Here we go my computer is being annoyingly slow so forgive me if I'm low on humor. Review for me if you enjoy this story and any ideas random, serious, or ridiculous are appreciated. Thank you either way.
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Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters
The Outsider Chapter 4: Strange Places, Stranger Creatures
A strange and loud buzz broke through the dark haze in my mind and I forced open my eyes. A bright red light quickly invaded my senses and I squinted in discomfort from the brightness of it. I stood up and surveyed my surroundings with a growing fear. I didn't have any idea where I was, or evenwho I was. Everything before now was a simple smear on the surface of a cold stone. I remembered the snow and someone, a girl. A sense of urgency filled the few memories I had but for the life of me I could not remember why. Then I remembered these strange creatures. Twolegs I had called them and I could just barely remember chasing them around on the shores of the Great Water. But nothing else came to me and the sense of desperation remained.
Frustrated, I roared and threw my fists against the cold hard wall of the dark room. The bang echoed and I covered my ears, growling in aggravation at my entrapment. Suddenly a panic hit me. There was no water and not even an entrance or exit in the room.
With a clang and a whirr I was thrown to the floor. I sat and listened, realizing that the buzzing had stopped when another clank sounded and I hit the floor again. Suddenly the wall in front of me slid up revealing a gigantic room and all was eerily silent. The wall behind me moved forward, pushing me into the room beyond and with a yelp I jumped up and clung to the large square bars running along the wall.
I growled as I surveyed the room before me. I jumped back to the floor with a grunt and warily stepped into the gigantic room. Still no water. A cold panic rooted itself in my gut and I spotted a large raised surface with two strange things next to it. There were two more raised flat surfaces, though lower that the larger one, with a high arch on the back and bars running from the top of the arch to the flat surface.
So many strange scents flooded my nose as I wandered the room and suddenly I hear the voices of the Twolegs. I snorted and became aware of an increasingly stronger scent. As I lifted my head th the air a heavy object landed on my shoulder. I spun around to find nothing there. I stepped forward and smacked into something, a yelp sounded out and I darted beneath the raised flat surface. I could smell something and it had the stink of a Twoleg but I could see anything.
A skittering sound reached my ears and a pair of legs came into view followed by a strange blob of blue goo. More strange voices sounded out that were soon drowned out by a loud whirr as a large piece of the wall slid away and a gigantic grub walked from the room behind it and came over to see what all the commotion was about.
Their strange language rang through my ears as they spoke to each other while the giant grub just sat and watched. I soon got the impression that there was one Twoleg I could not see even though he stood right in front of me.
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"Don't scare him Einen!" Dr. Cockroach hissed to his invisible counterpart.
"I didn't think he would run right into me! He moves pretty fast!" A bodiless voice answered in its think Brooklyn accent.
"Is it a fishy?" B.O.B. asked, innocently glancing under the table and earning a hiss from the "fishy".
"No B.O.B.. He is not a fishy. I actually do not know what he is."
"Ah, Monger'll be in in a few minutes, that should be interesting." The Invisible Man stated with a huff.
A sigh echoed through the room from the tired Dr. Cockroach.
"No fishy?" B.O.B. asked again.
Insectasaurus roared, wiggling his gigantic pincers in the air.
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POV: Missing Link
"They won't hurt you." A new voice roared.
"Who was that?" I answered back quietly.
"My name is Insectasaurus. I'm the giant grub."
"Finally someone who can talk!"
"They can talk too it's just different that's all."
"Are you sure?"
"Positive. I can understand them. They are very concerned about you. Einen didn't mean to scare you."
"I wasn't scared!....Who's Einen?"
"The Invisible Man. He's the one that you can't see. Dr. Cockroach is the one with the big bug head and B.O.B. is the blue blob that keeps looking at you."
"Oh. Where am I Insecto?"
"I don't know." Insectasaurus churred with amusement at the nickname.
"Great."
Suddenly a huge brownish-red bug head with huge eyes popped into view. It was the Doc and he spoke to me in the Twoleg's strange tongue. I snorted at the Twoleg stink that flowed from him and I scooted backwards out from under the flat surface, staring at the strange creature from across it.
"Do you guys know where I am?" I growled to them.
"They don't understand us." Insecto informed me.
"This day just keeps getting better and better."
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"He doesn't look to good." The thick Brooklyn accent stated in concern.
"He looks to be an aquatic creature yet he can breathe air. Fascinating. I wonder how long he's been out of water?" The Doctor wondered whilst scratching his chin in thought.
"He ain't a lab rat Doc he's one of us!"
"HI!!!" B.O.B. shouted with a goofy, lopsided grin.
The sudden exclamation made the creature in front of him jump.
"B.O.B.!" British and Brooklyn mixed together in a chorus of scolding the empty-headed blob.
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POV: Link (again)
I absentmindedly scratched my flaking scales and my inner eyelids blinked rapidly to attempt to bring moisture to my dry and burning eyes. Dr. cockroach seemed fascinated by my inner eyelids as he leaned in closer to get a better look. I was about to smack him away from my face when another part of the wall slid up and in came another Twoleg, this place was really beginning to stink.
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"I see you've already met the Missing Link." Monger growled out in his thick Southern accent.
"What?" Dr. Cockroach backed away from studying Link's eyes.
"What we have here is the legendary Darwinius Masillae. The missing link between fish and ape."
The Doctor's jaws dropped as he stared at the new monster with widened eyes and a little drool dribbling from his mouth.
"I repeat myself. NOT a lab rat....and certainly not a steak. Stop staring and get back in your cell you ravenous quack!" The invisible man shouted as he pushed the gaping scientist towards his cell. "You too B.O.B."
"Awwwwww."
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POV: Link
"You'll want to go with him when he leaves." Insecto growled to me as a hole opened up in the ceiling.
"Why?"
"He'll show you to your tank. I suspect that you're feeling a little dry."
"A little!?"
I jumped slightly as I saw a huge contraption hovering in front of Insectasaurus shining a bright light in his eyes. His eyes dilated and he followed the light with a weak groan.
"Insecto? Insecto!?" But the door closed.
I turned back to look at the Twoleg who appeared to be waiting for me. I remembered Insectasaurus's words and followed him. He was right I was led to my cell. The entrance was nothing more than a hole in the floor but I could smell the water from here. I dove in and heard the entrance close behind me but that didn't matter. I was in water finally. It tasted weird and made my gills burn more than was normal. I looked at the cramped space and sighed settling for swimming laps around the tank as fast as I could.
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Okay I have to go to bed now. I have school and I think I'm coming down with something. Ick! I feel terrible. Cheer me up with reviews please. Thanks for reading.
