Chapter 8: Withering Wild Flowers

Al was looking in the shorelines. "A Boat? Interesting…" said Al to himself. "Wazzup Major?" asks by someone as he points a gun on his forehead. "Major Zach Wissex…" said Al. "How about this…I, go away… you… stay here!" said by Zach as he hits him in the head. Al fainted. Zach goes down and say, "Helga…your son is kind…Maybe, If…just if…" said Zach as he kisses Helga's picture as he adds, "I will find who killed you! But… Rex should pay first!" said Zach.

 Mitzuki sits down on the newly furbished hot tub. He looks at Bryce and what they are playing. "Okay! That's Hector's face when a Bruce was naked and hugging him… That's his angry smolder…" said Abel. Gerard gives a thumbs up as Bryce and Rex claps. Abel whispers at his team mates. 

They make an awkward grin. The other side guests it. "I get it… That's Gerard when Eleanor grabs his butt!" said Rex. "Correct!" said Bruce. "I don't look like that!" said Gerard. Rex Grabs his Gerard's butt, makes that face. Then he slaps Rex's face. "That stings…" said Rex. "Please don't do that… I'm not Al…" said Gerard as he whispers to Bryce and Rex. They make a half smile in and unimpressed face. "That's Abel's face when someone hugs him rather than Pops or Papi…" said Bruce. 

"Correct! Three win!" said Bryce. "So, it's Sunday, after lunch… we decided a private plane… Galiana, all the three of you, Michelle, Rex, Gerard, Sherry Bryan, and Michelle. We are going to Alberta!" said Gerard. "Well… I am in a month-cation after the film… okay…" said Bruce. "I wanna see the old house…" replied Abel. They look at Hector. "I'll go… I can do it… I must!" exclaimed Hector. 

Hector wakes up inside a 20 year old dream, his old house at night. Lex and Helga was shouting at each other. "No! He's your brother! We cannot FORSAKE HIM!!!" shouted Lex. "Lector! Think about us! Zach is a dangerous man! He IS AFTER REX! HE THOUGHT YOU ARE REX!!!" shouted Helga. "Helga look at me… Look at me! I'm scared too… I know how capable is Zach… But! He's your step-brother!" said Lex. Someone in a clown mask goes inside the house. 

He stabs Lex. Helga runs away to Abel and Hector's room. "Hector… Be strong…. Hide your brother outside… Go to the kitchen backdoor and run… Okay? Mommy always loves you!" said Helga as she takes her gun. Hector runs to Kitchen in front of the room. 

The clown-faced man shoots gun with silencer. Helga was shot in the back. "Helga!!!" shouted by the clowned faced man. Hector started to sob The Kitchen back door seems to be blocked by a heavy object. Hector jumps from the window and hide Abel in the bushes. Then he tries to run to a nearby house but another one in clown-mask got him and punched him. Slowly losing his consciousness "Zach! I got the little girl!" said by him. 

"Tie her up… We will be forever…Helga… you, me … without Lex or REX!" said Zach as he laughs. Like what AMERICA made to me and my platoon!" said Zach. Hector wakes up from the nightmare. Bruce was shirtless on his front, hugging him tightly as he snores. 

He feels a little thirsty so he gets out from his room. He sees Michelle listening to Bryce's room. It piqued his curiosity as Michelle, signs him "silence" and "come here" 

He puts his ear on the door. "Olala! Polar Bear… You are…. you are beast! Hungry for maiden's blood… Gasp…You only want me for this?" asks Galiana. "Not really… I'm only showing you the side of me… I could show to the women I loved, and not to my boys… I don't want my boys to think of me as this type of man, who's hungry to plow your insides and hear you scream… This is my wild side, Me Love…" said Bryce.

"Oh Bryce! OH!!! OOHHH!!! Softer…I'm gonna break!!!" said Galiana. "Shhh… Not my love… But if you insist that I pleasure you…SAY NO MORE!!!" shouted Bryce. Galiana moans in a muffled tune in great delight, louder and louder and echoing scream making Bryce scream too. 

Michelle seems to be heavily panting like a Pervert but Hector…Hector was shocked… He's gentleman image of Bryce was shattered, Changing it to something... devious on women. While Michelle was imaging things in her perverted world,. Hector signs her "Let's go" they walk away softly. Gerard seems to be traumatized on what he heard, as he drinks coffee with a traumatized eye bags, wide open and shaking cup of coffee.

