~Oh god did I have fun with this chapter. Lots of violence and creepiness
ahead. I just felt the need because I have only two or three chapters left.
The resolution to this tale will probably be the most shocking part of the
whole story. And the alt ending which I've decided to do as well will
probably be even cooler.~
Chapter 6: Running from shadows.....
Buttercup moved quickly and knelt next to Blossom who didn't even look at her. She had a far off look in her eyes that told Buttercup she was in a sever state of shock. She grabbed her sister's shoulders and shook them trying to get her attention. Blossom started speaking in a soft voice.
"My world is a lie. My world is a lie. My world is a lie..."
"Stop it! Blossom look at me god damnit!"
Blossom turned to her and screamed. She held up her hands in defense and spoke quickly.
"Go away! Go away if they hear me talking to you they'll hurt me... They'll hurt me again and again and again..."
Buttercup pulled her hand back and slapped Blossom across the face hard. Blossom started crying and held her cheek. Buttercup screamed in her face.
"Blossom! Get your pink ass of the floor and let's get out of this hell hole!"
"You aren't real go away! STOP TORMENTING ME!"
Buttercup became angry and grabbed Blossom by the shirt and stood lifting her as well. Blossom continued sobbing and kept repeated this same things over and over. Buttercup turned and ran pulled Blossom with her. When she got to the open doorway it slammed shut. She stepped back cautiously and a small window appeared. She peered through it and a bloodied face slammed up against it. The eyes were missing and the mouth was open, roaches crawled out and threw themselves at the window hard. Buttercup took a step back as the glass started cracking.
"Oh no...."
The glass exploded and roaches poured into the room They jumped at both girls and began biting hard. They both screamed loudly and began batting the insects away. Buttercup ran to the door and started pounding on it.
"Let us out of here! Let us out!"
A high-pitched shriek came from the broken window and a huge spider began crawling out of the window. It hissed loudly and spat at Blossom. A sticky web formed over her and threw her against the far wall. Small cuts covered her face and blood leaked down staining the web. She screamed as the spider crawled through the roaches to consume its meal. Buttercup leapt at the spider and slammed her foot in its eye. Orange blood exploded up and she slammed both her fists into the things abdomen. It exploded violently carpeting the room with orange goo. Buttercup ran and started pulling at the web when a soft clicking sound began echoing through the room. She turned to the spider carcass to see a million small spiders the size of a fist start crawling out of the dead spider. Buttercup pulled at Blossom even harder and finally the web tore. Blossom dropped to the ground and turned and started pounding on the wall. She hit it as hard as she could and the rusted metal gave way. Buttercup joined in and together they tore a piece of the wall off. They crawled through into a small air duct and began crawling for their lives. Buttercup didn't look back but the sound of the spiders legs clicking on the metal of the air duct echoed through out. Finally she saw light up ahead and screamed at Blossom.
"Faster! Move faster!"
Blossom crawled as fast as she could and slammed her fist into the metal grate in front of her. It swung open and she threw herself out. Buttercup rolled out and slammed the grate closed as the spiders slammed themselves into the grating. Buttercup sighed deeply and turned to survey the new room they were in. It was small and a single light bulb hung from the ceiling on a long chain. Other than a gray couch the room was empty. The single door was littered with brown stains. Buttercup walked closer to the door and touched one of the stains. It crumbled beneath her touch and she knelt next to a fresh one. She touched it and felt something sticky. She pulled her finger back to see red blood dipping from it. Her eyes widened when she realized the door was covered in dried blood. She turned to find Blossom who was huddled in the corner. A soft breeze suddenly blew through the room and Buttercup looked around. She noticed that the spiders had left the grating. The light bulb began to sway back and forth. She cocked her head and Blossom who hid her eyes behind her knees. Buttercup took a step forward as was thrown forward as the door was shattered behind her. A black shape flew into the room and pinned Buttercup so she was flat on her face. She struggled against the things weight but its massive paws were holding her firmly. She felt warm liquid drip onto her back and realized the beast was about to bite her. She began to pray silently as the beast let out a howl of pain. Blood dripped down onto Buttercup as the beast was thrown away. She rolled onto her back to see the man in the black overcoat standing above her. A long katana was in his hand and blood dripped from the end of it. He leapt at the beast and rammed the sword into its throat. Blood erupted in a vast fountain of red. The man ripped the katana out splashing blood to the floor. He turned to Buttercup and extended his hand. She grabbed it and he pulled her up. His face was still covered by the scarf but he wasn't wearing his hat. She noticed he hand dark brown hair and brown eyes. A long scar started at the top of his forehead and went down his left eye and disappeared under the scarf. He spoke, his voice still muffled by the scarf.
