Animal Instincts
Psycho Llama
Disclaimer: Mike Mignola owns all but mousy. Yes, that does mean Mike Mignola owns the world. Flee; flee for your lives!
Prologue:
"Doctor? Doctor! Sir, someone broke into the hospital," the nurse called down the echoing corridor, her heels clicking against the polished floor.
"What?" the doctor looked confused, but quickly followed the nurse back to the scene, jogging lightly.
"In the East wing. A window was smashed and there's a body lying on one of the beds. She looks to be in her early-twenties, half-starved…and there are a number severed tubes hanging from her arms…" the nurse murmured, disturbed by what she had seen. She led the way to the room that had been broken in to.
The two of them stepped into the little ward lit only by moonlight from the broken window. Shards of broken glass lying shattered on the floor twinkled in the dim illumination. A dark-haired female figure lay sprawled on one of the hospital beds wrapped loosely in bed sheets.
The doctor ran over to the girl, checking for a pulse, but found none. The doctor frowned, "The body's still warm…" he turned to the nurse; "Get the shock paddles. She might still be in there."
The nurse hurriedly plugged the device in, the doctor grabbed the handles of the paddles and rubbed the two of them together, "Clear," he muttered before pressing the two paddles to the girl's chest, shocking her heart into beating again. Her pulse returned; stormy grey eyes shot open and an inhuman scream filled the air.
"What's going on, where am I?" the girl demanded, clutching the sheets to her bare figure and not yet aware of the severed tubes hanging out of her arms and sides.
"It's alright, you're safe now," the Doctor assured her kindly.
"Can you tell us your name, dear?" the nurse asked.
The girl's eyes searched the nurse's face, then went out of focus, looking out into the distance. Her mouth opened and closed a few times in disbelief. She put a bony, pale hand to her forehead, "I… don't know it…"
A/N: Hello all! Decided to give writing Hellboy fanfiction another go. Do enjoy.