Chapter 11: Going Down

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CONTENT WARNING: EXPLICIT VIOLENCE AND HARRASSMENT.

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OLIVE

Olive had always known that returning to the Undercity would be dangerous, but she hadn't expected it to be this difficult. As Olive stumbled through the dimly lit streets of the undercity, she couldn't help but feel like she might have made the wrong choice. It was hard enough to adjust after just barely grasping onto Vi, and especially Cait, and now that she lost them, she found herself back in the place she had tried so hard to forget. Soon enough, she found herself drinking for hours at The Last Drop more often than not.

She pushed open the doors of the dingy bar again, the stench of alcohol and sweat hitting her like a brick wall as she made her way to the counter. Grint, the familiar bartender, grimaced as she came in. "Your usual?" Olive gave a heavy sigh and nodded, taking a long blink and leaning both arms on the counter. Grint eyed her warily before pouring her a shot of something that looked like it could strip paint off a wall. Olive downed the shot and motioned for another, her mind beginning to cloud. It wasn't long before she had reached that tipping point where all of her struggles seemed to trickle away.

That's when she saw a familiar face and large figure approaching her from across the room. Sevika. Olive clenched her jaw and looked away, hoping and begging that Silo's giant rat was heading for someone else. The thud in the barstool next to her confirmed her fears.

"What do you want?" Olive spat, slightly turning her head to glare at the larger woman. Sevika met her eyes and smirked.

"Same thing as you. To have a drink," she replied smugly. Grint's eyes flicked quickly to Olive before he slid Sevika a drink. Olive's pleading eyes tried to meet his, but he had already looked away and moved across the bar. Olive cursed him in her head, but couldn't blame him for not wanting to get involved. She threw back the rest of her drink and stood up. Unfortunately, Sevika had the upper hand on her, and when Olive stumbled the moment she tried to take a step, Sevika's strong arm shot out and grabbed hers with a firmer grip than Olive would've liked.

"Why don't you take a seat," Sevika suggested in a voice laced with venom and dripping with honey. Olive took a shaky breath and returned to her seat. Last time she had tangled with Sevika, she had had Vi with her, so she felt almost unstoppable; alone, not so much.

"What do you want?" Olive tried to sound confident and forceful. Her voice came out slurred instead.

"Oh, just some company," Sevika replied with a smirk. "But you know, it's no fun to drink alone." She gestured a robotic finger towards Grint, who seemed to gulp before pulling out a drink that looked fairly similar to Sevika's and sliding it to her, who then slid it to Olive. "Drink up." She lit a small cigar and began to smoke. Olive ran her fingers on the rim of the glass, but didn't drink.

"Leave me alone, or you'll be leaving here with one less arm than the last time we crossed paths." Olive's courage had appeared in a surge, but would be quick to fade. Sevika chuckled darkly.

"Oh, come one," she crooned. "If you really meant that, you would've already done it. Or at least, you would have tried," she said. Olive's fickle courage vanished, and her hands grew clammy. A shiver went down her spine.

She tried to muster her courage again. "G-get away from me." Fuck. Her stutter gave her away. She tried to stand again, but Sevika's hand landed on her shoulder before she could even rise from her seat and kept her firmly in place.

"I'm not going to ask you again." Sevika growled. "Drink." Olive gulped and took a nervous sip. If Sevika was going to seek revenge on her now, at least Vi wouldn't be there to see it. But still, she couldn't help but wish that Vi was there. To her surprise, the world stayed relatively in focus, and her head didn't start to spin out of control. She let go of a tightly held breath. Sevika had the nerve to laugh again.

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"What, little birdy, thought I put something in your drink?" She asked mockingly. Olive rolled her eyes and continued drinking. The smirk remained on Sevika's face. Releasing a puff of smoke into the air, she spoke again. "You know, I really do see what Vi saw in you."

Olive was caught off guard. "Excuse me?" She spluttered, and her face grew red. Sevika leaned in.

"Just look at you," she murmured slowly, head tilting as she looked the smaller up and down. She leaned back again. "Who could resist?" She took a long drag from her cigar and blew her smoke into the air above them, watching as it curled over their heads. Olive scoffed.

"You're disgusting," She shook her head as she replied and took another drink. Sevika shrugged and took yet another drag, paired with a sip from her drink.

"No, it's true. I really do wonder what I'd have to do to get in your pretty little pants," Sevika continued. "Maybe I should get myself thrown in prison just to ask Vi."

