Chapter 14: The mad scientist
The footsteps came closer. Anthony looked at Enrique and saw the fear in his eyes. Two male mannequins were walking by. One of them opened the cell door by Enrique. He made the boy loose from his shackles.
"No ...please." Enrique said. The mannequin grabbed his arms and lifted him. Enrique tried to break away, but the second model also grabbed his arms. The boy felt the strong grip of the creatures and could not move.
The mannequins took him. Enrique looked at Anthony, but they said nothing. Moments later, he heard the door of the prison open. But they forgot to close the door. Anthony looked at the dark figure in his cell. He ventured another attempt to grab something sharp.
He stretched his arm toward the figure, within a few seconds he felt the pain in his arm. Suddenly he felt something. It was attached to the clothing of the dark figure and pulled it to him.
"Hell, yeah." Anthony whispered and saw a round white button in his hand. At the back was a sharp pin. Anthony had ever had a bet with Sohinki. He and Anthony had bet who could quickly open a lock with a safety pin. Anthony lost and treated Sohinki with a large bag of his favorite chips. It was a strange bet, but they were bored and it was fun too.
Anthony had seen Sohinki it did and he hopes that he will succeed this time. Anthony sat down and put the pin button in the lock of his shackles. Suddenly he heard screaming and Anthony looked startled. The shouting was frightening. It was Enrique, something terrible happened to him.
The adrenaline starts to rise at Anthony. When they were finished with Enrique, he was next. He hurried on with the lock. "Come on…Come on…" Anthony said. He did not know how long it took, but he heard a soft click and his chain fell off his foot.
Anthony could almost scream of joy, but he was not ready yet. There was still an obstacle and that his cell door. He walked quickly to it and put the pin in the lock. Suddenly he heard footsteps and voices. They were already done with Enrique? Anthony swore under his breath and moved the pin faster. He heard the voices coming closer. Anthony felt his heart beating in his chest.
Suddenly the voices died away and Anthony heard a soft click. His cell door was open and his pin was broken. Anthony sighed with relief and opened his door.
He ran to the door of the dungeons and he did it carefully. Anthony looked around, he was in a big dark square hall with a number of doors. The hall was illuminated by some torches and it was dead quiet. Where was everybody? He expected that there were guards.
The walls were bare and the floor was made of black brick. There was a large flight of stairs leading to the top. The steps were of black marble and arm rests were made of iron.
Anthony thought he was maybe in a castle. "This must be the great hall." He muttered and looked around. "The castle must be big, but how do I get out?"
He looked over and saw a large wooden gate. Perhaps that was the exit. He ran towards it and looked for a doorknob or something where he could go out. There was nothing, maybe it can only be accessed via the outer side.
"Alright, what now?" Anthony asked.
"Come quick, let's get that other human." said a voice and a door slowly opens. Anthony turned startled and heard footsteps. He looked around, looking for something where he could hide. Anthony saw a lone barrel in the corner and rushed towards it.
He went hid behind, just in time before two creatures came walking. The creatures resembled the sheriff. They were also so green and slimy. Anthony looked slowly up, the open door was right next to the stairs. Where would that lead to?
The two creatures walked towards the door of the dungeons. "What idiot has left the door open?" asked one of the creatures.
"What I don't understand, why must we get that swine?" asked the other. "This is the job of those weird puppets."
"I know, but orders are orders." said the other one.
Ulrich nodded and the other creature walked into dungeons. Then he started to curse. "What is wrong Brix?"
Brix came out the dungeons and looked angry. "The human is gone! Warn all guards, I go directly to the sheriff!"
"Eh…eh…understood!" Ulrich said and rushed towards another door. Brix ran upstairs.
Anthony stood up slowly. "What should I do? I do not know this place." Anthony thought. He looked at the open door next to the stairs. Anthony walked towards the door. When he once stood in the doorway he saw a small staircase leading down.
He felt a cold wind, and he could smell the air. Anthony heard the voices of the guards and walked quickly inside. He closed the door behind him and walked down the staircase, until he felt the paved ground beneath his feet.
Anthony turned around and saw a long hallway. It was lit by many oil lamps hanging from the ceiling. The walls were light brown brick and he saw many black doors. It was ice cold and it smelled strongly of mold.
Anthony walked down the corridor and suddenly saw a large red stain on the wall. "Is that blood?" He thought and he wondered what was behind these doors. Anthony made one door open and smelled a horrible smell. It was a square white room with a bright white light. Anthony was shocked.
