Chapter 2
Cellblock A/5:15 am
After the delousing process, the cell doors open. But they refused to get out because they are too busy trying to figure out on getting out. Mercury is sitting on one of the beds as Neo is sitting on the opposite bed and Emerald pacing back and forth. "So what type of prison is this?" Neo asked and worried for her life. "I don't know." Mercury replied, "I have seen and heard many types of slams before, but this one is different and new territory for me." Emerald then stopped and looked at both of them, "We need to get information. We'll go around and asked a few people on what they know."
Mercury: "That's a good idea."
Neo: "I'm going with you. No telling what these prisoners are capable of."
Emerald: "Good idea. We should stick together just in case."
Now they went out and try to find someone who knows a bit more about the prison. However, they come across a female prisoner who is a tiger Faunus. "Psst." she went as the three step out the room. "What do you want?" Mercury says in a threatening tone. "If you want some information, check out Nicko in the courtyard. She knows more about this place if you want to live. Shes the mouse Faunus reading." Then she just ran off. "Can we trust her?" Neo asked and looking a little distrustful. "It's probably worth the risk."
Courtyard A/5:17 am
They made their way in the courtyard which has something covering the dirty field that only let in little bit of sunlight and towers with deactivated searchlights. The place is filled with prisoners working out, playing ball, or reading on the benches. They spotted her reading a book titled 'The Lady in the Lake' and approach her. "You guys want information?" she asked while she keeps reading. "Yes." the three answered in unison. Niko then sighs as she closed the book before explaining.
"Alright, listen up. Right now, we're in the biggest hellholes that has ever existed. If you want to survive, you need to know that all your rights have been revoked. As in human rights. Here, you are treated as a an animal being hunted by poachers mixed with trash that no one wants. The guards have the liberty to kill you if they want. Hell, they get to torture you and get paid for it." "That's not right!" Emerald shouts in disbelief. "Believe me honey, that's how things work here. If you commit a crime and given a life sentence, no one gives a shit if you live or die. No phone calls, no trial, just straight up execution here."
Neo: "Can you explain more about the prison? Like the facilities, the routines, and other shit like that?"
Niko: "We are here in Tier 1. It is the nicest place compared to everywhere else in this prison. You get sunlight in a way, your food comes to you...as long as you keep your head down. Because the guards here are as terrifying as the criminals here. The collars around our necks, *pointing at the collar on her neck* they prevent us from using our semblances."
Mercury: "When's breakfast? I'm hungry. We haven't had ate in a while."
Niko: "You'll eat at eight o'clock on the dot. Moving on, you guys saw the holes on the floor, right?"
Emerald: "Yeah we did. There was also some on the ceiling."
Niko: "Because there are surveillance devices hidden in the cells. Or cages as the guards called them. If you are planning an escape in your cell, then they activate the kill switch. Which ultimately means metal spikes from the floor and ceiling will turn you into swiss cheese. But you shouldn't cause trouble."
Mercury: "What about the guard weapons?"
