom, please just open the door… I want to make sure you’re alright’ Edd responded ‘I need some space right now, So Leave’ Tom said sounding irritated and stressed

 

‘okay… but please come talk to me later, I don’t want to lose you again’ Edd said sadly ‘I can’t’ Tom muttered his voice wavering a little as he spoke, Edd sighed and walked away only stopping when he realized Matt was following him ‘Matt I need you to stay here and wait for Tom’ Edd said blankly ‘What about you?’ Matt asked ‘I need to talk to Tord… just stay here and make sure Tom’s ok’ Edd responded.

 

Tord was in his office doing paperwork for the upcoming battle when the door opened‘Don’t you knock?’ He asked giving Edd an annoyed look ‘Your soldiers are picking on Tom’ Edd said angrily glaring at him ‘so what? I’m pretty sure Tom can handle himself’ Tord said dismissively ‘Yea well I don’t think this is the first time they did it!’ Edd remarked seemingly trying to get some sort of reaction from him ‘

And just what makes you say that?’ Tord questioned reaching for his pistol just to be safe ‘He’s crying and also locked himself in the bathroom, not to mention Tom wouldn’t be acting this way unless you did something horrible to him!’ Edd responded raising his voice ‘I’m sure Tom’s just adjusting, besides my soldiers do tend to joke around so I don’t see what the issue is here’ Tord said calmly

 

‘Tom’s also most likely homesick as well so it doesn’t surprise me he’d lock himself inside a bathroom to cool off for a moment’ He continued ‘By playing around do you mean tripping someone and laughing as they fall?’ Edd growled ‘Yea actually’ Tord responded but Edd didn’t seem convinced ‘If anything happens to either Tom or Matt I’ll kill you myself’ Edd threatened causing Tord to scoff in amusement ‘I can assure you that Tom won’t even have the privilege of dying, and Matt’s easy enough to contr—‘ Tord was interrupted by Edd lunging at him grabbing the commie by the throat

 

‘YOU KNOW WHAT TORD?! I’VE HAD IT WITH YOU!’ Edd screamed choking him as Tord accidentally dropped his pistol, then he felt his body starting to go limp as Edd squeezed his neck even tighter until eventually he fainted from suffocation.

 

Edd ran out of Tord’s office and quickly located his friends, Matt was currently hugging Tom who seemed to feeling a little better ‘Edd is something wrong?’ Matt asked ‘W-we need to leave’ he gasped.

 

The three of them ended up sneaking out of the kitchen window, luckily it seemed like most of the cooks were on break or didn’t care they were even in the room then they used a conveniently placed pair of pliers to cut a hole in the fence, so now they were hiding in an abandoned run down house trying to sleep at least he and Tom were, Matt on the other hand decided to stay up in case someone had followed them ‘Tom?’ Edd asked ‘Yeah?’ Tom responded as his visor flickered on ‘If you feel comfortable with me asking, what did Tord do to you exactly?’ Edd asked and for a long moment his friend was silent

 

‘…he tortured and raped me… then allowed his soldiers to hurt me as well…’ Tom said hatefully, Edd didn’t know what to say at that point, he knew Tord had most likely tortured Tom but even hearing it from him as well as the other things made him wish he’d torn Tord to pieces instead of just choking him, Edd carefully put a hand behind Tom’s head as he scooted closer to him ‘That bastard won’t ever touch you again, And if he manages to I promise he’ll beg for mercy when I’m finished’ Edd promised.

 

Tom woke up the next morning to Edd and Matt sleeping next to him he could see the entrance to the basement which was a trapdoor in the ground, he got up from the cardboard pile the three of them had been sleeping on and decided to head outside for some fresh air and to check for any signs that anyone had followed or even found them, But once he reached the tree line he heard an explosion from behind him and turned to see the abandoned house starting to cave in on itself as well as a red army soldier standing there with a rocket launcher

 

‘EDD!’ He screamed as the person loaded another rocket into the weapon, but just as he started running something hit him in the back knocking the air out of his chest as the second rocket was fired causing the house to cave in, but before he could get up and search for his friends someone grabbed him and put a metal hand over his mouth muffling his screams

 

‘LIGHT IT ON FIRE AND SMOKE THEM OUT!’ Tord ordered as he pulled a struggling Tom away from the rubble as a few more soldiers rushed past them armed with flame throwers ‘You could’ve just stayed behind Tommis, then again it’s not your fault you didn’t know I’d have a tracking device inside your visor’ Tord said as Tom was forced to watch in horror as the rubble was set ablaze

 

‘This is your fault, if you stayed behind I would’ve spared them… maybe I’d even let them go but now their blood is on your hands and you can’t change that’ Tord sneered throwing Tom to the ground only for him to immediately get up and run over to one of the soldiers with the flame thrower ‘STOP IT! PLEASE JUST STOP, I’LL COME WILLINGLY!’ Tom screamed only to get shoved aside as the soldier ran out of fuel, Tord chuckled at Tom who’s face had gone pale with terror as he slowly began to realize how much the fire had spread ‘Poor little Tom, I’m sorry about your friends I really am but I had to get through to you somehow’ Tord sighed walking up to Tom who looked entirely traumatized at this point ‘…Edd…Matt…’ Tom said collapsing to his hands and knees as tears began to form under his visor ‘…n-no…’ Tom breathed sounding like his soul had left his body, he didn’t even react as one of the soldiers came up to him and snapped a iron collar around his neck attached to a chain which Tord grabbed and tugged Tom to his feet taking into account that he seemed to still be in shock and by this point the fire had already died down.

Edd and Matt huddled in the moist basement having been woken up by the first blast which had sent a large ceiling beam falling in front of the only exit, they eventually left the basement after the fire had completely died down unfortunately Tom was nowhere to be seen confirming what they both were hoping wasn’t the case.

Chapter 9: Chapter 9

Tord stared through the observation window at Tom who was curled up against the back wall hugging his knees Tord could also hear the muffled sound of sobbing coming from within the cell, Tord then turned away from the door deciding to go to his office so he could decide on how to punish Tom for escaping.

 

Tord was sitting in his office texting Paul and Patrick to go grab Tom when someone knocked on his door ‘Come in’ he ordered and a soldier entered the room ‘Speak’ he growled causing them to shudder ‘…Red leader we couldn’t find any trace of Edd or Matt in the rubble and we found… we found a footprint in the mud nearby that doesn’t match any of our uniforms’ they said nervously as Tord glared at them

‘And what makes you think it was made recently?’ Tord questioned ‘Whoever made it seemed to be heading away from the rubble… is everything okay?’ They asked ‘Yes, it’s just that my new pet is being rather annoying … but don’t worry I’ll fix him soon enough’ Tord responded, their was a long pause ‘shouldn’t we tell him his friends survived?’ The soldier asked but Tord laughed in response ‘No’ Tord finally said.

 

Tom sat against the back wall hiding his face in his knees as the door started opening but he didn’t bother looking up even when he heard two pairs of footsteps approaching him ‘Get Up’ Patrick said grabbing Tom by the arm and pulled him to his feet before shoving him forward with the barrel of his gun ‘Move, Red Leader doesn’t like to be kept waiting’ Patrick said harshly

 

‘just pull the fucking trigger……’ Tom muttered painfully only for Paul to grab his shoulder and with Patrick’s help managed to get him out of the room.
Tom was escorted to the shooting range which was outside so he could see how overcast it was, he also noticed that most of the residents/employees were outside standing in a circle ‘Patrick I’m not sure about this, he doesn’t look well’ Paul whispered as Tom was lead to the middle of the circle where Tord was waiting for him holding a wooden bat ‘Are you going to kill me yet?’ Tom asked his expression eerily blank just like his tone

 

‘You two can leave now if you want’ Tord said to Paul and Patrick, once they had joined the crowd Tord walked up to Tom and hit him in the arm knocking him into the gravel ‘This is for trying to escape you brat!’ Tord said loudly finally showing his anger as he walked over to Tom who was laying in a futile position clutching his now probably bruised arm ‘Death would be to merciful for you Tommis, especially after you made me kill your friends… maybe if you just stayed inside that abandoned house they could’ve been spared, they’d be prisoners but at least they wouldn’t be DEAD!’ Tord spat as he started to repeatedly hit him all over his body even increasing how hard he hit him once Tom started crying and begging for him to end it

 

‘Quiet You Fucking Dumbass Piece Of Shit! You brought this on yourself!’ Tord screamed hatred visible in his eyes as he grabbed Tom by his scalp and flung him across the gravel ‘Please… just kill me already……’ Tom begged as he felt something warm running down his cheek ‘No, you don’t deserve peace, you ruined everything for me' Tord growled approaching Tom who attempted to get back up and run away only for Tord to strike his back hard enough for the bat to break and leave a large bleeding gash on his lower back. Tom fell to the ground screaming in pain ‘I think we’re done here, someone take him to the infirmary’ Tord said as Tom lay on the ground curled up helplessly at his feet.

Edd and Matt carefully made a wide circle around the Red Army base, even from a distance they could see the large amount of soldiers that were guarding the place, even the shooting range which Edd had seen briefly when the three of them escaped had more people in it than usual decreasing their chances of breaking in even more then they already were so they decided to sneak back home hoping to come up with a plan when they were finally home.

Tom lay on the hospital bed staring up at the ceiling despondently as a nurse said something about Red Leader needing a servant to him but he didn’t care enough to pay attention he just lay there thinking about the last conversation he had with his friends everything they did together but all the times he’d get angry or frustrated with them, but he was quickly interrupted from his thoughts by movement outside the curtain that surrounded his bed ‘Is my pet ready to join the army?’ Tord asked after opening the curtain ‘Not at the moment, we discovered some of his bones were cracked and the stitches on his back still need at least a few days to heal’ the nurse responded

 

‘Fine, but if he’s not out of that bed by the end of this month you’ll be joining him’ Tord threatened before leaving then after packing up the medical stuff the nurse left as well neglecting to realize he’d left a bottle of pain killers behind, Tom got out of bed flinching as his entire body flared in pain, he then walked carefully over to the shelf behind his bed worried about alerting anyone in the infirmary of what he was anticipating as soon as he was given a few of those painkillers, he then started to tune everything out as he grabbed the bottle he couldn’t even hear the small part of his mind telling him to reconsider as he grabbed the bottle hoping that when he died he could at least apologize to his friends for getting them killed, Tom opened the bottle just as he heard the sound of someone opening the curtain and just as he was about to down the entire bottle someone grabbed him from behind and slapped it out of his hands dragging him back to his bed as pills scattered all over the floor.

Chapter 10: Chapter 10 (1 year and 10 months later)

Tom walked to meeting room Tord had ordered him to go to after mopping the entire front entrance

 

‘You’re late Thomas…’ Tord hissed distastefully ‘I’m sorry sir’ Tom sighed as he sat down avoiding Tord’s gaze out of fear of him yelling or even throwing something at him ‘so why are we here again?’ Patrick asked as Yanova rolled his eyes ‘Quiet! Don’t think I’ve forgotten that you allowed Paul to defect from the red army and the only reason you’re not locked up is because you stopped him from attacking me’ Tord scolded

 

‘Now as I was about to say, the rebellion has grown in England and I’ve decided to let two of you go and help guard the outpost I have set up in the city as well as search for the location of the rebel base, I’m almost finished taking over the last two countries and I don’t need some traitors interrupting me… Tom on the other hand will only be tagging along to see how he reacts and if everything goes well he might be promoted’ Tord said ‘Now general Yanova could I speak with you alone for a moment?’ Tord continued.

Tord waited until Tom had closed the door behind himself before speaking to Yanova ‘As you know I’ll be sending you three into the city, However I want you to keep a close eye on Patrick’ Tord said ‘This again? Red leader I’m sure Patrick isn’t a mole’ Yanova responded calmly

 

‘Even if he’s not I still want you to know I had everyone at that outpost rig the ventilation system to release a concussive gas at the push of a button, I know Edd wouldn’t pass up the opportunity to save Tom… speaking of him I want you to make sure he’s locked up while you’re there so it’ll be harder for anyone to break him out’ He continued, Yanova hesitated then nodded ‘I understand’ he responded ‘oh and don’t forget this, it’s for Tom’s tracking device’ Tord said handing Yanova an ipad which was had a radar displayed on the screen with a small green dot near the edge.

(1 hour later)

 

Tom was led through the crowded city by Yanova with Patrick directly behind him, Tom lowered his head awkwardly as a few people watched them walk to the outpost which was a two story building with a fence around it. When they walked through the front gate Tom watched Yanova input a code into the pad next to the door and they Tom was led through the lobby as Patrick stayed behind to talk with the guard at the front desk.

 

‘Where are we going?’ Tom asked as the two of them walked up the stairs ‘you’ll see’ Yanova responded as they continued walking until the both of them were in a section of the hallway with four cells ‘Did I do something wrong?’ He muttered ‘Not at all, Red Leader just needs you to be locked up in case something happens’ He responded using an all access keycard to open the door, Tom walked inside obediently and sat on the bed near the corner ‘Someone should be here shortly with something you can eat’ Yanova said before leaving Tom alone with his thoughts.

 

Tom hadn’t even realized he’d fallen asleep until he was awoken by the sound of someone banging on the cell bars ‘Remember me?’ The soldier said causing Tom to gulp as he had a flashback to what Red leader liked to call the shower incident

 

‘N-no’ Tom lied hoping they’d be disappointed and would leave ‘Lier, Red leader had me and a lot of his soldiers and other employees move to this base after you tried to take your life… But don’t be mistaken we still harbor a grudge against you for nearly ruining our lives by trying to kill our Leader, if you did successfully kill him however we’d hunt you and your friends down and make you watch as they bled out before finally taking your pathetic life long before we would get arrested’ the soldier threatened unlocking Tom’s cell with a keycard so he could dump the bowl of food he had onto the cell floor

 

‘Eat up’ the soldier laughed before slamming the door closed and leaving, Tom hesitated before going over to inspect what looked like old salad on the floor, luckily he didn’t really feel hungry let alone starving so he went back to laying on the bed and started to cry quietly to himself as he remembered the good old days with his friends.

 

 

Tom didn’t know how long he’d been crying but eventually he heard footsteps and sat up wiping away his tears as he did so just as Patrick walked into view and used a keycard with someone else’s picture on it to unlock Tom’s cell, Tom got off the bed and stood there waiting to be ordered around only for Patrick to suddenly grab Tom’s wrist

 

‘We need to leave, follow me and keep your head down’ Patrick whispered running out of the cell with him in tow ‘Wait! What’s happening? Where are you taking me?’ Tom asked anxiously as they reached the staircase ‘I’m taking you away from here, Yanova’s doing nightly role call so we have to leave while he’s preoccupied’ Patrick said, but just as they rounded another corner the two of them stopped dead in their tracks

 

‘Yanova! I was just taking Tom for a walk’ Patrick said as the general stared at them in disappointment ‘It seems Red Leader was right about you’ he sighed ‘Yanova please, just let us through’ Patrick asked ‘You know I can’t do that Patrick’ Yanova responded ‘And you know as well as I what Red leader has been doing to Tom’ he responded

 

‘I know, but it’s not our responsibility to protect him, just take Tom back to his cell and I’ll try and convince Red Leader to forgive this little incident… trust me I don’t like it but I still do whatever Red leader tells me’ Yanova said ‘Not my responsibility? He tried to kill himself almost two years ago and it took Paul leaving for me to realize how fucked up this is! He was the one who stopped Tom from trying to overdose and I stood there and watched my boyfriend and did nothing to help but it ends now… I’m not letting Red leader hurt him anymore’ Patrick said ‘Look I understand where you’re coming from but Red leader will punish you and him… especially him’ Yanova responded seriously ‘I don’t want to fight you Yanova, you’re my friend so please just let us leave’ Patrick sighed, Yanova’s eyed him for a moment before looking at Tom

 

‘Thomas go back to your cell and I promise you won’t be punished for Patrick’s transgression’ he said but Tom didn’t move until Patrick shoved him to the side and screamed for him to run as he attempted to pin Yanova down.

