My Name is Ash
Chapter 21: Night of the Living Deadite
Previous Chapter Next ChapterAsh gripped the stock on his shotgun as he watched the horde of Deadites. Steeling his nerves, the chainsaw-wielding human advanced on the horde.
“This is stupid-this is stupid-this is absolutely stupid,” Ash muttered before his eyes turned red. “But I have to do this.”
One of the Deadites let out a roar as it charged the chosen one. Ash swung his chainsaw into the deadites neck, causing the body to collapse.
“Heh, reduced headcount,” Ash smirked.
“Less talking and more killing,” Applejack screamed from the door.
Ash flinched. “Sorry,” he shouted back before his eyes switched to his Mangekyou Sharingan.
However, before he could focus his gaze and summon forth the Amaterasu flames, his eyes burned like they were on fire. Drops of blood dripped from his eyes.
“Dammit,” Ash cursed, shutting his eyes and wiping away the blood. “Looks like Jackson’s gift will need a cooldown.”
When Ash opened his eyes, he was met with the sight of a deadite mere feet away from him. Ash let out a panicked scream before swinging his chainsaw into the deadites side. The chained blade didn’t even make it halfway before Ash shoved his boomstick into the possessed corpse's rotting face and pulled the trigger.
Three more deadites charged the lone human. Ash fired another shell, knocking the left deadite back. Kicking the headless corpse from his chainsaw, Ash swung his blade into the other deadites. He missed, and one kicked the human to the ground, standing over him with a grin as the other deadite approached behind.
“I͐ṭ’ͩš̪ ͔o͔v̰eͅr̯,̅ M͓oͨṛ͌t̬̓a͑l̔,” the deadite grinned as it knelt to end the human's life.
Ash swiftly drove his chainsaw into the deadite’s mouth before squinting his eyes to focus his Sharingan on a single point on the approaching deadite. Pain beyond any other flared in his eyes as the deadite was engulfed in the searing black flames. The deadite couldn’t even let out a scream as the flames reduced its body to ashes. Ash rose to his feet before picking up his shotgun and kicking the deadite from his chainsaw; Ash looked ahead only to see a blur of his surroundings.
“Dammit,” Ash said as he closed his eyes. “When this is over, I’ve got to get these under control.”
Ash furrowed his brow as he heard the roar of several deadites. Concentrating on the surrounding sounds, the human listened to the fast-approaching footsteps. Ash raised his chainsaw before swinging it in an arch. The deadites' movements slowed to a stop as their dark blood dripped from the human’s chainsaw; one by one, their heads slid off their necks and rolled across the ground.
“Heh, first rule when facing deadites: go for the head.” Ash grinned as the bodies hit the ground. “Second rule: Shoot first, think never.”
“G͈ͤet̷ͧ͘ ͜h̢͉͢i̧m͆̏͡͏,” one deadite shouted.
Ash stood his ground and moved like lightning as the possessed corpses charged the human. One by one, the Deadites fell at the hands of the princess’s chosen protector.
Inside the Apple family home, Twilight watched, fear plastered on her face, as her bodyguard fought off the horde of the undead.
“He’s winnin’,” Apple Bloom said with a growing smile.
“For now,” Twilight said, watching from the window of the apple’s home. “After his fight with Granny Smith and Pear Jam, he’s gotta be exhausted.”
“Ah, reckon he’s running on pure adrenaline,” Applejack said, matching Twilight’s worry. “Ah, don’t know how much longer he’ll last.”
“Are we gonna die?” Apple Bloom asked, her grin fading.
“Not while I’m around,” Big Mac said as the grip on his parent’s shotgun tightened.
Back outside, Ash was letting out haggard breaths as he reloaded his shotgun. True to the farm girl's words, Ash was starting to slow down as his muscles screamed for him to stop and rest. Ash’s strength faded at a rapid pace, and the horde started to deal damage to the human. Ash looked down at the scars and slashes across his torso, groaning in pain as he felt a deadite slash his back, making him drop to one knee. A deadite grabbed him by the shoulders, a sadistic grin on their face.
