Chapter 26: Torture

SPIKE'S P.O.V

I don't know what happened, but I know what I saw. I ran up to see Ezekiel, Eric, Home Run, and Dwight all dead. Twilight was there staring at Rick in awe. He had his gun pointed at Home with smoke coming out of the barrel.

"What happened?" I asked.

"Rick... he... Home... Oh, God..." Dewy said looking at me.

"Dwight..." Aria sobbed.

Arron sat in front of Eric with tears falling off his head. As for the others, they stood in shock at Rick-- even his people.

"Home, he, he just--" Twilight was interrupted my a twitch from Home.

"Is he alive?" Scootaloo asked distempered.

"I think so." RIck said.

"Looks like you grazed him..." Twilight said.

Scootaloo quickly got up and punched him in the face. Before any of us could stop her from dragging him away, Dewy grabbed Rick.

"Let her go. Sometimes, you need to let it out." Dewy said.

"Let what out?" Rick asked.

"The monster inside. There's a monster in all of us. You tried to tame that monster today. Somtimes, you. Just. Can't." Dewy said.

Rick just tried to follow Scootaloo but Twilight stopped him.

"Dewy is right. Besides, we have bigger problems." She said nudging at the bodies who should turn any minute.

"I got it." Abraham said as he walked up and impaled Eric.

He walked up to Dwight, but Aria pulled out a knife on him.

"Not you. I-I'll do it." Aria said choking up.

She took a knife, hesitated, and forced it into his forehead. Abraham then was handed his body to bury. The rest of the night was spent cleaning up the mess and taking care of the remains of the Super Herd. I went to the castle and down. Twilight went to check on Scootaloo, who had her front door locked. After a few minutes, I heard a horrified scream. I got up and went there. I was about to walk in when Twilight stopped me.

"What the hell was that?" I asked her.

"Let's go. We should leave her alone for a while." Twilight whispered with a horrified expression on her face.

We walked out and Twilight locked the door as fast as she could.

"Is he dead?" I asked.

"Not yet... I don't know what he did to her, but it was bad. Bad enough for her to..." Twilight couldn't even finish her sentence.

"Enough for to what?" I asked.

"To... to tourture him. She's tourturing him in nearly every way she said he hurt her." Twilight whispered.

DEWY'S P.O.V

I was looking on to see Aria in the middle of the street wandering. I opened the door and walked out.

"What are you doing out here? It's freezing out there." I said.

She didn't say a word to me.

"That was Dwight's house, wasn't it?" I asked.

She nodded.

"You can't sleep there knowing that he's dead?" I asked.

She nodded again.

As much as I didn't wanna invite her in, I couldn't just leave her out in the cold.

"We... we have a guest room if you'd like." I said.

She nodded and slowly walked up. I decided to let her in, gaining some glares from my people. But I didn't care.

"Dewy, why is she here?" Paul asked.

"She's just here for the night." I said.

"But, Dewy, she's one of them. She--" Deanna said.

"She WAS one of them. Now she isn't. I know, I was with her when Glenn was attacked. She saved his life." I said.

"Fine. The guest room's the second door to the right." Paul pointed.

"...Thank you." Aria managed as she walked down.

Once she left, Deanna gave me a death stare.

"She was alone out there. What did you want me to do, leave her in freezing temerature?" I asked.

"If Dewy can do it, why can't you?" Holly asked standing up.

"Thank you, Holly. See? She gets it. She gets why I'm doing this." I said.

"You want a replacement for Ezekiel? Fine, be my guest." Paul said.

"It's not that." I said.

"What is it then?" Deanna asked.

"She just lost her boyfriend. Again. Only this time, there's no getting him back. Let her greive for a while." I said.

"Dewy. When are we leaving?" Paul asked.

I sighed and looked at him.

"If I know that these people aren't gonna make it, we leave. But so far, they're doing good. With more training, they can become warriors. Warriors, Jesus! Give them time." I said as I went to my room.

