to be exact, Lettuce is standing in the dead center of an intersection. Pai is also in the middle of the intersection. "Which way do we go?" asks Lettuce. Pai shrugs. "where would Melody be most likely to go?" He asks. Lettuce brightens immediatly. "Either the church or the library!" She exclaims. (A/N Bad idea. although at least she didn't say, "Underground!") "alright," says Pai. "there is a sign for something beggining with 'L' over there. I'll go check." Pai heads towards the battered sign. A large crack is slashed across its center. "Its the library!" calls an elated Pai. 'good thing we didn't miss it,' he thinks.
"Oh, good," says Lettuce as she runs over. In front of the two is a two story brick building. The windows have mostly been shattered, and boards cover a fair amount of them. Some windows still have sharp, grimy shards of glass clinging to them. All in all, the building looks lachrymose and foreboding. But Lettuce knows she has to go in there. Melody is counting on her. Suddenly Pai darts from her side. "Look," he says, holding something towards her. It is a rusty gun and twenty bullets, which have been put into a small bullet container. "we'd better take this with us, in case of more cat things." lettuce can't help but be worried. So far, Pai hasn't exactly earned his keep, although to be fair, he's kept her from flying to pieces. But Pai with a gun, well, somehow that doesn't strike her as such a hot idea. "good thinking," she says instead. "but I'll carry it." Pai's face falls slightly. 'she doesn't trust me,'he thinks.'well duh.' Pai nearly kicks himself for forgeting how he betrayed her.
"come on," says Lettuce, not noticing Pai's emotional battle. "Alright," He says. As he heads towards the large, dark building, he hears, "Noo. noo. the darkness..." he turns, but doesn't see anyone there. 'huh,' he thinks. 'must be the wind.' and he follows Lettuce, who has managed to load the gun with three of the present bullets. She is standing in front of the massive rotten wood doors. Pai reaches out and pulls the door towards himself. He is surprised by how light it is.
Lettuce peers inside, shocked by what she sees. "Hello," she calls. In front of her is an overturned reading table. there was a plant by the door that is now on its side, and the smell of the place is of books. bookshelves are overturned, and books are lying haphazardly everywhere. And, the odd thing is, the place is freezing. Pai feels it too. "Is it average for this place to be so cold?" He asks. "No," says Lettuce uneasily. "But its probably the air conditioning." "My studies said humans only turned on air-conditioners when its hot out. It's snowing," Says Pai. he mentally smacks himself for stating the obvious. "Well, someone must have turned it on," snaps Lettuce. Something is off about this place. Lettuce steps into the building anyways. "Come on," she calls to a hesitating Pai. Pai, not wanting to seem fowl (He means chicken.) Follows suit.
Immediatly the door bangs shut louder than it should have, for a door that just seemed so light. Lettuce jumps. "Are you alright?" Asks Pai. Lettuce nods. but in truth, she's scared and freezing. Pai, seeming to sense this, moves over closer to her and takes her hand. Surprisingly, Lettuce doesn't snatch it back.
They continue on, their footsteps seeming deafening in the silence. Suddenly a floorboard to their left squeaks. "Who's there!" calls Lettuce in alarm. There is no response. "Okay, its probably just-," Lettuce is cut off by another creaking floorboard, this time closer than the last. "show youself!" Calls Pai. A second later, his request is granted. A hand pulls itself from behind the bookshelf. only a hand. it leaves a trail of maroon blood as it pulls itself towards them...
Pai grabs the gun from Lettuce. Due to his fascination with earth 'cop shows' he knows how to use it and does so easily. Bang! Bang! Pai fires, and the hand ceases to move. Blood begins to stain the carpet at a sickening rate, way faster than it should have... and then the owner of the hand appears. It is a horror to behold. Its face is a mass of white flesh, its mouth divided into two sections. Each section is filled with haphazardly placed teeth. It has no nose, and only one eye in the middle of its forehead, like a cyclops. Lettuce comes to life and grabs the gun from Pai. She shoves three more shots in and fires. BANG! Bang! Bam!the creature stops dragging itself across the floor. It only has one leg, Pai noted. It would appear the beast was dead, if it was ever alive in the first place.
Suddenly the other leg appears. It runs towards them at a gross pace, then... "Fuu rei sen Puu jin!" shouts Pai, aiming his fans. as soon as the burst of power hits the leg, it stops moving. Lettuce is white. "Whats going on here? I have one shot left in this thing and I loaded it a second ago! And since when do legs function on their own? And what about hands, huh? Huh? I want to know." Lettuce is crying. pai pulls her towards him, and she complies, crying on his shoulder. "It'll be alright. we'll be fine," soothes Pai. in reality, who knows if they'll ever see the light again?