Darkness.
Am I dead?
I can't see. I can't feel. I can't taste. I can't smell. I can't hear?
Maggie. Maggie, are you awake?
I recognize the voice. It's someone I love. But who?
Magpie, please wake up.
Daddy? But he's dead. If not Daddy, then who is calling me?
Pain. I'm starting to feel pain. I must be alive. Dead people don't feel pain.
I hear more voices. It's the voice that was calling me and someone else. They're men's voices. I know them, but how? That's odd, I hear beeping.
I can smell now. I smell chemicals. The kind they use to sterilize things. I smell the ocean.
I'm feeling more pain. I hurt. I can feel my lungs expand and contract. I can feel my heart beating. I try and concentrate on those. They don't hurt.
I hear more talking. There's a woman's voice now. I know her. Grandmother? The beeping seems to be getting faster.
I can taste. There's a sour taste in my mouth.
There's more pain now. Someone is holding my hand. I try and squeeze it.
I hear the first voice again. It's Abe. Grandmother is talking again. She's being rude to Abe. Stop it. I love him. The beeping is definitely getting faster. She's being mean to Abe now. I won't allow it.
"Leave him alone, Grandmother."
Did I say that?
I open my eyes. Everything is blurry. There's a blue blur next to me. That must be Abe. I see a red blur, too. Hellboy. That has to be Hellboy. That, or there's a self propelled brick wall walking around. There's a couple of other blurs, but I can't tell who they are.
The pain is really starting to get to me. It's making it hard to breathe. My heart is starting to beat faster.
That beeping is starting to get annoying now. I hear people yelling. They're yelling something about a nurse and medication. I hear feet running. The beeping is going as fast as my heart.
I close my eyes. The pain has become too much to bear. Everything hurts. The pain is searing every nerve of my body. I can't breath. My chest hurts. I can't take the pain.
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Darkness.