Chapter 10 Wolf Among the Sheep

(The Next Morning)

They woke up. There were still many Sirus.

Miss Nightmare: “Naaaaaahhh… that was such a weird sleep… not so great when you’re sleeping and all you hear is those mutant’s disgusting moaning the whole time… I’d rather have a stick up my ass.”
Kenn: “You talk like you actually have one.”
Miss Nightmare: “Could be… nah, princess… you gonna wake up or should I give you a little kiss… hello…”
Liza: “Oh… morning.”
Miss Nightmare: “Morning… you didn’t want the kiss… oh well… then you, Kenn, come here…”
Kenn: “Nah… what.”
Miss Nightmare: “Just kidding… calm down… and please put on better pants… man, anyone can see your boner.”
Kenn: “Why are you even looking there.”
Miss Nightmare: “Hey… you stared at my ass…”
Kenn: “I did not.”
Miss Nightmare: “…oh sure… then who touched my ass?”
Liza: “Oh, that was me… you had something on it… a pen… I thought it would be uncomfortable.”
Miss Nightmare: “That explains why in my sleep I felt like someone was shoving a pen in my ass… I thought it was just one of my perverted daydreams again…”
Kenn: “(Sweats)… If you keep talking like that… it sounds like you’d actually want… to experience that.”
Miss Nightmare: “What?… no… I don’t think love exists… only lust… that’s different…”
Kenn: “Hmmm.”
Miss Nightmare: “Hehe… why are you looking… like you’re about to say… oh… it’s all right my love, let me show you my love…”
Kenn: “(Blushes) … hey stop it…”
Miss Nightmare: “Ohhh… he’s blushing…”
Liza: “Do you have a fever?”
Miss Nightmare: “Maybe… and hey Liza, if you pee… at least give me a warning…”
Liza: “Oh… I’m sorry… did it happen again…”
Miss Nightmare: “Again? That’s creepy… does this happen often?”
Liza: “Only 3 times…”
Miss Nightmare: “Only!… you say that like it’s nothing… well, it’s not nothing, you’ve got an illness, but at least warn me if you’re sleeping on my lap…”
Liza: “…hmm.”
Miss Nightmare: “Hahhh… whatever, let’s go… and Kenn… you’re no better… I heard noises from your ass, thought I was gonna die.”
Kenn: “I never fart in my sleep.”
Miss Nightmare: “Uh-huh… you sound like someone who’s clenching his butt cheeks so tight they clap shut… if so, show me… I’d like to see that.”
Kenn: “No… you’re not seeing my ass.”
Miss Nightmare: “Oh come on… I’ll show you mine in exchange… no reason to be shy.”
Kenn: “Where have I ended up… someone help me!”
Miss Nightmare: “Oh… come here!”

She jumped up…
Miss Nightmare: “Show me your butt…”
Kenn: “Liza, help me, she’s crazy…”
Liza: “Uh………(…pfff….)… heehehehehe… hehehe…”
Kenn: “Ugh.”
Miss Nightmare: “Wtf!?”

Liza laughed out loud…
Kenn: “Oh…”
Miss Nightmare: “Holy shit… she can laugh… wait… did you just fart?”
Kenn: “Yeah… sorry…”
Miss Nightmare: “Guhhh… and right in my face… ughhh…”
(Fart)
Kenn: “Did you just fart too?!”
Miss Nightmare: “Hey, that wasn’t me…”
Kenn: “Huh?”
Liza: “Huh?”

They stopped… turned around, the sound came from a certain room.
Liza: “Uh.”
Miss Nightmare: “…”
Kenn: “A mutant.”
Miss Nightmare: “I’ve never heard of a farting mutant… if there is one, that means—aaaaaaaarghhh…”
Liza: “Hmm…”

They got up.

(Meanwhile)

Heinrich: “…hehehe… hehehe… can you hear me… now… you sons of bitches… I’m your general from now on… Miss Nightmare isn’t coming… I made sure of that, with Liza and Kenn stuck… and eventually it’s gonna get bad… and for you… it’s gonna get even worse… isn’t that right… ask your friend… Henry!”

He lay impaled in front of the people, still alive, purposely avoiding vital organs.
Heinrich: “…We will… show… why we… the Aryan… followers… are better… and we will show… why we, Black Eye, will destroy the world… hahahahahaha.”

