Chapter twelve:
"Find the hidden weapon and build it then hunt your opponent down to kill him before he kills you. If you both refuse to participate then both of you will be killed. So do not disappoint us." Rodger cuts off the sound at that point.
One of the orphans, too scared of how they might die if they refuse, gets a head start as he dashes out first.
The other hangs back hesitating for a few moments then he too dashes out. He heads to a window and looks around outside… Only there is an empty field with some slight wooded area in the distance. "Hello?" He calls.
Silence.
"SOMEONE HELP US!" He screams.
Still no answer.
With a sinking heart he takes a few steps away from the window.
He turns to the direction he was facing when the door to the cramped space opened. He shivers still feeling scared and cautiously begins to move forward. He is quite jumpy as he walks along.
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"And they're off!" The woman says as she had joined them in the surveillance room to watch the little game between the two.
"Let's watch and see how they do." Rodger chuckles.
"Say may I ask how you got here without alerting anyone?" Jeff asks glancing to Rodger.
Rodger leans back as if chilling with his legs slightly crossed and arms slightly behind his head. His eyes on the images projected from the cameras. "Oh they think I am going to track someone down that might help." He hums.
"I see." Jeff turns back to the screens.
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Matt feels some relief that he is back in the cell. He closes his eyes letting himself relax for now.
"What happened?" The other in Matt's cell asks.
Matt opens his eyes and sees his cell mate slightly leaning over him.
His cell mate is a boy who is a little younger than Matt but older than Near. He has gold eyes, blonde hair that frames his face nicely and his skin is a little pale. He is a little girly in his looks but you can tell he is a guy.
"Just some kind of robots attacked me." Matt explains to his cell mate. "Don't worry about me Jack."
Jack still looks a little worried but nods and moves away from hovering over Matt. "Ok." Is all he says in response.
"They took two this time." Linda whimpers.
"I have a feeling that things are escalating." Mello responds since this conversation isn't something anyone watching would think is suspicious so they don't set up the connection.
Matt blinks as he hears this.
The feeling of possible dreed now hangs over all of them.
"I hope that it isn't." Matt says mostly to himself though not caring who heard. He whimpers as he remembers what he has been through so far.
Near turns to look to a wall as if in thought.
They all hope that it isn't escalating.
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The two orphans are making their way through the space going around and turning to avoid things placed there.
Until they stop as they come to an open space like a rectangle.
They look at each other.
One is Ghost and the other is a male named Ember.
Ember is a red headed male who's hair shines lightly like fire when in sunlight. He has dark yellow eyes and slightly tan skin. He is a little smaller than Ghost.
The two swallow harshly upon seeing each other.
Friend against friend.
Both look and notice parts of two guns on a table in the middle of the rectangle.
Each gun is split by a gap in the middle as the pieces are placed nicely on either side of the gap.
The two orphans look back to each other.
Ghost, like before, is the first to move as he rushes for the table.
Ember stands there for a few moments quivering but then his eyes widen as he is reminded that he has to do this or there will be a more than likely worse death in his future. He too rushes forward.
The two begin trying to build the gun.
Ghost is struggling to get one piece on.
Ember is quickly sorting through the parts.
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The ones watching in the surveillance room lean forward slightly as the anticipation gets higher and higher on who is going to win.
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Ghost finally got the piece he was struggling with on and he goes for another piece that he thinks looks right.
Ember has begun the assembly of the gun he has to put together.
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"Ember is behind." Jeff chuckles.
Adam smirks. "Well both are geniuses. He might still catch up."
"We'll see." Andy says in response.
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One of the two puts the piece he just picked up to try to put on the gun he's bulding, back realizing that it isn't right. He gets two more pieces on before he hears a click making him freeze. He looks up to the other finding a gun barrel being pointed at him held shakily.
The other's eyes are watery as tears form. "I'm sorry." He sobs.
BANG.
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Two people in the surveillance room cheer at the gun shot killing one of the boy orphans.
Rodger's lips twitch upwards in a smile. "Well done." He says then leans forward hitting a button on a keyboard.
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Suddenly gas comes up and covers the floor slowly rising as well as being green in color.
The one that shot the other drops the gun taking a few steps back almost accidently shooting his own leg but he dropped it in time subconsciously as his conscious mind is narrowed to be focused on the gas.
The gas keeps rising.
The one stumbles back but his back hits a crate.
The gas oozes it's way into his gaping in horror mouth and his nose.
He falls forward to the ground as things fade to black.
A final tear before he's unconscious falls down his cheek splashing down onto the ground below.
When he wakes up he finds himself back in his cell.