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All the boy’s are High Schoolers and they all mostly met through playing video games locally they usually call each other their gamer tags
Evan - Gamertag: Vanoss - It’s usually 50/50 between his name and the tag - 18 - Senior - He loves sports and is in many sports classes for the High School but he’s also involved in many music clubs and classes - He’s really sharp but doesn’t apply it most of the time - Is called the big brother of their little rag tag group
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Johnathan- Gamertag: H20Delirious - Very few people call him Jon it’s usually just Delirious - 19 - Senior - An odd ball with and infectious laugh - He makes friends with everyone even though no one knows anything about him (Except Cartoonz) - He acts like a kid even though he’s one of the oldest in their group
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Brock - Moosnuckle - Usually only called Moo - 19 - Senior - Mom friend - He always drives the crew around in his mom van and is the voice of reason among the rambunctious teenagers
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Brian - Gamertag: TheTerrorizer - More called Brian than Terrorizer - 18 - Senior - Also a jock - Very determined when it comes to games - Infatuated with planes for some reason and makes small model planes in his spare time - Was born and raised in Ireland but he moved to America his freshman year
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Lui - Gamertag: LiuCaliber - Of course he’s just called Lui -15 - Freshman - Smallest but is a boy genius - Top grades and in the robotics club - He takes all AP classes and aces them - He helps the guys with their senior homework - Met with the guys through video games
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David- Gamertag: DathiDeNogla - He called almost always called Nogla - 18 - Senior - Is involved with music like Evan but he doesn’t spend a lot of his spare time on it - Is always with one of his friends and he will always have their backs - Worst grades out of all of the boys - He always talks to much in class and his mind wanders off when the teachers are talking - Transfer student from Ireland
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Craig - Gamertag: Mini Ladd - Only a few people call him Craig but he’s mostly Mini - 18 - Senior - Friendly and has average grades - He’s friends with everyone in the group and loves all of them but hardly hangs out - He is active in their Discord meme group chat however
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Tyler - Gamertag: IAmWildcat - It’s 50/50 between Tyler and Wildcat - 19 - Senior - Very smart and very athletic - Has a foul mouth and is always in trouble for it but he doesn’t care - Excels at almost everything he does - His friends call him piggy because every year for Halloween he walks around school in a pig mask and runs from security when they tell him to take it off
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Ryan - Gamertag: Ohm - Only called Ohm- 19 - Senior - Quiet and a little awkward - Oldest in the group - Cartoonz brought him into the group after they had biology together freshman year - He wears a bunny hoodie and always has the hood up
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Luke - Gamertag: Cartoonz - Only called Cartoonz - 19 - Senior - Second oldest in the group - His very country and opinionated but all the guys love him - He hangs out the most with Del but is always there if anyone needs someone
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Joe - Gamertag: Dead Squirrel - Only called squirrel - 15 - Freshman - Goofball - Childhood friend of Cartoonz and Delirious - He’s silly and loves doing pranks on the other guys - He was in an accident and lost his left ear but he’s very good spirited about it even making jokes about it
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Marcel - Gamertag: BasicallyIDoWrk - Called Basically more than Marcel - 18 - Senior - He’s the ‘rich’ friend - He has like 3 jobs (One of which is a clown) so he always has some money for shenanigans - One of the smartest in the group
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Anthony- Gamertag: BigJigglyPanda - 50/50 between Panda and Anthony - 19 - Senior - Very lovable and excited for everything
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Jaren - Gamertag: Smii7y - Absolutely no one called him Jaren, he’s just Smii7y - 17 - Junior - Meme lord - A whole cute dumbass - Practically attached to John’s hip they go everywhere together even outside of school - Everyone’s friend even the groups outside their own
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John - Gamertag: Kryoz - Called John more than Kryoz - 17 - Junior - Vape lord - Super artistic but does nothing about it just doodles from time to time
quick warning, intense and graphic scenery in the later parts of this chapter, but I hope you enjoy!
Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
Didn’t you know? People hate it when the strong one breaks. When you’re everyone’s therapist, you aren’t allowed to make mistakes.
-Eric Van Vuren
~1 month prior~
“Hey wanna see what I can do with my tongue?” Kryoz’s voice rung out into the silence as both Smitty and him stared at the monitors.
“Let me guess, you finally managed to lick your nose?” Smiity replied, turning his head to look at the blond beside him.
And sure enough he had succeeded, grinning like the idiot he was.
"God damn it John!” Smitty laughed out, throwing a piece of unused paper at him.
