Laura seemed to become slightly braver now, and led Robyn out of the
elevator into the disgusting, horrible, grotesque scene before them.
This floor seemed to be built like a maze of hallways and doors, without any windows or light. There were hospital beds lined up against the walls with dead bodies strewn over them limply like a twisted morgue. Also, there were wheelchairs covered in bloody handprints everywhere; some had children's corpses strapped to them, wearing tiny straightjackets.
Laura was making odd noises, as if she were urging. She did not falter in her steps, however, as she led Robyn through hell's war zone.
"Slow down Laura" Robyn panted, "I can't keep up!"
"I can't slow down" Laura yelled, "If I slow down... They'll come and get me like they did before!"
Robyn reached out, and grabbed Laura's arm, tugged her back, and looked into her eyes.
"Who came and got you, Laura?" She asked, "What happened to you?"
"I'll explain when we're in the second elevator!" Laura yelled, turning and running through the maze again, "Come on!" she screamed over her shoulder. Robyn reluctantly followed.
The World War II air-raid siren started to wail again, even louder. Robyn was reminded of the twisted nightmares she'd had since James had disappeared... Why would James come here?
Finally, Robyn turned a corner, and saw Laura standing in front of another elevator. This one looked more like an age-old pulley on a rope, made of a crude wooden-like material, seeping blood from its cracks and seams.
"This is the second one" Laura said, "It's the longest ride... and the scariest"
"It's alright," Robyn said, taking Laura's hand again, "I'm with you now... You'll be okay"
Laura nodded, and led Robyn into the pulley-elevator. They stood for a moment before the elevator started to sway sickeningly, and, with a creak, begun to move upward, slowly.
"Okay" Robyn started, turning to Laura once the elevator was in full- motion, "What did you mean earlier when you said something came and got you?"
"It was about a week ago" Laura started with a sigh, "I went to the building on the island... I was looking for James. When I got there, I went into the 'other' world... and..." she trailed off, tears were welling up in her eyes.
"What happened Laura?" Robyn asked, "Did you find James?"
"I heard him" Laura explained, "He was screaming... But I couldn't see him. Also, there was a lady called Teufel, who pretended to be my friend... But she gave me to the 'men'"
"The 'men'?" Robyn asked, "Who are the 'men'?"
"They wear gasmasks, and straightjackets... and they float through walls" Laura explained, "They can lift things with the power of their thoughts" by now, she was in full waterworks, crying and panting
"And what did they do to you?" Robyn queried
"They cut open my belly, and took out some of my innards" Laura cried, lifting up her shirt to reveal a horrific scar, "Then they sewed me up... like some kind of failed experiment, and threw me into the forest to die"
"But you're stronger than that, right?" Robyn assured, rubbing Laura's shoulders again.
Laura looked up, wiped the tears away from her face, smiled, and nodded.
"But the 'men'" she started again, "They're the worst monsters out there!"
"It's alright," Robyn, said, "I've got this pipe" she said holding up her weapon, "and as long as I've got this... They won't come anywhere near you"
Laura smiled up, and then looked from side to side nervously. Robyn did the same, and noticed that, by now, they were high up, and the elevator was swinging dangerously. The sides were nothing but planks of flimsy wood, and all around them was the metallic fames of the building, with monsters lunging at them dangerously.
The elevator stopped for a moment, and then the rope holding it up, started to fray, and break.
This floor seemed to be built like a maze of hallways and doors, without any windows or light. There were hospital beds lined up against the walls with dead bodies strewn over them limply like a twisted morgue. Also, there were wheelchairs covered in bloody handprints everywhere; some had children's corpses strapped to them, wearing tiny straightjackets.
Laura was making odd noises, as if she were urging. She did not falter in her steps, however, as she led Robyn through hell's war zone.
"Slow down Laura" Robyn panted, "I can't keep up!"
"I can't slow down" Laura yelled, "If I slow down... They'll come and get me like they did before!"
Robyn reached out, and grabbed Laura's arm, tugged her back, and looked into her eyes.
"Who came and got you, Laura?" She asked, "What happened to you?"
"I'll explain when we're in the second elevator!" Laura yelled, turning and running through the maze again, "Come on!" she screamed over her shoulder. Robyn reluctantly followed.
The World War II air-raid siren started to wail again, even louder. Robyn was reminded of the twisted nightmares she'd had since James had disappeared... Why would James come here?
Finally, Robyn turned a corner, and saw Laura standing in front of another elevator. This one looked more like an age-old pulley on a rope, made of a crude wooden-like material, seeping blood from its cracks and seams.
"This is the second one" Laura said, "It's the longest ride... and the scariest"
"It's alright," Robyn said, taking Laura's hand again, "I'm with you now... You'll be okay"
Laura nodded, and led Robyn into the pulley-elevator. They stood for a moment before the elevator started to sway sickeningly, and, with a creak, begun to move upward, slowly.
"Okay" Robyn started, turning to Laura once the elevator was in full- motion, "What did you mean earlier when you said something came and got you?"
"It was about a week ago" Laura started with a sigh, "I went to the building on the island... I was looking for James. When I got there, I went into the 'other' world... and..." she trailed off, tears were welling up in her eyes.
"What happened Laura?" Robyn asked, "Did you find James?"
"I heard him" Laura explained, "He was screaming... But I couldn't see him. Also, there was a lady called Teufel, who pretended to be my friend... But she gave me to the 'men'"
"The 'men'?" Robyn asked, "Who are the 'men'?"
"They wear gasmasks, and straightjackets... and they float through walls" Laura explained, "They can lift things with the power of their thoughts" by now, she was in full waterworks, crying and panting
"And what did they do to you?" Robyn queried
"They cut open my belly, and took out some of my innards" Laura cried, lifting up her shirt to reveal a horrific scar, "Then they sewed me up... like some kind of failed experiment, and threw me into the forest to die"
"But you're stronger than that, right?" Robyn assured, rubbing Laura's shoulders again.
Laura looked up, wiped the tears away from her face, smiled, and nodded.
"But the 'men'" she started again, "They're the worst monsters out there!"
"It's alright," Robyn, said, "I've got this pipe" she said holding up her weapon, "and as long as I've got this... They won't come anywhere near you"
Laura smiled up, and then looked from side to side nervously. Robyn did the same, and noticed that, by now, they were high up, and the elevator was swinging dangerously. The sides were nothing but planks of flimsy wood, and all around them was the metallic fames of the building, with monsters lunging at them dangerously.
The elevator stopped for a moment, and then the rope holding it up, started to fray, and break.