He saw four female vampires, they were tied to their hands and they hung on the ceiling. They were naked and they were bleeding profusely from their chest and their belly. Their hearts were gone and the intestines were hanging out. At one vampire the eyes were cut out and she was bleeding from her mouth.
Suddenly she began to move violently. Anthony fought against the urge to scream and recoiled. The vampire started screaming and there was more blood from her mouth. She shouted words that were unintelligible. To Anthony's horror, he saw why. Her tongue was cut out. The vampire stopped moving and hung motionless.
Anthony began panting and trembling in his legs. These were torture chambers, he had to leave this place. He quickly closed the door.
"Well, well…." A voice said. Anthony turned around and saw Sheriff Grimm standing. Anthony looked at him with frightened eyes. He was so focused on the mutilated bodies that he had not heard him coming.
"Do not bother, the guards stand at the entrance. You cannot escape." Grimm said with a big smile. "But it is very nice of you that you came on you own, save us hard work."
Anthony's heart was pounding wild and he heard footsteps behind him. He turned and saw two male mannequins. Anthony recognized one of them. "Enrique…no…no way." He had no shirt on and there was a large wound on his chest. It was attached with large black sutures.
"Shall we go? The doctor is waiting." said Grimm. "And he hates waiting, believe me."
Anthony suddenly felt a sharp pain in his neck. His body started to become numb and he fell to the ground. The paved ground hurt his face and he felt his nose was bleeding. "What did…you…do?"
Anthony watched with one eye up and saw Grimm above him. "Pressure point." He muttered. "Nothing special, take him."
The two mannequins grabbed him by each arm and lifted him up. They dragged him toward another door. They arrived in a large room, it was completely tiled with white stones. Anthony saw a large wooden table, with leather straps. He was lifted up and placed on it. The mannequins tied his arms and legs with the straps.
Anthony could not move and could only stare at the white ceiling. He saw blood spatters. He heard that the mannequins left the room and it became quit in the room.
He was able to move his head and looked around the room. Anthony saw cabinets stand with tools that he had only seen in horror movies. There were also all sorts vials filled with a gray substance.
The feeling returned to his arms and legs. He tried to break free, but the straps were too tight. "Dammit." He said.
The door opened and Anthony heard a cracking sound. He turned his head and saw that someone came in a wheelchair, wearing a white lab coat. It was a male who was very pale. His mouth looked like a duckbill. Anthony saw that he had a seam around his head. Could he do open his head? The creature was followed by one female mannequin.
"Looks like you are next." The creature said and he drove with his motorized wheelchair towards the cabinets. "When I'm done with you, I take a long break."
"Who…who are you?" Anthony asked.
The creature opened the closet door. The mannequin came over with a moving table. The creature put some stuff on the table. But the creature did not answer Anthony's question.
"Who are you?' Anthony asked again. "What are you going to do with me?"
The creature turned his wheelchair and moved towards Anthony. "I'm doctor Finkelstein and I am the one who is going to change you into a beautiful mannequin."
He stood up and held on to the table. When he found his balance, he looked at the mannequin. "Remove his upper clothing."
The mannequin walked to Anthony and grabbed his jacket. In a split second, she tore it in two. She was so strong that every garment from Anthony was broken. She tore away everything, so Anthony's entire upper body was visible.
Finkelstein took a large hypodermic needle and put it in the vial. He sucked the gray substance into the hypodermic needle. When he was finished he put it back on the table. Anthony saw that he took a sharp knife.
"Let's start with cutting out your heart." Finkelstein said. "Sit still and try not to scream."
"No...Please…" Anthony begged. "Please don't…." Suddenly she heard a loud bang and the room started to shake.
"What was that?" Finkelstein asked.
"Doctor!" someone rushed into the room. It was a werewolf who was wearing a white lab coat. "They think we are under attack, they need your help!"
"Yeah, yeah." Finkelstein grumbled and he picked up the hypodermic needle. Without warning, he put the needle into Anthony's leg. He felt a burning pain through his leg. When the creature was finished, he put the needle back on the table.
He looked at Anthony. "I will be back for you." and he sat back in his wheelchair. "Finkelstein drove his wheelchair out of the room, followed by the mannequin.
Anthony was left alone. The pain in his leg started to become unbearable. It felt as if his leg was on fire. He felt the pain went up slowly. What was that for weird stuff in that syringe?
Anthony began panting and trying to break away. With every movement the pain got worse. He wanted to scream.
"Ian…Ian where are you?" Anthony thought and his eyes slowly closed. "I need….you…"