Hector face palms. "Duh… Papi's room is directly next to Pop's room!" said Hector. "Please kids… Don't listen to them doing that… They became total opposites of who they are... Urgh…" said Gerard as he shivers. Gerard looks at them. 

"It lasted for hours and hours… like hearing a siren being rape by a demon and liking every second on it…The HORROR! THE PERVERTED HORROR!" exclaimed Gerard. Bryce and Galiana go out from the room. "That… filled my starvation for you my love." said Galiana. "So, will you come with me this time? Not… before I did?" asks Bryce with a wink. "I'm sorry my love… After lunch… I must go back to Germany… We will be with each other until we arrive in Alberta…" said Galiana.

 I'll give my jumbo jet to you…" said Galiana."No, I don't need that…I need you here… be a big family… You'll love my kids… my grandson, your goddaughter…" said Bryce. "You're everything I want Bryce… I'm still the Queen of my vast Empire…" said Galiana.

She faces him and say, "I cannot exchange everything for a happy ending… You are charming…You are a good person, maybe quite an animal in bed…You know I would like you as my King…Please come with me…rather…leave everything behind… I mean… your sons are grown up…" said Galiana.Bryce kisses her hand and say, "Galijane… I love my kids…my immature-reliable brother, my best grumpy buddy and my smitten sister, just to leave them be…Especially my Pa…he needs me…" 

Galiana looked sad and say, "I'm sorry, I don't really the same concept of family like yours... Maybe I need to understand…" said Galiana. Bryce holds her face and say, "SO… If this is what you want… Let's enjoy this few hours together…" said Bryce. Galiana hugs him. 

"I will… Don't worry… We can video chat every night… If I can settle everything, Maybe … I won't be too busy… Then I will be your queen… But I am more needed there…" said Galiana. Bryce holds her hand into his faces and rub his cheeks and say, "Don't worry my Polar Bear… I will be coming in winter… Maybe in Germany… Few weeks" "How about we shower too…" said Bryce. "I would love a bubble bath with my polar bear…" said Galiana as they walk in the big bathroom. 

Michelle and Hector blushed hearing it. Bryce notices them. "Gerd! Sorry!" signed Bryce. Gerard puts up a middle finger. Hector and Michelle giggles and goes out from hiding. "Papi… You can sleep with the others in my room… It's comfy…" said Hector. "Thanks son…" said Gerard as he walks to Hector's room. Hector and Michelle go to the kitchen. Hector cooks something. "Whattya' cookin'?" asks Michelle. "It wouldn't be a surprise if you know… I mean… This is my dare…" said Hector.

 Michelle laughs. "Eh-chan so sweet! E-chan daisuke!" said Michelle. Hector hums. "What did you say?" asks Hector. "Daisuke is…I love you in a friendly in family-close way…" said Michelle. "Yeah… Love you two… as Mi-chan…" said Hector. Few minutes later, he puts an omelet w/ black rice. 

He breaks it, revealing a soft, fluffy, insides as he puts Marinara sauce. Then, garnishing it with some Canadian bacon, He does it in another plate and does the same, as he puts mixed vegetables on the other right side. "Canadian eh!" said Michelle. "Yup… well, that marinara sauce is spices and savory and ground shrimp..." said Hector. Michelle tastes it. "Olive oil! That ground shrimp rimes with the tangy sauce, a little spicy hint of chilli and… Curry powder?" asks Michelle. "Yup… This is My Red curry specialty… Good in an omelette and/or omellete rice…" said Hector. 

"The sauce in the bacon… Is..Is this adobo sauce or something?" asks Michelle. "Wow… you knew…"said Hector. "Well… My other uncle married a Filipina-Canadian and many of my friends are, way back in Canada…" said Michelle. She eats the mixed vegetable.