 

Tom ran until eventually he made it to the lobby and slammed his hand on the emergency button under the number pad next to the door, as soon as he ran outside however Tom heard a gun go off and felt his ankle flare in pain as he collapsed onto his hands and knees ‘Don’t move!’ Someone demanded somewhere behind him, he tried to look up whoever was behind him shot the ground next to his head as he caught a glimpse of at least five other soldiers staring at him

 

‘Did you honestly believe it would be that easy?’ The soldier behind him asked ‘n-no I… I just wanted to go home’ Tom said gulping when he heard them approached, then he shouted in pain as a foot stomped down onto his back ‘Home? Your friends aban- I mean they died, you have nothing to return to and even if they were still alive they obviously didn’t want you considering neither one of them came back for you’ The soldier spat at him pressing down harder into his back ‘You’re nothing but a plaything for Red Leader and the sooner you accept that the better’ they said causing him to shudder in pain just as the both of them heard five gunshots go off as well as the bodies of the five other soldiers drop to the ground

 

‘HEY! Don’t move!’ The last soldier said before he to was shot in the head, Tom however didn’t move even as he heard the sound of the front gate open and several footsteps running towards him.

Chapter 11: Chapter 11

‘I’m really disappointed in you Patrick, you poisoned almost everyone in that outpost by putting cyanide inside the food and even killed Yanova after he’d been there for you, what I don’t understand is why you didn’t tell Tom’ Tord said circling a chained up Patrick who was already badly injured from last night

 

‘He’s already traumatized enough after what you did to him so I doubt he’d react well if I told him the truth you bastard’ Patrick said coughing up blood after Tord punched him in the chest ‘Take this imbecile to the infirmary, then lock him in the padded room when you’re done’ Tord ordered the two soldiers in the interrogation room with them.

 

Tom woke up to someone gently touching his arm causing him to flinch in surprise, his visor was still broken after Edd and Matt managed to remove the tracking device that was inside it before continuing to bring him back to the Green army base

 

‘Tom it’s okay, it’s just me… Paul said he’s ready to fix your visor’ Edd said, his voice saddened when he mentioned Paul who yelled at Edd for not rescuing Patrick despite nobody knowing how many soldiers were in the building, Edd helped Tom off the bed and onto a wheelchair so he didn’t have to walk while his ankle was still healing. When Edd entered the repair room he could’ve sworn he saw Paul flash Tom an envious look before looking at Edd ‘Any sign of Patrick?’ He asked ‘Not so far, Matt’s in the city with Sam and Ari searching for him’ Edd responded as he watched Paul pick up a toolbox and approach them, Edd watched as Paul removed the broken screen on Tom’s visor ‘It’s not going to hurt right?’ Tom asked ‘Only if you move’ Paul responded before sticking a pair of tweezers inside the visor to remove a shard of glass.

 

‘Feeling better?’ Tord asked as Patrick lay restrained to a hospital bed glaring up at him ‘Yes actually! I love being beaten within an inch of my life!’ he responded sarcastically, Tord chuckled in response ‘Then why don’t you tell me where Tom is? And I’ll let you and Paul live’ Tord said

 

‘I said I don’t know, and even if I did I wouldn’t tell you!’ Patrick yelled earning a slap across the face ‘I can tell you’re lying… so just tell me where Tom is and I’ll let you and your boyfriend live, of course you two won’t be allowed anywhere near my base but it’s better than what I have planned’ Tord smirked as he grabbed a rope and tied it a few inches below Patrick’s wrist making sure to tighten it until he winced in pain ‘I’m going to go find a bonesaw, stay here’ Tord said grinning like a psychopath.

 

 

‘And this is where we eat’ Edd said as he showed Tom the small cafeteria they had, Tom had been upgraded from having to use a wheelchair to using a pair of crutches now that he could see, Tom nodded but didn’t say anything ‘Tom?’ Edd said with concern ‘Sorry I’m just a little hungry’ Tom responded ‘We can get you something to eat if you want’ he suggested ‘Yeah, that sounds good’ Tom said as Ringo emerged from the kitchen with a stolen fish in her mouth.

‘I DON’T KNOW WHERE HE IS!’ Patrick screamed as Tord sawed through his wrist ‘Last chance’ Tord warned as he screamed out in pain ‘I REALLY DON’T KNOW!’ He cried as his hand fell off ‘Just tell me where Thomas is and the pain will be over’ Tord demanded

 

‘I told you I don’t know where he is! Paul never told me where the rebel base was’ Patrick cried, Tord went silent for a moment as he stared at him trying to figure out if he was actually telling the truth or not ‘…Then you’re useless to me…’ he responded tossing the bonesaw to the floor with a loud clatter, however before actually leaving he took Patrick’s phone and looked at the frantic texts Paul had sent before taking a picture of Patrick and sending it to him along with a text that read “bring Tom to my base tomorrow night or Patrick dies, don’t tell anyone or else 🙃”  

 

 

(The next morning)

 

 

Tom, Edd and Matt were eating breakfast when suddenly Paul came bursting into the cafeteria ‘What’s wrong, is everything okay?’ Matt asked as Paul ran up to the table and onto it for support as he caught his breath ‘I… I think I spotted Red Leader nearby while I was patrolling’ Paul said ‘What?! Are you sure?!’ Edd exclaimed ‘I’m not sure, I just took off running in the opposite direction’ Paul responded

 

‘It’s okay, I’ll take some of the rebels and go see what we can find, hopefully it’s nothing’ Edd said reassuringly, as he got up about fifteen other rebels joined him ‘Wait shouldn’t we hide Tom? Ya know just in case’ Paul suggested as he sat down next to Matt ‘Sure I guess but I don’t think anyone’s out there I already did a patrol around 5:00’ Matt said as Tom ate pancakes ‘Well I'm going to hide him just in case’ Paul said dismissively ‘Tom are you coming?’ He asked ‘Yeah just let me bring my Smirnoff’ Tom responded picking up the bottle of alcohol before grabbing his crutches.

Paul led Tom to an supplies closet watching with a twinge of guilt as he limped inside on his crutches before picking up a slab of wood and hitting him over the head with it.

 

Paul got a crate and emptied out the scrap metal inside before walking over to where Tom lay on the floor with zip ties around his wrists and ankles as well as a piece of cloth wrapped around his mouth, he was still unconscious but would most likely wake up soon so Paul quickly picked him up and dumped him inside the crate and nailed it shut ‘I’m sorry about this but I have to protect Patrick’ Paul said when he heard movement inside the wooden box which he pushed onto a cart and tied it down with two ropes.

Tom woke up in a small dark wooden box, from what he could tell it was moving so he tried to call out for help but his voice was muffled by a cloth not to mention his hands were bound behind his back ‘Hey Paul, what’s that?’ Matt’s muffled voice said through the box ‘Oh this? It’s just—‘ Paul didn’t get to finish what he was saying as Tom screamed at the top of his lungs ‘Paul’ Matt said in disbelief before Tom heard what sounded like Paul hitting Matt across the head and his body falling to the floor ‘I’m sorry Matt, but I can’t let you stop me… don’t worry though I’ll be long gone by the time you wake up’ Paul said sadly as tears started to form under Tom’s visor.

Tord watched as his soldiers carried in the crate Paul had brought him ‘Open the box’ he ordered Paul as Tord and his soldiers surrounded him ‘Shouldn’t I use a crowbar?’ Paul asked

‘Tch, Fine but don’t get any ideas’ Tord responded before ordering one of his soldiers to get a crowbar, when they returned Tord watched carefully as Paul opened the crate ready to order his soldiers to kill him if he tried anything, after opening the crate Paul reached inside and dragged out Tom who was practically paralyzed with fear as he was dropped onto the floor, Tord approached Tom and undid the cloth around his mouth

‘P-Please don’t h-hurt me’ He begged causing Tord to chuckle ‘I’m not making any promises’ Tord responded darkly ‘as for you Paul, you’ll be joining Patrick in his cell until Edd tries to save Tom’ Tord continued ‘Wait but you said we’d be safe’ Paul exclaimed ‘no I said you two can live, at least until I have Edd and Matt, now then somebody lock Paul up… as for Tom, I think it’ll do him some good if he spends a few minutes in the interrogation room’ Tord said as Tom lay there helplessly.

Chapter 12: Chapter 12

Tom hung from the ceiling with his head slumped in despair, he didn’t even bother reacting when the door behind him open and slammed shut followed by the sound of the door being locked

 

‘Oh? Nothing you feel like saying?… this is your fault I hope you know that, because of you I had to arrest my two best soldiers, but don’t worry you’ll be able to repay me when I make you kill your friends’ Tord said walking past Tom who raised his head slightly ‘please don’t kill them, I didn’t mean for this to happen… I was planning on coming back I swear!’ Tom begged, Tord stopped for a moment then glanced back at him ‘You shouldn’t lie Thomas… But don’t worry when I’m done with you their won’t be a trace of your original personality left, you’ll finally be a nice little blank slate who’ll do EXACTLY as he’s told’ Tord said as he grabbed a whip and walked behind Tom and struck him across the back making him yelp in pain, this continued for almost an hour until Tom was sobbing hysterically as blood soaked through his clothes from the many gashes covering his back

 

‘PLEASE! JUST MAKE IT END ALREADY! JUST KILL ME AND GET IT OVER WITH!’ Tom cried out as Tord landed one more hit before walking back over to the shelves to put away the blood soaked weapon before walking back over to Tom ‘… Red leader… I’m sorry, just please don’t kill my friends… they didn’t do anything wrong, punish me not them…’ Tom said his voice scratchy from crying, Tord grabbed Tom’s chin and tilted his head up so he could stare into Tom’s visor ‘…please…’ Tom begged ‘They’re going to die Tommis and theirs nothing you or anyone can do about it’ Tord said before heading to the door. Tom sat in his cell staring blankly at the observation window, his injuries still stung underneath his bandages, he’d also been given a new shirt ‘Edd… Matt…’ Tom said under his breath as he remembered what Tord had said to him, he covered his face with his hands as he began to cry once more.

(A few hours later)

‘I’m sorry Ringo but you can’t come’ Edd said softly as he carried the kitty out of the armory before texting Matt to see if everyone was ready to storm Tord’s base, luckily they were and even some civilians decided to join after Edwardo went into the city to let any scouts know what was going on, Edd turned off his phone and petted Ringo one last time.

Tom sat against the wall listening to the alarms that were blaring outside his cell when the door opened and Tord walked towards him holding a syringe ‘Good news Thomas your visor is coming off!’ He said as Tom looked up at him then without warning once he was close enough Tord grabbed his visor and ripped it clean off his face as Tom screamed in agonizing pain while blood gushed from his eyes, he couldn’t see anything but he felt Tord grabbing him

‘JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!’ He screamed shoving him away then Tom took a step forward attempting to swing at Tord only to step on something that made a crunching sound under his foot ‘…You shouldn’t have done that Tommis…’ Tord said gravely causing Tom’s heart to sink as he realized he just lashed out at Tord ‘looks like being with your old “friends” have caused some rather unfortunate behaviors to resurface… but don’t worry we’ll get that taken care of very soon’ Tord said as Tom backed away from him ‘Wait! It was an accident! I didn’t mean to attack you!’ He pleaded causing Tord to chuckle sinisterly

‘Of course you didn’t’ he said grabbing ahold of his arms so he could twist them behind his back ‘You were always so fucking stupid…’ he spat into Tom’s ear as he shoved him forward.

When Edd finally exited the airlock he nearly had a heart attack, infront of him was Tom who’s arms were twisted painfully behind his back by Tord who made sure to hold Tom infront of him, but that wasn’t what terrified him, what terrified him was the massive bleeding gash where his visor once was, all the flesh had been torn away exposing the bone and muscle underneath, Edd even saw the wires that stuck out from around Tom’s eyes dripping with blood ‘What did you do to him?!’ Edd demanded ‘Oh this? Tom was being a little difficult earlier so unless you want me to break every bone in his body I suggest you lower your weapon and step out of the way’ Tord demanded squeezing Tom’s arms slightly causing him to squirm uncomfortably, Edd didn’t even realize he’d been aiming his gun at Tord

 

‘Haven’t you done enough to him?! He’s scared of you!’ Edd shouted but Tord didn’t respond, he squeezed Tom’s arms even tighter causing Tom’s breathing to increase rapidly so Edd lowered his gun and stepped out of the way only for Tord to quickly crush both of Tom’s arms with a horrible cracking noise as well as Tom screaming

‘YOU PIECE OF SHIT!’ Edd shouted running at them both in a blind rage and ripping Tom out of Tord’s grasp so he could shoot Tord in the chest until his gun ran out of bullets, Tord lay on the ground his eyes bulging as blood streamed from his mouth, Edd couldn’t tell if his arm was outstretched to tell him to stop or if he attempted to grab Edd when he ran at him, Tord coughed but couldn’t say anything as he lay there bleeding out watching as Edd ran to Tom’s side ‘Tom! It’s going to be okay, I’m here’ Edd said holding him close

‘E-Edd I can’t feel anything, it’s so cold…’ Tom stammered as the door behind him opened ‘holy shit’ Edwardo breathed as Tom’s pulse seemed to slow down slightly ‘Edd… I- I’m sorry, I’m sorry for everything, I should’ve been a better friend’ Tom said as tears started to form on his blood covered face ‘Stop It, Don’t repeat those lies that bastard’s been telling you’ Edd said holding him close ‘Edwardo can you help me carry him?’ Edd asked trying not to cry (not that Edwardo had much of a choice), without saying anything Edwardo helped carry Tom out of the corpse filled building where Matt was guarding Jon so he could treat the wounded.

 

Matt sat next to Edd in the hospital waiting room, it was almost midnight and they were still waiting for an update on Tom’s condition, eventually someone came to tell them they had to put Tom in a medical induced coma just so his brain could heal from when Tord ripped out his visor but other than that they managed to get him stable enough so he wouldn’t die ‘When’ll he be able to leave?’ Edd asked ‘well he should wake up within a month but we’ll need to keep him here for a year at the most so we can supervise and give him therapy hourly, when he does leave though he’ll still need therapy just to make sure there’s as little after effects of what that psychopath did to him’ the doctor said, Edd nodded hoping Tom would recover quickly.

 

(5 years later)

 

It had been five long years since Tord was defeated, and without a leader his army quickly became disorganized some did surrender though as the remaining world leaders took advantage of the situation, now Tom, Edd and Matt could finally live in peace aside from the ptsd they sustained, at the moment though the four of them were sitting on the couch watching The Cats as Ringo slept purring on Edd’s chest, when they were finished the three of them ended up ordering a pizza which they quickly finished then they played Mario cart until Edd and Tom went to sleep as Matt stayed up watching movies.

 

Tord walked up the driveway wearing the same bulletproof vest he was wearing 5 years ago. In one hand he held a time travel device while in the other he held a gun.

 

(15 minutes later)

 

Tom and Edd were startled awake by the sound of a gunshot quickly followed by Matt screaming before another gunshot was fired. Edd and Tom then rushed out of their bedroom with Edd grabbing a small pistol that they kept in their bedside table but as soon as he rounded the corner he was immediately shot ‘T-Tom… Run…’ Edd uttered before collapsing just as Tord rounded the corner ‘See you soon Thomas’ he said chuckling as he raised the handgun he was holding and shot Tom in the chest laughing as he watch him fall to his knees before pressing one of the buttons on the time travel device.

