Trapped in Briarcliff Chapter 1
AHS Asylum
Amelia "Amy" Carter - Karley Scott Collins
Harry/Henry Carter - Quinn Lord
Hannah/Anna Parker - G. Hannelius
Katerina "Kate" Carrol/Shultz - Matreya Scarrwener
Lucas "Luke" Edwards - Dylan Schmid
Holly Harvey - Ciara Bravo
Samantha Larson - Abby Ross
Episode 4A
Running down the hallway were five young teenagers trying to outrun what lies behind them. Not too far behind them was a mob of six other teenagers chasing them up the steps of a curious building.
"Why are we running upstairs?" Harry asked as he ran with the four others.
"Did you see an escape down there?" Hannah said. "We need to keep running."
"There's no way out," Kate said. She pushed on a door that didn't open. "Crap."
"Yes there is," Amy said, "We just have to get to the roof."
"They're getting closer," Luke said.
As the five of them ran up to the seventh floor of the eight story building, a taller teen was waiting for them at the top. She had long blonde hair. Two more teenagers joined her side by side, blocking the stairway. She pushed Hannah back and she fell down a flight of stairs. The rest of the mob caught Hannah and shoved her back up the stairs to the others.
The five youths were captured with their hands behind their backs and escorted to a room on the top floor where they were thrown into a sort of sound booth. One of the mob members standing at the top, Holly, quickly locked the door.
Hannah banged on the glass. "Let us out of here!"
Amy looked around at the room terrified. "Please don't do this," she asked.
"You brought this on yourself," one of the mob members said. The same one that pushed Hannah down. She was tall and had long light blonde hair: Samantha.
"You went too far!" Said another.
"You tried to kill us all." Another one said.
"We didn't know," Amy said.
"Let us out or you'll regret it!" Hannah shouted.
"No," said Samantha firmly.
"Sammie!" Hannah warned.
"You can't scare us. We have you trapped. You're not getting out of there." Holly said.
Harry tried to unlock the door.
"What about food and water?" Kate asked.
"Oh, you won't need that." Samantha said. "You see after everything you put us through, I can't think of a more fitting punishment than sending you to your worst nightmares." She walked over to a lever and placed her hand on it.
Amy shook her head as her eyes watered. Kate looked guilty. Harry paced the room. Lucas placed his hands on his head. Hannah's face tightened.
Hannah approached the window of the sound booth. She stared at Samantha. "You don't have it in you? You're not like me."
Holly tilted her head.
"I don't see this as an act of evil." Samantha said. "This is an act of mercy." She adjusted her grip on the lever. "Death is too good for you. And this way you get a fate where you get to live, but in misery."
"Time will pass by slowly, so there's going to be multiple nightmares." One boy said. He chuckled.
Samantha gripped the lever. "Goodnight." She pulled the lever and the five youths in the booth collapsed to the floor.
Amy woke up with a gasp and found herself chained to a bed her ankles locked away in a room. She pulled on the chains and looked around the dull empty room. There was minimal sunlight to illuminate the gloominess of the room. There was an awful smell of a death lurking in the air. Amy let out a loud scream.
Am rattled the chains inside the cell she found herself in. She huffed and saw something in the corner of her eye. Someone was at the door. She could see a figure in the small slot on the door. "Help!" Amy screamed.
Luke found himself outside surrounded by grass and a huge metal gate. He turned around a few times, seeing other people in grey uniforms. He looked down and grabbed his outfit. He was wearing the same thing. "No." He shook his head. "No!" He ran inside the building.
Harry awakened sitting on the couch inside the common room of the building. He blinked a few times. He leaned over and saw a woman hitting her head against the wall. He turned the other way and saw a familiar person. Suddenly he noticed the music playing on the phonograph.
Hannah woke up in a dark room with only a small window of light shining through. She sat up and squirmed. She couldn't move her arms. Hannah fussed more and more. "What's going on!?" She panted and grunted as she tried to move her arms. There was a squeak at the door before it opened up. Finally Hannah could see why she couldn't move. She was in a strait jacket.
Kate woke up inside the backseat of a car, as it parked. She looked out the car window as a small crowd surrounded her including two guards and a nun.
"What's happening?" Katerina asked.
The driver of the car opened the door for Katerina. The guards helped her out of the car and walked her up the steps of the building. "Where am I?"
"Shh relax. We're here to help you," the nun said.
