And here is the next chapter and I hope it is scary enough, for I really wanted to show the dark side of the Klyntar race.
I think most people only know Venom and Eddie and should anyone of you follow my Venom stories on here,
you know how both of them act in my stories for most of the time ;)

Well, here you have some other Klyntar who are not that nice ;)

I have to admit that I really had to hold myself back here, for I am a fan of gore and such, but I know that this stuff has its limits when I want to upload it and so I had to keep this "harmless". Well, more or less. It's definitely gory, just a warning ;).

Actually I wanted to write this chapter much longer and split it into multiple chapters and I have no idea how many times I re-read it and for how many times I tried to make it longer, but in the end I decided to let it be like that.

Have fun reading it and please don't be shy and share your thoughts with me.
I would appreciate this very much ^^

And to answer some comments from the previous chapter:

GiuliaComix
Haha thank you so much, sweetheart :3
And here I was scared you might get tired of me and my Venom/Klyntar hype XD

paradise dazzleshine
Thank you very much for sticking around and reading/liking my writing :3.
Aaaaaaand I am currently trying to get back into writing. Actually I'm trying to get back into it since a month or so now,
but so far with not much success, sadly. I started writing on a story last month, but I am not able to finish it.
I still don't have much motivation for writing stories and so far I only write for myself.
I don't think I would ever be brave enough to upload what I am currently trying to write haha.
Most OOC story EVER XD

Thisisafakename
No need to be sorry ;)
And you are most welcome :D
I wish I could say this about my own family, but at the moment it doesn't look that great.
But I don't want to talk about it. We all try to be as positive as possible. Just this: Cancer is an asshole...

Oh, you know me and my cliffhangers *grin*
And these are just some regular Klyntar I would say. No high rank or anything like this.
Just some scary monsters that are our for a hunt ;).

Chapter 17

Peter didn't notice anything from the bustle that had broken out outside the facility. He was still moving slowly and quietly through the dark corridor, trying not to burst into tears.

He was scared. Very, very scared!

But he tried to pull himself together as best as he could and forced himself to move on. He didn't know what was worse: the darkness around him, because all the lamps had been broken in this corridor, or the flickering light at the end of the corridor.

He had only seen such a thing in horror movies before and now he was in such a damned situation himself!

His hand automatically reached for the weapon on his belt, making sure it was still there, before his fingers closed around the handle of the little knife that was attached to his belt. Yondu had assured him that he was alone here, but he didn't really trust the whole thing. He thought he had heard a growl earlier. A growl that hadn't been a prank of his senses!

But he didn't want to be a coward, wanted to go on and finish this mission!

He wanted to prove it to everyone that he too had what it took to be one of them and so he forced himself to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. He had almost reached the end of the corridor when the communication module in his ear came to life, rushing and cracking, terrifying him so much that he almost screamed, but at the last moment he stopped himself from doing so.

"Peter? Peter! Do ya hear me?"

"Yes, Yondu. I can hear you."

"Get out of there right away! Do ya hear me, Peter? Come back immediately!"

The boy paused.

Never before had he heard such panic in the voice of the Centaurian and he shuddered.

Still...he didn't want to give up yet.

"I'm almost there, Yondu. I can still do it. I'll get the device and then I'll come back right away."

"Forget the device, Peter! Come back! NOW!"

The boy wanted to answer, but something stopped him from doing so.

Something right in front of him.

Something, that almost stiffened him to stone, because in front of him, on the wall, he saw long scratch marks and dark red blood spatters on the wall and on the floor. As if something had attacked another creature and dragged it across the floor into the corridor.

Sweat formed on Peter's forehead and his heart pounded wildly against his ribs and his body began to shake, as he stared at the blood and the scratch marks.

Again it cracked in his ear and yet Yondu's voice was barely audible, since the reception here wasn't so good anymore.

"Peter...do... y... er... me... un!"

"W-w-what?"

The word came over his lips with a whisper and then he focused his attention on Yondu's voice as he screamed into his ear.

"Run! You aren't alone anymore!"

And it was these few words that tore him from his stupor and at the same time, he felt tears of pure fear in his eyes.

Something was wrong and he had to disappear from there immediately!

But as he walked over to the corner of the dark corridor, he froze again as he saw the disfigured corpse, lying on the ground beneath the flickering neon tube in a sea of blood. But it wasn't the corpse itself that disturbed the boy so much, but the monster that feasted on its flesh.