"A hollandaise sauce… light hollandaise sauce with lemon, salt and pepper… nice…" said Michelle. Hector looks at her as she eats. "Hey… eat with me!" said Michelle. "You are so fun to watch eating… it's appetizing…" said Hector as he bites the bacon. Hector seems to be thinking something deep. "What's wrong Eh-chan?" asks Michelle. "It's my memory…It's coming back…" said Hector. Michelle squeezes his cheeks and say, "Eh-chan! Eh-chan!" Hector laughs and say,"Thanks…"

After eating, they go to their rooms and prepare. Few more moments. Hector was wearing his light red sweater and red pants. Abel wakes up while Rex was cuddling him tightly. Abel looks pissed as he pushes Rex away. "Baby Bel! Baby Bel!" said Rex. "Hector! Help!" exclaimed Abel. 

"Nope… Give Papa a chance… He wants to cuddle you and everything…" said Hector. "Nah, I never got a chance to cuddle you…" said Rex. "I don't want to be cuddled by other people!" said Abel. "I'm not other people! I'm your Papa!" said Rex. Hector goes away. Michelle goes out from her room. "So… you are prepared to…" said Hector. "Dawn walk?" asks Michelle. They started to walk past the gate as the maid opens it. 

They walk few hundred meters as they watch the dawning yellow, red and pink foggy shores. Michelle wets her feet as she walks into the small waves. They sit by the bench and Michelle asks Hector, "Do you remember me, Bringing you in the flower fields?" asks Michelle. 

"Yeah… I did love going on those flower fields… You always make me a flower crown… Thinking that I'm a girl or something…" said Hector. "Yeah… I did think you are a girl that time… Maybe If you are a guy… we can't be that close before…" implied Michelle. The sun peeks out on the new morning. The colors of; yellow, pink, orange, splashes even more in the foggy sea, making beautiful projection of colorful array, blistering the sky.

"It's morning…" said Michelle. Hector leans on her shoulders, realizing he is tired and sleep. He looks cute sleeping. Michelle pushes herself closer and let Hector sleep on her lap. Hector was snoring a little, maybe he's tired… still tired last night. Michelle touches his soft, soft hair. The scent of manly perfume. It was subtle but quite nice to smell. She takes out her diary and writes something. Then she hides it back. Hector dreams of the time in total darkness… 

"Zack? What are you doing?!" said by a man. He removes the mask. "She's just a little girl! You are even filming her! What the fuck man!" shouted by him. "Eat this pork and beans… you will get better!" said by the man called Zack. "You are insane man! I'm out!" said by the third guy. 

He points his gun and killed that man. "Zack… It has to stop! Calm down!" said by the second guy. "EAT! EAT!" but Hector refuses and he stabs Hector in the shoulder. Hector wakes up, breathing heavily. "Shhh…" said Michelle as she touches his lips with her index finger. Then she pinches Hector's nose softly and giggles. Hector opens his eyes. He stares at Michelle's eyes. "So, how's sleeping Eh-chan?" asks Michelle. 

Hector started to giggle and say, "I don't know if you are sweet because we are friends or are you sweet because of something more…" Michelle slaps his forehead. "Stop it Eh-chan! Don't put mixed signals!" said Michelle. Hector laughs.

"Can I stay like this for a while?" asks Hector. "Just don't get used to it buddy!" replied Michelle. Hector looks at the morning shore. Michelle continues to play with Hector's hair, seems to calm Hector down. Michelle looks at Hector through a mirror, tears falls softly on Hector's eyes. Hector was weary, was slightly sad, mixed emotions with terror and fear. Hector was afraid, he was terrified but he was silenced by the eerie feeling he had.

Hector wipes his eyes and stand up. "Hey… Hect…" said Michelle gently. Hector wipes his eyes. "Damn ninjas cutting onions!" says Hector with a slight laugh and half smile. "Dude… are you crying?" asks Michelle. "NO! No… I'm… allergic to the dust…" said Hector.

 Michelle smirks and say, "Okay… I'm so manly… I CANNOT admit my true feelings…" said Michelle sarcastically. Hector smirked with an open mouth with laughy smile and say, "No! I am not crying!" defended Hector. "Yeah… Eh-chan forgets Mi-chan knows Eh-chan's secrets…" said Michelle as she runs away. Hector chases after her. They go back to the mansion. Rex and Gerard were laughing in the floor. Abel walks out saying, "Told you that was funny!" said Abel to Bruce. 

"Okay… How did my lil' broskie best me out of jokes?" asks Bruce. "Uhm… Like… right now!" said Sherry. "Ohhh!!!" shouted Rex, Gerard and Joy.. Abel high-fives Sherry. Hector and Michelle go to them. "What's up guys?" asks Hector. 