Chapter 13: Chapter 13

Tom was startled awake by the sound of glass shattering in the kitchen so he carefully crept out of bed ‘Tord?’ He whispered as he made his way over to where a harpoon was leaning against the wall, but before he could grab it he heard his bedroom door unlock and slowly open

 

‘Stay Back!’ Tom said grabbing the harpoon as he turned to see Tord standing in his doorway aiming a stun gun at him

‘Or what?’ Tord asked taking a step forward as Tom’s hands tightened around the harpoon

‘How cute’ he chuckled before pulling the trigger on the stun gun and watched with amusement as Tom cried out in pain before finally falling to his knees barley conscious as Tord approached him picking up the harpoon

 

‘Awwww, is the little Thomas having trouble fighting back?’ Tord cooed placing a boot down on his back when he tried to get up, Tord then removed the latex covering his robotic arm and tossed it aside as he reached down to grab Tom by the wrists and hoist him up against the wall

 

‘…Edd…Matt…’ he called out weakly before letting out an agonized yelp as Tord plunged the tip of the harpoon into his right eye ‘What’s wrong? Is the little Thomas not going to fight back?’ he said laughing quietly before plunging the harpoon into Tom’s left eye, Then Tord tossed Tom onto his stomach before kneeling on top of him as he pulled a syringe out of his pocket and inserted it into his neck.

(Edd’s pov)

 

Edd rushed out into the hall wielding a knife just as Tord emerged from Tom’s apartment dragging an unconscious Tom behind him who had blood running down his face ‘TOM!’ Edd cried out as Tord attempted to aim a stun gun after him.

But luckily Edd was too fast, managing to dart forward and slam into him stabbing the knife into his stomach before being shoved away ‘What did you do to him you sick fuck?!’ Edd said hatefully Nothing, I merely gave Thomas exactly what he deserves’ Tord said placing his robotic hand over his wound as Edd held Tom close, that’s when Matt opened his door causing Tord to flee ‘Edd?! What happened, was that Todd that just ran past?’ Matt asked before finally noticing Tom Forget about him, call an ambulance now!’ Edd pleaded tears running down his face as he quickly removed his hoodie and wrapped it around Tom’s face ‘Tom… please just hang in there…’ Edd said quietly as he held him close, Ringo wondered out of the apartment meowing as her fur bristled at the smell of blood before she came over to nuzzle Edd.

 

(2 hours later)

 

 

Edd and Matt sat in the waiting room there clothes still stained with Tom’s blood, after having called the ambulance earlier Matt tried waking Tom up but he wouldn’t budge and now the both of them were waiting hoping that Tom was okay when finally a doctor called them over.

‘Is he going to make it?’ Edd asked as he and Matt followed the doctor down the hall and over to a window where they could see into the room Tom was in, he was still unconscious and currently hooked up to a heart monitor but other than that and the bandages around his eyes he seemed fine

 

‘Yes but he’ll need to stay overnight, what happened anyway’ the doctor asked ‘…I don’t want to talk about it…’ Edd responded clinching his fist anxiously as Matt stared at Tom through the window with a worried look on his face ‘You two should get some rest, well see how he is in the morning’ the doctor said, Edd nodded quietly before following the doctor back to the lobby. The next morning Tom was woken up by a doctor who had him take a pill before helping him out of the bed as he started to grow drowsy, and as he was placed into a wheelchair he passed out.

 

(5 hours later)

 

When Tom finally woke back up he noticed he could see again likely due to whatever was on his face, unfortunately however he also noticed he was almost completely naked aside from his boxers and that he was shackled to the floor and ceiling in a dimly lit room, Tom tried struggling against the shackles hoping to somehow slip an arm or leg out but as he was doing that the door opened and Tord walked in accompanied by two soldiers

 

‘DON’T FUCKING COME NEAR ME!’ Tom shouted trying not to look as afraid as he felt ‘And what are you going to do about it? Fight back?’ Tord responded smugly as he made his way towards the back of the room while the guards stood at either side of the door. Tom then smelt burning metal and could hear Tord’s footsteps behind him eventually followed by something burning hot slashing him across the back making Tom scream in pain, Tord then cut Tom along the side of his ribs with what turned out to be a knife before slashing open the side of his thigh ‘Shit, that went a little deeper then expected… Paul could you go get a medic’ Tord asked as Tom grit his teeth in pain ‘Why not just kill me and get it over with?’ Tom asked ‘Because then I can’t watch you suffer, now keep quiet before I burn out your tongue’ Tord responded as Tom started to feel lightheaded.

Fortunately or rather unfortunately both Paul and the medic arrived before he could pass out and stitched up the gash in his thigh then sanitized it with alcohol wipes before wrapping gauze around the wound. Then the medic was told to wait outside until Tord was finished.

Once it was finally over Tom was left in that room for what felt like either hours or days he couldn’t tell with the lights off and the smell of his own blood didn’t help either, the only thing that told him any sort of time had passed was his stomach starting to ache with hunger and the fact he was having trouble staying awake.

 

 

Tom tried once more to struggle against his restraints but it was no use and he had to stop anyway once he heard the door starting to open again and Tord walked in making sure to close and lock the door behind him ‘How are you feeling Thomas?’ Tord asked smugly as he made his way forward eventually coming close enough to grab him by the chin

 

‘…Don’t touch me’ Tom growled trying to pull his face out of his grasp ‘Wait! What are you doing?!’ Tom cried out as Tord leaned forward and started to make out with him, Tom kicked and fought trying to break out of his grasp but the shackles prevented any sort of resistance, then Tom felt Tord force his tongue inside his mouth so without hesitation he bit it as hard as he could resulting in him punching Tom in the stomach before pulling away. ‘How DARE You!’ Tord growled wiping away a droplet of from his mouth ‘Go to hell’ Tom muttered glancing down at the floor to avoid eye contact ‘Excuse me? In case you haven’t noticed you’re the one chained up, besides it’s not like anyone else will ever love you… I’m the only one willing to accept you, Edd and Matt fear you that’s the only reason they hang out with you’ Tord said circling behind Tom to go grab something off the shelves at the back of the room which turned out to be a thick cloth rag which he used to gag Tom so he could hardly speak.

 

‘Classic Pathetic Useless Tom’ Tord sneered as his hand wondered down Tom’s midsection and down to his thigh. Tom tried calling out for help but his voice was heavily muffled and despite how hard he tried to get out of Tord’s grasp he couldn’t. Fortunately after a few more minutes Tord’s phone vibrated and he let go of him and made his way over to the door ‘Oh Tom if you tell anybody about this I’ll kill Edd and Matt okay?’ he said glancing back at him before finally leaving the room. Hours later a few soldiers came by to bring him to a large cell big enough to contain his monster form, in the center of the room was a long chain that ended in a pair of shackles which fit tightly around his wrists, he was also given a hospital gown to wear ‘Have fun in here while you still can, I heard Red leader still wants to run a few experiments on you’ one of the soldiers said as the gag around Tom’s mouth was finally removed.

 

(18 hours later)

 

Tom quickly stood up as the gate to his cell opened backing away as far as the shackles around his wrists wound allow as ten soldiers marched in escorting a scientist who was holding a syringe filled with a purple liquid ‘Don’t come any closer!’ Tom said as two of the soldiers who were wielding long rods with cords at the end crept forward. The rest of the soldiers either had cattle prods or shotguns as well as a few grenades affixed to their belts. As the two guards carefully walked closer to him Tom darted at one of them hoping to knock the soldier off balance and take the rod only for them to side step and loop the cord around his neck, Tom grabbed at the rod as the cord tightened.

This gave the other soldier a chance to do the same thing before the both of them forced Tom onto the ground despite his protests making sure that he could barely move as a few more came over to help restrain him. ‘Please! I’ll do anything just please make it stop!’ Tom cried out attempting to kick the soldiers trying to hold his legs down, but eventually he was overpowered and could only watch as the scientist walked over and injected him with the strange liquid before both they and the soldiers made a run for the door leaving Tom screaming in agonizing pain as a tail grew from his lower spine, and two horns sprouted from his head followed by his teeth and nails falling out as they were replaced with claws and fangs His ears even became pointy as his hands and feet up to his knees and elbows began growing purple scales which also grew on his tail.

To make things worse once it was finally over Tom realized he was no longer in control over his own body, instead he was forced to watch as he ran forward repeatedly pulling on the chain while letting out a strange growling noise, he wanted to scream for help and beg for someone to turn him back but even if he could speak he knew they wouldn’t help him. Luckily after a while his body grew tired and the rage demon went to go lay down. Tom was fast asleep when he heard the sound of footsteps near his head and his body immediately lunge forward only to be stopped by a robotic fist slamming into his stomach causing him to let out an aggravated hissing noise before several soldiers pinned him down dragging him over to a nearby cage ‘Nice try’ Tord said looking amused as Tom was tossed inside and the door was locked behind him. ‘Go get the other two, I want to see what happens’ Tord said before glancing over at Tom ‘Let’s hope things go better this time’ Tord said smirking as the rage demon made Tom throw himself against the bars.

‘I hope you know this is your fault, if you hadn’t escaped last time I wouldn’t have had to kill you… it was cute though, how you thought it was over’ Tord said chuckling to himself as he circled Tom who growled at him before flinging himself against the cage this time nearly knocking it over.

 

 

Tom felt his heart race as he examined him, luckily the gate to the cell opened taking his attention off of Tom as Edd and Matt were led inside the cell by two soldiers ‘Tom! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HIM?!’ Edd yelled as Tord approached the two one of whom was being held back so he wouldn’t punch Tord. ‘Nothing, I merely made him more tolerable… after all it’ll be hard for him to say anything he’ll regret when he isn’t even in control of himself’ he said ‘Let him go’ Edd said hatefully ‘And why would I do that when he’s perfectly happy in there’ Tord responded as Tom stared at them unmoving.

 

‘Look I’ll unlock his cage but if he tries to attack you it’s not my fault, besides I’ll turn him back once I find out how’ Tord said making his way over to where Tom was making sure to move out of the way immediately after unlocking the door just barely avoiding getting scratched ‘Tom? Please I know you’re in there—‘ Edd started only for Tom to immediately charge at him which wouldn’t have been bad on it’s own if the chain didn’t immediately snap in half as he ran at Matt. Tord and his soldiers were too shocked to react as Tom lunged at Matt knocking him to the ground

‘Not the face!’ Matt screamed before Tom dug his claws into his neck and bit down onto his head and by the time he was pulled off of him Matt was already dead judging from the opening in his skull where his brain had been torn out and thrown across the floor ‘NO! TOM SNAP OUT OF IT PLEASE!’ Edd cried out as Tom was beaten into submission by the other soldiers. ‘WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HIM?! YOU MADE HIM DO THIS!’ Edd yelled at Tord who then shot Edd in his chest and head much to the surprise of the soldier restraining him ‘S-Sir, I thought you wanted them alive’ the soldier said as Tom backed up against the wall growling ‘I did until HE killed one of them, speaking of lock him back up for now’ Tord responded callously. Eventually the soldiers managed to wrestle Tom back inside the cage then they left leaving both his friend’s bodies on the ground. Days later when Tord came back he had a gun in one hand and a strange device in the other and without another word he shot him.

Chapter 14: Chapter 14

When Tom woke up he made his way to the kitchen grabbing a bottle of Smirnoff as he glanced at Tord who appeared to still be asleep, however as he downed the bottle of Smirnoff he began to quickly grow fatigued to the point he collapsed onto his hands and knees the sound of footsteps growing closer until he finally noticed Tord standing over him through his blurred vision

Tom tried to move as he knelt down and took the bottle out of his hand discarding it into the trash can nearby before pulling a knife out from his hoodie

‘Shhh… Those drugs should wear off in a few hours, I would’ve used the sedatives but I want you awake for this’ Tord said chuckling as he tilted Tom’s face up. Tom wanted to scream or even be able to fight back but all he could do was sit on the floor propped up against the fridge as Tord slowly inched the blade closer clearly trying to scare him first until finally he dug the knife in between his eye socket and eye earning barley audible whimpers of pain as he carfully gouged out both of his eyes before walking away and returning with what Tom guessed was his own bedsheet which was then wrapped around his eyes.

Then as he began to pass out from shock he felt his body being lifted and set down inside what felt like a duffel bag which was then zipped closed.

 

(4 hours later)

 

When Tom woke back up he discovered his eyesight had somehow returned likely due to whatever was attached to his face, he was inside of a cage that was in a large brightly lit room and sedatives feel a heavy shackle around his neck that seemed to have four reinforced chains attached to it that had been padlocked to the corner bars of the cage, he could also feel some kind of muzzle around his mouth that was held in place by two leather straps. And if that wasn’t bad enough his arms had been chained to his sides by another length of reinforced chains which were also wound around his legs as well.
Tom struggled desperately against his restraints but they held fast so he took a break trying to stay calm when the door outside the cage opened and Tord walked through armed with a cattle prod and some kind of remote with a switch on it, accompanying him were four soldiers armed with rifles.

 

‘I see you’re finally awake Thomas’ Tord said stopping just a foot away from his cell ‘What are you going to do to me?! Get away!’ Tom cried out as one of the soldier’s reached through the bars and grabbed him by his underarm ‘Shh… I just want to make sure your visor is working properly that’s all’ Tord said smirking as the soldier carefully inserted a syringe into his shoulder before quickly pulling away once the purple liquid was injected into him.

Tord watched with a smug grin as Tom partially transformed into his monster form, then he flipped the switch on the remote and Tom slowly started to revert back to normal any wounds or missing teeth and nails regenerating in the process ‘W-What was that’ he said ‘That’s what you’ll become if you don’t join me’ Tord responded

 

‘AND WHY THE HELL WOULD I JOIN YOU?!’ Tom screamed hatefully, but instead of responding Tord used the remote again smiling as Tom tried calling for help as he quickly transformed ‘Because you’ll have more than enough time to decide… Soldiers get everyone else ready oh and make sure there’s enough space to bring this one’ Tord said as Tom growled murderously at him.

 

(19 hours later)

 

Edd and Matt sat among the rest of the people gathered in the auditorium of the town hall, it had only been five hours after the prime minister had been killed before red army soldiers began dragging people from their homes stating that they were required in the town hall due to Tord giving a speech and right now there he was on the stage talking about something Edd didn’t care to listen to ‘—Which is why I caught the beast and brought it here to punish it for killing a potential ally’ Tord finished before signaling to the soldiers near the door which was then opened so a cage could be carried into the room by four soldiers, it took Edd a minute to realize the creature trying to bite at the soldiers through his muzzle was Tom.

 

‘As you can see it’s quite aggressive but don’t worry, whoever was involved in letting it go on a killing spree will be appropriately punished’ Tord added as the cage containing Tom was dragged onto the stage. Edd and Matt stared at Tord horrified but as soon as Edd tried to stand up Matt grabbed him by the arm ‘What are you doing? Todd will probably kill us!’ Matt exclaimed only to flinch at the sound of Tom suddenly screaming in pain as Tord used a cattle prod to electrocute him.

‘THAT’S ENOUGH!’ Edd shouted pulling away from Matt who followed Edd up to the stage, Tord stared at them dismissively as they approached ‘What did you do to him?! What the actual fuck is wrong with you Tord!’ Edd spat ‘Edd Matt, Go back to your seat… Now’ Tord warned ‘Couldn’t you just turn him back and let him go?’ Matt asked Sighing Tord signaled for his guards to arrest Edd and Matt ‘Don’t forget to stop by Edd’s house and grab his cat, she should keep him quiet’ Tord said ignoring the sound of Edd yelling at him as he turned his attention back towards Tom

 

‘Unchain him and unlock the cell’ he said much to the horror of the audience ‘But sir won’t he attack you?’ one of his soldier’s asked worriedly ‘He can try, now do it’ he responded before stepping back as Tom started to thrash around in response to the soldiers unlocking the shackle around his neck as well as the padlocks holding the chains around his midsection and legs in place then as soon as they unlocked the door Tom bolted out rushing at Tord who punched him hard in the chest before shoving him into his stomach keeping him pinned down with one foot to his back as he pressed the cattle prod into Tom’s shoulder grinning as he screamed in pain. He didn’t even stop until Tom had fallen unconscious.