The creature has bent over the carcass on all fours, holding the lifeless body with its long claws. The monster's body was jet-black, with only a few reddish, vein-like structures here and there. The head was the worst, especially the mouth with its long razor-sharp fangs, which sliced greedily into the shredded body, ripping out pieces of meat and crushing bones. The creature's eyes were large and white, with no pupils or anything like that and Peter quickly pressed himself against the wall, out of sight of the creature, as it jerked its head up and listened into the darkness. A low growl came from its throat, which was soon followed by the sound of ripping tissue and breaking bones, as it continued to focus on its meal.

The boy stood there, totally petrified and unable to even move a muscle. It was too disturbing what he just had to watch and his brain had a hard time processing what he had just seen.

He knew he would have to disappear from there immediately, if he didn't want to lie there too, while powerful jaws dug into his stomach and greedily devoured his guts, but he couldn't even move a muscle.

"Peter! RUN!"

Even Yondu's voice came to him from afar, but it shook him awake and only slowly did he manage to move again.

He was about to turn around, as he paused again and froze, as the sound of clicking claws and a deep growl reached his ears, which had its source behind him. Slowly he turned his head around to peer into the corridor from which he had just come. And what he saw there almost made him scream, because another of those monsters was coming out of the dark corridor, heading straight towards him. Slowly it approached the boy on all fours, growled, bared its huge fangs and the powerful muscles tensed underneath the slimy looking skin, as it fixed the human child with his huge, white eyes. Hot drool ran over his jaw and a long tongue shot out of it, licking greedily over its fangs at the sight of its meal.

"Goddamnit Peter! RUN!"

And Yondu's panicky voice finally got him back to the here and now and without thinking about it, Peter ran off; straight into the corridor where the other monster was still feasting on the carcass.

Behind him, Peter heard the other monster roar deafeningly, before picking up the chase and quickly approaching him. When Peter skidded around the corner, the monster was right behind him, but managed not to slow down his pace and slid directly into the wall, where it stopped for a moment and shook his head. Precious seconds that saved Peter's life, because he ran as fast as he could, past the other monster, who looked up from its meal and roaring after him. It wanted to chase him too, when the other Klyntar was there and ran into his conspecifics. Both fell to the ground and when Peter turned around, he saw how they wanted to jump at each other's throats and began to fight for the piece of meat, lying on the bloody ground and apparently they had completely forgotten about him. At least that's what he hoped.

He ran as fast as he could, on and on, past the red door and toward the labs, always looking for a way out, but he found none. Above his head he saw the entrance to one of the ventilation shafts, but he would never get up there quickly, before these two monsters would get their claws on him and so he ran on and soon found himself standing in front of the large, bulky door of the storage room. Luckily, the door was unlocked and Peter slipped into the dimly lit room and found a hiding place in the back of the room where he hid behind some large metal boxes. He held his breath as the roar rose in front of the door and he could hear clawed legs, moving quickly across the floor, just into his direction...and then just past the door and disappear into the darkened depths of the facility.

He exhaled the air he had just hold in his lungs and tried to regain control of the trembling of his body. He had to calm down and look for a way out. He couldn't go back. Therefore, he dared to come out slowly from his hiding place and looked around the huge room and actually seeing a grid, which was embedded in the ceiling, which resulted in a ventilation shaft that would get him out of there. All he had to do was hurry up, because he needed some of the boxes he had to stack to get to the grid and he didn't know how much time he would have left until the monsters returned. Therefore, he didn't hesitate for long, picked out three suitable boxes and piled them on top of each other, even if it was anything but easy to do, since these boxes were heavy and he had to be careful not to make too much noise and thus luring the monsters to him. As he was about to climb onto the boxes, something caught his eye, which lay on a metal table in front of him.

He could hardly believe his eyes, but there, on the table, lay a small, triangular device that looked exactly like what Yondu had showed him and he quickly reached his hand out and grabbed it and put it into his the bag that hung on his hip. Then he concentrated on his work again. Carefully, he removed the grid, but it didn't separate as easily as the previous grid and when it slipped from his hand and crashed to the floor, the boy paused and listened into the silence.

At first he heard nothing, but then a roar rose in the depths of the facility, which soon joined fast steps that ran purposefully into his direction and the boy knew if he wouldn't immediately climb into this shaft, he would be dead!

