Escape the Night: Automaton Love Story
A/N: Hello, world and welcome back to Escape the Night!
Ok, so this update is a little late since I slept in today after the hectic three days of work I had this week, especially yesterday as it was Thanksgiving here in the states. Anyway, time to start the next episode and see what the group will have to go up against next. Onward!
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Disclaimer: I don't own anything from Escape the Night. I just own any and all characters that I just happen create.
PROLOGUE: A TRAGIC LOVE STORY
In the basement of the mansion, a scientist named Cedric, who had balding white hair, white mustache, blue eyes that were lined with stress wrinkles, and wearing an outfit that practically screamed steampunk, along with his lab, was busy working on a project that he'd already devoted years to already.
At one of the tables, his assistant, a young woman with blonde hair that was cut in a pixie haircut, blue eyes, and wearing a steampunk jetpack on her back, was working on something of her own, which she was certain that her boss would like, and whatever it was she was working on, it was making her smile widely.
Setting down the blueprints he'd been looking at, Cedric picked up a mechanical heart, which he winded up, and then placed inside the chest of a female automaton that he'd been working on for years. 'Please let this be the one that works. Please.' He shut the cover and took a step back after turning on the machine to power her up, and he was delighted when she opened her eyes, stood up, and approached him. "My bride," he said with a smile.
The automaton bride touched his face with her hand and she smiled in return. `"My husband,"` she replied.
Cedric started some music, took her hand, and soon they were dancing a waltz around the lab. "One, two three. One, two, three. One, two, three." After dancing for a bit, they shared a kiss, and then he presented her with an emerald ring that he slipped onto her ring finger of her left hand. "I made this… for you."
The automaton bride looked at the ring and then back at her husband, smiling. `"I love you,"` she said.
"And I love-" Cedric began when his bride began sparking and twitching as something went wrong, and she collapsed onto the floor. "No! No! No! No!" he cried, sinking to his knees and cradled his broken and lifeless bride in his arms.
Hearing the cry, his assistant came over to see what was going on. "What – what happened?" she asked.
"Someone sabotaged me!" Cedric shouted angrily, positive that someone was trying to keep him from having his true love. "Just please leave me. Your service are no longer required."
Hurt by his words, his ex-assistant put down what she was working on, and she left the lab while Cedric continued cradling his late bride in his arms. He knew that someone was responsible for taking his bride away from him, and he would make that person pay!
'The person responsible for this will pay!' he vowed. 'Even if I have to rip their heart out to do it!' He hadn't wanted to use an actual heart on his bride, but now that someone had deliberately sabotaged all of his hard work, he would cross that line, and any other line if it meant getting his bride back and punishing the saboteur.
A/N: Poor Cedric. Out of all the lieutenants that worked for the Sorceress, I've always felt sorry for him since all he wanted was a wife and a happy ending.
I will see you all on Monday with the first chapter. Bye for now! R&R everyone!