[Game Saved]
[SP at max]
[HP at max]
[status healed: minor cuts and buries]
"Today we are doing something new."
Mr. evil-villain guy was back. It's been more than a month since he chased me around with a freaking gun. Since then, 5 o'clock shadow dude took up that new part of my training.
Still wasn't sure if that was a good thing or not.
5 o'clock shadow dude led me and Feliks to a new room. The wall was lined with different weapons, but besides that was bare.
"Get a weapon." 5 o'clock shadow dude told us.
Even though we have been sharing the same room, there has been no time to get to know the two other boys that survive the 'game' or even talk to Sandra or Feliks. Probably on purpose too. One of the best ways to keep people from rebelling is to keep them so mentally and physically exhausted that all they do in their free time is to eat and sleep. I can't even keep my runscript running all the time due to how rugged I feel.
It's starting to feel like I'll never be able to escape, let alone with Sandra and Feliks.
[Quest: Impossible Escape]
[Escape the HYDRA facility with your friends]
[Reward: more quests and location avabiable]
[timelimit: none]
[ ] Accept
[ ] Decline
I didn't even react the the new text, having grown used to it. Still, it was a bit weird that this quest is only popping up now. I have been looking for a way out ever since first arriving in this universe, and it's only now that it makes it into a quest?
[x] Accept
With that out of the way, I also grabbed a knife from the rack. Guns still make me nervous even though 5 o'clock shadow dude has made sure I was a good shot.
Feliks picked up a handgun, his expression almost as blank as the trainer-clones. That alone gave me pause since Feliks was usually crying or smiling back in the bunker.
"Now fight."
I hardly had time to react before Feliks turned the gun at me and pulled the trigger. It was honestly only to the insane training that I reflexively Apparition behind the boy when I saw his finger squeeze.
What. The. Actual. Fuck.
"What-"
The kid - my friend - turned around and shot at me again!
"Fight back Odin!" 5 o'clock shadow dude yelled at me as I kept up my apparition/dodging.
I knew Odin was just one, but at least if I didn't think of the meaning it sounded like a name instead of a number destination. But that doesn't matter. What matter is that somehow the order to fight became 'try killing the other kid'.
Oh, what am I kidding? Of course, that's what he meant. Everything that I've been learning has been how to lethally mane someone. No doubt that's what the other kids have been learning as well. I'm just the only one who has other experiences to relay on. Feliks might not even be old enough to know that guns kill. And I was the one who told him to always listen to what they say as to not get hurt.
Not that knowing that made my situation any easier.
After my fifth apparition, Feliks needed to reload and I made my move. Throwing all my weight into my kick (which wasn't much), I aimed for the gun in his hand. Only instead of it sliding across the ground, a bang went out.
There was a long moment where Feliks and I just staired at each other as the gun fell to the ground. Then it was over and Feliks clutched his probably broken hand to his stomach that was turning his off-white t-shirt red.
No no no no
"Good. Now end it."
I turned my head so fast that I head it crack. 5 o'clock shadow dude was smiling, full on smiling, at me. Acting me to frecking murder a kid who is already bleeding out because... Why? Because this group needs children who can kill without guilt?
I stood there in shock for apparently too long, since his smile fell and he brought out his own gun.
"Now."
"...no."
There was no way I was going to do that. Maybe someday I'll have to, but not like this. Not because someone tells me to kill a kid.
[Main Menu]
[ ] Quest log
[ ] Stats
[ ] Relationships
[ ] Runscript
[x] Load Save
[...]
[Save loaded]
[SP at max]
[HP at max]
[status healed: minor cuts and buries]
"Today we are doing something new."
I sprung out of bed and into line before I even realized what happened. Everything was exactly the same as it was not even an hour ago. 5 o'clock shadow dude and the other clones standing like they always do, the kids to my side, us being paired off except for Sandra...
Then we were back in that room.
"Get a weapon."
This time instead of a knife I grabbed a long baton-taser thing that honestly looked more sci-fi than superhero. Though I suppose there is a lot of overlap. Regardless, as long as you don't hit the chest like 5 o'clock shadow dude trained me, it was the closest to non-lethal as you could get.
There has to be a way we can both leave this room alive.