"I̵̴ ̷͠got́ ̷̧tḩ̧e͘͜ firs̀t͢͢ ͟bì͝te!" The deadite unhinged its jaw like a snake and prepared to devour Ash until Ash spat in its eyes, "G̶a̢͝h!" The deadite grunted. Ash used this opportunity to pierce the deadite in the chest with his chainsaw and revved it up, carving his way up until its head split open, blood spewing forth and covered Ash in blood, his own and the deadites.
"I ain't on the menu today, you bastards!" Ash shouted as he forced himself back up to stand. Though the human was losing strength and could tell that he wasn't going to last for long, he wasn't going to let these fuckers put him down! He would choose when he died, and it was not today! "C'mon! Who wants a face full of lead and steel!" Ash provoked them as he heard them roar out, a deadite lunged at him, and Ash ducked, bringing up his chainsaw as he sliced the deadite down the middle. Its inners and blood showered down onto Ash as he shoved his boomstick inside a deadites mouth and blew its brains out.
Ash groaned as a deadite tackled him and bit down on his shoulder, making him scream out in pain. Ash growled in anger as he bit the deadites ear and ripped it off.
"Yeah, how does that feel, asshole!" Ash mocked as he pushed the deadite off him and shot it, blowing half its head clean off as it fell back. Ash picked himself up and flipped his shotgun around, using the butt of his gun to bash a deadite over the head and smack it across its face. Ash kicked it against a tree and banged its head with the butt of his gun. He quickly reloaded his shotgun and backed away as two deadites tried slashing at him with sharpened claws.
"H̛old̨ ştill̷ s̸o ͝we̕ ͏c̷an͢ ̨eat y̛ou̡!" One deadite demanded.
"W̵̧e͟͞ p͞͞rǫ̸m̨͜i̢̨s̸͏e t̷ò͢ ̶l̡ea̕v͝e͜͟ n̨͟oth́͢i҉̨n̴g tǫ̷ wa͡ste!" The other cackled.
Ash tripped over a root and fell back; firing a shell, he tore off one of the deadite's arms, but the other pounced on Ash, snapping its maw at him as it tried to tear his throat out. Ash punched the deadite and rolled on top of it, sawing its head off while turning back at the other deadite with his shotgun.
"Chew on this." Ash pulled the trigger and killed the one-armed deadite. Ash turned around and saw two deadite making their way to the Apple's homestead. "NO!" Ash tore a branch off a tree and threw it, hitting the two deadites in the head. Fortunately, it was enough to draw their attention away from the homestead. Unfortunately, it also drew their attention back to him. Ash reloaded his shotgun and yelled as he stood his ground.
"I'm the one you want! Over here!" He shouted.
His defiant shout turned into a scream of pain as a deadite slashed at his right arm and another deadite bit his calf. Ash gritted his teeth and backhanded the deadite biting his leg and sawed off its head. Aiming his shotgun at another deadite, he blasted its head off. Another deadite pounced on his shoulder, but Ash shot it; he felt his ears ringing from the blast and shook his head, trying to focus. He saw the two deadite from before charging at him, and he charged back at them, delivering a clothesline at one and stomped on its neck.
Crack!
The sound of its neck-snapping brought a smile to Ash's face as he turned to the other deadite. It lunged at him, and Ash smacked it with his shotgun, stabbing it in the head and revving up his chainsaw as he sliced its head open. Ash panted heavily as he used his shotgun to help him stand; he felt his body aching and screaming for him to rest. He looked over at the horde of deadite charging at him and sighed heavily. Despite his fleeting strength, Ash reloaded his shotgun.
"Fuck, is there any end to these fuckers?" Ash thought out loud. He glanced back at the homestead and groaned, "The things I do for these people." He chuckled weakly as he took a deep breath and readied himself. Ash let out a war cry as the deadite closed in on him. Ash slashed a deadites head off and head-butted another before impaling it on a tree branch. One deadite bit into Ash's left arm, causing Ash to scream out in pain; he gritted his teeth and used the deadite on his arm to bash into another deadite and slam them against a tree. Then, lifting his shotgun, he fired and blew their heads off.
