"Red leader sir, what would you like me to do with him?" Edd asked.

"Just let him go." The rifle was pulled away from my head and he moved away from me. Tord offered me his hand but I pushed him away in seething anger.

"The fuck did you do to them?"

"Don't be angry with me, love. I simply improved them." He stated calmly. I stood up and walked in front of him, boiling with rage.

"YOU RUINED THE TWO PEOPLE I CARED ABOUT THE MOST!" I screamed, feeling the tears well up in my eyes. The people I loved with all my heart were ripped away from me. The people who cared for me when no one else did. All because of him. He should have just died in that robot incident, it would have made things easier for both of us.

Matt gave a blank, stoic stare, "Should we detain him?" Tord shook his head and grabbed my hand. He began to pull me away.

I felt as if I was no longer in control of my emotions. A bitter and dark cloud fogged my judgement. I slapped him across the face, watching his expression of disbelief. Tord placed a hand to his cheek, his face never changing. I knew I was in deep trouble. I backed away as he seemed to snap out of his daze. I tried to run but my legs felt like jello. Edd grabbed onto me to hold me in place. I watched Tord approach me, limping creepily toward me like someone would if they had been stabbed in the leg. His lips were trembling but he stayed completely silent, up until he placed a hand under my chin to make me look up at him.

"Do you hate me?" I knew the obvious answer and I'm sure he did too.

"I hate you with every inch of my being." I sneered, not caring what he would do to me. If he turns me into one of them, then so be it. It would be better then having to deal with my own emotions.

He took his hand off of me and I watched the tears form in his eyes. It almost gave me some sort of sick fulfillment. Almost. Tord reached into his jacket and grabbed a small device, kind of like the one he had used during when he came back. I tried not to think about that. He pressed a button and Edd's hands dropped from me instantly. I looked at him along with Matt who wore confused expressions. The gleaming red light on Matt's metal eye was switched off. It seemed like something had clicked in my cola loving friend.

"Tom!" He exclaimed. I felt his arms wrap around me and I returned the favor, "I missed you so much." He whispered, burying his face in my shoulder. He soon released me from the hug as Matt gazed at me curiously.

"Hello good sir! My names Matt, and you are?" He questioned innocently.

"Matt, that's our best fiend, Tom." He face palmed. I giggled slightly at the situation, feeling my anger slowly leave me. Seeing their stupid faces was like a breath of fresh air. The clueless gingers eyes lit up as he tackled me in a bear hug, "TIM! Where were you? Where are we?" He asked as he slowly pulled away. I shrugged.

"Why don't you ask him?" I pointed to Tord, who leaned against the doorframe, glaring at us. Edd gasped with disbelief.

"Tord? You're alive! But how?" His voice was a mix of anger and shock. The cold Norwegian shrugged in response and gazed at me. I shot him a dirty look.

"Oh, I didn't notice you were here! Hello mysterious stranger!"

"How could you forget the person who blew up our house and gave you a black eye!?" Edd cried, "Not to mention that he's probably the reason why you have all the metal on your face!" Matt placed both of his hands on his face dramatically with the expression of someone who had just witnessed the death of twenty innocent puppies.

"HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO MY FACE!" He screamed. He ran at Tord with full force, attempting to sock him in the face. Much to my dismay, he did not end up succeeding as he was roughly pushed onto the floor. Tord pulled out the device again and pressed a button, causing Matt to fall to the ground. Both of us ran over to him but he was unresponsive, his eyes shut tight.

"I think Matt looks even worse with the metal. Which is great, cause that's exactly what I wanted."

"What the hell did you do to him?" Edd sobbed, "Why do you keep trying to ruin our lives?"

"I'm only ruining your lives because people keep making things difficult for me and the person who I love." 

Edd let out a bitter, forced laugh, "You, a cold hearted monster, love someone? Don't humor me. Your a terrible person, how could anyone feel anything but hatred for you? You don't deserve love." Even I was surprised to see this kind of behavior from him. It was so unlike how he usually acted, "Why don't you go run off with that person and leave us alone!"

Tord sighed and walked over to me, "I certainly won't leave them alone, but I guess we should leave for now, dear." He spoke to me gently with a small, broken smile. Edd looked like he was now boiling with rage.

"I don't love you."

The words were like sharp enough to cut someone. Silence hung eerily in the air for a few moments as Tord's smile grew into an insane grin. I panicked, realizing what an idiot I was for saying that. It just slipped out. I needed to apologize and let him hear those words. The 3 words that would fix this all. I couldn't bring myself to do it. Something inside me held back everything I so desperately needed to say. His face distorted into an insane smile while maniacal laughter filled the air. I tried so hard to speak but all that came out was a small whimper. Edd looked petrified and backed away from him. I watched in horror as he pulled out a pistol, the distinct sound of a gunshot filling the room.