[Quest: No Matter What]
[Finish the fight without dying or letting Feliks get killed]
[Reward: none]
[time limit: 20 mins]
[Warning: doing this quest will give you the permanent rebellious title]
[ ] Accept
[ ] Decline
Yeah, that quest message was more than pointless. I didn't care if there is no reward. I didn't care what the hell a permanent rebellious title meant. I was going to do this one thing if I could.
[x] Accept
This time I ran at Feliks before he could get a shot out, disarming the gun out of his hand with the end of the baton. I kicked it away while 5 o'clock shadow dude yelled.
"Pick it up Odin!"
Feliks had a smile on his face, like this was just a game to him. Only, after the last 'game' there was no way he could think that... could he?
He lunged at me, his larger size more than enough to send me to the ground on my back. Then he ripped the taser-baton out of his hand and...
[Main Menu]
[ ] Quest log
[ ] Stats
[ ] Relationships
[ ] Runscript
[ ] Load Save
The stick was hovering right above my heart, slowly moving as the text floating out of the way. I couldn't teleport since he was sitting on me and I don't know if he'll automatically come with me or only parts of him.
[x] Load Save
[...]
[Save loaded]
[SP at max]
[HP at max]
[status healed: minor cuts and buries]
"Today we are doing something new."
This time I didn't bother getting a weapon. I obviously needed to win this fight without killing Feliks or letting 5 o'clock shadow dude kill him if I hesitated.
I need to make 5 o'clock shadow dude think Feliks is more useful alive than dead. That he would be willing to convince his superior that.
[Main Menu]
[ ] Quest log
[ ] Stats
[ ] Relationships
[x] Runscript
[ ] Load Save
I apparition/dodged like the first, only way less frantically than before, while desperately running through my runscript to figure out just what I could do.
Then I saw it.
With the last bullet in the clip before Feliks would have to reload, I dodged physical instead of using my power. I felt as the bullet pierced my left thigh as I ran, tackling Feliks and using the bunt of the gun to knock him out. It took way more hits then I felt comfortable with, and I almost sighed when his head rolled to the side.
[Relationship change]
[Freliks friendship 1 is now Feliks frenemy 1]
[Feliks considers you to be a rival and will try to show you up]
I didn't even have time to consider that lovely piece of new information before 5'o clock shadow dude spoke up.
"Good. Finish it."
Without looking away, or showing any emotions, I calmly answered.
"Wouldn't that be a waste of resources?"
After all, that is why we are feed so little despite the fact that more food would have better long term benefits for soldiers. In fact, I'm starting to think we get to eat only a little less than the other soldier in this place. Seems like for an evil underground orientation, getting food and other perishables was hard.
"Why would you say that?"
That wasn't outright denying.
"Dva is a good shot. You have not shot me."
While 5 o'clock shadow dude had more strict parameters during training, he still aims right at me. We usually stop before my limit, but I know that without my Apparition I would be dead.
"So you don't want to finish Dva because he is useful?"
"Hydra would have uses for him. Different than with me." With that, I took the chance to look up.
5 o'clock shadow dude wasn't looking at me. Instead, he was looking at a security camera in the corner of the room. One I honestly thought was just for show with how old and rusty it looked.
"It's okay Mr. Creel. Odin Makes an otlichno point." (excellent)
[Quest Update: No Matter What]
[Finished]
[Title: Rebilous automatically added]
Only then did I get off Feliks, and noticed that my leg was still bleeding. Looking at it, I realized the fact I wasn't feeling much from it either meant it messed up some nerves or I was in shock. I've been in shock before in my past life, and I was willing to bet that it was that.
"Can you walk?"
I looked up to see 5'o clock shadow dude standing over me. I didn't even notice he moved, let along got so close. I was definitely in shock.
Gritting my teeth, I stood up. I've walked on a fractured foot before, I could do this.
"Good. Follow me Odin."
[Game Saved]
[SP at max]
[HP at max]
[status healed: minor cuts and buries]
[status remaining: bruised ribs (1/4)]
The four of us stood in line like aways. Every week we fought someone new. Yesterday I fought 5'o clock shadow dude who apparently can turn his skin into whatever he touches like that teen from Ben 10. If I wasn't trying to lay low about my real abilities, I could have easily destroyed him.