Olive was too taken aback by what Sevika said to even throw a retort back. Prison? Why would Vi be back in prison? Her mind flew back and forth from Sevika's disgusting comment and what she had said about Vi. She clenched her jaw. "Fuck. You." She stood up so angrily and forcefully that her seat clattered onto the floor behind her. But as soon as she had stood up, she was hit with a wave of dizziness and nausea, and the world went black, and she herself clattered to the floor.

VI

Vi sat alone in her prison cell, her back against the cold stone wall. She had been locked up for only a few weeks now, but it felt like an eternity. It was as if time had stopped, and she was stuck in this endless cycle of pain and regret. The memories of Olive haunted her day and night, but all she could do was hope and convince herself that she had made the right choice. That Olive would be safe without her.

Vi had fallen back into her old habits in prison. She would pick fights with anyone who crossed her path, no matter how big or small they were. It was her way of coping with the pain and nightmares that consumed her. Soon enough, a vaguely familiar face crossed her path in the mess hall. Vulcar. A higher level henchman of Silco's, known for his twisted habits but relatively low IQ. This was sure to be fun.

Vi stepped back and raised her fists, ready for a fight. "You don't scare me, Vulcar," she said, her voice low and threatening. "I'll take you on any day of the week."

Vulcar laughed, his deep, menacing chuckle sending shivers down Vi's spine. "Is that so?" he said, his eyes glittering with malice. "Well, I'm looking forward to it."

The two of them circled each other, each waiting for the other to make the first move. Finally, Vi lunged forward, throwing a hard punch at Vulcar's face. He dodged it easily, grabbing her arm and twisting it behind her back. Vi winced in pain but refused to give up.

"You're not getting off that easy," she growled, kicking out at Vulcar's knees. He stumbled back, and Vi used the opportunity to break free of his grip. She landed a solid punch to his jaw, and he retaliated with a vicious uppercut.

Vi stumbled back, her head spinning. She shook it off and charged at Vulcar again, but this time, he was ready for her. He grabbed her by the neck, lifting her off the ground and choking her. Vi gasped for breath, her vision starting to fade. She struggled against Vulcar's grip, but he was too strong. Just when she thought it was all over, he suddenly released her, shoving her to the ground.

"You're not worth the trouble," he spat, turning to leave. Vi lay on the ground, panting and wheezing, feeling defeated. But as Vulcar walked away, he tossed a crumpled letter at her. "Here," he said. "Something to remember me by."

Once she was back in her cell, Vi slumped against the familiar stone wall and opened the envelope with hands she was desperately trying to hide the shaking of. Anything that Silco directed towards her intentionally couldn't be good. But it was even worse than she expected.

She pulled out a torn piece of paper from the envelope, and her heart stopped. Words scrawled in purple ink littered the paper, but that's not what caught her eye. What caught her eye was the lock of hair attached to the paper that had an unmistakable hue. Olive. Her heart sank deeper as she noticed the drops of blood near the hair and read the clearly threatening message written. It was short, and vague, but Vi knew what it meant. She knew what Silco wanted her to do. Soon enough, her fear turned to rage, and her blood boiled. First Powder, and now Olive? Trap or not, Vi would be damned if she let prison stop her again.

She stuffed the letter in her pocket and stood, slamming herself against her cell bars. "HEY!" she yelled at the top of her lungs, disregarding the sting in her throat. "LET ME OUT! NOW!" her continued yelling only received cruel chuckles from the few other inmates and lone guard that resided on her floor. She ignored the desperate emotions clawing at her as she banged on the door. "God fucking damn it..." she moaned, sliding to the floor in front of her cell door. She punched the bars once more before she brought her hands up to hold her head. "No..."

CAITLYN

As time passed, Caitlyn grew more and more anxious about Olive. She hoped she might've heard from her by now, but no such luck. Jayce had been avoiding her like the plague as well, which couldn't mean anything good. As she paced around her room for the millionth time, repeating in her head over and over again what had happened the last time they saw each other, her resolve finally hardened. If Olive wasn't going to come to her, Caitlyn at least had to go to her to make sure that she was okay. The thought of going into the Undercity for the first time, let alone going by herself, of course terrified her; but what terrified her more was the thought that something might have happened to Olive. That she knew now where Olive was, but if she didn't go searching for her this time, the guilt she would have if something happened to her best friend would eat her alive. So, under the cover of night, Caitlyn slipped out of her room and off of her balcony, headed directly for the very place she swore she would never go.

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Surpriiiiiise Shawtayyyyyyyyyyys
SO much later than promised but chapter eleven is finally here! in the flesh! or i guess the phone... anyways, hope y'all enjoyed, and please don't hate me for the delay <3 love ya!

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