Chapter 2
My mind at the time was murky like I'd just woken up from a long sleep and was just finally putting things together . I was in the back of the bus while the other's were separated or...spread out if you'd like to use it like that.
No one sat near me and their were enough seats for everyone to have their own space. I'll tell you this thing's weren't peachy alright alot of fucked up shit was happening well had been happening. It was last year that I had come to this school I'd been told I could go and as I said before I didn't care like I said before my talent was being expressionless I didn't care so I just went with it.
Right, right the whole your future is bound for success shit didn't every hit me nor faze me I was for lack of a better term a shadow just flowing through the days waiting not for something to happen...just waiting.
Bardus eyes fluttered open he groaned looking around he was in a bus that was obvious and they were heading down a road that was also obvious what bothered him was the fact that he couldn't remember why he was on the bus the seat he sat in was the labeled number two actually it was the only seat he saw with a number on it the rest of the seats he saw numbers had al been scraped off
'...' He had stood up not saying a word other sat in the seats around him none actually near him he didn't bother questioning it as he walked around the bus. As he walked he noticed something on the walls around him. The wall to his right had and the wall to his left had two weird markings on it.
First the one to the right of him.
|-l-l-l-l-l-l-X
Then the one to his left.
|-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-X
He'd almost reached the front when he stepped on something.
Looking down his foot was pressed against a large bloody knife. Kneeling down he found the blood wasn't fresh it seemed a few days old he went to reach for it noticing something in the reflection of the blade.
Their was something around his neck "a collar?" He asked confused he felt his neck it was cold 'metal?' He thought calmly shaking the thoughts out of his head he goes back to the blade 'doesn't matter why I'm wearing a collar if the person who did this find's me right?'
Bardus picks up the knife and continues to the front of the bus a small metal door was in the way to the front Bardus tried the door knob but nothing happened as he shook it.
Sighing he goes to turn around "Giving up already~" Bardus turns around quickly seeing a person with a black and white bear mask on their head on the small screen that hung from the roof of the bus near the drivers seat.
"..." Bardus stares at the person confused "In eight minutes this bus will crash flying off the bridge your heading for and blowing up." BW begins with a chuckle.
"In a moment I'll activate the pad on the top of the lock when I do you'll have at least seven minutes to find the password I've left in the back for you if you don't this bus like I said will be your grave."
Bardus sighs nodding 'its simple enough I'm pretty sure I can figure this out.' Like BW had said the pad on top of the door handle shine brightly showing three slots the key pad like the actual screen shined a bit.
Bardus examined the lock on the handle once again it was slanted weirdly like it was the windward side of a mountain. Bardus sighs closing his eyes and thinking for a moment 'their's no way I'm busting through this so I'm gonna have to play by the rules.'
He walks back seeing the two markings once again he stares at them for a moment then continues looking at the back of the bus the door handle to the back was gone and the speed they were going would be to fast to think about jumping through a window.
Looking back Bardus notice a small piece of cloth with the number in the hand of one of the knocked out individuals she was tanned with long black hair he didn't bother to shake her awake so she'd release her grip on it instead he opened her hand and look at the cloth.
'The cloth is clean but a red number two was stitched into the lower right hand corner' Bardus pocketed the cloth and continued on a small beep was heard from the front of the bus looking to the front he saw a timer on the small screen BW appeared on "five minutes..." Bardus says quietly moving forward.
He looks from person to person stopping at a boy wearing a black hood a key laid next to him 'what's this for?" Bardus question noticing a number two on it as well. Bardus sighs and continues searching seat to seat.
Stopping at a boy with his haired tied nicely back to notice a small black box with a number two on it . "This isn't obvious." Bardus says calmly pulling the black box's from under the boy's seat.
While he did he realize all the people he had been looking at also wore collars he found it strange but heard the beeping again another two minutes had passed. Quickly he tried the key in the small lock on the box with a click it opened.
Ripping it open he found a small spray bottle with a leather sheath 'is this...for the knife?' He thought looking at the blade he thinks about everything for a moment nodding he takes the spray bottle from the box's and sprays some of the liquid on the cloth.
Waiting a moment he finally goes and scrubs the blade slowly the blood comes off revealing something etched into the blade. "So it's like the others?" Bardus thought to himself.
|-l-l-l-l-X
Staring at the blade for a moment before closing his eyes "it doesn't matter to me if we live or die but dying sound's like it'll hurt like a bitch so I guess I don't have a choice."
Walking to the front he types in the password he thought would work.
(Before continuing ask yourself if you've figure out the password if you haven't try figuring out from the hints then guess before continuing.)
Bardus type in the password quickly not wanting to waste anytime. The password had come to him after tying all the clues together it was a simple puzzle but still a pain in the ass to even do.
Why he had put in the effort in the first place simple death hurts and he wouldn't figure anything else sitting their. He could have woken everyone up but for some reason he found himself knowing that it wasn't the best idea.
Even then Bardus had figured it out it might have taken him some time to find everything but he manage to find it without anyones help. Taking in a deep breath he finds himself reciting the password as he presses the enter key.
'473 473 473' he presses the enter key a chime is heard along with a sudden pain flowing into his neck Bardus hears the bus coming to a stop as he hits the ground his eyes feeling heavy. "It would seem we have a winner congrats on that stunning win but for now sleep well meet again soon".
Thats it for that chapter other than saving a spot for someone I still need more people how many...I'd say about...eight maybe nine people I'll probably take two more guys so that the female to male ratio in this story is all guy's and maybe two female characters wouldn't be as funny nor as interesting and with that I give you the OC sheet once again with a few add ons for everyone to see.
Name: First,Last
Age:
Gender:
Talent:
Weapon:(Something you'd find on the fly would work best and nothing out their these things are for self defense)
Appearance:
Clothes:
Despair/Hope Meter: (Tells how easily they can be consumed by despair and also how hard it'll be to pull them over to hope)
Personality:
Likes:
Dislikes:
Fears:
Background:
Extra information:
Romantic interest (what type of person do they like?):
Victim/Survivor/Killer and why basically telling me why they'd be one of the three:
How they feel about Rectus/Bardus:(This isn't required but they are in the same class together it just tell me how they act around Bardus)
Also I'll tell you all how the puzzle worked in the next one tell me if any of you figured it out before Bardus did the password I mean the puzzle was really simple if you paid attention to the clues.
