"P-Paul?" I gasped, taking a step back.

"Tom, I need you to trust me. I need to do something to you." I looked from the unconscious gingers body to him, exhaling a breath in the process, "Okay." I agreed in a whisper, too afraid to make my voice any louder.

He stepped toward me, pulling out some sort of USB, "I promise this is going to help you more then it could ever hurt you. You might feel panicked for a few seconds and that's all." He placed a hand onto my visor, pressing some sort of button I wasn't previously aware of.

It started to glitch, neon colors flashing all over the screen. Paul started to speak again but every word sounded like a jumbled, muffled mess. The only thing I heard was a distinct click. All of a sudden pictures and memories started to fill my head. I saw so many people and so many places flashing before my eyes. I slid down onto the ground, holding my head and unable to breath. In what seemed like an instant, everything clicked together again.

My name was Thomas Thompson. My best friends are Edd and Matt and I lived with them for years. My arch nemesis and captor is Tord. Wait... Tord. Oh my god. I was in love with him. I'm supposed to work for him... I-

"Tom?" A small voice questioned. I turned my gaze to my best friend Edd, being untied by Paul.

"I-I'm so sorry." My voice cracked, tears starting to form underneath my visor. He went over to me, engulfing me into a tight hug. I hugged him back.

"Look, I'm sorry to ruin the moment but we've got many people's lives on the line, including both of yours. There will be time for chit-chat once we all escape." Paul interrupted. We both nodded in understanding and released each other. Edd offered me his hand to help me up and I gladly accepted it, still feeling slightly unstable.

"So, what are you planing to do now?" He asked, looking at Paul, "I need to disable the tracker on Matt, so I'll need Edd's help. Tom, you're going to distract red leader. Go act like you hurt yourself or something, he's in the courtyard. Make sure that whatever you do, don't let him check any of his devices." He informed me.

"There's a slight problem. Tord thinks I'm chained up in his room right now and he's probably really, really mad at me."

"Dear god..." mumbled Edd, a look of horror on his face, "Why don't you tell him that the reason you broke out is because you saw Matt and Edd go off in some random location and you needed to tell him. Or something else. Just- I don't know. He listens to you." Paul sighed with frustration. I agreed once again, not wanting to piss anymore people off.

I ran out of the room, despite the grueling pain in most of my limbs. I got into the elevator, pressing the button for the ground floor and catching my breath. I was so confused and scared, I didn't think about anything but the task at hand. Adrenaline pumped through my veins causing my heart to slam against my chest. The elevator made a noise to signal I was on the ground floor. Fear bubbled in my chest as I walked through the unusually deserted hallways. Or so I thought. I started to hear footsteps echo from somewhere near by, until a person came into view. I would have run away, until I recognized Tord's face. I forced myself to stay put and act like a little bitch, even though I really just wanted to sock him in the face for all he's done.

"Thomas!" He spoke with an enraged tone when he walked up to me. I swallowed my pride, quickly putting my arms around him, "T-Tord" I whimpered, "I know you wanted me to stay but there were these people... they broke me out and h-hurt me. They said they were coming back to get me and if I left they'd kill me. I was so scared."

I buried my face into his chest. I felt his robotic arm wrap around me, "Aw, honey. You know I don't appreciate liars."

"What- What are you talking about?"

"It's not that hard to piece together. I have security cameras all over this base, and I get notified whenever big changes like that are made to your visor. So I'd stop trying to fucking lie." He chuckled cynically, "You've made things a lot worse for Edd now. It won't be fun for him to have his limbs cut off one by one or to be burnt alive."

I tried to pull myself away from him in fear.

"You wouldn't dare..." I muttered. Tord smiled at me, "How cute are you, trying to act tough. Don't worry, you'll get to watch it happen!"

I backed down, trying something different. Anything was worth it to save them, "Please don't do it. I'll do anything!" I begged, starting to lose hope. His smile only grew.

"Oh, but you're going to do whatever I tell you to either way. Unless you want to make things even worse." He said so nonchalantly. Tord's right. No matter how hard I try, I can't do anything right. I just ruin everything for everyone. He's the only person in my life I've yet to put in danger.

I stopped trying to struggle and put my head on his shoulder, "I'm sorry for everything. This is all my fault." I couldn't help it. Tears started to fall down my cheeks.

Tord held me close, "Thomas, don't say that sweetheart. You've been listening to their lies. Once this is over, everything will be right again." I felt so lost. His words were the only comfort I had. I believed he would make things better.

"I... I trust you. I'll stay here and I won't try to leave again. J-Just please don't make me watch."

"Anything for you min kjære. You've made the right choice. I love you."

"M-me too. I'm yours."

Fuck, was that a mistake.

The end.
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Woah.. that was really the end huh? It's been a crazy journey with almost five months of work. I'm gonna add one last chapter where I answer questions you guys have about the book and explain some confusing things too, so make sure to leave a comment for either of those! Also, I am highly considering doing a sequel. In fact I already have a whole plot in mind. But before that comes out, make sure to keep an eye out for a new tomtord/tordtom story. If you liked this book, then you'll most likely enjoy that one too. Thank you for all the support and comments on this book. I love you all.
Jenna