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No. 4179
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“Explain yourself.†Heavy said, still pinning Spy to the wall.
I don’t know what you’re talking about.†The Frenchman hissed, pushing his knife up to Heavy’s arm. “Let go of me.â€
“Why did you do that to Doktor?â€
Spy was stunned by the abrupt softness in Heavy’s voice, but panicked as his expression changed into something like rage. He backhanded the knife out of Spy’s hand, grabbed his suit collar, and punched him. Spy saw stars the second time Heavy’s fist collided, but before he got hit a third time, he swung out and jabbed Heavy’s eyes with his fingers. He yelped and let go of Spy, who kicked him back and quickly grabbed his knife from the floor, stepping around Heavy as he tried to punch him again. They both stood tense and ready to lunge until they heard a third person coming down the hall.
“I heard a scream! Heavy, was zhat –“
The Medic stopped in front of them, and Spy swallowed hard. Heavy lowered his fists, anxiously looking for approval or justification from the doctor, who only made a hardened expression.
“Heavy… I can take care of myself.†Medic said, and went silent as he walked towards Spy. He still had his weapons with him from the battle, and Spy felt a little sick when he slowly reached for his Bonesaw. He felt stuck between a rock and a hard place as he backed up a little against the wall. Would his own teammates really kill him? Would they do something worse?
The doctor admired his saw for a minute, scraping off dried blood and dirt with his nail. He looked back to the cornered man, and it seemed to Spy that he wanted nothing more than to gut him right here in the hallway. Memories of what Medic had done – what they had both done to each other – flooded his mind, and he felt bile in the back of his throat. It would be so easy for both of them to beat him to death, almost like school bullies ganging up on him when he was a child, and he feared Medic still had a lot of uncontained rage that would prevent him from ever forgiving the Spy. If he got Heavy involved, how long would it take for the rest of the team to get involved too? He might even lose his job if this reached the Administrator, and then he would have nowhere left to go.
Spy waved his knife back and forth to try to ward off the approaching doctor. He did not want this to go on any longer; in fact, he was tempted to cloak himself and run, to call for help, or curl up in the shadows of his mind and forget he had ever let his lust control him. His knees trembled a little as he ached to make a move, but before he could, Medic turned his Bonesaw over and jammed the handle of it into Spy’s gut. He leaned forward with a wheeze, and Medic hit him across the face with the handle again until he fell. He was still disoriented from fighting with Heavy, and couldn’t find the immediate strength to get up before Medic landed a kick in his side.
Rolling over with a groan, Spy clutched his sides and tried to bring himself back to his knees. The doctor kicked him again, hard in the ribs, and this time he didn’t try to get back up. From the corner of his eye he saw Heavy making a disgusted face, but he wasn’t sure whom he was more disgusted with.
After a long silence broken only by Spy’s labored breathing, Medic brought his Bonesaw down by Spy’s face, drawing a shudder from him. The doctor was visibly shaking as well, more from anger than from terror. His hair was slightly disheveled and his hand clenching the saw was twitching. Spy’s thoughts drifted in the haze of pain, and he wondered if Medic’s violent behavior in his room was a façade, to cover his own emotional scars. He crouched down to Spy’s level and looked him straight in the eyes with unparalleled aggressiveness.
“Vhat should I do vith you this time, Herr Spy?†He whispered, lowering his voice so Heavy couldn’t hear. “Do you vant another… “fling†with me?†His mocking voice and quiet laughter at his horrible joke drove Spy over the edge. He pushed himself up with his arms and lashed out for Medic, but was only kicked back to the ground for his trouble. The doctor kicked at his ribs, his stomach, his groin, his mouth and his head, each kick making him more and more mad, each moan of pain from Spy making him growl louder in return. He looked almost in tears from what Spy could make out between flashes of black and red. When he felt like he was going to pass out, the beatings finally stopped.
He had hoped what made him stop was that Heavy would have a change of heart and hold the doctor back. This was not the case, as the two stood over him, equally furious and frustrated that beating and killing him would not be enough to stop their pain. But they were no longer looking at him, they were looking off into the hallway. Spy heard snippets of a conversation, which escalated into screaming and yelling, then Medic leaving his field of vision, soon followed by Heavy. Spy remained crumpled on the ground, unsure of whether it was safe to get up, until a hand reached out and grabbed his arm.
He felt himself lifted up and the sudden sensation almost sent him back down to the ground. The hand moved under his arm, and he felt his other arm wrapped over someone’s shoulder. He accepted the help and sagged into it, hanging his head and silently thanking whatever higher power there was for not having to suffer through that anymore. Even though he couldn’t comprehend where he was being taken now, anywhere was better than here.
“Don’t worry, mate. Let’s get you cleaned up.â€
He didn’t remember hearing anything else after that.
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