What is going on everyone it's yours truly, Hosty here back with another story. This time it's a request from Kalikodoctor2. I figured I would work on this seeing as I can't for the life of me update Hall of Bones without wanting to rewrite it again. So I will work on this for the time being.
However I do have some disclaimers to announce. Like with many of my other stories this one contains content that may not be suitable for some viewers. Please do not read this story if you are sensitive to things like: homosexuality, violence, and grotesque injuries.
You have been warned!
-Hosty
Chapter One
The concept of love is different for most people. Your version of love could be different from someone else'. You may not like what love is to that person but you learn to respect their decision. A wise man once said: "Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage." To some this quote may mean nothing but to others it gives them a small shard of hope. Sometimes the world can be a really bad place. The world can chew you up and spit you back out only to try and consume you again. Your barriers are broken down leaving with little to no protection. When you fall in love, it's like a whole new world opens up to. You tend not to think of the bad times. You tend not to remember how hurt you are or what walk of life you're from. Love…Love doesn't judge. It just gives you something to fight for. Something to believe in for once in your already miserable existence.
Her vision blurred in and out. She heard voices calling to her from on top of the ravine. She couldn't remember much apart from being trapped between two sharp fangs. She suddenly couldn't feel her arm or her body anymore. She heard a familiar voice cry out to her. She quickly fell back into blackness again. Penny panted sitting up. She looked around her room frantically. Everything seemed to be normal. The sky was a dark black color outside of her window indicating that she hadn't been asleep for long. She checked her phone. "3:30am." She whispered. She put her phone back down again on her nightstand. She laid back down on her sheets. She sighed turning over onto her side. "it's just a dream Penny." She kept telling herself. "only a dream." Deep in her stomach she had a feeling of self-dread. Penny only got this way if she predicted something bad was going to happen to her. Penny tried her best to go back to sleep. Her alarm woke her up about two hours later. She grumbled her breath as she slid her finger across the screen of her phone. She slowly sat up in her bed. Her mind was a tad bit hazy from the lack of sleep she had received. She gave her mind a few moments to clear the fog before climbing out of bed. Her foot touched the cold hardwood floor making her flinch. "I thought it was supposed to be rather warm this morning." She checked the weather app on her phone. The current temperature outside was about 34 degrees. The app also showed her a storm system that was hanging over PontyPandy. "that's why it's so cold this morning. There's a storm system moving in." She sighed putting her phone down. She got changed into a set of workout clothes. She didn't have shift until a little later that morning. She figured she would head up into the mountains for a run.
Penny took the Newtown path up to PontyPandy Mountain. The path lead straight across the forest hiking trails making it easier to get to the mountain without having to take a train to get there. She spotted a thin grey pillar of smoke coming from the center of the woods. It wasn't big enough to pose immediate danger but she decided she would investigate it anyway. Just to see if there were any overnight campers. Moose had taken the PontyPandy Pioneers out camping in the woods. Penny paused outside of the camp. She let out a silent sigh of relief seeing that Moose was attending to the fire. He heard someone moving around them. He picked up his flashlight flicking it on seeing as the sun had not yet risen. He spotted a pale outline watching them. He got to his feet. "who's there?" he asked. He saw the outline squint it's eyes against the light. He walked closer to it. He let out a sigh of relief. "you scared me there, Penny." Penny chuckled softly. "sorry Moose. I saw the campfire you had and decided to check it out. I had to make sure that it wasn't left unattended." Moose looked back at it. "I wouldn't dream of setting fire to this place. I made sure to keep a good eye on it." Penny looked past him. "I take it the PontyPandy Pioneers are with you?" he nodded. "yep. I've taken them out camping. I have plans on going caving with them once the sun comes up." Penny smiled. "alright. I have to get going though. I'm glad things are okay here." Penny left Moose with the pioneers. She ran up the forest path towards the mountains. Little did she know, Norman was there too. He was getting ready to enter the caves by himself. Penny paused at the end of the trail. She sat down on a rock to take a break. She saw something moving towards the cave entrance. "who's there?" she called. The figure paused. It turned around slowly. Penny walked over to them. Norman stayed where he was. "where do you think you're going Norman Price?" she questioned. "I wanted to see the caves." Penny raised an eyebrow. "you can't go investigating the caves without an adult, Norman. You could get hurt." Norman eyed her crossly. "I can do it. Watch." He took off running into the caves. Penny got up from the rock. "Norman!" she shouted. She got up from the rock and took off after him.