(Back to Liza, Miss Nightmare, and Kenn)

Liza: “Huh!”
Miss Nightmare: “Don’t tell me… that’s…”
Kenn: “That’s a dog…”
Liza: “Aaaaaaarghh!”

Liza ran back.

Liza: “No… no… no… make it go away!”
Miss Nightmare: “What’s wrong with you?”
Kenn: “What is it?”
Liza: “Please… I… I’m scared of dogs…”
Miss Nightmare: “Chill out… it’s just a normal cute little thing… come here.”

She picked it up. It was small… white… with organs showing.
Miss Nightmare: “Well, little thing…”
Liza: “Hmm.”
Miss Nightmare: “Go to Liza.”

She set it down.

Liza: “No… no… stay… away… please…”
(Woof) (Woof!)

Liza opened her eyes… saw it licking her hand.
Liza: “…ugh…”
(Woof)
Miss Nightmare: “See… it’s not doing anything…”
Liza: “Ugh… but…”
Kenn: “It’s a little dog…”
Miss Nightmare: “A pup… I’d say not even 3 years old…”
Kenn: “You know about dogs?”
Miss Nightmare: “Yeah… my parents had lots of them…”
Kenn: “What do we name him?”
Miss Nightmare: “…hmm… how about Idit…”
Kenn: “Nah, forget it.”
Miss Nightmare: “…Hansenstein…”
Kenn: “Nope…”
Miss Nightmare: “…uh… Puppy!”
Kenn: “Oh… yeah… that’s good.”
Miss Nightmare: “What do you say, Puppy… hmm?”
Puppy: (Woof) (Woof!)
Miss Nightmare: “…But we still need to get out of here.”
Kenn: “How?”
Miss Nightmare: “…If I knew, I’d have said so.”
Liza: “Hmm… what about that secret door over there?”
Miss Nightmare: “Huh?”
Kenn: “What?”

There was a secret trapdoor… a basement apparently.

Miss Nightmare: “Hey… how the fuck did we miss that…”
Kenn: “That’s the dumbest thing we’ve done.”
Miss Nightmare: “Nah… the dumbest was when I played with a gun… and shot myself in the knee.”
Kenn: “(Sweats)… How… what… how do you even…”
Miss Nightmare: “Whatever… let’s go… before Heinrich thinks he’s the boss.”

They went in…

Kenn: “Ugh… this leads down.”
Miss Nightmare: “Oh really, Sherlock… I thought a basement would take me up…”
Kenn: “…hmm…”
Liza: “Uh…”
Puppy: “Woof… woof…”
Liza: “There’s a door.”
Miss Nightmare: “…Well slap my ass… she’s right…”
Kenn: “Hey… language.”
Miss Nightmare: “Sorry, mom.”
Kenn: “(Sweats)… hey…”

They opened the door — the stench hit them hard.

Miss Nightmare: “…Ughhh…”
Kenn: “Holy shit…”
Liza: “Ghhh…”
Miss Nightmare: “Smells like rotting dead meat… almost as bad as your fart.”
Kenn: “Hey…”

They moved deeper in…
Liza: “There’s a window… can we get out through it?”
Miss Nightmare: “Yeah… it’ll fit us… help me out here, Kenny-boy.”

He helped her out, then she helped Liza… then it was Kenn’s turn. Liza had the dog.

Miss Nightmare: “Shhh… look over there.”

She pointed ahead — there were Sirus.

Miss Nightmare: “…We need to be quiet… shhh…”

(Crack)
(ROAAAAAAR)

Miss Nightmare: “Seriously? We weren’t even outside for a second… shut up!”
Kenn: “Sorry…”
Miss Nightmare: “Hahhh…”

They crept forward.

Miss Nightmare: “See that?”
Liza: “What?”
Kenn: “I see nothing.”
Miss Nightmare: “Me neither… that means we’re far enough.”
Kenn: “…Can we please… get serious now.”
Miss Nightmare: “Sorry… I always mess around when I’m nervous…”

They walked slowly.
Puppy: “Grrrr…”
Liza: “No… no… shhh…”
Miss Nightmare: “The dog… might give us away…”
Kenn: “…But we’re not leaving him behind…”
Puppy: “Woof! Woof!”
Miss Nightmare: “Ugh…”

The Sirus started heading toward Liza…

Miss Nightmare: “Liza!”
Liza: “Help…!”
Kenn: “Liza!”
Miss Nightmare: “Throw the dog…!”
Liza: “No.”
Miss Nightmare: “Do it… or you’ll die!”

