Ricky laughs maniacally.
Ricky: It’s time for my revenge!
Wes: *grunts* Great...
Aaron: Revenge for what?
Ricky abruptly stops laughing.
Ricky: Wh- what did you just say?
Aaron: Look, buddy, I’m not going to lie; I have no clue who you are.
Ricky: ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!
Aaron: No?
Wes: Aaron, this guy bullied me back in elementary school.
Aaron: Okay, and what does that have to do with me?
Ricky: Wh- YOU’RE THE GUY THAT MADE ME STOP!
Aaron: I did?
Ricky: I SWEAR TO FUCKING GOD!
Verity slowly gets up.
Wes: Are you alright?
Verity: I’m fine… worry about yourselves.
Aaron: Oh, we don’t need to worry.
Aaron cracks his knuckles.
Aaron: If I scared you as a kid, I bet you’re shitting yourself now that I’m an adult.
Wes: *under his breath* Loose definition of adult…
Ricky laughs.
Ricky: That’s because I was a little bitch back then, but now… I’m much more powerful than you are, Aaron!
Aaron: I’ll believe it when I see it.
Ricky’s knuckles become brass.
Ricky: Then you better start looking.
Aaron: Wait… is that your quirk?
Ricky: Yeah…
Aaron starts laughing.
Ricky: *frustrated grunt* What the hell are you laughing at?!
Aaron: Your stupid ass quirk!
Wes: Aaron…
Verity looks into Ricky’s eyes.
Verity: (My quirk isn’t affecting him, nor is it allowing me to read Wes and Aaron’s minds. This “Soulvania” really is impenetrable.)
Aaron catches his breath.
Aaron: Sorry, we can fight now; that was just too funny!
Ricky: You’re going to regret laughing at me!
Aaron transforms his right arm into an M16 and points it at Ricky.
Aaron: I highly doubt that.
Ricky: You really thought we brought you down here for a fair fight?
Aaron: Huh?
Suddenly, 15 machine gun turrets emerge from the ceiling.
Aaron: What the hell?
Ricky: Those turrets are programmed to light up any heat source above 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Verity: That’s just above the average body temperature.
Ricky: That’s right, little lady, so if gun boy here fires for even just a few seconds, he’ll find himself looking like a piece of swiss cheese!
Aaron: *grunts*
Ricky: So what do you say, Aaron? Do you want to die to those turrets or by my hand?
Aaron transforms his arm back to normal.
Aaron: Oh, you highly underestimate my abilities in hand-to-hand combat.
Ricky: Bring it, bitch!
Aaron and Ricky charge at each other and begin fist-fighting. Aaron nails Ricky in the jaw, and Ricky uppercuts Aaron in the gut.
Wes: I guess I’ll just stand here…
Zach cautiously keeps his distance from Large Man.
Zach: (Okay, Zach, you’ve gotta kill this guy. Honestly, it’s not that big of a deal for me, considering I’m going to die if I don’t. The biggest issue is how the hell am I going to get to that point? If I make contact with his body, I’ll get infected by his poison, and then it’s all downhill from th-)
Large Man: Enjoying your time to strategize?
Zach: Maybe…
Large Man: Well, little rookie, let me teach you a lesson about the real world of combat!
Large Man bursts towards Zach.
Large Man: If your opponent wants something to happen, they’ll make it happen!
Impact: Zach! Dodge!
Zach tries to leap out of the way, but Large Man grabs him by the ankle.
Zach: *grunts* How are you that fast!
Large Man: It’s called proper conditioning. I’ve spent years training to protect this base from an attack like this. With strength, speed, and stamina, I’ve devoted countless hours to perfecting my body. You don’t stand a chance against me!
Large Man’s skin on his hand turns purple, infecting Zach’s foot up to his ankle.
Zach: Dangit!
Large Man: Now, did you say your quirk was flying?
Zach: N- no, I have bone claw-
Large Man chucks Zach against the Soulvania wall.