 

Tom sat in the corner of his cell hugging his knees tightly as he buried his face in his lap, they hadn’t placed him back inside that cage fortunately but that barely brought him any comfort especially when he heard the gate open again and looked up to see two soldiers approaching him ‘Come with us, Red leader has requested your presence in his office’ one of them said Tom stood up warily watching them as the other one gestured for him to follow, he didn’t have the strength or energy to try and make a run for the open gate so he followed trying to make as little eye contact as possible.

 

Once they arrived at Tord’s office Tom was led inside and ordered to sit in between Edd and Matt. ‘What do you really want with us?’ Edd asked glaring at Tord who sat in a comfortable looking office chair ‘I already told you, I want you three to join me’ Tord said as Tom stared down at the floor to avoid making eye contact with him ‘Why would we do that?’ Matt asked ‘Because if you don’t I’ll have the three of you separated and locked up, maybe I’ll keep Thomas in the interrogation room’ Tord responded. Tom tensed up at the mention of that room which caught the attention of Edd ‘We’ll join you, but only if you promise not to hurt us’ Edd responded ‘Deal’ Tord said with a grin. ‘Paul Patrick would you kindly show these three where they’ll be sleeping’ Tord commanded.

Chapter 15: Chapter 15

The next morning Tom was moping a hallway he’d been instructed to clean when he noticed a group of soldiers watching him as well as a few scientists and two nurses, he couldn’t hear what they were saying but occasionally one of them would glance in his direction with a hateful look in their eyes ‘You know what maybe we should check to make sure his visor is working properly… wouldn’t want him to go on a rampage…’ one of them said in a hushed tone. Without another thought Tom picked the bucket he was using by the handle and started walking away as quickly as possible only to feel something hard hit him in the back knocking the air out of his lungs followed by someone grabbing him by the shoulders and slamming him into the wall

 

‘P-please, I promise my visor is working properly, a-as long as my friends are alive I’ll do whatever Red leader tells me’ Tom pleaded as one of the soldiers picked up a stun baton from off the ground ‘So you were eavesdropping?’ The soldier gripping him by his shoulders said ‘No I just overheard!’ Tom responded only for the soldier to throw him to the ground before grabbing a stun baton from off their belt so they could hit him with it when he tried to get away ‘Shhh, don’t worry I won’t tell Red leader… in fact I think all save him the trouble and teach you a lesson myself’ he said as a few more soldiers surrounded Tom who cowered on the floor and without another word they started beating him even going as far as to taunt him and laugh at the sound of his cries for help.

 

‘WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?!’ Edd suddenly yelled followed by the soldiers taking there attention off of him ‘shit’ one of them muttered as Edd ran over shoving one of them out of the way as he made his way over to Tom. Most of them quickly dispersed as Edd helped Tom stand up his visor going dark as he buried his face into his shoulder ‘He attacked us! We were just trying to get him under control!’ The blonde spiky haired soldier said ‘Shut up! I saw all of you gathered around him…… Tom what happened?’ Edd asked guiding him away from the remaining soldiers ‘I… I’m fine…… I just don’t want to talk about it right now’ Tom said as Edd glanced back at the blonde soldier.

 

(Edd’s pov)

 

Later that night after getting ahold of a cat carrier to keep Ringo in Edd Tom and Matt snuck out through the shooting range, they were now in the woods surrounding the red army base when Edd spotted a gate ahead of them but before he could say anything Tom suddenly cried out in pain as he partially transformed into his monster form ‘Not the face!’ Matt cried out as Tom tackled him to the ground.

 

After setting down the cat carrier containing Ringo Edd managed to pull him off of Matt backing away as Tom turned his attention to him inside ‘Tom please! Snap out of it, I-‘ Edd started as tears begin running down his face as Tom stalked closer growling furiously, that’s when Matt managed to tackle Tom to the ground pinning him there as he growled and hissed trying his best to throw Matt off of him even going as far as to hit him with his tail ‘EDD RUN!’ Matt cried out ‘But what about you two?’ Edd said ‘You know Tord won’t give us another chance to escape! We’ll be lucky if we aren’t locked up for life but if you escape we have a chance, You need to run! I’ll protect Tom!’ Matt responded just as they both spotted several flashlight beams in the woods Edd hesitated looking down at Tom ‘I’m sorry……… I’ll come back for you both the first chance I get…’ Edd said sadly before running away making sure to grab Ringo’s carrier as he fled.

 

(Matt’s POV)

 

Matt felt his chest tighten as the footsteps grew louder, Tom was still struggling to escape but at least Edd was out of sight by the time the two of them were surrounded by soldiers. That’s when he noticed Tom returning to normal ‘Get him off of him’ Tord’s voice said from behind Matt ‘Wait! He didn’t do anything, we were the ones trying to escape he didn’t even want to come!’ Matt said as two soldiers dragged him off of Tom who sat up and looked at his bloodstained fingers in shock as Tord approached him and reached for Tom’s neck.

 

‘TORD WAIT! ITS NOT HIS FAULT, HE TRIED TO STAY BEHIND JUST LEAVE HIM OUT OF THIS PLEASE!!’ Matt begged causing Tord to turn his attention to him and walk over without saying another word, then without so much as a warning he raised his fist and struck Matt as hard as he could across his lower jaw hard enough to partially tear it off. ‘No!’ Tom cried out as Matt shouted in pain and in his last few moments of consciousness he watched as several soldiers rushed forward to pin Tom down when he tried to get up ‘Take him to the infirmary, as for Thomas he can go in the interrogation room’ Tord said as Matt finally passed out.

 

(Tom’s pov 1 hour later)

 

 

Tom clinched his fists as he heard the door open listening as Tord walked towards him his footsteps stopping inches away from him ‘So, do you care to explain why you were trying to escape?’ Tord said before blowing cigar smoke into his face, then when he didn’t respond Tord pressed the lit end of the cigar into his neck smirking as his visor lit up ‘I-I don’t know! Is Matt okay?’ Tom asked nervously ‘He’s stable now, but it’s your fault that happened to him, I bet he wishes he’d just left you behind… actually Edd probably thinks that as well, if it weren’t for you they both could’ve gotten away’ Tord said before walking over to the shelves behind Tom ‘I bet they both wish you died instead of Jon’ Tord added mockingly ‘I…I didn’t mean to run away, I won’t do it again please just let me out’ Tom said trying to hold his tears back

 

‘No, you’ll leave this room when I feel like it, I’ve already had to kill you twice, Do you have any idea how annoying time travel can be when you have to repeat the same things over and over?’ He responded apathetically Tom pulled desperately against the shackles around his wrists and ankles as Tord approached him from behind ‘WAIT! Red leader I’ll be good! Please I’ll do whatever you say just please don’t hurt me, not again!’ Tom pleaded only to feel a robotic fist punch him hard in the back ‘How about you only speak when I tell you to’ Tord responded sounding annoyed as he attached some kind of device around his arm, it was heavy and it had a metal stick in it that looked like it could impail his arm if the gears on it rotated far enough ‘Now Thomas I’m going to ask you a few questions and if you answer incorrectly that rod will burrow itself into your arm’ Tord said Tom nodded in response while staring down at the floor to avoid making eye contact ‘Why do you think escaping is wrong Thomas?’ Tord asked

 

‘B-Because I’m not allowed to escape…’ Tom said quietly ‘Good, Now who is in charge of you?’ He asked ‘You sir’ Tom said ‘Good next question, do Edd and Matt care about you?’ Tord asked but Tom didn’t know how to respond ‘Wait! They don’t like me!’ Tom quickly said when Tord grabbed ahold of the gears, but instead of letting go he began turning both gears by hand only stopping when Tom yelped in pain as the metal tip of the stick dug into his skin ‘Wrong they hate you, now what was the answer’ Tord responded ‘t-they hate me…’ Tom said a single drop of blood running down his arm ‘Finally, Last question what are you?’ Tord asked with a condescending smile ‘…Nothing…’ Tom said despondently, without another word Tord removed the device and discarded it on the floor near the door likely to be cleaned and sanitized later before returning with a first aid kit which was used to clean the small wound in his arm before wrapping a bandage around it, then after putting it away he grabbed one of Tom’s wrists and unlocked the shackle around it before doing the same with his other arm making sure to hold his wrists firmly to prevent Tom from fighting back, then he shoved him to the ground and stepped down hard on his lower back so he could unlock the shackles around his ankles ‘Get up’ Tord said grabbing Tom by his wrists and dragging him over to the padded room where he was thrown inside, Tom hugged his knees tightly as the door was slammed shut in front of him, he wanted nothing more than to scream and fight back but he knew if he did Tord would just hurt him again, not to mention what he could do to his friends

 

‘I just want it to end…maybe Tord’s right, would they even care if I……It just hurts so much…’ Tom said out loud as tears started rolling down his face, he could feel his chest ache as he thought about Matt possibly dying from his injuries or what would happen if Edd was caught ‘He could’ve gotten away if it weren’t for me…’ Tom thought, although the words sounded wrong he couldn’t shake the feelings of despair and self hatred ‘If I had just let him leave Matt wouldn’t be injured and Edd wouldn’t be on the run…’ he said out loud wiping away some of the tears pouring down his face ‘We could’ve been safe but now that monster probably has a time travel device or he’s completely lost it, probably both’ he thought as he began sobbing quietly trying not to make too much noise just in case Tord had someone guarding him and they used being annoyed as an excuse to hurt him. ‘I’m sorry Edd Matt, I didn’t mean for this to happen’ Tom cried out loud a shudder running through his body, he couldn’t tell if it was from crying or something else but as he sat there he could feel his heart pounding and it was starting to get harder and harder to breath the longer he sat in that room, his arms and legs were also starting to tingle as his breathing grew quicker until he began to feel light headed enough that he decided to lay down.

Chapter 16: Chapter 16

The next morning Tom was woken up by a soldier kicking him in the stomach ‘Get up, Red leader has requested your presence in his office’ they said before gesturing for him to turn around so he could be handcuffed.

Once they reached Tord’s office Tom was led inside where Tord was waiting for him and uncuffed before the soldier finally left ‘Glad to see you could finally make it’ Tord said getting up from his desk ‘Where’s Matt?’ Tom asked quietly ‘He’s in the barracks’ he responded making his way over to Tom who stared down at the floor anxiously

‘Anything you’d like to say Thomas? Preferably about how you tried to escape’ Tord asked looking at him disapprovingly as though he expected Tom to answer before he even said anything ‘It… It was wrong of me, I shouldn’t have tried to do something like that Sir’ Tom said tensing up when Tord didn’t say anything ‘Good, you may head to the barracks the soldiers who escorted you here should be waiting outside the room’ Tord said watching as Tom wearily got up and made his way over to the door ‘Oh and before you go I want you to stop talking to or hanging out with Matt’ Tord ordered ‘Yes sir’ Tom said before finally leaving the room.

 

Later that night Tom was woken up by Matt tapping him on the shoulder ‘Matt? I shouldn’t be talking to, please just go back to bed’ Tom said quietly ‘I don’t care! We need to leave now, I got up to go to the bathroom and heard Tord on the in his office… o-one of the soldiers…… one of them accidentally killed Edd and now Tord’s going to kill us both’ Matt said grabbing onto his arm as Tom shot up with a horrified look on his face ‘No you must’ve heard him wrong, he can’t be dead’ Tom exclaimed as he got out of bed ‘I heard him… I’m sorry but we ne—‘ Matt was quickly cut off by the door to the barracks swinging open and a bullet piercing Matt through the skull before lodging itself inside Tom’s visor ‘How unfortunate…… I was considering going easy on you next time, too bad you couldn’t follow a simple instruction’ Tord said as Tom nearly fell backwards his visor flickering on and off as he listened to the sound of everyone in the barracks whispering amongst themselves as Tord approached him

 

‘Get away!’ Tom growled hatefully only to feel a metallic hand grab him by the throat and hoist him up into the air ‘Make me, don’t worry it’s not like you’re going to remember any of this’ he sneered as Tom tried kicking at the time travel device in his other hand

 

‘SCREW YOU YOU FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT!! I HOPE I FUCKING KILL YOU NEXT TIME FOR WHAT YOU’VE DONE!’ Tom screamed this time kicking Tord in the stomach ‘…why you little… you know what I think you should remember what happened this timeline, you two let’s take this to the interrogation room before we attract even more of an audience’ Tord said tossing Tom into the waiting arms of the soldiers that were accompanying him.

Tom kicked and fought the whole way even as they arrived and he was forcefully shackled to the walls and ceiling once more, Tom gritted his teeth refusing to cry out in pain as Tord used a pair of sharp tweezers to rip out his fingernails before moving to his toenails, he then tied a tourniquet around one of his legs before proceeding to saw it off as tears ran down Tom’s face.

‘Almost finished’ he sneered grabbing Tom’s elbow and squeezing it hard enough to crush it, Tom glared at Tord the anger and desperation visible on his visor as he watched him unlock the shackle around his broken arm which fell limply to his side ‘Oh and Thomas I wouldn’t think about telling your friends about this, after all not only will they not believe you but you might also get them hurt’ Tord said as he picked up the time travel device from off the ground and pressed a button on it that revealed a short needle in the side of it which he used to prick on of Tom’s fingers before doing the same to himself ‘See you soon Thomas…’ Tord laughed as he pressed another button.

 

Tom shot up gagging as he tried to block out the memory of what had or hadn’t happened, he could feel every muscle in his body urging him to run out there and kill Tord but he knew if he opened that door he’d likely be shot dead. As he attempted to get his breathing under control his eyes turned pale white when he heard movement in one of the darker corners of his room just outside his peripheral vision ‘I wouldn’t do anything you might regret’ Tord warned the floor creaking as he took a step closer allowing Tom to catch a glimpse of something being aimed at him.

‘What are you going to— Shh!’ Tord interrupted ‘Don’t so much as speak or move or I’ll have my men kill them again! If you so much as go to the police or refuse to do what I’m about to tell you then I’ll kill them understand?’ Tord said, Tom nodded his head ‘Good now outside is a car waiting for you, you’re going to get in it and you’ll go to the hospital and kill Jon and before you refuse just remember you have one shot at this or I’ll kill all three of you and start over, so either you kill one person and I let your friends walk free this time or you refuse and I’ll kill you as many times as I need to, just keep in mind what’ll likely happen to them if you say no the the selfish piece of shit you are, I bet you won’t even do it not even to protect your friends!’ Tord taunted Tom didn’t know what to say, he didn’t want to kill Jon and if he got caught he didn’t know if that would cause Tord to kill them ‘You don’t even have to do it painfully, in fact my men will make sure you get away with it’ Tord added ‘…… Fine, but why him? Jon didn’t do anything to you, why should he die?’ Tom asked nervously ‘Because I said so, now get up and start walking, I’ll be right behind you so no sudden moves’ he said.

 

 

(45 minutes later)

 

 

As Tom was led to Jon’s hospital room he noticed another nurse following him, it didn’t take much for him to realize that was probably someone working for that monster and unfortunately he didn’t know how many other people were working undercover for him so it probably wouldn’t be the best idea to yell that the guy was helping make him murder someone or let alone trying to get himself caught.

 

Once they arrived Tom was allowed to enter the room where Jon was fast asleep hooked up to several machines, quietly he searched through the nearby cabinets considering injecting himself with the medicines within in hopes he’d incapacitate himself long enough for help to arrive. But he knew what would happen if he didn’t kill Jon and he didn’t know how many times Tord was willing to kill him until he finally did it. Finally his eyes settled on a scalpel which he shakily picked up hesitating when he turned around before finally making his way over to Jon, his chest tightened as he lowered the scalpel against his neck before finally slicing him across the throat looking away as Jon’s eyes briefly opened, Fortunately for Jon the cut was both long and deep enough that he bled out quickly.