Ash felt something grab his leg and soon found himself tossed like a ragdoll, crashing into Granny Smith's rocking chair on the porch. Ash forced himself up and groaned; he winced and held his chest, one or more of his ribs were definitely broken.
Again, Ash complained and faced the horde; as the one-handed man stepped towards them, four more deadite charged at him. Ash smacked one across the face with his shotgun and stabbed the other with his chainsaw. Then, mustering what little strength he had left, Ash tore through the deadite and slashed another deadites head off. Finally, the last deadite jumped on his back and sank its fangs into his shoulder, tearing off parts of his skin.
"AAAAAH!" Ash screamed and glared at the deadite, that son of a bitch was smiling as it ate the skin that once belonged to Ash. His eyes changed into the Sharingan, burned the deadite with black flames, and turned it to ash. Ash fell to his knees as he held his right eye. Blood dripped down as all vision on his right side was reduced to a blurry red. Ash groaned as he tried to get up, only for a deadite to kick him back down.
"Y͡͏ou'͘re̢͘ r͟u̶nn͝i͝n̶͠ǵ̀ ou̴͡t f͟um͟͞e̛͡s̛,̴ As̕͜h̵͘y͜~" The deadite mockingly sang while lifting Ash up and slamming him back down. The deadite knelt down and gripped Ash's head, lifting it up to face the homestead. "W̴hy̷ d͟o̸n't ͢you ̧h̡av̴e ͝a͟ fr̨ont-̢row ̨seat ̕t̸o o͏uŕ di̕nǹe͢r?" The deadite laughed as Ash's eyes widened in fear. He watched as the Deadites headed towards the homestead, laughing and cackling. Boasting about all the sick and twisted acts they planned to do to the residents inside.
"No! No, no, no! Wait-wait! No, wait!" Ash cried out, seeing Apple Bloom screaming in fear through the window. Ash yelled out in pure rage as he hit the deadite with his shoulder and got up. The deadite wrapped its arms around Ash and lifted him up, squeezing the life out of Ash.
"P̈oͮ̌p̷̉̃ ̛̄g̴͑͟o͆҉̸ẻś̈҉͟ ̧̛th́͘͝é̴͟ A҉̡͝s̴͝h͠y͘!" The deadite laughed. Ash glared at the deadite, leaned forward, and bit off a chunk of its throat clean. The deadite gurgled and choked on its own blood, letting Ash go, but he wasn't finished yet. He sawed off its head and used it to throw at another deadite that tried breaking down the door. Ash charged forward and fired his shotgun, blasting a deadite in the head. The deadites all turned and roared at Ash as they swarmed him. Ash let out a mighty roar as he felt a deadite slash the right side of his face. He may not be able to see on that side, but he could feel where they are whenever they struck. Ash hacked its head off and fired another shot at a deadite.
Beads of sweat rolled down his face as his limbs began to feel heavy; Ash struggled to raise his chainsaw as the deadites attacked his ragged form. Panic gripped his chest as his breath grew heavier and heavier; Ash gritted his teeth as he tried to remain standing.
“C-Can’t die,” Ash growled. “Not Here…not by these undead FUCKS!”
Little did Ash know that his violence and anger had drawn the spirits out of the dead corpses.
“Ashley, look out!” Twilight screamed out.
Ash snapped his head around and found the green glowing orbs floating above the slain deadites.
“Oh shit,” Ash groaned weakly as the spirits converged on him. “Not again!”
The spirits of the dead entered Ash’s body, sending him into a spasming fit. The remaining deadites grinned as they saw their enemy joining forces with them.
The evil and tainted energy of the spirit surged through Ash, causing him to fall to his knees. Ash slowly rose to his feet as his eyes turned white and his wounds healed. The human’s body gave off an unnatural orange glow as his body mutated from the demonic spirits inside him.
Once the transformation was complete, the possessed human let out a primal roar. Ash turned and looked straight at the Apple Family farmhouse. The occupants of said house looked into the former human’s ghastly white eyes with fear. The Demonic Williams walked towards the house and stood at the door, only to be met with the sight of the barrel of the shotgun Big Mac was holding. The large farmer aimed at Ash’s head. Ash just grinned madly and pointed his weapon at Big Mac.
