Travis was next to Matt, he was tied up with a bomb strapped to him. Her eyes widened and she cried out, "Cowered! You need to hide behind others instead of fighting your own battles like a Real Man?!"
Matt laughed long and loud as he looked at Scarlet's battered body sprawled on the ground with a pleased look on his face. With joy on his face, he said "Unlike the others in the 'Black Blade Gang' I know what you are and what you can do. I'd be stupid if I don't hold an Ace I the hole so to speak."
Leaning forward and resting his forearms on his thighs he said "Would you like to know why Scott tried to kill you all those years ago? Or why your Whole Family had to die?"
Scarlet had wanted to know the answers to those questions for years. There were times when she would have given anything to have them. But right now, when everything was just a simple 'Yes' away. Before she could answer Matt made a move.
He grabbed a hand full of Travis' hair and said "But! If you want answers, then they will be at the cost of his life."
Placing a knife to his neck, he was ready to slice it clean open as soon as she gave the word.
Scarlet couldn't believe her eyes when she seen the look on Travis' face. He was not scared at all but had a look of peace on his face and acceptance in his eyes. Travis was ready to die for her if she wanted the answers.
She completely sobered up by that point as she said "Are you crazy? I don't care about the answers to those questions! I just want to kill all of you because you killed them! That's it!" Scarlet's body was writhing in anger as she was stuck lying on the ground unable to move, because of the damage that was done to her on the way here.
Scarlet tried to get up but didn't make it far. She realized that she had dislocated her Right arm in the last explosion, and she sprained her Left wrist. Add that to the wound she got from the Bear trap and all the cuts and bruises from the explosions and blades she passed along the way, all equaled up to her being really messed up.
Matt was angered at her words and threw the knife in his hand at her. Since she couldn't move to dodge, she was hit in her dislocated Right arm. As she cried out in pain Travis tried with everything he had to attack Matt, so he couldn't hurt her again. Leaving Matt laughing at their misery. Scarlet managed to roll over and pull the knife out and relocate her arm.
After getting a breath in to help clear her mind and focused on the problem at hand she said "What made you think that I would care about why you did anything? It's the effects of your actions that I care about. Now how did you end up here?"
Matt laughed and said, "Now you want answers?"
Scarlet laughed and said, "Why not? You got your blood payment, didn't you? Hahahaha!" holding the knife up she laughed even louder as she managed to pull herself up into a sitting position.
Matt laughed and said "Very good child! You know how to play the game well. I won't tell you How or Why we are here, but I will tell you that you Will die here today. If you would like I can kill you quickly."
Scarlet laughed this time and said, "How about I kill you and take a nap? That trip was a real pain."
Matt laughed and said "Well. We seem to be at a juncture here. Now what should we do about this?" Placing his finger on his chin, he leaned back like he was thinking about what to do next.
After a minute he smiled and slapped his leg saying "Since you want to kill me, and I want to kill you. How about this…" Taking a revolver out of its chest holder he opened the Cylinder and proceeded to empty All the bullets. Showing the empty slots to everyone, he continued to say "We can play my Favorite game. It will be fare don't you think?"
Travis' eyes opened wide at the sight of the gun and tried to get to Matt and stop him from doing it, but it was futile because he couldn't move an inch with the way that he was tied up. "When I get free, I will Skin that Dragon Mac alive. He betrayed us to get a higher status. Leading me right to the Enemy to make a trap for her."
Scarlet said "Sure. Whoever is alive after this is the Victor." She got to her knees and tried to stand but couldn't move from her spot.
Matt laughed and said, "If you don't get up and get here Now, I will kill him Now!" Moving his hand to point the gun at Travis' head he said, "So what's your answer?"
Scarlet moved as best she could, dragging her battered body over to him. He laughed at her efforts and tears started to fall from Travis' eyes as he watched his beloved Female crawling towards them.
As Matt watched Scarlet pull herself towards them, he laughed and said, "You better hurry up I feel like I'm getting an itchy trigger finger." Shaking the gun in his hand he said, "Do you want him to die Little Girl?"
Scarlet crawled faster and said through her panting "Yeah" Pant "You're a real Big Man" Pant "With a gun." As she made it to the middle of the room she said "I'm halfway. According to the rules of the game you need to come the other half."
Laughing he said "D*mn! I thought that I could get you on that, but you seem to know more than I give you credit for. Little girl!"
As he started to move towards the middle Scarlet struggled to stand. When he came face to face with her Scarlet said "How about this Old Man. Before we shoot, we haft to answer One question from the other. Whoever lives gets the information and their life."
Matt laughed and said "That sounds like fun. You will go First." With that he loaded One bullet into the Cylinder he did a quick spin and closed it almost immediately. Handing it to her he said, "So what do you want to know?"
Taking the gun into both hands she didn't think too hard on her First question and said, "Where are the rest of them hiding?"
Matt had a shocked look at her question but recovered quickly and answered her question. "I don't know Master didn't tell us. Now. If you, please!" He made a gesture for her to proceed.
Scarlet took the answer and got some ideas about the Next question IF she got to ask it. Placing the gun under her chin and couldn't stop her eyes from going directly to Travis as she took a breath and pulled the trigger.
CLICK!!!
She made it to the Next round; Scarlet handed the gun back to Matt and said, "What could you possibly want to know from me?"
Laughing Matt looked at her and said, "Have you fu*ked him?"
Scarlet was completely taken back, and it took a Minute to get her brain back online. Blinking a few times, she tried to focus on giving the answer when Matt said, "I'm waiting!"
"No" Scarlet answered with a start. This answer shocked him. Laughing he looked at Travis and said "You're willing to die for her, and she hasn't fu*ked you yet? Wow that is really something. You're willing to die for her, and she hasn't even given you any A**! Hahahaha!!!!!" He put the gun to his head and pulled the trigger.
CLICK!!!
Matt made it to the Next round and handed the gun back to scarlet. She took it and said, "I want to know where your Master is."
Matt laughed and said "I don't know that either. He put me here, told me to stay, then left. Now if you please." He gestured for her to proceed again with a smile on his face.
Scarlet didn't have much choice and put the gun to her head again. With a deep breath she found her gaze once again falling on Travis as she pulled the trigger.
CLICK!!!
Round Two is over for Scarlet, and now there was only One round left for her. If she lost this then that would be it. This World would be taken over and her Family again would die because she wasn't there. Scarlet knew that the Longer the game went on the Shorter, the life expectancy of the player.
Taking the gun back with a huge grin thinking happily to himself, "This kid has some luck but then again, so do I." He looked at Scarlet and asked, "What have you been up to all these years?"
After taking a few moments to get her thoughts together she said simply "I've been hunting all of you down to kill you." Laughing he turned to Travis and said, "Don't make this One made at you." Turning back to her and giving her a mocking smile, he Finished "She likes to hold a grudge."
He finished by saying, "You won't Win. Little Girl." Then pulled the trigger with a big C*cky smile on his face.
BANG!!!
Scarlet and Matt both hit the ground after the shot and Travis tried to get to Scarlet. His efforts were futile though. He was chained to the ground and with his mouth covered he couldn't call out for help.