Chapter 19

The silence was deafening, that is until another sound was heard that woke up Kelly and Leon.

"What happened?" Leon asked.

Haley glanced up then tears shined in her blue eyes.

"Pinhead is gone." was all Haley said.

"He was here before," Erica replied, hugging Haley.

Kelly and Leon went toward Haley.

"We will find him, Hals," Kelly said.

"Yes, your sister is right, we will find him. I promise you that as well." Leon said as he glanced at Kelly not liking the fact Pinhead was gone.

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Pinhead woke up, his entire body hurting badly.

"Haley," Pinhead muttered, sitting up carefully as pain shot through his body.

He shook as he remembered how he had gotten in this position. The Doctor had tortured him. His head hurt the worst. He grabbed the chains running through him, pulling them out painfully. He grunted, biting his bottom lip hard enough that it bled.

Pinhead reached up to rub his head, but immediately noticed a difference. He felt around, and didn't feel his nails. They weren't there anymore. Slowly getting up, he looked to find them all scattered on the ground with a pair of bloodied pliers. It must have happened when he was unconscious from his torture.

He groaned in pain, picking up his nails and putting them in a pouch on the apron of his skirt. He would put them back later. He needed to find a way out of here. And fast before they came back to torment him more. He needed to get warning to Leon before it was too late. Pinhead knew that Wesker had something that would lure Leon to him. He had to find what and if it can be disposed of.

And he had to get back to Haley. Leviathan she must have been deeply worried about him. He knew Hayley had bad anxiety and always worried about those she cared about. He could only imagine the panic she was going through without him there with her. He dearly missed that sassy woman. He just had to get back to her.

The Hell Priest went to the door, testing to see if it was unlocked. It wouldn't budge. Pinhead growled and tried pulling harder, hearing a click. The door swung open. Pinhead listened in case he was heard before he left his cell, closing the door on the way to make it like nothing happened. He ran out, heading down the dark hallways to find a way out. He had to get out. But his movements were slowed by his wounds. Blood dripped to the floor, leaving a trail.

"Damn it! Jill, Ada, our prisoner has escaped! Find that cenobite now!"

Pinhead hid in the shadows when he heard footsteps. He held his breath as Wesker ran past down a different hallway. He stayed there for half an hour to make sure he wasn't caught. He started to slowly walk down the hallway, being cautious of his surroundings. They knew he escaped and would be looking for him. If only he knew where his Lament Configuration was, he would be able to teleport out. He hoped that Haley had it, or that it was at least hidden safely for her to find and use to summon him back.

Pinhead heard footsteps again and quickly ran into the closest room. He shut the door quietly, hearing them go by. He turned and was shocked to see a woman there, tied to the chair she was sitting in. She had a gag and blindfold on. He approached her, noticing how she struggled and was shouting something through her gag.

Pinhead took the blindfold off, seeing scared eyes meet his dark ones. He motioned for her to stay quiet when he heard the footsteps again. When it was silent again, he took the gag out.

"Who are you?" the woman asked.

"I am the Hell Priest and lead cenobite that others have called Pinhead," the cenobite said. "And you are?"

"Claire," the woman said.

"I'll get you out Claire," said Pinhead. "We shall find a way out together. I must go warn Leon of what Wesker has planned."

"You know Leon?" Claire asked.

"Yes," said Pinhead. "Or at least of him. Wesker took me prisoner to experiment on what to do to Leon."

"Then we have to get out of here," said Claire. "I won't let that jerk get him."

"You know of him too?" Pinhead asked.

"Yeah. He saved me and we've been together like siblings," said Claire. "Well before those two bitches kidnapped me and gave me to Wesker."

"Naughty, naughty."

Pinhead whipped around, hearing Wesker's voice. The man stood in the door way. The Hell Priest cursed for not being able to sense the other presence. Before he had time to act, Wesker lunged forward, his tentacles shooting through Pinhead's abdomen. The cenobite gasped, falling to his knees with the tentacles still in him. He felt them retract and Wesker lift his head.

"Did you really think you could escape me?" Wesker asked, tsking and shaking his head. "Now you know the surprise as well."

"Go to Hell," Claire growled.

"You don't even know Hell," said Wesker. "You won't be acting so tough when I use you to get Leon."

"He would never fall for it," Claire said.

"I believe you are wrong. You're his greatest weakness," said Wesker. He turned his attention back to Pinhead. "As for you, well we have to do something about you escaping."

Wesker grabbed Pinhead by his neck with his tentacles. He dragged the cenobite back to his cell, shoving spikes through his shoulders that were threaded with the chains.

"Time for your check up," Wesker said, turning away and taking a few steps back.

The cell opened and revealed the Doctor once more. Pinhead struggled to get out again. He was lucky he didn't have his nails in yet and that they remained in the pouch on his apron at the front. But the chains would conduct the electricity. The Doctor had his shock stick, swinging at the cenobite.

A pained groan escaped as the stick hit him. The Doctor continued to strike Pinhead brutally, leaving massive bruises and cuts. The Doctor laughed as he grabbed Pinhead's face, shoving his fingers into his mouth. Pinhead arched and screamed as electricity was forced through his mouth and head, down throughout his body. He jerked and thrashed from the treatment once more.

Tears sprang in his eyes. He tried to hold them back but couldn't. It was too much. His screamed echoed outside the cell and down the hallways.

'Haley... save me... please hurry... my love...' Pinhead thought. He quietly sobbed through his torment. 'I'm... so... sorry... Haley...'

Pinhead felt his vision going out again. He slumped in his chains when the Doctor stopped only to scream more when the electricity was amped up and more painful, leaving burn marks on his skin where it jumped from the Doctor. It didn't take long for his body to give up and he passed out, slipping into the blackness. There was no telling how long Pinhead would remain in his coma now. His last thoughts were of the woman he had come to love.