Brennan had tucked into a decent size gap in the side of a passageway and
passed out while everyone else went to find Trina. He awoke to Emma
sleeping cuddled up next to him. He slowly crawled out of the hole to find
Thorne sleeping in a ball on the ground to the right of them, and Marshal
cradling a small girl in his arms. Marshal gave Brennan a tiny smile.
"I don't require much sleep either" Marshal said.
"How long have I been out?" Brennan asked yawning.
"Oh, I would say a good five hours, give or take. Mmmmy watch quit ticking some time ago." Marshal replied.
Brennan gave the man a funny gaze and unhurriedly stood to his feet stretching every muscle in his body.
"Nasty bruises you gggggot there Brandon. What got a hold of you?"
"That's what got a hold of me" Brennan said pointing to Thorne without even looking at him "and my name is Brennan".
"Oh --- my apologies Brennan" Marshal said looking puzzled.
"None necessary" Brennan said looking both directions done the tunnel before making a left and proceeding.
"Yyyyyoung man, where are you going" Marshal asked.
"I have to take a leak." Brennan replied.
Brennan advanced till he came to the first turn, and made a right. There was enough light in the tunnels to see a few inches in front of him but beyond that it was pitch black.
Brennan had no problem relieving himself as creepy as this place was. He could hear drops of water further down the passageway he was standing in. He zipped up his pants and sparked a minor current of electricity in his right hand.
"Boo!" The electricity lit Thorne's face causing Brennan to jolt.
"You asshole" Brennan said. "Your damn lucky I don't fry your ass.sneaking up on a man like that," Brennan muttered as he carried on further down the tunnel.
Brennan could vaguely hear Thorne urinating behind him as he blocked him out and continued trying to hear the water drops.
Thorne began whistling.
"Would you shut the fuck up?" Brennan said turning his head back agitated.
"Who pissed in your cheerios this morning?" Thorne said chuckling under his breath.
"What the hell are you doing Mulwray?"
"If you can shut the hell up like I told you too" Brennan began "I hear water drops."
Seconds later Thorne had walked up behind Brennan.
"This tunnel smells like shit," Thorne said covering his nose.
They came to a curve in the structure of the walls and there was a slow steady flow of water coming from the top of the cave and streaming down rocks on the side of the cave to the ground.
"Ahh! Water!" Thorne said cutting in front of Brennan and helping himself. Brennan gave Thorne a nasty look even though he could not see it, and walked back to the end of the tunnel and yelled down to Emma and the others.
"You awake Em?"
"Yeah Brennan, what's up?" Emma called back.
"I found a stream of water if anyone is interested."
"Thank God, I am so thirsty" Emma said pulling herself to her feet.
"Would you like some water sweetie?" Emma said to Trina extending her hand.
Trina hesitated looking at Emma and threw her arms up to Marshal.
"It's okay, she wwwwon't hurt you. Go get a dddddrink of water" Marshal said softly.
Trina put her hand out letting Emma grab it as they walked slowly down the tunnel.
Brennan had just finished taking a long drink as Emma and Trina approached.
"Come here beautiful" Brennan said putting his arms out for Trina.
Once again she hesitated but only momentarily as she threw her arms out to Brennan and he picked her up to the largest part of the stream.
"I smell death," Trina said as she gulped down water.
"You smell what?" Thorne asked.
"What the hell is this on the ground" Emma said. "I am stepping on something. Give me some light Bren" Emma said.
"Hold on Em." Brennan said.
Brennan held Trina up till she stopped drinking than set her down off to the side.
"Bren?" Emma said again.
"Hold on I said!" Brennan said making sure his hands were completely air- dried.
Brennan lit a spark in his hand and knelt down on one knee.
"Oh shit!" Brennan said.
Emma covered her mouth and gasped before covering Trina's eyes up and turning her head away.
There was a corpse lying on the ground. It appeared that it had been there for some time. The skin displayed a greenish discoloration. There were brownish circles under the eyes and the head was visually swollen to twice the normal size of a human head.
"Bloating and dddecomposition of the body takes place within 60 and 72 hours" Marshal said in a serious tone walking up behind them and placing his hand on Trina's shoulder.
"The larva in this corpse is no good Trina." He continued.
"But I am hungry" Trina cried out.
"We will find you some food today, I promise" Marshal said.
"I am going to be sick" Thorne said stepping back into the corner and hearing a loud crunch.
"I.. I think I may have stumbled onto another body over here. Light please Mulwray!" Thorne said with his voice uneasy.
Brennan had closed his hand on the electricity. He took two steps toward Thorne's voice and lit up the tunnel again holding his hand toward the ground.
"This is really nasty" was all Brennan could say focusing down on the corpse under Thorne's boot. Thorne had stepped on the chest cavity and his foot was sunken into the body.
"Finally we agree on something again," Thorne said in a non-sarcastic tone.
"Dear Lord, this is a child," Thorne said removing his boot from the remains of a small body.
"Those bastards!" he yelled.
"Since when do you care about anyone?" Brennan said closing his hand on the current and holding his sleeve over his nose.
"Your mouth never stops does it Mulwray, I should have killed you when I had the chance" Thorne said slamming his fist into the wall and storming off back down the tunnel.
"Thorne wait!" Emma called out before looking at Brennan and commenting, "Can't you grow up Brennan and stop acting so childish?" Emma said.
"Yeah sure Emma the moment you stop acting like my damn mother" Brennan spit out.
Emma stomped off after Thorne calling his name again.