They started to disperse. "Hey!" said Hector. "Sorry Hec… The jokes are about you two… nothing… Thanks for the breakfast by the way…" said Bruce as they go back to their rooms. "Weird…" implied Michelle as she goes to the terrace near the pond. Bryce goes out from his room. He seems to be well dressed "I'm going to attend the mass… You two want to come?" asks Bryce. "Yeah…" said Hector. "I will…" replied Michelle. Gerard seems to be prepared and ready to go. 

"Let's go…" said Gerard. "St. Dominic's Cathedral as usual…" said Bryce as his looks seems to be far away. They attend the mass, Bruce, Sherry and Abel shows up a little late using a blue car. The mass went by, as Bryce checks the clock. He seems to be worried, but worried for what? Michelle pondered and wandered why Bryce kept a long silence. Galiana joins with them very late into the mass, she shows sweetness to Bryce and the mood seems to shift.

 As the mass finishes, Galiana notices Bryce's long stares into the nothingness. "Polarbear… are you fine? You look pale?" asks Galiana. "No… I'm fine…" implied Bryce. Galiana hugs him. "It's tomorrow isn't it? I'm sorry…" said Galiana.

 "I'm more worried about my boys… especially to Hector…" said Bryce. Galiana smiles and say, "Bryce… look at me… Lex's son is strong…. He will overcome that! Making him face… making him face it is the best thing to do!" said Galiana. They go back to the cars. Bryce goes to Hector. "Hec… There are many things I want to talk about you… many things… I am not sure what can and what would happen… I will trust you that you will overcome it on your own…" said Bryce.

 "I will… I promise…" said Hector. They walk towards the car as Bryce hears someone saying, "I'm back…Bryce" said by a huskie, familiar psychotic tune, Zach. Bryce looks back. He disappeared from the crowd. Bryce looks at Hector. "Maybe let's go…" say Bryce with his hand quite shaking.

 Galiana goes back to him and holds his hand and say, "Polarbear…" said Galiana. Bryce looks at her with a worried look. Gerard signs Hector as they go back to the car as he goes to Bryce. "Bryce… we talked about this… Hector will be fine… that psychopath will not come near us…" implied Gerard. "Zachary is crazy… That's why I'm worried… He's been following Hector since Hector was back… Al was still in the clinic after he bashed Al in the head. This is crazy…" said Bryce. 

 After lunch, In the mansion. Bryan looks at Hector. "Uncle, why you look sad?" asks Bryan. "No…" replied Hector. "Why Uncle Hector looks… sad?" asks Bryan. "No, not really… I'm just… nostalgic…" replied Hector. Bryan hugs Hector. "Here… here…" said Bryan. Hector smiles and hugs him back. "I'm gonna miss you little buddy…" said Hector. Sherry goes out from Bruce's room. She carries Bryan. "It's good seeing you again Hect… Well, we will be back to Spain…" said Sherry.

 Bruce goes out and he carries Bryan. Bruce smiles and hugs Hector tightly. "I'm going to miss you dude… I know you won't be staying in the mansion for a while after the trip… just… you know we're always here for you…" said Bruce. Galiana kisses Bryce along with a hug.

 "Well… We'll be going…" said Galiana. Bruce, Sherry, Bryan and Galiana goes to the garage with her guards, butler and maid putting their luggage. Michelle and Abel sits down at the side of Hector. Rex hugs Hector from the back and say, "So… What will you do after all of this?" asks Rex. "It depends…" said Hector. Bryce goes to them. Gerard sits in front of them. Bryce sits down next to Gerard. "It's hard to decide but… I must…. Abel… catch up with Lance and Vens in Jasper…" said Bryce.

 "Okay… But… must… Maybe with Michelle…Then… I, Rex and Gerard will be heading to Vancouver, we will see each other in Jasper. We will happen then…" said Bryce. Hector looks away seemed to be worried.

"Hector… Listen to me carefully… This will be hard… I promised to let you know the truth… this is it…" said Bryce. Michelle raises her hand and implies, "Maybe I should go with Hector… I'm still his Doctor…." They seem to agree. "I will be with Baby Bel! We have lots to catch up!" said Rex. Abel's eyebrows clash with a worried face. "I'm fine on my own…" said Abel. "No you won't… It will be Rex and Baby Bell road trip!" yelled Rex. 

