Flashbacks
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"RIVER!!! River where are you?!?!" Dr. Simon Tam yelled. When Mal had given a crazed River to him he tried to calm her down with soothing words. She looked as if she was cooperating, but then she went off it again. He was trying to think what set her off. He was trying to think off what he said to her, maybe that had something to do with it. Right about when he said, "Don't worry River. No one's going to get you. I'll protect you." She split running down the hall screaming her little chant. "TWO BY TWO! HANDS OF BLUE! THEY WON'T STOP COMING UNTILL THEY GET YOU!"
Now he was running down a mysterious, deserted hallway in search of her. Every where he turned there was no trace of her. He knew she was a fast sprinter, but not this fast. He ran looking into every doorway, every crack not unseen to him. It was all dark and dusty. As he ran a cloud of dust formed behind him by his finishing kick. He ran until the hallway stopped. There was a dark, dark room at the end. He looked at the door sign. "Storing capacity 10,000 lbs." Obviously it was an unused storage room. He walked in and whispered, "River? River are you here?" He got no answer. He couldn't even see 10 inches in front of him. He walked a little forward and heard the creak of the floorboards. Again he whispered for River and again got no answer.
As he walked in more it got darker and darker. Simon found it tough to breath, either from the dust inhailtion or his worried mind. The only light he had was from the opening to the hallway. He continued to walk and tripped over some sort of object. He landed with a thud that echoed across the room. He heard another creak. Quickly he felt around along the floor to see what he tripped over. Finally he found it. To his great sorrow his hand went across something very familiar. He told himself it wasn't what he thought it was. He heard yet another creak. It couldn't be. He had been a doctor for too long and his wit overmatched his weak 'couldn't be' theory. His hand felt flesh. He didn't know what for it was too dark, but it was flesh. Another creak, now it was getting closer to him. Moving in. He tried to pull the object up in the light to see what it was, but it was too heavy to lift from the position he was in. He heard a series of creaks in a row. Now he felt along the floorboards the vibration of the thing moving.
It was moving closer, closer, closer. Simon relized his only chance. He whispered, "R....river? I..i...i...s that y..you?" The creaking stopped suddenly. The creaking sound was fast but it was heading away from Simon. The doctor looked at his chance and tried to get in a position to lift the tripping objest into the light. He tried to and nearly had it but then the light disapeared. He looked up and saw a horendous shadow casting down on him. The figure was a foot taller than the regular human and it's chest was huge. The arms were bigger than the body itself, but Simon could tell they were shackled together. That's all he could make out for the door was slammed shut by the monster. Leaving Simon in total darkness.
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Ruby Charles
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(I know the chapter was short but I felt good leaving it there on a major cliffhanger. Don't worry the next chapter will be much longer. MUCH longer. Can I emphasize MUCH any more. Well please review and the new chapter will be up soon.)
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"RIVER!!! River where are you?!?!" Dr. Simon Tam yelled. When Mal had given a crazed River to him he tried to calm her down with soothing words. She looked as if she was cooperating, but then she went off it again. He was trying to think what set her off. He was trying to think off what he said to her, maybe that had something to do with it. Right about when he said, "Don't worry River. No one's going to get you. I'll protect you." She split running down the hall screaming her little chant. "TWO BY TWO! HANDS OF BLUE! THEY WON'T STOP COMING UNTILL THEY GET YOU!"
Now he was running down a mysterious, deserted hallway in search of her. Every where he turned there was no trace of her. He knew she was a fast sprinter, but not this fast. He ran looking into every doorway, every crack not unseen to him. It was all dark and dusty. As he ran a cloud of dust formed behind him by his finishing kick. He ran until the hallway stopped. There was a dark, dark room at the end. He looked at the door sign. "Storing capacity 10,000 lbs." Obviously it was an unused storage room. He walked in and whispered, "River? River are you here?" He got no answer. He couldn't even see 10 inches in front of him. He walked a little forward and heard the creak of the floorboards. Again he whispered for River and again got no answer.
As he walked in more it got darker and darker. Simon found it tough to breath, either from the dust inhailtion or his worried mind. The only light he had was from the opening to the hallway. He continued to walk and tripped over some sort of object. He landed with a thud that echoed across the room. He heard another creak. Quickly he felt around along the floor to see what he tripped over. Finally he found it. To his great sorrow his hand went across something very familiar. He told himself it wasn't what he thought it was. He heard yet another creak. It couldn't be. He had been a doctor for too long and his wit overmatched his weak 'couldn't be' theory. His hand felt flesh. He didn't know what for it was too dark, but it was flesh. Another creak, now it was getting closer to him. Moving in. He tried to pull the object up in the light to see what it was, but it was too heavy to lift from the position he was in. He heard a series of creaks in a row. Now he felt along the floorboards the vibration of the thing moving.
It was moving closer, closer, closer. Simon relized his only chance. He whispered, "R....river? I..i...i...s that y..you?" The creaking stopped suddenly. The creaking sound was fast but it was heading away from Simon. The doctor looked at his chance and tried to get in a position to lift the tripping objest into the light. He tried to and nearly had it but then the light disapeared. He looked up and saw a horendous shadow casting down on him. The figure was a foot taller than the regular human and it's chest was huge. The arms were bigger than the body itself, but Simon could tell they were shackled together. That's all he could make out for the door was slammed shut by the monster. Leaving Simon in total darkness.
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Ruby Charles
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(I know the chapter was short but I felt good leaving it there on a major cliffhanger. Don't worry the next chapter will be much longer. MUCH longer. Can I emphasize MUCH any more. Well please review and the new chapter will be up soon.)