Ty's POV
Morning came around and I find myself staring at a concrete wall. I sit up and turn around, to look at everyone in the cell.
I seem to be the first awake. Everyone is in the same positions from last night.
"Good morning." Says Sky, still in his cat state, green eyes now open.
Too say he startled me is an understatement. I nearly peed my pants. Now that would have been awkward.
Sky uncurls himself and walks out from underneath Tyler's hand. He then does that thing where a cat stretches out their back. After he does that, I watch him get larger and the fur disappears from sight. He now looks like he did when he first came in. Clothes and all, thank god.
Tyler starts to stir, and his tired groan wakes up Gizzy and Jerome.
Then starts the minute long task of waking up everyone. Once everyone is awake, I decide to find out more about this place, and what will happen to us.
"You'll live here, that's really it." Sky says "They might send you to the simulator, but you should hope they don't."
"What is the simulator?" I ask.
"It's a horrid machine, that simulates the worst emotional and physical pain you can experience. A lot of the times it uses your memories too, which always creeps me out." Sky replies, terror of this machine obvious in his voice.
A few minutes later, a guard appears at the door, holding a large container. He opens the door, kicks the container in and shuts the door, locking it.
"Food!" Shouts Sky and he leaps for the container.
He opens the lid and, as he said, there is food inside. Not much, and it doesn't look very appetising but there is food and water.
After breakfast, I started telling Sky stories of the world outside of the prison like experimental facility.
Sky explains he was seven when they kidnapped him.
Half an hour later two guards come in and the first grabs Sky.
I try to stop the guard but there is nothing I can do.
Sky is carried out of the room, hissing and scratching. The other guard locks the door behind him.
The other hybrids stay silent, and seem upset and worried, while I and the rest of team crafted are just confused.
"Where are they taking him?" Asks Quentin
"To the simulator." Mutters Tyler upset.
We go quiet after that.
A few minutes later Sky's screams start echoing around the building.
His screams had stopped after the first half hour. But apparently Sky would most likely still be in the machine till about ten minutes after he is brought back to the cell.
A few hours of worry and more worry later, Sky is thrown back into the cell. He's shaking and tears are endlessly streaming down his face, although he makes no noise.
I also notice the four scratches on the guard's face, which are bleeding lightly, and the red handprint that had blossomed on Sky's cheek.
Tyler softly walks over to Sky, and making sure to stay in Sky's line of sight, touches the boy's shoulder.
Sky looks up and I nearly turn away at the pain in his eyes, it is so horrible.
Sky leans on Tyler as they walk into a corner and then he sits.
The shapeshifter transforms into what appears to be a fluffy wolf, and curled up next to Sky. Sky leans on the wolf, his head resting on Tyler's fur.
After fifteen minutes Sky has fallen asleep and in a hushed voice, Gizzy explains not to even mention this tomorrow unless Sky brings it up. And definitely don't mention how Sky acted afterwards.
When night arrives, I find that I and Tyler are the only ones awake.
Tyler first breaks the silence "Sky already told you he came here when he was seven, right?"
I nod.
"Well that isn't the whole story. Sky had been stabbed by a bandit and 'died' in his dad's arms. An InterOver person had been apart of the group that was attacked, and had actually known for a while that Sky would be perfect for the experiment. He unleashed a sleeping gas and knocked everyone out. He then took Sky's body and took him to the laboratory. Not only was Sky the first hybrid, he was the first person to be revived. They've done it a few times since then, in fact a friend of ours, Alesa, was also revived and turned into a hybrid.
Look the reason I am telling you this, is because that is what they usually force him to experience in the Simulator. And I need someone who can comfort him, if I am unable to, say if I was also in the simulator at the same time as Sky. It's happened before, and let's just say I never want that to happen again.
You seem to have the same connection to Sky as I do, so I thought you'd be the easiest to get to agree to this. Will you promise to comfort him, if I am unable to?"
It's a strange request, but I can see how much Sky needs it. And Tyler is right: I do feel the need to protect Sky.
So I agree.