SPENSER P.O.V.

My fist collides with Jon's face as we interrogate him. He has blood dripping from his mouth and his nose, where Ive been hitting him. I swing my fist again and again. Jon just sits there and takes it. He doesnt even flinch. He just sits emotionless. As I go to punch him again, Mercy holds me back. "Spens, stop. Hes almost dead, Jesus." I look at Jon, to see that his head is hanging down and blood drips from his mouth, and he looks up at me and I see fear in his eyes. I look at Lui, who stands pressed against the wall, looking at me, then at Jon, then back at me. He looks terrified. As I bring my eyes down to my hands, I see that they are stained red, and my knuckles are burning. I step back, hands shaking. Mercy holds my shoulders, and I try not to fall. Jon.....I almost killed him. The more I look at him covered in blood from what I've done, the more I realize I feel bad and he looks like the kid I used to hang out with. His creepy face paint is smeared, and underneath I can see his cute face. He was always handsome, and now blood masks his features. Guilt washes over me, and I shrug off Mercy's hand. I kneel in front of Jon and hold his shoulder with my hand. He looks up at me. "Jon, I am so sorry. My anger and hate of what you did just controlled me. But I want to put that behind us. I want you to give us the intel we need and in turn I will offer you something." His eyebrow raises up, and Mercy and Lui look intrigued. I meet Jon's electric blue eyes with mine. "Jon, I want you to join us. Join my crew. Please. I miss working with you." Jon looks taken aback, and then as I look around the room I find that I am met with the same looks from Lui and Mercy. "Spenser, are you sure?" Lui asks me. "He did try to kill you and me and Mercy and Nym and Zairna." He says. I nod and turn back to Jon. "Yes, but I know Jon, and he still has good in him. I can feel it. Even if he does kill for fun, I know what that's like. I have the highest fucking kill count, after all." I smile, and Jon smirks. "Spens, Im going to take you up on your proposition. Im sick of working with Kyle anyway. He's a dick. And by the way, I have the highest kill count.So do what you want with him, and I wont care. Ask me what you want, Spens, and Ill answer 'cause I want to work with you again. I miss being the good guy......sort of."  I nod. Im glad that Jon is back in the game. Just as Im about to start asking him questions, Nym comes running in. What is she doing? She and Zairna are supposed to be watching Kyle.....Shit.

Five Minutes Earlier

KYLE P.O.V.

"Okay, Kyle. Your traitor ass is gonna answer some questions now." Zairna pokes me right in my chest. I smile cockily. "Bitch, listen, I am not answering any fucking questions. So lay off and go suck yourself." Zairna looks at me with disgust. Nym steps forward and pulls out a knife. She slides the blade down my cheek, leaving a bleeding gash. I glare at her, but I smile. "Cunt, you shouldn't have done that." Nym looks at me with her smug little smile. "And why not?" She asks me, bringing the knife up to my face again and running the knife down my other cheek. I pretend to be thinking of a taunt, but I actually have many. But what I focus on is untying my hands. Since Im double-jointed, getting out should be no problem. I dislocate my wrists, then I slide them out of the rope. I keep my hands behind my back, so it looks like Im still tied up. I then look at Zairna. "Hey, Z, why dont you come over here and have a little fun? Why let Nym do all the torturing? I mean, are you just too chicken to get your hands dirty?" I taunt, and Zairna's eyes fill with rage. She grabs a knife from her belt, and she pushes Nym back. She brings the knife down to stab me, but I jump up, surprising her. I grab the knife from her hand, and I flip her around, pinning her tightly against me and holding the knife to her neck. I look at Nym. "Go get Spenser. Let's see what he thinks of what's gone down." I say, and I press the knife closer to Zairna's throat. Nym looks terrified, and she runs off. I laugh maniacally, and now I wait.

NOW.......

JONATHAN P.O.V.

Spenser unties me, and I fist bump him. "I miss being the good guy.......sort of." I say. Spenser goes to ask me about the intel he wanted when Nym comes running into the room. I thought she and Zairna were interrogating Kyle. Mercy looks at Nym. She looks flustered. "What is it? What happened?" Mercy asks, and Nym just points to the other room and tries to talk, but no words are formed. Spenser and I look at each other, and we all run into the other room. As we enter, I see Kyle sitting on the floor, holding Zairna with a knife to her throat. "Kyle, put the knife down...." I say, slowly walking towards him. "Take one more step and she dies, Jon." Kyle says to me, and I stop. "So, you're working with Spenser again, huh? Well, I knew our team up wasnt long for this world. Youre an asshole." I mumble under my breath, "Im pretty sure you're the only asshole here, Kyle." Spenser steps forward. "Listen, Kyle, we were going to just hand you over to the cops unharmed if you gave us our intel, but I see it wont be that easy. So Im going to ask you, put down the knife." Kyle closes his eyes, and frowns. "You dont get it, do you? Someone is dying here tonight, and its not going to be me."I jump up as I realize what he's planning, and I move to grab him, but before I can reach him, Kyle slides the knife across Zairna's throat, and he pushes her body onto me. Her blood courses from her neck, pooling under her and soaking her shirt. I feel her blood splatter onto my face. When I get up, I see Kyle at the window. "So long, assfucks!" He yells, and he jumps out the open window into the dark night. I curse, and turn back to Spenser, Mercy, Lui and Nym, who all just look at me, then look at Zairna's corpse. Lui runs off, and I dont blame the little squeaker. I wouldnt want to be around my friend's corpse, either. Spenser helps me up, and we look at each other. "Great. So now we need to go after Kyle. We have no idea where he's headed." Mercy says. I turn to her. "Um, actually, I do. I know that Kyle is headed to his girlfriend's house. He told me about her. She's actually his, boss. He never told me her name, only thet she's the one who organizes all his attacks. She's good, guys. But now that Im back in the game and on the right side, with you guys, we're better. So I say that we arm ourselves with enough fire power to blow this building and we chase that mother fucker down." Mercy smiles, and so does Nym. I turn to Spenser. "Hey, you know I'll be right up there fighting at your side, Jon." I nod. Then I hear from the doorway, "Im in!" I turn to see Lui, and he smirks at me. I open my arms, and he comes running to me. He jumps up, and I catch him, holding him up. "So you ready to go on a real mission, Lui? Like old times?" He nods, and wraps his arms around me in a hug. "Like old times." He says, his voice muffled, his face buried into my sweatshirt as he hugs me tighter. I look at Spenser, and I mouth the words, "Thank you."