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The room was lit up blue and red, but no sound of a siren. He didn't fight, he went quietly. The police gave him the rundown on what was going on, gave him his Miranda rights, and Ezekiel chose the right to remain silent until he was presented with an attorney. One of the cops felt impatient, he supposed, because he jabbed him in the side with something hard, causing him to double over in pain and be dragged to the car.
"Lunatic" he heard one of them say. He didn't like that word, it was rude and offensive.
"You shouldn't speak to people that way" was all he muttered before the door of the car slammed next to him, locking him in.
The ride was long and difficult, the silence being broken only occasionally by the static of the radio. It was hours until they got anywhere, Ezekiel had decided to pass the time by counting the street lights as they passed. It was dead of night, everyone he loved would be sleeping. They wouldn't even notice he was gone for another 8 hours.
"Officer, may I please have a drink of water?" he asked with a slightly rasped voice.
"Thought you were exercisin' your right to remain silent, boy?" the cop retorted and ignored his request, "so stay silent. I've been likin' the peace an' quiet this whole time".
Ezekiel slumped down in to the seat, starting to fall asleep, exhausted. He was woken up some time later by a sharp whistle in his ear.
"We're here, son" the officer opened his door and helped him out. Ezekiel looked around.
"Martyr City Prison, now that's a heck of a name for a place" he snorted. The officer wasn't amused.
"Save that talk for the judge" he snapped, "see what she says about it".
Ezekiel walked in through the big front doors into a cold linoleum floored room.
"Change your clothes" a woman in uniform stated, handing him bright yellow scrub-like suit pieces. He changed slowly, he was still tired.
"Get to your room, faster this time" said a guard who escorted him to a cell with three other people sitting around reading the same book.
"Hey, what's up?" one of them said. They were reading a book called, "Practical Magic".
"Nice one, what chapter you guys on?" Ezekiel managed out a grin.
"Gillian is bringing her boyfriend back from the dead, this was my favorite part in the movie too" another guy stated, smiling.
Ezekiel felt a little at ease, these people seemed like they would be alright. He sat down next to them and picked up the spare book.
"What're you here for?" one asked.
"... I tried breaking into the wall to the irradiated states... trying to save my friend... I blew a hole into it" Ezekiel felt his face darken with seriousness.
"Man, that's a lot of trouble. That's considered a declaration of war nowadays"
"No it ain't, Thompson. But it's not something anyone takes lightly, that's for dang sure"
"I know... I need to get out of here so I can save my friend, though. I left him there, it's my duty to save him" Ezekiel slammed the book back down.
The boys in the room with him all patted him on the shoulders and talked to him reassuringly.
"Thompson's here for grand theft auto, Milo robbed a bank to pay his mother's medical bills, and I was a doctor that performed illegal procedures to desperate folks down south" the first man said, "my name is Thornton, but everyone calls me Tommy".
"Nice to meet you all" Ezekiel shook their hands gently.
A month passed before Ezekiel went up to trial once more. The judge seemed to like him, which worked in his favor.
"Your honor, he was doing it as an act of heroic bravery, he had no intention on deliberately sending irradiated monster onto civilians. In fact, no irradiated monsters ever came out of that hole, it was fixed about as promptly too. He was going to go in himself and leave himself, no harm no foul If it was properly repaired in that time"
The judged sighed and held her head in her hands.
"Alright. Because I know you don't have a past criminal record, you are actually an incredibly upstanding citizen, you had no malicious intent, you fixed your mistake, and a laundry list of other things... let's see what our jury says" the judge turned over to the group as the front woman stood up.
"We find the defendant not guilty, your honor" she said.
"Then it's settled. Your on parole for the next two weeks, and then you're good to go" she waved him off.
Ezekiel heard an earful when he got home.
"You BLEW a HOLE in the WALL?" Jasper and Michael sat him down. They were holding hands tightly as if they were scolding a misbehaving child.
"What were you THINKING? Do you know how dangerous and highly illegal that is? They thought you were going to start warfare on the cities with what you did!" Jasper was red in the face, his mouth shot open with fresh new criticism every second.
"Hey, he did it to save our friend. I think that's pretty noble. And he's safe, he's alive, and he's free. Isn't that enough?" Michael reasoned.
"Jasper, I did it for Blake" Ezekiel started.
"What if they found out about those illegal mad scientist experiments you do in your freetime, huh? Or the fact that you literally steal people's DNA to radiate it and try and find a cure? They don't want a cure, they're gonna stop you if they find out" Jasper teared up.
"I was worried about you, dude. You're like a brother to me. I'd be lost without you, we both would" he sniffled.
Ezekiel smiled, hoping to make them laugh to make them both feel better.
"You guys together again? I guess I do bond people together like glue" he chuckled.
Jasper and Michael both smiled.
"At least you kept your sense of humor".
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Ezekiel was cleaning out his room for the fall. He wanted to get rid of as much as he could so that he could bulk up for winter to make sure he stayed warm. There were boxes of old trinkets and things he didn't need anymore. He was going through his closet when he heard a thunk in the back.
Reaching in, he felt around until he recognized the shape of what fell. It was a stuffed tiger with a heavy beaned bottom. The beans were coated so it smelled like lavender to help him sleep at night as a child.
"Tucker..." he said softly. He grabbed the stuffed animal and put it on his bed. He went back to packing stuff away.
Ezekiel was loading up his truck, and he drove off to the nearest donation shelter. He unloaded his boxes one by one before he realized there was an unwanted passenger inside one of them. Tucker must've fallen off the bed and into the box, he thought, and he snatched him as quickly as he could.
"What's the matter kid, can't let go of a baby toy?" an old man snickered.
"This toy has great sentimental value to me. My mother hand made it for me as an infant. She passed away a few years ago, and this is my greatest reminder of her" he hugged the toy tight, "even though I hid it in mourning for her, I'll never let him go again. So laugh at me all you want".
He stormed off back into his truck once everything was unloaded, and headed back home. That night, Tucker slept right under his arm, where he's always been all these years.
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