Zach: *groans* I think I heard something crack…
Large Man: Good, you’ll hear much more of that soon.
Zach attempts to stand up but quickly falls to a knee in pain.
Zach: (My leg… his poison has infected me. My whole body will slowly weaken now!)
Large Man: Give up now, and I’ll make your death painless.
Impact: Zach! You’ve gotta fight through the pain!
Zach: Right!
Zach slowly gets to his feet.
Large Man: (Hm… maybe this kid is tougher than I thought.)
Zach: I’m not dying here!
Zach unleashes his bone tail.
Large Man: Huh?
Zach: You’re going down!
Zach wraps himself in his bone tail and extends spikes out of each vertebrae.
Zach: It’s time to debut my new ultimate move!
Zach leaps into the air and begins spinning at high speeds toward Large Man.
Zach: Take this! Skeletal Driller!
Large Man: What?!
Large Man catches Zach as the tip of his bone tail stabs into Large Man’s upper chest. The spikes on Zach’s bone tail cut and slice Large Man’s upper body and arms as he spins.
Large Man: AHHH! QUIT THAT!
Large Man chucks Zach into a pile of debris, ending his attack.
Zach: *groans*
Large Man: Alright, this got boring quick. Time to die!
Large Man picks up Scarlett’s fridge from the debris and chucks it at Zach.
Impact: Zach! Dodge!
Zach: Huh?
The fridge slams into Zach.
Zach: OW!
Impact: Well… at least he’s alive.
Yul: For now, I’ve trained with Zach before. He’s tough, but this large man is mighty, and his quirky perfect counters Zach’s abilities. This will be an upmountain battle.
Impact: He can do it.
Yul: I hope so.
Impact: Come on, Zach…
Black Hollow, Silver, Tyson, Vulcan, Kevin, Justus, Ash, Sydney, and Silver dollar continue walking down their hallway.
Silver Dollar: Vulcan, I’m worried about the others. Perhaps it would be wise for us to regroup.
Vulcan: We’ve already determined that this facility is a labyrinth, we have no idea what could be around each corner, and it could take us hours to burn through all those blast doors. It would be difficult for us to find the other groups on purpose.
Black Hollow: That’s without mentioning that the Vampire Queen clearly wanted to separate us and will likely do everything she can to keep us like this.
Silver Dollar: I know, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t at least attempt to rendezvous with the others!
Vulcan: It does; we have a mission to complete, so the only direction I’m interested in is forward. Stick together. That Vampire will probably try to split us up again.
The group turns a corner to Terus standing down the hallway.
Terus: Why, hello there.
Vulcan: Speak of the devil.
Silver Dollar: 1 versus 9? She’s a fool.
Black Hollow: No, she was waiting for us. She’s up to something.
Vulcan: I’ll finish this grunt quickly.
Vulcan begins walking towards Terus.
Terus: Who are you calling a grunt?
Vulcan: You.
Vulcan cracks his knuckles.
Tyson: That’s a pretty muscular chick.
Kevin: Yeah, and she looks only a couple years younger than us.
Ash: Jeez, poor girl having to end up in a place like this.
Terus laughs.
Terus: “Poor girl.” You heroes are so quick to look at everyone through your own self-righteous lens!
Terus kneels down and places her hand against the ground.
Vulcan: What are you up to!
Terus: This is too big of a group for my liking!
Suddenly, the entire hallway begins shaking. Everyone needs help keeping their balance.
Vulcan: What the hell!
Black Hollow: Vulcan! Fall back!
Ash: How is she making the hallway shake?
Tyson: With her quirk… duh?
Vulcan: You think a little vertigo will hold me back?
Vulcan begins oozing lava from his hands.
Terus: No, I don’t.
Vulcan: Huh?
Suddenly, the wall behind everyone opens to a metal chute leading downward. At the same time, the ceiling between Vulcan and the rest of the group opens up and unleashes a swarm of marbles.
Kevin: Look out!
