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Anonymous Sat 07 Sep 2024 18:43:27 No.68948236 Report

>And when she first said "Daddy" my heart was molten, as if blood frozen upon the ground were held to the sun to thaw and slop.
>And we were inseperable, always together, one soul in two bodies, and my love was all consuming.
>I would die for you, I whispered to her sleeping face, I would kill.
>I would set this world to ruin to protect you.
>I have fought through dark tunnels, great engines, the foulest of beasts.
>I have set my covenant and drained this flood, and I am come for you now, my darling girl, Amber.

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Anonymous Sat 07 Sep 2024 19:21:05 No.68949101 Report

Quoted By: >>68949160 >>68949372 >>68949430

>>68948236
Anon: Taken edition

>I limp through the doorway
>behind me is carnage
>I never thought myself a bloodthirsty killer
>but they were between me and her
>my hand tightens around the pistol in my hand
>my only regret is they died faster than they deserved
>I trip and almost fall
>Greene catches me
>he looks even worse than I feel
>somehow he supports me while still gripping a shotgun
>I worry about him just as much as I worry about my other child
>I shouldn't have allowed him to join me on this quest
>he's still young
>has his whole life ahead of him
>now he may be facing the rest of it behind bars
>just like me, he'd do it all again without a second thought
>we reach the first door in the hallway
>I pull out a bloody set of keys
>they're numbered
>so are the doors
>I match the two and open it
>my heart sinks as I see the room's occupant
>a young liopleurodon
>her face battered and skin cracked from being away from water
>she flinches away
>I feel a bit bad for being disappointed
she deserves to be rescued just as much as my child
>"it's okay. We're here to help. Just be quiet"
>I give no other instructions
>we back out of the room and leave the door ajar
>we try more doors
>more young children, male and female
>my stomach grows sicker and my heart more furious
>when I set out I knew what fate would await Amber if I couldn't catch her
>I never really gave it much thought they'd be doing this to other kids
>bastards
>the bullet was too kind to them
>we're running out of rooms
>I'm beginning to despair
>I've released over a dozen kids
>it means nothing
>I want my Amber
>with trepidation, I open the second to last door

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Anonymous Sat 07 Sep 2024 19:35:27 No.68949430 Report

Quoted By: >>68949751

>>68949101

cont
>my eyes fix on a teal ptero
>bound and gagged
>there's still a bit of Firey resistance in her eyes before she recognizes me
>I barely register the clack of my handgun falling to the ground
>in a blink I go from standing in the door to on my knees in front of her
>my hands shake as I pull the gag out and tear off her restraints
>she's on me in seconds
>arms and wings wrapped around tight
>I return the gesture
>I'm never letting go of you again
>I hear a quiet wail escape her
>I say nothing but hold her tighter
>behind me Greene looks away
>he's always seen amber as the big, tough, older sister
>seeing her like this now....
>my son takes the keys from the door
>from the sound of things he's unlocking the last room in the hall
>I suppose I should've cared about the kid in that last cell
>but all I can think about is my baby girl
>Raptor Jesus only knows how long we stayed like that
>the spell is broken as Greene returns eventually with a water bottle and a blanket
>Amber wraps it around her
>suddenly she stands up and walks past us out of the cell
>can't say I blame her
>we follow and I'm met with an usual sight in the hallway
>most of the kids have left their own cells
>some clutch blankets or water
>my heart swells as I realize Greene has been helping others
>I notice some also clutch bloody firearms
>either they went to investigate what happened to their captors or Greene put a squad together
>they all look at him in awe
>my musings are interrupted by distant sirens
>soon getting closer
>cops soon swarm through the building
>right up until they reach the hallway
>Greene orders them back
>he sounds like Ripley in that moment
>the kids behind him tense
cont

Anonymous Sat 07 Sep 2024 19:49:06 No.68949751 Report

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>>68949430

>fortunately the cops have an ounce of sense and just cover us
>eventually a negotiator comes in
>they soon realize that Greene and I are vigilantes, not members of this trafficking ring
>we're all escorted to a local hospital
>the kids, amber included, are sent to a special trauma ward
>Greene and I get our wounds attended to
>the next few weeks pass with a blur
>any attempt by authorities to punish me and greene is met with swift public outcry
>and many pointed questions about why a child trafficking ring was allowed to fester
>savy politicians quickly made sure we weren't charged
>while we were dealing with that circus, Amber healed
>physically at least
>we all knew the emotional and mental trauma would last for years
>but in those first few weeks she was never alone
>Lucy, Samantha, Ripley, Naser, Myself, and Greene
>at least one of us were by her bed day and night
>when she was cleared to walk she spent a lot of time visiting the other kids
>despite her captor's best efforts, she had managed to bond with a few of them
>and they all knew who she was
>apparently one of the thugs I killed was dickless thanks to her
>always going to be proud of her for that
>my little fighter never gave up
>we met the parents too
>some who had gone for years without their children now had them back
>desperate thankful sobs
>I feel awkward
>if they hadn't taken amber, I never would've lifted a finger
>I just smile and nod
>greene even more so
>I don't let the guilt chew away too much
>amber is safe
>that their kids are too is an added bonus
>eventually the hype dies down
>we return home
>amber is first through the door and collapses on the couch
>the rest of us press around her
>wings spread out enveloping everyone
>doubtless the nightmares of this episode will continue to haunt us all
>but right here, right now, we are all whole
>and anyone who tries to come between us will receive a bloody, brutal lesson