"Okay... May be I'll be with Abel and Rex…" said Gerard. They seem to approve."Okay… Then… all set… I will be with. Hector and Michelle…"said Bryce. Gerard signs the maids and butlers. They go inside the kitchen. The gardener puts the luggage into the brown van. 

Hector and Michelle goes inside the silver car. The butlers put the identical bags. Michelle and Hector laughs. "We almost got the other one's bag because of that…" said Michelle. "Yeah… Except for the name tag…" said Hector. Rex, Gerard and Abel go inside the brown van. Bryce goes in the driver sit. "Well, this is it…" said Hector. The cars started as they travel through San Francisco. They pass by the bridge, the sea was nice with a cloudy but bright sky. 

They pass by the city, the people… the mild harbor air. It was pleasantly nice. Bryce looks at the time. "It's 5:20… hungry guys?" asks Bryce. "Yup… Maybe let's stop in that diner…" said Hector. They stop in diner. Michelle and Hector sit down in front of each other. A Black car parks outside. 

Bryce goes to the counter. Hector and Michelle grins at each other and say, "Let's play a game!" They giggled as Michelle touches the cup. They look at the window. "It's not sunset yet but it's nice…" said Michelle. "I'm still thinking of a game…" said Hector. "Maybe, let's tell what we experienced before?" asks Michelle. "I'm fine with that…" replied Hector. "So… I will start… Well… since the incident..." said Michelle as she clutches her fists.

Mama and Mommy became more cautious… Well… Not much really… Few years in elementary… I was in 4th grade…Yeah… my life is boring…" said Michelle. "No… I really mean, something you could talk…" said Hector. 

"Okay…. I have nothing… really… Are you using reverse psychology on me?" asks Michelle. Hector chuckled. "Stop it Eh-chan… stop being cute…" said Michelle as she pinches both of his cheeks. Bryce sits down and looks at the menu. The waiter goes to them. "Your order sir…" asks the waiter. "Garlic Bread… Smoked Spare ribs…" said Bryce. "I'll have Spicy barbecue with mashed potato…" said Hector. "Grilled Burger and fries… salt and pepper on the fries" said Michelle.

The waiter goes away. "Looks like you get along well…" said Bryce. "Yeah, pretty much… Eh-chan just being Eh-chan…" said Michelle. Bryce chuckles a little and ask, "You look pissed of… why are you pissed off?" asks Bryce. "Not really… I just don't want to talk… a lot…" said Michelle. "Oh come on Michelle… I was just asking…" said Hector. Michelle rolls her eyes and say, "Okay… what you really want to know?" asks Michelle. "I'll share one, you'll share one…" said Hector. 

"Okay…you piqued my curiosity… anyways… Mhh… Then I went to college, Bachelor of Science in Biology… Yes it was in Ontario… Sherry was a year ahead of me but she was B.S. Organic Chemistry… she also skipped few grades… Then, Doc became our teacher for a year…" said Michelle. 

Michelle started to blush and say, "Everyone in class has a crush on your Pops… even the guys had man-crush… I mean who don't… He was fatherly, humorous, fun to be with, attractive and uhm…" He one time single handedly stop a fight between two guys twice his size…" said Michelle. "Nah, that's Pops…" said Hector as he sips water. "Well, when I get back to school, two years after the event… I was homeschooled by Pops and under his ward. I also skip a few grades when I return to school. 

People seem to admire me but… I was always distant…" said Hector as he looks away. "You've been lonely all your life, unable to connect to people that really did matter to you…eh?" asks Michelle as she looks down and looks sad. Hector watches the sunset as his sadness intensifies.

The orders arrived. "Garlic bread… A Grilled hamburger and fries, salt and pepper… Smoked spared ribs, spicy barbecue and mashed potato." said the waitress. Bryce smiles and sighs he looks at the sad Michelle and the gloomy Hector. After few minutes, still no talking. They go in the car as Hector and Michelle seems to look outside in the twilight skies, the slow fading of the orange sun, the stars in the night skies on a half moon. 

