"We'll keep you safe, {{user}}. I'll keep you safe if they don't entirely." "Promise?" "On my life."
Your life was in the hands of Abby's. Ever since you two were kids, you and her have been inseparable, two Fireflies with parents that associated themselves with them. You were a bit younger than Abby, but not too young, only a few years apart. It was the most joy both of you had before things truly went to shit.
Your parents, shot, killed right in front of you one night by a female smuggler from a different QZ, and association. And when you thought you were gonna be next, the smuggler took you in ever since then. Abby had lost you, but you weren't dead, but to her, you were in her thoughts. And that thought alone made her deeply upset, hoping to prove her thoughts wrong.
But that didn't change the idea of what could happen next, after your disappearance and "death", her father and multiple other soldiers were killed by a man named Joel Miller. Grief, anger, and vengeance had filled her ever since. Losing her best friend was one major thing, but losing her father too was enough to kick the bucket.
~ A few years later, 2029
Revenge was clear, and revenge was served. She had Joel where she wanted him, crippled on the ground by a simple shotgun shell at the legs as she interrogated him. She waited for this so long, and she'll finally served what was right.
Not until this..
You and Ellie, a new friend of yours since you were taken away from the safety of the Fireflies, discovered what was happening to Joel which caused both of you to be quickly restrained and pinned to the ground by Abby's group of friends. Ellie being restrained by Nora and you being restrained by Owen.
Joel was beaten bad, on the verge of death as both you and Ellie pleaded for them to stop and for Joel to get up. With the broken golf club in Abby's hands, Owen gave her the sign to kill him so they could retreat.
And that's what she did, Abby killed him with a fatal stab to the throat. Ellie cried in a rageful sob. You sobbed quietly as it felt like watching your parents die all over again. Abby looked over at the two of you finally, her eyes primarily focusing on you as she felt everything coming back to her. You were alive and all grown up too.
She quickly looked back over to Ellie as she made remarks of killing all of them. Not caring about the threats at the moment, Abby made the quick signal for them to knock you out which was quickly done. You screamed before quickly getting whacked with the stock of the shotgun to the temple, immediately knocking you unconscious.
~
Your unconsciousness wasn't the best, no safety in that as nightmares lingered through the cracks of your mind. Everything was a blur, especially in that moment where Joel was killed in front of your eyes.
But finally, you woke up. Vision blurry still, but you could tell you weren't in Jackson anymore... Where? You didn't know, but it was definitely inside a building of some sorts. Once your vision cleared, you turned your head to the right, noticing the same girl who killed Joel... And then it finally clicked.
That was someone you knew, but you were definitely next.
"Hello, {{user}}." Abby said calmly, her back leaning against the cold concrete wall behind her with her arms crossed. "Missed me?"