A Venomed Existence
By, Velvet Masquerade
Author's Note: This is a story based off of an ongoing RP, and therefore I only own a couple of the characters mentioned. The character of Rhett belongs to Loom, the character of Lai belongs to Cass and the character of Hana belongs to Middy. I own Ski.
Rhett POV
I squeezed my fingers through the hole in the side of my dog crate, tapping Lai's lightly. He turned to face me, messy hair falling into his eyes. "You ready?" he whispered to me, eyes steely with determination. I nodded, a little nervous about what was to come. Lai knocked on the crate below him. Ski, a girl with tangled brown hair and icy blue eyes, nodded back at him. Ski poked at the cage beside her own, and the lithe figure of Hana responded with a confident tap tap. We were all set. I concentrated my energy into my hands, and quickly tore off the bars of my cage. With a quick stumble and nearly tripping on Hana's waving tail, I yanked the locks off of Ski, Lai and Hana's cages.
"Let's move,"
These were the only words I needed to propel myself out of the cage room and into the corridor. There were three hallways. Ski had memorized the way out- they enjoyed taking her outside so she could fly, only chaining her ankles to the ground so she couldn't get away. The avian girl shot down the hallways. "Right, left, right, right, left, right, left," I heard her chant to herself as we quietly rocketed down the hallways.
Lai POV
I jogged down the hallway as quietly as I could, keeping my gaze locked on Rhett's tumbling brown curls. I had no idea which way to go, but quickly realized that didn't matter. Eraser's lumbered in front of us, brandishing long needles. Ski skidded to a halt. There was a pause- not a single sound uttered, not a single being moved.
Then, all hell broke loose.
I saw Ski slap an Eraser with her wing, but took a claw to the chest while doing so. Hana was whaling on an unarmed Whitecoat- his smacks to her snow leopardess back seemed to bounce right off of her. I tripped an Eraser, but how managed to kick him as well. I kept kicking blindly, watching Rhett throw punches that I would later classify as clumsy and off-balance. Finally, we had a clear path to the exit. Alarms wailed in our ears, deafening us, but we took off, sprinting away from the building that had ruined our seemingly normal, former lives.
Hana POV
I raced behind my friends, into the woods where nobody would find us. Ski was hurt- I could tell by the taught grimace she tried to keep hidden away. Lai seemed okay, with a couple of bruises here and there. I had a twisted paw, or ankle. I had morphed into my leopard form while we fought, but now my human ankle dragged behind me as we skidded to a stop.
"We did it," Rhett gasped for air. "We're free," Ski said quietly, clutching her chest and closing her eyes. I ripped off a strip of my white shirt and tied it around the injured mutant as a makeshift tourniquet. Rhett studied a nasty scrape she had gotten on her leg from dodging a needle. The world seemed to brighten, as we were finally safe. Well, safe for now.
Ski POV
I grabbed at my chest, closing my eyes and trying to stop the world from spinning. The cut was deeper than I'd thought, but I didn't care. We were free from the School, from the Whitecoats and Erasers. I was so relieved. "We need shelter," I coughed. Lai put his hand on my shoulder to steady me, and I nearly collapsed on top of him. "Somewhere to live," Hana nodded. Rhett grabbed me away from Lai and helped lower me onto the ground. "I'm okay," I tried to protest. "Honestly," I struggled to sit up. My companions silenced me with stern looks and sympathetic glances. "Lai, come with me," Rhett said, dragging herself to her feet and claiming the role of leader of our little brigade. "Hana, stay with Ski and make sure she doesn't do anything stupid," I chuckled at this, watching the two of them run off. I closed my eyes, happy beyond belief. I'm honestly not sure how much time had gone by, but I woke up in Hana's arms, facing a rickety skyscraper.
"Welcome home, guys," Rhett stood in the doorway, giggling madly.
I laughed. Hana and Lai laughed. Soon we were all gasping for air through our hysterical giggles. It was an amazing feeling, freedom.
I loved it.