Bryce continues to drive and drive until they stop. "We are here…" said Bryce. Michelle and Hector looks at an inn. "We still got to rest before we go on…" said Bryce. Michelle and Hector take their belongings and go inside one of the rooms. 

They open a nice, big wooden cabin inn. There are three smaller rooms with divider. Each one a bed and bar with a bartender in maroon vest and black pants with white long sleeves. Hector comes closer as he notice. "Papi?" asks Hector. Gerard looks at him and puts a glass of whiskey in front of Hector. "You know I can't drink…" said Hector. "I insist… I know you feel bad about this day, well, tomorrow to be exact…" said Gerard.

Bryce sits down near the bar. Rex goes out from one of the rooms. "No… Well, maybe…" said Rex as he goes to the bar. Michelle sits down. "I need one two…" said Michelle as she. Gerard gives her a whiskey. "Bro, what did you feed that kid to be super smart?" asks Rex. 

"Proper nutrition…" replied Gerard. "Fascinating…" said Rex who seems to be drunk. "Hey Lex! Why you look so young after all these years?" asks Rex to Hector. "Bro, that's your nephew…" said Gerard. Rex laughs. "Oh! Sorry! What nephew… pull that of! He's my son now!" said Rex as he hugs Hector. "He's my baby boy now! You look exactly like your dad!!!" said Rex. "Go home Rex, your drunk!" said Gerard as he gives 5 glasses of Whiskey and Borbon.

"If Hector's my son now, Abel is too… Bruce too, then Lance-boy and… that Vens you couldn't know… thus that mean your my wife Gerd?Obviously not me…I'm you brother." Said Rex sarcasticly. "We are all co-parents, dumbass…" said Gerard. 

"Oh! That's like Bryce, his foster brother and his brother in-law plus children… who's the mama? Oh! Eleanor!" said Rex. "We are all dads and she's the only mom… hardly mom…" said Bryce as He sits down. "Okay…Okay… I don't get it but I like it anyways!" said Rex ashe sits down. "Thus that include Mi-chan?" asks Rex. "Sort-off…" replied Bryce. "Mi-chan! You well be my daughter now! No… Daughter-in-law!" yelled Rex. Gerard guides Rex to his room as he says, "Go to bed Rex, your drunk!"

"I'm not yet drunk!" said Rex. "Yes… you are…" said Gerard. "Who owns this Place?" asks Hector. "Your Uncle Gerard… Well, he turned it into an Inn with one of his step brothers managing, like the Harpy Wings Resort…" said Bryce. "This feels cabin like and nice…" said Michelle. "What's this place's name?" asks Michelle. Centaur Tail Cabin." Replied Gerard as he adds, "Drink up Hector, don't chug!" said Gerard. Hector sips on it. Bryce opens a can of dark brown stout.

 He pours it on a copper mug. He does it again few more times to fill. He then puts in near a Picture. Hector looks closely, It's a picture of Lex and Rex when they are young. "It's your Dad's favorite drink…" said Bryce. "Is uncle Rex that drunk because of this day?" asks Hector.

 He seems to gloom even more. "Yes… He is celebrating his 52nd birthday again… without… Lex…. We all are… again…"said Bryce. Gerard goes back to them after a moment of silence. Someone covers Hector's eyes. "Who's you favorite pal?" asks by someone in a falsetto voice. "You are still here? I thought you go back with Sherry?" asks Hector. Bruce rests his chin above Hector's head with a matching hug from behind. "Stop it man… your heavy!" said Hector. 

Bruce hugs tighter and say, "Let's catch up! What did you do all these five years?" asks Bruce as He sits down in the middle of Michelle and Hector. Bryce sits down next to Hector. "Dude, tell us over the five years…" said Bruce. "Honestly… I want to hear that too…" said Bryce. 

"Yup, pretty intriguing… I want to hear you too…" said Gerard. Hector started to explain where he has been for 5 years… He talks, they start to laugh, few more drinks as he says, "That's why I came to work in Jasper… about two years or so… Berta's dad is our boss along with his Dad's twin…Then, someone burned the inn late at night…" said Hector. As he realizes the same thing happened to his house,20 years before.

 The face of the homicidal clown was embossed to his taught, the scars, the maniacal laugh, the terror on his face as he forcefully feed Hector with pork and beans. "Hect? Hector? Buddy?" asks Bryce. Hector seems to snap out to reality. "Dude… You all right?" asks Bruce. 

