Trapped
I don't own Inuyasha and I don't make any money from this. Cue Twilight Zone music.
Notes: AU. OCC.
Today's prompt is from Inucestlover with comments from arathergrimreaper and mewshuuartblog from the Tumblr inucest chat group.
PROMPT: (Based on a recurring nightmare)
The brothers are trapped in a testing center and have finally escaped their restraints. They have no recollection as to why or how they got there, but security is hot on their trail. InuYasha's worst for wear and is barely catching up to his brother. Whatever tests were conducted on them have removed their demonic powers. Sesshomaru must slow down his pace to match InuYasha's.
After what feels like an eternity of running, they find an escape route through some pipes. The pipes…truncated to fit in FF box.
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Sesshomaru cringed.
The light was so bright it pierced through his closed eyelids and burnt his retina. He tried to raise a hand to cover his eyes only to find it was bound.
"!" He groaned as he struggled against the bindings. What ever could bind him must be strong, he was a daiyoukai after all.
"Don't bother," came a depressed sounding voice. The sound was garbled. Was there something in his ears?
"Who's there?" Sesshomaru growled still fighting against whatever bound him. His eyes were still closed due to the intensity of the light.
"Yeh, I am, bastard. I see the foxy seductress caught you too. Damn she looked so hot in that skimpy red form fitting dress. Should have known it was too good to be true." The inuhanyou sighed.
"Inuyasha?" Sesshomaru paused in his struggles. "Get me out of here!" Sesshomaru squinted allowing only a fraction of the bright light in.
Inuyasha huffed. "When your eyes adjust you will see that I am as bound up as you. And what's worse is someone or something has taken away our demonic power."
"NO!" Sesshomaru screamed pulling even harder against the bounds. He tried to bring forth his light whip, imagining it whipping around hitting anything in its way. But nothing happened. He rubbed his finger tip attempting to ascertain the status of his claws but only felt humanoid fingertips with blunted tips. Sesshomaru ceased struggling and centered himself. Taking several deep breaths, he noted the air was clear but lacked all the aromas he could normally smell.
Moments passed.
"Inuyasha?"
"Yeh?"
"My eyes are still unable to see. Tell me of our situation." Sesshomaru sighed.
"Yeh, it took me a half day to get used to the light. I think it keeps us from falling asleep."
"Oh?"
"Well, I actually don't know how long I've been here. The light has been on the whole time and I'm in my human form. I've never been human with the light on before so it's all new to me."
Inuyasha had been quickly losing courage. Uncertain of the time he had spent in the every bright room he tried counting but quickly lost track as his mind wandered. The moment his big brother was brought into the room he had some hope again only to be dashed as he saw their capturers drag the demon about like he was a rag doll. That was the most shattering moment of all. Who could take down Sesshomaru!
At one point he even thought Sesshomaru was dead but he saw a slight movement of the dog demon's chest. He spoke to the demon then.
"Fight it, Sesshomaru," he cheered.
No response.
"You're too stubborn to die," he taunted.
No response.
"Wake up you bastard!" He yelled.
But time passed.
Now his brother was awake and wanted a status report. Well, here goes, he thought.
"I think I was drugged and brought here. Nothing has happened here except being exposed to this bright light and seeing them bring you in."
"What do you remember?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Some foxy lady in a slinky red dress came on to me and asked me to go to dinner. I didn't have any plans so I took her up on it. We sat down at a table for two and ordered some drinks. I remember chatting with her briefly about family, work, cars and then I don't remember anything else until I woke up here."
"What did she look like?" Sesshomaru asked suspiciously. He was beginning to understand how they were caught.
"Blond, long legs, perky nose.."Inuyasha started but Sesshomaru interrupted, "amble bosom, shapely figure, hazel eyes?"
"Yeh! That's her. Do you know her?"
"She was wearing a white silk draped dress when I met her. She said she wanted to hear about my art businesses and would I give her some tips on finance and investing. Must admit she knew some of my favorite subjects to talk about. You didn't mention them to her, by chance, Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha felt like shrinking under the line of questions. "Uh-mmh, I might have mentioned it. But how did she know I liked fast cars?"
"Rocket scientist! You drive three of them!" If he could open his eyes he would have rolled them.
"Ooh," Inuyasha eeped quietly. "Was she a demon?"
"I think so," Sesshomaru answered. "But I couldn't place her smell. It seemed diluted by perfume."
