Brian’s POV:
We’re due to meet the Berry’s in a half hour. Tammy was nervous at first. At least till I showed her the lockdown button. I even walked her down the tunnel. It ends with stairs leading up into an off sight garage with 3 SUV’s parked in them. There’s even a lockdown button on the inside of the tunnel that lowers a steel slab in front of the tunnel entrance door so no one can follow us. She felt better after that. I’m pretty sure she’ll have the house locked down the whole time we’re gone. Matt told her she could have Ian, Jason, and Justin over if she got lonely.
“They’re there.” I heard Matt reading a text on his phone. We were just getting into LA. I of course was driving. It’ll probably take us a half hour to get to the club. Traffic’s going to be a bitch. I’ve been getting eager for this night. I’ve fantasized about snapping her fathers neck a few times, but I would never act on them as much as I really wanted too. No I’ll wait for her to make that call.
Traffic wasn’t to bad, still took half an hour. I pulled into an alley, and quickly spotted the Berry’s SUV. I parked right behind it, and we filed out of ours. It was a nice dark alley a few blocks away from the club. No one would notice anything. Of course people don’t usually talk if they do anyway, not unless they wanted to disappear.
We spotted the Berry’s quickly by the pool tables. The club was kind of odd. Like a cross between a night club and a dive bar. “Hey you guys made it.” JB greeted us each with a half hug. The targets not noticing the cap covered syringe Zack passed to him, nor the one Johnny passed to Matt. Yea we usually like to keep them out of the jobs, but they are bigger than Zack and Johnny. “Guy’s want you to meet some new friends.” Matt said. Lets see douche bag number one “This is Mason.” Douche bag number two “Jay.” Douche bag number three “Greg.” Douche bag number four “Mike.” And King Douche “And this is Miles.” Matt finished plopping a hand on his shoulder. We introduced ourselves, and shook their hands. I think I may have shook Miles’ a little too hard. I heard a pop, and seen him shake it a little when I let go.
We made small talk for a little while. Played some pool, and fed them shot after shot. Just enough to get them to leave with us. “So guys I know where there’s a kick ass party going on right now.” Shadz said getting the plan into motion. “Oh yea. Any ladies at this party?” King Douche asked. “Of course. A lot better than the pickings around here.” I said pretending to look around. They chuckled. “Fuck it lets go.” Douche 2 said.
We left the club. “You guys want us to follow you?” Douche 3 asked. “Nah, we got enough room.” Shads said “It’s kind of a private party, but we’re allowed to bring whoever we want.” I said as we made our way down the alley. Shads, Jimmy, The Berry’s, and I walked behind them. Johnny and Zack in front of them. We pulled out our syringes. “What brings you guys to LA?” Douche 2 asked “We’re on tour.” Shadz said as we closed the distance. “Oh yea you guys in a band?” Douche 4 asked. “Yea, maybe you’ve heard of us,” I said closing the last bit of distance. We simultaneously grabbed our targets, plunging the needles into their necks. “We’re called Avenged Sevenfold.” I said as they slipped out. We didn’t bother restraining them. One of the joys of having a doctor in your gang. Johnny knew what to give them, and how much to keep them out as long as we needed. It was going to take an hour to get to the location. It had to be somewhere remote. A place we could easily burn to the ground.
We arrived at what looked like an abandoned, rundown cabin on the outside in a clearing surrounded by nothing but thick forest. There wasn’t a soul for miles that would hear their screams. Normally we would carry our victims inside, but these guys didn’t deserve that. We drug them up to the cabin, making sure their heads bounced off each step up the porch to the front door. Jimmy and Zack spent almost a week here getting the place ready. The two work really well and fast together.
Stripping them to their boxers, we strapped the five douche bags to their respective table. King Douche in the middle. The tables were stainless steel that could be lowered all the way to the floor, stood up, laid flat, or raised almost above our heads. Once we had them strapped in, Jimmy pulled out his tablet. “Everything can be controlled from this.” he explained as he stood the tables up. They would be waking up soon. We had lots of fun things planned for them.
They started to stir. Douche 2 the first to wake up. He was taller than the rest, and slightly bigger. One by one they woke up, confusion, fear, and anger thick in their eyes. “Welcome to the party guys.” Shadz said with a wicked smile. “W-what the fuck is going on?” Douche 3 stammered out. “We’re having a party. Although I do apologize it doesn’t look like there are any ladies around.” I said giving them a fake apologetic look. “Who the fuck are you?” Douche 2 asked. You could tell he was trying to put on a tough act. He wasn’t winning any awards. “Don’t you remember Gates telling you?” Shadz asked plopping his arm on my shoulders. “We’re in a band. A band of brothers called Avenged Sevenfold.” he finished the evil smirks never leaving our faces. We heard an Oh Shit come from Douche 4, causing the room to erupt in laughter. “Oh shit is right.” Jimmy whispered evilly in his face. “What the fuck do you want? We’ve never done business with you.” King Douche asked. I walked up to him, and rested my elbow on his shoulder, making sure to dig it in there good. I rested my head in my hand. “Well you see this isn’t about business.” I explained digging my elbow more into his shoulder as I watched him wince in pain. I grinned and launched myself off of him “Rev! Don’t we have a lovely little slide show for them?” I asked already knowing. “Why yes Gates, yes we do.” he exclaimed lowering a projection screen. “I made popcorn.” Zack said handing some of us a bag. “You guys want a beer?” I asked the douches. They shook their heads. They weren’t getting one anyway. “Alright let the show begin!” I said somewhat excited.