"I'm fine… I'm fine… I'm just drunk…" said Hector. He stands up and can barely keep his balance. Bryce helps him out. They go inside one of the rooms. Bryce puts Hector into the bed. "Rest for a while buddy…" said Bryce as he tucks Hector to his bed. "Night Pops…" said Hector. Bruce and Gerard looks at them. Bryce goes to them. They go back to the bar. Abel checks if Hector is still present. Al goes out from Rex's room. "So, is Hector in bed?" asks Al.

 "Yeah…. Why is Zachary still tailing Hector?" asks Bryce. "Until now Bryce…He's drowning a black car… We lost track… We got no idea and Its just a matter of time….That we will bump in to each other… " said Al. From a distance, a black car was parked near the forest.

In Hector's dream, he was tied up. Lex and Hector was back to back at each other, both bleeding . Hector looks at the Mirror Lex's seems to be very, very pale. "Hect… Hect… Listen to Daddy... I may not last that long… Listen to me carefully. Take the knife…" said Lex. Hector seems to be pulling the knife from Lex's back, Lex grunts as Hector pulls it from his lower back slowly and painfully as Lex screams in pain, bleeding slower and slower as he pulled the bloody knife upon Lex's back. Hector used that bloody knife to slice the tight rope until Hector frees himself and do the same.

 Lex crawls down and takes a metal box , inside were short fused dynamites and few grenades. "Hector… Take the knife and leave, go to kitchen, as far as you can…" said Lex as he takes the lighter. "This will be good bye forever… son… I want you to be strong… Be strong for your brother… for your uncles, your aunt… be strong for me…" said Lex as Hector asks, "But what about you, daddy?" asks Hector as he realizes Lex's bloody chained feet trapped in the sharp teeth of a bear trap. 

Hector starts to cry. "Hector… you need to leave... protect yourself! Go to the kitchen and run through the window! Hide behind the fridge" said Lex. The clown masked guards notice Hector and Lex. "Run!" yelled Lex. Hector runs to the kitchen with the knife. Lex slowly stand up. 

He hears something. "Zach! Why… did you kill Helga! This is not part of a plan!" said by a voice. "Crayton… If I can't have Helga… She's better off dead!" said Zach, Hector peeks on them. Helga was looking at him, in a cold dead stare, with a chopped left hand while Zach chops of her right hand. "Oh Helga! I love you since the day we met…" said Zach. Hector stumbles into a cooking pot with pork and beans, as Helga's left hand with a ring shows as the pork and beans pours. 

 Hector screams. Zach and his men run to the kitchen. "RUN! HECTOR! RUN!" shouted Lex for the last time as Lex closes the door and smiled for the last time Hector quickly hides behind the refrigerator as he hears a metal box thrown. "ZACHARY!!!" shouted Lex. 

 A loud deafening explosion, fills the area with fire and smoke, knocking Hector unconscious. Hector wakes up few minutes later as he push away the refrigerator and looks at the flames, as the door falls down, the charred entrails of people was scattered, Crayton lost his two feet, shielding Zach behind a charred hard wood cabinet. "Cray? Crayton?You…Your feet!" shouted Zach. As Zach looks around, realizing... some of his men died in the explosion. He screams He sees Hector.

 Hector points his knife while shaking. Zach grabs him by the collar and tries to slice Hector's neck but Hector blocks it with a knife, Zach stabs him in the stomach instead, but Hector struggles a little, hitting him in the shoulder instead. 

"Die! DIE ALREADY! If you did not exist…Helga…HELGA!!!" yelled Zach, but he was tearful. He takes the knife and pull it, making blood gush forth as he throws the wounded little Hector. Zach runs to the Living room's window as the house's ceilings falls down and scorches, He takes Crayton with him. Hector sits down as he looks at the area, everything now is blocked by scorching debris… realizing there is no escape…frightened, left for dead with the fire and smoke. 

Hector's tears run down in his eyes as blood continues to spew from his shoulder and realizes… It was the end. But he needs to defend himself, scared, crying and pointing the knife on no one. A Debris fall on his back, He Screams. The smoke starts to spread.

