ALW Erik:
I couldn't see, I couldn't speak, I could only concentrate on the intense searing pain triggered by whatever that obnoxious lunatic had sprayed into my eyes. Looking back, I don't remember much of those agonizing moments, but when the pain finally subsided and my vision had cleared, I was in a much different environment. It was white, all white. We were surrounded by large steel contraptions and the light that somehow came out of the celling was unbearable.
And that girl…
She simply stood there, smiling at me. It was disgusting. I was in an unknown place with this woman, on the brink of a murderous rage, and she was smiling? I was ready to kill her right then and there, but a loud beep from one of the metal contraptions behind me brought me back to reality. I had to know where she had taken me so I could escape.
I looked in the eye, trying to control my fury "Mademoiselle. Where. Are. We."
To my disbelief, her smile only grew wider "Welcome to the future, Erik!"
The Future?
Surely she was insane. I knew I had to get out of the strange white room as quickly as I could. I grabbed my lasso out of my breast pocket and prepared to end her life.
"Goodbye Mademoiselle."
Just as I threw the noose towards her neck, I felt a sharp pinch in my leg. I spun around and quickly noticed a syringe protruding out of the limb. Dammit. I looked in the direction where the dart had come from, only to see several armed men running towards me, screaming obscenities.
And then everything went black.
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Gerik:
I nearly died of shock. The girl was telling the truth. One moment we were standing in the ruins of my sanctuary, and the next, we were in a bright room full of strange machines.
I looked at the girl next to me, and she smiled apprehensively "We've arrived, Erik. Welcome to 2011."
It was all too much for me. Feelings I had never felt before began to rush into my mind. I was in a new time. A new place. I could start over. Maybe, in this time, they had medicine to fix my wretched face! I could be the man I longed to be! Maybe I would be so handsome that Christine…
Oh Christine…
I fell onto my knees and began to cry. The girl was instantly at my side with a handkerchief. "What's the matter?"
I could barely speak through the tears, "Ch….Chris… tine"
The girl put her arm around me and I instantly tensed up. She retracted her arm and sighed, "Did I hurt you?"
I almost laughed through the tears? This girl was worried if she hurt me? "No… no. I'm just not… used to it… sorry"
She looked at me with compassionate eyes. "It's alright"
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Leroux Erik
Oh my poor Christine! She was having delusions and thought she could take me to the future! How could Erik save her from herself?
When Erik was in Persia, he remembers the princesses' son had delusions like these for nearly a year. Because of the heat, the doctors deduced. The entire court was asked to simply play along with his fantasies until he recovered. Perhaps Erik should simply play along with Christine.
I sighed and rubbed my hand through my sparse hair.
"Very well, my Christina, I shall come."
She smiled up at me, and grabbed my hand. If I hadn't been so shocked at this gesture I would have been more aware of the sudden change of surroundings.
"Christine… you touched your Erik! Erik could die of happiness!"
She simply giggled "I told you Erik, I'm Catherine! And welcome to the future! Look around!"
I did as she requested, and I must say I nearly had a heart attack. We were not in my lair, but in a laboratory of some sort, with strange contraptions which not only glowed with light, but also made mysterious sounds! Was I hallucinating now?
"Christine, Erik is going mad."
To my astonishment, she giggled louder "No, Erik! You aren't mad! Welcome to 2011!"
As soon as she spoke, an older woman came running up. She seemed to have no reservations whatsoever about being in the presence of a living corpse as she came right up and shook my hand.
"Hello Erik! My name is Anna Hayes. I am the chief scientist who has pioneered time travel technology. My you certainly seem to have taken this journey better than the other Eriks! Lloyd Webber's Erik had to be tranquilized after trying to kill his host, and Gerard Butler Erik is on the floor sobbing! Well I hope you find your experience in the future to be enjoyable!"
I blinked, dumbfounded by the information. I'm in the future? She really is not Christine? These people are not afraid of Erik? There were other Eriks?
Needless to say, Erik had quite a few questions….
Hello again to my loveley readers! This chapter was put out later than promised, but earlier than usual, so I guess there is some improvement there? (maybe?) Anyways, I hoped everyone enjoyed the chapter. And even if you didn't I'd love to hear from you. I'm sure every single fanfiction author has said this at some point but your reviews really make my day. Constructive criticism is appreciated, I want to know if you think someone was out of character or this chapter was not up to par, because I will try my hardest to make sure I won't repeat my mistakes. I sincerley want to become a better writer, so criticism (as well as praise, of course) is encouraged.
Oh and special thanks to crazyone256 who inspired me to get back on it and quit being lazy and update. Oh and I approve of your excellent use of walruses.