Heyo~ So- I really need to update my other story, Static, but I'm sooo stuck on it, so I figure I'll just post this one and then try to struggle through an update for the other one-


Ludwig worked through the night, taking bits and pieces from the other corpses to replace the rotted tissue that was spread across Feliciano's body, cutting out the bad parts, and stitching on new skin. Thankfully, at least to Ludwig, Feliciano's head had not needed any fixing. Upon finishing the exterior, he cut him open, replacing organs as he hummed a quiet lullaby to himself.

According to the journal, Feliciano didn't need any blood, but it would help keep away suspicion in case there was an incident in public, but he would worry about that much later, because as far as he was concerned, his creation would not venture outside the estates gates, for fear of people recognizing him.
He worked practically nonstop for the next three days and three nights, Gilbert turning away people who needed his brothers help by telling them he had fallen ill. Though, to Gilbert at least, his brother really was ill, mentally ill that is. But he kept helping, by making sure his baby brother ate regularly, and forced him to take quick breaks to sleep, and for hygiene reasons.
Finally, on the third night, Gilbert was startled from his nap spot on the floor of the lab by Ludwig laughing victoriously.
"He's done! All he needs is something to help me transfer the energy into him..." He walked around the lab, dumping out boxes, and overturning things. He paused when he dumped out his toolbox, and two large bolts fell to the stone ground with a loud jingle, rolling around by his feet before coming to a stop. He bent down and picked them up, holding them in his palm and looking them over for a few moments.
Yawning, Gilbert rose and walked over to Ludwigs work table, looking Feliciano over. He shuddered, feeling bile rise in the back of his throat. This wasn't even just gross anymore, it was like- an abomination!
Ludwig walked up beside him.
"Gilbert, hand me my drill."
He looked at him, confused, but handed the drill to him. He placed it against Feli's neck and started to drill two holes into either side of it. Gilbert retched and fled to the nearest trashcan, picking it up and bringing it up to his face, dry heaving into it. Ludwig paid him no attention however, and carefully pushed the two bolts into the holes on each side, finishing it by stitching the loose skin by the metal intrusions up, to keep a firm hold on the bolts. He nodded to himself and looked over at Gilbert, who had seemed to recover from his gagging spell.
"He's ready."
Gilbert swallowed nervously. "Are you sure? Shouldn't we like, wait a few days, or something?"
Ludwig started hooking things up, and powered a large monitor on, ignoring him. "Nein. If we wait any longer, he may start rotting again."
Gilbert shuddered but nodded, and picked up two alligator clips curiously. Following them, he saw they were hooked up to the power generator.
"Ludwig….How exactly did you say you were going to bring this kid to life?"
Ludwig walked up to him and yanked the clips away, going back to Feli.
"I didn't say."
He attached the alligator clips to the bolts on the corpses neck tugging gently to make sure they were secure. Nodding to himself upon seeing they didn't budge, he went behind the monitor, and grabbed the switch, about to throw it up, but gilbert grabbed his hand with both of his own, holding them down.
"Wait! Ludwig, are you absolutely sure about this?"
Ludwig frowned.
"I'm positive. I've been working so hard for this Gilbert, why would you want me to give up now?"
His brother slowly let go of his hand. "I just wanted to make sure you had no hesitations about what you are about to do."
Ludwig scowled. "Well, I'm sure."
With that, he threw the switch, and a loud buzzing of electricity filled the lab, the generator starting to shake from the volts shooting through it. Unknown to them, all the lights in the town started to flicker,or burn out, their power being redirected into Ludwigs generator, then down the wires of the clips, surging into the cold body. The body started to twitch, Feli's russet locks raising up as the electricity raced him. Ludwig cranked up the power, making the corpse spasm. Just as Gilbert was about to tackle Ludwig, seeing the lights in the lab start to flicker violently, Feli's mouth opened, and he screamed, the body arching up off the table. With that, the power died, and everything was quiet, besides Gilbert and Ludwig's heavy breathing. Slowly, the lights throughout the lab and town began to flicker back to life.
