I'm so so so sorry for being late again! My excuse is school, that place has kept me busy!
Anyway, here we are, the next to last chapter of Night Surgeon, after this and the epilogue, it's over...I'M SO SAD YET HAPPY AT THE SAME TIME TTwTT! Please enjoy!
Warning: This fic contains gorey moments and some disturbing scenes. If you don't like either of those, I highly suggest you press the back button. However, If you enjoy gore or can tollerate it, then by all means, read, review, and enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own FF:WGH, or the song "Night Surgeon" which is what this fic is based on.
Susan lay motionless on the table, feeling the cold, hard metal through her paper gown. The braces were hugging her wrists and ankles until they were raw. Her glazed eyes were staring blankly at the tiled ceiling and thoughts were consuming her brain. Thoughts of her brother, her deceased parents, and…her love. The man that, despite all the lies, still had her heart. She contemplated on whether that man was alright, or if he was lost to that crazy maniac that attempted to kill her and her brother. Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard the door to her room creak open. Stepping in was the man who had started this madness, Victor von Doom, with his assistant behind him.
"You ready?" he asked the blonde with a little too much enthusiasm. She turned her head to stare at her captor's gleeful emerald eyes. She remembered the warning tone Reed had given her when she offered the deal.
"As soon as my heart's out, you'll release Johnny?" she asked, concern lacing her words.
"Of course, what would make you think otherwise?" the overlord replied with a hint of sadism in his voice. He probably would have said more had it not been for the sound of two footsteps approaching them. Right at the door were two figures, one was a guard wearing the black and green uniform and the other was a face all too familiar to the blonde, only twisted with insanity. The guard undid the shackles on her love's wrists, which he rubbed afterward. "You may leave us now." Victor told his minion, who left with only a hint of hesitation. Reed trailed to the table, his demonic smirk never leaving his face.
"We meet again toots." The brown and white haired man stated, his honey eyes filling with bloodlust. Susan stated at the man almost deadpan, mentally reminding herself that this wasn't the man she loved…not anymore.
"Just get it over with." She mumbled as the maniac grabbed the scalpel from the table next to her. His twisted grin shrunk to a smirk as he placed the small knife at the base of her neck. Just as he was getting ready to put force into her flesh, a familiar guard rushed through the door.
"Boss, there's trouble near the cells. An inmate's fightin a guard! Better come quickly." At this, the overlord gave a sigh of agitation.
"Miss von Bardas, please handle this bother, I've got a show to watch."
"Yes sir." The Latverian assistant replied as she followed the guard to the sight of the ordeal. Victor's aggravated face became one of anticipating pleasure.
"Can we get this over with? I'm gettin antsy!" Reed, who was quiet throughout the event, half-shouted.
"Certainly." The overlord replied emotionless. The brown and white haired man again proceeded to hack into his victim's flesh.
"WAIT!" the blonde cried out, causing the maniac's eye to twitch.
"What now?" he asked, clearly annoyed.
"Why…" Susan started, shifting her gaze to the Latverian, "Why are you doing this? Why run this scam where people get killed? Why put some innocent boy through the death of both his parents, force him to work in this pathetic excuse for a business, and, while knowing that he has a mental disorder, not give him the treatment he needs?" she shouted, her face flushed with anger. Her hate-filled gaze was still locked on the motionless overlord, whose head was down, denying access to his face. Nanoseconds passed before the blonde saw movement from him. He was…shaking? Susan could've sworn that she was hearing chuckling before Victor's head shot up, showing a twisted gleeful expression. He was giving a maniacal laugh that could chill the warmest blood. It was several minutes before the overlord's chortle ended with him panting.
"Do you think I actually care?" he asked with a sinister tone, "I don't care whose life I have to take or wreck to get my money! Why do you think I never told Reed that we repossessed both his mother and father's organs? Or that the two paid off his father's debt and then some? In my sight was such raw talent, I HAD TO HAVE IT! You don't understand the business world little girl, so I'll give you a small lesson," he continued as he grabbed the extra scalpel on the other table, raising it up to give a bloody blow, "You have to step on people to get what you want!" he shouted as he lowered the knife.