Kate looked back but the guard pulled her forward. "Now, now let's not make this difficult."
The guards escorted Kate into the large building. She looked around in every direction. When she lifted her head up, she saw the signature octagon staircase. Kate began to struggle with the guards.
"Stop it child," One guard said.
Kate kicked the steps. "No! I'm not supposed to be here."
One guard took Kate's legs and carried her up the stairs. Kate sighed and folded her arms as she was carried. They put her down at the top of the steps and continued to led her down the hall.
They walked Kate to an office and sat her down. She read the name on the name plate. "Sister Jude." Kate gasped and stoop up. One guard made her sit back down.
Sister Jude entered the room and had the other nun leave. "Katerina Shultz. Our newest patient."
Kate tilted her head. "Shultz? My last name is Carrol."
"So on top of your condition you don't even know your name." Sister Jude said. She opened the file on Kate.
"I know who I am." Kate said. "And I don't belong here at in this Asylum. I haven't done anything. I'm not crazy."
Sister Jude eyed Kate. "That's not what your file says."
"I am not my file. You need to let me go. I have to find my friends. I can't stay here!" Kate said.
"Don't you raise your voice at me. And who are these friends do you speak of?" Sister Jude looked at the file.
"Amy, Harry, Lucas, and Hannah." She answered.
Sister Jude followed along with the paper. "Those friends aren't real. What kind of a name even is 'Hannah?'"
"I didn't make up my friends. And I can't make up the future. That's where we're from. 2019. A lot has changed."
"Yes it says here that you 'believe in portable phones with the ability to film for the whole world to see.' Talk of wearing 'denim shorts as clothes to wear out in public.' It's barbaric."
"It ain't!" Kate shouted.
"Ain't is not a word." Sister Jude leaned towards Kate.
Kate's heart sank as Sister Jude stared at her.
"Take her to the common room. It's best she get acquainted with the other." Sister Jude said.
The guards pushed Kate into the common room where her eyes locked on Lucas standing by the couch. "Luke." She smiled and ran to him.
Luke stood up when he saw her. He hugged her and lifted her up. "I was beginning to worry about you."
"I'm a new patient apparently." Kate said.
"I was outside. I feel so relieved now that you're here." Luke said.
"I'm fine Luke." Kate smiled. "I'm glad they didn't separate us. I mean at least we're not alone."
"Yeah. They put us all together. That's more than what we did for them." He said.
She paused before speaking again. "Luke? Come on we don't deserve this."
"Don't we?"
Kate made a face and looked passed him. She just noticed who was on the couch: Harry and Amy.
"Hey," Kate managed.
"Hey," Harry said.
Amy looked up, appearing empty. "Hi."
"What's wrong with you?" Kate asked.
Amy looked straight ahead, silent.
"She was chained to her bed," Harry said.
"It's not my bed!" Amy said. "We don't belong here."
"I know that!" Harry shouted.
"Shh! Do you want to get thrown into solitary?" Luke said.
"Anyway, Amy is freaked out because she saw Sister Mary Eunice." Harry said. "You know from American Horror Story. We're in the story."
"Briarcliff." Said someone behind them.
Grace and Harry flinched and looked behind them: Hannah.
"Girl, where you been?" Harry asked.
"In a strait jacket." Hannah said casually. She nudged her head. "Anyone gonna talk about Kit Walker sitting over there?"
The five of them looked over to where Kit was talking with Grace Bertrand.
"Sam is gonna pay for putting us in here." Hannah said.
"Shut up Hannah. This is all your fault." Harry said.
"You didn't have any objections when we were-" Hannah said.
"There's nothing we can do about it while we stand here arguing." Kate whispered angrily.
"She's right," Lucas said. "We need a plan of action."
"Escaping? Did you watch the show!?" Amy said with many hand gestures.
"Keep your voice down," Kate said. "We don't want to attract any attention from the guards."
"Yeah and even if we can get out the side exit, there are mutants out there in the woods." Harry said.
"I'm sure I can get my hands on a weapon that will take care of that," Hannah said. She rubbed her hands together.
"What if there's an easier way to escape?" Kate asked.
Everyone looked at her.
"We could die." Kate said.
"That's not an option," Hannah said, annoyed.
Luke rubbed Kate's shoulders.
"Yeah, I prefer to get out of here alive." Harry said.
"I hope it doesn't come to that," Amy said.
