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Draper moved past Brennan to separate him from the approaching beasts. Brennan was sprawled out on the floor and his breathing was labored. He looked past Draper with fuzzy vision to see what was coming. His fear was confirmed as he saw all of the red eyes. That fear escaladed as he made out who led them.
"Jacob!" Draper yelled. The group stopped. Jacob came forward and spoke to Draper.
"Y-Yes, Master," Jacob stammered.
"Where are you all going and just what is going on here? You have this in your custody and don't tell me?" Draper raged. He gave Brennan a swift kick when he referenced him. Brennan howled and tried to protect himself - he curled up in pain. Jacob looked down at Brennan and then back up at Draper. The kick Draper delivered to Brennan excited him, he went feral for just an instant then calmed down. He then glanced at Samuel who had been hanging back from the rest of them. He considered his position and then chose to answer.
Jacob gestured to the rest of the beasts as he answered, "Sir, I was gathering the rest of us following the storm, sir. I didn't tell you about our captive because I wanted to have all of them in custody before I did. The storm stopped us from collecting the rest. I - I apologize if this troubles you. I assure you, I had the best of intentions."
Draper wasn't buying it. He knew the truth and had not yet decided how long he was going to let Jacob grovel before he put him out of both of their miseries. "Jacob, he was about to escape. Why didn't you have anyone watch him?"
"I did, sir," Jacob lied, "I had Samuel watching him." Here Jacob made a mistake. He had not actually known where Samuel was and he did not even slightly expect that he had been with Draper. Draper was no longer going to deal with Jacob. If there was any doubt in his mind earlier, none remained. He could not trust Jacob and was going to rid himself of him. He had just lied straight to his face.
Samuel came forward in the group and stood in front of Jacob. Jacob flashed feral red at Samuel. Something wasn't quite right, but Jacob couldn't seem to figure it out. Samuel proceeded toward Draper and Brennan and then past Brennan to stand behind Draper. Jacob was astonished.
Draper yelled to his minions behind Jacob, "All of you! Proceed with your duties. Find the other four intruders and bring them to my compound. Do not kill them! I want them alive for now. Do you all understand?" The creatures began to move forward and past Draper and Brennan. They joined Samuel who proceeded to lead them towards the cave entrance. Draper put his hand out as Jacob, too, began to move forward. "No, Jacob, not you, you stay with me. I need you to help me get this one another kick to Brennan back into my compound.
Brennan winced as Draper's foot came into contact with his hand. He had been hugging himself, curling up as tightly as he could to protect from any more of Draper's blows and it worked, only this time the back of his hand had taken Draper's abuse. He began to cough when he saw the beasts approach him. Despite his best efforts, he could not understand everything that was going on around him. All he knew was that Jacob was not who he promised he was, he was not a friend, Draper was back and had him again in his clutches, he was alone, again, and this time, he was certain he was going to die. All he hoped for was that the rest of the team had gotten away and that he would mercifully pass out before they started in on him again. He prayed that he would not be put back in the chamber. "God, please, not the hole," Brennan pleaded out loud.
Draper leaned down and forced Brennan to roll over again. He spat on him as he slapped his face hard, "What? Slap Did you say something you little fuck? Slap you nothing! Slap " Draper was alternating the sides of Brennan's face he was hitting him on as he berated him. "You don't want to go back in the hole?" Draper mocked Brennan in a whining voice. "Poor baby mutant scared of the dark?" Draper grabbed Brennan's chin and forced him to look at him. Brennan managed to open his eyes halfway; his face contorted in pain and he grabbed hold of Drapers arms to steady the grip he had on his face. Draper used his other hand to grab both sides of Brennan's head and began to beat his head against the floor as he spoke each word independently and slowly to make sure Brennan understood. His head slammed against the floor with each word Draper spoke, "You don't even count, you bastard!" He pulled Brennan's face up within an inch of his own and seethed final words. Brennan noticed the stench of his breath. It was hot and acrid. The words smelled like the death sentence they delivered, "You will die today, Brennan. And as you do, you will pray for the hole!" Draper threw Brennan's head back against the floor one last time before he rose. He told Jacob, who had been watching the episode with great interest, to pick Brennan up and carry him to the chamber. Jacob smiled when Draper told him not to worry about being gentle. Jacob loved to hear scream. He loved agony. He adored suffering.
