Hey y'all! Just wanted to say I'm sorry I haven't updated in a while, things have been rather hectic lately :T But I'll try and make this chapter count, and hopefully I do!
*fingers crossed*
Anyways, here it is! Hope y'all enjoy it!
Rose ran through the cold, white halls as fast as she could, occasionally stopping to hide from the guards that would come sprinting her way. "Shit..." she thought. "Didn't know there were this many...". As she ran she heard the cries and screams of the other inmates in their own separate cells, yearning for the freedom Rose had since acquired.
She ignores the cries just as she would ignore Them, but... She couldn't help but be pulled to one particular cell. The sound of the alarms echoed through the halls, but at this point in time she couldn't care less. The closer she got to the cell, the louder the mumbling coming from within seemed to get. Rose slowly put a hand to the door, and looked at the name tag.
"Vriska Serket".
Why does that name seem so familiar...?
Just as if she had said it out loud, the mumbling stopped. Rose held her breath, not sure what to do.
"... Who is th8t?".
Rose jumped and looked around frantically. The alarms had stopped and there was no-one in sight. That was when she realised that whoever was inside this cell, this "Vriska Serket", was the one speaking. She continued to stare at the door. She wanted to run away, but for some reason she felt the need to stay there. She was about to open her mouth when she heard a faint laugh coming from inside the cell.
"Ah, Rose Lalonde. Come to save me from this prison have you?"
Rose's eyes widened. How the hell did this person know who she was?
"Listen. I can help you. Just let me out of this cell, and I'll show you the way out. Running around aimlessly won't get you out of here."
Rose thought for a moment. This Serket girl had a point. She sighed. "Fine." She heard another faint laugh.
"Sweet. Look down."
Rose did as she was told and looked down. A few moments later, a small key slid out from underneath the door.
"That's the key for the door. Unlock it, and we can escape."
She picked up the key, looked at it, then back at the door. "Why should I trust you?"
She heard a sigh.
"8ecause, what other choice do you have? 8esides, Kanaya would 8e pleased with you, helping another inm8 in need..."
Rose almost chocked. "H-How do you know Kanaya?". Another laugh.
"In time. Now, are you gonna let me out or not?"
She looked at the lock, sighed, and slipped the key in, giving it a small turn until a click was heard. Almost immediately the door swung open to reveal a young woman, presumably Vriska. Rose looked at her, raising a slight eyebrow. She wasn't really sure what to think about her. She was quite the character. She had black, messy hair which seemed to go all the way up to her tailbone, and her lips were cerulean in colour. "She must've smuggled lipstick in here, but why that colour?" Rose thought to herself. However, one detail in particular caught Rose's attention the most. Vriska's left eye was covered with a large, blood-soaked bandage. She wanted to ask about it, but though she'd be better off not to.
Rose watched as Vriska examined her, and frowned as the unkempt girl pulled a face. "Wow, you're nothing like I thought you'd 8e!" She laughed. She then stopped almost immediately, her face changing from one of amusement to one of slight concern. "... They 8othering you too, huh?".
Rose blinked. "I beg your pardon?". Vriska rolled her eye.
"Don't worry. Just follow me, and you'll 8e safe, okay?". Vriska then walked off and made her way down the corridor.
Rose narrowed her eyes, and followed. They continued to walk around for a couple of minutes until Vriska stopped.
"Shit..." She looked around. Her eyes then met with a nearby bin. She pointed to it. "Hide behind there!" she hissed. Rose looked at her and saw she wasn't kidding. She nodded, and once again did as she was told. Soon, a guard stepped out from the left corridor, saw Vriska, and raised his gun. "Don't move!" He yelled. Rose watched as Vriska raised her arm, and opened her palm at the guard. Almost immediately the guard lowered his gun, and instead put it to his head, a blank expression on his face, almost as if he was under some sort of spell. Rose let out a small noise as he pulled the trigger, blood spurting out from the wound on the other side of his head. She heard Vriska let out a small sigh as they both watched his body slump to the ground.
Rose stood up and walked to Vriska, looking away from the body. "... What the hell was that?"
Vriska jumped when Rose spoke and looked at her. "Oh... Just a little party trick. Nothing special."
Rose clenched her fists.
"Nothing special?! You just made that guard kill himself without even batting an eyelid!" Vriska shrugged a shoulder.
"I'll tell you l8r. The exit's just around the corner." She then continued to walk, stepping over the body as she did so. Rose grunted and followed.