"Until then... what do we do?" Kate asked.
"Don't get in trouble," Luke said.
"Do as we're told," Grace said.
"Figure out what episode we're in?" Hannah added.
The five teenagers looked around the common room. The saw Kit and Grace and a few extras.
"No Pepper," Kate said.
"It's after episode three, but before six." Luke said.
"How do you know it's before six?" Harry asked.
"Because Grace is alive," Kate said.
Amy noticed someone else missing. "The religious Mexican isn't here either."
Kate's face filled with dread. "That means Sister Mary Eunice is already possessed."
"Avoid her at all costs," Hannah said, passively.
"This is serious," Luke said to Hannah.
"I'm aware," Hannah said. "And I'm pretty sure they changed my name here. One nun kept calling me Anna."
"It could have just been an accent," Luke said.
"Focus," Kate said. "We need to know which episode this is."
"Why does it matter so much?" Harry asked. "Are we going to change what happens or something?"
Kate got in Harry's face. "I need to know if we need to look out for the serial killer Thredson."
Lucas held Kate back, calming her down. She sighed and held his hand.
Grace turned her head and nudged her brother repeatedly.
"What?" Harry asked.
The five of them turned to see Lana Winters walk into the room.
"Even when she's in an asylum she's gorgeous," Amy said. "Sarah Paulson's a freaking Queen."
Hannah chuckled at Amy's comment.
Amy took a few steps towards Lana before Harry grabbed her and turned her around. "Where are you going?"
"Over there to talk to her." Amy said.
"You should wipe the drool off your face first," Hannah teaser.
Amy rolled her eyes at Hannah.
"We should all come to an understanding while we're here," Luke said.
"What kind of-" Harry asked.
Amy dragged Harry as she walked over to Kit Walker and Grace Bertrand.
Kit and Grace looked over to the teenage twins staring at them. Amy had a big smile on her face.
"Uh, hello?" Kit said.
"Hi!" Amy said quickly. She cleared her throat. "I just wanted to say..." she debated on the words, "We know you're innocent Kit."
He gave the twins a strange look. "Um, thanks."
Amy tilted her head. "Did you hear me? I thought you'd be a little more happy-"
"We've been here for years," Grace said. "You asked Kit for candy when you got here and insisted on searching him for it."
Amy tilted her head. "I just got here-"
"You'll have to excuse my sister." Harry said. He pulled her back to their friends.
Kate looked frantic. Luke held both her hands.
"Breath Kate," he said.
"What's going on?" Amy asked.
"We were literally gone 1 minute," Harry said.
"Thier powers don't work here," Hannah explained.
"Of course they don't," Luke said. "This is a punishment. Why would they let us keep our abilities?"
Amy closed her eyes and tensed her hands. "He's right. They don't work here."
"Do you think it's just a Briarcliff thing, or this world thing?" Harry asked.
"We need to get out of here as soon as possible and she's our best bet," Kate said, pointing at Lana Winters.
Kate walked over to her, blocking where Lana was walking.
"Hi there," Kate said. "I'm new here. Do you have any tips on how to survive?"
"You're asking the wrong person," Lana said. "I've only been here a short time."
"You've been wrongfully admitted," Kate said. "You and I shouldn't be in here."
"That's what everybody here says." Lana said. She walked passed Kate.
Kate backed up, blocking Lana again. "I heard you tried to escape here once. You made it out of the building. Do you think you could do it again?"
Lana gesture with her hand, "I can't." She moved away from Kate.
Kate sighted as she watched her walk away.
Grace glanced over at Kate and Lucas holding hands in the common room. Kit looked in her direction.
"I won't stay here. If that means jumping off this building, I will." Kate said to Lucas.
"Don't do it," Kit said.
"We're you eavesdropping on our private conversation?" Luke asked.
"Luke it's okay," Kate said.
Kit glared at Lucas.
"Don't trust Thredson," Kate blurted.
Kit made a face. "You are all acting really weird today."
"How so?" Kate asked.
"You usually don't talk to me. Well, not you. Luke and the twins. You're still knew here. How could you possibly Thredson's name?"
"You can't interfere," Luke whispered in Kate's ear.
"You wouldn't believe me." Kate said to Kit.
Kit pushed his lips together and walked away.
"It's not like this is history," Kate whispered back to Lucas. "We can make changes."
"Not on my watch." Sister Mary Eunice said from behind them.