Niko: "Impossible. The guns are DNA encoded and given ID tags so that prisoners wouldn't use them. If you try, you'll get fried. Even if you manage to get your DNA in the database you have to put up with the ID lock-down so no luck with that. There aren't any of those turret sentries in blocks C and H because some of the prisoners work for the guards and do some of the more dirtier work. As for the other tiers of this place, each one is as worse as the last. Tier 2 is divided into two fronts: north and south. The north side is the underground prison. It is open space with no windows and also home to a mining facility. And no quarters for you to sleep in. You only sleep on the floor and you have to stand in line to get food. South side-"
Their conversation is interrupted with three guards surrounding a prisoner. "Hold it, prisoner." The male prisoner was frighten as two of the guards aim their rifles at him. "W-w-what is it, sir?" he says with the look of fear in his eyes. "A little birdie told me that you've been holding contraband." The prisoner gulped, "What do you mean?" "Check his pockets." One of the guards search him and found a small plastic bag with some white powder in it. The guard handed it to his commanding officer as he looked at it. "Looks like you've been lying. Take him to Tier 2...South-side." The prisoner started to freak out as two of the guards were dragging the prisoner by his feet. "No!" he screamed, "NOT SOUTH! ANYWHERE BUT SOUTH! I DON'T WANT TO BE LOCKED-UP WITH THOSE FREAKS! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
The three then turned their attention back at Niko. "The southern side is an insane asylum where they keep the most unstable prisoners. Tier 3 is a bunch of suspended cells over an active lava flow underground. Tier 4 is where they do inhuman experiments on us. Mostly to test products that maybe too dangerous to sell or used to test new weapons. Plus you will be cryogenic sleep until they need you. After doing some dangerous testing" "That is seriously wrong." Emerald pointed out. Mercury then ask, "What's at Tier 5?" "No one knows what's at Tier 5. Once you're inside, you can never get out. But that's just something I heard. No one knows what is up there in that tower, not even the guards here. I had a friend being sent up there, and no one has seen him since."
Niko then started to stand, "If I were you, I suggest that you get a weapon. You can get a shiv at block C, but those guys will report you in exchange for something. Unless you pay them in lien." "We don't have any money." Mercury says as he emptied his pockets. "Then you're screwed." and she walks away.
Cellblock A/8:01 am
It is breakfast time. Like Niko said, food is delivered via some sort of food elevator above their toilet. The food is...not very appetizing. Neo poked her food with her spoon to make sure that her brown, green, and yellow slush isn't alive. "I think it might be mashed potatoes with re-fried beans and vegetables that went in a blender." Emerald says with a spoonful of yellow slush. Mercury sniffs his food and turns in disgust, "Doesn't smell like it." Emerald tasted it and immediately spat it out. "WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS GARBAGE?!" Neo continues to poke, "I think it is garbage that went through a blender."
Emerald then does her best to stomach the awful crap they call food along with Mercury and Neo. After that, Emerald began to throw some up in the toilet then groaned, "That is the worst food I ever had." AEERUUUUUCK! Mercury does his best to hold it in, "What did they put in this, rat poison?" Neo was holding her stomach while stumbling in the cell, "I think they did." Then she passed out on the floor with some green stuff leaking from her mouth while Emerald is still barfing.
Once she is done, they start to hear muffled screaming noises in the cell next to them. Then they start to hear muffled voices, "Come on, sis! Let me have a turn!" "Patience brother, patience. Let me have my turn first." Mercury then placed his ear on the wall. "No! Please let me out!" "Isn't that Niko's voice?" Emerald stopped throwing up and went outside their cell along with Mercury. When they come out, they see a deer Faunus prisoner with his ear on the door. "What is going on?" Emerald asked. The prisoner leans off the door, "It's the torture siblings, Red and Vert. They got a hold on Niko and found out she worked as a guard here." "Wait, what?!" Then they hear banging on the door, "NOOOOOOO! Let me out!" "Easy there lovely, we're gonna have fun before-" CHINK! The door opens and shows the pierced corpses of the three prisoners.
Neo then stumbled towards the door and still feeling sick, "Hey, what are you guys-" Then she notices the dead bodies as the metal spikes went back in the holes, "OH GOD!" BLAUAUAUAUAU! "Oh, geez, Neo! On my shoes? Really?" "Sorry, Emerald." Then a bunch of guards come rushing over and pushing the prisoners aside to get in the cell. The Major also showed up. "Well, well, well." he says as he approaches the three. "I have good news and bad news for you three." Emerald then started to hide behind Mercury. "The bad news is that the paperwork went through and you are being transferred to Tier 2. The good news is that you are being sent north side." Neo and Emerald sighed in relief as Mercury just stands strong. Two guards then shoved them with one saying, "Come on! Let's get you to your new home. Hehehehe."