He barely managed to climb into the ventilation shaft, as the door was pushed open and seconds later he screamed in pain, as razor-sharp claws dug into his right leg and left a deep wound on his shin. But he managed to ignore the stinging pain, pulled his leg away from the monster and crawled deeper into the tunnel. He tried to contact Yondu, but here the steel walls seemed to be too thick, because he received no signal from outside. He was completely on his own and only this thought let pure adrenaline rushing through his veins.

When he turned around, his heart almost stopped beating, as he saw one of those monsters and how it tried to force itself into the narrow tunnel, literally liquefying itself to fit in. It reached its hand out to him and Peter screamed, as the hand got longer and almost caught him. He kicked at the creature, but instead of its hand, he kicked his foot against the steel wall of the shaft, missing the creature. The loud sound send shivers down his spine and the Klyntar howled loudly and retreated, as the sound echoed loudly through the entire tunnel. Peter didn't quite understand what had just happened, but he didn't care. He didn't hesitate, but crawled on, trying to find the exit. Underneath, he could hear the monsters following him, but they didn't seem to crawl back into the tunnel, which ultimately saved his life.

He couldn't believe his eyes, when he finally found the tunnel he had come from before and which would lead him out of the facility. He could already see the light of the setting sun at the far end of the tunnel, when there was a roar behind him again, followed by the sound of cracking metal and a massive, muscular body pushing itself into the narrow ventilation shaft. Mighty jaws snapped at him and razor-sharp claws scraped over metal, leaving deep scratches, as they tried to reach for him and Peter screamed in pure panic and crawled forward as fast as he could.

"YONDU! HELP ME!" he shouted, as he recognized the Centaurian in front of the tunnel entrance, who immediately reached his hand out to him.

"Take my hand, boy!"

But just as Peter's fingers closed around the blue hand, something grabbed his foot and tried to pull him back into the dark tunnel. He screamed, as claws cut through his pants and into his flesh. Instinctively, he grabbed the gun on his hip, aimed it at the monster behind him and fired into the darkness. A hiss hit his ears, the grip around his ankle loosened and Yondu managed to pull the boy out of the tunnel. They both fell to the ground, trying to get up quickly, but they didn't make it in time, for the Klyntar was faster than the two, leaping out of the tunnel and heading straight for the screaming boy. The monster rushed at him and pushed him to the ground.

"No! Leave him alone you abomination!" Yondu snarled, as he grabbed his weapon and shot at the Klyntar. The other Ravagers standing around him did the same. The second Klyntar also came out of the tunnel and immediately headed for the others, chasing after the diverging Ravagers. The other Klyntar was still pushing Peter to the ground, pushed Yondu away with a tentacle, which he manifested from his back and with an eerie grin, that showed all of his razor-sharp fangs, he leaned down to the frightened child to connect with him, as more black tentacles broke from his body and snaked around Peter's upper body.

"No! Peter! Fight against it!" Yondu screamed at him, as the boy screamed in pain and in panic he tried to pull the black mass from his body, but he didn't make it to free himself, because the dark mass kept connecting with him and Yondu just lay there and he had to watch the boy, his boy, being taken more and more by this monster.

He had to do something, because if the symbiosis was completed, he wouldn't be able to loosen the Klyntar from Peter without it would leave lasting damage. But what should he do?

He had no fire with which he could harm the Klyntar and his weapon didn't do any harm to him anyways. So there was only one option left and he hoped so much that it would work...

Meanwhile, Peter was still battling the creature, but he felt himself getting weaker and a dark voice inside his head was telling him to stop fighting and just surrender to his fate, because that body wouldn't be his for much longer. And the more he resisted, the more painful he would make the symbiosis for him...

"Don't fight against it. You know that you can't fight back. Soon you will belong to us..."

The cruel words were followed by darkness, which almost completely enveloped him and he surrendered to his fate, when all the strength had left his body. He just lay there and let it happen, as more and more black tentacles grabbed him and slowly wrapping his body up in the black goo and he swore that he could also feel something on his organs...

And then, all of a sudden...it was all over, when a loud metallic sound cut through the air and made the Klyntar scream out loud in pain and the black mass slowly withdrew from Peter's body.

The boy managed to turn his head to the side and the last thing he saw, before the powerlessness struck him, was Yondu, standing there with two iron bars in his hands, hitting them against one another over and over again.

Then his eyes closed and he fell into darkness...