The dog jumped from her arms in fear…
Liza: “No… no, Puppy!”

They caught him… and started eating him.
Liza: “Huh!”
Kenn: “Come on!”

He grabbed her hand.

Miss Nightmare: “Go… go… go… ugh… there… there… see that… our way out… the road!”

They made it to the road.

Kenn: “Hahhh.”
Miss Nightmare: “Hahhh.”
Liza: “Hahhh.”
Kenn: “Look… someone’s coming.”
Miss Nightmare: “Lucky us… that’s one of my crew… hey… hey… hey… hello!”

But he ignored them and nearly ran them over if Kenn hadn’t pulled her aside.

Miss Nightmare: “Ghh…”
Kenn: “You okay?”
Miss Nightmare: “What the hell was that… ghhh…”

She pulled out her pistol… and ran toward him.

Liza: “Sophie.”
Kenn: “Don’t—!”

She fired, hitting his arm.

(Bang) (Bang!)

Miss Nightmare: “Got him…”

But he kept driving, slower now.

Miss Nightmare: “You… miserable son of a bitch!”

She sprinted, jumped in.

Black Eye Member Soldier: “Ugh.”
Miss Nightmare: “Hey…!”

She shot his leg — he stopped.

Black Eye Member Soldier: “Aaaaaaaarghhh…!”
Miss Nightmare: “You know I’m your commander… why did you ignore me?”
Black Eye Member Soldier: “…I… I’m sorry… it… it was… an order… from Heinrich.”
Miss Nightmare: “What…”
Kenn: “What’s he mean?”
Liza: “…Hey.”

They asked when they reached him.

Miss Nightmare: “Hahh… get in… and you drive… unless you want me to… though I failed driving school three times…”

He started the car while she kept the pistol to his head.

Miss Nightmare: “One wrong move… and you’re dead.”
Black Eye Member Soldier: “…Okay.”

He drove… and drove… until they were near the camp.

Miss Nightmare: “Tell me… what’s Heinrich doing.”
Black Eye Member Soldier: “I… only know… he’s been torturing the prisoners since last night.”
Miss Nightmare: “What… but… why?!”
Black Eye Member Soldier: “He said… he… he said he’s the leader now.”
Miss Nightmare: “Aha… then I was right… ahh…”

She leaned back in the seat.

Miss Nightmare: “Well… damn…”

She shot him in the head.
(Bang!)

Miss Nightmare: “Thanks for the info…”
Liza: “Ugh…”
Kenn: “Did you have to kill him?”
Miss Nightmare: “Yes, I did.”

She kicked his body out.

Miss Nightmare: “Hahh… and I’m gonna kill Heinrich…”

She drove off…

Miss Nightmare: “…better hold on tight…”

But the car stopped.

Miss Nightmare: “What… now… ghhh… damn it!”

She got out.

Miss Nightmare: “The tires… hahhh…”
Kenn: “We’re close enough now.”
Liza: “…hmm.”
Miss Nightmare: “Good… you two go first… if they see you with me, they won’t let you in… too dangerous… I’ll sneak in… and kill Heinrich… in front of Black Eye… and the prisoners…”
Liza: “…(silent)”
Kenn: “Okay.”

Liza hugged Miss Nightmare.

Miss Nightmare: “Ugh…”
Liza: “Be careful… please…”
Miss Nightmare: “Yeah yeah… this is embarrassing… you’re taller than me, and I’m older… but fine… now go.”

They headed off. Miss Nightmare waited, spotted a Black Eye corpse…

Miss Nightmare: “Let’s see what you’ve got…”

She searched his things.

Miss Nightmare: “Hmm… chocolate… what… interesting…”
(Crack)
Miss Nightmare: “…Mmm…”

(Meanwhile)

(Knock, knock)

Liza: “Open the door.”
Kenn: “Please open the door.”

The door opened…

Franklin: “Where’s Miss Nightmare?”
Liza: “We don’t know.”
Kenn: “We… we got separated by accident…”
Franklin: “Good… come inside.”