Jacob picked Brennan up and slung him like a doll. Brennan vomited all over the back of Jacob's coat as his damaged ribs and abdomen connected with Jacob's shoulder. He thought his leg separated again too. To his dismay, however, he didn't pass out. He was awake and this was going to be bad. He withdrew into himself and thought about his ability to shock Jacob. If Draper would just get further ahead of him, he could shock Jacob and then hit Draper. But he would have to be fast and his aim would have to be perfect and right now, he could barely see. He cursed himself and this situation. The pain was almost unbearable as Jacob sauntered up the tunnel to the main cave. He was jarring him with every step and pulling on his broken leg. He didn't want to die this way, but if he was going to escape, he would have to try soon or he would surely die. He couldn't be put back in the hole, he just couldn't and he knew that Draper told Jacob to put him back down there. He screamed out loud as Jacob repositioned him on his shoulder. Jacob merely laughed.
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Jesse and Shalimar took the lead off of the Helix. Adam and Emma bore their medical equipment and followed them. Shalimar immediately sensed danger and went feral yellow. Jesse stopped short and began to look around. "What's wrong, Shalimar?"
"I don't know, Jess. Something's not right. Something has changed," Shalimar was very nervous. She was staring in every direction, literally turning in a circle. Adam and Emma were running up to them from behind.
"Of course something has changed," Adam said as he and Emma sprinted past them, "The storm is over."
Shalimar and Jesse followed and Shalimar yelled to Adam as she broached his progress. Emma nearly tripped over Jesse as he and Shalimar stopped them both. "No! Wait!" Shalimar yelled grabbing Adam's arm. "Emma, go global, see what's out there," Shalimar pleaded.
"Shal, there isn't time!" Emma yelled back. Shalimar and Jesse both begged her with their eyes. "Oh, all right," Emma agreed. Quickly, she gathered her powers and opened herself up. It was not long before Emma began to scream out. The other three helped her come out of her trance.
"Emma, what did you see?" Adam gasped.
Emma looked at each of them individually and then all around her, searching the woods and trying to see above their heads. Her expression was one of panic. Adam managed to get her to look at him. He had a solid grip on her upper arm to keep her from running. She immediately began to weep. "Emma! What?"
"You guys, they've changed. The beasts, Jacob, Samuel, they all have changed!" Emma looked at each one of them while she spoke.
"What do you mean that they have changed? Emma, what has happened?" Adam took the lead in the conversation with Emma. Shal and Jesse looked on. Jesse was keeping an eye on the cave entrance and Shalimar on the adjacent woods.
"I don't know, Adam. They're evil. They are all evil. They are like, really mean animals, Adam. I can't get a human read off of any of them! And Brennan, oh Adam, Brennan!"
This brought the immediate attention of the other two and all three team- members looked at each other before looking back at Emma. Jesse spoke first. "Emma, what about Brennan? Where is he? Is he alright?" Jesse was about to start running towards the cave entrance when Emma replied.
"Jesse, it's too late. Oh, you guys, it's too late. They have him. Draper has him again!" Adam just looked at Emma and then at Jesse and Shalimar. Adam looked back at Emma and pulled her into him and stroked her hair. He was trying to calm her trembling body. He didn't even notice that both Shalimar and Jesse had taken off for the cave. None of them noticed a small group of beasts exit the woods behind the Helix. They were moving right for them. Don saw Adam and Emma immediately and went into his feral mode and crouched down. He saw them through a cloak of red and began to stalk his prey.
