DISCLAIMER: I own nothing and no recognizable characters from Hellboy. I am just a poor college student who also happens to be a rabid fan and this just happens to be a fanfiction that my mind came up with that I feel like sharing with other fans. I make absolutely NO money from this fanfic. It is merely for fun and hopefully the enjoyment of other fans. Please don't sue and fans please enjoy.

Chapter 2: The Panic in Me

Abraham Sapien drifted slowly awake to the feel of cold hard cement underneath him. The Icthyo sapien's body ached, especially his head which throbbed with a constant relentless rhythm, and he try as he might he couldn't think of why.

Abe groaned miserably, curled into a ball and tried to will away the pain that inflicted him. The icy chill of metal scraped against his back at the motion and he flinched away from the sensation. Uncertain of his surroundings the Icthyo sapien reluctantly opened his eye to hazily look around him. What he saw disturbed him greatly.

Bars. Frigid, unfeeling medal bars surrounded him, trapping him on all sides. He was in a cage.

A sudden blinding flash hit Abe's eyes and with a cry the Icthyo sapien shielded away from the harsh glare of the flashlights beam. He lifted a hand and blinkingly tried to see past the light.

Strange, disembodied voices spoke from nearby, startling Abe who was still couldn't see past the spots dancing across his blurry vision.

"It's awake."

"What do you suppose it is?"

"Don't know. Never seen anything like it in my life."

"Where was it found?"

"… classified."

"Certainly unique."

"Perfect for the collection."

A moment after the words fell silent, Abe felt the touch of stranger – hot fingers that ran roughly up his spine – and he jerked away in panic. He didn't know who these people were. What they wanted. Where he was. Nothing. Thoughts race disjointedly across Abe's fearfulmind. There were few certainties about his situation. He was alone in a cage. He was totally at the mercy of these strangers who held him captured and he was scared. A shiver ran through Abe. He could feel their eyes watching him. He didn't even know how many people there were…

"Be careful," chided a voice to his left. "It might be dangerous."

"Oh I don't think so…"

"Looks almost human," someone said a bit sympathetically.

"Yah the way an apple looks like a pear," a condescending voice joked from behind Abe and was quickly followed by a cruel kind of laughter.

The callous touch came again and this time Abe knew it came from the person who the condescending voice belonged to. From a person who didn't feel quite right. From a person who scared Abe even more then his present situation.

Reacting to the touch Abe flung himself onto his feet and away from where he lay, immediately breaking contact. The Icthyo sapien stumbled and crashed into the opposite side of the cage moments later. The bars bit into his skin but he didn't notice in his terrified state.

Abe was hyperventilating now. His heart racing in panic. His mind knew he had to slow his breathing if he wanted to remain conscious but it was too late. Fear and a mixture of other primal emotions had already taken over. There was no room left for reason.

Abe's eyes darted frantically around him trying to make out something, anything, but all he could see were vague shadows and random blurs color.

More words were said around the Icthyo sapien, but he couldn't make them out now. The world around him began to grow dim as his fast panicked breathing finally took its toll. Abe suddenly heard a rushing sound around him and the next thing the Icthyo sapien knew he was laying on the cold floor again.

There was shouting and the scrap of metal against metal as the cage door was opened, but Abe wasn't even aware enough to lift his head towards the noise.

Gentle hands reached down to help the Icthyo sapien, but it was no good. Abe was already gone. Without even seeing a single face of one of his captors the Icthyo sapien had succumbed to the blackness of unconsciousness once again.

TBC…

Chapter two. Review please. Pleasepleaseplease. I haven't gotten anything yet and I would really like to now what you guys think.

P.S. Chapter title: "The Panic in Me" sung by Elton John from the movie 'The Road to El Dorado'