“Don’t make me do this, Williams,” Big Mac growled as he prepared to fire.
“Ashley!” Twilight screamed, causing the possessed human to snap his gaze to her
A terrified Apple Bloom stood behind her sister while Twilight slowly approached Ash with caution. Unfortunately, Ash moved his gun away from Big Mac and turned it on Twilight.
“Drop the gun, Williams!” Big Mac ordered, tightening his grip.
“Ashley,” Twilight said gingerly, placing a hand on Jacob's cheek, causing his expression to soften.
“Williams!” Big Mac shouted as one of the Deadites rushed in.
In a flash, Ash spun around and fired his Boomstick; his demonic-fueled shot tore through the Deadite and sent him flying out of the house. Ash paid the current occupants no mind as he stepped back out the doorway; a feral growl escaping him as he glared at the Deadites.
“G̵̛̉͊ė͟҉͘t̵̷̆͠ ̶ͥĽ̸̴͛͡oͭͤ̋͝sͤ̍̂͝ţ̸͌͑͞!” Ash growled at the remaining dead
“Ńòt̵̛͆ͮ́ ̅̈͢͞wi͌̾t̵̴̽ͣ͠h͢o̷̡̢ͥ̈́u̢͐͢͜ţ͢͡ ͬ͟t̶́͟ĥ̛͑e̅̀ B̷̸ͦ̏ͧ̀ǫ͆ͮ̕͢oͥ̾kͪ͛̌͢͟,” one said to the mutated human. “G͡et ̡͞͝t͘͠he ͢͏B̢̛͜oo̷̶̕k̨̧,̡͢͞ ́y̴͟͟o̴u t̨͜r͡a̴̢í̴t̵̕͟ơ҉̕rơ̡us ̷̢̀ba̡͟͡stà͏̀r̶d҉҉̶.”
“I͘ ̸a̴m̕ ̶̛n̛o͡t҉̢ ͏͟o҉̶ne͠ ͏̵͞ǫf́͠ ̡͘͠yo͜͡u̕” Ash stepped forward, revving his chainsaw. “I͟ ҉̕͠am҉̡̛ Evil͏̀ ̕͠A͞s͢h̷!”

He charged forward with his chainsaw reared back, a mad grin on his face as he let out a war cry. Swinging his chainsaw, he carved and sliced through the deadites like butter. Ash thrust his shotgun forward and pierced straight through a deadite’s chest.
"B͎̫͓̀ö̸̦́͢o̢̡͇̳̗ͤ̃m͕̱̉̊͏͜." Evil Ash smirked as he pulled the trigger and blasted another deadite. Evil Ash reeled his head back and head-butted the deadite he stabbed with his shotgun. The force was so powerful that it completely destroyed the deadite's head, leaving nothing but a puddle of blood and brain matter.
Evil Ash ripped out his shotgun just as a deadite pounced on him from behind. Evil Ash merely glanced at it before opening his mouth wide and tearing off half of its head right off. Blood spewed like a geyser as it tried screaming but let out gurgle noises as it choked on its own blood and had half its head blown off! Evil Ash spat the deadite head out and stomped on it for good measure, blood covering the ground and door of the homestead.
The deadites roared, but Evil Ash let out an even more ear-shattering roar as his body grew and his eyes glowed. He ran towards a group of deadites and started tearing through them.
Evil Ash laughed manically as the possessed human butchered the deadites. His body was soon drenched and soaked in blood, guts, intestines, and other parts he didn't even know of. Bits of flesh and hair stuck in his teeth as he bit off many of their heads and limbs. His chainsaw sounded like a banshee as the revved-up hunk of metal sliced through bodies and bones as if they were nothing. Mutilated, chopped, and splattered bodies of deadites surrounded Ash as he was literally standing on a hill of bodies.
