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Stronger together

Whumper let out a soft sigh when he saw Caretaker with his precious Whumpee, standing in front of his price, protecting them. It was almost adorable; the rage on his face, the protective stance, the futility of it all. However...

"That's one of the first infractions we'll need to discuss after this, Whumpee..." His eyes snapped to them. "Disobeying orders. When I tell you to come alone, you come alone."

Something fluttered in Whumpee's chest at that. A threat that would have been a promise of severe punishment, had they been alone. But they weren't. And so they managed to stop themself from taking back a step, the tension escaping through a soft shivering gasp instead of a whimper.

"But... well, I can't say I didn't expect this." Whumper's growling tone turned almost whimsical and his smile widened, hungry eyes snapping to Caretaker and back to Whumpee.

Whumpee averted their eyes, watching Caretaker instead, standing a few paces in front of them. Their eyes fixed on his broad shoulders that were rigid with repressed rage, his shoulder blades tensing and relaxing against the fabric of his shirt. They were glad they brought him along when they received the threat to come. If they hadn't... They'd already be sitting in Whumper's car. Or worse. Together, they had a chance, they could end this, they were sa--

The blood drained from their face and they froze right where they stood.

A single red dot quivered over Caretaker's back, teasing up over his neck, and came to a stop, right on the back of his head. The laser remained fixed in place and when Caretaker turned towards them, it teased over his temple.

Whumpee whirled around, looking back over the deserted industrial area, searching for a glint in the darkness. The only place the sniper could be was in the building way behind them. And there was nothing close where they could jump behind to escape the laser.

Whumpee's gaze flicked from Caretaker's questioning eyes, back to Whumper in disbelief.

And Whumper simply brought a finger to his lips, tipping his head slightly down and leered at them, daring them to challenge that silent order.

Caretaker snapped back to face the threat in front of them, taking Whumpee's silence for a different kind of fear.

"They are not coming with you," he growled.

"Is that so. Well, shouldn’t we let them decide? Whumpee?" Whumper said, completely at ease and Whumpee flinched at the sound of their name. "Will you come with me?"

The sniper dot danced over Caretaker's neck and firmly stayed in the middle of the back of his head. Whumpee nearly fell to their knees.

"Yes," they whispered, and Caretaker whipped back in disbelief. They looked him in the eyes, expression pained, and looked back at Whumper. "Yes, I will."

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