Just Can’t Win

Cypher had carried Dallas inside and asked a guard to just sit with her so she didn't wander away. Cypher went outside and saw a few guards trying to motion her back inside. She didn't know why but the moment she took a step back she felt someone slam into her from behind and someone else kick out her knees. Cypher collapsed to the ground and she just heard angry screaming. She didn't pay attention enough to actually understand what was being yelled at her. When Cypher fell she had hit her head on the ground and fireworks had exploded in her vision and she felt warm liquid drip down her shoulder. She then felt something wooden hit her hand and she grabbed it and pushed up off the ground, throwing whoever was on her back off. All Cypher did was just turn and swing whatever she had grabbed and heard another scream. This one was out of fear and she felt something splatter all over her hands and face right after she heard a crack and whoever had grabbed her legs was now motionless. When her vision finally cleared she looked down and saw Marcy. Marcy was now limp across her legs with an ax blade in the back of her head.

Cypher slowly got up, kicking Marcy's lifeless body off her and pulled the ax from her head. Everything was silent around them except for Mary's scared whimpers to Cypher's left. Cypher looked down at her and Mary froze. She had a bloodied knife in her hand and a look of fear in her eyes. "What a shame.." Cypher grinned and gripped the ax in her hand. "I was really starting to like you guys." She raised the ax but felt someone grab her arm. She turned and immediately swung at whoever grabbed her. A wet thud was heard then the person collapsed to the ground. Axel was on the ground with a shocked look and gasping for air. Blood seeped from his neck and he coughed and grabbed at his throat, trying to stop the bleeding but eventually stopped moving and stared blankly at the sky.

Cypher just turned and swung her ax and the next thing she saw was Mary's body fall back while her head rolled a few inches away. Cypher just giggled softly and put her hand over her other shoulder and when she pulled her hand away it was covered in blood. "Hmh" she shrugged and flicked blood off her hand. She looked around her at the three bodies that was who she used to call friends. One's skull shattered, another's throat slit, and the third decapitated. She just stared at them. "Huh..." was all she mumbled. Finally a certain voice brought her mind back to reality. "C-Cypher?..." Charlie stammered and she turned and saw him in the doorway of the old hotel. She had blood splattered on her face and hands drenched in blood with an ax still in her hand. Charlie was frozen in the doorway with a mortified look.

"Charlie go back inside" she told him but he just started walking to the front gate instead. "Charlie." She dropped the ax and started walking towards him but he sped up his pace. "G-get away from me-" he stammered but Cypher started to jog and he began to run. He darted through the gate and she sped up. "Charlie!" She yelled and ran faster. Charlie just kept running faster. "Stay away from me!!" He screamed at her. "Charlie come here!! Please!!" She was started to catch up to him and he was running as fast as he could. Finally she got close enough and grabbed a hold of him and pulled him against her. Charlie screamed and tried to yank away from her. "Let go of me!!" He tried to crawl away but she held him tightly. "Charlie! Listen to me!" She yelled and tried to get him but he just kept screaming and fighting her.

Charlie finally threw his head back and hit her in the face, causing her to let go and her nose to bleed. He quickly crawled away and got back to his feet then started sprinting again. "Charlie come back!!" She screamed and tried to take off after him again but stumbled and fell. He ignored her screams and kept running. He ran and ran, trying to ignore her screams getting more and more desperate for him to come back as they faded from his hearing. Cypher sat there for a moment with her knees to her chest and her head between her knees. She wiped blood away from her nose and just sat there. She didn't try to go after him. Her throat hurt from screaming so instead she just sat there and finally was letting what she did sink it. She switched to a crisscross position and just stared at her bloodied hands.

"Pippin- what did you do!-" Mama shouted from the pit she was in. "Honestly! I have no idea!" Pippin shouted back. "I think I fucked something up though!" She admitted then heard Lasso's voice. "Really?! You think!!" He yelled sarcastically. Then Shiny saw someone toss down a rope. At first he looked at it skeptical and looked up at the guard holding the other end. "Get up here!" He yelled and Shiny looked at Mama who shrugged and just grabbed the rope and climbed up. When they got to the top they saw a few other guards helping the others out. One of the guys seemed to be trying to convince Lasso to grab the rope but he was being too stubborn so Mama jogged over. "Lasso get up here come on!" She yelled and he sighed and climbed up. Bones ran to them and hugged Mama Williams. She immediately grabbed his face. "Bones are you ok?! Are you hurt baby?" She started patted him down to make sure nothing was broken. Then she looked at the guards. "Why did you help us out?" She asked and one of them shrugged. "Well." He looked over at the bodies of Axel, Mary, and Marcy then looked back at her. "With her like this no one is safe anymore. And you guys have a greater chance of getting to her then we do, she kills us off like we're pawns" he explained and Mama slowly nodded.

Mama went around and checked to make sure her group was ok. When she came to terms that no one was seriously injured she decided they'd have to wait for Cypher to get back. The guards gave them back their weapons and now all they did was wait.