Jimmy dimmed the lights, and soon a picture of Tammy and her mother and brother popped up. She was 10 in this picture and we knew they wouldn’t recognize her at first. “Happy little family aren’t they?” I asked. I didn’t get any answers. “I asked you a fucking question!” I yelled in their faces receiving nods. “Yea.” I said going back to my fake happy self. “Looks like they had fun at the beach that day.” I said happily pretending to feel what the family was feeling that day.
Jimmy changed the slide. It was a picture of them again on the day her brother graduated. I could see the slight recognition in King Douche’s eyes as he tried to place her. She hasn’t changed that much since her teen years. Her hair isn’t blonde anymore, but she looked good as a redhead. “I bet that was a happy day.” Shadz said with a smile. “Looks like it doesn’t it?” Johnny asked admiring the proud smiling faces on the screen. “What the fuck does any of this have to do with us?” Douche 2 spat. “Yea. We don’t know these people.” Douche 1 said. “Oh but you do,” I said calmly, “at least one of them.” I said as Jimmy changed to slide to an article about the car accident.
I seen the instant recognition in King Douches eyes as he read the article. He knew. She told him everything. “Such a sad day that day.” I said sadly. “The once happy family torn apart. Leaving a scared lonely girl without her mother or brother.” Shadz said. “Ringing a bell yet guys?” I asked as Jimmy changed the slide to one of her now. “Such a tragic story behind this one.” I said facing them noticing the recognition now clear in all of their eyes. “We were aquitted of those charges.” King Douche said. “Yea you were, but you weren’t innocent were you?” JB said joining the conversation. “No. We heard you’re whole confession just a few days ago.” Matt said standing next to his brother. “You motherfuckers set this up!” Douche 2 spat. “But we didn’t need to hear you’re confession. We already knew you were guilty.” JB continued ignoring the question. “So what, did that whore pay you to do this?” Douche 2 asked. This guy was testing my last nerve, and I couldn’t stop my fist from connecting with his jaw. “Call her that again, and I’ll make sure you die slow and painful.” I seethed to him. “To answer your question, no she didn’t pay us.” Shadz said pulling me away a little. “As a matter of fact she has no idea that we are even doing this.” he explained further. “Then why bother? Do you even know her?” Douche 3 asked. Douche 4 has been fairly quiet. “Intresting story how we came to know her and her story.” I said getting back to my calm self. “You know her story don’t you guys?” Shadz asked. “We just know that she was a prostitue that use to be hooked on heroin.” Douche 1 said. “Oh you mean Miles here didn’t tell you the whole story?” I asked placing a hand on his shoulder. “Who cares she’s still a whore.” Douch 2 spat. This time it was Jimmy’s fist connecting. “Boy you’re really asking for it aren’t you?” Shadz asked him calmly. “Her dad made her do it.” King Douche whispered out. His friends looking at him confused. “She didn’t do it because she wanted to, he made her do it.” he confessed to them louder. “That’s right.” I said patting his cheek kind of hard a few times. “What the fuck Miles? Why wouldn’t you tell us that?” Douche 4 finally spoke up. “I didn’t think it was important.” he said. “He didn’t think it was important!” I exclaimed loudly. “What do you think guys? You think that was an important little piece of information?” I asked my brothers. They nodded. “Yea, yea pretty important.” Zacky said as he nodded. “What does this have to do with you?” Douche 2 asked a little less hateful. “Oh well you see we own her now.” I explained to them. “You see daddy just couldn’t stop selling her out,” Shadz started to explain, “he owed Slipknot some money, and they kidnapped her to get it from him.” he said. “She lived through that?” King Douche asked. It was widely known that people don’t come back when Slipknot took them. Tammy was probably the first. “Oh yea. You should see the strength that radiates off of her now.” I said with real admiration. “See the only way her father could end his debt was to find someone that would buy her from him, and he knew that.” Shadz said. “Oh yea he was quick to offer her up as payment for paying what he owed to them.” I said. “So punish him. We didn’t do anything to her that was as bad as what he did.” Douche 2 said. “Don’t worry he’ll get his.” I said flatly. “But enough with this. I’m tired of talking lets really get this party started.” I said with evil excitement. “Oh what fun we’re going to have.” Jimmy excitedly cheered.

Notes

And let the fun begin :)