With bated breath, they watched Feli. Seconds ticked by, and Ludwig's smile began to fade. Gilbert frowned and turned to him, gently touching his shoulder.
"Hey...It's okay... we knew there was a chan-"
"Wait, bruder look!"
Gilbert turned, following Ludwig's gaze to where Feli's hand had flopped over the edge of the table. The fingers were twitching, and as they watched, slowly curled into a fist, and relaxed, then curled up again. Ludwig nearly knocked Gilbert over in his hurry to the table, bending over him, his penlight in hand. Felis slowly opened his eyes, revealing his amber orbs for the first time to the brothers.
The color took Ludwigs breath away, and he reached out, gently taking his hand and helping the boy sit up. He blinked owlishly at the two, and tried to talk, but all that came out were strained squeaks and broken grunts. He looked distressed, and Ludwig gently squeezed his hand.
"Shhh it's okay, it may be awhile before you can talk. Now, nod if you can understand me."
Feli was still for a few seconds, but eventually, he gave a slow nod. Gilbert watched from farther back, his mind in a state of shock. It actually worked, that boy he had dug up from the ground and busted out of a nice coffin, was now sitting up, and moving and trying to speak?
Ludwig clicked his penlight on. "I need you to follow the light with your eyes, okay?"
He aimed the beam into Feli's eyes, but instead of his pupils narrowing like a normal humans, they stayed wide open. He gave a strangled screech of surprise and pushed Ludwigs hands away, the force knocking himself off the table. Ludwig quickly turned the light off and picked Feli up, the boy in his arms whining at the bright spots deterring his vision.
"Gilbert,can you lock up please? I'm taking him upstairs."
The spots fading, Feli gazed up at Ludwig, entranced. The man was warm, the warmest thing he'd felt upon waking up. He sighed, and closed his eyes, relaxing into the mans arms. Gilbert nodded dumbly.
"Ja...I will."
Ludwig nodded to him and gently carried him out of the lab, and slowly started to stride up the stairs.
"Welcome back to the world Feliciano. That's your name by the way, in case you didn't know."
Feli didn't acknowledge the fact he had started to talk, but his eyes were flickering behind his lids. Ludwig couldn't help the soft smile that graced his lips as he took Feliciano to his room, laying him down in his bed after he had brushed the mess of papers and the old journal off the covers. He pulled a chair up, and stroked his cheek, ecstatic that the once cold waxy skin now had the slightest warmth to it, and he could feel the sparks of leftover electricity tingling up his fingertips. He sighed happily, and leaned down, brushing his lips over his forehead.
"It's only been a few minutes since I brought you back Feli, but already, I know you are going to be perfect for me."
And that's how he fell asleep, watching Feliciano's sleeping form, a silly excited smile on his face.
Meanwhile, downstairs, Gilbert had finished shutting everything off, and had just shut the lab door behind him. He reached back, pulling the key from his hatch to lock the door. Once he was sure it had been locked up, he returned the key. He turned, and slowly walked up the stairs, unable to deny the odd feeling of anxiety chewing away at his stomach.
He shut the bookcase behind him, and head towards his room. He stopped at Ludwig's room, and opened the door quietly, to let him know the lab was closed and he would be going to bed now, but- he froze.
Feli was kneeling on thee bed in front of Ludwig, and was curiously running his hands over his body, feeling his face and hair. When he realized someone was in the doorway, he turned to the door, his amber orbs flashing a strange muted magenta in the light. He kept staring at Gilbert, his head cocked to the side. Gilbert gulped and slowly started to back out. Feli watched him for a few more seconds before laying back down, as if he had never moved. As soon as Ludwig's door had shut he hauled ass back to his bedroom, panting, his heart pounding in his chest. This was wrong, oh god this was all wrong. And the scariest part was, he just couldn't explain how.


Haha Poor Gil- Love ya duckies! See you soon!