The men pondered in silence until Sesshomaru spoke again.
"We have to get out of here. Tell me what it looks like around me."
"The floor is a light tile with big two feet squares. The entire room is 20 feet long and 10 feet wide. The ceilings seem to go forever, like we are in a open rectangular room but it could be a transparent or mirror ceiling. The light comes from everywhere. I don't see one fixture. It's still too bright to look at. You are bound to a metal bed with straps across your arms, torso, legs. Your feet are free. The bed is at a tilt. If you could step forward you could touch the floor. I'm on a similar bed but I'm laying flat. I can't move anymore than an inch in any direction. And I about six feet from you to your right. The door is six feet to your left.
Sesshomaru attempted to move his foot forward but was stopped by the strap across his knee.
"What are the straps made from?"Sesshomaru rubbed his fingers together.
"Umm, leather? Maybe?" Inuyasha guessed.
Sesshomaru struggled to turn his hand in the restraint. "I'm going to try and melt the strap with my poison. Tell me if I'm in the right spot."
"A little to the right," Inuyasha replied, a bit of excitement returning to his voice.
A drip of green poison beaded out of Sesshomaru's index finger and dropped on the floor, sizzling as it hit.
"A little more to the right," Inuyasha corrected.
The process was tedious because Sesshomaru's poison wasn't flowing as usual but eventually the band on his right was dissolved. With his right hand free Sesshomaru was able to free the rest of his bounds. He covered his eyes and made his way to Inuyasha's side.
"Are you otherwise okay, brother?" Sesshomaru asked as he pulled and tugged at the bindings.
"I think so," Inuyasha said as he sat up, his first motion to rub his wrists. "I feel okay, just weak like when I'm human."
"If t his is what you feel like once a month I truly pity you, little brother. This is intolerable!" Sesshomaru went to the door and attempted to open it.
Inuyasha shrugged as he rubbed his legs to get the feeling back in them. "I guess I know what to expect now." He looked to Sesshomaru for confirmation he heard the answer. The daiyoukai wasn't paying attention.
"Inuyasha, come and help me pull on this door."
Inuyasha stood and then crumpled on the floor. He pulled himself partial up before Sesshomaru returned to his side.
"I thought you were okay?"
"So did I but my legs are so weak I can't use them."
"What was the last thing you remember?" Sesshomaru was concerned that Inuyasha had been in confinement too long.
"The corona virus had put everyone in isolation and it was the first day we could get out and go eat," Inuyasha watched Sesshomaru's face as it turned from its normally stoic mask to a look of disbelief.
"That's not possible, Inuyasha, We're still in lock down."
The brothers stared at each other.
"We have got to get out of here!"
Sesshomaru braced Inuyasha and they went to the door. Pulling, pushing and prying the brothers finally got the door open a crack. It was dark outside.
"Inuyasha, close one eye now. It'll help you accommodate to the change in the lighting. When we get out there open that eye and close the other."
Inuyasha nodded.
The men pried the door open. Sesshomaru threw Inuyasha on his shoulder and rushed from the room. They found themselves in a dark hallway. Ensuring they were alone Sesshomaru and his passenger ran away from the room in which they had been held prisoner.
After several moments Inuyasha called to him. "Brother, stop for a moment. Listen. I think I hear water moving."
Sesshomaru stopped and shuffled Inuyasha to the piggy back position. Now both were silent.
There was a sound of water!
"Your hearing is back!" Sesshomaru whispered. "I smell the water. It's under us."
"Your nose is back!" Inuyasha replied. "What about your whip?"
Sesshomaru tried his whip. It lit up the hallway.
"Sit me down. Maybe my legs are back," Inuyasha said hopefully.
Sesshomaru gently lowered his passenger to the ground. As his feet touched Inuyasha felt strength return to his legs. He gently touched his head, his fingers searching for the twin triangles. "My ears are back!" Inuyasha nearly jumped for joy.
Sesshomaru nodded and then dropped acid on the floor. A circle of three feet dissolved to show a large pipe system beneath the subfloors. "We need to go!" The males dropped through the flooring and scurried along the service walkways next to the large water pipes.
"Where are we! Pipes this big are used in large industry and water treatment places."
"No clue, brother, but I hear voices. Let's hurry!"
As the dog demons scurried down the service walkways, one scientist in the control center turned to another. "Let's add another variable to this experiment."
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