[A/N] Wooooooooooot! Chapter 2! Man, it is about time I got this up. By the way, my birthday was on the 27th. Happy birthday to me! [End of A/N]
My heart is leaping at the sight of Curly. She doesn't even seem to notice that I came in, but I immediately rush over and give her a hug.
"Oh, Curly, I am so happy to see you right now!" I say. "Is it really you? I thought that Misery…"
"Oh, no, she just teleported me here," says Curly, returning my hug. "I just hope the kids are all right."
"I'm not really in the best shape, though. I got hurt pretty badly when those cockroaches ambushed me," she says. "I don't think I'll be going anywhere anytime soon…"
"Don't worry, Curly, I will help you get back up in no time. Doctor," I ask the small green man. "Is there any way I can help Curly?"
"Well, two things," he says. "Number one, call me Dr. Gero, and number two, take this. It is a key to the clinic. There is something in there that can help her. We would have gotten it ourselves, but we heard there is a monster inside."
"Well, that won't be too hard. I can take on any monster!" I say, maybe a little too enthusiastically. "Don't worry, Curly, you will be up and running in no time."
"Thanks," says Curly.
I find the clinic soon enough, and see no monster. There is a small pill lying on the desk. This must be what Dr. Gero was talking about. I pick up the pill, but as soon as I drop in my pack, I hear a noise. I still can't see anything that would look like a monster, until I look up…
…and see what looks like a spectral Balrog racing toward me at high speeds. I quickly dodge out of the way. This monster is fast. It is very hard for me to hit it, but it keeps temporarily squishing me. I feel like I'm going to black out from the pain, but then I think of Curly, and how she's depending on me… that sweet, beautiful face is going to be the last thing I see…
Wait! No! I can't die, not right now, not when Curly is depending on me to get better. With new found strength, I push the monster off of me and start whaling on it with my sword. After a short time, it is gone, erupting into bubbles. I start to go part it, but then I remember how badly those bubbles hurt me, and wait for it to finish.
After it does, I quickly run back to the hospital. I give the pill to Dr. Gero, and in thanks, he heals my wounds.
"Thank you," she says. "I'm all better now, but I might have to stay in bed for a while."
"That's OK, just as long as you feel better," I say. "I'll go on ahead; you try to catch up when you feel like you can."
She gives me a thumbs up, and I continue on, happy that Curly is better now.
The cockroaches aren't all too hard to deal with now, but when I pass through, I see a huge robot shaped like an X. It looks sort of menacing, but it doesn't attack me, so I just continue, slaughtering cockroaches with my sword.
Suddenly, I hear a whirring sound, along with something turn on, and gears turning. I turn around and, lo and behold, the robot is coming for me.
[A/N] Geez! It took me long enough! I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. R&R, favourite, etc. [End A/N]
