Baird remembered standing on the unstable floor as it was giving way and collapsing. The last thing he remembered was hitting the ground and and being pulled along the gravel and rocks.
He found his vision clearing when they placed him in a broken down elevator and went down into the earth. Coughing as they chained him to a handing rope in the middle of the room his arms never felt so sore from holding him up. He saw men approach him they went to attack him trying to land punches on his body he kicked some of them away but not all. Why was he here? Where was the rest of Delta?
"Hey!" a voice yelled. He saw a chain wrap around one of his attackers pulling him to the ground. "Fresh Fish belong to me" a women he saw was leaning against a rock rollng up the chain in her hands. They men backed off running. The whole area like a giant pit was made of rock that from what he could see was extremely hard to climb.
The women pulled out a knife her boot and came towards him.
"What's you name?" she asked softly. He smelt the smell of mint and cinnimon on her.
"Get me down first!" He responded gritting his teeth.
"Not until I get your name. What is it?" She asked again. Spinning the knife in her hand back and fourth she stood waiting.
"Baird.. Damon Baird," he gasped feeling dehydrated it was really hot wherever he was.
She flung the knife up and he dropped to the ground as she caught it. She pulled hm off the ground grabbing his wrists. "Ouch. Fuck that hurts!" he said looking at her face. He examined her.
She was an average build, dark straigh red hair done up in a ponytail that went down to her waist with a scar above her eyebrows she had dark brown eyes the colour of chocalate with flakes of what he thought was emerald green. Wearing a dirty karki green tanktop that only went down to her bellybutton with cargopants and a belt on to hold them up with black matching boots. In all she was beyond a word that described beautiful these days.
She lifted the knife and slit off the rope they tied around his wrists.
"Watch yourself. I won't do it for you here" was all she said before dispearing. He was about to follow her when a voice called out to him.
"Following Rain won't help you boy! Welcome to the Arena" a man came out with three others. He looked tired and thin but ready enough for a fight.
"The arena?" he asked.
"A ring where we serve as entertainment" the voice of the women said from behind him she was leaning forward against the rock so she could see everything.
"When they choose you watch your back no one will help you" she said again before disapearing off it.
"She always like that?" Baird asked.
"Ever since Jadenia was a child. She is different" the man responded he motioned for him to follow. The man led him into a room with a bed and sink along with a bathroom.
"You stay here also get in here when the alarm sounds if you want to stay alive" He said.
"Who was the women?" Baird asked.
"Jade Rain she's been here the longest"
"Where an I find her?" Baird asked. Maybe this women would serve as an asset to helping him escape this arena.
"No-one knows if she wants something she comes out and gets it. Don't go looking for her" The man warned. "I am Peter by the way a friend that you can trust down here" he said before leaving.
He inspected the room. "Even crapier than the ones on the base" he said aloud.
"But it's the thought that counts" the voice of a women said behind him. The smell of mint and cinnimon came. "Peter obviously trusts you that's why he gave you the room" Rain said leaning againt the rockwall.
"I didn't hear you" he said spooked a little bit.
"I tend to do that" She answered. "So welcome to hell" she said.
"Really that bad?" he asked.
"They use us for entertainment our pain their gain I guess, to prove it this room is actually an old cell" she answered touching one of the painting of the wall he'd seen. "Come on soldierboy, you really need to eat something" She called stopping herself with what he thought was distraction. Interesting...
"Soldierboy?" he asked.
"Suits you blondie" She shrugged. "Food's this way" she said pulling the bars of his 'room' open.
She stood outside climbing along the catwalks and walkways he had trouble keeping up with her. "How do you know which way?" he asked.
"If you've been here since the age of six you pick up the paths" he perked up curious. She looked at least in her mid twenties, how long ago was that?
"You were six when you first got here?" he asked.
"That's not something I should have said and for another time when I actually care" she said bittery.
"You don't trust me?" he asked a bit offended. Rain shrugged obviously he thought he wasn't going to get an answer.
"When you catch me if I fall then I'll start" She answered unexpectedly entering a room. "Go to the window where they are serving, get some food, chose a place eat quickly! Then do whatever you want" she said turning and leaving.
"What about you?" he asked.
Rain paused and stopped before exiting the room. "I'm not hungry" she said dismissivly.
He followed her directions. Baird couldn't remember the last time he had eaten, sure this wasn't much but he was so hungry it didn't matter. He exited the room quickly, walking into Peter on one of the walkways.
"You' ve met Rain then" he said.
"Yeah what's with her-"
"Dinnertime!" came over the speaker.
"Run into the rooms lock the gates!" Peter said hurrying away from him .
"What the fuck?" Baird muttered as he heard screaming.
Giant lizard/cat mutated animals joined him on the catwalk on both sides they snarled showing their massive sharp teeth. He started to panic, a hand clamped over his mouth and dragged him behind them. Rain was there standing before the beast, in her other hand was a leg of what looked like chicken.
"Shush, shush!" She soothed walking slowly towards the beast offering the chicken out before her. "You want this?" she asked it. It..purred?
"Of course you do here" she held it underneath its mouth, the cat ate it straight out of her hand.
She started patting it's forhead. Baird looked a it relevied. the one behind him however didn't fall for her trick it rushed at Baird slashing it's claws at his chest blood poored everywhere. Rain turned quickly she threw the chicken off in a random direction and they both took off after it.
"Baird...Baird stay with me!" He heard her plead as he slipped out of consciousness.
