Context: You’ve been fighting the hero Triton for years on end, with no victor in sight. Finally, you’ve discovered that he can be contained… and you aren’t opposed to a little cruelty where it’s required. Now if only he would stop bringing up the past...

Words: 704

Monetization: It’s perfectly ok to monetize and record any of my scripts, you can change pronouns and stuff around too! Just please remember to credit me! However, YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PAYWALL MY SCRIPTS!

Notes: This script underwent around 5 rewrites. On that note, if you’re not very squeamish… there’s a version of this script that’s a little more… violent... right here ←

A/N: I might make a part 2 of this if it’s requested enough, but I'm not sure yet

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[LOCATION: YOUR EVIL LAIR]

[two of your minions drag the hero toward you]

“Hey–! Get your– filthy hands off of me!”

[they throw him to the ground at your feet]

“Ugh!”

[heavy breathing]

“... Yeah, yeah… Gloat all you want, you… you cockroach. You just don’t die, do you?”

[he spits]

[one of the minions tases him]

“ARGH!”

[he falls]

“... Ha… haha… getting your lackeys to taze me…? Not even doing it yourself?”

[pause]

“No. No, I don’t know when to shut u– ow!”

[you cut him off by stepping on his head]

“G-Get your… foot off of– my head! You know… you know you aren’t… going to get away with this!”

[you get off]

[heavy breathing]

“Years and years of fighting… I guess you’re glad that you finally have me groveling at your feet.”

“But even I didn’t know you hated me this much…”

[pause]

“Attacking our base while I was the only one there…? Turning it to ruins with explosives…? I thought for sure you’d try that while the entire team was home… try and take us all out.”

[pause]

“Ha! Of course I think you’re a fool… you talk about your ideal world without even considering the consequences of trying to do that…!”

“Maybe… you started with good intentions… but somewhere along the line, you lost sight of it.”

(quietly) “What happened to you to turn you into this…?”

[pause]

“... Do I. Like. My restraints.”

“... Are you kidding me?”

“I’ll admit that you’re… creative, at most.”

“Electrified handcuffs… I guess my weakness being electricity wasn’t exactly the best kept secret, but the fact that you’ve gone as far as to make sure there wasn’t any water within my range reaaaally drives home how dedicated you are.”

“So thanks. I’m flattered.”

“I guess these handcuffs are to keep me from doing anything funny when you bring me something to drink? Guess even when I’m defeated you’re still afraid of me.”

[you draw your sword]

“What… gonna cut my head off for that quip?”

“You’ve haven’t always had a short temper, so what happened to that?”

[you swipe your sword at his neck but stop short of cutting him, causing him to gasp]

[short pause]

“... Get the tip of your sword away from my neck if you aren’t going to kill me.”

[pause]

“... You want me to quit bringing up the past?”

“Hah… how can I not?”

[pause]

“... Of course I can’t look you in the eyes! I don’t even know who you are anymore!”

“You–”

[you tilt his chin up]

“Ugh–!”

“D-Don’t force me to meet your eyes. The only thing I’ll see in them is the monster that you’ve become.”

[pause]

“A blade at my throat is nothing… I’ve gone through worse. So no, I’m not shutting up.”

“So cut the crap… let’s talk. Because I’m not going to stop bringing up the past until you face your own sins.”

[long pause]

[swishing sound]

[your minions leave the room]

“... You actually told your goonies to leave.”

[pause]

“It’s just the two of us now. It’s Jackson… not Triton.”

[pause]

“How… how did it come to this…?”

“Didn’t you want to use your powers for good…? You wanted to be a hero, just like me. We– we went to the same academy…! You know not everyone is as lucky as us to get powers, right?!”

“So why did you use them for evil?!”

[heavy breathing]

“You… you used to spar with me… remember…? We said we were gonna form a team once we graduated…”

[long pause]

“... What happened on that night? At the stadium…? The one that… the one that was blown up by villains…”

[pause]

“I won’t understand unless you tell me!”

“You always used to tell me everything! We’d tell each other all of our troubles!”

“WE USED TO DATE, FOR FUCKS SAKE–!”

[you kick him in the chest]

“UGH!”

[silence as he breathes raggedly]

“... What… did you just… kick me?”

[pause]

“... You think… your ideal was… doomed from the start…?”

“Ha… haha…”

“I thought… we were going to work towards that together… no matter what it took…”

[long pause]

“... I still love you, you know…”

“Despite everything… I still find myself trying… to reach you…”

“... How pathetic…”

[he goes silent]

~END~

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