I lie here paralytic
Inside this soul
Screaming for you till my throat is numb
I wanna break out
I need a way out
I don't believe that it's gotta be this way
The worst is the waiting
In this womb I'm suffocating
*Feel your presence filling up my lungs with oxygen
I take you in
I've died
Rebirthing now
I wanna live for love wanna live for you and me
(Breathe for the first time now
I come alive somehow)
Rebirthing now
I Wanna live my life wanna give you everything
(Breathe for the first time now
I come alive somehow) *
Right now
Right now
I lie here lifeless
In this cocoon
Shedding my skin cause
I'm ready to
I wanna break out
I found a way out
I don't believe that it's gotta be this way
The worst is the waiting
In this womb I'm suffocating
**
((Bridge))
Tell me when I'm gonna live again
Tell me when I'm gonna breathe you in
Tell me when I'm gonna feel inside
Tell me when I'm gonna feel alive
Tell me when I'm gonna live again
Tell me when this fear will end
Tell me when I'm gonna feel inside
Tell me when I'll feel alive
... - Skillet
Chapter 7: The Crazy Doc
That was close! If that other guy didn't turn the corner and warned me, I would've never noticed the Kira not too far from me. I was glad that the lights there are terrible, for once it becomes dark, I can easily escape.
But now, not that I thinking of the guy, he was different… He didn't look like a Kira for one thing, he smelled different, didn't have that blood lust look when he seemed to know who I am, and he warned me!
But, then again, I can't trust him either. Just because he did one good thing doesn't make him a good person… could it?
Where's Doctrine? She'll know… she always knows!
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Luffy's POV
I busted up the ice that lead to another room and found a tape in the mess, hopefully it's not damaged. This was labeled 'Unlikely Son'.
"If anyone asked why my assistant is a reindeer, who is no bigger than a child on two legs and obviously a most likely suited for a test subject. He already went through that trauma because one scientist figured he test out what the new advanced Gensen would respond to a baby reindeer he 'barrowed' from the livestock ground in the Glens. I adopted him when that scientist died from a miscombination of chemicals. I called him Tony Tony Chopper, and he is my son despite the fact that he is a different race. He's just as intelligent and just as kind as any uncorrupted human child. Hiruluk, 8:56 p.m., year 1953."
I thought back on what I saw back in the morgue. 'A reindeer? Looked like a mix between a gorilla and a man… maybe it's because of the Gensen then…' I thought when I placed the tape in the bag's pocket. "Chopper…" I said, remembering the name, as I continued forward, seeing a spacious room.
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I found a door, which lead to a room and looked around. I went out of that room, beat up a Kira, and went to another door heading to a room. I walked around there and went in another room that was tiled like the morgue, but not as creepy. It seemed to be some kind of dentist place, because I saw a chair that looked like it could be found in a dentist place.
That's when mist came down and I braced myself for a surprise attack. Well, as the mist cleared, I got my surprise. The empty chair was now occupied by a Kira corpse.
Needless to say it was fucking creepy! Especially since I didn't even hear anyone that could do that and so quickly! Not exactly the greatest thing to know about.
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I continued to go through that room and found a desk. I went up to the furniture to find two tapes labeled 'Unreasonable' and 'Who Cares'.
"Unreasonable!? I'll give you unreasonable! The project was agreed by the man himself! What's so unreasonable about experimenting with a bunch of crooks and parentless brats? Dr. Hogback, 7:42 a.m., year 1953."
"Blah, blah, blah! Argh! I swear I'm going to let this be known to Crocodile-sama! Who cares what those orphan activist docs think or say… they'll meet their fates soon enough… Dr. Hogback, 4:37 p.m., year 1953."
I'm tired of hearing the word 'orphan' and hearing about what they're supposedly doing to them.
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Ace and I were orphans once and became orphaned again when Shanks was found dating Ben, and was dropped parental keeping rights.
Luckily he was still be able to still be in our lives by making sure we got into a good school and had enough for food and rent, because Ace had the right to take care of me since he was older and eighteen at the time.
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I turned around, only to almost have a heart attack when I saw a Kira behind me. I took him out quickly and took a few deep breaths.
I mentioned it before, but I hate this place and I'm sure to lose fifty years of my life at this point.
