Hey everyone! well this is going to be one of my favorite chapters by far, mostly because I get to show you what I think Manning thinks. ^^~

well review and Hasta la pasta!~

Ch.2:~The Discovery~

Mannings POV~

"Everyone! chop chop! We need to get going! We got a code yellow, cursed sar.. Sarchof.. Sarcouhfa..-" I stuttered trying to pronouce the word. "A sarcoughogus!" Abe interjected, "A sacred tomb for pharohs or nobles who died, sometimes even for cats!" He exlaimed, clearly exicted about learning about yet another culture.

"Fasinating.." I drawled, I turned to the 'beast' behind me and huffed. "Your staying here Red. We don't need you running off and desserting the team..Again." Hellboy bent down to look at me and pushed his eyebrows up, pulling a kicked puppy dog look that looked more like a disformed cow expression.

"who me?" he mocked, "I'd do nothing of the sort! and anyway, what if this is a Big Bad Mummy~ that you need protecting from..hmmm?" he straightened back up to his full height, causing me to jump back a little. "N-no! You are not going! A-and thats final! I mean, we have guns and Abe is with us." I retorted, stalking off with the rest of the team.

Kaloomakit's POV

'Something is different'...This was the first thought that came into my mind as I heard faint echos all around. 'what is that?...who is that?...what should I do?' Questons popped into my mind as The echos became louder and louder. I felt the tiredness creep up on me again and I tried to fight it, I won, for now. By now the echoing had become so loud I knew whatever it was was close...very close, I held my breath as the room became quiet.

I heard a voice Speaking a forgien language,Suddenly, I felt exictment and wonder come over me in a rush. I did not understand it, but I stopped wondering, for the voice spoke again. "Ohhh Manning! I wonder what it could be!..And it's alive!" The voice had an exicted tone to it, and I vaguely remembered something that I could do. Then another voice spoke, and a wave of fear and anxiety washed over my thoughts, "Don't act like this Thing is a present on christmas morning! it could be a monster! an undead creature! for all we know it could be planning our demise while we speak!" The voice yelled and was scratchy, like it yelled a lot, I liked the other voice more.

There was a few more exchanges between the two voices before it got quiet, and I hoped that they hadn't left, whoever they were, it was interesting to hear something. Then I heard the first voice saying something... soft and quite soothing. The voice stopped once more,and I heard a creaking and groaning as if something heavy was being moved. Then it hit me. they came to get me! and were trying to open whatever I was in! I started to panic and unconciousness threatened to take me, I fought against sleep again while I heard one last loud 'crack! THUMP! then it lapsed into silence.

Slowly, I opened my eyes..before me I saw two men, one was pale and balding with black cloth covering him and a blue man that was completely bald and wearing some kind of thing around his neck. The shock from the light and of all of this happening sent me spiraling...into the blackness of unconciousness

~TIME HAS PASSED~

I felt strange...stronger..I could breath easier...and I felt..open. I opened my eyes,I was in a large white room with a white cloth-like thing on me,I sat up and took it off.

I looked around the room, turning my ears to pick up any sound. Except for a large black rectangular thing on the wall, the whole room was white. In the corner there was something that looked kinda like a..wait...could it be?..FOOD!

I wiggled my tail happily and crawled wobbily over to the silver shiny bowl. I sniffed hungrily at the brown pellets...and my ears and tail drooped..was this food?.. I crossed my legs and picked up a pellet, sniffed it one last time and popped it into my mouth...yuck!..

it was hard and dry..it had no taste and was rough when I swallowed it. I coughed a few times and looked around the room again, not much else except for that big black rectangle thing on the wall... With some difficulty... I stood up and slowly made my way over to it... I batted it with a paw.. no response.. I layed back my ears and hissed... nothing.

Confindent now that it couldn't hurt me, I started looking it over...I heard faint voices and movement on the other side.. curiously I scratched it.. It made a terrible SCREECH sound and I fluffed up in fear.I hissed again and unsteadly made my way back to the bowl of pellets, as I looked at the bowl it finally hit me... who put this here? where am I? who brought me here?..Just as these thoughts made their way into my mind, a section of wall slid open...

two men walk in with white cloth on, like I had on.. only covering their entire body...they spoke in the funny language like the blue man and the one that was pale and started to advance towards me... I had only one thought..

'Escape'

so.. with all of my strengh, I got up and tested my footing.. the men came closer.. I stepped forward and spotted my target.. the still open wall..

I feinted to the right and slide in between the two men, and through the opening, as soon as I was out of the room Bright light engulfed me. I blinked a few times and looked around, there were loud beeps and colorful lights blinking everywhere. I turned around and there were more people in white cloth. four of them advanced towards me, I ran past them straight into the blue man with the nice voice...

he bent down to my level and said something in the same strange language. "someones feeling adventurous aren't we?" he smiled and I felt a little calmer and happy, I smiled back and reached out torwards him without understanding why I wanted to...OUCH! I felt a prick on my butt...and...getting...tired...sleep... I look at my behind...there is a red dart, I pull it out and feel the distrust I came to know so well fill my heart once again...Darkness,my friend, returns.