The earthquake and the scattered marbles on the ground cause Ash to lose her balance and fall down the chute.
Justus: Ash!
Silver Dollar: Don’t go after her! We need to stick to-
Silver Dollar trips and falls into Justus, causing them both to plummet down the chute.
Black Hollow: Vulcan!
Vulcan: I’ll shut her up!
Vulcan fires a barrage of lava bullets at Terus.
Terus: *grunts* I got what I wanted.
The earthquake stops, and a hole opens beneath Terus. She falls into it as the gap closes above her.
Vulcan: Get back here!
Vulcan runs towards the spot Terus disappeared from.
Black Hollow: Vulcan! Be careful!
Vulcan steps over a tripwire that lowers a beanbag gun turret from the ceiling. It fires at Sydney.
Sydney: Motherfuck-
The bean bag nails Sydney in the chest, crashing her into Silver. They both fall down the chute; it closes.
Black Hollow: Dammit!
Tyson: Well, that’s not good...
Vulcan: Where did they all go?
Black Hollow: I don’t know! But you need to keep your temper in check, Vulcan! This place is filled with more traps than a cheap whorehouse.
Tyson: Ha.
Vulcan: Well, we need to kill these bastards quickly if we want to make any progress.
Black Hollow: I know, but now half of our group is who knows where and in potential danger!
Vulcan: We can’t do anything about that now. Come on.
Vulcan continues walking.
Black Hollow: *sighs*
Tyson: What a dick.
Black Hollow: This is a stressful mission, Tyson. We must understand each other’s emotions and try to keep our own in check. You two just try to stay close.
Tyson: I guess...
Kevin: Do you think the others are alright?
Black Hollow: The best we can do now is hope.
Kevin: Ugh…
Zach pushes the fridge off of himself.
Zach: Man, can you bench a truck?
Large Man: Try a tank.
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Zach: Great...
Large Man approaches Zach.
Large Man: I guess now is the best time for me to choke the life out of you.
Impact: Zach! Run!
Zach holds his ground.
Impact: What is he doing!
Yul: He must have a plan.
Zach reaches for his utility belt.
Zach: (I didn’t think I’d need to use these so early in the mission, but if this is life or death, I have no choice.)
Zach detaches two small canisters and holds one in each hand.
Impact: What the hell are those?
Yul: I have no idea; I’ve never seen them before.
Zach: (If my quirk isn’t enough for this guy, then how about my friend’s!)
Angel, Gus, Jace, Isaiah, and Demetri’s images flash through Zach’s mind.
Zach: My friends are counting on me, so I’ll give this fight my all!
Zach charges at Large Man.
Zach: Take this!
Large Man: You think a few grenades will do anything against me? I’ll chew them up and spit them right back at you!
Suddenly, Zach slides between Large Man’s legs, catching him off guard.
Large Man: Huh!
Zach: G1 Gas Attack!
Zach detonates the smoke grenades creating a massive smokescreen that engulfs nearly the entire soulvania.
Yul: What happened?
Impact: Those were smoke grenades!
Large Man: MY EYES!
Zach pops on a gas mask.
Large Man: *coughing* This is no ordinary smoke! WHAT IS THIS?!
Zach: Bone Stabber!
Zach stabs all of his bone claws into Large Man’s upper chest.
Large Man: AHHH! YOU LITTLE BASTARD!
Zach: I hope you’re enjoying Gus’ G1 Gas!
Large Man: I’M NOT!
Zach: Well, then, I guess I’ll put you out of your misery!
Zach aims his tailbone at Large Man’s heart.
Zach: Tail Finisher!
Large Man quickly grabs Zach’s mask and pulls it forward, exposing him to the gas.
Zach: *coughing* CRUD!
Large Man then belly flops into the ground, crushing Zach beneath his enormous weight.
Zach: *muffled* AHHHH!
Large Man stands up, ripping Zach’s claws from his chest. He looks down at Zach writhing in pain.
