Cut Above The Rest
Chapter 39: Heartbreak: Aftermath
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Silver, Onyx, Oceanic and Sparkjump all sat around a table in a random bar they had come across, all sitting with the same, empty expression. Onyx just downed his drink and sighed while slamming the glass down onto the table. "I can't believe this. Why are we just sitting here when we should be working out a plan to free Treble?"
"This isn't like the thugs or Adagio, Onyx, this is the law we're up against here. It's not a simple breakout mission, we'd have to prove Treble was innocent with viable evidence...all of which seems to have been destroyed. Even then, Treble is under the custody of a large organisation, it wouldn't make a difference even if he was proven innocent." Sparkjump stated in monotone as he stared into his drink.
"We've got to do something though."
"We can't do anything Onyx...that's that, Trebles done, defeated by someone and we don't know who." Oceanic added while sipping his own drink. "How have your girls been doing anyway? It's sure to have hit them the hardest, I've been having Octavia cry into my shoulder every night before she can fall asleep."
"Rarity hasn't been any better, she still won't leave the boutique and just keeps crying and crying, eating and eating. I'm really worried fir her health." Silver explained with a sigh. "Sweetie Belle seems to be taking it well though, she's cried a little here and there but she's mainly been helping her sister cope."
"Vinyl has been listening to Trebles songs nonstop for the past week and refuses to take off his sunglasses or to listen to anything else. She's yet to have a breakdown, I'm just preparing for when she eventually does." Onyx said in an exhausted tone. "Pyra help her soul...Synthesia hasn't been any better either."
"Fluttershy has been staying at the animal shelter a lot more nowadays, seeking the comfort of the animals. I do what I can to help her out, but she says that she just needs to be alone with the animals for awhile." Sparkjump finished. "Is Pinkie still not talking to Hack?"
"No, she seems pretty serious about the breakup, hit Hack really hard, I caught him staring into the barrel of his own gun yesterday, saying something about the cruelty of the author or something." Onyx answered.
"Damn...we should check up on him after this, make sure he's doing alright since then." Sliver said with concern. "Any of you guys heard anything from Applejack and Casino?"
"Apparently Casino went missing earlier in the week, AJ hasn't heard from him since. I think he's gone up to se his family or whatever to try and see what casino complex he'll be in charge of. I don't know, we should go look for him." Said Sparkjump.
"I think we should address the elephant in the room guys." Oceanic said emotionlessly. "How has Sunset been coping?"
"Not well." The four looked over to see Bass walking over to them. "With her rising hormone levels and the stress and sadness brought to her by the recent events her heart is at serious risk."
"Who's comforting her though?" They all asked.
Bass just looked away with a slight growl. "Electro..."
Meanwhile
In the prison yard at the Château D'if, the two large men sat away from the other inmates, looks of sympathy on their faces as they looked to our fallen hero.
Treble stood with his head slightly lowered and his fists clenched, shadows covering his eyes and his slightly mess up hair draped down the side of his head.
"At least he's getting outside now." Solid said to the other. "Poor kid had his life ahead of him, now look where he is. What do you think Mist Hunter?"
Mist just stared at the unmoving Treble in question. "I don't know Solid, the kid looks harmless enough, I don't know why Electro would go to the trouble of sending him here."
Suddenly the two felt someone standing over them. They turned their heads to see a slightly larger man with grey skin and buzz cut white hair. "Well well, what have we here? The new guy has finally stepped out of his cage eh?"
"Leave him alone Madan, he's been through enough as it is. So fuck off." Solid snapped.
"Not until I let the pip squeak know who's boss around here." Yeah I'm going with that stereotype, deal with it.
Madan walked behind Trevle with a smirk and nudged him in the back.
"Hey, short stack, I want to have a little chat, turn around!"
Treble didn't move.
"Hey, you listening?! I said, turn around!"
Treble still didn't move.
"Fine, be that way, more fun for me!" As Madan swung his huge fist at Treble, the young man jumped onto his arm and kicked him in the jaw full force, still with shadows over his eyes. Treble then jumped behind him and grabbed his back. Turning slightly Treble lifted Madan off the ground and slammed him into the dirt face first.
Every inmate in the yard and every guard stopped whatever they were doing and saw what had just happened. The biggest guy in the entire prison was just taken down by a young man that wasn't even half his size.
Mist and Solid just stared at Treble, who was now standing with his foot on Madans head, in shock. "Ok, now I see why Electro wanted this guy locked up..." Most said quietly.
Some guards came and took Madan to the medical wing while one of them tried to beat Treble down for misbehaving. Instead, Treble grabbed the guards baton, spun it around before swinging it full force to the side of the guards face, knocking him unconscious. It was at this point the guards decided to just leave Treble alone, less they be the next ones to fall at his hands.
Treble just turned around and began walking back to his cell, having put up with enough shit for one day. One thing was for sure, whenever he found a way to get out of that hellhole, Electro Swing was going to pay dearly.
He didn't know his motives and he didn't know what Electro had to gain from getting rid of him, but he knew from Solid and Mist that it was him that had sent him to that place...so Treble was going to send him to hell.
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Damn, Treble don't take no bullshit from no one.