Instead, he almost cracked my ribs.
Unfortunately, they have figured out that I seem to heal faster than the other children. I don't think any of them think it's super-powered healing, but the 'safety gloves' have been taken off since I can take it. I'm at the point for my own sanity, I can only take the runscript running in the background for a few hours a day. Yet no matter how many ways I try to come up with an escape plan, never works out. There just wasn't enough information for me to work with. And I had no idea how to get more when just surviving each day was talking my all.
I blame that as the reason why I didn't notice that instead of going back to the bunker, the four of us were brought back together and lead upstairs into a new part of the building.
There was still no windows, but there were way more people walking around. Not just the guards that all act the same.
We were all lead into the same room before our robo-clones instructors left. It looked like a university chemistry lab was fused with a medical wing, and what was more worried was for some reason the Winter fucking soldier was standing in the corner.
"Good, good. I was wondering when my new spytuyemyye would be ready." (test subjects) Said the man who did look like a mad scientist.
Even had the crazy hair and mustache.
"Now who wants to go first? I have something a little different for Odin so we will have to do that last malen'kaya lan'." (my little doe)
I stared blankly at the man as he looked over at us like meat in the deli. No one volunteered to go first, and still with a smile on his face, he looked to the winter soldier.
"What do you think aktivy? Think the other girl should go first?" (asset)
I doubt the man really wanted an answer, but gestured for Sandra to hop on the table before the winter soldier could reply nevertheless.
Two of the nurse stared wheeling IV bags in, only it was filled with an iridescent liquid.
Right. So this is the crazy experiment part.
Discounting the kids, there was five other people plus the winter soldier and the mad scientist. Only one exit, no vents that I could see, a few chemists in a cabinet that I could use if I teleported over there. But that wouldn't help in the long run. I still have no idea how to get out of the building, and even then, where we are beside maybe-Rusia.
Sandra looked over to me and I flashed a quick smile, hopefully before anyone else could see.
Maybe it wouldn't be so bad?
Yeah, I didn't really believe that, but what could I do? We would be killed before leaving the room, and I have no idea how far I can Apparition.
I tried not to looked anxious or worried as they placed the straps on Sandra, just watched as I tried desperately looking for some way out of this mess in my runscript.
All scenarios ended in my or their death. Usually both.
[Quest: Save Yourself]
[Escape before the experiment can be used on you]
[Reward: Survivor title becomes aviabile]
[Warning: this will automatically fail Impossible Escape quest]
[ ] Accept
[ ] Decline
I almost felt offended that 'save yourself' was a real quest. Sure I don't want to die, but I also had a good life before this one. Right now helping these kids out was way more important than my own wellbeing.
[x] Decline
"This should help you with your training with Madame B." The mad scientist said before sticking the needle of the IV into her vein.
The fact that they were doing this one at a time while making us stand and watch was nerve-racking. But with nothing happened during the first few minutes, I started thinking maybe nothing would happen. Maybe this was an inert experiment and maybe-
"AAAAHAHHAA!"
Sandra started screaming and thrashing around, and I wasn't the only one who flinched at the sounded screams of pain.
"Sa-Pyat?" Feliks said taking a step to the girl.
"No vmeshivayas children. This looks to be a good batch. Strong reaction." (interfering)
I started moving before realizing what my plan was. I just wanted to help Sandra and I kept thinking about my grandparent's beach house on the Oregon coast. That as soon as I knew it was safe, I would take all the kids there and they would never have to worry about any of this nightmare again.
I hardly noticed that Feliks also run. That one of the nurses pulled out a gun. That when I reached Sandra's hand, someone also reached me.
My eyes were on Sandra and getting her out of this place.
[Warning: SP dangerously low]
[Warning: SP at 0, HP will be affected]
[Warning: HP dangerously low]
My face was on the ground and everything was rocking like I was on a ship. I fought to keep my eyes open as black dots filled them, searching for the screams that seemed so distant now.
[Quest update: Impossible Escape]
[Failed]
[Reason: friend(s) left behind or killed]
The last thing I remembered before passing out was the taste of sand in my mouth.
A/N: We are now done with the introduction phase of this story!
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