Claire and Harmonia head into the city, towards the Walmart. Harmonia hums a bit. "Smells nice. Like it just rained."
"Mhm!!" She clings to Harmonia's arm as they walk.
Harmonia hums as they enter the SCP Walmart. She gets a cart and heads to the food section. "Anything you want?"
"You!" Claire
"You know what I mean silly!" Harmonia playfully pushes her away as she loads up the cart.
"Hmm,, cookies?" Claire remains attached to Harmonia's arm.
"Bet! You stay here, I wanna get a surprise.” She smiles, attempting to detach Claire from her
She unwillingly detaches, smiling and blushing.
Harmonia pets her head. "I'll be back pumpkin!" And she heads into an aisle.
Harmonia isn't back after about 5 minutes and there's the sound of something falling.
"H-Harmonia?" Claire asks.
No answer.
"Uhhmm,, Harmonia?" Claire peeks her head down the aisle.
A couple of things are knocked over and Harmonia’s shoes are on the ground as if she'd been dragged.
Claire starts to tremble, walking over to the shoes.
She can hear a car starting. There's an emergency fire ax on the wall.
Claire equips the ax and runs outside. She sees a truck driving away. She can sense four R053s in the car. She starts chasing the car
Something shoots out of the car, it's silent. Either a silenced bullet or a tranquilizer.
Claire continues running.
They keep shooting at her, trying to speed up
A couple hit Claire as she passes out from the tranquilizers.
---
When she wakes up she sees what looks to be your stereotypical cult bullshit. A candlelit room with what looks to be the Sigil of Abaddon drawn in blood, Harmonia in the middle. She's awake and thrashing around but is strapped down to a chair, her mouth duct-taped. Claire's wrists are tied with rope behind a pipe outside of the circle and there's duct tape on her mouth as well. A R053 wearing a mask with the mark of the Great Red Dragon sits by them, watching them closely. There are human skulls and animal skulls at what looks to be an altar to Abaddon.
Claire stirs, staring at Harmonia.
Harmonia seems to be a tiny bit injured with a cut on her left arm. Seems like they used her blood to draw the sigil. The R053 is holding an ax, watching both of them carefully. The door is closed but there's talking behind it. They can't make it out but there are definitely more people here.
Claire examines the rest of the setup. She sighs and burns the ropes around her wrists, standing up. She tears the duct tape off her mouth and looks at the R053 with a disappointed face.
The R053 jumps up, brandishing the ax. "Sit down. Now."
She can't help but laugh! "Nah.” She runs over, forcefully pushing her burning hands into the R053’s mask, burning it to their face. Jack moment!
The R053 fucking SCREAMS and attempts to hit Claire with the ax. Claire can hear running. She won't be alone for long.
Claire throws the fucker to the ground and takes the ax.
They roll around in pain. Owie! Another R053 bursts into the room, brandishing a gun and pointing it at Claire, attempting to shoot her.
It hits but she doesn't care, swinging the ax into their head!
Dead! Their blood spools onto the floor and two more come in, attempting to fight back with guns
Harmonia’s screaming is muffled by the tape
Claire's eyes glow a bright red, and some music can be heard from her mouth when she breathes. Weird. She continues chopping away at the R053s! Splitting their skulls and chopping at their limbs.
Look at her go! Go girlboss go! They are dying! One escapes her grasp and goes to Harmonia, leveling a gun at her head. They seem to be young, about 18, and are trembling a little.
Claire kills them without hesitation.
There are a couple more left who run in and try to hit her with their own axes.
She's short, so she goes for the fuckin KNEES, knocking them over.
Queen behavior. One drops their ax right onto their own neck. Youch. The other screams and attempts to slash at her knees
She picks up one of the guns and shoots them in the forehead.
Congrats they're all dead! Harmonia is still in the chair, watching in awe and also in some horror. Only a tad though.
Claire walks over to Harmonia and unwraps her from her binds.
Harmonia hugs her though they're both probably covered in blood now. "You were amazing!"
"Hehehe thank you!”
"No problem- Do you know who they were? I have an inkling of course but... y’know."
"I have no idea honestly,” Claire says.
"Seems like a cult for Abaddon?" Harmonia offers.
Harmonia looks around, hming. She goes to the one with the mask burned to their face and sighs, finding her possessions snd putting them back in her pocket. "Wanna burn this place down?"
"Yes please.” Claire smiles, her hands setting ablaze.
"Wait, I have an idea." Harmonia grabs an arm from one of the bodies. "Cut the arm off real quick.”
"Bet.” Claire does.
Harmonia starts to walk out of the building. "We should probably be outside before we set it on fire"
"Probably!"
Once they're outside Harmonia grins at Claire. "Do it, pumpkin.”
She starts shooting fire from her hands.
"YOOO- GO GIRL GO!” Harmonia exclaims.
The building is reduced to ashes.
"Hot as fuck." Harmonia takes the arm and carves, "Don't fuck with [The Kiss]" into it, putting the arm on a stick in front of the ashes of the cult building.
"Hehehehehe-” Claire clings to Harmonia's arm, her hands all 3rd degree burnt up again. "Soooo wanna go back and get that surprise for your silly little vampire wife?"
Harmonia nods but looks concerned at her hands. "Darling- you need healing." She looks for the gunshot wound.
"I know, but we can do that later! I'll be fine," she smiles, reassuringly.
"Alright... but I'm doing first aid when we get to the store. Then it's surprise time." Harmonia kisses her head.
"Okie!!" she giggles, excited. She hugs Harmonia's arm, never wanting to let go
Harmonia picks her up and gets in one of the cult's cars, thankfully the keys are already inside. She sets Claire in the passenger seat and drives away, back to Meridian.
---
Eventually, they're back at the Walmart and Harmonia gets out of the car, opening Claire's door for her.
Claire steps out, smiling.
Harmonia leads her to the first aid and puts aloe on her hands then wraps them in bandages, disinfecting and wrapping the gunshot wound as well.
Claire sighs happily, not reacting to the pain it would normally cause.
After she takes her to the baking aisle, finding cookies and a cake. "I was gonna get you a cake!"
"Aww!!! Thank you so much, sweetie!" Claire’s face lights up with joy upon seeing it.
Harmonia grins happily, petting her head.
She purrs, snuggling up against Harmonia
Harmonia pets her and smiles as she continues getting groceries, checking out, and loading them into her new car!
Claire follows, climbing back into the car
Harmonia hums as they drive home.