BLOODY ROAR

Darkness and Light

Chapter 5

            I awoke feeling more than a bit subdued. Reality slowly crept into my unwanting mind. Damn. Did I really tell that girl all that stuff? I must be losing it. Nobody should have known about that. Double damn. My chest felt warm, I realized. I looked down and my mind let out a gasp of astonishment.

–Gah!—

The girl, Uriko, was snuggled up to my chest! I had allowed it! I was outraged on the surface, yet deep down that I was starting to have feelings for this girl. Oh, that isn't good. It's a weakness, and a weakness that shouldn't have been presented in the first place. But I've told her everything! Triple damn. I need to get out of this place. I slowly pieced together a formula in my head. It was simple, all I needed to do was go to the remains of the old lab. There had to be something there, someone who would help me. Or a connection somewhere, like my mother! Yeah, I had to have a mother right?! She would take me in. It didn't quite register that she was probably the one who gave me to the lab in the first place. Now maybe I wouldn't have to be lonely anymore! I would have a life again. I could leave all this hardship behind. I looked once more at Uriko. Damn, she was maybe the only one here who might have understood what I was going through. Ah well. There was nothing I could do about it now. I moved slowly and deliberately, moving a pillow that was next to me into position behind Uriko's head. I slowly got up so she wouldn't wake up. (That was have caused problems.) I picked up a blanket that was laying on the side of the floor. I gently draped the sheet over her frame, and exited the room. There were many things to be done. I pondered my course of action. Meh. I guess I would have to leave. It would be the best for everyone here. I would go to the lab like my plan stated. Shit, I don't even know where the lab is! They brought me here while I was unconscious. Fudge. I would have to find a map or something of the sort. I walked around aimlessly for a while, making care not to have anyone see me. It didn't go quite as planned. I was accosted during my roaming by a form that wasn't there. Well he was there, but he was cloaked or invisible or something.

"Whatchu doin huh? Why you sneakin round here? Huh huh? Answer my question! I don't hear you! Your wasting both our time. Hey! Look at me!" I promptly punched him in the face. I probably shouldn't have done that, he shifted from his big old lizard form into an equally ugly man. Where did he GET a face like that? Yuck.

I continued walking and saw that there was a large room ahead of me. I slowly sidled up to the door, making no noise. I looked in and saw a large navigational unit. That would most definetly find the lab for me. I looked around the room and didn't see anybody hangin around. That's better for me. I walked into the room making sure not to trip any latent super devices that would frag me in less than 30,000 diffferent ways, but more than 20,000. Luckily there was no such nastiness in store for me. I approached the console with reservation. Heh, it was time to take the first step to the rest of my life.

Wait a second.

How the hell do I work this goddamn thing?! Okay, a slight oversight. Well, there has to be some way to turn it on. Meh. I looked around for a few minutes, and found no less than 20 different knobs that could turn the thing on. God. Well, there was the universal way to start everything. That's never failed.

I kicked it. Hard. Unfortunetly, this did not have the desired effect, but rather the negative consequence of hurting my toe. I let out a yelp. I immediately regretted it. A noise approached from down the hall. Damnit! Why did I have to be so impulsive?! Shit. The noise came closer, approaching the room. I heard a voice.

"Hello? Jenny is that you? Who's in there?" Crap. I looked around. There was no place for me to hide in here. Damn it all. I watched as a young woman entered the room. I gave her the old stare-down. She looked into my eyes then walked up to me, as unafraid as a skunk among wise wildcats.

"Sit down." Um… yeah… This was new.

            "Yea, Right, See, I don't take orders from anyone. So don't give me that….." She looked at me again. NOW she was getting scary. I sat down.

            "Alright Kid, My names Alice, and I want to know what your doing in here."  Be damned If Im gonna tell you!

            "Well you see, It's a funny story, I was walking down the hall and all of a sudden, I see this um… Plumber, yeah, A plumber, he walked into this…."

            "Kid don't push your luck."

            "I was trying to figure out how to use this map generator thing." She looked at me oddly, and then much to my surprise, pushed a button. The map generator whirred to life.

            "Where would you like to go?"

            "Um, The Old lab you guys attacked?" She pressed another sequence of buttons. The machine zoomed in on a little red dot, then a big red message came on screen. It said 'Confirm print?'. She once again pressed a button, and a map popped out from a slot on the bottom of the machine.

            "Here kid, take this and go. Don't you come back either. I think my sisters starting to take a shine to you, and I wont have her messing around with some killer. Leave this place, and If you come back, I swear I'll kill you." Well. That was all bright and cheery. I silently got up, and exited the room.

            I left the compound super fast. I went outside and shifted into my beast form. It was time to take on my future.

            (Wake me up)

            Wake me up inside

            (I cant wake up)

            Wake me up inside

            (Save me)

            Call my name and save me from the Dark

            (Wake me up)

            Bid my blood to run

            (I cant wake up)

            Before I come undone

            (Save me)

            Save me from the nothing I've become.

Authors note: No new reviews ;_; Cmon people! Reviews are fuel for writers! This chapter is pretty good I think. Next Chapter starts the beginning of the end, so be ready for climactic confrontations, and tied up plot lines. Anyway thanks for reading, and as always, Read and Review.