"I̦͊̈́̚!̧̧̣͉̓ͣ͜ ̡̐ͦA͔̬̦̾͋͘Ḿ͠!Y̨͔̅̎O̝̜͔͌̒Ü̷̝̟͛̍͢͡R̨̪͆͋!̀͡ ̴̯̀͠ͅR̟̠̩̓͑E̓̕͝C̷͉̻ͩ̍̃͞K̈́̕Ơ͙̋ͅǸ̡̜͢I̗̞͡Ṉ̛̫̭ͥ́͝G̸̝͒̿͟͞!" Evil Ash roared as he blasted a deadites head off and bludgeoned another with the butt of his gun. Then, seeing a deadite jump at him from behind, Evil Ash turned and swung his chainsaw, tearing his way up from the deadites crotch to its head, the two blood halves falling and being added to the hill of the dead.
Many Deadites surrounded Ash and piled on top of him. The others in the homestead watched in horror as they saw Ash getting swarmed. The sounds of flesh being torn off, bones breaking, and the sound of gunfire could be heard. Then…. Laughter was heard as Evil Ash's chainsaw hand burst through a deadite, and his head popped out from the pile.
"Ȁ̠̓́H̫̱̗̓Ã̭̳̀HḀ̱̳̅̌̚H̙A̬̘ͤ́̈́! L͍̞̖̊ͤ̏I͍̪̐F̅̿E̻̪͙ͣ ̀ͭͣH̬̅I͕T̮͔̬ͦS̩̣̻̃ ̘͂Ȟ͇̼̲A͎ͭ̇̾R̝̲D̻͖͐,͚ ͉̱͖̐ͥB̏̚U̹̬̎̇T̳̋ ͔̤̘̽ͭ̋D̬E̘A̳̮T̻̒̚H͍̀͋͋ ̘̮ḢÎ̮T͚̞́̋S ̣̣̪H̭̣̪ͦA̠̜͉̎͑ͧR͖͒̃D̬̘͎E̦ͫͦ̄R̘̠!"
Evil Ash fired off multiple shots, blowing apart limbs and heads as more and more of the spirits entered his body. Evil Ash roared louder, creating a gust of wind from his roar to blow out. Suddenly a bone popped out from his elbow, but it changed, almost becoming like a sharp blade as he used it to stab a deadite in the head and pushed it off his back. Next, evil Ash put his shotgun on his shoulder and blew off a deadite's head clean off as it fell back. Evil Ash laughed as a strange aura surrounded his chainsaw, and suddenly it burst into a fiery green blaze, sawing his way through a deadite. It burst into flames and screamed out in agonizing pain before turning to ash. Evil Ash cackled wickedly as he continued his onslaught of the deadites. Their mutilated corpses and limbs scattered all over. He even threw a limbless and headless corpse at the homestead, which crashed against the window.
“Watch where yer throwing 'em!” Applejack shouted.
Evil Ash snapped his head around and glared at the farmgirl with a ghastly white death glare.
She wisely shrunk back inside. “Sorry”
Evil Ash clenched his jaws around a deadites skull and snapped his jaws shut, laughing madly as its headless body fell limp to the floor. Throwing the headless body through another window for good measure, Evil Ash then lifted his chainsaw and cut through a group of deadites, turning them into a green blaze of fire. The strange aura surrounded his shotgun, and he fired a few shots, each round burning the deadites as they screamed in utter pain.
"Ḯͤ͒̀T͖ ̡̡̄͘B͏͘͜U̮̔͝R̴̬̈́̎͢N̸̞ͪͤ̈͏S͍̖̜̑! Ḯͤ͒̀T͖ ̡̡̄͘B͏͘͜U̮̔͝R̴̬̈́̎͢N̸̞ͪͤ̈͏S͍̖̜̑!"
"K̗̥͕̾̓̃I̼̜̝ͤL̗̥ͫ̑L̽̆̍ ̹̭̬͆ͯ̔M͎̲̟̓̀͌Ė̘͔̰!"
"À̶̠͂̈͞A̱͍͍̍Ą͕̯̖̈͛̚͢͏Āͦ͟A̛̻͖͌̈́͞Á̷̫̮͞A̟ͩG̿͑͗́͢͝Ḩ̶̧̦̫̽̚̚!”
Cries for mercy and screams of pain rang out, but were drowned by the sound of Evil Ash’s laughter as he bathed in their blood and guts.
