AN- Hello, ShadowRebirth37 here!! Well… at first I wasn't going to post this, but the more I wrote it, the more I wanted to upload it. This was my original idea for The Pit, and will be much darker than the other version, believe it or not. I'm trying my best to keep Raven in character, but it's hard, in the situation that he's in. Please keep an open mind with this, I really didn't want to post this, but upon further writing and the encouragement of a few of my author friends, I decided to try it out. This first chapter is going to be a little on the short side, but the next chapters are going to be longer. Anyway, here's chapter 1- The Room.
Disclaimer- Nope, I do not own Zoids. I do, however, own Lied, Gryph, Glyph, this fic, its storyline, the plot, and all that jazz. XP
.:Chapter 1- The Room:.
Prozen, Major Schubaltz and a group of soldiers walked through the back halls of the palace. The soldiers were half carrying, half dragging Raven, whom was unconscious. Karl looked back at Raven, an upset expression on his face.
"Does it have to be this way?" Karl asked Prozen, glancing back at the unconscious teen.
"Yes, Major, he needs to face the consequences of his actions…" Prozen replied, showing no emotion in his voice.
"But this way?!" Karl said, "Why can't we use some other method? One that's less like… torture?"
"I'm afraid this is the only way…" Prozen replied, faking regret in his voice.
"But it wasn't his fault in the first place!!" Karl shouted, narrowing his emerald eyes angrily.
"Yes it was, Major, he shirked repairing his Zaber Fang's damage after we told him to, and it led to the Zoid's destruction against the Shield Liger. Zaber Fangs aren't cheap, and he needs to be punished." Prozen retorted, glaring at the Major. Karl opened his mouth to argue further, but shut it, realizing no matter what he said it wouldn't change Raven's fate.
Raven groaned weakly, moving his arm slightly. The soldiers grew extremely nervous by Raven's movement, terrified of the thought of him waking up. Prozen noticed this, and turned around to face them.
"Don't worry; he's not waking up anytime soon, he's got enough sedatives in him to keep him under for hours…" Prozen said, turning around and continuing down the dimly lit hallway. Karl flinched visibly at his words, but didn't say anything.
A few minutes later, they reached the Pit, which was behind a simple, unassuming dark colored door. The heavy metal reinforcing did show, however, that something strong or dangerous was on the other side. Prozen pressed a button on the door, punching in a sequence of code that unlocked the door.
The heavy door opened with a hiss, revealing the dark room. There was a four-foot drop-off at the beginning of the door, four steps leading down to the floor. The room led deep into the darkness, the end of which was invisible to the group. The room was unusually dark, partly attributed to the dark black-violet color of the paint. A low growl rumbled from deep within the room, coming from one of the three permanent occupants of the room.
The deep-throated rumbling growl sent chills down Karl's spine, and so did the sounds of movement from deep in the room, out of his sight. He watched as the soldiers carried Raven into the dark room, disappearing into dimness.
"Now, the things won't… kill him, will they?" Karl asked, looking over at Prozen.
"Major, I don't want to kill my best Zoids pilot…" Prozen replied sarcastically, watching the soldiers in the dim room.
"But, they won't seriously hurt him, right? Especially after the incident a few years back?" Karl inquired, glancing back at the room.
"No, no…" Prozen replied, "… at most a moderate cut, maybe a bite or two. They'll only nip and nibble at him, at most draw and taste a little blood, nothing more, unless he's already injured."
"But they're big, why don't they eat him?" Karl asked; deep down worried about what the answer might be.
"They're Organoids, Major, they don't need to eat." Prozen answered.
"But that doesn't mean they won't…" Karl said quietly, growing slightly nervous as he heard another growl, this time closer.
"They won't, they have no need to, and Raven won't let them…" Prozen answered his question.
"How long is he going to be in there? Not a long time, right?" Karl stated, hearing yet another growl.
"Just overnight, we'll let him out tomorrow before noon." Prozen reassured him, though Karl didn't like the idea of him being in the cold room overnight. With that, the soldiers reappeared in the doorway, Raven not with them. Karl grew worried when he saw a soldier with a knife.
"Hey! What did you do?!" Karl snapped, glaring at the soldier.
"Nothing sir, I was just putting my knife away." The soldier answered nervously. Karl narrowed his eyes, not believing the soldier's claim. He pushed past the soldier and jumped down the steps into the dark room, blinking at the sudden darkness. He could hear a strange noise off to his right, and saw movement directly in front of him. The scraping of claws against stone meant something was very close, and whatever-it-was was hiding just out of sight.
Karl blinked and looked around the dark room, trying to find where they had put Raven. He saw something in the corner and walked towards it, and sure enough it was Raven. He was leaning against the wall, his hands tied tightly together.
"This is too far…" Karl muttered, pulling out his switchblade. He quickly cut the ropes, tossing them aside and folding back the blade. He checked his pulse and temperature, just making sure he was okay. 'I hope he didn't receive any injuries during the explosion… those creatures will be all over him if he's hurt…' Karl thought, biting his lower lip in worry. He pushed his switchblade into Raven's gloved hand, not wanting to leave the boy with the creatures without a weapon.
"Good luck Raven…" he said quietly, standing up and walking back out into the hallway. He glanced back as he walked out, watching for any of the creatures. To his surprise, a pair of milk-white eyes stared back at him, but before he could so much as blink, the door closed with a click.
"Now… you're sure he wasn't injured in the explosion?" Karl said, not looking away from the heavy door.
"He didn't tell me about any injuries, and he didn't seem to be in any pain when we talked." Prozen shrugged, and that made Karl nervous. "He'll be fine, this is Raven we're talking about…"
The soldiers and Prozen disappeared down the hallways, but Karl didn't. He felt like something wasn't right, but he wasn't sure what. He looked down at the floor, and his blood ran cold, for on the floor, was a small, nearly invisible drop of blood.
"He is injured!" Karl gasped, now worried for the young Zoids pilot. He tried to open the door, but it wouldn't budge. He knew there was no way to open it until tomorrow, and the only thing he could do for Raven was pray.
Just before he walked off, he thought he could hear growling coming from the behind the heavy door…
AN- Please, no yelling, harsh words or flames, I don't think I can take it. I'm physically and mentally run-down from school, so I'm really sensitive right now. I don't really like this chapter, but the next one will be better, and have the Organoids make their appearance and such. I think I may discontinue the old version of The Pit. Do any of you want me to continue that version? Anyway, I hope you liked this! Please leave a nice review!!
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