Spencer blinked sluggishly as he began to come around. He groaned and tried to move his arms. He started to panic as he realized that his wrists were cuffed around a large metal pole. He yanked at the restraints but only succeeded in aggravating his already slightly sore wrists. Looking around, he saw that he was in a large, dimly lit room. The slight musty smell, hard, cracked concrete floor, and cool air told him that it was probably a basement. Suddenly there was the sound of footsteps coming from behind the door. Spencer watched as the strong wooden door opened and in strode Grant.
"How nice of you to join me Doctor Reid." He said, acting as though Spencer chose to be there.
"Don't be nervous." He said, noticing Spencer tense up at the sight of him. "This will be fun." Spencer gulped, thinking back to the mangled bodies of his previous victims. Don't think of them. He told himself. You'll be fine.
"But why am I here? Why me?" He asked hesitantly.
"Because you fascinate me Doctor Reid. You're a genius, as am I. And now you're going to help me."
"What makes you think i'm going to help you do anything?" Spencer asked, with what he hoped was a defiant look on his face.
"Because Doctor Reid." He said with a hint of mockery in his voice. "I know everything about you. I know about your family, your friends, your life, you. I know that you started high school at age eight and graduated when you were twelve years old. I know that you were bullied almost everyday, beaten until you could hardly walk. I know that when you were ten your dad left you all alone with your crazy mother, who you placed in Bennington Sanitarium, or the nuthouse. You abandoned her. I know that you were addicted to a narcotic called dilaudid which was introduced to you by Tobias Hankel. I know everything Spencer. And i know how to break you."
Spencer's eyes widened discreetly and he had to bite his lip to keep from letting out an exclamation of worry and surprise.
"H-How do you know all that?" He asked, his head swimming with possibilities, each as likely and improbable as the next.
"I have my ways." He said, almost casually. "Now Doctor Reid, will you help me?"
"Help you do what?" He asked in voice that said he had no intention of cooperating, though he was a bit scared.
"You see, I am also a doctor. A different kind perhaps, but a doctor none the less. I study how different people react and cope with pain, and you Spencer, you're exactly what I need to make my research...noticeable."
"You're a sadist, you just want an excuse to torture people. If you're going to torture me, don't blame it on science." Spencer said in a burst of courage. Grant just laughed.
"I don't want to hurt you. I want you to help me with my experiments. Our intelligence combined would lead to a revolutionary break through." He smiled expectantly at Spencer, as though his explanation would convince him.
"I won't help you murder innocent people." As Spencer said it Grant frowned, almost disappointedly.
"I thought you were smarter than that Doctor." Grant walked over to a small table that had gone unnoticed by Spencer and picked up a large knife. He dawdled back towards Spencer, making sure he saw the sharp blade slicing through the air.
He said, "I didn't want it to come to this"-Though his joyful smile said otherwise-"But I will have your help, one way or another." And without hesitation the knife was plunged into Spencer's unsuspecting hand. The sudden burst of fiery pain caught him off guard and he let out a strangled cry. Grant smiled and yanked it out, retrieving another cry of pain from the young man.
"P-Please, please stop." He gasped, his breathing now ragged and uneven. His eyes watered and he was beginning to feel sick from the combination of the intense pain, the metallic scent of blood that was now pouring through his fingers, and the sick, twisted smile etched into his captors face.
"Will you assist me?" Grants asked and Spencer replied in a small, pained voice, "No."
"Then so be it."
A/N: Hope this chapter was worth the wait. Sorry it took me so long. The next update will probably be anywhere from a few days to a week (I have absolutely no update schedule) Reveiws are appreciated! Thanks