Finally, realizing there was no way to combat their opponent as he was, the last remaining Deadites turned and fled.
But retreat would not save them: Evil Ash let out a feral growl as he chased after his prey. Ash managed to sever the head of one of the remaining deadites. Ash looked ahead and found three more deadites running off the grounds of the Apple Family Farm. With a low growl, he left the farm and chased the dead into the streets of Canterlot.
Twilight tried to chase the possessed human only for Big Mac to grab her arm.
“It’s not safe,” Applejack said, grabbing Twilight as well. “Not while he’s like that.”
“But he needs my help.”
“Unless you can match his speed,” Big Mac said, observing the distance between Ash and the home. “Which looks to be somewhere between twenty to twenty-five, ain’t no way in hell you catching up to him.”
Twilight still gave Ash a worried look, but her head slumped in resignation. Applejack left for her room and returned with her phone pressed to her ear.
“I’ll give Rainbow a call and explain everything,” Applejack explained as she heard the phone ring on her end. “Rainbow’s Ma is a lawyer. She’ll help your boyfriend if he gets in trouble.”
“He’s not my boyfriend!” Twilight shouted before forcing herself to calm down. “And are you sure her mother will be able to help him?”
“That woman loves her daughter too much,” Big Mac replied. “If Rainbow asked her to commit murder, she’d ask with what weapon.”
“No, she wouldn’t,” Applejack argued.
“Oh yes, she would,” Big Mac replied.
“She would, honestly,” Apple Bloom said with a nod.
The deadite ran at top speed into the streets of the city. Jumping over cars and running past the citizens, the Deadite did all it could to avoid its current pursuer. Unlike the Deadite, who swerved through the people, Ash tackled through the people with a vengeful gaze that never left the demon's backside. Ash followed the demon corpse to the alleyway behind Sugar Cube Corner. The deadite turned to escape only to find Ash blocking the way out. The Deadite gritted its rotting teeth as it looked around for a way out; the corpse's attention was turned back to the possessed human when his chainsaw revved its blade.
“Ḑ͆ͨ͡e̸̽̂̈́͟a̴̸̠͌̋̀d͓͝ ̛͘E̠͗̉͒͘͟n̦̫̗ͤ̀̀͡d͙̿́͘͠,” Ash growled.
Out of options, the Deadite rushed forward to attack the possessed Human. Once within range, Evil Ash swung his weapon in a horizontal arc. However, the deadite foresaw this and ducked down before sliding under his legs. The Deadite slashed at his Ash’s legs before jumping to its feet, and the possessed human let out a pained growl as he swung his blade behind him. The deadite backed up and barely evaded the razor chain on his blade. The possessed corpse grinned as he turned and bolted back onto the streets; however, the corpse took one step on the road and was immediately hit by a car which screeched to a stop.
Ash Jumped up and landed on the hood of the stopped car; the human let out a roar as he leaped at the downed Deadite. Evil Ash slammed his left foot onto the deadites back before shoving his shotgun into the deadite’s mouth; with a vile grin, the possessed human squeezed the trigger.
"B͎̫͓̀ö̸̦́͢o̢̡͇̳̗ͤ̃m͕̱̉̊͏͜," Ash said, unloading both barrels into the deadites
The sight of the brutality caused everyone who witnessed the scene to run away in absolute fear; Ash pulled his chainsaw and shotgun from the headless corpse as he heard the sound of sirens fast approaching. Then, the possessed human turned and was met with the sight of several police cruisers; Ash let out a growl as the cruisers came to a stop.
The police jumped out of their cars and immediately pointed their firearms at the possessed humans; however, one of the officers stepped forward with his taser in hand.
“Hold fire,” The officer in question has two shades of blue hair, and as he spoke up, his free hand was on his primary firearm.
“Captain Armor, you can’t be serious?”
“I am,” Shining Armor said, turning his gaze to Ash. “Lower your weapons and get down on the ground.”
Ash just glared at the captain as he stepped towards the police squad.
“Don’t come any closer,” Armor ordered, pulling out his gun.
Ash continued to advance toward the captain; however, he froze as his gaze turned to the east. The first rays of the morning sun peered through the building gaps; the possessed human was standing right in the sun's rays which caused his body to twitch as he bellowed out an agonizing howl.
