Chapter 2: Arrival
It took what seemed like forever for the wagon to finally stop at its destination. There were breathy voices coming from outside of the box they called a wagon, calling to each other in some form of language the Night elf didn't understand. The back panel opened on the vehicle and two forsaken men ushered the people within out. Once the night elf saw the building she wished she could have returned to her life that instant. Bathed in the setting sun it was loomed over with scary angles. Its sign tilted and worn read: The Undercity Asylum for the Mentally Disturbed.
The building itself was foreboding with black stones and a huge tower on its front. She looked to the windows, every single one of them barred to prevent suicide and escape. There were nasty gargoyles along the rooftop staring down with their bright green, all seeing eyes. The one thing that caught many eyes first was the four towers above the main hall. They each were so high into the sky that if it was storming lightning would surely hit them. The architecture was just screaming that one of the dead had to have built this place. No human would dare make something so sinister. There was an innate fear to each person looking at such a place as to what they thought would be inside.
Those that were gawking with their first view and those returning were then made to enter this place. Once they entered the great hall before them, behind them they heard the huge doors shut and a heavy metal gate fall. This prevented them from just strolling out the front door, one could simply guess. There was a generous sense of a foreboding that filled the hall with its dim lights and gothic, undead scenery. The alliance had nothing in its ranks that could compare to this monstrosity, the night elf feared for her life now that she had actually step foot into this place. All of the others stayed quiet as a Forsaken woman dressed in all white came down the mighty staircase in front of them. Her pale dead skin clashed violently with the white she was wearing making her look that much more dead. She came to a stop on the few stairs before the floor and began to welcome the insane.
"Hello…And welcome to the Undercity Asylum…You are here because someone cares, whether it was you or a family member or a friend. I am Sofimia and I take pride in providing you all with the best care imaginable." She descended the final steps and went up to the trolls first. "You two, are going to be in the East wing. Stand over here" She directed them to stand over toward the eastern hall. She then approached the Taurens. "I would like both of you to stand over here; you'll be heading to the West wing." Each time the woman moved the night elf cringed at the sound of the bones cracking together. She never wanted to meet a forsaken but under these circumstances it was inevitable. "One night elf hm? Well you'll be heading to the East wing with the trolls." She took the night elf's arm lightly and pulled her into place. It was between the male and female trolls. The male kept giving her lustful glances and the female wrapped her arms around her. The woman went to her fellow forsaken and told him of where he was to head as well as the Draenei woman. They headed to where the Tauren stood; while the blood elves were directed to where the trolls stood. The forsaken woman returned to the stairs as she spoke her next set of instructions. "You all will be heading to your rooms, on the first floor of the west wing the Tauren will be staying. On the second, the Forsaken and the Draenei will be staying. The two blood elves will be on the second floor of the East wing and above them will be the Trolls and the night elf. We used to have the west wing for the Alliance and the east wing for the Horde. However, being that we believe in faction equality we insured that everyone has a different racial partner to bunk with. Do not worry though; it is against policy to room a man and a woman together. I do hope you enjoy your stay with us…" She giggled in her airy voice at her last remark. She knew full well that enjoying a stay here meant one was TRULY demented.
On their flanks were two more male forsaken. They looked like orderlies but their build would suggest they were doctors. They took off their handcuffs and to the trolls they took off the padding. It took awhile for the male to get the female troll to cooperate but when she finally did she crumbled back into the fold of females. Once that was done they took them down a long narrow hallway, the stones from the walls covered in blood, water or slime. It was hard to tell in the dim lighting even for a Night elf or any nocturnal creature. The place was surprisingly dark for the day time hours. They had to be single file as they walked the narrow way, since walking in a group would only make them stick. The order in the hallway was the forsaken guide, the lusty male troll, the night elf, the scared female troll, the tiny crying blood elf and then bringing up the rear was the male blood elf. It was curious to know why all these people were here. But some things were better left unmentioned. It didn't take too long traversing the tunnel like walkway, when they came upon a huge set of doors and a button next to them.
"Everyone get on the elevator quick, it will leave without you." His gruff voice told them as he quickly pushed the button and the doors opened. Everyone managed to rush in without any problems. "Blood elves get ready to exit" the elevator rushed upwards making those not used to it weak in their legs. Once it stopped suddenly the doors flew open and the smaller Elves ran off. The doors closed and the platform moved up once more. "Alright Trolls, time to get off." He completely ignored the night elf as she prepared to move her legs. The door opened and she was the first one out as the trolls followed behind. In front of her was a new Forsaken one that looked barely dead except for his eyes and fingers.
"Hello, I'm Dr. Thadius and this is your dormitory ward. You will sleep here and come here if you need rest. Come I will show you to your rooms." He began to walk down the brighter hallway passing doors that looked like they held prisoners inside. He stopped at a door and opened it with a key. All rooms were locked, meaning if they wanted someone out they had to unlock their door. This made the night elf feel more like an animal. "Here you are Sir, please go in and enjoy your night." There was another troll inside the room; they seemed to know each other as they gave each other a handshake and a hug. The male then closed the door and locked it preventing them from breaking out. He took the night elf and the female troll down the hallway a bit more to another room. "Ladies this will be your room. Remember, put your clothes in the bin and change for bed. Tomorrow is an early day." He opened the door to the room and the females entered. Before either female could turn around to face the doctor he closed the door and an audible click could be heard of him locking it. It was clear to both of them that wouldn't be seeing that doctor until daylight tomorrow.
