Chapter 4: Escape!
Duo awakens to a cold metal floor in a dark room. He rolls onto his back and sits up.
"Where am I?"
He starts looking around the room. It's dark and big, probably about the size of a football field and about 15 to 20 feet high. Although it's hard to tell because it's so dark, there are other people there too. Some seem to be sleeping, some awake and frightened. Others are hurt, dead or dieing. Duo gets a lump in his throat, turns around and covers his mouth to keep from vomiting when he sees one person partially eaten.
"I gotta get out of here." He thinks to himself.
He begins to stand but hurries to a corner and lays down when the doors at the other end of the room burst open. 6 large, armed humanoid life forms enter the room. He can't see their faces because of the dark but he can tell they aren't humans. They stand on two feet like humans, they walk like humans but they certainly aren't humans. He figures he might be able to get a weapon but the chances of being shot are too great. So he just lays there watching the beasts.
They walk up to a man about in his early thirties and sniff him. He just sits there shaking while looking at the figures looming above him. After a moment of sniffing, the one in the front raises a hand and walks away. Two of the beasts remaining grab the man, one on each arm and carry him away. The man screams for help but nobody moves a muscle.
Duo decides he's not going to hang around any longer than he already has. He quietly hops to his feet and begins to sneak toward the door when something falls onto the ground in front of him. He trips on the figure but manages to keep his balance. The dark figure grunts as Duo accidentally trips on him.
"Oops, I'm sorry. Are you alright?" Whispers Duo.
The man rolls onto his back.
Duo gasps. "Aiahku!"
Aiahku slowly sits up. "What happened?"
"I have no idea. Good thing you fell where you did, when you did." Duo says. "I was just about to find a way out of this horrible place."
"Where are we?" Aiahku asks confusedly.
Duo shrugs "I don't know. But I want out NOW!" He whispers.
Duo grabs Aiahku by the arm and helps him to his feet. "Ok, now to find a way out of here."
Duo and Aiahku walk to the door and look outside. The hallway is well lit and has metal walls, and it's well kept unlike the room they were in. Slowly and cautiously they make their way out into the hallway.
As soon as they exit the room, they hurry down the hall to the left. After about twenty feet they hear something coming up behind them.
Duo grabs Aiahku by the shoulders and shoves him into a small room. Probably a supply closet, and follows him in. They listen quietly using care not to breathe too heavily. After the creatures pass, Duo opens the door and looks around. "Clear." He whispers while moving to the opposite wall. Duo and Aiahku continue down the hallway until they find three doors.
"Oh great!" Aiahku whispers gravely.
"Calm down Aiahku, let me think."
Duo looks through a small window in one of the doors "This must be the bathrooms. Don't wanna go there." He moves to the one on the opposite wall and looks through "This is it. It leads outside."
Duo opens the door and steps outside. "Hmmm, more time must have passed since I was captured than I thought. It's getting dark again."
"Maybe there is just a time difference between dimensions. It's still early morning where we live." Aiahku says thoughtfully. "Common let's get out of here before we get caught!"
There's a thud on the other side of the door then it blasts open and about knocks Aiahku down the stairs.
A creature about the size of a strong man, with white hair growing all over his body is standing in the doorway with some sort of assault rifle aimed straight at Duo's head. His bestial eyes are piercing into Duo's.
"Paws up!" The beast yells.
Duo awakens to a cold metal floor in a dark room. He rolls onto his back and sits up.
"Where am I?"
He starts looking around the room. It's dark and big, probably about the size of a football field and about 15 to 20 feet high. Although it's hard to tell because it's so dark, there are other people there too. Some seem to be sleeping, some awake and frightened. Others are hurt, dead or dieing. Duo gets a lump in his throat, turns around and covers his mouth to keep from vomiting when he sees one person partially eaten.
"I gotta get out of here." He thinks to himself.
He begins to stand but hurries to a corner and lays down when the doors at the other end of the room burst open. 6 large, armed humanoid life forms enter the room. He can't see their faces because of the dark but he can tell they aren't humans. They stand on two feet like humans, they walk like humans but they certainly aren't humans. He figures he might be able to get a weapon but the chances of being shot are too great. So he just lays there watching the beasts.
They walk up to a man about in his early thirties and sniff him. He just sits there shaking while looking at the figures looming above him. After a moment of sniffing, the one in the front raises a hand and walks away. Two of the beasts remaining grab the man, one on each arm and carry him away. The man screams for help but nobody moves a muscle.
Duo decides he's not going to hang around any longer than he already has. He quietly hops to his feet and begins to sneak toward the door when something falls onto the ground in front of him. He trips on the figure but manages to keep his balance. The dark figure grunts as Duo accidentally trips on him.
"Oops, I'm sorry. Are you alright?" Whispers Duo.
The man rolls onto his back.
Duo gasps. "Aiahku!"
Aiahku slowly sits up. "What happened?"
"I have no idea. Good thing you fell where you did, when you did." Duo says. "I was just about to find a way out of this horrible place."
"Where are we?" Aiahku asks confusedly.
Duo shrugs "I don't know. But I want out NOW!" He whispers.
Duo grabs Aiahku by the arm and helps him to his feet. "Ok, now to find a way out of here."
Duo and Aiahku walk to the door and look outside. The hallway is well lit and has metal walls, and it's well kept unlike the room they were in. Slowly and cautiously they make their way out into the hallway.
As soon as they exit the room, they hurry down the hall to the left. After about twenty feet they hear something coming up behind them.
Duo grabs Aiahku by the shoulders and shoves him into a small room. Probably a supply closet, and follows him in. They listen quietly using care not to breathe too heavily. After the creatures pass, Duo opens the door and looks around. "Clear." He whispers while moving to the opposite wall. Duo and Aiahku continue down the hallway until they find three doors.
"Oh great!" Aiahku whispers gravely.
"Calm down Aiahku, let me think."
Duo looks through a small window in one of the doors "This must be the bathrooms. Don't wanna go there." He moves to the one on the opposite wall and looks through "This is it. It leads outside."
Duo opens the door and steps outside. "Hmmm, more time must have passed since I was captured than I thought. It's getting dark again."
"Maybe there is just a time difference between dimensions. It's still early morning where we live." Aiahku says thoughtfully. "Common let's get out of here before we get caught!"
There's a thud on the other side of the door then it blasts open and about knocks Aiahku down the stairs.
A creature about the size of a strong man, with white hair growing all over his body is standing in the doorway with some sort of assault rifle aimed straight at Duo's head. His bestial eyes are piercing into Duo's.
"Paws up!" The beast yells.
