The next chapter of A Rorschach Test.

Rorschach stumbles down the halls of the location he was at. It was just like the room, ran down. He stumbles upon an arrow on the wall. It pointed towards a door with a red x on it. Rorschach slowly approaches the door. He rears back a little and kicks the door in. He hears a clicking sound and lights come on in the room the door leads to. He sees a figure strapped to a chair in the center of the room. Four large steel beams surrounded the figure. Large rusty blades stuck out from the beams. The figure was dressed in some kind of costume. "Daniel?" Rorschach questions in shock. The figure is revealed to be Nite Owl.

"Rorschach?" Nite Owl replies, "I thought you were dead!" A screen hanging from one of the walls flips on. The puppet appears again.

"This is you next test, Rorschach." the puppet informs, "Sitting before you is your old friend and partner, Daniel Dreiburg. He is the first to test my newest trap. I call it 'Towers of Death'. By the end of this recording, the the machine start up. The steel beam will circle around Daniel at a speed of forty miles per hour. each ten seconds the beams come an inch closer. When the blade are ten inches close to Daniel, the blade will slice him apart. That is one minute and forty seconds until he dies. In order to stop the machine, you must place a key in the control pannel." A spot-light shines on a control pannel. "I will give you a hint of where the key is located." the puppet informs. An x-ray image of a chest is shown, and Rorschach finds that the key is behind the right lung. Rorschach opens his coat and lifts up his under shirt to find stitches across his right side. "Will you shed your own blood to save the life of you partner?" the puppet questions, "Before you make your choice, there's something about your partner I would like to share. Instead of joining you to inform the greater good of Veidt's plans, Daniel made love with Laurie Juspeczyk. He could have followed your path and lived as a real hero, but he let Veidt walk free. Is he truely worthy of living? Make your choice." The screen shuts off, and the machine starts up. The beams start rotate around Nite Owl quickly. Rorschach sees a table with tools on it.

"Come on, Rorschach!" Nite Owl yells, "You've gotta get me out of here!" Rorschach picks a small bladed knife. He removes his coat, then his shirt. His entire torse was covered in scars from past battles. He starts to cut the stitching, when a loud clank sound is heard. The beams have moved an inch closer to Nite Owl. Rorschach quickly cuts the stitching from the wound and slices it back open. Another clank sound fills the air. Rorschach tries to remember the location behind the lung. *Clank* "Hurry!" Nite Owl orders. Rorschach's left hand dives into the wound, trying to find the key. The pain was unthinkable. Blood poured from his side. *Clank* The blades come even closer to Nite Owl. Rorschach is able to touch the key a few times, but it kept moving away from his hand. *Clank* "COME ON, MAN!" Nite Owl yells in shock. Rorschach grabs hold of the key. *Clank* He quickly pulls his hand out of his body. He stumbles to the ground in pain. *Clank* "RORSCHACH!" Nite Owl yells, as the a blades become inches from his body. Rorschach crawls over to the control pannel. *Clank* He lifts up his body up and places the key in a lock. *Clank* The blades become an inch away from Nite Owl's body. Rorschach turns the key. *EEEEEEEEEHH* The machine screamed as it came to a stop. The beams slam back to were they once started from. Rorschach regains his footing. He stumbles over to the chair and unstraps Nite Owl. "You saved my life." Nite Owl states, then hugs him.

"I don't like being touched." Rorschach reminds. Nite Owl quickly releases Rorschach.

"We gotta take care of you, man." Nite Owl informs, "You're bleeding badly." Rorschach walks over to his coat and under shirt. He rips his under shirt and wraps it around his side. He places his coat on. "You'll need more than that." Nite Owl informs.

"No time." Rorschach replies, "Need to hurry." Rorschach sees his pair of gloves on the control pannel and grabs them. A door opens in the room. Rorschach and Nite Owl head towards it. "How'd you get here?" Rorschach questions.

"Well, something strange happened last night." Nite Owl informs, "Me and Laurie had be married for three years. For awhile, we travelled the country, serving justice and saving lives. Then around the third year, we settled into a small town in Florida. We lived in a small house. It was a peaceful place. But last night, I came home from my new job."

*Flash back*

"Laurie, I'm home." Daniel informs, as he enters his home. He searches his home, but could not find Laurie. "Laurie?" Daniel calls out. He then enters his room, where he finds Laurie tied up and gagged on the bed. "Laurie, what happened?" Daniel questions in shock.

"MMMMMMPPPPHHHH!" Laurie muffled a scream. Daniel turns around to see a figure in a black rob, wearing a pig mask. The figure hits Daniel in the head with a bat. Daniel falls to the ground, knocked out.

*End of flash back*

"And when I woke up, I was strapped to this chair." Nite Owl finishes his story. Rorschach slips his hands into his gloves.

"There's a reason we're here." Rorschach informs, "But I don't know it yet."

"Adrian told me and Laurie that you were dead." Nite Owl explains, "He said Manhattan killed you."

"Not sure if he did." Rorschach replies, "Is it possible that this is a test to judge if I go to Heaven or Hell?"

"You can't be dead." Nite Owl states, "I'm right here, and I'm not dead."

"Are sure about that?" Rorschach questions, "Maybe you're dead too."

"Or maybe there's another explaination for this." Nite Owl replies.

"Maybe." Rorschach agrees.

Nite Owl has just entered. How did this all happen you're wondering. Well, you need to keep reading to get your answers. Please Review. Thanks.