Susan closed her eyes, anticipating the darkness the followed death. Nanoseconds flew by, and she felt nothing, until a warm drop landed on her cheek. She slowly opened her eyes to face Victor, his face in some appearance the blonde couldn't describe. A thin red line dripped from the Latverian's neck, the contents landing on Susan's face. A small piece of silver was sticking out of the flesh. She followed the silver to the black leather covered arm and the man that possessed it. Her love's eyes showed pent up anger and he was gritting his teeth, but…he looked sane. His honey colored orbs didn't look clouded with insanity like they had only moments earlier. Reed pushed the overlord over, his lifeless body collapsing onto the metal ground and quickly grabbed Susan's braces, undoing them.
"Susan, are you okay?" the brown and white haired man asked, but received no reply. The blonde was still confused and was giving him an expression reflecting that. Reed grabbed her wrists and dragged her towards the door, with Susan following him unsure about what was happening. They hurried down the hallway to find a guard with a device in his hand and an unconscious woman…Lucia von Bardas.
"How did it go?" Reed asked the guard, who was taking off his hat and sunglasses. Beneath them was a face Susan thought she'd never see again. She rushed to Johnny, wrapping her arms around his neck.
"You're okay, you're okay, you're okay!" she kept repeating, with the milky blonde teen only hugging his sister back as a reply. Remembering the situation at hand, the blonde turned and faced the professor.
"How did…weren't you…how did all this happen?" she asked, confusion and a hint of anger lacing her words.
"I can explain everything." Reed replied calmly as he raised his hands defensively, "But it'll have to be on the way."
"On the way where?"
"Out of here."
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"Let's go." was the slurred reply that the guards received. Opening the cage and chaining the prisoner's hands, the guards trailed down the hall. About halfway there, the prisoner halted, causing the guards to do the same.
"Hey! What's ya problem?" one of them asked before a leather covered boot connected with his face. Blood gushed from his visage as he fell to the floor.
"What the-" the second guard stated before the same boot found itself on his face. The second guard's unconscious body piled onto his partners. Reed went to the guards and lowered his head, grabbing the key on the top guard's belt with his teeth. He tossed the key in the air and caught it with his bound hands. He undid his cuffs and rushed to the end of the hall, towards a metal compartment. The brown and white haired man quickly scanned the box and then grabbed the object of his attention. Rushing back down the hall, he scrimmaged through his recovered item, a red and black backpack.
Reed stopped right in front of Johnny's cell. The teen was still clutching his chest and his breathing was shallow, but he was alive. The professor used his key to unlock the cell and rushed to the boy. Reed then took out the pills in the bottle he had found in the backpack and a bottle of water and placed them into Johnny's mouth. The teen swallowed the contents, giving a pained expression. After a few seconds, Johnny's gasping had been reduced to a slight pant.
"Professor Reed? How did you-"
"No time! We need to act fast if we want to save your sister."
"Wait, sis's in trouble?"
"I'm afraid so. I can probably rescue her, but I need your help."
"I'll do anything to save Sue."
"Good, cause I'll need you to help me strip down this guard."
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Susan looked shocked as they ran through the corridors of the building, amazed that not only had Reed beaten his other half, but came up with such an amazing plan on such short notice. They approached the entrance of the building when the professor had finished his explanation. Once they excited the death trap, the group was surrounded in dark green forestry.
"Where to now?" the blonde asked. Reed looked around with a slightly confused expression.
"I'm…I'm not sure."
"What do you mean you're not sure? You work here!"
"Yeah, but every time I come here, they blindfold me. So I have no idea where we are." The brown and white haired man replied. As the couple continued to quarrel, Johnny was examining the area, keeping his ears opened.
"I think I hear cars that way." The milky blonde teen stated as he pointed in the direction. The couple stared at him and decided to go with it, anything was better than the haunting structure in front of them. The threesome trailed through the greenery, brushing back the occasional branch. This continued until Reed, who was in front, stopped in his tracks.
