When Jimmy arrived alone at the door to Dogwarts, Cleo knew something was wrong.

Bdubs and Impulse followed her down to join up with Jimmy.

"Hey Jimmy," Cleo said.

"Oh, hi!" Jimmy replied. "What are you doing here?"

"We heard rumors that Ren was torturing everyone," Cleo told him.

"Well... they're probably true given that I'm here because Skizz and Martyn visited us earlier to drag Scott and Grian away in chains," Jimmy told them.

"That's. It." Cleo snarled. "I am going in there and killing that bastard."

Cleo flung the door open to find quite the scene.

Ren stood at the altar with Scott laying chained at his feet. To the side stood Grian, Joel, and Martyn, none of them chained, but all incredibly jumpy and scared. To the other Tango was chained with Skizz standing over him, watching.

"Well, hello, you're just in time," Ren said.

Jimmy's blood ran cold. Without stopping to think, he marched straight up to Ren. "Give me back my husband."

"No, I don't think I will," laughed Ren, beckoning to Skizz. Pain hit Jimmy in the side and as he stumbled, a chain was wrapped around his leg and yanked. Jimmy fell over and let himself be dragged and laid next to Tango.

Tango quietly yanked out the arrow and stopped the bleeding- a familiar task when you live in a world full of undead archers.

Jimmy sat up next to him and watched helplessly.

Cleo stormed up to Ren, drawing her sword as she did so. Bdubs ran up and stopped her. "No!"

"Are you- my-" Cleo couldn't even form words. "You're siding with THEM!?"

"No-" Bdubs protested. "You can't fight him, he's too powerful, he'll kill you."

"I am yellow, I have a life to spare," Cleo told him. "He doesn't."

"Actually, I have..." Ren glanced around and counted. "Fifteen lives to spare."

"What- NO!" Cleo yelled. "Where is Rendog? Are you not even the same person anymore, Red King?"

"Perhaps I'm not. Does it matter?" Ren replied.

"It does to me..." Cleo said quietly.

"GRIAN! JOEL!" Ren yelled. The two straightened jumpily. "Don't let her leave."

Grian and Joel rushed forwards. Joel darted around and Grian fluttered quickly.

Meanwhile, Skizz snuck around and bluntly knocked out Impulse, then discarded his unconscious body next to Jimmy.

Joel ducked around Bdubs back and stabbed at him with his sword. Bdubs parried it, spinning around and pushing Joel away, then advancing. Cleo, meanwhile, dealt with Grian.

"I don't want to hurt you, Joel," Bdubs told him.

Joel anxiously glanced around, but kept attacking.

Bdubs stabbed and Joel jumped forwards, dodging, then swiped at Bdubs' chest. Bdubs parried and twisted the sword out of Joel's hands, then grabbed him and held his sword to Joel's throat.

"Finish him off!" Ren yelled.

"No," Bdubs threw Joel aside and turned to Ren. He threw his sword and it landed quivering in a tree behind Ren.

"Nice try," Ren growled.

Skizz snuck in and dragged away Joel.

Meanwhile, Grian had managed to get Cleo in his grip, dangling above the ground.

"Good work, bird," Ren told him. "Now bring her here."

Grian obeyed. With some difficulty, he dragged Cleo to Ren and dropped her next to Scott.

"Good. I think that deserves a reward," Ren told him. "Skizz, get him some food."

"You..." Cleo choked out. "You're-"

"A monster?" Ren finished. "Unfortunately for you, I don't care."

Cleo jumped up and backed off, then surveyed the situation.

It would be a two against five if they fought right now, but only two of the others were actually loyal Dogwarts members, the others were being manipulated. If they could get the others out...

"Martyn!" Cleo called.

Ren laughed. "They already tried that. He's a loyal member of Dogwarts."

Martyn nodded in agreement. "Yep."

"Why?" Cleo challenged.

"Because... the Red King is my king," Martyn replied.

"What if he wasn't?" Cleo asked.

"He's the only king, Cleo," Martyn said. "Therefore he is the best option."

"That also makes him the worst."

"But- he's- not- and- he'll take over anyway-"

"That's right, I will," Ren interjected.

"No, you won't," Scott told him

"You- you are supposed to be terrified, do you understand?" Ren asked.

"Yeah, no, I'm not good at doing what I'm supposed to," Scott replied.

Ren glared at him. "Why must you be so difficult?"

"It's how I am," Scott told him.

Ren snarled and dropped his sword on Scott, earning a scream as he ripped it through Scott's chest in a large gash.

"STOP!" Jimmy yelled, tears forming. "STOP, STOP, STOP!"

Cleo ran up and yanked the sword from Ren's grasp. Skizz instantly ran up behind and held her back.

Meanwhile, Bdubs quietly snuck around to Tango and unlocked his chains. Tango gave him a smirk.

Nest, Bdubs unlocked Jimmy's chains. Jimmy was more than happy to help drag Joel and Impulse out.

Ren saw them. "Stop!"

Skizz and Cleo turned around. Skizz rushed at them, but Tango stopped him. "Get out!"

Bdubs nodded. He grabbed Martyn and Grian by the wrists. Grian winced but easily let himself be led. Martyn tried to protest but Bdubs was stronger and Martyn was afraid of Ren to begin with.

He shoved the two out and Tango ducked away from Skizz, then shut the door, trapping everyone but himself, Skizz, Cleo, Ren, and Scott outside.

While Skizz and Tango dueled, Cleo faced Ren. Neither had their swords anymore, but Cleo pulled out an axe.

Ren grinned. He grabbed the axe from her and held it to Scott's neck. Scott whimpered.

Cleo grabbed the axe handle and leaped on top of Ren, pushing him over off the platform.

Tango finally managed to take Skizz's yellow life and rushed over to Scott.

Blood poured out of Scott's wounds. Despite his boldness, Scott must have been in an incredible amount of pain earlier, too, because he had gashes running along his arm and his leg was broken.

He was nearly dead.

"Cleo!" Tango called.

Cleo popped up from behind the altar, axe bloody. "He's dead," she snarled.

"No, we can still save him-" Tango protested. Scott groaned weakly.

"I meant Ren- oh no, Scott-" Cleo's anger dissipated and she quickly began to panic.

"Scott, don't die on us, please-" Tango searched his pockets, but he had nothing, everything having been taken by Ren.

"D- no- I-" Scott managed, then screamed again.

Jimmy burst through the locked door and ran up. "DO SOMETHING!"

Cleo searched her inventory. "I found one-"

Jimmy snatched the bottle from her. "Drink this, drink this..."

Tango took the healing potion away and simply forced it down Scott's throat.

All they could do was wait...

Was it too late?I will let your comments decide!
yes i am evil :)