~Chapter 04~
~Origins of Insanity...~

It figured that on the one day I managed to get sleep the incident happened. My Personal belief, was just that Fate didn't like me for anything in the world. I felt my room shake, my eyes bursting open from their once peaceful dream. The Alarms going off on the outside of my room door. I forced myself up quickly. I didn't know what to do, my room was blocked off by the security system, and now with the Alarm going off, it only likely made it so that the locks were even more secure.

I tried multiple times with the security code, but didn't matter how much I tried, the doors denied my commands. 'We apologize Ms. Ala, but you are not allowed to leave the room until the situation is solved." it told me. Yes, there was a system that reminded me of this over and over. I began to pound on it. Maybe if I could break it...

Thoughts of fear ran through my head, hearing cries of fear and pain just outside and down my hall, bullets fired... but I couldn't tell from which side, the enemy or us... "Thorn..! Fortune!" I yelled, banging harder on the door. Fear itching its way into my voice. I wasn't sure who I was scared for, myself or the others. With the pounding, I felt sparks fly around my hand, looking up at the panel, I had rammed my fist into it. My eyes widened as the Security Systems died off, the windows and vents opening, and the bars that barricaded the door, sliding open. Though... my eyes hadn't widened at the fact that the barricades opened... I was shocked to see myself, bleed for the first time. Blood trickled from the side of my hand, between my fingers, down to my wrist.

I shook my head, it wasn't the time to worry about my wound. I had to find the others, I had to help! I could tell the main generator had been damaged, seeing as how when I had tried to open the door with the usual password it wouldn't let me. See, the security system in my room, had its own generator in the room it used to work. So, in case of emergencies, such as this, the room could keep me safe... right... me alone.

I pushed the tips of my fingers between the door way, and door, tugging it to the side, pulling it. Trying with all my strength, I began to open the door, it opening enough room for me to slip through. Times like this, I appreciated my small size. I squeezed through the small amount of space that was made, I panted slightly, my arms hurting from the amount of strength I had to use to pull the metal door open.

My head sagged, the alarms still blaring into my ears. Looking up... I discovered a scene I wished I had never had the offer to see...

Gunshot wounded Droids... everywhere. Some of them, highly trained security guards, even they had been taken down. Designed to be indestructible, the Doc claims. I rushed over to one of them, going to my knees near them. I placed my hand to his neck... nothing. Tears threatened my eyes and I gritted my teeth, rushing to my feet. I looked at all of their terrified faces, all of them wide eyed and blank stared.

I knew that it was possible I'd be killed like them or injured. But, if protecting those I loved, meant dying, than I'll do it.

I rushed around every corner. Most of them, filled with the damaged remains of the reploids who risked their lives to protect all of us. Weird thing was... that I had noted as I looked at them, they had pieces of them ripped out. Like... hard drives... Anything that was vital to a reploids life, was stripped clean off them.

Where was everyone...? They couldn't be dead, could they? My mouth went dry with fear, my skin, growing paler, my blood running cold. I had never witnessed such a mess... such a tragedy that took place right outside my door. I tried yelling out to Thorn... Fortune... Lolli... anyone by that point.

I stopped running to catch my breath, I hated the fact that the Facility was so large. My prayer was answered... I saw a Droid fly into a wall, to where it had indented its self into it. With a familiar wound on its stomach. Thorn. I tried to smile, but my mouth felt too sticky, too dry to even move my lips.

I saw her, stop at the corner when she stopped to look at me. "Ala!" She yelled, rushing over to me, hugging me tighter than she had ever before. Fortune and Lolli behind her, weapons in hand. The Studs on Thorn's Gauntlets, poking into my porcelain like skin. She loosened her grip, putting her hands to my face. "Did they hurt you at all?" She asked, worry heard very well in her voice. "N-no, I'm fine, I-I didn't even see any of them yet." I replied, fear highly visible in my shaking frame and voice.

"Ala, Thorn told you to stay on lock down!" Lolli scolded, when it was Lolli scolding me, I felt like such a small insect. "I-I know... but..." I muttered, I felt weak. Like I relied on everyone else. "Ala, we were worried, please promise us you'll listen." Fortune said, I could only nod. I didn't care if I was being scolded, I was just happy to have someone with me...

I just wish, I had paid attention... Fortune suddenly flung forward, her eyes widening and going a blank green, electricity sparking from her back. A plasma pistol... Lolli, getting hit over her chest as she had turned, falling just as Fortune had. I felt tears flood my eyes, covering my mouth with my hands, such a cheap tactic.

Thorn turned around quickly, crossing her armored gauntlets over her chest. "Stay behind me.." She muttered, almost so quiet I couldn't hear. I peers past her, two light blue lights, shining at the end of the hall, with a red light coming from the barrel of a gun. Piercing Emerald eyes, that almost seemed... filled with misery, regret. Was he hesitating with the trigger? One feature that pierces my memory... was the X shaped scar over his nose.

"We have no use for trouble with you, Red Alert scum!" Thorn yelled, her teeth gritting so hard, they seemed like they'd crack. I could tell the sadness and worry in her face, even though I couldn't see her eyes. He continued to hesitate. If he wanted to shoot us, to hurt us, he would have by now... The pain in his eyes, pierced my heart in a way I hadn't felt before... he was... so miserable.

'Red Alert?" I thought, could he really be...? "Now leave!" She yelled, it felt as though he listened, he pulled back his gun, looking downward. Why was he here? Was he after me? Thorn... I could tell she couldn't take it, she charged at him, obviously without thinking. She was going to hit him I thought... but a scythe came raining down onto her, slicing through her arm and chest, though not enough to kill her. I felt stunned, I couldn't run anymore. Her scream of pain, had frozen me. Thorn? Be defeated and make such a noise...?

"Why isn't she down like the others?" The larger reploid, who held his scythe ready, looked down upon the smaller one. The younger one shook his head, his eyes seeming even more miserable than before. The older one huffed. "I-I can't..." The younger one started... "I can't take this anymore..." He muttered. The older, simply groaned. "Well for your sake, she'd better now be a rat." The older grumbled, roughly gripping the younger's shoulder, shoving him lightly. "Come on, we already have everything we need." he stated, forcing the younger along with him.

My mouth still agape slightly, I couldn't move. I wanted to move my legs so badly, but no matter what I did, they just wouldn't move... I could only go weak in my knee's, falling to them in a matter of seconds. I placed my palms on the floor, the shrill cries of my friends, ringing through my ears. Was I scarred..? What was wrong with me..? Me being scared this way... scared me even more than just the fallen people around me... I felt light headed, my fear overwhelming me. The last thing I can recall... were the medics calling me... "Ms. Ala!" was what they yelled, before my blurry vision presented me with falling to my side, and foggy, violet and Aqua marine colored figures rushed to me. Before my vision... faded to darkness... one thought I could remember, that I grew even more worried for... was where was the Doctor...?