Shining Armor fired his taser at the human as the spirits left his body. Once returned to normal, Ash blinked before noticing the metal spikes enter his body.
“Oh, f…” Ash was cut off when fifty thousand volts coursed through his body. His body stiffened as he fell backward onto the ground. “I… Fucking…” Ash jittered out past the voltage. “Hate this world!”
Shining gave the downed man another shock; Ash’s body spasmed violently before passing out.
Due to his injuries, the unconscious Ash was taken to Canterlot General Hospital. The police handcuffed him to his bed despite being treated and unconscious. While Ash recovered from his injuries, a woman with graying orange hair and a black suit conversed with Captain Armor.
“Mrs. Whistles, I understand what you’re talking about,” Shining Armor responded with a nod as he crossed his arms. “Ever since Canterlot High Fall Formal two years ago, this city has seen its fair share of bizarre and unexplainable events.” The captain looked around to make sure nobody could hear him. “Most of which had your daughter and her friends involved,” Shining whispered to the lawyer. “However, unlike said events, this time it was observed by several eyewitnesses who saw ‘a crazy man with a chainsaw murder someone…’” Shining then lowered his voice again. “Someone who was more skeleton than flesh.”
Shining rubbed his eyes from the oncoming headache. “And because this was seen, I can’t just let him go.”
“I’m still calling in my favor,” Wind Whistles said nonchalantly.
“You can’t be serious?” Shining asked, waiting for the joke. “I can’t break the law over a favor.”
“You owe me, Armor,” Whistles hissed. “Had my husband not hacked the crystal prep cameras, Cadence would be in prison, you’d be flipping burgers, and your daughter would’ve grown up calling some stranger daddy.”
Shining Armor sighed in defeat. “Alright…The best I can do is send him to one of the underperforming mental hospitals. It’ll be easy enough for him to break out.”
“Thank you, Armor,” Windy proudly smiled as she left the officer by Ash’s door.
“Honestly, I’m glad she cashed it in now” Shining shuddered at his next thought. “I don’t know if I could have handled her using that favor to hide a body.”
Ash opened his eyes and groaned as he rolled out of the uncomfortable bed and onto the floor. Ash slowly got on his feet and immediately noticed the lack of a chainsaw and the loose pure white clothing.
“What the hell am I wearing?” Ash shouted before looking around. “And where the fuck am I?!
With no warning, the door opened up, revealing a man in a white with a black baton attached to his hip.
“You’ve got 10 minutes, lady,” the guard said to the side, shoving a wad of cash in his back pocket. “Make it fast.”
An orange-haired woman walked in, wearing a suit that screamed ‘lawyer.’
Ash gritted his teeth; he was never a fan of Lawyers. Especially since his bastard of a father was one of the best lawyers in town.
“Mr. Williams,” the woman approached with her hand outstretched. “My name is Windy Whistles, and I’ll be the lawyer covering your case.”
Ash glared at her right hand before raising his nub.
“I’m not really in the mood to shake nubs, lady,” Ash said. “Just cut the bullshit and tell me where the hell I am and what the fuck you want?”
“Straight to the point, I see” Windy nodded in understanding. “You’re currently in Sunny Meadows Mental Hospital. I managed to put you here after your little…Episode.”
“I didn’t have an episode, I was fighting….”
“I know,” Windy cut him off. “My daughter explained what happened on her girlfriend's farm.” She took a deep breath and lowered her voice. “You were put here so you can break out.”
“And if I can’t,” Ash asked with a raised eyebrow.
“If two weeks pass and you haven’t escaped, I’ll build a case to get you out of here.”
“No pressure, then,” Ash scoffed.
“I’ll see you when you get out of here,” Windy said as she turned and left.
As Windy Whistles left, Ash couldn’t help but shale his head.
“I hate lawyers,” Ash said, balling his fist up. “The most greedy and self-centered creatures on the planet.” The human made himself breathe. “However, she seems to care about her daughter.” The thought brought to mind the one man Ash hated above all. “Fucking bastard,” he growled.