I got out of there and went into another room and loot some stuff and found a couple tapes labeled 'Kuro'.
"I don't understand what all the bellyache is about. If their 'patients' aren't corroperating to 'doctor's orders', then kill them. Kuro, 5:31 p.m., year 1953."
"Seems they found promise after all. They've got at least two with amazing results. Maybe I should get some of this 'treatment' myself… Kuro, 12:04 a.m., year 1953."
'What a messed up society…' I started to think about all the Bachiatori I've met so far, and how everyone seems distant, afraid that I will become the things I've been killing and go after them.
Then it hit me, will it be possible to remove the Gensen inside? And when I'm able to get out of here, I'll take them with me! They'll be free from this hell! They'll probably have to stay with me and Ace, if he's still around. For the first time since I first saw this place from the outside, I felt happy with this thought, more than happy really. I just can't explain it!
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I went back out to the large room and saw a nice looking shot gun. I went up to see if it was in good condition, when I found myself engulfed in darkness for a moment before a single light came on and Kiras started to appear.
'Crap!' I thought as I dropped the gun and rapidly attacked them.
When it was done, the light went back on and I left the stupid shot gun there. Didn't seem worth it.
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I headed out to where the stairs are and saw a Bomu no Kira and the son of a bitch threw one of his bombs at me. I dodged and quickly grabbed the next bomb to 'return' it and did this for another two times before he was finished, looted off of him, and headed on up the 'Mist Surgery' and went through the doors.
I saw the visible glass and steel tunnel that leads to another building, possibly where this crazy doctor was located and went forward.
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Not long afterwards, I saw a familiar white kimono with some blue on it. "Rika!" I said, which she recognized me and smiled.
She was in a different tunnel leading to another part of the building.
Then I saw someone coming up beside Rika. My eyes started from the visible sandaled feet that have scars around both ankles, the torn swordsman pants that are black, the green haramaki, then the white top that has some blood spatters on it. One side of the shirt was on the shoulder while the other side was slipped off the shoulder, exposing the muscular torso. I finally settled onto his face, granted it's a bit creepy with the glowing eyes, but it's the good creepy. You know, the one that gives you chills up the spine? Anyway, his face definitely shows his strong set nature, even seems a little shocked to see me.
Oh yeah, he said he'll kill me if he ever saw me again… Looks like I lucked out again.
But, for some reason, my heart gets a little faster and my mind, for some reason, is going ballistic with blurred visions of… someone… before it stopped, and realizing I had been holding my breath. In fact, even all these scare moments, my heart never reached this fast. I feel… nervous.
The two of them are talking now, man I wish I could read lips, but they started to head down their way, Rika waving and Swordsman, stared at me for a few seconds before catching up with Rika.
"Damn… He's hot…" I said without any control of my mouth. "What the hell!? I just saw the guy once and I'm gay!?" I took a deep breath. "Calm down… I haven't really thought about relationships because… I've never been in one… So… is this what they meant about having curiosities of the same sex? Or am I attracted to him?" I shook my head. "Nah! Being suddenly attracted like that means I have no control and it's not love. Therefore…" I paused to think about this when a simple explanation just rolled out. "A crush?"
I sighed as I headed to the doors that lead to the damn surgery room complex.
"That's just great! I finally get a crush on someone and it happens to be a guy who says he's going to kill me in a place where practically everyone wants me dead. Just brilliant! Damn it!"
Luffy's POV: End
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Swordsman's POV
We're out on the prowl again, looking for any easy Gensen for Rika to pick up and some kind of fight for me.
"You think the Wanderer is okay?" She said.
"Not this again!" I swear! She has been asking about that sorry bastard for hours! "He probably got himself killed by now!"
"Attention! The mouse is in the Med Center. Have a nice day!"
"Or in the process of being killed." I said as an added note.
"Don't say that Aniki!"
"Why do you care anyway?"
"He saved me, Aniki, that's why!"
"That's only once!"
"So!?"
Kids! Stubborn and naïve of most things.
"I just think you have to think he's different in some way."
Jeeze… I'm stuck with an optimistic little girl, even though she saw the worst things that people can do.
"Yeah? When I see him again and he's like what you said, then I'll believe you."
"Oh Aniki! Why do you have to be so mean!?"
