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"Guys, when we get out of here, what are we going to do to help the other kids escape?" Asked Rapunzel.
"We tell the government about this place" Said Jack.
"But we don't have any proof that they are doing anything wrong" I argued.
Jack slipped a silver test tube with a black stopper out of his pocket.
"Chemica Desin" He said, looking at it in disgust. "A horrible chemically engineered substance that takes away your powers and makes you sick. Really sick. If you are exposed to too much, you never get your powers back and you die painfully."
"How do you know so much about it?" Asked Merida.
Jack looked at the ground "West Campus" He whispered.
I looked at him in shock and concern. "How long?" I asked.
"Eight weeks" He said. "It was my second year. I was busted with Corvus H-40. From the rooks."
Merida was the one who explained. "The rooks are an underground organisation at tower prep. They use Corvus H-40 to strengthen their abilities, but once you get addicted to it, you need it in order for your abilities to work. You become completely dependent."
"What…what happens in west campus." Asked Rapunzel tentatively.
"They drug you up and experiment on you." He said. I heard a sharp intake of breath from Rapunzel. "They fill you up with too much Chemica Desin and Corvus H-40, then they cut you open and see what it does. They look at your insides and your brain and try to either cure you or worsen it. Then they purposely induce Schizophrenic episodes. They find out what your biggest fears are and they exploit them. They do horrible psychological experiments to see how much fear you can take before…"
"Before what?" I asked.
"Before your heart stops." He said with a weak smile. "Then they revive you and do it again. Until, in some cases, you can't be revived anymore"
He looked away and I felt horrible inside. That was horrifying. Now I understood why he wanted to escape or die trying. Anything to get away from here. I shuddered. Nothing could be worse than what he went through. Things had just become 100 times more serious for me. It was escape or… the unthinkable. The latter being West Campus. The phrase had taken on a whole new meaning for me. Now if didn't and never would refer to a place. It will forever mean horror and pain and fear.
