"I'll show you a short cut..."
As we leave the cave, I sigh and roll my eyes. Everything that has just happened pulses through my memory.
I stand in the middle of the biochem lab, surrounded by Multipedes, the first thought that comes to my head is to save Helen ... Grab one of the larvae! I grab the sleeping bug and stuff it into a jar in my pocket. "Never bore your audience!" As the explosion starts I run to the wall and create a shield for myself.
"Nikola?" The calm voice of Helen brings me slightly back to reality. I shake my head and look up, but her voice is just an echo. I still can't hear right, there's a slight ringing in my ears. I sigh again and look up and then look around. We're back in the Sanctuary, in the infirmary.
I wanna rub my head, but I can't. I look down, my hands are restrained to the bed and I have a deep gash in my left arm. I moan as Will cleans it, but not gently. "Nikola you're gonna be alright..."
"The source blood that's what you came here to find? ... You selfish bastard!"
That's all I'll ever be to her, nothing more. I take a deep breath as Helen tilts my head to the right and looks into my left ear, then repeats the motion tilting my head to the left. "Your ears are on the verge of going deaf. You're not leaving this bed..." She kisses me on the forehead; Did she really just do that?
"Well can you remove the restraints?" I ask trying to pull my hands free, but it fails. I look at her with a pouty expression as she crosses her arms and shakes her head. "We've done that already, twice and both times you knocked Will over and tried to leave..." She says loud enough for me to hear, leaning closer to my ear. I reluctantly pull away with a light growl.
She leads Will away and motions to me in sign language. /You need your rest/ I roll my eyes, but lay my head agains the pillow with a yawn.
I put the signal on repeat as I hear a crash in the distance. Turning I see my path surrounded by giant centipede looking creatures! I look at the door and run, not even bothering to look back, but before I could make it back to the way I came in, I run into a weird white vine like web and am entangled inside.
I wake up in a cold sweat and look around. My trench coat is cleaned and laying on the chair.
/The larvae!/ I look around and pull my left hand free before looking at all the metal buckles on my coat before pulling my hand back and my jacket lands on my legs. I pick it up and start going through the pockets.
Learning that the Larvae is gone, I growl and toss my jacket back to the chair before getting up and looking around. I find a slick pair of pants, a neat button up shirt and waist coat sitting on a nearby table. I pick them up and change before tossing the hospital gown onto the bed and slip some brown slipper shoes on. I shiver and, although it's against my policy, grab one of the extra gray sweaters, the sound of Helen's words ringing in my ears.
"You knew about this place all along, in fact I'll wager it's the real rason you were down here..."
How disappointed she had been to learn that was true, I'll never forget the look in her eyes, the pained expression to find I had used her and her team once again.
Shaking my head, not being able to hear anything, escaping was gonna be difficult. I slowly slip the pullover on, trying not to rip the stitches from my arm, and tuck the strings inside so they're not hitting me when I have a chance to run. Before I can leave though, I have to find the Larvae ... Assuming Helen hasn't destroyed it yet ... Then again that's not like her.
"You professor hidden agenda not so much..."
I slap myself lightly on the forehead and growl as I lean against the wall and look around the corner to make sure no one's coming before going out and walking down the hall.
Naturally I don't hear Helen calling my name, but I do feel her grab my arm, which sends a sharp pain through my whole arm. I whip around and wave my hand sending one of the many spears right into a vase Helen got 120 years ago as a birthday present. "Helen ... I ... I'm sorry!" She puts her hand over my mouth and looks at me with an angry expression/ yet that calm smile I've always loved and admired.
"Sympathy times over Nikola!"
She leads me back to my room and tilts head her, putting her hands on her hips. I sigh as I pull my shoes off and climb back into bed before pulling the pullover hoodie off and toss it on the floor. Helen picks it up and kisses the top of my head. "I'll be back to check on you later..." She says and signs it as well as she tucks me in. "Stay in bed!" She orders before walking away.
I watch her pull out a key as she's leaving. Great she's gonna lock me in my own room so I can't escape again. With a sigh, I yawn and lay my head on the pillow before falling asleep again. I am a little tired.