“It made you laugh!”
“Yeah… maybe so… but-” Smitty threw another piece of paper at Kryoz, it hitting him square in the nose.
Kryoz mocked being shocked and offended.
“You… You’re definitely gonna get it now!” Kryoz snapped playfully, throwing the piece of paper back and ducking behind a chair.
They continued for hours, paper littered everywhere, forts made out of the rolling chairs.
“You are definitely not winning asshole.” Smitty’s laughter rung out as he threw a piece of paper at the blond haired male across the room.
“Just ‘cause you cheat and turn into a shadow.” Kryoz growled back playfully, smirking as he threw the piece of paper back.
“How else would I win?”
Smitty let out a laugh as the paper fazed through his body.
“Dip shi-”
“John look-” Smitty pointed at a monitor, his smile dropping and replaced with horror and concern.
“Ohm…” John breathed out, paling at the sight.
“Get Gorilla.” Smitty rushed the words out.
He turned into a shadow and took off, John following suit but heading further into the office like home, yelling for their healer.
“Hey Buddy,” Smitty caught Ohm as he fell. “You don’t look too good…”
“Hey smit…. Had a bad run in…. Wildcat… he di-” Ohm began to cough violently, his body shuddering with the effort to breathe.
“How about we try to limit the talking until Gorilla gets here, ok man?”
Ohm nodded, forcing a smile, a little blood trickled down his chin.
“Looks like they got ya a little bloodied up, huh?” Smitty laughed nervously, moving Ohm so he was leaning on him more.
Ohm laughed a little, it turning into a coughing fit.
“Look, Kryoz is on his way with Gorilla ok? Just hang in a little longer.”
Ohm groaned but nodded, crumbling a little further into Smitty.
They continued slowly making their way towards the entrance.
“For the love of heaven and hell, please stay with us…” tears formed at the edge of Smitty’s eyes, “We can’t lose you too…”
They made it to the door, Ohms’ breath shallowing further and further. Smitty laid him against the wall, applying pressure to as many of the wounds littering his torso and chest as he could. The gashes were deep. The suit he wore tattered, soaked and stained with his blood.
“John! You might wanna hurry your fucking ass up! He’s losing heaps of blood!” Smitty yelled out, his voice cracking a little bit as some tears slipped out and rolled down his cheeks, leaving glowing trails of red and blue.
“Come on bud, hold on for us.”
Ohm’s eye’s fluttered in response. It was the only thing that told Smitty that he was alive along with the harsh, but shallow intakes of breath.
The sound of someone smacking into a wall made Smitty look up to see kryoz with a panicked expression, pulling himself from the wall.
“Well whe-”
“I’M HERE!” A deep and panicked shout was followed by a bearded man, safely making it around the corner, not hitting any walls.
Kryoz skidded to a halt on his knees, lifting Ohm up so Gorilla could better see the damage.
“Gorilla I don’t know how much blood he’s lost but he’s barely responding now.”
“I- he’s still…. He’s still saveable right?” Kryoz asked, his voice cracking a little.
Gorilla kneeled between the duo and placed his hands on Ohm’s chest.
“Like hell I’m gonna let him die.”
Gorilla breathed out calmly, his eyes closed and his eyebrows furrowed in concentration. A faint purple glow began to emanate from his hands and he opened his eyes, the same purplish glow consuming them. The wounds along Ohm’s body slowly started stitching itself back together.
A flash of purple blinded the duo next to the healer.
They blinked, their surroundings slowly coming back to them. They first noticed Ohm’s wounds were healed and then Gorilla slumped on the floor, the colour drained from his dark face.
“I’ll carry Gorilla, you carry Ohm.” Kryoz said as he lifted Gorilla up.
“I hope that Gorilla didn’t hurt himself…” Smitty’s voice held concern as he moved to pick Ohm up.
“Smitty, He’ll be fine. I think he just used a little too much juice. He’ll come to in a few hours, so will Ohm.”
Smitty nodded and began to walk towards the doors to the infirmary.
“Yeah…”
“How is he recovering?” A man with dark rings under his eyes spoke.
“He’s doing fine, have you been sleeping enough? Y’know you can’t run a mafia business if you’re tired all the time, Moo.”
“Gorilla. I know you’re our healer and all, but you don’t need to worry about-“
“That’s the point. I’m a healer, it’s my job to worry about you. About everyone in this building in fact.”