Before leaving the room Tom made sure to wash his hands and throw the scalpel in the trash, the car that had driven him here was nowhere to be seen so he ended up walking back home all while hoping that this was all somehow just a bad dream and that he’d wake up with Tord still dead and Jon alive.

 

(1 hour later)

 

By the time Tom arrived home it was already one in the morning and he noticed Tord was nowhere to be seen, frustrated he punched the wall next to the door before falling to his knees as tears streamed down his face, he was half tempted to tell his friends what had happened but when he grabbed the knob to his door he couldn’t bring himself to step back out into the apartment hallway, instead he made his way over to the fridge and grabbed a bottle of Smirnoff hoping to calm himself down eventually drinking every single one in there until finally he started to doze off only waking up hours later to the sound of someone angrily knocking on his door, Tom decided not to answer it instead curling up against the fridge until he noticed the doorknob turning and remembered he hadn’t even locked the door that night As soon as the door burst open Edwardo made his way inside making a direct beeline for Tom

 

‘HOW COULD YOU!?’ He yelled grabbing him by his shirt collar and slamming him into the fridge ‘Wait! I can explain!’ Tom pleaded ‘SHUT IT! I ALREADY KNOW WHAT YOU DID TO JON! HE WAS HELPLESS AND YOU WENT IN THERE AND KILLED HIM! I’LL FUCKING END YOU MYSELF LONG BEFORE THE POLICE GET HERE!’ Edwardo shouted, Tom couldn’t even bring himself to fight back as Edwardo grabbed a knife from the sink with his free hand ready to stab him when he suddenly let go dropping the knife as he staggered to back slightly ‘What the hell are you doing?!’ Edd demanded still in his pajamas as he held a chair in between him and Edwardo.

‘Stay out of this!’ He spat raising his fist to punch Edd in his face, ‘Edd’ Tom cried out as he reflexively grabbed the knife from off the ground and without thinking stabbed Edwardo through the shoulder blades ‘y-you…’ he said turning to face Tom who had the knife clasped in his hands, neither of them said anything for a long moment as Tom quickly thought about Jon as he watched the blood flow from Edwardo’s back ‘Tom? what’s going on?’ Edd asked still in shock, Tom felt his heart racing and thought he saw a wisp of purple smoke momentarily cloud the corner of his left eye ‘I’m sorry’ he choked out dropping the knife as he ran past Edd the sounds of police sirens fast approaching the apartment, he didn’t care though he just kept running through multiple alleyways until finally his legs gave way and he collapsed onto the ground covering his face as tears rolled down his cheeks. He was hardly even aware that the rage demon was now taking over his body.

Chapter 17: Chapter 17

Tom yelped in pain as one of the officers tackled him to the ground, he kept his eyes squinted shut as people gathered around keeping their distance from both him and any dangerous piles of rubble, he could feel their eyes on him as he was handcuffed and led over to an armored police car, he couldn’t see Edd or Matt among the people pointing and whispering but judging from any buildings that were or weren’t destroyed his friends were hopefully safe ‘Are you sure we shouldn’t take him somewhere more secure?’ one of the officers asked as they closed the door on Tom ‘Well the nearest military base isn’t going to be much help containing him if he can do all this, besides he’ll probably be sent off to some government facility soon and if not we can always drug him’ another officer said as Tom stared down at his lap.

 

once they finally arrived at the prison Tom was rushed inside where after taking him to a large empty room they had him change into an orange jumpsuit before leading him downstairs to what seemed to be the maximum security wing where he was locked inside one of the solitary confinement cells which was a dark cement room with two cameras on either end as well as a metal door with a small square near the top that let a bit of light into the room. Tom sat against the wall as he listened to the sound of footsteps fading away.

 

 

Tom didn’t know when or how he managed to fall asleep but he awoke to the door opening and a tray of food being placed in front of him but despite how badly his stomach growled he couldn’t bring himself to eat even when they came back with another tray of food. Eventually though a pair of guards came to bring him to one of the maximum security cells saying something about him being there for a while. The cell they put him in was your typical jail cell only it had a single bed with a toilet nearby bolted to the wall. across from him another prisoner was sitting in there cell eating, his own food had also been brought into the cell with him by a guard and set down on the bed. once the two guards were gone Tom picked up the foam tray and set it down near the cell door then made his way over to the bed where he decided to lay down.

 

 

 

‘Do it’ Tord commanded as Tom raised a knife high above Matt’s body as the ginger bled from his missing lower jawbone and left eye ‘I-I don’t- Don’t what? Because that better be “you don’t want to disobey me” you’re about to say Thomas’ Tord said but without even doing anything the knife somehow ended up in Matt’s eye much to Tom’s horror, for some reason his right eye also hurt and when he woke up he found himself surrounded by guards and medics trying to strap him down to a gurney as blood ran down the side of his face, as he was rushed out of the cell he caught a glimpse of the puddle of blood with his eye laying in the middle of it with a bloodied plastic knife.

 

‘He’s stable now but shouldn’t we send him to the hospital? That looked like a lot of blood and nobody just does that in their sleep, we might not be able to stop him next time’ a nurse whispered to the guard that had just stepped inside the room where Tom was laying on a hospital bed his arms strapped to the bed as he stared blankly up at the ceiling ‘Don’t worry I already informed the warden, he also hasn’t been eating… I mean that part could be anything else but he was also apologizing repeatedly while he was trying to…’ the guard trailed off.

 

Tom laid there for what felt like eternity even nearly dozing off when suddenly an explosion was heard somewhere outside followed by gunfire and screaming before finally the alarms went off, any guards inside the room went to go lock the door as one of the nurses came over noticing that Tom was starting to breath rather quickly ‘hey it’s okay, it’s okay you’re safe here’ she said trying to calm him down as he struggled against his restraints ‘No you don’t understand Tor- someone dangerous is coming he’s going to kill you all!’ Tom cried out but before anyone could respond the door suddenly exploded and several soldiers burst in mowing down everyone with gunfire. Some of the cops had been lucky and managed to get a few shots in unfortunately it wasn’t enough as Tord came into the room letting out a mocking laugh when he noticed Tom struggling to break free ‘I see you were kind enough to gouge out one of your eyes for me Thomas’ Tord said as he walked closer eventually placing his robotic hand on Tom’s neck slowly choking him as he pulled out a syringe and carfully inserted it into his neck ‘Shhh, this’ll only keep you nice and docile on our way to my base, we wouldn’t want you escaping after all’ he said as he injected the sedative into Tom’s body.

 

 

When Tom finally woke up he noticed he had a visor wielded to his face again and that he was also shackled to the floor and ceiling of the interrogation room ‘I see you’re finally awake Thomas… I was actually staring to worry I gave you an overdose’ Tord said as Tom’s entire body froze in fear. ‘What’s wrong Thomas? Are you too afraid to speak?’ Tord cooed mockingly as Tom listened to him approach from behind ‘Tord wait! This isn’t necessarily, you’ve already gotten me in trouble for killing someone… you’ve already gotten your revenge so please if you won’t let me go at least make it end’ Tom pleaded much to Tord’s amusement ‘Classic Stupid Tom…… Do you really think I’d give you a way out like that? Besides I was actually bluffing when I told you to kill Jon, It’s your fault he’s dead, you could’ve refused and both he and Edwardo would’ve been fine’ Tord responded grabbing Tom by the jawbone as he pressed him against his body deliberately digging his robotic hand into his lower jaw until bruises began to form ‘Wait! No!’ Tom cried out as he began caressing his inner thigh ‘For your own safety I suggest you refrain from speaking, Wouldn’t want your friends getting hurt now would we’ he whispered as he used his robotic hand to unbutton Tom’s Pants ‘T-Tord please…’ Tom pleaded as tears formed underneath his visor ‘I’m not bluffing Thomas, now be quiet and you might leave this room early…… oh and I suggest you refrain from telling anyone what’s about to happen’ Tord threatened as Tom’s head slumped forward his visor dark as he tried to ignore what was happening.

 

Once he was finally done Tord had made sure to pull both his and Tom’s pants back up before leaving, he only glanced back at Tom once as he shut the door a sadistic grin plastered on his face as Tom hung there traumatized ‘Don’t worry I’ll send someone to bring you to your cell… eventually’ Tord had laughed before finally closing the door leaving Tom alone in a pitch black room.

 

(2 days later)

 

‘How long has it been?’ Tom wondered as he started to grow tired, unfortunately he wasn’t able to fall asleep due to his stomach constantly growling he was also starting to grow dehydrated as well ‘T-Tord?’ he called out hesitantly upon hearing footsteps somewhere nearby, after what felt like eternity the door in front of him opened and two soldiers came in. After having unshackled him one of them made sure to attach a long chain around his neck and pulled on it tightly in an attempt to pull him to his feet. Eventually they reached their destination and Tom was brought inside a large containment cell with a cage in the center of the room that had a tray of food sitting inside. Not seeing any other option Tom went inside the cage curling up against the bars as he watched the soldiers finally leave. He wasn’t sure how much time had passed but eventually he grew hungry enough that he decided to eat the food that had been given to him even though he was worried Tord had put something in it, afterwards he tried sticking the plastic utensils he’d been given inside the lock in hopes of picking it only for the knife to snap in half when he finally managed to turn the lock. opening the door Tom made his way over to the large metal gate in front of him looking for any weak points or even a button or keypad for the door but as he searched the door suddenly started to open, thinking fast Tom darted through the narrow opening and hit the blonde soldier in the side of the head with the hard plastic tray he’d been given. Not taking any chances he kept hitting the soldier over and over refusing to give them a chance to do anything except try and block his attacks, he even went as far as to press the edge of the tray against their throat once he’d finally knocked them to the ground, then after confirming the soldier was dead Tom searched his pockets taking the keycard and gun he had with him, but before he could make his way over to the airlock the door opened and another soldier stepped through holding a chip in one hand and a toolbox in the other ‘HEY!’ They said angrily before Tom shot them in the chest running past as they clutched their bleeding wound. He knew it wouldn’t be long before everyone in the base found out what was happening, Tom gulped as he thought about what Tord would do if he caught him, he almost wondered if it would be safer to go back in his cell willingly but he’d come too far now just to give up.

Chapter 18: Chapter 18

‘What the hell happened’ Tord asked the soldiers lined up in front of him as soon as he entered the base, one of the soldiers were shoved forward as he stared each and every one of them down

 

‘T-Thomas escaped sir, Yuu and another soldier went to go put that tracking device in him but he killed Yuu and injured the other soldier, we didn’t even know he’d gotten out until he killed the two soldiers guarding the entrance’ the soldier said bowing their head shamefully

 

‘And nobody else thought to patrol the halls while I was gone?’ he asked

 

‘With all due respect red leader you took most of the soldiers here with you to invade England’ another soldier said

‘And your lucky I succeeded’ Tord responded raising the handgun he had at the soldier and shooting them point blank through the skull ‘You, Send word to the soldiers stationed in the city to capture Tom on sight, I’d prefer him in one piece but if they have to subdue him then so be it, oh and tell them to arrest anyone else who might be helping him’ Tord said.

 

(Tom’s pov)

 

Tom hid in the entrance to an alleyway clutching his blood soaked sleeve, the bleeding had slowed down a bit since he was shot while escaping but he still felt light headed as he slumped against the wall exhausted, only for a few seconds however as he didn’t want to risk being caught and dragged back to Tord who likely had something horrible planned after his escape. As Tom made his way through the city trying his best to find his way back to his apartment without drawing any attention he couldn’t help but worry about how his friends would react, he knew they probably wouldn’t hand him over to Tord but it didn’t mean they’d help him, not after what he did. He didn’t have long to dwell on this however before he had to duck out of sight behind a dumpster as a red army soldier left the apartment building and for a horrible moment he thought they’d been captured until the soldiers unclipped a radio from their uniform and spoke into it.

 

‘It looks like they aren’t hiding him, send them both back and tell Red leader’ the soldier said as they got into their armored car and drove away, making sure the coast was clear Tom rushed for the door and darted inside quickly making his way up the stairs to his own apartment which had been left unlocked.

 

(25 minutes later Matt’s Pov)

 

 Edd and Matt quietly walked upstairs planning on heading back to their apartment so they could pack up and leave in the morning in case Tord decided they’d be better off locked away somewhere, however just as they reached the top of the stairs Tom darted out of his room holding a duffel bag only stopping when he saw the two of them standing there ‘E-Edd I-’ Tom started nervously only to be interrupted by Edd running over and hugging him, Matt noticed Tom’s normally plump cheekbones were just barely visible and even noticed a bruise that Edd had already caught the attention of ‘What happened? What else did he do to you?!’ Edd said as he let go and looked Tom up and down inspecting him for more injuries ‘I don’t wanna talk about it…’ Tom responded a panicked look flashing across his face and the device that seemed to replace his eyes ‘At least tell us what happened before you were kidnapped, all we heard was that you…… we only heard what we saw on the news and what Edd told me’ Matt said worriedly as tears formed under Tom’s visor Tom stared down at the floor clinching his teeth as if trying to build up the courage to say something

‘it was Tord…. H-He told me to kill Jon, and if I didn’t he’d kill you both, I’m sorry I didn’t know he was bluffing at the time! I didn’t even want to kill Edwardo that was an accident… I’m sorry, I’m sorry I didn’t mean to… I just…I… Tom started as tears began running down his face, Edd and Matt rushed forward to grab him as he collapsed to his knees his sides heaving as he cried ‘I’m sorry… I didn’t mean it… I just want things back the way they were…’ he cried underneath his breath as both Edd and Matt guided him into Edd’s apartment where Edd handed Tom Ringo in hopes she’d be able to calm him down, Luckily it seemed to work as Tom’s breathing seemed to regulate even while he was still crying ‘Matt go get your things ready, we’re leaving early and I need to talk with Tom okay?’ Edd asked ‘I understand…’ Matt responded glancing at Tom sympathetically as he made his way out into the hall.

 

A few hours later long after the three of them had left the apartment they came across a motel while driving, the parking lot was fairly empty with only two other cars besides theirs and the only other person they came across was the front desk person who gave them a key to a windowless room that only had two twin sized beds against one wall and a mini fridge and sink across the room with a wooden table that came with four stools, their was also a worn couch in the middle of the room facing a tv that had been bolted to the wall by a see through plastic panel, as for the bathroom their was a public one outside.

 

Minutes later as the three of them settled in Edd escorted Tom to the bathroom to make sure he was safe leaving Matt alone to watch tv as Ringo purred peacefully on his lap.

 

 

(Edd’s Pov)

 

 

As Edd and Tom walked back to their room Edd noticed that Tom seemed to flinch whenever he accidentally brushed his own elbow against Tom’s ’Are you okay?’ Edd asked concerned 

‘yeah I’m fine…’ Tom responded staring down at the ground as they walked ‘Are you sure? If you need to talk about what he did to you you can, it’s not your fault he forced you to do that’ Edd responded in an attempt to comfort him before noticing the look of pure terror that  flashed across his face for a second 

’He didn’t just have me kill someone…… he did other things to me as well…’ Tom said quickly wiping away the tears that had started forming underneath his visor ‘What did he do?! Did he torture you?’ Edd responded stopping dead in his tracks ’y-yes but he also did something worse… h-he also did this before, he has a time travel device Edd… it’s only a matter of time before he uses it again but last time he only tortured and killed us after you were killed accidentally so he forced me to remember what happened last time but this time he…’ Tom trailed off his body tensing up

 

Edd felt a pit of dread open up in his stomach as he briefly remembered the future version of himself ‘What did he do this time, Tom? Please I need to know’ Edd said gently as he gently held Tom by his shoulders before finally holding him close just as the brit started crying softly 

‘I don’t know how many times he’s already done that to me, it might even be the first time…… but this time he had me chained up so I couldn’t get away… and he did things to me, I begged him to stop but he wouldn’t and I’m scared he’s already done this and I just can’t remember’ Tom said quietly as tears ran down his face 

‘I should’ve just died, it would’ve been better if I had died instead of provoking him… he won’t stop’ Tom said his breathing growing erratically 

’Tom? Hey it’s okay you’re going to be okay! I won’t let that monster near you ever again, okay?’ Edd said but that didn’t seem to calm him down

’No you said that the last time and you and Matt got hurt! I shouldn’t have escaped! I should’ve just stayed put!’ Tom said as his heart beat frantically against Edd’s chest

’Don’t say that! I’m not letting him hurt you again okay! Tom? TOM WAIT!’ Edd cried out as Tom managed to break out of his grasp and run off his visor flickering dark pink as a small crack formed along the screen. Edd tried his best to chase after Tom but he somehow managing to outpace him, Edd had run nearly a mile by the time Tom had disappeared through a patch of woods causing Edd to race back to the motel to get his car.

