The two Nordics were fast asleep in a room, a dark room. Mathias kicked his younger friend in his sleep waking him up. "Damn it keep your feet to youself.." Lukas groaned, sitting up. He rubbed his eyes and began to look around the room. Where is this place? This isn't my room.. And why was this idiot with me? He leaned over his friend and shook him. "Mathias! Wake up!" he told him, he groaned in reply shooing his hands away from him. "Idiot! Get up!" he yelled pulling him up right. "What is it?" he asked opening his eyes. "I don't know. Do you know where we are?" they both stood up looking around the room. There was a big pit in the center of the room, it was also filled with needles. Avoiding the pit they walked around the room searching for an exit. "Lukas! I found a door!" Mathias grinned trying to open it. Lukas came running over to him relieved, they could get out now. Mathias twisted the knob several times before sighing. "Locked.." he said under his breath. Mathias leaned up against the wall and slid down it, sitting with his knees to his chest. "Looks like we are trapped." He said looking up at Lukas. "Oh really I couldn't tell." Lukas replied, he notices a Television across from them and walked over to it careful not to fall into the pit. He picked up the tape that was on a chair next to the television. "Mathias! Come here, I found something!" Mathias jumped to his feet and sprinted over to him. Lukas put the tape into the VCR. A small puppet appeared on the screen, the Nordics looked at each other then back to the screen. "Hello Lukas, Mathias… I want to play a game."
Lukas rolled his eyes thinking this was just some stupid joke that Mathias set up, but this was a bit to real to be fake. How did he know who we were? What did he want? Many things began swimming through their heads. " Isn't this a party heh. You two have a history of hatred, always fighting and causing trouble. Lukas you cant stand this man, Mathias the same. Lets see if you can put all that aside and work together to escape this.." The puppet took a pause giving them time to talk. "Is this some stupid joke Mathias?! You think this is funny?!" Lukas yelled at the man. He shook his head, he had no idea whato was going on. "N-No! I swear!" he stuttered. "See that pit behind you? Yeah its full of needles. Lukas you must go in to find the key to that door. If you don't you both will die here. You have 5 minutes to find the key. If you don't find it in time a poisonous gas will be leaked into the room, killing you both. Will you prove you don't hate your friend? Only the marks on your skin will tell. Let the games begin." The screen turned to static and blacked out. The timer above the door starting its count-down from 5 minutes. Lukas stared at the screen, Did that happen? Was I the only one who could save us? No it's a joke. This cant be real. He glared at him, "Do you think this is funny? This sick joke!" He yelled at Mathias who looked at him fearfully. "I-I have no idea what your talking about!" he backed up. Lukas growled there was no way he would be the one jumping into that pit. He stared at Mathias and stepped forward. "L-Lukas..? What are you doing..?" he watched him raise his hands. With that Lukas closes his eyes and pushed Mathias off the edge and into the pit.
Mathias let out a pained scream when he hit the bottom, feeling a few needles jab into his skin right through the clothing. Lukas knelt down looking over the side, in that moment he knew this was a joke. "M-Mathias!" he cried out hoping he wasn't to hurt from the fall. He sat up in the pit wincing as he pulled out some of the vaccines that were sticking out of his arm. He didn't look back up at his 'friend' "H-How could you…" he whispered. He knew he would have to search through the pile of needles to find the key. It was a big pit at least 15 feet long this would be impossible to find, they would end up dying in here. "I-I'm sorry! I thought you were making a joke! I-I had no idea this was real!" he began stuttering feel bad he pushed him in. Mathias got on his hands and knees wincing as a few more needles stabbed into his legs and hands. The needles weren't to deep only a few inches he could reach down to the bottom easily. Looking closer the needles seemed to have some liquid in them. His eyes widened, the needles had a form of poison in them. He hissed in pain as he pushed his hand through the needles looking for the key. All Lukas could do was watch from above. "L-Lukas… I cant find the key!" he cried pulling some needles out of his skin and tossing them behind him. "You have to look! For us! Think of our family!" he yelled tears forming in his eyes. Mathias nodded tears starting to form in his eyes as well, mostly from the pain of the needles. This really stings… I-I cant give up my family needs me and Lukas… He began making his way down the pit. His hand brushed across something he lifted it up finding it to be another needle. "D-Damn.." he muttered going back to his search. He was feeling weaker from the poison, and started breathing heavily.
2 minutes left, Mathias still hasn't found the key. Lukas was having a hard time watching him suffer what he should have done. "I-Im so sorry.. I should be the one in there not you…" he said wiping the tears from his eyes. Mathias was at the corner of the pit and his hand brush something of an odd shape. It didn't feel like a needle. He raised his hand, again yanking the vaccines out crying lightly. "L-Lukas! Lukas!" He yelled as the younger Nordic looked down at him. "I-I found it! The Key!" he screamed standing up feeling some needles pierce his feet. "Ah ow.." he whined making his way to his friend, only 45 seconds. Lukas grabbed his friends bloody arm tightly making him wince again. "C-Careful.." he choked, He climbed out with Lukas's help. Mathias looked awfully weak, the poison was really taking a toll on him. "G-Go unlock the door save us.." he said softly. Lukas carried him and the key to the door. 10 seconds left. Lukas trembled with the key trying to get it into the door, it was difficult having only a few seconds to get it in. They had the key all they needed was it in the hole! "Come on! Lukas!" Mathias yelled causing Lukas to drop the key, just as the timer hit zero. They swallowed hard looking up at the timer. "N-No…" they both said as their heart dropped. There was a shhhhhh and a small green gas started making its way into the room. Lukas placed Mathias on the ground and hugged him tightly he was so scared. "D-Don't worry Lukas… It will be okay…" he whispered knowing it wouldn't be they both knew they would die here. "I-I'm so sorry Mathias… I never hated you… I love you…" he whispered back, They really did love each other like brothers. Mathias cried wrapping his arm around the younger one. "I know… I love you too… We will be in a better place soon…" he whispered starting to inhale the gas. His eyes began feeling heavy, like he was falling asleep. "L-Lukas… I… I'm so tired…" he mumbled. Lukas stared at him tears running down his face he wasn't going to let him die. "No! Not you! You cant die! Mathias! Do you hear me! Please!" he screamed shaking him, as Mathias's eyes slowly shut. Lukas stared at him continuing to hug him tight. "Im sorry! Im sorry!" he sobbed over and over again. He lost a friend and he was next. Soon after he started to feel sleepy. His eyes growing heavier. "So its true… It's like falling asleep…" he muttered closing his eyes.