Trigger warning: bad parents, kidnapping, drugs, alcohol

I declare this OneShot to be an..... 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 AU all about.... 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 Virgil!

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Before Virgil was born his parents lived in a horrible environment, but they didn't care. They smoked, drank alcohol, did drugs, everything. His Mum didn't care she was pregnant with twins, she wanted them to suffer if anything.

The day the twins were born one of them died, leaving Virgil to be an only child. His Mum hated that he was crying and told the nurses she didn't want to hold him, his Dad wasn't even there, once he found out she wasn't having an abortion he left, leaving nothing behind.

Virgil and his Mum lived in a run down, disgusting house. Strangers walked in with his Mum everyday and left later that night, Virgil didn't know who they were. He learned to survive for himself, because his Mum rarely fed him.

Once he was old enough to go to school his Mum sent him away as soon as possible, the less time spent with her son the better. Virgil thought being away from his Mum would be a good thing but school was just as terrible, the teachers didn't care much, kids would bully him, he also had no friends.

That's how his life went but it didn't last, and that doesn't mean that's a good thing. He turned six, a year after he first went to kindergarten, walking home one day a man grabbed him, put him to sleep and threw him into the back of his van.

His Mum didn't care, she died a few days later from an accidental overdose.

Months passed of Virgil not knowing where the hell he was, but he knew the people were terrible, scary, and preferred him when he wasn't wearing clothes.

He was traumatised, but thankfully he was only raped once, other times he was just forced to be there when they did their...thing.

Virgil forgot what it felt like to not be scared, he was starving, dehydrated, and near death, dried blood covered his body and bruises from beatings hadn't gone down.

Even at such a young age he wanted nothing more then death.

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"Why are we going so far in? There have been so many beautiful places!" Roman exclaimed, pointing at a perfect space for them to set up their camping stuff.

"Roman, how many times do I have to explain?" Thomas sighed, "We are going in as far as we possibly can!"

"I must agree with Roman, Thomas. We have been walking for hours and although I do like walking this is a bit too much" Logan said, his legs hurting.

"You guys..." Thomas sighed and shook his head, "look! Let's just stay there!" Patton pointed to an opening through the trees. They agreed and walked over, "is that a cabin?" Roman asked once they put their stuff down.

All of them looked in the same direction, "yes, by the looks of it it has been abandoned for quite some time" Logan commented.

"C'mon! Let's check it out!" Before the others could protest Patton ran over.

"Patton! Did you not heed my warning about potential murders?" Logan called, but he didn't reply. Worried, the others jogged over to see him trying to get in.

"I hear something" he said when they walked closer.

Straining their hearing they all heard soft whimpering and sniffling noises. "It could be a trapped animal" Logan commented, Roman helped Patton in busting open the door.

"Oh my gosh!" Thomas covered his nose, the others did as well, standing a few feet away.

"What is that smell?"

"It's horrible!" Patton scrunched up his face.

Virgil lifted his head at the unfamiliar voices, could these be his saviours?

"H-help!" He tried to yell but his voice came out a horse whisper, he pulled weakly against the chains, "help me!" He croaked again.

"Can you hear that?" Roman whispered, walking to the door. He glanced in and screamed.

"What is it?" Logan asked, still keeping his nose covered. "There's-...a boy! He's trapped!" Roman, being the brave one, dashed in.

Thomas, Logan and Patton followed, gasping when they saw a naked child covered head to toe in bruises, cuts, and driver blood, trapped with chains in a cage. His hair was long and tangled, he was also covered in dirt and visibly shaking.

"You can see his ribs" Roman whispered in shock.

Turning around he grabbed an axe and swung it down on the lock, it snapped due to it being so old and rusty, the cage door swung open and Virgil tried to shuffle forward but he was trapped by the chains, he cried out and Patton put his hands on him gently.

"Hey, calm down, okay? We'll get you out" Patton whispered gently, Virgil sniffled and cried, the chains digging into the cuts around his wrists from past ropes that were tightly tied around them.

"Is there a key?" Thomas asked frantically pulling everything off of shelves in the small cabin, Logan and Roman joined in. Patton looked at the chains and pulled at them, without much strength they came apart, freeing one of his arms.

"Guys! Guys! They come off!" Patton called, pulling his other arm free.

The others rushed to help and once they were all of Virgil moved as quickly as he could out of the cage, Patton held him softly in his arms and Virgil pushed him away, screaming and crying.

"He's terrified, we need to go to the police, and hospital" Logan stated.

"We have walked for hours, and then drove for even more hours, we haven't had any service in that entire time span! We're going to have to help him ourselves" Thomas replied, Virgil was still trying to get away and Patton tried to smooth him with calming words.

"D-don't hur-hurt me!" Virgil croaked out, his throat getting destroyed from his yelling he was doing and from his yelling in the past.

"We won't hurt you, we will never let you get hurt again, we promise" Patton reassured him, Virgil slowly stopped moving and looked at Patton with fearful eyes.

"I want-I want to go! They-they will come back" he whispered, physically not able to talk any louder.

"Who will?" Roman asked.

"Do not make him speak, from his voice alone anyone could tell he is in a lot of pain when he speaks, it is obvious who "they" are and if they are coming back we must leave - and quickly" Logan said, crossing his arms.

They agreed and left the cabin, Patton wrapped his cardigan around Virgil and carried him while the others carried the camping things. They made sure to stay hidden behind trees as they quickly made their way back to the car which was still a few hours away if they ran the entire time.

Will the people catch them? Or will Virgil finally be free?

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Thanks for the request! Shall I make a part two?