 

 

(Matt’s pov)

 

 

‘No I’ll go find him you stay here and rest’ Matt said as an exhausted Edd tried to slip past him with the car keys 

’Fine but please just promise me the two of you will be safe’ Edd begged 

’We will, I promise I’ll bring Tom back’ Matt responded 

sighing exhaustedly Edd handed him the car keys and watched as Matt made his way outside to the car and drove off to find Tom.

 

 

Matt had been driving for almost an hour when he finally came across an armored truck with its headlights illuminating the street where Tom was currently surrounded by multiple Red army soldiers one of whom was circling Tom while wielding a stun baton ‘I’M SORRY! I’LL COME PEACEFULLY I SHOULDN’T HAVE ESCAPED I CAN SEE THAT NOW’ Tom cried out as he covered his face with his hands to avoid getting hit there, he cowered against the asphalt defenselessly as the soldiers around him laughed seconds before Matt hit the one circling Tom with Edd’s car. Matt then rushed out as Tom glanced up to look at him but before he could go grab his friend and leave Matt was tackled to the ground by several soldiers while the one who’d been beating Tom stood up with a pained groan clutching their arm as if it were broken. 

‘DON’T YOU FUCKING TOUCH HIM YOU PIECE OF SHIT! HAVEN'T YOU DONE ENOUGH TO HIM?!’ Matt screamed as Tom as also grabbed 

the soldier groaned in pain as they made their way back towards the armored truck ‘Ok let’s bring these two back to base…’ he said sounding pained before glaring at Matt. Once the both of them were tossed inside the middle compartment of the truck with their wrists cuffed behind their backs Matt tried to talk to Tom who only stared down at the floor tears running down his bruised cheeks 

’I-I’m sorry, I didn’t mean for this to happen’ he said his visor going dark as the truck began to move ‘It’s not your fault, Tord is the one who hurt you’ Matt said but Tom didn’t respond even hours later when the truck finally stopped and the both of them were dragged out and led towards the base where Tord was waiting for them in the entrance hall ‘Where’s Edd?’ Tord asked as Tom stared down at the floor 

‘He wasn’t with either of them sir’ one of the soldiers said as Matt and Tom were finally shoved to their knees 

‘… I see, YOU! Where is Edd?’ Tord demanded turning his attention to Tom who’s breathing quickened even growing erratic when he grabbed Tom by the scalp 

‘Edd left us!’ Matt said quickly ’Did I ask you?’ Tord asked as Tom started profusely apologizing underneath his breath ‘Thomas when your leader asks you a question you answer!’ Tord growled but Tom didn’t seem to notice him

’LOOK AT HIM! HE’S IN NO MOOD TO TELL YOU ANYTHING!’ Matt yelled causing Tord to let go of Tom’s scalp

 

’Paul Patrick bring Tom back to his cell, as for Matt he can join me in the interrogation room’ Tord said as Paul and Patrick grabbed a despondent Tom by either of his shoulders and led him away. Matt on the other hand was forced by two other soldiers to follow Tord until they finally reached the interrogation room.

 

 

(Tom’s pov)

 

 

The next morning Tom lifted his head up weakly as the gate in front of him opened slowly and Tord stepped inside the room armed with a metal rod and a blowtorch flanked by Paul and Patrick ‘Good morning Thomas did you sleep well?’ He asked in a condescending tone as Tom stared back down shaking his head silently ‘Nothing to say? Well Matt had plenty to say last night and I have to say a metal chin and eye really does look better on him, I wouldn’t worry about Edd though he’ll turn up’ Tord said as he circled behind Tom making sure to step over the chains attached to the collar around Tom’s neck.

’p-please don’t hurt him, It’s my fault please just let him go… I’ll be good this time I promise!’ Tom said quietly 

’It’s too late for that, and besides I know what you told him’ Tord responded as he removed Tom’s shoes and socks ‘Don’t worry though this should keep you from running off for a while’ Tord continued as he began heating up the metal rod with the blowtorch.

Tom looked back down at the floor barley noticing the looks of pity on Paul and Patrick’s faces as he gritted his teeth letting out a pained whimper as Tord slashed both of Tom’s feet open with the rod which was accompanied by the smell of burning flesh 

‘Don’t forgot to send someone to treat his injuries, I’m gonna go see if Matt’s feeling better…… oh and he doesn’t get anything to eat or drink unless it’s an emergency or until I say so’ Tord said smirking at Tom as he made his way out of the room.

 

(1 week and a half later)

 

Tom didn’t know how much time had passed since he was recaptured, he didn’t even know if Matt and Edd were okay, the only plus side was Tord didn’t visit him and he could tell his injuries were healing, occasionally however Paul or Patrick would come by and give him something to eat and drink but it was barely enough to sate him, he could tell they felt bad for him and had considered convincing them into helping him and Matt or at least Matt escape but he was to scared what would happen if they failed so he kept his mouth shut. Eventually after what felt like ages he was finally let out of his cell and led to Tord’s office where he was waiting for him ‘Sit’ Tord commanded

’… Wait a minute, Paul Patrick have either of you been feeding Thomas?’ Tord asked annoyed 

’Sorry sir we were worried he’d die, we didn’t give him that much food anyway’ Paul responded 

’That’s what the infirmary is for! Besides you do recall how he murdered Yuu right? I guess he couldn’t resist taking another life after Jon’s’ Tord said staring at Tom as if daring him to say something

’We understand sir’ Patrick said 

’Good don’t let it happen again, you two can leave now……… Thomas do you know why I brought you in here?’ Tord asked 

’no sir’ Tom responded 

’I wanted to see if you’re ready to join me, Matt already has but he’ll make a better medic while you have the privilege of being my personal servant’ Tord said ‘So what will it be?’ He asked 

‘I’ll do it, I’ll join you’ Tom responded after a moment of hesitation ’Good, you can join Matt in the barracks’ Tord responded.

Chapter 19: Chapter 19

The next morning Tom was organizing the storage closets as he thought about Edd hoping he was okay, he was scared what Tord would do to him once he caught him, It didn’t help that he overheard some of the soldiers mentioning how Tord decided ban cola just a few hours before he’d woken up

he knew this was just to either draw Edd out or make him feel more miserable than he probably already felt. Tom was quickly interrupted from his thoughts by an alarm going off throughout the building causing him to drop the spray bottle he was holding before running out into the hall where he could hear the faint sound of gunshots

’…Please don’t be Edd…’ he thought as he made his way closer to the sound eventually emerging out into the entrance hall just as the gunfire stopped ‘Edd!’ Tom cried out as he watched him being restrained by multiple soldiers who were struggling to hold him down.

Tom tried to run over to him only to feel a robotic hand grab him by his shoulder and squeeze hard causing Tom to flinch as Tord made his way past him

’Tord! Call of your soldiers!’ Edd demanded in a threatening tone before his eyes finally settled on Tom who was staring down at the floor 

‘I’d be more than happy to call them off, however you’re in no state to join me now are you?’ Tord asked as Edd looked back at Tord ‘Where’s Matt? And what else have you done to Tom?! He already told me what you did to him! …DON’T YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU’RE DOING TO HIM?!’ Edd shouted when Tord didn’t respond, instead he had turned his body so he could look at Tom who saw a look of realization flash across Edd’s eyes 

‘Sorry old friend it looks like you’ll have to wait in one of the holding cells while I have a long discussion with Thomas…’ Tord responded apathetically as Tom took a step back staring at Tord as he approached 

’NO WAIT! STOP IT, IT WASN’T HIS FAULT I’M THE ONE WHO FORCED HIM! PLEASE JUST TAKE IT OUT ON ME INSTEAD!!’ Edd pleaded desperately as tears began to form underneath his eyes ‘Lock him up, I’ll deal with this one’ Tord said ignoring Edd’s pleas as he grabbed Tom by the forearm and half dragged half led him away.

 

(Tord’s pov)

 

(NSFW WARNING AHEAD, VERY EXPLICIT)

 

 

 

Tord shoved Tom inside the office making sure to lock the door behind him before grabbing him by the scalp and shoving him towards the wall 

‘What did I saw about keeping your mouth shut Thomas?!’ Tord demanded as Tom put his arms up in front of his face his visor going dark

he could tell Tom was terrified but he didn’t care instead he punched the wall next to him leaving a hole where his robotic fist hit the wall

’I-It was an accident sir I didn’t mean to say anything I swear!’ Tom pleaded tears starting to form underneath his visor

as he watched the tears starting to run down Tom’s face Tord couldn’t help but laugh to himself under his breath ‘Do you honestly expect me to believe that?’ He said gently grabbing Tom by his chin so he could force him to look at him

he didn’t know if it was that he found Tom physically attractive or that he just simply enjoyed having power over him but he noticed a gradual feeling of lust whenever he was near him ‘No it’s control’ he partially realized, not that Tord cared as he forcefully held Tom’s head still and brought his lips closer to his and with Tom being too scared to so much as beg him to stop he inserted his own tongue into Tom’s mouth as he removed his robotic hand from his chin and stuck it down his pants

 

’Don’t move’ he said threateningly as he pressed his entire body against Tom’s pinning him against the wall when he started to struggle against him

he smirked as Tom shuttered, Tord then caressed Tom’s inner thigh before dragging his robotic fingers across Tom’s crotch which he then grabbed snickering as he pretended like he was going to crush it only to finally let go of Tom who stared at him with a mixture of rage and terror

 

’Let that be your final warning Tom, oh and I’ll need this wall fixed so why don’t you go look around in the supply closet for something’ he said turning his back to Tom as he made his way over to his desk only to hear him taking a step towards him causing Tord to glance back.

 

(10 minutes later)

 

Tord was waiting for Tom to return when suddenly the emergency alarms went off for the second time today then Yanova burst into his office ‘Red leader! It’s the prisoner, he’s escaped and stole the prototype time travel device, he’s even killed Paul and Patrick as well as several others!’ He said frantically 

‘And how exactly did he escape?’ Tord asked

’He somehow got his hands on a screwdriver’ he said out of breath

’Really… Yanova could you bring me Tom and Matt’ Tord commanded 

‘Yes sir’ he responded with a nod before racing out the door 

 

(Matt’s pov)

 

’YOU TWO ARE FUCKING LUCKY THAT WAS A PROTOTYPE!’ Tord continued mostly yelling at Tom who stared down at the floor while clutching one arm, Matt clinched his fists closing his eyes as Tord raised his robotic hand and struck Tom across his face ’Now, you two are going to retrieve him… I just need to put the safety settings on so it’ll teleport the three of you back here if you go past the time period it last appeared in’ he said making sure to raise his voice as he went to go grab the time travel device off his desk and pressed multiple buttons on it as well as several buttons on the tiny keypad on it. The both of them reluctantly did what they were told somehow managing to convince Tord to let them use it outside. (The events towards the end of wtfuture play out and stuff)

 

 

(7 hours later)

 

 

When that past version of himself pressed one of the buttons on the time travel device Tom, Edd and Matt found themselves teleported back to their time with only the prototype time travel device Tom immediately yanked it out of Edd’s grasp and threw it out of his reach ‘WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!?! WHY WOULD YOU TRY AND KILL YOURSELF LIKE THAT! AND OVER COLA!’ Tom yelled his voice full of pain and heartache 

’I DIDN’T DO IT BECAUSE OF COLA BEING OUTLAWED! I just didn’t want to tell our past selves what happened, what that monster did to you… I just thought maybe if I was out of the picture you both would be safe… it’s my fault he destroyed our house, it’s my fault he got his hands on you… and hurt the both of you…’ Edd responded gritting his teeth as tears started running down his face

’It’s not your fault Edd… You didn’t know, I should’ve— That’s right Thomas it’s your fault!’ Tord said from behind the three of them flanked by a dozen soldiers all aiming rifles at them 

‘That’s cute that you tried to comfort him though now be an obedient little pet and hand over the other time travel device before the three of you spend the night in the infirmary’ Tord continued holding out his hand expectantly 

‘We can’t… I lost it, Tom tried to stop me but I threw it to a past version of myself’ Matt responded before either of his friends could say anything

‘……I fucking swear…… You know what Tom can stay in the isolation room for the next few days while I torture his friends starting with Matt, how does that sound?’ Tord asked rhetorically as he signaled for his soldiers to arrest the three of them 

Tom dove for the remaining time travel device only to get punched in the stomach and pinned down as the other soldiers restrained his friends.

 

 

(Tom’s Pov: 1 hour later)

 

 

Tom curled up against the corner of the padded cell Matt’s screams having long since died out while the scent of burnt flesh somehow made its way into the cell ‘It’s my fault’ Tom repeated quietly to himself as he listened to the sound of footsteps leaving the room outside followed by the sound of a door closing

’Wait maybe I can still save them… I don’t know if I’ll remember though’ Tom thought as he reached up thinking about prying off the screen of his visor, he hesitated for a moment then without another thought he bashed his fists against the screen gritting his teeth when it eventually broke cutting him in the process, Tord would eventually get the original time travel device back once the soldier he sent retrieved it and when he did Tord would have no choice but to go back. 
his hands shaking and covered in blood Tom broke off a bigger piece of glass and dug it into his throat taking a deep breath before finally slitting it and allowing himself to first pass out before finally slipping away.

Chapter 20: Chapter 20

Tord stood at the foot of Tom’s bed seething internally as he watched him sleep ‘He probably thought he’d remember what happened, fucking idiot’ Tord thought to himself as he made his way out of Tom’s bedroom so he could retrieve a syringe full of a parallactic poison as well as two syringes full of sedatives from the kitchen counter ‘Don’t worry Thomas I’ll make sure you remember every last minute of this’ Tord whispered out loud.

 

(Tom’s pov)

 

When Tom woke up he could hear the sound of meat being chopped and smell the faint scent of blood and when he opened his eyes he saw Matt’s decapitated head right in front of him causing him to let out a heavily muffled startled cry before realizing he was not only tied to a chair but paralyzed as well and in front of him was Tord chopping away at Edd’s neck ‘I see you’re awake Thomas, it’s cute how you thought you could outsmart me… but you probably don’t remember what I’m even talking about’ Tord said as Tom stared at him with a mixture of anger and confusion 

Tom felt bile rise up his throat as Tord finally decapitate Edd and set his head down right next to Matt’s ‘You brought this on yourself I hope you know that Thomas’ Tord said as he made his way behind Tom and untied one of his hands which he placed on the table before selecting a razor blade which he started using to flay Tom’s entire arm and the side of his face before using a meat cleaver to chop of f the entire arm he flayed laughing as Tom screamed in pain tears running down his cheeks as Tord grabbed a strange device from the counter and pricked one of his fingers on the needle located on it before forcing Tom to do the same

’See you soon Thomas’ Tord cooed as he grabbed the cleaver again and brought the blade down hard on Tom’s neck killing him.