Zach: How did you recover from the gas so quickly?
Large Man: Tear gas is a toxin, and if you couldn’t tell by my quirk’s description, I can metabolize toxins much faster than normal humans.
The tear gas clears, allowing Yul and Impact to see what’s happening.
Impact: Zach!
Yul: He’s in bad shape!
Large Man: In more ways than one.
Large Man looks down at Zach; the poison has spread to his knee.
Large Man: With his injuries and my poison slowly engulfing his entire leg, he won’t be standing anytime soon.
Zach: *pained grunt* (He’s right… without looking, I couldn’t tell you if my leg was even still attached to my body.)
Impact slams against the soulvania wall.
Impact: Stop hiding behind this wall and face me like a man!
Large Man: You know the rules; this arena will only fall if one of us dies.
Zach’s eyes widen slightly.
Impact: Dammit! He’s just a kid, you bastard! How can you live with yourself?!
Large Man: Very easily, if I’m being honest.
Impact: *frustrated grunt* Do you think this is a joke?!
Large Man: This boy is an 18-year-old, by legal definition, an adult. I don’t care if he lacks worldly experience or wisdom; attacking as if I’m killing a child is stupid. He’s a licensed hero you brought to a mission with deadly consequences. If you want to be mad at anyone, be mad at yourself.
Impact: WHY YOU-
Yul puts his hand on Impact’s shoulder.
Impact: Huh?
Yul: Impact, arguing with a madman is not worth it. You taught me that.
Impact looks at Yul for a few seconds before taking a deep breath.
Impact: Come on, Zach! Get up and take this guy down! I hired you to my agency because I saw something special in you! You’re a fighter!
Large Man laughs.
Large Man: It’s always sad to watch someone be delusional.
Zach: Hey… big guy…
Large Man: Hm?
Zach: I… I’m not going to win this fight, am I?
Large Man: No, you’re going to die.
Zach: Dang… well, could you do me a favor… and finish me off.
Large Man, Yul, and Impact are shocked.
Impact: Zach! No!
Zach forms a fist with his left hand and places it above his heart.
Zach: If I’m going to die, I want to have a warrior’s death. Kill me with your strongest attack.
Impact: Zach! Don’t give up like this! You can still win!
Zach: I’m not giving up, Mr. Impact… I’ve been defeated, and like any man with pride. I want to die as I lived: a fighter.
Impact: *grunts* Dammit… don’t do this!
Zach: I’ve made up my mind, sir… I’ve lived a short life, but a good one. I’m not happy to die, but I’m ready for it.
Impact has no response.
Zach: So what do you say, big guy?
Large Man smiles.
Large Man: I like you, kid. You’re a worthy opponent.
Zach: Thank you…
Large Man: However…
Zach: Huh?
Large Man: I can see that you have ulterior motives behind your request. You only wish to die so that Impact can fight me now.
Impact: Huh?
Large Man: Do you think I’ve forgotten that I poisoned Impact?
Zach: Crap…
Yul: I see… Zach was willing to die to allow you to fight before your infection worsened.
Impact: What?
Large Man claps.
Large Man: I must applaud you for being so willing to make the ultimate sacrifice, but unfortunately for you, I’m intelligent enough to know that I can’t defeat Impact in his current condition. I will gladly wait for my toxins to kill you, and in that time, Impact will become so weak that I’ll kill him and your friend in no time at all.
Zach grinds his teeth.
Zach: Fuck you…
Large Man takes a seat on some debris.
Large Man: Of course, you could always try killing yourself, but based on what I’ve seen, I doubt you’ll have it in you.
Zach: *frustrated grunt*
Impact and Yul watch with somber expressions.
Yul: I hate to say it, sir, but the wise decision here would be to retreat. But it’s your call.
Impact is silent for a few seconds.
Impact: I’m staying; I won’t leave Zach here to die alone, even if it costs me my own life. You can go if you’d like, Yul. I won’t force you to stay.