"We must hurry. The creatures hunger for your blood Buttercup. And they consider Blossom one of theirs now."
Blossom was still huddled and didn't even look as the man walked to her. He knelt and spoke.
"Blossom, your sister is here to take you home. Get up. Now."
Blossom looked at him and stood slowly. He grabbed her hand and walked her back to Buttercup. He spoke quickly to them both.
"I must go now. I'll try to help as much as I can. But I don't know how much longer you both have."
"Until what?"
"Until they come for you."
Buttercup didn't have time to ask him another question as he disappeared through the doorway. She followed but the hallway split in three directions and she could barely see two feet in front of her let alone all the way down the hall. She grabbed Blossom's hand and took off down the hallway in the middle. She ran and felt her way around corners and finally stopped when she realized she was going nowhere. She turned to go back and ran smack into a wall. She felt around it and found a corner. Somehow the hallway had closed itself off. She let go of Blossom's hand and felt the walls up and down slowly for a way out.
"Blossom? Come here and help me."
There was no answer.
"Blossom?"
Buttercup closed her hand in a fist and it burst into a green flame. It spread an eerie green light around her and made it difficult to see for a long distance. She waved the flame around looking around her to try and understand what the hell was happening when she noticed something about the floor. It was reflecting her. She knelt and tapped it. A hollow sound came back and it sounded like glass. She rubbed her hand along it and it felt smooth and cool like glass as well. She examined the wall more closely and it to was made of glass.
"Odd..."
She walked for a while and began calling for Blossom.
"Blossom? Where are you?"
Her voice echoed throughout the darkness and a sinister laughed echoed in response. A deep voice spoke back to her.
"Round and round the carousel she goes. Where she stops no one knows. The darkness is the key to sight, turn out your phantom light."
Buttercup opened her fist and the flame went out. All around her light flooded the hallway. She screamed when she saw what the point of the glass was. The inside of the glass was crawling with insects and other small creatures. Some lunged at the glass trying to get to her others gnawed at it trying to weaken the glass. The laugh echoed through the hall again and the voice returned.
"Not as smart as one might think. You little flame has angered the beasts that live the walls surrounding you. Haste makes no waste if you value you your face!"
The laughed continued as Buttercup heard a crack somewhere behind her. She turned to see a long crack spreading along the glass walls.
"Oh.. my... god..."
She turned and took off running as fast as she could. Her shoes clanked against the glass floor as a crack short ahead of her. She heard the sound of breaking glass in the distance and the endless hum of wings and shriek of insects. The horror filled symphony chased her through the halls. Up ahead she saw the faint outline of a door causing her to push herself harder. Buttercup felt pain shooting up through her legs and so she jumped and tried to fly. To her horror however she slammed face first into the glass floor.
"My powers!?"
She turned and screamed as insects engulfed her. Her screams were soon silenced beneath the living carpet of creatures. All that was left was the soft sounds of movement and eating…
Blossom opened her eyes and found herself alone. Buttercup was gone. She hugged her knees again and felt tears well up. Laughter continued to plague her as she tried to think of what to do. The doctors had told her Buttercup wasn't real. But she had come for her and tried to save her. What was going on? The sound of a door opening caused her to lift her head.
"Buttercup?"
"Not exactly.."
A shadowed figure stepped into the door way and two others hovered behind it. A toothy grin appeared and shimmered in the dim light.
"Who…. Who's there?"
"Some old friends."
"Or close to it!"
"Hahahahaha!"
The three figures laughed evilly as they stepped into the light. Blossom's eyes widened and she crawling backwards but she was already up against the wall.
"The Rowdyruff… Boys?"
"Exactly doll. Let's get her boys."
Brick smiled and Blossom finally saw his disfigured face. A long gash covered his eye and pieces of flesh were missing from areas on his face. His other eye was dark and bloodied and his clothes were covered in dirt and blood. His brothers were in similar states of disfigurement. Blossom screamed as they jumped towards her, her screams were soon silenced.
Bubbles watched silently as her sisters both squirmed and screamed again. She clasped her hands and put them to her mouth and thought for a long time before speaking quietly to the Professor.
