Red opened the gate at the back of the fence, and walked stepped inside, Zalgo close behind. Red looked around. Hm, nothing... "Z, how long ago was Jeff spotted here?"

"Only a few hours."

"Good, that means that he should still be here." Red walked through the construction site, until he was at the base of the structure. Then, his left eye turned dark grey. "Hmph, I can sense two different energies. They're somewhere inside. They're similar. Too similar." Red snapped his fingers, and quickly turned into black smoke. It moved through the structure quickly, finding the two energies in a matter of minutes. As soon as the smoke was within ten yards from the two, it rematerialized back into Red.

Red looked at the two. One was Jeff, the other one Red had never seen before, with scars all over his face, light brown hair, and green eyes. The man was dressed in a dark jacket, blood red pants, and a striped black and white scarf, holding two knives. There were multiple wounds on Jeff's body. The two looked at Red, then to each other. Red sighed. "So, Jeff could you kindly explain what the fuck is going on?"

Jeff took a breath, "Well, this here's my brother, Liu."

Red looked back to the other man. "Hm, I can see the resemblance. So, what the hell happened to-" Suddenly, a knife whizzed straight for Red's face, but Red's hand shot up, and caught the blade between two fingers. Red turned, and glared at Liu. "Rude. Anyway," Red turn his had to Jeff again, "What happened to you? You look like you took one hell of a beating."

"Heh, well, you see, I kinda followed my bro here, and when I tried to greet him, he went psycho." Red looked at Jeff's wounds.

"Yep, those are going to leave a definite mark. Mind if I take a shot at him?"

Jeff chuckled. "Knock yourself out." As soon as the words left Jeff's mouth, he passed out.

"Dammit." Red looked behind him to see Zalgo running to where they all were. "Z, get Jeff and take him to Jack, he should be able to patch him up," Red turned back to Liu, "I'll handle Liu." Zalgo nodded, and with a wave of his hand, opened a portal. Picking up Jeff's unconscious body, Zalgo stepped through the portal. As soon as they were through, it closed. Red tossed the knife he had caught back to Liu. "I believe that belongs to you."

Catching the knife, Liu asked, "So, you're a friend of Jeff's?"

Red nodded, then said, "I've known his for years. And there's one thing you should know about me. Don't fuck with my friends."

"He tried to kill me!" Liu yelled.

Red just blinked. "I know. But revenge won't get you anywhere. I know this from experience. So, if you could just come with me, I'll-" Before Red could finish, Liu charged him, and slashed at Red. Red jumped back, but Liu didn't let up. He charged Red again, and slashed at him repeatedly. Red dodged most of them. A few managed to cut across his chest, or his arms. After the onslaught, Liu slashed with both knives, in a cross. Red jumped back, and kicked Liu in the stomach. "Hmph, your brother's had much more practice. You can barely hit me, and I'm barely trying. If I went up against Jeff, I would actually have to try."

Liu yelled, enraged. He began to slash at Red again, but Red caught his arms. Red sighed, "Another thing, you're letting your anger get the best of you. You're getting sloppy." The, Red twisted Liu's arms, forcing him to drop the knives, then kicked him back. Liu turned, and charged, his fist raised. When he swung, Red brought up an arm, and pushed Liu's arm aside. Then, taking the opportunity, punched Liu in the face. Liu stumbled back, blood gushing from his nose. Liu was breathing deeply, while Red showed no signs of exhaustion. "You can't win, just surrender. I'm taking you with me either way."

"Shut up!" Liu charged again. Red sighed. He just won't give up... Once Liu was close enough, he swung. Red just leaned back, the punch missing him by an inch. Red then kicked Liu in the stomach, then roundhouse kicked him in the head. Liu was knocked down to the ground. Slowly, Liu began to get up. But, Red stomped on his back.

"You're one resilient bastard, I'll give you that. But like I said, you can't win." Red removed his foot from Liu's back, and grabbed him by his scarf. Picking him up, Red punched Liu in the face again, knocking him out cold. Then, hefting the unconscious man over his shoulder, Red snapped his fingers, opening a portal in front of him. Red stepped through the portal, emerging in front of the mansion. Walking to the entrance, Red opened the door. There, Zalgo, Jeff, Jane, and Masky were waiting for him. Red looked at Jeff. "Okay, anyone know where we can keep this guy where he won't cause trouble?"

Masky raised his hand, and said, "Well, there is the holding cells."

Red shook his head. "No, they haven't been used in years. He could probably bust out."

"How about the infirmary?" Zalgo proposed.

Red thought about it, then said, "Works for me. Just make sure Jack doesn't do anything to him. Who's going to take him?" Zalgo raised his hand, and Red gave the unconscious Liu to Zalgo. When Zalgo was out of sight, Red looked at Jeff and asked, "So, how does it feel to have your brother back?"

Jeff smiled, although no one could tell. "It feels great."

Red nodded, "That's what I thought."

Masky pointed to Red's wounds and said, "You should probably get those fixed."

Red just shrugged. "Masky, I'm fine, trust me." Red could tell that Masky wanted to argue, but he remained silent. "Well, I'll be going now. Update me regularly on Liu."

"Wait, you're leaving already? But you just got back." Jane pointed out.

"Sorry, but I have somewhere to be, see all of you later." Red snapped his fingers, and a portal opened in front of him. "Tell Pinkamena I said goodbye." With that, Red stepped though the portal. Next Chapter: Darkness Estimated time remaining: 26 Minutes