The caged butterfly ch. 2

by

Mastermindhunter

I don't remember much about what had happened last night. All I remember was that it was possibly the craziest dream I had ever had. I heard a siren going off, as if there was a fire in the forest or something. I opened my eyes, and felt as if I was sleeping on a comfy new matress. I tried looking out my window, but there was a big problem. Where was my window? Where was my dresser? Where was . . . everything? I looked up, and noticed that the sound was coming from a light overhead. I got up out of the bed I was in. The room was dark, and cold. I wanted to touch the alarm, but I was shocked when I heard the bed behid me make noise. I witnessed it disappear. After that I was a bit scared. Suddenly the room was going downward. It felt strange. I was guessing that this was what an elevator felt like. Being the country girl I am, I had never been in an elevator. I felt the weight slack on me, as I lowered. There was a iron clanking sound as a door opened infront of me. It showed a white room, with a big giant chair, with a humongous table. A regular version of it was right next to the big one. The room was round. I felt the wall shoving me out, into the huge room. It was weird because my back was sore beyond belief.

Why did it hurt? It wasn't until then that I suddenly remembered my dream last night. I had dreampt that I was being chased down, because I grew . . . Oh, no way. I slowly reached behind myself, and slid my hand to my shoulder blade. I felt the the flat silk like wing. It hurt, but I tried to be as careful as possible. I could feel the veins underneath. My veins! Ahh! I looked behind myself, and saw them flap once. I thought that this was twilight zone stuff. I was put in a nice pretty baby blue blouse. It was light weight, and soft. Weirdly enough, the back had holes cut out for my wings to form naturally. I walked out and tried staying calm.

"Hello?" I peeped out. "Is there anybody here? I have a few questions." I heard quiet whispering, barely a whisper. It was all around the room. Well at least there was human in this room. Now if only I could talk to him. He was sure to know what was happening. I sat down on the table trying to gather my thoughts. There wasn't much that I could do at the moment, except sit down. The book that the librarian gave me was laid nicely on the table. Hmm well at least I had something that belonged to me. Apparently they wanted me to read it. What I really wanted to know was who was they, exactly? I saw somebody coming my way. It was walking like a human, but it's body looked big, and it had features of something else. When it got closer, I noticed that it was some kind of fish thing. I was startled when it spoke.

"Hi there. You must be the new kid. Whoah! Your tiny. You might be the shortest thing we have. Well you are just a little bit smaller than Dr. C, but at least your not, you know, micrscopic." I was scared as it got close to the table. I fell backwards running away. I ran to the edge of the room. He stared at me with a raised eyebrow. I have to admit, I wasn't used to seeing a giant swamp like monster. He was completely terrifying. "Wow! You're a jumpy little thing, aren't you?" I tried fumbling backwards as this beast came near. I heard a different voice coming from the other side of the room.

"Oh come on now, Link. You can't expect her to be so understanding of things." A large woman was coming out from a different door, and was quite large. About fifty stories tall, and had snow white hair. She was like a normal human just taller. I was clearly hallucinating, or just in a crazy experimental room. I heard a deep male voice come from the left of me. It was a goopy looking blob like smush of goo. I was flinching as an eye popped out from the center.

"Hi there, Pally!" I was speechless, and could hardly move now. "You are super neat. I like your wings. Very nice color. Ver uhh purplishey. I like it." I noticed his eye was in the direction of my left wing. I touched it with a jolt of pain, and looked back at him. "I see your less jittery now. I like it when people are calm, because when people see us, they're you know, terrified." He waved his hands when he said terrified. I lowered myself to the floor, and curled into a feetal position. The country folk back home would never believe this.

"Umm actually B.O.B., I think she is frightened." I looked behind myself, opposite the form named B.O.B., to find a human like thing with two round dinner plate eyes. It had two entennae on it's head, wore a lab coat and spoke with a heavy english accent. I fumbled away, my wings brushing up against the green swamp like monster, named Link. I felt two massive hands on my shoulders.

"Whoah take it easy little kiddo. There's nothing to worry about. We're very carefull. We promise not to hurt you. Susan's just a bit big." He chuckled. I squirmed away from his grasp, and tried to keep my back up against the wall trying to keep them all in view.

The bug headed human looked at me worried. "Oh dear! The poor girl is scared to death."