They went in… but right then Franklin struck them on the head, forcing them down to their knees.

Kenn: “Urk.”
Liza: “Gghh…”
Kenn: “What the hell… you can’t just hit a girl—hit me if you want, but not Liza…”
Franklin: “I do what I want… Hey Heinrich… look what I found.”
Kenn: “Ugh…”
Liza: “Ugh…”

There were impaled corpses… on the ground… the bodies of the children they had hidden.

Heinrich: “Well, well… look what we have here… do you see this sight? The children you hid because Miss Nightmare told you to… now I’ve killed them.”
Kenn: “… Proud of that, are you? Killing kids… was your father a rat too?!”

(Crash!)

Kenn: “Ugh…!”

He kicked him in the face.

Heinrich: “…I’m the boss now… Miss Nightmare is finished… tie them up… with the others.”

They tied them up.

Kenn: “…Hahhh…”
Dante: “Kenn.”
Kenn: “…Dante?”
Dante: “You’re alive… where’s Miss Nightmare?”
Kenn: “She’s coming… hopefully… but what happened here?”
Zoe: “Ghh… that bastard attacked us in our sleep and hung us up like this…”
Kenn: “Zoe…”
Zoe: “I’m fine… Henry isn’t though.”

His body was impaled at the top.

Zoe: “He stood up to him… tried to act tough.”
Marlon: “Ghh… now I see why Miss Nightmare said she’s not as bad as the rest…”
Kenn: “She’s not bad… okay?”
Marlon: “She killed your sister.”
Kenn: “…Yeah… because that bastard lied… said she had some horrible disease… you’ll see soon enough…”
Liza: “Hahhh… I hope this goes smoothly.”

(Evening)

Heinrich: “Alright… it’s evening… (smacks lips)… oh… you must be hungry… or… maybe you, want something?”
Dante: “Ghhh…”
Heinrich: “Or you…?”
Zoe: “Ghhh…”
Heinrich: “And especially you… Marlon… you’ve got the most meat… oh wait… you two, Kenn and Liza, were out… maybe you’re hungry too… hahahaha…”

(Crash… Crash!)

Marlon: “Ugh…”
Heinrich: “What was that… Franklin, go check…”

He went to the door… saw nothing.

Heinrich: “And?”
Franklin: “Nothing…”

He turned around… and that’s when two hands appeared and grabbed his jaw — one from above, one from below… and pulled until his whole jaw ripped apart.

(Splat)

Franklin: “Ghhh… ghhhh…”
He collapsed dead on the ground.

(Knock, knock)

Miss Nightmare: “Knock… knock… who’s here… it’s me… Sophie… your Miss Nightmare… open up, sunshine… before I get mad… oh wait, the door’s open.”

She walked in… holding the top half of Franklin’s head.

Miss Nightmare: “…Tadaaa… hmmm… well, well… what do we have here… hello, Heinrich…”
Heinrich: “You… you should be dead…”
Miss Nightmare: “Me? Dead?… nope… why would I be?”

They aimed their weapons at her.

Miss Nightmare: “Whoa… whoa… easy there…”

She glanced at the dead children…

Miss Nightmare: “…(silent)… ah… damn… how low can you sink… killing children… oh Heinrich… oh…”

One of the Black Eye soldiers behind her aimed at her — she grabbed him, took his weapon, and shot him in the throat.

Black Eye Soldier: “Ghh…”
Miss Nightmare: “Ah… you know, Heinrich… you wanna know why I love aiming for the throat… especially with a knife?… because no matter how strong someone is… they die slowly, in pain… and I only enjoy that… when it’s people who deserve it… like you, for example…”

She aimed at him.

Heinrich: “…Sorry… mistress… but… you forgot something…”
Miss Nightmare: “Hmm?”
Heinrich: “…Sir Eisenberg… is coming today…”
Miss Nightmare: “Ugh…”

(Suddenly, helicopter noises)

Miss Nightmare: “…Damn…”
Heinrich: “Hahahahaha… hahaha!”

(Bang!)

She shot him — he fell to the floor.

Miss Nightmare: “…I can still kill you later!”

She ran to Dante.

Liza: “Miss Nightmare!”
Miss Nightmare: “It’s fine… listen to me… you all run. Now!”

