Title: refers to the Ancient Ones
Episode Thirty-Nine
"List of Four"
It is Dark. Except for where he is. Pizoku is bound to a medical chair, like a dentist's or something to that sort. There is an extraordinarily bright light blaring down on him from above and this light causes the rest of the room to be encased in deep shadow.
Pizoku is unsure as to where exactly he is. They had entered the small room and grabbed him and placed a bag over his head before carrying him away, so he was unable to see anything as to where he was. But something inside tells him he is Down. Whatever that means. He just is not fond of being tied up. Or attached to strange machines.
He still isn't quite convinced that the men in the masks weren't involved with the Gay Mafia, this could just be a more militant and kinky branch than most is all. Fueled by that thought, Pizoku struggles with the bounds on his arms.
"It won't work." A Voice speaks from the darkness around him. An oddly familiar male Voice .
Pizoku squints, trying to see, but the light prevents that from happening. "Who are you? What do you want from me?"
"Your body." The man is obviously smiling as he says this, it's evident in his Voice. A young Voice. Still familiar but slightly chilling in a way that won't add up.
"You are the Gay mafia aren't you?" Pizoku asks, the man laughs. Another chill. "Why am I hooked up to this machine?"
"I told you, I want your body," The man says again, closer this time. Pizoku can just make out the outline of a figure before him.
"And in order to get it," the man steps forward into the light and Pizoku feels his insides freeze in a way he never thought could happen, his heart pounding and blood screaming in his ears...
"You have to die." Taylor leans over Pizoku with an oddly sinister grin and flips a switch on the machine.
Meanwhile, in Barcelona...
It is a very important task. A very difficult decision. One that has to be made with the utmost thought and care.
The Ancient Ones have started to make their List. Their List of Four. Four people to be their new hosts.
"I want someone Young," says the Representative of the West and it is added to the list.
"I want someone Female," says the Representative of the South and it is added to the list.
"I want someone Strong," says the Representative of the East and it is added to the list.
"I want someone Smart," says the Representative of the North and it is added to the list.
"Eww!" a shrill voice interrupts the internal deliberations. The Ancients (inside Tatiana) turn to see a young child, a little obnoxious man child, pointing and staring in a quite rude manner. "It's foot fell off!"
Tatiana 2.0 looks down to see that yes, her skeletal foot has fallen off. She looks up at the child and smiles a wicked smile. He may not meet any of the requirements on the List of Four, but he could be useful in other ways.
Seven of Nine the Snail had been found.
To Be Continued...
Trivia and Spoilers: I had a very X-Files image in my head for the Pizoku sequence.
-Pizoku is still haunted by the Gay Mafia experience.
-Voice is capitalized for a reason.
-The Voice in the Darkness is revealed to be Taylor. Keep this in mind.
-The choices of the Ancient Ones are important.
-The first actual description of Tatiana decomposing is here.
-Seven of Nine has occurred. I did not know who it was when I wrote this. I figured that out later and the fate of Seven of Nine has become a little greater in the long run. There is a larger plan for the Nine.
