“Fuck you!” Hank quipped, moving around to help Highlander get his knife out of his belt.
“I think they hit his damn head harder than we realized.” Mac mumbled, shaking his head at Snake’s comments.
“What? I mean come on! Even Swede agreed with me. The screams, the shots fired, Jones number one acting like old man Snow who was the president in the movie. I mean…” Snake stopped mid-sentence when another scream let out in the opposite direction from the others.
“What, no damn shot this time? I mean, come on, that’s bullshit. You’re letting me down assholes!” Snake yelled out at the bad guys, thinking they were playing head games.
David came running back into the campsite, fear obvious in his eyes. “Where’s my brother damn it!” he screamed at the men tied to the tree, his weapon raised, hands shaking.
“Since you seem to forget dumbass. We’re tied to this fucking tree so we obviously don’t know where the fuck your brother danced off to.” Mac replied sarcastically, rolling his eyes at David.
“He went looking for you and the others.” Hank informed the scared man. “Seriously, Jones Jr. You’re a fucking SEAL and you’re acting like a fucking pussy right now!”
“Fuck you, old man!” David shouted. “You didn’t see the bullshit going on in the woods.”
“What shit?” Highlander questioned, confused at the statement.
“Someone fucking slit Dewey and Pork Chops throats. Both fuckers are hanging from a tree by their feet with their damn hands tied behind their backs.FRANKIE!” David screamed out at the top of his lungs.
Dirt and rock kicked up at David’s feet, causing David to scream out, drop to his knees. More rock and dirt kicked up several feet in front of David, causing him to cry out for his brother again.
“Dewey and Pork Chop were two of the screams, but wasn’t there a third one?” Mac whispered over to Highlander. “I know Joker is out there, but I don’t think he’d be doing this shit alone.”
“I know Joker would fuck with them, but not like this. He doesn’t have time to play these games with them. There’s someone else out there.” Highlander whispered back to Mac.
“Alpha Squad? I mean I know they can be evil when they need to be, but would they be evil like Jones just described?”
“Shut the fuck up! No talking mother fuckers!” David screamed at Highlander and Mac, raising his weapon at them, again.
A blood curling scream let out from behind the men just as a shot rang out. Silence settled over the group. No one made a move. Not even a sound.
“Frankie!” David screamed out, his whole body shaking as he looked around.
Highlander looked over at the boys, seeing Willie was awake, tears streaming down his face. Cody was talking to him quietly, leaning towards Willie. Highlander nodded at both boys to let them know they were ok. For now.
Frankie came running back towards the campsite. The same fear in David’s eyes, showing in his.
“What the fuck? Where the fuck were you?” David screamed at his older brother.
“Looking for your dumbass. Where the fuck are Dewey, Gomer and fucking Pork Chops?” Frankie screamed back at his brother.
“I thought Gomer was with you?” David asked in confusion to the question.
“He was! He left to go look for your fucking asses. Where’s Dewey and Pork Chops?” Frankie repeated his question, fear leaping off him in spades.
“Fucking dead! Someone slit their fucking throats, hung them upside down from the fucking trees by their feet with their fucking hands bound behind their backs!” David shook, replaying the images for Frankie.
“One of the sons-of-bitches from this group got away. It’s got to be him!” Frankie concluded, pulling his knife out of his back pocket.
Dirt and rock kicked up at Frankie’s feet as he walked towards the men tied to the tree. Frankie and David both jumped as they screamed out.
“This isn’t Joker man! He didn’t have a fucking rifle when he ran from the fucking campsite. He wouldn’t have had time to go find a fucking rifle then come back and do this shit.” David informed his brother, his weapon raised towards the tree lines.
“Then who the fuck else would it be? It’s not the men dad are coming with because they wouldn’t fuck with us like this. Dad would have their fucking asses.” Frankie spewed at his brother.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, several more screams sounded as a volley of shots rang out in the woods. A man ran into the clearing from the woods, sending Frankie and David on alert.
“Jake?” David yelled out, recognizing their older brother, running towards them. “What the fuck is going on?”