CAROL'S P.O.V

I was walking down the road when I heard a painful scream come from Scootaloo's house. I ran in and I soon heard peeling. No, slicing. Slicing of flesh. I ran in and saw Home with both his legs choppped off, cuts and burns all over his body, and his eye completely cut. Scootaloo walked in and looked at me.

"Did you do this?" I asked her.

"Yes. But I have a reason." Scootaloo said.

"I know you have a reason. But this is sick." I said.

"What would you do if your dad beat you, burnt you, raped you...?" She asked.

Then, I didn't hesitate. I took a blade and held it to his throat.

"DON'T YOU KILL HIM!" Scootaloo screamed.

I held it for a minute, but I dropped the knife.

"If anyone's going to kill him. It's gonna be ME!" Scootaloo said punching his stomach, causing him to vomit blood.

"AND DON'T YOU THINK I'M DOING IT QUICKLY!" Scootaloo said as she punched Home in his lost eye.

I ran out and closed the door.

"NO, please don't leave me with-- AAAHHHHHH!" I heard along with a motorized saw.

I ran upstairs and locked the door. I ran and called Rick.

"What is it?" Rick asked.

"Scootaloo... you gotta stop her." I said.

"Well, I--"

"SOMEONE has to stop her, Rick. She's tearing Home apart." I said to him.

"Let her go--"

"No legs, one eye slased out, cuts and burns all over him... I-- I think she raped him." I said.

Rick stood there as horrified as me when I walked in on her. He paced down to try to stop her. But Twilight stopped him.

"Like Dewy said. There's no stopping her. Only letting her monster out." She said coldly.

Rick sighed and went to bed. I went to my bed and struggled to get some sleep. But soon, I closed my eyes.

DEWY'S P.O.V

I woke up with everyone but Holly and Aria gone.

"Where did they go?" I asked.

"They went to get breakfast rations. You should do the same for her." Holly said pointing to Aria who was sitting on the couch.

"Of course." I said as I walked out.

I went down to City Hall for rations, which wasn't do crowded since hardly anyone was still alive. Some of the residents, such as Octavia and the Centuars were left. I easily walked down and told Rick about Aria. He handed me 2 MREs for us.

"Thank you." I said.

I went back and told her she should eat. She took the MRE and started eating. I went to Scootaloo's house and walked in. I heard snarling and I ran down with Dwight's-- my crossbow loaded. What I saw next, to this day, I still remember. I saw Scootaloo forcing blades into a Walker Home Run's adbomen with the eyes cut out and legs chopped off. I quickly drew the crossbow on it. But then, Scootaloo put a knife to my chest.

"Put. The Crossbow. Down." She said.

I slowly lowered it and handed her the MRE. After she went back to "work", I ran out and vomited in a bucket.

"That's what you said she'd do." Carol said in front of me.

"I didn't... I didn't think she would..." I said.

"What, torture her father?" Carol asked.

"I saw her stick blades in him. As a Walker. Both legs sawed off, hooves being peeled... Good God..." I managed.

"I was there when he was still alive. He screamed when I left, he was as terrified as I was of my husband. But I kept walking..." Carol said.

"You did what you could. Like I said, she needs to let it out. Tomorrow, she'll be better. I know it." I said.

"Well, pray away."

"Praying? That what I was doing when I was alone and being hunted." I chuckled.

"Well, now you're with us." Carol said sharpening her knife.

"That's a good blade." I said.

"Thank you." Carol said as she kept sharpening.

TWILIGHT'S P.O.V

"What do we do about her? She's ripping him apart as we speak." I said to Rick and Celestia.

"I think we should wait her out. He's gonna die eventually." Rick said.

Sometimes I like the guy, sometimes I wish I was in charge.

"Now we need to worry about Adagio and what she's capable of. How did she get her magic back after we..." I asked.

"I thank the other Twilight should have the answer." Rick said.

"I'll go talk to her, but later." I said to him.

"Alright. Let's go take care of Scootaloo, first." Rick said.