Norman looked behind to see Penny chasing after him. He ducked down a narrow pathway in hopes of losing her. Penny navigated down the pathway better than he did. She reached out for him. Her fingers lightly brushed the collar of his shirt. Norman managed to pull away from her. Penny growled softly. She picked up the pace feeling her legs ache in protest. She hadn't accounted on having to chase Norman through the caves. Norman began panting. "she's persistent." He muttered. He scaled the wall leaving her at the bottom of the ravine. He went over to a rock and pushed it over trying to block her past. Little did he know that he had made a fatal error. The ravine was too small for Penny to move out of the way safely. The sharp rock caught her arm breaking it. Penny howled in pain. She looked to see her arm twisted up between the rock and the wall. Norman put a hand over his mouth. "don't worry Penny I'll go and get help!" Norman ran out of the caves. He headed back to the camp. Moose looked up to see Norman running towards him. "Moose! Call Fireman Sam!" panted Norman. "she's trapped down a ravine and can't move." Moose pulled out his phone. He rapid dialed the number of the Fire Brigade.
The alarm sounded inside of the fire station. Ellie turned around in her chair. She pressed the screen on the tablet. Penny is stuck down a ravine and can't move on PontyPandy Mountain. Ellie got on the PDA. "Penny is stuck down a ravine and can't move. Last known location: Pontypandy Mountain." Arnold slid down the pole. He rushed to get his firefighting uniform on. Ellie raced out to meet him. "looks like it's only you and I doing this rescue." She commented. She changed into her firefighting uniform. Arnold drove Venus up the forest path. He made a quick turn off onto the mountain path. He parked outside the cave where Norman and Moose were waiting outside. Ellie clipped on her caving helmet once she exited Venus. "where is she exactly?" Norman motioned for Ellie to follow him. Penny was stuck down a narrow ravine. Norman pointed down at the rock. "she's trapped behind that." Ellie frowned. "Penny! Are you okay?!" she called. She got no reply. "Penny?" she called again. She pulled her flashlight off of her belt. She turned it on. She spotted Penny laying against the wall. There was a small puddle of blood underneath her. Ellie felt really sick. "this is bad." She whispered. "I'll need to phone Nurse Flood and find a way to move that rock carefully." She ran out of the cave. "Arnold!" She panted. "phone Nurse Flood. Penny's wound looks really serious. She's blacked out and I can't get a reply from her." Arnold nodded. "should I get out the abseiling equipment?" "yeah we'll need it." Arnold fetched the abseiling equipment from the back of Venus. Ellie made a quick phone call to Nurse Flood. Arnold put the duffle bag down in front of Ellie. "I'll go and stay with Penny. You wait for Nurse Flood." Arnold saluted her.
Ellie rushed into the cave with the equipment. She set it down close to the edge. "Moose, can you take Norman out of the cave please?" she asked. Moose nodded. He herded Norman out of the cave. Ellie set up the equipment. She carefully clipped the rope to her harness. She chucked the rope down the ravine. She moved down the rockface avoiding the sharp edges. She landed safely on the floor. "alright let's take a look." She flicked on the light on her helmet. Penny was squished against the wall. Ellie's heart suddenly started to beat out of order. She saw how grotesque Penny's arm looked. Not only that, the sharp stone had embed itself in her side. She checked Penny's neck for a pulse. "Penny?" Penny didn't reply to her. She wasn't breathing either. Ellie didn't want to assume the worse. She stayed with Penny until Nurse Flood arrived on the scene. She heard voices calling for her. "over here!" she yelled. Helen stood over the edge. "how is she?" questioned Helen. "not good. She's unresponsive." Helen nodded. "how bad is her wound." Ellie exhaled sharply. "it's worse than I thought." Helen made her way down to them. She inspected Penny's wounds. "your right. Well moving her is going to be a bit of a problem. This rock, thankfully, isn't embedded too badly in her side but it is twisted around her arm. We'll need to do on-site surgery to remove her arm." Ellie gasped. "Arnold, can you get my tools from the back of the ambulance?" Arnold signaled "okay" to her. He ran out of the caves. "we'll need to stop the bleeding and clean the wound before removing her arm." Explained Helen. "I'm not sure I can do this." Whispered Ellie. "I take it your squeamish with blood?" asked Helen. Ellie nodded. "sorry just looking at her wound makes me want to vomit. I'll be here to help you move Penny but I won't help you with removing her arm." Helen put her hand on her shoulder. "fair enough."
Arnold returned with Helen's tools. He tied them to the rope before lowering it down. Helen untied them once they reached the bottom. Helen unzipped her bag and took out a bone saw, a pair of bandages, and a set of stitches. She gloved her hands to avoid making contact with the exposed blood. She lifted up her bone saw. "alright kiddies let's get to work."