She untied Dante, who untied Marlon, and Miss Nightmare untied Kenn — until everyone was free.

Miss Nightmare: “Go… quickly… under that building… there’s a basement… you can escape from there…”
Liza: “But…”
Miss Nightmare: “It’s okay… it’s okay… yeah… I’m sorry… I’m sorry… oh, by the way… Kenn, take this.”

She handed something to Kenn.

Miss Nightmare: “For Zoe’s headaches… now go.”
Kenn: “Okay…”

They rushed off.

Miss Nightmare: “Guess I’d say… what a shitty day for me… dear god…”

She knelt down, hands behind her back. The helicopter landed.

(Whup, whup)

Sir Eisenberg: “Hello… my Sophie… how are you?”
Miss Nightmare: “…Hahhh…”
Sir Eisenberg: “Hehe… looks like… your time is over…”

They aimed at her.

Liza: “No!”

A voice suddenly shouted — it was Liza’s. Miss Nightmare turned her head.

Miss Nightmare: “You idiot!… Run!”
Sir Eisenberg: “Bring her too…”
Liza: “Gghh…”

They grabbed and tied her.

Sir Eisenberg: “You’ve gone soft, Miss Nightmare… my dear Sophie… so… for your behavior… I’m taking you back with me… to the Mirica Reich… and your prisoner… excuse me, your good friend… is coming too.”
Miss Nightmare: “Please… let… I’ll come with you… just let her go… she has nothing to do with this.”
Sir Eisenberg: “Once, you killed people like it was a game… you enjoyed it… that’s why we gave you the name Miss Nightmare… what happened to you?… Take them… and be as harsh as possible.”

They knocked Liza unconscious — and Miss Nightmare too.

Sir Eisenberg: “Tsss…”

(3 Hours Later)

Liza: “Ghhh…”
Miss Nightmare: “Hey… you’re awake…”

She was lying near Miss Nightmare’s lap.

Liza: “Where… are we?”
Miss Nightmare: “On the way to the Mirica Reich…”
Liza: “…Oh…”
Miss Nightmare: “Why didn’t you run away…”
Liza: “Sorry… I was worried about you.”
Miss Nightmare: “Well… too late now… I’m sorry… this is my fault…”
Liza: “It’s not… really.”
Miss Nightmare: “Hahh… listen to me… whatever… they… they tell you to do… do it… otherwise they’ll do things to you… things no one can even imagine… torture… abuse… and no one… no one will help you… and I… I’ll be… tortured again too…”
Liza: “Listen, Miss Nightmare.”
Miss Nightmare: “Don’t call me that… call me Sophie… please…”
Liza: “Listen, Sophie… it’s like this… I’m not scared anymore… not like… not like before.”
Sophie: “Well… you should be… I’m scared too… it’s not shameful…”
Liza: “Hmm…”
Sophie: “…It’s possible… they’ll make you join the competition… the Sirus competition.”
Liza: “What’s that?”
Sophie: “That’s where I got my Human Sirus… the winner… gets one… whether you want it or not… or the other contestants… who are also prisoners… kill you… hahh…”
Liza: “…Hmmm…”
Sophie: “Damn… I’m sorry.”
Liza: “It’s okay… maybe we won’t… have to be tortured.”
Sophie: “I wouldn’t bet on it… Sir Eisenberg… is a monster… you’ll see soon…”

She held her head in both hands…

Sophie: “Ghhh… I’m telling you… Liza… I feel fear… when I think… about what they’ll do to me and you…”
Liza: “Sophie…”
Sophie: “Whatever happens… just do what they say… please… ignore it if one of the soldiers hits me or even abuses me… do you understand?… I deserve it… you don’t.”

She held Liza’s hand…

Sophie: “…Okay?”
Liza: “Okay…”

The vehicle stopped — the door opened.

Black Eye Member : “Out. Both of you.”

They stepped out…

Liza: “Ugh…”
Sophie: “Hahhh…”

Massive buildings everywhere… and a huge number of Gear Robots…

(Beep… beep)

Robot: “…Greetings, my Führer… greetings.”
Sir Eisenberg: “Hello… Robot No. 436… good to see you…”
Liza: “…So big…”
Sophie: “It wasn’t like this… six years ago.”
Sir Eisenberg: “Welcome… to the capital of Black Eye… Pricila.”