"It's called being cautious! We don't know why he's here or why he bothers to wander around when everyone just wants him dead."
"You didn't though."
"That's because there wasn't a reason to."
Rika had that look on her face, the one that says that I'm not being honest. "Well I like him! He seems nice."
"When he' on the ground and unable to move for a bit."
"Has it ever occur to you that maybe he's different?"
"Aside from the fact that he's not from here, no."
She lifted her hand up in the air. "I give!" She said as we found a glass and steel tunnel. "I still think he's good. Like you!"
"Like me?"
"You act all tough and all, but you're really nice."
"That's only because, for some reason, I'm assigned to protect you."
"That's a stupid excuse and you know it!"
She got me there.
She seemed to be excited all of a sudden and ran up to the curved part of the tunnel.
I looked up and, no shit, there he was, just as happy to see her as she to him.
He sure looked like he gone through hell, but in this place, who hasn't? He looked at me and his facial expression changed from happy to astonished amazement, and for some reason I felt a bit uncomfortable. At the same time, I would've sworn I've seen him before somewhere, which is crazy since we're in completely different worlds.
"See! He hasn't become the one of the Kiras!"
"Yet."
"Oh! Aniki! Would you just admit that he's good and help?"
"First of all, this is the second time we saw him." Three in my case, but that first one was informal. "Second, he looks like he can handle things on his own, without our help."
"Aniki!" She whined.
"Don't 'Aniki' me and let's keep moving."
She pouted as she quickly changed to a smile to the other kid in the other tunnel and walked on ahead, waving as she did so.
I kept my eye on him for a bit, still feeling odd about the way he was looking at me, as well as that nostalgic feeling of maybe seeing him before but can't place it, and caught up with her.
"I saw that!"
"Nani?"
"You like him too!"
"Do not!"
"Then why did you take so long?"
I honestly had no answer for that. "Keep walking!"
She giggled with that 'I told you so' look.
Kids… what the hell do you make sense of?
Swordsman's POV: End
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Luffy's POV
I just walked in and found a tape next to a corpse in a wheelchair, when I heard someone on the other side of the wall.
I just poked my head out and only saw a guy with a black lab coat running to another room when the entrance collapsed.
Then I saw a small, hand-held bomb and got out of the way quickly before it went off.
I looked up to see a Bomu no Kira throwing those damn things at me.
That bastard threw one and I dodged.
I stretched my arm, grabbed the next bomb and threw it back at him, which was the end of that.
I moved the rubble away from the entrance and went in, when I suddenly remembered the tape I had and saw the label, 'Close'.
"I'm so close to finding what Frankenstein feared! The reanimation of life to a corpse! These Kiras… These Kiras are just a step of that reality… Normal people take the Gensen… the Gensen kills off the useless heart and liver that guarantees a short life, and live a bit longer… Sure you go insane, but what is sanity? Dr. Hogback… 3:58 a.m., year 1953."
I walked into a hall, seeing another corpse, and see a shadow of a man, only to be hit by a round of bullets. Well, being rubber now, the bullets bounce back and destroyed the machine.
"Ow…" I was hit ten rounds and stretched a bit farther than usual.
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I continued to the door, which I found another room, loot it, and go through another door. After going through a short hallway to a few doors, I went in on and saw the crazy Dr. Hogback stabbing away at a female Kira.
He was rambling, complete and unclear, as he stopped stabbing and looked up to see me.
I saw the sharp teeth he has in that wide, sadistic smile, elf-like pointy ears, pale skin, and I could see behind the small black shades something even blacker, like oil.
"Who's this? A trespasser?" He started to say. "And still alive!?" He pulled out a machine gun. "Not for long!" He started firing and I stood there, taking the hits, which only bounced back.
The chance the bullet bounced back and kills someone is a small one, but with a hundred bullets flying, one was sure to hit.
One did, on the shoulder and I waited for him to come out and get me, but he realized that it won't work and fled deeper into his lab.
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I followed into the lab and saw some oil tanks and flammable canteens. I grabbed one just as he appeared with a flame thrower, and chuck it towards him, which created an explosion.
When the flames died down, I looked around the lab and found the stupid slide key that I needed to get the hell out of here.
"Good job Kiddo, now just got back to that area and head down to Roger's Cove." Cep Nian said as connection was off.