Draper moved past Brennan to separate him from the approaching beasts. Brennan was sprawled out on the floor and his breathing was labored. He looked past Draper with fuzzy vision to see what was coming. His fear was confirmed as he saw all of the red eyes. That fear escaladed as he made out who led them.
"Jacob!" Draper yelled. The group stopped. Jacob came forward and spoke to Draper.
"Y-Yes, Master," Jacob stammered.
"Where are you all going and just what is going on here? You have this in your custody and don't tell me?" Draper raged. He gave Brennan a swift kick when he referenced him. Brennan howled and tried to protect himself - he curled up in pain. Jacob looked down at Brennan and then back up at Draper. The kick Draper delivered to Brennan excited him, he went feral for just an instant then calmed down. He then glanced at Samuel who had been hanging back from the rest of them. He considered his position and then chose to answer.
Jacob gestured to the rest of the beasts as he answered, "Sir, I was gathering the rest of us following the storm, sir. I didn't tell you about our captive because I wanted to have all of them in custody before I did. The storm stopped us from collecting the rest. I - I apologize if this troubles you. I assure you, I had the best of intentions."
Draper wasn't buying it. He knew the truth and had not yet decided how long he was going to let Jacob grovel before he put him out of both of their miseries. "Jacob, he was about to escape. Why didn't you have anyone watch him?"
"I did, sir," Jacob lied, "I had Samuel watching him." Here Jacob made a mistake. He had not actually known where Samuel was and he did not even slightly expect that he had been with Draper. Draper was no longer going to deal with Jacob. If there was any doubt in his mind earlier, none remained. He could not trust Jacob and was going to rid himself of him. He had just lied straight to his face.
Samuel came forward in the group and stood in front of Jacob. Jacob flashed feral red at Samuel. Something wasn't quite right, but Jacob couldn't seem to figure it out. Samuel proceeded toward Draper and Brennan and then past Brennan to stand behind Draper. Jacob was astonished.
Draper yelled to his minions behind Jacob, "All of you! Proceed with your duties. Find the other four intruders and bring them to my compound. Do not kill them! I want them alive for now. Do you all understand?" The creatures began to move forward and past Draper and Brennan. They joined Samuel who proceeded to lead them towards the cave entrance. Draper put his hand out as Jacob, too, began to move forward. "No, Jacob, not you, you stay with me. I need you to help me get this one another kick to Brennan back into my compound.
Brennan winced as Draper's foot came into contact with his hand. He had been hugging himself, curling up as tightly as he could to protect from any more of Draper's blows and it worked, only this time the back of his hand had taken Draper's abuse. He began to cough when he saw the beasts approach him. Despite his best efforts, he could not understand everything that was going on around him. All he knew was that Jacob was not who he promised he was, he was not a friend, Draper was back and had him again in his clutches, he was alone, again, and this time, he was certain he was going to die. All he hoped for was that the rest of the team had gotten away and that he would mercifully pass out before they started in on him again. He prayed that he would not be put back in the chamber. "God, please, not the hole," Brennan pleaded out loud.
Draper leaned down and forced Brennan to roll over again. He spat on him as he slapped his face hard, "What? Slap Did you say something you little fuck? Slap you nothing! Slap " Draper was alternating the sides of Brennan's face he was hitting him on as he berated him. "You don't want to go back in the hole?" Draper mocked Brennan in a whining voice. "Poor baby mutant scared of the dark?" Draper grabbed Brennan's chin and forced him to look at him. Brennan managed to open his eyes halfway; his face contorted in pain and he grabbed hold of Drapers arms to steady the grip he had on his face. Draper used his other hand to grab both sides of Brennan's head and began to beat his head against the floor as he spoke each word independently and slowly to make sure Brennan understood. His head slammed against the floor with each word Draper spoke, "You don't even count, you bastard!" He pulled Brennan's face up within an inch of his own and seethed final words. Brennan noticed the stench of his breath. It was hot and acrid. The words smelled like the death sentence they delivered, "You will die today, Brennan. And as you do, you will pray for the hole!" Draper threw Brennan's head back against the floor one last time before he rose. He told Jacob, who had been watching the episode with great interest, to pick Brennan up and carry him to the chamber. Jacob smiled when Draper told him not to worry about being gentle. Jacob loved to hear scream. He loved agony. He adored suffering.
