Madness Bio-Haz 2

Chapter 2: Waking the Dead

Lucius opened the casket and looked down at Lerioc's body. Her ghost looked over his shoulder and saw the tip of a handle sticking out of the hole in her chest. "Yo, Lucius. The knife's still in there."

He looked closer and grabbed the handle with the tip of his claws. He pulled it out and grimaced at the blood that squirted on his hand. The Auditor snickered at this and picked up her body laying it in a vertical tube. He turned around as Hank came up. Lucius walked up with a syringe. The needle was thicker than usual. Brad gulped and looked away as he stuck the needle in Hank's shoulder. Ray shuddered as he watched Hank stand motionless from the stick. He looked over as his blood was taken into it. Lucius walked away and stuck the syringe into her arm. Her ghost looked down at her arm and cringed feeling the needle. "The splicin' is a blood transfusion right now. The machine'll do the rest."

He pressed a few buttons as he continued to glance at her. He shook his head unable to believe that the mission was a failure and she paid the price. If this didn't work he knew nothing would. After he was done with the control panel he walked over to the tube and leaned against it, laying his head near her chest. Ray got up and whistled slightly to warn the others. They looked at Lucius then back to him, following him out of the room. He shuddered slightly as he felt her rub his back. "I hope this works, Leri."

"It will. I know it will. If I felt the needle then it must."

"You're still connected to your body?"

"Yeah...more than I though. I felt the knife gettin' taken out and the needle. This is awkward for me as much as it is for ya."

They turned around to see The Auditor come in. "Who are you talking to?"

"You'll just think I'm crazy."

He shrugged and looked down at her semi-lifeless body. "I heard something about someone connected to their body still from you and was just asking. I can understand if you are trying to talk to her. Also, I already thought you were crazy."

She looked at them and thought. She reached out and gripped The Auditor's shoulder. He straightened up and looked around. "Lerioc...is that you? If not I'm so totally going to kill whoever this is."

"If ya can hear me then try to. Ya can't even hit me."

He relaxed and let out a nervous chuckle. "Well, someone's not completely dead."

Lucius burst out laughing and shook his head looking at the screen beside the tube. "Only five percent. It's gonna take a while."

"Anyone watchin' the buildin'?"

"Why are you asking that?"

"I have a thought of somethin' to come. The knife still in my chest is what brought this thought."

Lucius and The Auditor nods in agreement. "Why didn't I see this before? It's a warning, right?"

"That I know of. It could be his little way of pullin' pranks on us."

"That would be just plain weird, Leri. You know that. He wouldn't even lay a finger on anything prank-like."

She cringed and the body cringed also. His eyes widened and he pressed his nose to the glass. "That's impossible. You still can't be connected."

"I'm still chained, Boss. There's no cuttin' this chain."

"The survivor is the real survivor." He chuckled and turned toward her.

He scoffed and held out a finger poking her shoulder. She looked down and laughed. "Ya see me? That's news to me."

"Good or bad?"

"Can't decide."

"Not funny, Leri."

She got near her body and felt a pull on her chest. "Lucius, what's the percentage?"

He looked over and hummed. "Half way already. Why?"

"I think I'm gonna be early."

"What?"

"I'm feelin' the pull on my leash. I gotta try to get back in."

He gulped and looked at The Auditor. She reached out and her hand went right through the glass. She sighed and stepped into the tube. Laying down she felt like a door was closing on her. Soon it was dark and felt something over her mouth and nose. She tried to open her eyes as she heard The Auditor's voice. "She's in."

"Not yet, Leri. Don't move or anythin'. The DNA mixin's not done yet."

She growled and waited motionless. He looked at her and back at the screen. Finally, the tube opened and she reached up to find a breathing mask. She tore it off and gasped, leaning over the side. Lucius laughed and hands her the other mask. She clicked it into place and looked around. Something was different. She felt something but couldn't place it. "And I thought I was claustrophobic." She glared at Lucius and jumped slightly as he flung his arms around her neck. Her glare disappeared as he did that and she sighed. She couldn't stay mad at that. The Auditor came toward her with a hospital stapler. She looked away as he started to staple her up and he steps back looking his work over. She looked down and gave him a thumbs up making him laugh. She looked away and rubbed the back of her head. His laugh wasn't evil like it would be by the way he looks which surprised her. She stumbled out of the tube and stood up. She started to crack her joints to get any stiffness out the procedure caused making them both cringe. "That's the first time I've actually seen you crack yourself. Others see it and cringe and now I know why. It sounds weird!"

She laughed at The Auditor's comment and leaned against the wall. "So, what's the agenda, Boss?"

He threw her the knife and there was a gleam in his eyes. "We're going to do a classic plan of payback."

She giggled evilly as she caught its handle and nodded. "Sounds good, Boss."