 

 

 

 

Tom quickly sat up in his bed his chest heaving as he breathed rapidly ‘It was just a nightmare’ he thought, but deep down he knew it wasn’t but before he could do anything he heard footsteps heading away from his bedroom door causing him to hold his breath before finally climbing out of bed to go grab the harpoon he kept in his room only to realize it was missing as well as his phone and car keys from his nightstand.

Tom decided to stay in his room trying to figure out what to do when he heard footsteps approaching his bedroom door.

Thinking quickly Tom closed his closet door closed and dove under the bed right before the door opened and as Tord quietly made his way over to the closet wielding a harpoon in one hand and a syringe in the other Tom slipped out from under the bed and tried to quietly make his way to the door 

’Get over here right now Thomas…’ Tord said as Tom took off into a sprint with Tord not too far behind him. Once he finally reached his apartment door he quickly cried out for help as he tried to open it but just as he realized it was locked he heard movement behind him and felt a burst of pain down his upper arm as Tord stabbed him with the harpoon. 

Tom then kicked him in the balls causing him to tear the harpoon out from his arm as he backed away giving Tom a chance to unlock the door nearly crashing into Edd who was already out in the hallway ‘INSIDE! NOW!’ Tom cried out

Edd was about to say something when Tord stepped out of the apartment so without another word they rushed inside Edd’s apartment where they locked themselves inside as Edd called the police.

 

 

The next morning Tom Edd and Matt were sitting on the sofa watching tv, Tom occasionally rubbing the bandage around his arm when suddenly the show they were watching was interrupted by a news broadcast ‘Hello we are interrupting your scheduled programming to bring you shocking news, Europe has just been taken over by the Red army and their leader has issued a statement saying he’ll be visiting each city to give a speech, unfortunately all roads are blocked and driving outside the city has been deemed a criminal offense by the red army for the time being’ the newscaster said causing Tom to freeze up

’Tom?’ Matt said worriedly as Tom stood up ‘H-He’s going to kill me…’ he said before suddenly gagging as his stomach lurched in his stomach, he then ran to the bathroom his heart pounding as he knelt over the toilet and threw up still unaware of Edd and Matt right behind him, he could barely even hear Edd trying to calm him down as his chest started to ache with a dull stabbing pain and he could hear his ears ringing as he began to hyperventilate, and before long he passed out.

 

 

(Edd’s pov)

 

 

’Your friend here seems to have suffered a panic attack, you can stay overnight with him but depending on his condition when he wakes up, or if he wakes up soon you might be able to take him home’ the doctor said as Edd glanced over at Tom who was still passed out with Matt right next to him 

‘Ok, Thank you’ Edd responded his mind still on how terrified Tom was back at the apartment as he went to go sit next to him.

Right now his condition was stable but when the ambulance first arrived Tom had to have an oxygen mask placed over his mouth just to make sure he was getting enough ‘Edd you don’t think Tord’s actually going to kill Tom do you?’ Matt asked 

‘No, of course not’ Edd lied but Matt didn’t look convinced. 

 

Edd ended up falling asleep next to Tom only waking up when he felt his hand move slightly so after getting permission from the doctor to take him home Edd texted Matt to make sure he was all right.

 

 

(Tom’s pov: 5 days later)

 

Despite Edd and Matt’s protests Tom went with them to the town hall where Tord was giving a public speech 

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to stay behind it was just that Tord had decided to threaten to have anyone who didn’t attend arrested. Fortunately despite how tense he felt during the entire thing it was over pretty quickly. As they left however the three of them were stopped by a soldier 

’You’re Tom right? Red leader would like to have a word with you’ the soldier said as several more approached them

’He’s not going anywhere near that creep!’ Edd responded 

‘He’s not asking’ the soldier replied signaling for the soldiers to grab Edd and Matt

Tom took a step back his heart pounding in his chest as the soldier grabbed him by his wrists pinning his arms behind his back before holding a gun to his head ’Forward’ the soldier said as Edd and Matt shouted at the soldier who ignored them as they led Tom around the building until they were directly behind it.

Tord smirked as Tom was thrown to the ground watching with amusement as he scrambled to his feet ‘If you’re going to kill me hurry up and do it already, Just leave Edd and Matt out of this!’ Tom said 

’Kill you? And why would I do that?’ Tord asked as walking towards Tom who took a step back eyeing the other two soldiers who were with Tord wondering if he could make a run for it

’y-you already did…’ Tom said quietly as he stood over him ’Classic stupid Tom… That was to teach you a lesson…’ Tord said before suddenly grabbing Tom’s throat with his robotic hand 

’…Besides if I wanted to kill you you’d already be dead!’ Tord said raising his voice as he lifted Tom up by his neck 

’… And if I did who would I take my anger out on?’ Tord said tightening his grip around his neck before letting go making sure to shove Tom in the chest to ensure he fell

’And in case that’s too much for your little brain just think about it this way, The only way you could be more useless is if you were dead!’ Tord mocked in a demeaning tone

’then what are you going to do to me?’ Tom asked nervously 

‘Something far worse…’ Tord said smiling as he pulled out his gun and shot him in the leg when he tried to get up and run.

Tom cried out in pain his eyes turning white with terror as Tord laughed while his soldiers apprehended him binding his arms and legs together ‘Tord wait! Please!’ Tom pleaded before one of them jabbed a needle into his neck 

’That’s red leader to you, and I wouldn’t worry about your friends, as far as they’ll know you were killed and your body taken so I can put your head on display’ Tord said as Tom slowly lost consciousness.

 

 

when Tom finally woke up he was inside a large white room his wrists bound behind him with a rectangular piece of metal which was connected to a moderately long chain which seemed to go inside the wall, in front of him was a pedestal with a large red button on it and a dial on the side. Suddenly the large gate at the end of the room opened and Tord walked in holding something that looked like a vr headset but with a screen on the outside 

Accompanying him were a few medics and several soldiers 

’Glad to see your finally awake Thomas’ Tord said grinning ear to ear as Tom backed up against the wall 

’Tor— I mean Red leader please you don’t have to do this!’ Tom pleaded as one of the medics set down a large medkit and produced a syringe with a small bottle of sedatives while Tord walked over to the pedestal and after adjusting the dial he stared Tom in the eyes and pressed the button watching coldly as Tom collapsed to the ground his screams echoing off the walls, when he finally removed his hand from the button the medic holding the syringe was already standing next to Tom.

Chapter 21: Chapter 21 (1 month later)

Tom sat against the wall his body still covered in bruises from yesterday, or at least he thought it was yesterday it was kinda hard to tell how long he’d been in there even with the bathroom breaks after every meal, at least they let him shower and brush his teeth even if he only had a specific a specific amount of time to finish up and was kept under constant supervision whenever he wasn’t locked up, especially after his last escape attempt.

Staring up at the ceiling Tom let a few tears roll down his face when suddenly the gate opened and a two soldiers came in two of them wielding cattle prods while the other held a tray of food in one hand and a chain with a large clamp attached to it in the other.

moving as far as the chain would allow him Tom knelt with his head bowed allowing one of the soldiers to set down the tray of food and unlock the restraint around his wrists allowing him to eat whatever he could muster before letting them put the clamp around his neck

’Up’ one of the soldiers commanded, as Tom stood up the soldiers immediately started walking escorting Tom out of the cell as he stared down at the floor.

 

 

eventually they reached some kind of torture room where they forced Tom to remove his shirt so they could put a straight jacket on him

as they finished tightening it and making sure he couldn’t get it off then putting the shackles affixed to the floor around his ankles Tord opened the door walking into the room

’Leave’ he ordered the soldiers while making his way towards Tom who knelt defenselessly in front of him ‘What is it now?!’ Tom asked 

‘Nothing I just thought you’d be a bit board sitting in that cell so I brought you in here for a bit of privacy’ Tord responded reaching down with his robotic hand to grab Tom by his chin and forced him to his feet while producing a syringe from his trench coat with his other hand 

Tom froze up as the needle was stabbed into his skin glaring at Tord as he let out a sinister chuckle, not long after the contents of the syringe were injected into him he began to notice that he couldn’t move

’Shhh, don’t worry this dosage should only last a while’ Tord said holding him by his midsection as he leaned Tom up against his own body, he tried to bite down as Tord brought his lips close to Tom’s and stuck his tongue deep into his mouth but he couldn’t even move his jaw. Tears ran down Tom’s face as he felt Tord run his robotic hand down his body unbuttoning Tom’s pants

he wanted to fight back scream yell do something but all he could do was wait until he was done

 

’Nobody’s coming to save you Thomas, I’ll kill you as many times as I have to until you finally realize that…’ Tord cooed in his ear once he was finally done with him before unlocking the shackles around his ankles and dragging him over to a padded room ‘Don’t worry you’ll get to see your friends soon enough’ Tord said with a grin as he closed the door.

 

once he could finally move Tom curled up against the corner of the room trembling as tears ran down his cheeks, he couldn’t even bring himself to look up when the door opened again ’Please… not again…’ Tom said quietly his visor screen turning off as he covered his face

’Get up’ a soldier said but Tom was too terrified to move

‘I said move!’ They ordered grabbing Tom by his arm and forcing him onto his feet

’Don’t touch me!’ Tom cried out pulling away from the guard as the second one pressed the button on the cattle prod they were holding but as they attempted to poke him with it Tom managed to dodge them and slam his entire body into one of the guards before running for the open door of the interrogation room the two soldiers chasing after him.

Tom tried to his best to escape but the straight jacket made it hard to run properly without nearly falling over and eventually as he turned a corner his ankle bent sideways as he stepped on it wrong causing him to fall over and giving one of the soldiers chasing him a chance to jab him hard just below his rib cage with the cattle prod, then finally after electrocuting him for over a minute they pulled it away as the other soldier placed a clamp around the dazed Tom’s neck and pulled him to his feet despite the fact he was in no shape to stand up

’Get up before I electrocute you again’ the soldier threatened as Tom collapsed to his knees breathing erratically

the soldier then struck Tom across the face with the cattle prod making him yelp in pain before the other soldier tugged on the chain.

Tom tried his best to stand back up despite how tired and scared he was before following the soldiers back to his cell where the straight jacket was removed and he was once again shackled to the back wall. Not even an hour after those soldiers left however the gate opened again and Yuu stepped inside

 

‘Guess what, Red leader heard of your escape attempt and assigned me to teach you a lesson’ Yuu said as Tom cowered against the wall

’Wait please! I’m sorry!’ Tom cried out as he began to approach him 

‘Awwww, Is the little Thomas scared?’ Yuu mocked as he stood in front of the pedestal and lightly pressed the button on it laughing as Tom cried out in pain 

‘Red Leader has found out where your friends might be hiding, I wonder what he’ll do to them’ Yuu taunted before finally removing his hand from the button 

’He might even make you watch’ he added as Tom breathed heavily 

’T-They didn’t do anything… please just ask him to leave them out of this……’ Tom said quietly keeping his head bowed only for Yuu to press the button again this time keeping his hand on it for what felt like fifteen minutes 

once he finally removed his hand Tom was too busy trying desperately to catch his breath that he didn’t notice Yuu approaching him until he felt a foot stomp down hard on his upper back

’Honestly I hope he forces you to watch as he tortures them…’ Yuu said pressing his foot hard into Tom’s back until his ribs started to hurt, then finally he removed it and started walking away leaving Tom laying there terrified.

 

 

After what felt like hours the gate opened and Tord came in dragging an unconscious Edd behind him with one hand while holding the time travel device in the other, Edd’s body covered in bloodied bandages 

‘Good news Thomas I’ve found your friends, the bad news is they ambushed me resulting in Matt getting a few bullets to the chest’ Tord said letting go of Edd

’W-What did you do to them?!’ Tom said his voice tinged with rage and fear 

’I didn’t do anything to them, besides if anything it’s your fault for not being compliant the first time’ Tord said pulling out his pistol and aiming it at Edd

’WAIT STOP!! PLEASE DON’T DO THIS! AT LEAST LET ME SPEAK TO EDD OR EVEN JUST SEE MATT!!’ Tom begged pulling desperately against the chain as he watched Tord shoot Edd through the skull blood splattering the fingers on his non robotic hand and the time travel device 

Tom stared regretfully at Edd’s corpse as Tord turned towards him next and made his way over to Tom who collapsed onto his knees tears running down his face as Tord aimed the gun at him and pulled the trigger.

 

(Edd’s pov)

 

 

Edd shot awake his heart pounding as Ringo purred quietly at the end of his bed, he’d just woken up from what he desperately hoped was a nightmare where Matt had been shot through the heart and chest, he also remembered being brought to a base where Tord told him all about the things he did to Tom before punching Edd in the back of his skull knocking him out cold, trying his best to push what he dreamt about Tord saying to the back of his mind Edd got out of bed deciding to check in on Tom just to be safe, he even brought a kitchen knife with him in case.

 

Once he reached Tom’s apartment door Edd knocked loudly praying that Tom would answer only for Tord to answer instead ’Yes’ he said moving his foot out of view as if shoving something out of the way 

‘Oh hey Tord, can you go get Tom for me I accidentally left a stylus somewhere in his apartment a few days ago’ Edd said 

‘I think he’s asleep but I can look for it for you’ Tord offered 

’Are you sure? How about I come in and look for it r- Tord’ Edd responded just barely catching himself which caused a panicked look to briefly flash across Tord’s eyes 

gripping the kitchen knife he was holding behind his back Edd lunged at Tord trying to stab him in the chest when Tord grabbed Edd by the wrist and threw him into the tv breaking it. As Edd forced himself onto his hands and knees he felt a robotic fist hit him hard in the skull ‘Don’t worry, you’ll forget about this when I’m done’ Tord said as Edd slowly passed out.

 

When Edd finally came to he was laying on the ground of a large sterile room across from Matt who was currently being mauled to death by Tom who for some reason had a strange device covering his eyes as well as claws, fangs and a tail

Edd tried to get to his feet only to realize he was currently paralyzed as Tom turned to him growling as he half crawled half walked towards him before finally leaping at him.

 

 

(Tom’s Pov) 

 

 

By the time he was returned to normal it was already too late ‘Edd! Matt! I didn’t mean to! I’m sorry!’ Tom cried out as the gate opened and four soldiers made there way towards him 

‘GET AWAY FROM ME!’ Tom shouted as he was held against the floor so his wrists could be bound behind his back while another soldier began using a washcloth and bucket to wipe away the blood on his hands

Tom kicked and struggled as he was held still his movements only growing more desperate when he saw Tord step inside the room and began walking towards him holding a strange device ‘LET ME GO YOU COWARD!!! I’LL FUCKING END YOU!!’ Tom screamed but Tord didn’t respond instead once he was close enough he pricked one of Tom’s fingers on a needle attached to the strange device before ordering one of his soldiers to kill him.

 

 

 

Tom shot awake his heart pounding in his chest as he stared at Tord who was standing at the foot of his bed aiming a gun at Tom, he didn’t even give him a chance to so much as speak before he pulled the trigger and a dart fired from it imbedding itself into Tom’s shoulder as he scrambled out of bed his legs getting caught in his sheets causing him to trip and fall much to Tord’s amusement as he made his way over to Tom and placed one foot against his back ‘Don’t worry Thomas… unless I’m about to die this’ll be the last time I use that device’ Tord said as Tom lost consciousness.

 

(5 hours later) 

 

When Tom opened his eyes once more he was in the same large sterile room as before with the same device from before strapped around his eyes and wielded to his skin. From what he could tell his original clothes had been removed and he was now wearing a straight jacket and a muzzle, his legs and ankles were also bound together with leather straps the buckles requiring a key to remove them 

Tom struggled against his restraints trying desperately to break free but they held fast and not long after the gate at the far end of the room opened and Tord walked in accompanied by at least eight soldiers 

‘Get away from me!’ Tom snapped as Tord drew closer holding a syringe 

’I’m not letting you make me kill them again!’ Tom said as Tord finally stood a foot away from him ‘I didn’t lay a finger on them last time, and besides I have something far better planned for you’ Tord said as he signaled for his soldiers to hold him down while Tord stabbed the syringe into Tom’s neck chuckling to himself as he watched Tom scream in pain while his soldiers kept their distance.

