Hi…
This Chapter is all about the McDougall Brothers. They will play a very special part in this story… I know. Some of this doesn't fit together. But be patient… The Outlaw Star, The Hellraisers, and the McDougall brothers (mostly Harry) will encounter each other.
Okay. Lets commence.
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Decent into the Darkness
Written by: Ansem Revived
Chapter 6: Awakening
"This goddamned red light must be busted. HURRY UP!"
"Sit down, Harry. Yelling at it won't change anything."
The blue-haired man leaned back down in the passenger's seat. He looked at his brother. "Ron? When do you think we'll get the El Dorado back from the officials?"
"Until we can get the money for that and to pay the pirates for the new body they gave you." The light turned green. They continued down the dark, cold street. The streetlamps' lights moving Ron and Harry's shadows as they passed by them.
"I can't stand this place." Harry started to fiddle with his ponytail's purple ribbon.
"Me neither, but I'm not complaining." Ron made a right turn on 50th. "Sure Magusser 9 isn't a paradise, but it's a temporary shelter until we get our ship back."
They kept silent until they stopped in the parking lot of their present home, the Short Arms apartment building.
"You got the key?"
"Yeah. Lets go, Harry."
They got out of the convertible. Harry looked at the other cars in disgust. I deserve better than this. I HATE this place.
Ron opened the door to the lobby, and a smell hit him. "Another gas pipe must've busted."
The brother's walked towards the end of the lobby where the elevators were, glancing at the abstract paintings that tried to make the room look decent.
Ron pushed the call button. The numbers above the two elevators started to count down.
5…4…3…2…1
The one on the left opened. Ron and Harry went inside it.
"Number 3." Harry pushed the #3 button. The door closed, revealing the words 'Fuck' on the left side and 'You' on the right side. Ron just ignored it, but Harry stared at the red words. "Ron. Why couldn't we just go back to Heiphong?"
"Will you just shut up? Besides, it cost to much to live there." The elevator stopped at the 3rd floor and opened, revealing a prostitute. She looked at the both of them. "I have a threesome deal for 6-"
"Move." Harry shoved the unattractive woman out of his way. Ron followed suit.
The woman walked in the elevator. "Fuck them," she said to herself.
"Home, sweet home." Ron opened the door to 3c. He flipped the switch to the lights.
The apartment wasn't anything except a 5-room deal. A bathroom, a kitchen, a living room, and two bedrooms, that's all they're been.
"All that job searching made me tired. I'm going to bed. Night, Harry." Ron left to go in his room.
"Night." Harry walked inside the living room and lay on the couch, thinking to himself.
I hate this place. We have no money, no ship, and, worst of all, a broken reputation. No body recognizes us. We're the McDougall brothers, the most feared outlaws in the universe. But all that's changed, thanks to that Gene Starwind. He did this to us. I was the one who helped Melfina at the Leyline, but she chose him over me. I hope that those two, and that stupid crew of his will die. Die a painful death…a slow death. Their blood dripping from their mutilated bodies…How I long to see that site. I hate them…I hate them all…I hate everybody…I even hate this space station. The stars outside of this glass dome, I wish that they could just fall and break through. Everybody would die then. Harry smirked. He meant every word.
He started to hear Ron snoring lightly. Maybe I should get some sleep, too. He looked at the clock on the wall. "2:00." With that said, he turned of the lights and went into his bedroom.
Harry undid his hair and started to pull his clothes off. He looked at the area above his right kneecap. There was a mark, the mark of the Kei pirates. He was lucky that they gave him a new body, but he never understood why. Sure the Kei pirates were an evil bunch, but they practically gave him his life back. Why had they done it? He often went to bed thinking this. He was also mad because the pirates didn't give him his cybernetic arm back. Harry was 100% human again. He asked Ron why they done it, but he said he was surprised that Harry had his body back. Ron said somehow, the El Dorado was shut down and everything went black. When he woke up, there was Harry looking at his hands smiling. It was a miracle.
"Something good really did come out of that Leyline incident." Harry pulled on a T-Shirt from his dresser and fell right in the bed. He was out like a light.
The next morning, Harry found out he was alone when there wasn't any noises. Harry, who lived with Ron for almost 5 years, knew that Ron always made a noise, even if he was standing still.
"Where the hell has he run off to now?" Harry walked into the kitchen, still in his boxers, T-shirt, and unorganized hair. There was a sticky note on the counter next to the box of cereal. He picked it up and read it out loud.
"Harry,
Gone to get a job. The rent is almost due; so see if you can find one for yourself.
Ron"
"That makes sense." Harry threw it away and grabbed a bowl and a spoon. "Now let's see if we have some milk." He opened the fridge. It was almost empty. All there was in it were a half-drunk bottle of fruit juice, a gallon of milk, and six eggs. He took the milk out and placed it on the counter. Next he grabbed the cereal box and emptied the rest of the contents in his bowl. He threw it away and grabbed the milk. After pouring the milk into the bowl, Harry took the spoon and went into the living room to eat while watching TV.
Harry sat down with his cereal and grabbed the control from the floor. He pressed the power button.
It didn't come on. He pressed it again. Nothing.
Harry opened the back of the remote to see if there were any batteries in it. He just put some in two days ago. He put both the cereal and the remote down and walked to the TV to press the power.
It still didn't come on.
Oh god. Please don't let the power be out. He walked towards the light switch and flipped it. The lights didn't come on. Harry ran back to the kitchen and opened the fridge. The light was off. "Dammit!" He punched it. "Aaargh." It hurt his knuckles badly. He put his fist inside is left hand and walked to the phone to call the landlord. He picked it up and no dial tone was heard.
"I'm going to get him. Let me put my clothes on." He walked to his room.
BAM!!
The door closed right in his face. He twisted the doorknob. "What the hell's going on here?!?!"
He approached his brother's closed door and tried to open it. It was locked.
I gotta get out of here! Harry ran to the front door and unlatched it. He tried to open it…
but it wouldn't.
"LET ME OUT! LET ME OUT OF HERE!" Harry started to bang on the door. No one came for him.
Then something strange happened. There were shadows covering the upper part of the walls in the room. He looked at the window. Something was starting to cover it from the outside like a veil. It was almost as if the sunlight was hiding and a starless night sky was slowly taking it's place.
"HELP ME! SOMEBODY! HELP ME!"
The last speck of light was gone. It was so dark in the apartment, that Harry couldn't even see his own two hands in front of him. He made for the window, but run into the table and fell.
He started to cry. "Someone. Please, help me."
Harry was in the darkness.
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Boo-freaking-hoo. Harry is locked in his own apartment. He should learn to appreciate the darkness as I have. R&R
Ansem Revived