"I think I see a break in the forest," the professor started, "that might mean there's a road." He finished as he made a mad dash for the break with the siblings following him. They continued running until they started feeling the concrete of the road. The trio gave a sigh of relief, which ended when they saw two giant yellow lights approaching them at a rapid pace. Panicking, the group dived for the bush next to the road. The source of the light was a lavender colored van, which stopped on front of the trio. The door slid open to reveal two familiar feminine figures, one with ebony colored hair and olive green eyes and the other with black and brown hair and chocolate eyes.
"Hurry! Get in!" Vivian shouted.
"Yeah, Lily's gone crazy! I don't know how long she'll stay still!" Amy screeched, comic fear in her eyes. The trio jumped into the van, still dazed from the light. Before they were able to get settled, the van roared back to life, throwing them to the main back.
"You guys got here!" Johnny exclaimed after they got re-settled.
"How were you able to get here?" Reed asked.
"Funny story." Amy half-laughed.
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"Crap!" Lily silently screamed as she noticed another failed problem. "How am I gonna pass the exam?" she moaned as she plopped her head on the coffee table. Vivian was asleep on the couch, as was Amy on the recliner. Textbooks were scattered all over the living room and random papers littered the floor.
"Stupid Biology!" Lily mumbled, getting ready to call it a night. As she was about to get up a noise caught her ears.
Waste away
I'm crawling blind
Hollowed by what I left inside
For you, just you
I'm caught in place
But I ignore what I can't erase
"Huh? That's Vi's cell." Lily thought aloud, staring at the red device on the table. "Must not peek. Must not peek." Lily repeated, trying to resist the urge to scan her friend's message. "Oh forget it!" she whispered as she grabbed the contraption and pressed the view button. Vivian had received one new text from…Johnny?
Vi help! In serious trouble!
-Johnny
Lily stared frozen at the message for several seconds before snapping out of her daze.
"WAKE UP!" she screamed at the top of her lungs, causing the two girls to fall out of their resting places.
"Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?" Amy exclaimed as she shook her head, surprised at the sudden wake up call.
"What's wrong Lily?" Vivian asked while rubbing her tired eyes.
"Johnny's in trouble! He just sent you a text." Lily replied, handing the phone to her friend. The ebony haired girl looked over the message, as did Amy over her friend's shoulder.
"We need to help him!" Vivian exclaimed, "We need a ride."
"One small problem, my mom took her car." Amy replied sleepily.
"Doesn't she still have that old van?" Lily asked.
"Yeah, why?" at this, Lily got a devilish smirk. She rushed towards the key rack, finding the one she was looking for on the first post. She then opened the door, allowing the cool autumn air to enter the dwelling.
"What are you waiting for? An invitation? Let's get a move on ladies!"
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"And that's how." Amy finished.
"Wait that still doesn't answer how you were able to find us." Reed stated, receiving a nervous smile from the black and brown haired girl.
"Due to my slight paranoia, I tend to place a tracker on people I've just meet for three months. I've only known Johnny for two and a half, he he." Amy stated in an announcer like tone.
"It's true; she put one on both me and Vi when we first met." Lily stated from the driver's side. Shock on his face, Johnny scourged through his bag to see a blinking red dot deep on the inside.
"Well, that ended up working for us." Susan affirmed while placing a hand over Reed's leather covered one.
"Yeah, it did." The professor whispered, leaning towards the blonde. Johnny, Amy, and Vivian scooted up to the front, letting the couple have there moment.
"Keep it PG you two." Lily half laughed. The two looked over at the brunette, with Reed having a concerned expression on his face.
"Miss Lily, don't you only have your Learner's Permit?"
"Professor Reed, do you want to nag me about driver safety, or do you want to kiss your girlfriend?" Reed looked over Susan, staring into her sapphire eyes.
"The latter." He replied as he crushed his lips onto hers.
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