Yul: I’m not going anywhere, sir.
Impact nods his head in approval.
Impact: (I’m not giving up on you yet, Zach. You’ve got a fire in your chest that can’t be extinguished this easily. Just find your inner kindling.)
Zach looks down at his claws.
Zach: (Do I have the strength to plunge my claws into my own heart? I- I’m not sure, but if I don’t… Impact and Yul could die too… dangit!)
As Ash, Justus, Silver Dollar, Silver, and Sydney tumble down the chute, it splits in two directions. Ash, Justus, and Silver Dollar fall one way, while Silver and Sydney fall the other.
Ash: This is the worst slide I’ve ever been on!
Ash emerges at the end of the chute, finding herself in another seemingly endless hallway.
Ash: Wh- are you kidding me?
Justus and Silver Dollar tumble out of the chute.
Silver Dollar: Sorry about that, Justus… I’m a little clumsy.
Justus: It’s alright, but we must be extra careful now. It’s just the three of us.
Ash: Should we even continue forward? I mean… we’re not with any of the pros anymore.
Silver Dollar clears his throat.
Justus: That is a problem, but we have no idea where anyone is or where we are relative to the bunker’s entrance. Our best bet is to cautiously continue and hope we find some of the pros before finding adversaries.
Silver Dollar clears his throat louder.
Justus: Is something wrong?
Ash: Something caught in your throat?
Silver Dollar: I’ll remind you, kids, that I am a pro!
Ash and Justus: Oh… right.
Silver Dollar triumphantly walks forward.
Silver Dollar: The only protection you need is me! Now follow closely because I won’t stop for any reason other than success!
Silver Dollar takes two steps forward and steps on a tripwire.
Silver Dollar: Oops…
Suddenly a sentry turret lowers from the ceiling and aims at Silver Dollar.
Ash: Silver Dollar! Watch out!
Justus: I’ll take care of that!
Justus reaches for his shield.
Silver Dollar: There’s no need!
Justus: Huh?
Silver Dollar: I’ve got this handled!
Silver Dollar snaps his fingers, and a literal silver dollar appears in his hand.
Silver Dollar: With this, I can stop any bullet!
The turret fires a single bullet at Silver Dollar; he blocks it with his silver dollar.
Silver Dollar: See? There’s no need to be afraid with me around!
Ash: Okay… but what about the rest of the bullets?
Silver Dollar: What?
The turret riddles Silver Dollar’s entire body with bullets.
Silver Dollar: AHHHHHHHHH!
Justus throws his shield at the turret, destroying it. They run to Silver Dollar as he lies on the ground in a massive puddle of his blood.
Ash: Silver Dollar! Are you alright?!
Silver Dollar: No… I- I think I’m dying…
Justus: Why didn’t you let me destroy the turret?! This didn’t have to happen!
Silver Dollar: I… I just wanted to prove myself… I may be of a higher rank than you kids, but I felt inferior to you… I- I- I’m sorry.
Ash: It’s okay. We don’t think any less of you for it.
Ash crosses her fingers behind her back.
Silver Dollar: Thank god… Even though I’m dying, At least I know that I died a proud hero…
Silver Dollar dies.
Justus: The poor guy… should we carry his body?
Ash: Well, he just voided his bowels, so he probably would prefer we left him.
Justus: Yeah… it’s for the best.
Silver and Sydney tumble out of their chute to an entirely different hallway.
Silver: Wh- where are Ash, Justus, and the other guy?
Sydney: How would I know?
Silver: I wasn’t asking you.
Sydney: There’s no one else here!
Silver stares at Sydney.
Silver: Touche.
Sydney looks around the hallway.
Sydney: Well, what do we do now?
Silver: Our options are either sit here and wait for help or go forward with just the two of us.
Sydney: The latter sounds more reasonable.
Sydney starts walking down the hallway.
Silver: Wh- where are you going?
Sydney: The only direction available.
