A/N: Heyy, this is the revised version of chapter 1. This series was originally meant to be a set of one shots… But then I decided to tie them all in together and expand the series. Aripiprazole is also known as Abilify which is an antipsychotic. Anyway, please enjoy and review! ^_^
Disclaimer: I don't own any KH characters.
Summary: There was no one to help me, because everyone was in on it, he told me I had to escape, and I agreed I needed to be free.
Aripiprazole
First Dose
I took a left, running for my life down the vast, white corridor. Then right, heading toward the doctor's offices. Right again, and then straight ahead. Struggling to navigate my way through the impossible maze of hallways that they had set up for me, it was not surprising that I managed to come to a dead end. Terrified, I stared up at the ominous wall which was blocking my only way to freedom. I started to panic. Was this it for me? Was there no was out? I looked around me, spinning around in a circle, hoping to find another way out. Or, at the very least, a room of which I can hide in. I glanced frantically at the solid wall that was still blocking my path. It did not look like it was going to budge any time soon. I was so scared. They were going to get me if I did not find a way to get out of here. I noticed a room coming off one off one of the walls in the hallway. The closed door, which did not seem to be locked, had a sign crudely glued to it. The slanted sign read 'Broom Closet'.
"Perfect." I muttered. I did not care about the contents of the room, so long as there was enough space for me to hide. I rushed to the door which was only a few steps in front of me, but as I reached for the handle, it started to melt away. I grasped the handle anyway, hoping that would stop it from disappearing. As I touched the metal, searing pain shot up my arm. I pulled my hand back quickly; the handle had burnt me! However, I tried to take no notice of the agony I felt as I watched the door become a puddle on the floor. It was the only place for me to hide, and it had melted!
I had tears in my eyes. Would I never be free? I collapsed to the ground, scared and praying the wall would disappear. Hoping, wishing, and praying. That was all I could do as I heard shouting echoing from the direction I had come. They were hot on my trail, and catching up quickly. I needed to get out of this place. If I stayed any longer, I would die, or worse, continue to be experimented on. The people behind the cameras that watched me so intently did nothing to help me. They did nothing to set me free, nothing to even help ease the pain of the poison in tablet form the 'doctors' were forcing me to digest day after day. Not that I expected them to help; they were part of the Organization.
Why was I living in this nightmare? What had I done to deserve this kind of torture? I knew that there were others like me in different parts of the facility because he had said so, but the only people I had met were in on it too. But I had to trust him, he had all the answers, and I had the power.
I turned around to look back at the brick wall. The wall had also melted (what is with them building things that melt?) and was now red a puddle on the linoleum. I stared at the puddle.
"Run!" the voice of the invisible man shouted in my ear. I shook my head to try and clear my mind so I could focus on escaping. I got up, a little shaky, and bolted down the rest of the corridor. I was breathless, trying to take deep breaths. My heart was pumping; I could feel it throbbing, and hear blood rushing around in my ears. My bare feet ached from pounding on the chilly linoleum floor repeatedly. Beads of sweat dripped down my hot face, plastering strands of slate grey hair to my forehead. I had been running a lot, and I was starting to get tired. If I did not find a way out soon then I did not think I would be able to last much longer.
I checked behind me once again, searching for any sign of the enemy catching up. I could not see them, but I could hear them loud and clear, their shoes hitting the floor with force. It had taken them a few moments to realise I was missing, but they were faster than me, and could close the distance between us quite fast.
As I continued to search, I ran into something cold, hard and metallic. Had they set up another wall in my way? I rubbed my head and glanced at what I had ran into. It was a door. A green, glowing sign above it read "EXIT" in big letters. It was the emergency exit! I almost jumped for joy, excited that I had found my ticket out of this nightmare.
But lady luck was never on my side. I grasped the door handle and once again an extreme burning sensation scorched my hand. The pain was almost unbearable as the flesh and muscles were dripping off my bones. I screamed in excruciating agony, tears rolling down my cheeks quickly. I just could not take it anymore.
This was it. I'm getting out of here once and for all.
I punched my good hand through the glass window that was embedded in the upper half of the emergency door. The glass shattered into many pieces, cutting deep into my thin wrist, and blood seeped from the wound quickly. I pulled my arm away, and studied the crimson liquid. The blood dripped faster and faster, and I could feel myself becoming faint. I leant my back against the door and slid down onto the ground slowly.
I could hear voices in the distance, calling out for me. I waited for them to find me, their precious little experiment, lying in a pool of my own crimson blood.
"Zexion?" one of the doctors called out as I slumped over to the side. I could tell he was at the end of the hallway and had obviously seen me lying on the ground, bleeding. I heard him as he called out to the others for help and then rush toward me.
But it was too late. I started to fade, everything going dark, the light in my grey eyes slowly disappearing. I knew I was dying , and I did not mind. I smiled as I breathed my last breath. I did it.
I was finally free.
A/N: So, that's the first chapter revised. I based some of Zexion's logic on my own schizophrenic thought processes. Anyway, I hope you liked it, and I'm sorry it was so short. I promise that the next chapter is much longer ^_^