I was going to agree, but couldn't find my voice to work properly. I was a bit too scared to speak, I was afraid it would make them attack, or maybe I was just overreacting. "I don't know Doc. I think she just needs reassurance. Maybe I can help her." The large woman looked at me, as if trying to figure me out. "Umm little girl? I was wondering. Can you talk?" I was staring at her holding my hands out with my face turned away. I felt one of her fingers brush up against my hand. I opened my eyes, as her finger filled my hand. I looked at her finger, as she smiled warmly. I attempted to relax and calm down. She looked down at the others. "See? She's fine. She's just never seen monsters before. You can't blame her. She is sort of short."

I attempted to speak. "Umm I've always been this height." Everybody gasped as I spoke. It didn't make me feel any better. It just made me feel like a freak. The Cockroach, who's name was apparently Docter Cockroach, giggled with excitement. Link looked at me smiling with a raised eyebrow. Susan looked at me squinting as if she was confused by my voice. B.O.B.'s mouth was agape widely as if I was out of this world.

I looked at everybody nervously. Did I say something wrong? B.O.B. was the next one to speak. He got uncomfortably close. "Whoah. You talk funny, but I can still understand what you say. Your kind of like Doc. You talk funny and you have insect wings. You're both like funny talking bugs. Is she related to you Doc?" I wanted to grasp onto my lovers shoulders, for him to protect me, but unfortunately he wasn't here. I was so sure my fella, or boyfriend as some would say was worried. He was a farmer, and grew tomatoes. His name was Leon.

Doc rubbed the little area that wasn't covered by his eyes, and sighed. "No, B.O.B. That is an accent. The young lady is Irish."

The one named Link smirked. "Ha it looks like we got a little ginger in our group, now."

He ruffled my hair, and I looked up at my messed up hair, and tried to straighten it out. That's what caused me to suddenly freeze solid. "What?" I squeaked. I couldn't believe it. Ireland was an island, and completely surrounded by water. That means that I was flown out. "What do you mean? I am surely still in Ireland, right?" I looked at Link in the face, my eyes starting to get a bit watery. "right?" I folded my arms over my chest to keep from being nauseated.

He was getting a bit flustered looking. I was starting to fear the worst. I surely wasn't taken by the united States government . . . was I? Link looked at Doc rather uncomfortably. "Uhh Doc. You're better with words than I am. Could you explain things to Ginger, or the redhead, or . . . what is your name exactly?Oh and I would like to know your age too."

"Umm my name is Lucy, and I'm seventeen." I whispered.

"Hmm, well what is your monster name?" Link stared at me listening carefully.

"Monster name?"

"Is there an echoe in here?" Link said. "What I'm asking is how do people recognize you as. Like when you were out in Ireland, what did people say when they saw you coming?"

"Nothing. It's just Lucy."

"LOOOOOOOCY!" B.O.B. drew my name out long. "Hmm I guess that is pretty crazy."

"Well, Lucy, you're right." Susan looked down, disappointed. "We aren't in Ireland at all." I squeezed my eyes shut, and snapped my head to the side. It was too much for my ears to hear. I was not ready to be hearing that I wasn't home. "But, you are in a place that will respect you. We're things that are just like you." She smiled with a glint in her eye. I heard a large door opening. A big butterfly swooped out, and started flying about. "We are monsters." I watched as the large insect landed close to us. For some reason, I wasn't afraid. I had been completely scared out already. I don't think I had any fear left inside of me. I was all scared out. I stared at it, a bit bewildered. Link looked at me, and snickered.

"Oh. Would you like to meet insectosaurus? Don't be shy. Come on." He grabbed my hand, and slowly walked me over to him, and I stared up at it with awe in my eyes. I took a hand, and touched the fur. He or she, whatever it was looked at me, and roared. I somehow didn't mind. It was perhaps because it didn't talk. I attempted to smile, but it went away as soon as I heard a different door open up behind me. It was a man that was flying. He had a jet pack on, and was rather tough looking.

"All right monsters. You know the rules. Back in your cells, while I give the new girl the orientation. Oh and don't overwhelm her. It's my job to do that."

"She?"

Doc or whatever this thing was called by the others nodded. "Yes, B.O.B. we have another rare occourance of being in the presence of another female monster." He looked at me raising an eyebrow. "Not to mention, a scrawny one at that." I can only assume he was insulting my size.

"Oh, please. It has to be a dude. I mean look at his boobies. Come on! Am I the only one that understands?" I looked down, and covered myself embarrased. Maybe B.O.B. wasn't the brightest crayon in the box, but then again, not much made sense at the moment. I mean, consider what happened so far. Yesterday I was herding sheep in God's country, and then next, I'm in a prison with things that were on the edge of nightmares.

"Come on little girl. I'll show you around, and get you used to our little cozy corner of the world." I knew that voice. I heard it the night I was taken away from home.