Silver: Yeah, but we haven’t made a plan for if we run into any villains.
Sydney: I drown them.
Silver: Wh- I-
Sydney: Now, either follow me or stand there like an idiot. I don’t care which.
Sydney continues walking away.
Silver: *sighs* I just had to get stuck with her, didn’t I...
Aaron and Ricky continue punching each other over and over. Both of their bodies are covered in bruises and cuts. Finally, Ricky strikes Aaron in the jaw, pushing him back.
Aaron: Is that all you’ve got?
Ricky: Of course not. I didn’t wait over a decade for my chance at revenge just to waste it!
Aaron spits out a loogie of blood.
Aaron: Really? Because a lame-ass fistfight is precisely my definition of a waste.
Ricky: That’s what you think!
Aaron: That’s what everyone thinks! Right, Verity and Wes?
Wes: I mean…
Verity: It isn’t that entertaining.
Ricky: Wh- WHY AREN’T YOU TAKING ME SERIOUSLY?! I have you both locked up in a death cage! Do you not realize that even if you defeat me, one of you will have to die!
Aaron: And so what? Are you expecting us to turn on each other?
Ricky: Wh- I...
Wes: We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it. Right now, our focus is on the guy threatening to kill BOTH of us.
Aaron: Threatening is a strong word.
Ricky: *frustrated grunt* YOU GUYS ARE JUST AS ANNOYING NOW AS YOU WERE WHEN WE WERE KIDS!
Aaron: Not surprising. Wes is quite the pest.
Wes: Shut the fuck up, Aaron.
Ricky: THERE YOU GO AGAIN! STOP TREATING ME LIKE A JOKE!
Aaron: Are you not one?
Ricky reaches into his pocket and pulls out a Glock; he aims it at Aaron’s head.
Ricky: That’s it! I wanted to make your death slow and painful, but I guess I’ll have to settle for pick and satisfying!
Aaron: That’s cute.
Wes pulls out his Beretta and aims it at Ricky’s head. Aaron transforms his arm into an M4 and also aims it at Ricky’s head.
Aaron: So, what’s your move now?
Ricky: Shut up!
Wes: Did you not notice I have a gun, or?
Ricky: Look, I-
Verity: Don’t fall for his trick.
Aaron and Wes: Huh?
Verity: The ceiling turrets are still primed to fire. If he fires one shot from that gun, the barrel's heat will cause them to open fire on him.
Ricky: *grunts*
Wes: So why would you even pull out your gun, then?
Ricky: I… UGH! Godammit!
Aaron laughs.
Aaron: This dumbass forgot about his own turret trap! HAHAHA!
Ricky: Shut up!
Wes watches Ricky closely.
Wes: (This doesn’t make any sense… Why would the Vampire Queen hire this idiot? His quirk is unimpressive, and he’s got the tactical skills of Alden. Also, this whole trap is strange too. If I make my entire body into a mirror, I could make those turrets destroy themselves. None of this is adding up, and even though Aaron is acting like his usual self, I can tell he’s noticed it too.)
Aaron: So, why don’t you connect some dots for us?
Ricky: Huh?
Aaron: If you were Wes’ bully in elementary school, why do you need revenge on him?
Wes: Yeah, actually… what the fuck?
Ricky: So, you want my story, huh? Well, after you forced Jordan, Tim, and me to stop beating the shit out of Wes. We had to find a new victim, so we chose the epileptic kid and showed him that banned episode of Pokemon, you know, the one with the Porygon?
Wes: Jesus fucking Christ!
Ricky: Yeah, he died, and we were all expelled, so no good schools were willing to take us. We had to go to a place where the books referred to World War 1 as the Great War. Our grades tanked, we got into the wrong crowd, and we were all high school dropouts by 15. We abandoned our homes and turned to crime to survive. It wasn’t long before we were sent to juvie. That’s where I was for the last 3 years until the Vampire Queen knocked on my cell, asking me if I wanted a chance at revenge.
