The Tied

They used his belt.

When they carried Castillo down to the water, they tied his hands behind his belt with the webbing belt that came with his uniform.

He struggled, of course. And when he saw the truck, and the spreading, glowing green in the water, he struggled even harder.

As the two monsters carried him past the truck, some of their sisters at the water's edge turned away. something green and wet arced through the air.

He turned his face away, and it landed on the side of his head. It was hot.

His stomach churned. Is this-?

More hit his chest, his legs. They started to tingle. And then bu-

The splash of water was almost a relief.

So was the feeling of it on his back.

When the freaks flipped him over and lowered him beneath the surface? Not so much.

He kept struggling, until he realized there's something in front of him, behind the bubbles.

Something glowing green, in the dark, half-tainted water.

He stopped, and stared at it. and then it thrust into his mouth.