Chapter 18: Explained

Brice's P.O.V
I hear running and voices. Who is that? I get up from my spot and see a girl.

"We are close to the campsite." She said. My eyes catch General Mitch and I sink down behind a bush.

"Good." He said.

"What's wrong with your wrists?" The girl asks.

"Probably just rope burns. I'm fine." He said.

"No. We'll treat that. Come on." The girl said. They leave. I stand up and follow them closely. So that meams that General Quentin, General Ty, and General Jerome are the only ones who are locked up. I wonder if Jason is around. I grab the metal band around my neck for a second. I pull my hood up.

Jason's P.O.V
I open my eyes hearing voices. I look to the left seeing Skylar putting bandages on Mitch's wrists. I sit up.

"Mitch." I said. He looks at me.

"Is your ankle gonna be okay?" He asks. No. It's fractured. So no more walking for me.

"He can't walk anymore till it's healed. So he's been basically hospitalized." Skylar said. Wait a second..Seto. Mitch is gonna be so mad.

"What happened to your wrists?" I ask.

"Rope burns. They are not that bad, but it helps if they are treated still." Skylar said. I look at Mitch, then something catches my eye.

"Skylar can we talk alone?" I ask. Skylar nods and leaves.

"Jason we all thought you were dead." He said. He comes closer to me. I move his jacket and grab Sky's amulet. My eyes widen looking at it. He did die!

"No." I said. Mitch grabs my arm and then the chain. "I knew it. I knew it. It's all my fault he's dead." Mitch shakes his head.

"No. No. No it isn't. Alesa gave me this. Sky's a survivor Jason. He's not dead." Mitch said.

"You weren't there. She wasn't there." I said. I let go of the amulet and Mitch lets go of my arm.

"What happened?" He asks. I begin explaining what happened to him but Seto walks in and stops. Mitch looks at him. I grab Mitch's sleeve.

"You." He said.

"No. Mitch he didn't know what he was doing." I said as Mitch stands up.

"I'm sorry-"

"Sorry?! I nearly die because of you." Mitch shouted. I put my good foot under me and stand up holding onto Mitch's arm for balance as he walks towards Seto.

"Mitch stop." I said. Seto goes outside and then Mitch does. I follow or try to. Dylan ends up grabbing my waist before I fall down.

"What are you doing up? You can't walk Jason." Dylan said. Mitch and Seto end up arguing. Or more Mitch does most of the talking. I get out if Dylan's grip. Recruits are more worried about me then the argument. I grab Mitch's quiver and then his arm.

"Alright, I'm just gonna..." I started. Mitch stops talking. He grabs my arm. I hop over behind Seto and Mitch. I grab Mitch's shoulder. "Seto had no idea what he was doing Mitch. You know he wouldn't hurt any of us on purpose. He was under a spell. He was mind controlled."

"I don't care-"

"Don't care? You should care. Seto doesn't recalled what happened these past few weeks at all. He can't cause he wasn't the one that experienced these past few weeks. Sky believed in Seto, why don't you?" I said. I feel Seto grab me as I sway a little.

"Why are you always right?" Mitch asks.

"I'm not." I said.

"Yes you are. And when you are, I hate you sometimes." He said.

"Tell them about Sky. Show them the amulet." I whispered. Ian comes up to us.

"What happened to Sky?" Seto asks.

"I don't think they could take it." Mitch said. I grab the amulet from Mitch's pocket and he stops me from pulling it out. "I can do it. Go lay back down. Dylan." Dylan takes my arm and puts it around his shoulders. We go back into the tent and he helps me lay back down. I sit up through.

"You shouldn't have moved." He said.

"And let Mitch kill Seto? Some things are more important." I said. He props my ankle back up on a blanket. It's the best we got right now. He leaves. I lay down. My ankle hurts more after that walking I just did. I probably shouldn't walk anymore. But I want to help.

*Two hours later*

I feel a hand grabbing my shirt. I open my eyes seeing a knife near my neck. It dark, and I can't see their face. I try to sit up but they don't let me. They are crouching over me. I look at the knife. I recognize that knife.

"Brice." I said. His grip gets tighter. "What are you doing?"

"I'm sorry. But I have to." He said. He sounds upset and also mad. Mad at himself. I look at his face seeing his golden eyes. Just like Sky's yellow eyes.

"No you don't." I said. He puts the knife against my throat.