"It is nnnnnot a good idea to split up" Marshal said.
Brennan was taking deep breaths with his hands locked behind his head.
"I know Marshal, they will be back - hopefully" Brennan said.
"I don't require much sleep either" Marshal said.
"How long have I been out?" Brennan asked yawning.
"Oh, I would say a good five hours, give or take. Mmmmy watch quit ticking some time ago." Marshal replied.
Brennan gave the man a funny gaze and unhurriedly stood to his feet stretching every muscle in his body.
"Nasty bruises you gggggot there Brandon. What got a hold of you?"
"That's what got a hold of me" Brennan said pointing to Thorne without even looking at him "and my name is Brennan".
"Oh --- my apologies Brennan" Marshal said looking puzzled.
"None necessary" Brennan said looking both directions done the tunnel before making a left and proceeding.
"Yyyyyoung man, where are you going" Marshal asked.
"I have to take a leak." Brennan replied.
Brennan advanced till he came to the first turn, and made a right. There was enough light in the tunnels to see a few inches in front of him but beyond that it was pitch black.
Brennan had no problem relieving himself as creepy as this place was. He could hear drops of water further down the passageway he was standing in. He zipped up his pants and sparked a minor current of electricity in his right hand.
"Boo!" The electricity lit Thorne's face causing Brennan to jolt.
"You asshole" Brennan said. "Your damn lucky I don't fry your ass.sneaking up on a man like that," Brennan muttered as he carried on further down the tunnel.
Brennan could vaguely hear Thorne urinating behind him as he blocked him out and continued trying to hear the water drops.
Thorne began whistling.
"Would you shut the fuck up?" Brennan said turning his head back agitated.
"Who pissed in your cheerios this morning?" Thorne said chuckling under his breath.
"What the hell are you doing Mulwray?"
"If you can shut the hell up like I told you too" Brennan began "I hear water drops."
Seconds later Thorne had walked up behind Brennan.
"This tunnel smells like shit," Thorne said covering his nose.
They came to a curve in the structure of the walls and there was a slow steady flow of water coming from the top of the cave and streaming down rocks on the side of the cave to the ground.
"Ahh! Water!" Thorne said cutting in front of Brennan and helping himself. Brennan gave Thorne a nasty look even though he could not see it, and walked back to the end of the tunnel and yelled down to Emma and the others.
"You awake Em?"
"Yeah Brennan, what's up?" Emma called back.
"I found a stream of water if anyone is interested."
"Thank God, I am so thirsty" Emma said pulling herself to her feet.
"Would you like some water sweetie?" Emma said to Trina extending her hand.
Trina hesitated looking at Emma and threw her arms up to Marshal.
"It's okay, she wwwwon't hurt you. Go get a dddddrink of water" Marshal said softly.
Trina put her hand out letting Emma grab it as they walked slowly down the tunnel.
Brennan had just finished taking a long drink as Emma and Trina approached.
"Come here beautiful" Brennan said putting his arms out for Trina.
Once again she hesitated but only momentarily as she threw her arms out to Brennan and he picked her up to the largest part of the stream.
"I smell death," Trina said as she gulped down water.
"You smell what?" Thorne asked.
"What the hell is this on the ground" Emma said. "I am stepping on something. Give me some light Bren" Emma said.
"Hold on Em." Brennan said.
Brennan held Trina up till she stopped drinking than set her down off to the side.
"Bren?" Emma said again.
"Hold on I said!" Brennan said making sure his hands were completely air- dried.
Brennan lit a spark in his hand and knelt down on one knee.
"Oh shit!" Brennan said.
Emma covered her mouth and gasped before covering Trina's eyes up and turning her head away.
There was a corpse lying on the ground. It appeared that it had been there for some time. The skin displayed a greenish discoloration. There were brownish circles under the eyes and the head was visually swollen to twice the normal size of a human head.
"Bloating and dddecomposition of the body takes place within 60 and 72 hours" Marshal said in a serious tone walking up behind them and placing his hand on Trina's shoulder.
"The larva in this corpse is no good Trina." He continued.
"But I am hungry" Trina cried out.
"We will find you some food today, I promise" Marshal said.
"I am going to be sick" Thorne said stepping back into the corner and hearing a loud crunch.
"I.. I think I may have stumbled onto another body over here. Light please Mulwray!" Thorne said with his voice uneasy.
Brennan had closed his hand on the electricity. He took two steps toward Thorne's voice and lit up the tunnel again holding his hand toward the ground.
"This is really nasty" was all Brennan could say focusing down on the corpse under Thorne's boot. Thorne had stepped on the chest cavity and his foot was sunken into the body.
"Finally we agree on something again," Thorne said in a non-sarcastic tone.
"Dear Lord, this is a child," Thorne said removing his boot from the remains of a small body.
"Those bastards!" he yelled.
"Since when do you care about anyone?" Brennan said closing his hand on the current and holding his sleeve over his nose.
"Your mouth never stops does it Mulwray, I should have killed you when I had the chance" Thorne said slamming his fist into the wall and storming off back down the tunnel.
"Thorne wait!" Emma called out before looking at Brennan and commenting, "Can't you grow up Brennan and stop acting so childish?" Emma said.
"Yeah sure Emma the moment you stop acting like my damn mother" Brennan spit out.
Emma stomped off after Thorne calling his name again.
"It is nnnnnot a good idea to split up" Marshal said.
Brennan was taking deep breaths with his hands locked behind his head.
"I know Marshal, they will be back - hopefully" Brennan said.