"Can you set up a third station?"
"What Bubbles?"
"Set up a third station… I'm going to help."
Chapter 6: Running from shadows.....
Buttercup moved quickly and knelt next to Blossom who didn't even look at her. She had a far off look in her eyes that told Buttercup she was in a sever state of shock. She grabbed her sister's shoulders and shook them trying to get her attention. Blossom started speaking in a soft voice.
"My world is a lie. My world is a lie. My world is a lie..."
"Stop it! Blossom look at me god damnit!"
Blossom turned to her and screamed. She held up her hands in defense and spoke quickly.
"Go away! Go away if they hear me talking to you they'll hurt me... They'll hurt me again and again and again..."
Buttercup pulled her hand back and slapped Blossom across the face hard. Blossom started crying and held her cheek. Buttercup screamed in her face.
"Blossom! Get your pink ass of the floor and let's get out of this hell hole!"
"You aren't real go away! STOP TORMENTING ME!"
Buttercup became angry and grabbed Blossom by the shirt and stood lifting her as well. Blossom continued sobbing and kept repeated this same things over and over. Buttercup turned and ran pulled Blossom with her. When she got to the open doorway it slammed shut. She stepped back cautiously and a small window appeared. She peered through it and a bloodied face slammed up against it. The eyes were missing and the mouth was open, roaches crawled out and threw themselves at the window hard. Buttercup took a step back as the glass started cracking.
"Oh no...."
The glass exploded and roaches poured into the room They jumped at both girls and began biting hard. They both screamed loudly and began batting the insects away. Buttercup ran to the door and started pounding on it.
"Let us out of here! Let us out!"
A high-pitched shriek came from the broken window and a huge spider began crawling out of the window. It hissed loudly and spat at Blossom. A sticky web formed over her and threw her against the far wall. Small cuts covered her face and blood leaked down staining the web. She screamed as the spider crawled through the roaches to consume its meal. Buttercup leapt at the spider and slammed her foot in its eye. Orange blood exploded up and she slammed both her fists into the things abdomen. It exploded violently carpeting the room with orange goo. Buttercup ran and started pulling at the web when a soft clicking sound began echoing through the room. She turned to the spider carcass to see a million small spiders the size of a fist start crawling out of the dead spider. Buttercup pulled at Blossom even harder and finally the web tore. Blossom dropped to the ground and turned and started pounding on the wall. She hit it as hard as she could and the rusted metal gave way. Buttercup joined in and together they tore a piece of the wall off. They crawled through into a small air duct and began crawling for their lives. Buttercup didn't look back but the sound of the spiders legs clicking on the metal of the air duct echoed through out. Finally she saw light up ahead and screamed at Blossom.
"Faster! Move faster!"
Blossom crawled as fast as she could and slammed her fist into the metal grate in front of her. It swung open and she threw herself out. Buttercup rolled out and slammed the grate closed as the spiders slammed themselves into the grating. Buttercup sighed deeply and turned to survey the new room they were in. It was small and a single light bulb hung from the ceiling on a long chain. Other than a gray couch the room was empty. The single door was littered with brown stains. Buttercup walked closer to the door and touched one of the stains. It crumbled beneath her touch and she knelt next to a fresh one. She touched it and felt something sticky. She pulled her finger back to see red blood dipping from it. Her eyes widened when she realized the door was covered in dried blood. She turned to find Blossom who was huddled in the corner. A soft breeze suddenly blew through the room and Buttercup looked around. She noticed that the spiders had left the grating. The light bulb began to sway back and forth. She cocked her head and Blossom who hid her eyes behind her knees. Buttercup took a step forward as was thrown forward as the door was shattered behind her. A black shape flew into the room and pinned Buttercup so she was flat on her face. She struggled against the things weight but its massive paws were holding her firmly. She felt warm liquid drip onto her back and realized the beast was about to bite her. She began to pray silently as the beast let out a howl of pain. Blood dripped down onto Buttercup as the beast was thrown away. She rolled onto her back to see the man in the black overcoat standing above her. A long katana was in his hand and blood dripped from the end of it. He leapt at the beast and rammed the sword into its throat. Blood erupted in a vast fountain of red. The man ripped the katana out splashing blood to the floor. He turned to Buttercup and extended his hand. She grabbed it and he pulled her up. His face was still covered by the scarf but he wasn't wearing his hat. She noticed he hand dark brown hair and brown eyes. A long scar started at the top of his forehead and went down his left eye and disappeared under the scarf. He spoke, his voice still muffled by the scarf.