I found a gun nearby and studied it before the crazy doctor came back and tried to lunge at me. I fired the gun to his head, and he went down for good. I saw the black behind his shades dim and I moved the shades to see normal, dead eyes.
'By killing him, the Gensen dies too…" I thought as my previous thoughts of saving seemed impossible. 'Does that mean I have to kill the others to?'
"Oi, Kiddo, you okay?"
"Y-Yeah… just never fired a gun before."
"Yeah… a good kid like yourself would be a little shaky after that."
"Cep…"
"Yeah?"
"Was Dr. Hogback a Bachiatori?"
"Why do you ask?"
"I think I saw his eyes glowing black… Does that make sense?"
"Yeah, he and some of the other people here are like that."
"What kind of Bachiatori was he?"
"The Kuroi no Bachiatori (1). The worst kind. Didn't even know the crazy bastard was one."
"What could've happened to him?"
"Got greedy I bet. Eating the Gensen straight out from another Bachiatori or some Kira could do that."
"… Thanks."
"No problem, Kiddo."
I headed out of the room, fought off some Kiras, and started my way out of this damned place.
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On my way out to the exit, I saw a hidden tape labeled 'Quit'.
"Screw with the lot of 'em! I quit this place! You my order me around to work on the bodies you keep sending in! But when you killed Hiruluk and try to take away Chopper, then you have crossed the line, buddy! I quit and taking my 'child' with me! That's right! That reindeer is just like a child to me than it was with that quack doctor! Kureha, 6:43 p.m., year 1953."
I took one step out of the building when I heard a rumble.
"Sounds like another tunnel collapse. What can I say? This place is the largest toilet being flushed down."
I took only a few steps only to hear a wailing sound, like a kid's wail.
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I ran only to see a huge guy being thrown to a wall, who got back up again.
"I'm going to get you for this!" He said as he charged back into the room and I heard the wailing again.
I ran to the room and saw the glowing pink eyes and a reindeer figure on the verge of being killed. I took up the gun again and fired, only to hit his shoulder.
He turned and momentarily forgot about the reindeer and went after me.
I panicked and fired three times, two hit his chest and the last to his face. I moved out of the way and saw him run up towards the wall and slump to the ground. I dropped the gun and took a deep breath.
'I'm never going to fire a gun again.' I thought when I heard sniffling.
I looked to see the reindeer, Tony Tony Chopper, going over an old woman's body, but she isn't dead just badly hurt.
"Kiddo… now's your chance to get some Gensen. Just grab the deer, use a knife or something sharp, and cut it out."
"Nani?"
"You're going to need Gensen to survive, Kiddo, so get what you can from that deer."
"Do that…"
I looked up to see the old lady hold up a gun, aiming at me.
"I'll blow your fucking brain out."
This time I wonder what it feels like
To find the one in this life
The one we all dream of
But dreams just aren't enough
So I'll be waiting for the real thing.
I'll know it by the feeling.
The moment when we're meeting
Will play out like a scene straight off the silver screen
So I'll be holding my breath
Right up to the end
Until that moment when
I find the one that I spend forever with
*Cause nobody wants to be the last one there.
Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares.
Someone to love with my life in their hands.
There's gotta be somebody for me like that.
Cause nobody wants to go it on their own
And everyone wants to know they're not alone.
Somebody else that feels the same somewhere.
There's gotta be somebody for me out there.*
Tonight out on the street out in the moonlight
And damn it this feels too right
It's just like Déjà Vu
Me standing here with you
So I'll be hold in my breath
Could this be the end?
Is it that moment when
I find the one that I spend forever with?
**
Ooooooh,
You can't give up!
Lookin' for that diamond in the rough
Because you never know when it shows up
Make sure you're holdin' on
Cause it could be the one,
the one you're waiting on
Cause nobody wants to be the last one there.
Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares.
Someone to love with my life in their hands.
There has gotta be somebody for me
Ohhhhhh.
Nobody wants to go it on their own
And everyone wants to know they're not alone.
Is there somebody else that feels the same somewhere?
There's gotta be somebody for me out there.
Nobody wants to be the last one there
And everyone wants to feel like someone cares.
Is there somebody else that feels the same somewhere?
There has gotta be somebody for me out there - Nickelback
