PREY II
Dancing on Strings
That what really got to Tristan sometimes, the fact he had to do something against his friends all for sake of the ultimate controlling force in the universe. But sometimes the only way to do things is to betray your feelings. Nicole was safe and hopefully Mrs. F would work in his favour by putting Ruth, Richard and Hanyou outside the base. He made his way down the chrome corridors compared to what he'd seen before this incident. He smiled, "If only every thing goes to plan!"
Then he headed for the neon sign that read 'Lab Γ' or 'Lab Gamma' to the experiment results.
Daniel Millan was working overtime security, luckily his shift ended before 10 or he'd have to deal with nocturnal out-breaks. Ah well 20 minutes left, what can happen in 20 minutes? He swivelled in his hover-chair to the many flat screen monitors that connect to the security cameras around the complex. He spotted nothing unusual in the residential area; it seemed everyone was either finishing in the labs and dragging themselves to the canteen or happily dreaming of holidays. He checked the labs cameras and saw Tristan walking to Lab G, no worries he was allowed there. The phone rang, Mrs. F was on the line, "Do not let Tristan anywhere near the labs, shoot him if you must, he'll jeopardise the whole project!"
Daniel put down the phone, an order was an order, and sometimes the only way to do things is to betray your feelings. Daniel ran outside the small security post picking up a shotgun on the way, personally, hoping he wouldn't need it and ran to the door of Lab G.
Tristan felt in power, in fact overpowered and not even death could stop him. But the whole universe was weighing him down, if he failed, time and space would be chaos and every living thing in existence would be dead. Time was giving him a helping hand and he soon forgot his dreams and fears, he was time now and it was time to go. He saw the automatic doors of Lab G in front of him and as he stepped closer, the security guard ran out in front of him.
The face in front of Tristan was a regretful one, Daniel had his cap turned down so as he wouldn't seethe death of a friend, "Look, Tristan, I don't want to hurt you but will you come quietly? Please! Don't make me shoot you please!" pleaded the guard.
Tristan looked pitifully to the guard, "Go to sleep, got to your room, you're all dancing on my strings. Forget about this and you will be fine." And so Tristan walked on closer to the lab. Daniel turned and loaded the gun and shot two rounds into Tristan. Blood splashed the walls and covered the gun in ooze.
Nicole woke up from a nightmare; she had had a very eventful last few days. She was confused, trapped in a glasshouse and nowhere to go. No-one was telling her the truth especially Tristan. She tried to get up but she couldn't and a shadow with red piercing eyes stood over her again, this was the same nightmare as before. Was this a sign, Nicole could only whimper, trapped in her nightmare world.
End of Chapter 11