"We must hurry. The creatures hunger for your blood Buttercup. And they consider Blossom one of theirs now."
Blossom was still huddled and didn't even look as the man walked to her. He knelt and spoke.
"Blossom, your sister is here to take you home. Get up. Now."
Blossom looked at him and stood slowly. He grabbed her hand and walked her back to Buttercup. He spoke quickly to them both.
"I must go now. I'll try to help as much as I can. But I don't know how much longer you both have."
"Until what?"
"Until they come for you."
Buttercup didn't have time to ask him another question as he disappeared through the doorway. She followed but the hallway split in three directions and she could barely see two feet in front of her let alone all the way down the hall. She grabbed Blossom's hand and took off down the hallway in the middle. She ran and felt her way around corners and finally stopped when she realized she was going nowhere. She turned to go back and ran smack into a wall. She felt around it and found a corner. Somehow the hallway had closed itself off. She let go of Blossom's hand and felt the walls up and down slowly for a way out.
"Blossom? Come here and help me."
There was no answer.
"Blossom?"
Buttercup closed her hand in a fist and it burst into a green flame. It spread an eerie green light around her and made it difficult to see for a long distance. She waved the flame around looking around her to try and understand what the hell was happening when she noticed something about the floor. It was reflecting her. She knelt and tapped it. A hollow sound came back and it sounded like glass. She rubbed her hand along it and it felt smooth and cool like glass as well. She examined the wall more closely and it to was made of glass.
"Odd..."
She walked for a while and began calling for Blossom.
"Blossom? Where are you?"
Her voice echoed throughout the darkness and a sinister laughed echoed in response. A deep voice spoke back to her.
"Round and round the carousel she goes. Where she stops no one knows. The darkness is the key to sight, turn out your phantom light."
Buttercup opened her fist and the flame went out. All around her light flooded the hallway. She screamed when she saw what the point of the glass was. The inside of the glass was crawling with insects and other small creatures. Some lunged at the glass trying to get to her others gnawed at it trying to weaken the glass. The laugh echoed through the hall again and the voice returned.
"Not as smart as one might think. You little flame has angered the beasts that live the walls surrounding you. Haste makes no waste if you value you your face!"
The laughed continued as Buttercup heard a crack somewhere behind her. She turned to see a long crack spreading along the glass walls.
"Oh.. my... god..."
She turned and took off running as fast as she could. Her shoes clanked against the glass floor as a crack short ahead of her. She heard the sound of breaking glass in the distance and the endless hum of wings and shriek of insects. The horror filled symphony chased her through the halls. Up ahead she saw the faint outline of a door causing her to push herself harder. Buttercup felt pain shooting up through her legs and so she jumped and tried to fly. To her horror however she slammed face first into the glass floor.
"My powers!?"
She turned and screamed as insects engulfed her. Her screams were soon silenced beneath the living carpet of creatures. All that was left was the soft sounds of movement and eating…
Blossom opened her eyes and found herself alone. Buttercup was gone. She hugged her knees again and felt tears well up. Laughter continued to plague her as she tried to think of what to do. The doctors had told her Buttercup wasn't real. But she had come for her and tried to save her. What was going on? The sound of a door opening caused her to lift her head.
"Buttercup?"
"Not exactly.."
A shadowed figure stepped into the door way and two others hovered behind it. A toothy grin appeared and shimmered in the dim light.
"Who…. Who's there?"
"Some old friends."
"Or close to it!"
"Hahahahaha!"
The three figures laughed evilly as they stepped into the light. Blossom's eyes widened and she crawling backwards but she was already up against the wall.
"The Rowdyruff… Boys?"
"Exactly doll. Let's get her boys."
Brick smiled and Blossom finally saw his disfigured face. A long gash covered his eye and pieces of flesh were missing from areas on his face. His other eye was dark and bloodied and his clothes were covered in dirt and blood. His brothers were in similar states of disfigurement. Blossom screamed as they jumped towards her, her screams were soon silenced.
Bubbles watched silently as her sisters both squirmed and screamed again. She clasped her hands and put them to her mouth and thought for a long time before speaking quietly to the Professor.
"Can you set up a third station?"
"What Bubbles?"
"Set up a third station… I'm going to help."