Hydrophobia
Chapter 1: Bloody Backfire
Sniffles sighed quietly, turning back to his notepad.
'~Day 13~
Still no change with Dusk. He still hasn't woken up, which is a good sign, as long as his heart still beats. Don't know if this will help, but all we can do is hope for the best. Can't keep up with his heart rate either. It's too fast. I'm not sure if that's good or bad for his type of species. Never encountered one of his'
"SNIFFLES! OPEN THE DOOR!" Sniffles looked up from his notepad, eying the door. He sighed, placing the small book down and opening the door, allowing in Grim and Lunnyy Svet.
"You know, you could've knocked!" he told the fox, who only looked back at him.
"What's knocking?" she asked in a sarcastic voice, smiling at him. He just shook his head.
"What are you two here for, anyways?" he asked, looking at the large container filled with strange water, which contained Dusk. Dusk was a black cat with purple tipped paws, ears, belly, and tail. His eyes, which were now closed, were black with red pupils. He also had on a black and white checkered belt.
"We wanted to know if you could help Lunnyy Svet with his water problem," Grim said, picking up Sniffles' notebook and reading through it. "And what's up with uh... 'Dusk'?"
"He's a new tree friend who suffers with the same problem as Azrael," he replied, snatching the notebook out of the fox's paws. "And I might be able to help Lunnyy Svet, if I knew the problem."
"Hydrophobia, bro." Lunnyy Svet put his head down. Sniffles sighed once more.
"Okay." He grabbed Lunnyy Svet's paw, leading him to a chair and strapped him down. He then grabbed two large needles, putting them in the alien's head, making him cry out in pain.
"Hey!" Sniffles looked at Grim, who was glaring at him. "You hurt my Lunnyy, I'm going to run your head through a shredder."
"Don't worry, he'll be fine!" he reassured the girl, who muttered something under her breath. Sniffles then went over to his computer, typing up some things on the keyboard. He then smiled.
"Aha!" he spoke, happily turning the monitor to face Grim. "I'm in his memory! I can find out what's scaring him of water, and erase it!"
"This will work, right?" she asked. He nodded.
"Of course! Have my inventions ever backfired before?" he asked. The fox just stared at him. "Don't answer that..."
Going through Lunnyy Svet's memory, Sniffles finally found what he was looking for. There the small alien was, about the age of fourteen, swimming in a lake. Before it could go any further, Dusk's eyes shot open. The sudden action made Grim yelp in surprise, jumping back a little. Sniffles looked at Dusk, gasping in horror. The next thing he knew, Dusk had jumped to the top, water splashing towards the ground, a few drops landing on Lunnyy Svet. The alien screeched in terror, ripping the straps from that held him to the chair, and jumped to the ground, crying in pain as the needles also ripped from his head. He tried to run away, but slipped on the water, smashing into the large container. Dusk jumped out as it tipped over, splashing water on the computer, making it spark. He soon got up, glaring at Lunnyy Svet, who was cowering in the corner. He tried lunging at the alien, only to be kicked back by Grim. He growled, turning his attention towards her.
"You mad, bro?" she laughed. He only growled, tackling her to the floor. Sniffles ignored the two fighting tree friends, as he was trying to fix his computer. The once memory of Lunnyy Svet faded, being replaced with a dark red screen. What looked like blood seeped out of the computer, making him jump back. The red liquid fell onto the desk, acting like acid and disintegrating it. Sniffles backed up, fear taking over his body. He screamed as he felt a sharp pain on his foot. He looked down, seeing the liquid had quickly gotten to him. He slowly melted, the bloody liquid leaving behind no trace of the anteater. Dusk looked behind him, seeing the liquid quickly making its way towards them.
"See you in hell!" he snarled, smiling at the fox below him, who brought her head around and bit his arm. He yelled in pain, both the bite mark and liquid hurting him. His tail, just like Sniffles, disintegrated into nothing. His screams of pain were soon joined together with Grim, who was now getting the same treatment of Dusk. Lunnyy Svet could do nothing but watch as his best friend was killed by the strange liquid. The only exit was blocked, and he was trapped in the corner. It didn't take the liquid long to catch up to him. Tears streamed down his face as he felt the burning pain, his body melting faster since he was in a ball. The last thing he saw before slipping into blackness, was a familiar looking fire fairy.