"Yes I do. I'm running out of time as is. Where did Sky go?" He asks. I don't think I should say a word to him.

"Like I would tell you that." I said

"Please Jason. Tell me. I didn't want to have to argue with you." He said. I know Brice well enough that he doesn't like hurting people he considers his friends. I see something shiny around his neck. Is that...

"Did Kim put that on you?" I ask.

"Maybe. Answer my question." He said. I see the tent flap get pulled back and there is Ian staring at us.

"You ain't getting anything from me Brice. Ask Ian. He's right behind you." I said. Brice's eyes widen. Ian grabs Brice's shirt and yanks him off me and to his feet.

"Might I ask what you think your doing threatening Jason's life, Brice?" Ian growled. Brice's hood falls. I grab the knife he dropped.

"Ummm..." He started.

"He has a metal thing around his neck." I said. Ian looks at it and then at Brice.

"Jason, go back to sleep. I'll deal with this." Ian said leaving.

Mitch's P.O.V
"Untie me." Brice said. He struggles a little. I sorta tied him to a tree with some rope. Gave me no choice. But whatever. Shade, a Dead Army Recruit, is standing next to me. She looks confused. I am too.

"I don't feel like it Brice." I said.

"I'm sorry okay? I wasn't gonna hurt Jason. You think I would do that?" He asks. He's not telling the truth.

"How about you start telling the truth. You had a knife to Jason's throat, you were gonna kill him after you got answers you wanted first." I said. Brice shakes his head. I know how Brice works. I never liked him. I don't understand why Ty picked him to be his second in command.

"Shade come on. Back me up here." He said. Shade crosses her arms and takes a step back.

"You changed." She said quietly. I pull out my bow and notch an arrow to the string. I killed one person today, might go to two before it hits midnight.

"No Mitch." Brice said.

"You get three arrows Brice. Two of them will be warnings, and the third and so on will be determined where I want them inserted into you." I said. I pull the string back and aim next to Brice's head. "So start talking." Ian and Seto is standing right next to me. Ian crosses his arms.

"Kim said she was in charge of the Dead Army now." Brice said. Shade looks at Brice. "She cut down Ty, she killed him." I let go of the arrow and it flies right into the tree next to his head making him jump. I pull out around arrow.

"Ty is still alive." I said.

"Really? How do you know?" He asks. I look at him for a second. I put the string back and let go of it immediately and it lands right between his leg and he jumps again.

"I know." I said.

"What does Kim want with Jason?" Ian asks.

"Dead. She wants him dead. What else? Zane couldn't do it and he got punished by her." Brice said. I stop being I pull the arrow back. Zane knew. Why didn't he tell us? I know the stakes. Wait what he told us, he wasn't kidding.

"Aren't you gonna shoot him again?" Ian asks. I look at Brice.

"Zane got hurt because he wouldn't dare hurt Jason. You on the other hand would to save your own skin. Zane told me the story. I know it. Ty's still alive. Barely, but Zane is taking care of him in a jail cell. He can't defend himself, he can't fight." I said.

"Is he hurt that bad?" Shade asks. I look at Shade.

"He can't even move, Shade. He was losing a lot of blood at a fast rate till Zane wrapped Ty's arms. If Kin does anything else to Ty, like she has been doing to us. That will be the end of him for sure." I said. Shade looks away from me. She looks really upset.

"We got to move fast then. You know the way there Mitch?" Ian asks. I nod. "We need to get them all out of there." Ian and Seto leave.

"First we lose Sky. Now we might lose T-Ty." Shade said sounding upset.

"Shade have faith in him. Ty's a fighter. He won't give up till the very end. He's gonna be okay." I said. Shade looks at me.

"How can you be sure?" She asks.

"Jerome, Quentin, Zane, and Jacy are there with him. They won't let Kim touch Ty without a fight. He's gonna be fine." I said. Shade nods a little and leaves.

"Are you gonna cut me down?" Brice asks. I look at Brice for a second.

"No." I said pulling the arrow back, aiming right for him. Brice struggles again and stops.

"Of course your gonna kill me. I think you like killing, Mitch." He said.

"I'm not gonna kill you. This is for Jason." I said. I let go of the arrow and it goes into his ankle and his cries out in pain.

"What the actual f**k Mitch?!" He asks.

"Your such a spineless coward." I said. I leave him there while he yells at me in protest.

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