 

Chapter 22: Chapter 22 (2 months later)

Tom sat against the far wall a heavily reinforced chain around his neck while a pair of cuffs and a leather strap around his midsection and arms kept his clawed hands from scratching at the muzzle over his mouth, he didn’t know how long it’d had been since he first arrived and any time he was let out Tord would press a button on a remote momentarily reverting him back to his human form so he could be safely transported via helicopter wherever he wanted Tom to attack.

sometimes he’d release him into a civilian area and simply watch as he was forced to kill anything he could see before finally reverting him back to his human form otherwise he wasn’t allowed to step foot outside his cell not even to use the bathroom which was probably the second reason why Tord had his clothes removed so he could send people in to clean up any messes he made and to dehumanize him as much as possible, suddenly the sound of the gate opening interrupted him from his thoughts as Yuu came in accompanied by multiple soldiers armed with cattle prods while two of them wheeled a cage into the room just big enough for him to stand in

’Don’t!’ Tom thought to himself as his body lurched forward as it desperately tried to bite at anyone who got too close resulting in one of the soldiers jabbing him in the midsection with a cattle prod while the others grabbed him and held him still so Yuu could unlock the clamp around his neck 

’Not so tough with that muzzle on are you?’ he taunted as Tom tried to bite at him before finally being thrown inside the cage which was wheeled out of the room and throughout the base until they were outside where Paul and Patrick were waiting next to an armored truck 

 

’Good you’re here, get him inside the vehicle while we go let Red leader know… oh and take this just in case’ Paul said handing Yuu a remote with a single button on it which he immediately pressed as soon as Paul and Patrick were out of sight 

’Unlock the cage’ he said to one of the soldiers  ‘why? We’re supposed to leave soon’ they responded 

’That doesn’t mean we can’t have some fun with it, I doubt Red leader will mind a couple bruises on him’ Yuu responded

’Tom tensed up as one of the soldiers unlocked the cage just so Tom could be dragged out and thrown against the truck by Yuu 

‘…please don’t…’ Tom said his entire body hurting as he sat with his back against a tire 

‘Why not? You nearly murdered our leader so it’s only fair we get to beat you within an inch of your life’ Yuu said grabbing a cattle prod from one of the soldiers so he could hit Tom across the face with it

’Not to mention how many people you’ve injured whenever we’d transport you’ he added about to raise the cattle prod again when Tom noticed that the gate was currently open, likely because they were supposed to be leaving soon so without hesitation Tom body slammed Yuu and tore the cattle prod out of his hands waving it around threateningly

’Stay back!’ Tom warned as he backed away towards the gate before running as soon as he heard the sound of the main doors of the base opening.

 

 

(1 hour later)

 

 

Tom didn’t know how long he’d been running, all he knew was that he eventually lost any soldiers still chasing him and that he was finally outside Edd’s apartment breathing erratically as his legs threatened to buckle from exhaustion, despite this he knocked on the door immediately burying his face into Edd’s shoulder as soon as the door opened 

’Tom?! What happened to you? We thought he killed you’ Edd said holding him tightly as he guided him inside. 

After managing to remove the muzzle and arm restraints Edd gave Tom some clothes to change into before he had him explain what happened, afterwards he heated up some leftovers for Tom to eat on the way to the hospital.

 

 

(Edd’s Pov: 15 minutes later)

 

 

Edd hurriedly texted Matt as he sat in the waiting room, for some reason he wasn’t responding so Edd assumed/hoped that meant he was asleep so Edd decided to get up and go ask the front desk person if he could go check on his friend ‘Sure just stay outside the room’ they said barely paying attention to him

Making his way down the hall Edd noticed that it was eerily quiet even for a mostly empty corridor but he continued on eventually reaching Tom’s room 

’Yes I’ve got him sedated for now, I’ll take care of his friend and meet you out back’ a voice said causing him to freeze up as his hand reached for the doorknob

’Got it I’ll be careful’ the nurse said again as Edd took a deep breath and opened the door

’Who were you talking to?’ Edd asked accusingly 

’Nobody… why don’t you take a seat Edd’ the nurse said putting their phone away as they grabbed something from the counter 

picking up the chair Edd charged at them attempting to swing at them only for the nurse to suddenly tackle him to the ground keeping him pinned there as he stabbed a syringe into his neck, Edd tried desperately to call out for help but nobody could hear him and eventually the sedative began to take effect.

 

 

(Tord’s Pov)

 

 

Tord stood next to one of the two armored trucks parked watching as an unconscious Edd was brought out tied to a wheelchair ‘Thank you we’ll take it from here’ Tord said signaling for Paul and Patrick to untie Edd and bring him into one of the armored trucks 

’Would you like me to go retrieve the other one?’ the spy asked 

’Yes actually’ Tord responded watching as the spy hurried off making sure to wait a few minutes before pressing the button on the remote he’d been holding behind his back.

 

 

(Tom’s pov)

 

 

Tom could feel his heart racing as his claws tore through a security guard, he’d already dealt with most of the people in the waiting room who were unlucky enough not to escape in time through the now locked doors, now he was roaming through the halls killing anyone he could find until finally he could feel his body returning back to normal

’Edd I…’ Tom choked out staring at his blood soaked hands hoping and praying Edd hadn’t been among the hundreds of people he just killed, suddenly he felt electricity coursing through his body causing him to drop to his knees as a soldier used a stun gun to electrocute him 

‘Did you have fun Thomas’ Tord asked smirking as Tom knelt on the ground trembling in pain as tears ran down his bloodstained face 

‘Sh-Shut up…’ he growled through his teeth only for Tord to suddenly grab him by his neck and slam him into the nearby wall 

’Watch it, I have your friends and I won’t hesitate to make them pay for your stupidity… I mean seriously did you honestly think you’d be able to get away?! Honestly if anything you just put them in danger by running away, if you actually cared for them you would’ve just stayed put, it’s your own fault they’ve been captured’ Tord said tightening his grip around his neck before tossing him onto the floor

‘I want him brought directly to the interrogation room’ Tord demanded as Tom’s hands were cuffed behind his back and a length of chain was tied around his neck and held in place by a padlock ‘oh and a couple of you stay behind to help me take care of any survivors’ Tord added as Tom was led away.

 

 

(1 hour later)

 

 

Tom stared down at the ground as the door behind him opened, his wrists and ankles hurt from constantly straining against the shackles holding him in place 

‘where are my friends…’ Tom asked as Tord walked past him making sure to deliberately bump against him with his shoulder as he did 

’they’re safe no thanks to you, don’t worry once I’m finished taking over England the three of you can join me, until then however you’ll be staying in here’ he said grabbing what looked like a potato peeler only bigger and more serrated. He smirked as he studied the curved slotted blade before finally approaching Tom who froze up immediately as Tord lifted the back of his shirt

‘… please I… I just want to go home……’ Tom said weakly knowing that he probably already had begged him to stop before 

ignoring him Tord pressed the blade into his back causing Tom to flinch before suddenly letting out a bloodcurdling scream as a strip of his own skin was flayed from his back 

he didn’t even get a chance to recover as Tord quickly repositioned the blade and removed more skin and once he was finally done flaying Tom’s entire back all he could do was hang there limply from his arms breathing through his teeth trying his best not to pass out 

’How pathetic’ Tord said with a chuckle 

‘I only went through the first two layers of skin, that’s nothing compared to what you did to me, and that’s not referring to how many times I had to go back because you keep messing everything up, but don’t worry I’ve already had both my time travel devices dismantled so whatever happens is on you’ Tord said squeezing Tom’s shoulder as he spoke directly in his ear before finally letting go and heading back over to the shelves to exchange the blade for a blowtorch 

tears began to form under his visor as Tord began cauterizing the massive wound that took up most of Tom’s upper back, he wasn’t even halfway through when he started to grow dizzy eventually passing out from the pain.

 

 

 

When he finally came to he was still shackled to the floor and ceiling but fortunately Tord was gone and his injuries had been bandaged up, he also had an IV drip in his arm likely so he wouldn’t get dehydrated. As Tom hung there he tried once more to pull against his restraints but they held fast so instead he decided to just wait until Tord returned.

Chapter 23: Chapter 23

Tom didn’t know for how long he’d been hanging there but his stomach wouldn’t stop hurting and the IV had been removed a while ago, eventually however the door opened causing him to flinch opened ‘I hope you had a nice nap Thomas’ Tord said mockingly as Paul and Patrick began unshackling his wrists and ankles just so they could handcuff him and place a chain around his neck and led him out of the room 

He didn’t bother saying anything as he was led through the halls even as they led him outside to the shooting range and ordered him to kneel in the center of a large crowd of soldiers he was too scared to so much as look up at Tord who stood in front of him with his back turned 

‘Attention everyone, as you must know Thomas escaped a while ago thanks to Yuu, fortunately we were able to recapture it but because of all the trouble he caused it’s only fair we punish him’ Tord said glancing back at Tom with a smug grin on his face 

’Yuu would you kindly come over here with the branding iron’ Tord added addressing Yuu who’d been standing with the other soldiers glaring at Tom despite the fact one of his eyes were swollen and bruised

‘Gladly…’ he responded as Tom tensed up while he used a blowtorch to heat up the branding tool before thrusting it hard into his back causing Tom to cry out in pain much to the amusement of Tord and a majority of soldiers in the crowd 

‘Good, now take him back to the interrogation room’ Tord ordered.

 

 

 

Tom shuttered as the door infront of him opened and Tord walked in grinning at him evilly ‘Don’t fucking touch me Tord!’ Tom snapped when he tried grabbing him by the chin

’What did you just call me?!’ Tord spat grabbing Tom by his scalp 

’You’re going to refer to me as Red leader from now on Thomas, do you understand?’ Tord asked, Tom nodded

’Good, now I was just coming to ask if you’d be so kind as to join me, and in return I won’t kill your friends’ Tord said staring into his visor

’…why? Why kill them though… they didn’t do anything…’ Tom responded 

‘Oh no they’ve done their fair share of pissing me off which is why if I end up killing them they’ll be staying like that… permanently’ Tord said 

’fine’ Tom said quietly 

’Good now before I leave I think I’ll have a bit of fun with you alright?’ Tord said letting go of his scalp as he made his way behind him

’Wait! What are you doing?!’ Tom said frantically as Tord started caressing his inner thigh with his robotic hand using the other to unbutton his pants

’HELP!’ Tom cried out only to feel a robotic hand immediately cover his mouth as he tried desperately to call for help 

’Nobody’s coming to save you! If you tell anyone about this I’ll have both your friends killed infront of you, got that?’ Tord asked chuckling as Tom nodded

’Good now hold still’ he said continuing to run his robotic hand up Tom’s thigh ignoring the sound of him crying

’please, I don’t like this… I won’t tell just please stop…’ Tom said as he froze up in response to Tord unbuttoned his own pants 

Tom felt a shutter run through his body as Tord began to have his way with him even, he didn’t know how long it lasted only that once it was finally over he pulled his pants up and began unshackling Tom who was too traumatized to fight back even as Tord cuffed his hands behind his back before helping pull his pants back up making sure to button them before leading Tom out of the room.

 

 

(Edd’s pov)

 

 

As Ringo slept peacefully in the corner Edd and Matt sat against the back wall of the cell listening to Paul and Patrick talking to each other out in the hall it was only when Edd heard the sound of the door unlocking that he noticed Tord was there with Tom kneeling on the floor his face stained with tears ‘What the fuck did you do to him?!’ Edd demanded as Tord opened the door and threw Tom inside by the collar of his shirt as both he and Matt ran over to catch him, Tord hadn’t even bothered to remove the handcuffs from his wrists as he closed the cell door making sure to lock it

’Answer me! What did you do to Tom!’ Edd said angrily just as Tord was about to speak to Paul and Patrick 

‘I made sure he’ll think twice before pissing me off’ Tord said taking a step back as Edd ran up to the bars trying to punch Tord

’Hey! Go sit back down’ Paul ordered but Edd only glared at Tord as Tom buried his face into Matt’s chest 

‘It’s fine Paul the two of you just stay here, you can switch out with someone else tonight but I want them brought to my office tomorrow morning preferably after breakfast’ Tord said ignoring the sound of Edd yelling at him as he walked away

sighing Edd sat next to Matt and Tom who was covered in cuts and bruises and from what Edd could see had a massive scar on his back 

‘Tom? What happened, it’s okay you can tell me’ Edd said only for him to immediately tense up

’nothing… he didn’t do anything……’ Tom said anxiously 

’What about the scar on your back though’ Edd asked worriedly 

’Tor— Red leader wanted to make an example of me… infront of his soldiers… Edd I don’t want to talk about it, please I just want to sleep’ Tom responded, Edd nodded in understanding besides he could always confront Tord about it tomorrow.

 

 

(Tom’s Pov)

 

 

The next morning the three of them were let out of the cell one of them removing the cuffs around Tom’s wrists as they were guided down the hall and throughout the base by a group of five soldiers until finally they reached Tord’s office where they were instructed to sit down as Tord smiled smugly at Tom as he stared down at the floor 

‘Glad to see you could make it’ Tord said as Edd glared at him

’Why did you hurt him’ Edd said suddenly 

’Excuse me?’ he responded staring directly at Tom

’I asked you a fucking question, why is he covered in scratches and why did he tell us you made an example of him?!’ Edd said raising his voice as he stood up only for one of the soldiers to forcefully shove him down into the chair by his shoulders as Tord relaxed his shoulders 

‘Oh, it was just to keep everyone else from potentially hurting him… would you rather one of my soldiers kill him?’ Tord asked 

’No of course not! But that doesn’t explain the massive scar on his back!’ Edd responded

’It was either that or someone would’ve eventually killed him’ Tord said 

‘Now as for why you’re here I was actually going to ask if you three would join me’ Tord said 

‘After what you’ve done to Tom?! Look at him, he’s fucking scared of you!’ Edd shouted shoving the soldier keeping him in his seat away as he stood up

’That didn’t stop him, go ahead Thomas tell them how you agreed to join me’ Tord said as Tom tensed up

’You’re lying’ Matt said 

‘he’s not… I’m sorry…’ Tom responded quietly 

’It’s okay………… Fine, but only if you promise not to harm either of my friends’ Edd said 

’Very well… Matt?’ Tord said looking at the ginger expectingly

’If they are then I guess I’ll join to…’ Matt responded 

‘Good, the both of you will begin working in the cafeteria tomorrow, Thomas on the other hand will be sent to the infirmary to check on his injuries, oh and don’t worry I’ll send someone to bring Ringo to the barracks’ Tord said nodding at his soldiers who then led the three of them out of the room.

 

 

Once he was brought to the infirmary Tom was instructed to lay down on one of the beds where he was restrained by his wrists, ankles and waist by several leather straps 

he didn’t dare utter a sound as a nurse rolled up his pants leg and made a large incision below his knee which was held open with several clamps 

’a-aren’t you supposed to put me to sleep?’ Tom asked 

’No, Red leader said not to sedate you’ they responded grabbing a small curved piece of metal with four holes on it, which was then placed against his femur while another nurse held a nail in the center of one of the holes and started drilling it into his leg as Tom screamed in agony while several nurses and doctors held his leg still 

’Please! It hurts…’ he pleaded, but they ignored him and by the time they had finally finished drilling the other three screws into his leg he was barely conscious only being kept awake as they stitched him back up and because they gave him a dosage of adrenaline just to keep him awake while they cleaned the wound so he could be brought to the barracks.