Herbert West walked down the concrete road outside of the prison. He stopped and looked behind him. He reached inside his bloody pants pocket and pulled out a pair of oval shaped glasses. He smirked and began to walk once more, but he felt something inside of his pants pocket. What is this? Herbert reached into his other pocket and pulled out an eyeball. Herbert chuckled and threw the eyeball into the grass, next to the prison wall. Herbert checked his surroundings once more and tugged on his medical bag. He silently walked away from the prison and into the fog. He was never seen near the prison again.

One month later, Dr. Dan Cain was no longer working as a doctor due to the horrible experiences that he had went through. Dan sighed as he sat down in his chair, facing a television. Dan took a sip of his black coffee and grabbed the remote sitting next to him on the coffee table. He turned on the television and he almost spat out his coffee when he noticed what the television was telling him.

"One month ago, a riot had broken out in the Arkham prison. Many sources say that it was the fault of one Dr. Herbert West, who disappeared shortly after the massacre. He has yet to be discovered."

Dan's eyes widened as he realized that Herbert was still out there. Dan set his coffee down and instinctively looked out of his window. When he saw that no one was there, he sighed in relief. Dan knew that Herbert would try to track him down; however, he didn't know why. Dan felt like moving, but how could Herbert find him, realistically speaking? Dan shook his head and sat back down in his chair. He grabbed his coffee and took another sip. Dan, how can you be so calm about this? This is the scientist that YOU placed inside that prison. He'll come back, you know he will. Dan shook the conscience voice out of his head and finished his coffee. He walked into the kitchen and placed his cup into the sink. Dan looked at his watch and it read, 8:05 A.M..

"Shit." Dan said, annoyed.

Dan grabbed his jacket and walked outside. He put his jacket on and walked to his car. He entered his car and turned it on. Dan paused for a moment. Almost instantly, he turned around to see if anyone or anything was in the backseat. Dan sighed in relief as there was nothing. Dan placed the car in drive and began to drive down the seemingly abandoned road. He drove until he came across a small office building. He turned the car off and walked inside. The receptionist smiled at him.

"Hi, Dan. How was your weekend?" The receptionist said, smiling.

"Oh, it was nice. Thanks for asking, Susan."

"No problem. Hey, can you cover for me tonight again? I need to pick up my son at the daycare center early today."

Dan shook his head. "Yeah, no problem."

Susan smiled and looked down at her computer. She began to type away, as if Dan wasn't there. Dan sighed and walked into another part of the building. He walked into an office and closed his door. He sat down in his office chair and began to start working. Dan had the sudden urge to check his e-mail, so he did. Dan held his breath as he clicked "check" on his computer. When the screen showed nothing new, Dan exhaled calmly. Calm down, Dan. Maybe this proves he isn't coming after you after all.

After a long day of working, Dan shut his computer off and grabbed his jacket. He exited the office and looked at the receptionist desk.

"Oh, right." Dan said, annoyed once more.

Dan sat down at Susan's desk and turned her computer on. Why the hell did she turn it off? Dan yawned as he waited for the screen to boot up. Wait, there's coffee in the break room. Dan stood up and walked to the break room. He opened the door and closed it behind him. The room was completely empty. He walked over to the coffee machine and began to brew coffee. Dan looked at the fridge. Maybe somebody forgot their lunch. Dan opened the refrigerator and noticed that quite a few people forgot about their lunch. Dan looked around and noticed a strange glow coming from behind one of the sack lunches. No, it can't be. Dan proceeded to move the sack lunch and fell backwards as he knew what it was. Dan shook his head and looked back at the glowing object. He cocked his head in surprise as he noticed that it was just a glowstick. What the hell is wrong with me? Dan grabbed a sack lunch and placed it on one of the tables. He looked back at the glowstick and grabbed it. He shut the refrigerator and threw the glowstick into a trash can. He opened the sack lunch and pulled a pulled pork sandwich out, along with a small salad and some applesauce. Dan chuckled and began to chow down on the sandwich.

After a few minutes, Dan finished his snack and threw everything into the trash can. He turned the lights off in the break room and left. He walked back to the receptionist desk and sat down to see that his transactions were complete. Dan smiled and turned off the computer. Dan yawned once more and remembered the coffee. Dan walked back into the break room and grabbed his personal mug and poured coffee into it. I'll bring it back tomorrow. Dan turned all of the lights off and closed and locked the front door. He walked to his car and started it. He took a sip of his coffee and then placed it inside the cup holder. Dan drove back to his house, but instead of feeling confident, he felt afraid. He swore that he could feel Herbert's cold stare, looking at him from the trees. Dan shook the feeling off and drove to his house. Dan parked his car and turned it off. He grabbed his coffee and took another sip. Dan exited his car and walked towards his house. He once again felt afraid, he felt as if he knew that Herbert was in the house. Dan shook it off once more and walked into the house. He turned on the lights, but didn't see anyone. Instead, he saw a trail of a translucent fluid, leading to the basement. Dan gulped and followed the trail. He saw that it lead to the basement. He opened the door and followed the trail into the basement. Dan looked at the source and dropped his cup in shock. The other man in the room turned to face him.

"Herbert?" Dan said, shocked.

Herbert smiled. "Hello, Dan. I'm glad that you were foolish enough to follow that trail. Anyway, we have unfinished business, you and I."

"With what?"

"I have almost perfected the serum and you are going to help me." Herbert said, smiling once more.