 Hector cries as he screams from the burns, then someone jumps to the window. Hector tries to stab him with the little force remained, but the knife was blocked by a hand as it bleeds, showing a younger Bryce, as the smoke clears. He hugs Hector as He jumps back at the window. Hector cried out his heart, escaping from the near to death experience, he cried after then… sound of silence, deafening his mind, his body and his very soul. He was rushed to the hospital.

Bryce was holding his hand, despite of the bleeding, it was comforting as he says, "I'm here… I'm here…" In the real world, Hector was smiling as he was sleeping, holding Bryce's hand. Bruce and Abel stares at Hector as Abel ask, "Pops… will Hect be okay?" asks Abel. 

"Hector is a strong person… He may suffer nightmares like this… He will overcome it… like he did before…" replied Bryce. They go outside, leaving Bryce. They sit back to the bar. Michelle just ponders with her head atop her arm. Bruce sits next to her and ask her, "Mi-chan… thinking to deep?" asks Bruce as he mimics her. "It's just… I'm just wondering if Eh-chan is fine. He doesn't share anything, he just can everything inside… I'm worried aniki(big brother)…" replied Michelle. 

"Nah… Hector is Hector… he is like that since the very beginning. He was like that…that. It's just… we can't help him… I kind of feel useless, I did help him before… I couldn't help him now…" said Bruce as he glooms.Abel looks at the two of them. 

"How do come, boobpocalypse is close to Bruce?" asks Abel. "Duh… He's been like a big brother to me since… all the time! Stop calling Boobpocalypse! Wait… why boobpocalypse?" asks Michelle. Abel points her cleavage and say, "The Great RAPTURE!". Michelle slaps him and say, "Hentai! Anyways, honestly, you are like brothers to me…" said Michelle. Bruce chuckles and says, "But you like Hector…" teased Bruce. Michelle starts to gloom. 

"Honestly… I do… but, since he was actually Eh-chan… the first friend I ever had, no offence Bruce… everything did change… I still remember that time I called Doc and Gerard to rescue Eh-chan… I wish he was fine now…" said Michelle. The three of them sighs. The waiter goes inside the room.

"Did you order some ice sir?" asks the waiter in black beard and long black hair. "Yes… Yes… put it here, Then deliver it in the rooms…" said Bruce. Gerard faces them as he takes a bottle of Rhum. The waiter goes inside the rooms to deliver ice. Abel looks at the waiter and say, "Wow, they did have room service?" Gerard nods. "Papi… Since when this place looked good?" asks Bruce. "Few years ago…" replied Gerard as he gives a glass of Rhum to Bruce.

 Bruce drinks a glass of Rhum as he looks at the pictures of Sherry and Bryan. Abel and Michelle looks at the pictures. "Family Cosplaying... So you are in that Pokemon game… Garchomp Suit and Sherry is Champion Cynthia…" said Michelle.

 "I love this one… We dress up Brian as that cute dragon shark Gible…. Then Me on that Garchomp Suit… and Bryan was Gible! It was our first cosplay together as a family…" said Bruce. Michelle looks at the wallet on the floor. It piques her interest as she takes it. She opens it. "Zachary Wissex…Mhh… Is he related to you Abel?…oh, it's the waiter's wallet!" said Michelle. Michelle gives it to Gerard and say, "The waiter dropped it…" said Michelle. 

Gerard looks terrified as he quickly run to Hector's room. Bruce follows him.Bryce was knocked down unconscious and Hector was gone on his bed. The window was open and the trolley with Ice was left by the waiter. Bruce carries Bryce to the bed, "What happened here?!" asks Bruce.

 Gerard punches the wall, "Damn it… He's here! I did not even felt his presence… Bruce, we will chase that car… Get your jacket! Call Al and tell him, bring the police!" said Gerard. Bruce and Gerard runs to the garage. Michelle and Abel runs to them. "No! Stay here… Abel, come with us…" yelled Gerard. "I want to come! I know something doesn't feel right!" said Michelle. "Abel… He's the one who killed your parents… Zach… He kidnapped Hector…" said Gerard.

 "I'll go!" exclaimed Abel as they go in the car.Michelle runs back to Hector's room. Bryce wakes up from the knock down. "Ugh… What happened?" asks Bryce. Michelle investigates the scene. She takes out the wallt and gives it to Bryce. "Oh, fuck! He did kidnapped Hector…" said Bryce.