The female Troll began to take off her clothes that she wore. She didn't care who was watching her as long as she got them off and put on her sleeping wear. The night elf on the other hand placed her hands on the cold metal door hoping she could just go right through it and out of this place. The troll looked to her and sighed slightly.
"Ya ain't gunna get outta dis place like dat ya silly ting." She shook her head and put on her new clothes. "Watcha named, night elfie?" She turned to her and sat on the bottom of the bunk bed, already claiming it as hers.
"My Name is Telmira Nightsong, and you, troll?" She turned to face the troll with this spiteful look in her eyes. It could be told that she never wanted to bunk with anything less than a night elf or at the very least someone within the alliance.
"I be Ko'shi. I use ta be wit da Darkspears until I got too 'fraid of da leada" She shivered lightly not really wanting to talk about it. She made it quite obvious earlier that she didn't want anything to do with males.
"Is that why you're here, because you fear men?" The night elf came closer to the timid Troll named Ko'shi. She wasn't cold to people suffering, it was part of her training.
"Ya, mon. Ya could see why once ya saw dat monsta troll named K'vish. Me an him be no strangas and definitely not strangas to here." She looked down into her hands hating even mentioning the male troll. Telmira sat down next to her.
"What happened?" She put her hands on Ko'shi's. She tried to peel the tough skin of the troll so she could learn why she reacted so violently to them. This almost made her more like a doctor than those doctors acted.
"Ya don wanna be alone in dis place. Ya wanta have someone ta have ya back. Because not everyone here will like ya, some be out ta get ya. I lerned dat da hard way. Me and him were alone tagetta and well…ya see he loves to see women in pain and suffering. So…he raped meh and abused meh to da point were I was a cryin, screamin and bloody mess." She fought back tears at the memory. "So ya don' wanna be alone here. I glad I ain't dis time." She looked to the night elf. Her eyes telling her that Telmira would be the best friend to her.
"I see, I'm sorry that such an event happened here. I'm sure I will be able to be with you next time." She smiled despite her earlier disliking of the troll. She was taught better than that so it was shameful of her to even be rude. Though, what would she know about all that she was taught? After all she ended up in a nasty place like this. "When will we be able to eat dinner?" Telmira looked down at her stomach still not changed.
"Dey will be callin us ova da speakas in each room. But ya can't go out der yet till ya be changed inta ya new clothes." The troll woman moved on the bed so she was laying down on it. Telmira got up and shed her clothing. She has lost any and all shame long ago. It was just apart of who she was now.
"You think they will let us roam about soon though? After dinner?" She pulled on the paper thin shirt that they were given and put on the baggy same material pants. "This is supposed to keep me from freezing here?" Telmira said under her breath.
"Nah, once ya dun wit dinna dey gonna be takin ya to da docta, he gotta assess ya an all. But we get ya hang out wit each otta in da dinnin room afta dinna until bed time." She lolled her head over to look at the Night elf. Admiring her exposed skin. "Ya be real pretty, so ya should stick ta me" Ko'shi giggled.
The shirt was too short and the pants were too baggy. Not something Telmira made a habit of wearing. Though it did seem to suit her wild side. "Doctor? You mean like a medical one? But I thought-"she was interrupted by all the doors clicking and swinging open. A voice over the loud speaker sang "It's now time for dinner, darlings~" It was the woman from the great hall, she most likely was the head master here. Telmira walked to the open door by was stopped by Ko'shi's hand grabbing her.
"Ya can't be goin out der yet, men go first. Den da women go. Since da elevator is small." She sat up on the bed getting ready to head to dinner once the males cleared the hallway.
"What about stairs? I thought I saw some at the other end of the hall." Telmira stuck her head out of the door looking down. She looked back toward where the men were gathering and she saw him, that male troll, K'vish staring straight at her. It made her feel uncomfortable to see his large tusks pointed at her, so she ducked her head back in.
"Nah stairs be more dangerous, one push an everyone goes tumblin down. Uh? Ya look like ya saw a ghostie…ya okay?" She got up to look out into the hall as well. But before she could she was stopped by Telmira's hands.
"No it's alright. It was just seeing so many men here kind of frightened me is all." Telmira had to lie to Ko'shi to make her believe her. If she saw the way that troll looked at her she would want to hide her away from the rest of the world. Not saying that she could blame her, but some self destructive switch turned on in Telmira. She wanted to get close to that troll to see what he would dare do. She looked back into the hall to see if he was still there and found no male was. All of them had cleared out and down the Elevator. Women were now moving into the hallway some Night elf but most of them Troll.
"It be time for us to get inta da elevator so let's get movin der elfie" Ko'shi pushed Telmira out into the hall into the line for the elevator.
+AU+
Well here is Chapter two, explaining more of what's going on here in the Asylum but leaving things vague. Perpectives are going to change abit in the next chapter having more back and forth POVs we have
