Author's Note
Hello everyone! I've had the idea for this story ever since I watched Jekyll, which is something I'd advise watching before reading this (In case you haven't), but it's not a necessity. Also, the show never specified when exactly this particular flashback took place, so don't bite my head off for not giving you an exact date. Anywho, hope you enjoy and review!
Several months ago…
"What the hell could've done this? Some kind of animal?" the police officer asked, glancing over at his partner who was crouched beside a bloody mess of flesh, blood and bone. "Ben, it…it wasn't-"
"No, it wasn't me. There would've been a lot more if it was me. This was…something else." Ben straightened up and looked around the area, casually sniffing the air. The other officer watched with mild interest, having seen this done so many times before that the sight was pretty normal. Ben, on the other hand, suddenly gained a look of confusion. He moved to the edge of the boardwalk and looked over at the water beneath, his gaze moving up to the beach.
"You found something?" Ben glanced back and shrugged, returning his gaze to the beach. "I'm not sure. It's…strange. There's only one scent, but it's like…I don't know, like it's two different people. It's difficult to explain. All I know is that our killer is human." Moving back to what was left of the bodies, Ben stared at them for a moment before making his way towards the road where more police officers had arrived. "Ryan, I'm going to go see if I can follow this scent. Will you be alright explaining the situation?"
"Not a bother mate, leave it to me. Just try and catch the sick bastard who did this. I'll call you if the forensics can get anything else," Ryan replied, moving past Ben in order to talk to the detective that had just arrived on the scene. Ben, on the other hand, made his way past the other officers and into the growing crowd, his mind now entirely focused on following the strange scent from before…
Present day
The sound of a metal screeching woke Ben from his slumber, and a groan emerged from him as Ryan came into view.
"Howdy partner. You look like hell," he stated, grinning as he placed a bundle of clothes on the stone ground before undoing the straps around Ben's head, wrists and ankles. "I've got fresh clothes, so put them on and we'll go get a nice breakfast…Or, well, brunch. Unless you already had something? A poor village girl or something?"
Ben gave a weak smile as he felt the pressure from the straps loosen, granting his limbs some relief. "Hilarious. Now piss off so I can get changed," Ben muttered, garnering a laugh from Ryan before he agreed and walked out of the cage, keeping his back turned. Ben winced as he pushed himself from the chair, his bones and joints aching with each movement, and began removing what was left of his clothes from the night before. He then replaced them with a white shirt and black trousers. Slipping on his shoes, he made his way out of the cage and over to Ryan. "You forgot socks."
"Somehow, I think you'll live," Ryan replied and tossed Ben a navy jacket. "Come on, we've got a case Detective Taylor." Laughing, Ryan headed up the stairs with Ben following after him.
"What kind of case?" Ben asked, exiting the basement and entering the kitchen, grabbing his keys from the table. Ryan released a loud, exaggerated sigh as he walked out of the kitchen and towards the front door.
"You know, for someone who's supposed to be having a day off, you're awfully eager to work," he complained, opening the door and looking back at Ben. "But, if you want to know so bad, I'll tell you. It's a case of the munchies." He waited to hear some form of laughter, but when none came, he entered into a sulk and stomped out of the house. "I swear, one of these days I'm going to make a new friend who doesn't need me to let them out of a chair that's locked in a cage…And who laughs at my jokes."
"And when that day happens…No, actually, it'll never happen. Not unless you pay them. Then maybe…Well, no, probably not even then." Ben couldn't help but smirk as he closed the door behind him and locked it, afterwards heading to the car parked outside and jumping into the passenger's side.
"Tell you what? Next month, you can let yourself out!" With that, Ryan jumped into the driver's seat and turned on the ignition, putting the car into first gear and pulling off. "Man I'm hungry…"
Author's Note
So, what did you guys think? I know it's probably a little short and not particularly mind blowing, but it IS only the first chapter. I hope to get better as the story goes on, so bear with me. Also, for those who've watched the show, the next chapter will reveal a familiar face so stay tuned!