Aaron: Wait, how did the Vampire Queen even know about our past run-ins with you?
Ricky: I don’t know, she didn’t tell me, but my life was basically over, so I didn’t need any extra details. My only goal is killing you two!
Wes: Okay, can we rewind a little bit here! What the hell does any of that have to do with us?
Ricky: What do you mean! If we could have kept bullying you, we would have never been kicked out of school, and our lives wouldn’t have fallen apart!
Wes is dumbfounded.
Verity: The connection is loose, but with his low intelligence level, it’s all he needs.
Ricky: Thank you.
Verity: That was anything but a compliment.
Ricky: Anyway, I’ll do anything to kill you bastards! I have to avenge Jordan and Tim!
Wes: Did they die?
Aaron: In juvie? What a bunch of bitches.
Ricky: Don’t talk badly about them! Tim was raped in the showers so often that he eventually died from a condition called “collapsing anus syndrome.”
Wes: What the fuck!
Ricky: As for Jordan… Autoerotic Asphyxiation.
Aaron: Ha.
Wes: This all fucked…
Verity: Your explanation is… an explanation, but it doesn’t explain why the Vampire Queen believes you stand any chance against Wes and Aaron.
Scarlett: That’s simple, my dear.
Aaron, Wes, Verity, and Ricky: Huh?
Scarlett suddenly appears inside the Soulvania.
Wes: The Vampire Queen!
Aaron: I don’t know whether to be turned on or scared!
Wes: Aaron, what the fuck?!
Aaron: Wes, look at her and tell me I’m wrong.
Wes is silent.
Ricky: What do you want?! I have this handled!
Scarlett: No, you do not, but you will momentarily.
Ricky: Huh?
The floor in front of Ricky opens, and a podium rises from the ground with a briefcase on top.
Scarlett: Open it.
Ricky: Alright…
Ricky opens the briefcase revealing four syringes containing glowing red liquid.
Verity: That must be the Vampire Serum.
Wes: Should we be letting this happen?
Aaron: If I had to guess, we don’t have a choice in this matter. One bite from her, and we’re dead.
Scarlett caresses Ricky’s cheek.
Scarlett: Those syringes will either grant you unstoppable power or death.
Ricky: What?!
Scarlett: The question I ask is how far you’re willing to go to get revenge on these two.
Ricky: I-
Scarlett: You said just a few moments ago that your life was essentially over. Why the change of heart now?
Ricky: *gulps* If I die from this serum, I won’t get my revenge!
Scarlett: Yes, but look deep in your heart, Ricky. Do you really believe you can kill these two in your current state?
Ricky: Well, I have the turrets!
Scarlett: Dr. Wirths!
The turrets all take aim at Wes.
Wes: (So that’s what her plan was!)
The turrets open fire on Wes; he transforms his entire body into a mirror, reflecting the turrets’ bullets and destroying all of them. Ricky’s eyes are wide open.
Scarlett: Well?
Ricky clenches his fists.
Ricky: Yeah… I’ll do it.
Scarlett: Good.
Ricky grabs hold of the syringes.
Wes: It’s now or never, Aaron!
Aaron: Fuck it! Light them up!
Aaron and Wes open fire on Scarlett and Ricky.
Scarlett: I’ll be taking my leave now.
Scarlett disappears.
Aaron: You’re going down, jackass!
Ricky injects himself with all four needles simultaneously as Aaron and Wes’ bullets riddle his body.
Ricky: AHHHHHH!
Ricky falls to the ground, lifeless.
Wes: Did we get him?
Aaron: Yeah, no way anyone could survive that.
Ricky starts laughing maniacally.
Aaron and Wes: What?!
Ricky stands up, his skin is pale, and his wounds aren’t bleeding. His nails have grown sharp.
Aaron: Don’t tell me…
Wes: Did that serum actually work?
Ricky: I don’t know…
Ricky smiles; his canine teeth have grown razor-sharp.
Ricky: Did it?