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Chapter 6
With Kiba
Kiba was waiting with Hige in front of the lab. That woman had told them to come back tomorrow, so they did. It was almost noon anyway, so he wasn't surprised when Tsume appeared on his motorcycle with Toboe. When they both came over to the bench, the group went back inside. The woman was sitting at a desk fidgeting with a pencil. "Ah! You're here! Come on!" she said as soon as she saw them. She led them back into the room with the strange tanning bed things that she called pods. There were four pods. She told them to each get into one. They all hesitated, but got in. She closed them one by one. When she got to Kiba's, he asked what the test was. "Just think of something you want. Anything," she said before continuing. He thought of something he wanted. He thought about money. It was a reasonable thing that any sane person would want. Although he never really wanted anything, it was the easiest. The woman told them to each enhance their want. Kiba tried, but his mind slipped off into last night with the girl and the others. The woman said something, but Kiba didn't hear. The only thing going through his head was of last night. Kiba could feel vibrations coming from the pod. He seemed to be encased in a blue light. It was strange, but Kiba continued his thought. He suddenly felt a breeze blowing his hair. He felt so tired. He slowly closed his eyes. He woke up with a start, almost knocking his head against the top of the pod. He felt stiff. He barely moved his arm and heard it crack. He ached. He opened the pod lid and slowly got out. He looked around. It seemed like the room was abandoned. He had only been out for a second. There were cups and papers, and dust, all over the floor. There weren't even footprints in the dust. Even the pods were covered in it! The other pods were still closed. He went over to Hige's, but the little computer needed a password to open it from the outside. He sat down at a strangely new desk and waited. He stretched his arms and legs out a little before hearing humming. It was him humming that song the girl sang! He didn't stop, but kept silently humming. He suddenly saw a figure through the doorway. He stopped humming, hoping for a sound to reassure him, but he couldn't hear anything over the humming going on in his head. He got out of his chair and walked through the door. The humming started to get louder. He kept going until he found the figure. It was that girl! She was humming, too. He went over to her and tried to figure out what was going on, but she said, "Don't worry Kiba, everything fine, this one is here. You do not remember," her voice seemed to get sad," You do not remember this one. This one is the only one who does. This one does not like to be the only one. Come, this one will help you!" her voice seemed to get happier on that last sentence. She smiled and hummed her song. Kiba felt a little dizzy, so he sat down. He grew tired with each hum the girl said. He soon drifted off.
With Hige
Hige had only thought about what had happened last night. That girl was so strange. Hige hadn't thought about anything else until he woke up. He hit his head on the top of the pod, and that hurt. He let out an ouch before opening the pod. The room was all dusty, way too dusty for his nose. He sneezed once or twice before realizing something. His pod was opened, but only two of them were closed. He wasn't sure who had got into which pod, but someone was definitely awake. He tried to open the other two, but they needed a password or something, so Hige decided that yelling would be better. "Hey! Wake up you two! Come to the living! Come back to Earth!" Hige yelled. He said it about twice before a pod opened. Tsume jumped out, full on attack mode. He grabbed his knife and held it to Hige's throat before realizing it was Hige and putting it away. Hige just waved it off. There were only two other people who could be in the last pod. The last one opened and Toboe sluggishly got out. He wiped his eyes and yawned a little.
"Hey, where's Kiba?" he suddenly asked. Hige should have known it was Kiba who had woke up first. He looked around the room until he found a door.
With Tsume
Tsume had gone into extreme attack mode when Hige woke him up. Sure he was sorry and didn't show it, but it was just how easily Hige waved it off that made him wonder. He was about to check on Hige and the runt, but they were gone! He suddenly heard Toboe yell for him, he turned around and they were there. He quietly sighed in relief before running over to them. They were going down a hallway that had twists and turns and countless doors. It was impossible to map, but they did eventually find Kiba. He was leaned up against a wall, asleep. Tsume had tried to wake him, but it was like he was in a trance. He twitched and made an angry face every now and then, but never woke up. After a while, Tsume decided he would try to figure out what happened. There was dust everywhere, so they had been there awhile, but none of them seemed to have a beard, so it must not have been too long. He wandered the hallways, but they all were the same. Tipped over furniture and papers everywhere. He didn't even know what the test was about, but something must have happened. He was only out for a second, but this dust wasn't here before. They must have been out for a while, but what happened.
With Toboe
Toboe and Hige stayed with Kiba scavenging through piles of junk. The offices had paper and furniture, so Hige had thought about building a fire, but it would most likely burn the building down, so they found some towels and blankets in one office. The building seemed so cold and dark. All of the lights were out and there didn't seem to be heat, so the electric seemed to be out, apparently for a long time. Kiba made a sound, but Toboe knew he wasn't awake. He made a noise every now and then, but didn't wake up. Hige suddenly came in the office room they were in. He sighed as he sat down against a wall. Tsume came back, too. He didn't seem very pleased, but didn't say anything. Hige complained a little, but stopped after a while. Toboe just sat there quietly. It was Tsume who spoke up. "Are we just going to sit here or are we going to find a way out?" he asked. Toboe considered it, but suddenly thought about Kiba.
"But Kiba…" Toboe started.
"I'm sure we can carry him," Tsume spoke up. Toboe was a little stunned, but nodded. He came over and picked up Kiba while Toboe and Hige got up. They took some blankets and headed back to the pod room. They were almost there when Kiba opened his eyes. He jumped off of Tsume and landed on his feet in front of them. He stood there, growling. Humans didn't growl, so Toboe, Tsume and Hige stared. Kiba growled and seemed to be in attack position. It was strange, but he didn't stop. He growled until Toboe saw something, a small flash, a flash of recognition. Kiba suddenly stopped. He put his arms to his side and fell against the wall.
Hey guys! I have already wrote chapter 7, but not 8. Chapter 8 might be a little delayed, but don't worry.