MCYT RANDOMNESS 2

History doesn't repeat itself (pt 3)

So funny story I started writing this on AO3, stopped writing this,  forgot my AO3 password, gave up on AO3 and then reread the rest of it, decided 'huh I remember this one' returned to AO3 and rescued this.

The show-and-tell of everyone's progress on Ren's demands finishes outside Scarland. 'Sir Hotguy' reveals he was tasked to kill everyone who was at the party. Excluding me, it seems. Well, Scar hasn't tried to hunt me down yet so either he's reluctant to kill me, or Ren doesn't know I went.

Scar starts explaining, hiding his discomfort. I walk the row of the severed heads, unable to stop a prickle down my back. Heads drop for any player kill, yes, but there were screams of pain. I see blood, and my terror only grows. That's not how normal deaths works. Why would Ren do this? What's going on?

And then I see the end of the row.

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The pedestal is empty.

I glance back at Scar. He's still just talking to Ren. Forcing down my terror, I speak.

'Scar, why is my name here?' I have to ask, though I already know the answer.

'In a moment, Cub!' There's fear in his voice. Ren's scowling, hiding his anger as he speaks.

'I told you to kill all of them, my dudes.'

'I couldn't find these last few. I swear. I looked for them everywhere, I think they've been in different worlds.'

'All of them?' Ren's gaze turns to me. I step back, heart racing, searching for anything that could protect me. 

'Ren... I swear...' 

'Are you sure you've been unable to kill all of them? Or have you been unwilling to?' 

'Ren...' Scar's hand shakes, fingers white around his bow. 'Ren please...' Ren points at me. Scar turns. 

'Kill him. Now.' 

'Scar...' I start backing away as he aims his bow. Ren's smiling. 'Scar... buddy...' 

'I said KILL HIM!' 

Scar shoots. 

Pain burns in my shoulder as the arrow hits. I stumble back, unable to find fireworks and just sprint away. Scar follows. 

'HOTGUY!' I dodge the second shot, weaving side to side as arrows come flying at me... I reach the forest, using the trees as coverage as I fumble through my inventory for fireworks. Scar's still behind me. Constantly behind me. I keep searching for fireworks. My legs ache from the run, I need to take off soon. But before I can find them, another arrow hits, right in the leg, and I fall. There's no time to worry about the pain, tearing it out. I claw, in agony, to my feet, seeing Scar gliding above, searching for me.

Until he locks on my position.

I can't run but still try. I stumble away, every step torture.

I barely reach the next tree.

A sudden force from behind as Scar reaches me, pinning me to the ground. I twist onto my back, as much as I can, before Scar pins me even more, stopping even that much movement. All I can see in his vex-blue eyes is a numb dutifulness. Tears run down his cheeks as he pulls a knife from his belt.

'Cub I- I'm sorry I...'

'Just do it,'

I close my eyes and he kills me.

Season 7 

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Bdouble0100 whispered to you: now

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You whispered to Bdouble0100: me at pyramid

I pace the main storage of my pyramid, waiting for Bdubs to arrive. My mind runs through the worst possibilities at Scar's emergency word. Did the vex do something? Something else took over? Surely I'd know. But he's been acting off for ages. He's listening to the Vex, even if they haven't taken over. Ever since the resistance started, he's been paranoid. Maybe something happened to him, he's got himself badly hurt. But then Bdubs would tell me to come to him.

'Cub!' Bdubs flies into the pyramid. I running over. He lands in front of me, pale. 'Cub, we need to talk. About Scar.'

'What's going on? Wait, is that blood?'

I catch sight of a red stain Bdubs is covering on his arm. After a moment, he nods, uncovering it. His sweater is unscathed.

'Vex.' I realise. 'Shit. What happened? Sit down I've got bandages somewhere...'

Bdubs follows me, sitting on a shulker as I rifle through my enderchest. He's shaking, I realise. It doesn't take too long to find some bandages and healing potions. Bdubs's pulled off his sweater, revealing more scratches on his arms. He doesn't look at them, staring at the ground. I start dabbing at the cuts. Bdubs isn't speaking.

 'What happened?' I repeat. 

'The resistance trapped their base. There was an evoker, but- but they didn't attack Scar. The Vex didn't attack him. He mumbled something and they went for me. He made them attack me and I know he did it, his eyes were glowing, he was talking to them and- and I, and he... There was nothing I could do... they don't normally cause injuries like this but- but he did something and now they hurt me and Scar wasn't- Scar didn't... he... he...'

'Breathe. Just breathe.' I tell him, one hand on his shoulder. Bdubs takes a few shaky breaths. 'Was this just now?' He nods. 'You think Scar made them hurt you?' He nods again.

'He spoke to them. They spoke back. I couldn't understand them... I thought you said... you said you weren't going to listen to the Vex anymore.'

'We did.' 

I continue dabbing the cuts on Bdubs's arm with healing potions, then cover them with bandages. My hands shake, there's a blueness to my fingers I'm trying to hide. Until they're covered by Bdubs's hand.

'You're shaking. Are you alright?'

'Don't worry about me.' I shake off his worry. 'Are there any cuts on your other arm?'

'Cub, I've been around Scar enough to know that blue eyes and vex wings means you're stressed. You don't have to pretend you're not worried about Scar too.' I swallow, fighting tears. What have the Vex been telling Scar? Why has he been listening to them? Why is he ignoring my constant attempts to help him?

'Your other arm?' I repeat.

'Cub...'

'I'm fine, Bdubs.' I wipe away tears. 'I'll be fine. I just need to talk to Scar... get him to... well, first get him to not fly away or ignore me, but... get him to understand...'

Bdubs hugs me.

I fall silent. All I can really do is hug back and hope my sobs are too quiet to notice. But Bdubs is crying to. We're just both crying and hugging each other, hoping we can stop Scar before he goes too far.

If it isn't already too late.

Part 4 is coming