[Hello, everyone! I know I'm also working on my Scorched AU, but I loved the idea of this one as well-I would have forgotten about it by the time I was done with the last one. xP So...
In the summary, I have listed this as a Portal AU. Yes, that's the game Portal. I'm not quite sure if this counts as a crossover-for the following reasons.
For one: It doesn't take place in the same universe. I will flesh this out as I go and explain.
And second, there are no characters from the game, all of the characters are from Big Hero 6-although I have added an OC or two.
Anyways, I shall let you read this. Please let me know if I'm wrong!
I hope you enjoy! Please leave me a review to let me know how I did-constructive criticism is welcome. If you have any questions, please either leave the question in a review or, if you wish me to answer it faster, PM me!]
A young man with red-blond hair was sprinting down the metal catwalk, breath coming hard and fast. The woven metal underneath his feet clanked against the railing, gray-white sneakers causing soft thumps as he ran.
He skidded as he turned a corner, crashing into the rigid metal bars, and almost collapsed atop his exhausted legs, gasping for breath.
Suddenly, he sat up straight as behind him, a voice called out.
"You can't escape this-I've already got everyone else. Scientists, geniuses. Even the resident speed demon is slumbering away in her own stasis chamber, what makes you think I won't catch you?"
The pursued party bristled at this and yelled as loud as he possibly could. "What did we do to cause this?! Why are you trying to kill us?!"
"Oh Fred…" The voice grew low, and the aforementioned young man pressed his back to the railing as a figure descended from the ceiling, shoes clanking with the sound of metal upon metal and he hit the ground, drawing closer. Fred stood up straight again and ran for it, trying to pretend he couldn't hear the soft chuckling of his attacker.
As he turned a corner, he could just barely hear the voice of the one chasing him call out.
"I'm not trying to kill you-not yet, anyways."
No matter where he ran, the voice was always behind him-sometimes closer, sometimes farther. Once, the cold air that escaped his pursuer's throat ghosted across the back of his neck. Fred had almost had a panic attack, forcing himself not to scream as he ran even faster.
"You know, you're just going to get tired. I won't-and I will always find you. You know the facility, but what you fail to understand is that I am the facility."
Deep down, in some dark, secret closet that he hid underneath layers upon layers of cheerfulness, his inner voice told him that the voice was right.
I may not be able to escape-but I can make sure everyone else does eventually.
Mentally bringing up a map of the level they were on, Fred turned a corner and made a beeline for the door.
"What are you doing? Don't you dare go in there!"
Ignoring the voice, the young man pushed through the door, locking and barricading it as best as he could before moving to the computer on the side of the room. From the door, he heard a loud crashing from what was doubtless the entity chasing him.
"You can't stay in there, you know... You have no other way out-and I'm coming in."
Oh, but I don't intend to get out. Fred pulled up the profile of the man he thought best equipped to take down their captor. A small smile flitted across his lips before he changed the subject number from 200 to 1-thus placing him next in line for testing.
Avenge us. Bring it down.
There was a smashing, and immediately Fred touched the save button, turning off the computer and backing away from the form looming in the doorway.
"There you are. Now, I wish I could tell you that this won't hurt, but…"
A mechanical arm wrapped around his middle, holding him in place as the figure pulled a needle out and stepped forward, the slim piece of metal sinking beneath his skin.
"Well, then I'd be lying."
The last thing Fred saw before he passed out were bright orange-red eyes, flickering with sadistic joy.