Jacob picked Brennan up and slung him like a doll. Brennan vomited all over the back of Jacob's coat as his damaged ribs and abdomen connected with Jacob's shoulder. He thought his leg separated again too. To his dismay, however, he didn't pass out. He was awake and this was going to be bad. He withdrew into himself and thought about his ability to shock Jacob. If Draper would just get further ahead of him, he could shock Jacob and then hit Draper. But he would have to be fast and his aim would have to be perfect and right now, he could barely see. He cursed himself and this situation. The pain was almost unbearable as Jacob sauntered up the tunnel to the main cave. He was jarring him with every step and pulling on his broken leg. He didn't want to die this way, but if he was going to escape, he would have to try soon or he would surely die. He couldn't be put back in the hole, he just couldn't and he knew that Draper told Jacob to put him back down there. He screamed out loud as Jacob repositioned him on his shoulder. Jacob merely laughed.
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Jesse and Shalimar took the lead off of the Helix. Adam and Emma bore their medical equipment and followed them. Shalimar immediately sensed danger and went feral yellow. Jesse stopped short and began to look around. "What's wrong, Shalimar?"
"I don't know, Jess. Something's not right. Something has changed," Shalimar was very nervous. She was staring in every direction, literally turning in a circle. Adam and Emma were running up to them from behind.
"Of course something has changed," Adam said as he and Emma sprinted past them, "The storm is over."
Shalimar and Jesse followed and Shalimar yelled to Adam as she broached his progress. Emma nearly tripped over Jesse as he and Shalimar stopped them both. "No! Wait!" Shalimar yelled grabbing Adam's arm. "Emma, go global, see what's out there," Shalimar pleaded.
"Shal, there isn't time!" Emma yelled back. Shalimar and Jesse both begged her with their eyes. "Oh, all right," Emma agreed. Quickly, she gathered her powers and opened herself up. It was not long before Emma began to scream out. The other three helped her come out of her trance.
"Emma, what did you see?" Adam gasped.
Emma looked at each of them individually and then all around her, searching the woods and trying to see above their heads. Her expression was one of panic. Adam managed to get her to look at him. He had a solid grip on her upper arm to keep her from running. She immediately began to weep. "Emma! What?"
"You guys, they've changed. The beasts, Jacob, Samuel, they all have changed!" Emma looked at each one of them while she spoke.
"What do you mean that they have changed? Emma, what has happened?" Adam took the lead in the conversation with Emma. Shal and Jesse looked on. Jesse was keeping an eye on the cave entrance and Shalimar on the adjacent woods.
"I don't know, Adam. They're evil. They are all evil. They are like, really mean animals, Adam. I can't get a human read off of any of them! And Brennan, oh Adam, Brennan!"
This brought the immediate attention of the other two and all three team- members looked at each other before looking back at Emma. Jesse spoke first. "Emma, what about Brennan? Where is he? Is he alright?" Jesse was about to start running towards the cave entrance when Emma replied.
"Jesse, it's too late. Oh, you guys, it's too late. They have him. Draper has him again!" Adam just looked at Emma and then at Jesse and Shalimar. Adam looked back at Emma and pulled her into him and stroked her hair. He was trying to calm her trembling body. He didn't even notice that both Shalimar and Jesse had taken off for the cave. None of them noticed a small group of beasts exit the woods behind the Helix. They were moving right for them. Don saw Adam and Emma immediately and went into his feral mode and crouched down. He saw them through a cloak of red and began to stalk his prey.