“I guess I have… There’s been a lot of paper work… and Frank from Dracu Rosu has requested a meeting with us. He still hasn’t given a date but anything with him means-”
“Dealing with Cartoonz.” Gorilla finished.
“How’s Smitty dealing? I know after he brought in Ohm he just disappeared. Kryoz said he couldn’t even get him to talk.”
“He looks fine. He’s just shaken up. You gotta remember he’s lost a lot of people he cares about.”
“I know… I just-”
“You’re being Moo. You’re being the boss who cares.” Gorilla interrupted and put a hand on his boss’s shoulder, “and that’s all there is to it.”
Moo nodded in defeat. “Yeah.”
The doors burst open and startled the duo.
“Daddy! Daddy! I saw someone! I saw mommy!” A little girl, with long brown hair came running in, tear streaks covering her cheeks.
Moo turned to the girl and picked her shaking form up.
“It’s OK sweetie, she’s just watching over us, OK?” His voice was soft and gentle as he patted the girls back.
“But she said… she said bad things were going to happen.”
Gorilla peered at the little girl with care. “Did she say what was coming?”
She shook her head. “No. All she said to do was get Lui and Panda. He’s back.”
Moo Paled.
“Brock…-” Gorilla started, reaching out a hand to try and comfort him.
“Get Kryoz and Smitty and call them to my office. After you do that, wait here for when Ohm wakes up then join us.” Moo pulled away and turned towards the office.
Gorilla nodded. “OK boss.”
Gorilla turned away and made his way to the elevator, leaving Moo to calm his daughter down.
“Smitty…” Gorilla knocked on the door. “Can I come in?”
A muffled ‘come in’ could be heard and Gorilla opened the door.
“How are you doing?” Gorilla asked gently.
“Fine.”
“Kryoz said you weren’t talking.”
“I needed time.”
“Understandable.” Gorilla paused for a moment, uncertain if he should tell him.
“What is it you’re keeping from me?” Smitty scowled turning from his place on the floor.
“I’m not keeping anything, I-“
“Don’t bullshit me Mark!”
Gorilla flinched and exhaled carefully.
“He’s back….” It was almost inaudiable
Smitty seized up.
“No.” He stood up abruptly. “No! He… I THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD! YOU GUYS TOLD ME HE WAS DEAD!”
“We thought he was Smit, I…” Gorilla sighed before continuing, “When you’re ready, Moo wants you in the office.”
“Get out.” The defeat in Smitty’s voice hurt the healer as he turned to leave.
“We really did smit-”
“No. Don’t call me that.” He sounded on the verge of tears again.
Gorilla left, closing the door behind him.
“...I’m sorry…”
Gorilla made his way down to the elevator.
“I hope Kryoz deals with this better…”
Kryoz paced the monitor room. He didn’t know what to do. Smitty was out of it.
“God I wish there was some way I could comfort you better Smit…” Kryoz ran a hand through his white hair as he pinched the bridge of his nose. “I guess you just need space…”
Kryoz took a seat at the monitors, watching them intently.
After a few minutes, his attention was taken from the monitors by a knock at the door.
He kept his back to the door.
“If it’s news on Ohm or Smitty you can come in, if it isn’t piss off.” Kryoz huffed as he continued to watch the monitors.
The door opened to reveal Gorilla.
“It’s not but I have serious news.”
Kryoz sensed the uneasiness, stood and faced Gorilla, eye’s narrowing.
He took a deep breath before speaking, “And that news would be?”
There was an edge to his voice. A hint to Gorilla that it would be in his best interests to tell him and leave.
“The boss wants you in the office once you’re done… venting…”
The tension in Kryoz’s shoulders made his muscles look as though they were about to snap.
“Spit it out!” He snapped.
“He’s not dead. I’ll see you in Moo’s office.” Gorilla shot out quickly and closed the door, hurrying away from the room.
An angered scream could be heard and- what could only be assumed to be one of the monitors- smash against a wall followed by a string of curses.
Another wad of money down the drain....
“NOT FUCKING DEAD!? I MADE SURE! I FUCKING- YOU KNOW WHAT?! FUCK THIS SHIT!” Kryoz screamed as he threw another monitor, flipping the table that held all of the scrunched up bits of paper from the earlier play fight him and Smitty had.
Tears pricked his eyes.
“Why…?” He collapsed to the ground, hugging his knees to his chest. “I… I did… I made sure though…”
The tears finally escaped and he sobbed. The memories resurfacing and brings with it a pain he had hoped and thought he would never feel again.