Author's note: Back at it again! I wrote the last bits of this in class, but it was a homework period and I had nothing to do, so I decided to finish this one up. Don't forget to review and give as much criticism as you want, I REALLY want to improve any faults my writing has. Anyways, enjoy this chapter, and stay tuned for any updates. See ya!
Chapter 2: Further inspection
Isaac decided now was the time to stop analyzing his quote-on-quote soul, and focused on Flowey. Flowey looked absolutely TERRERFIED. Sweat was coming off his face, his mouth was slightly agape and his eyes were fully wide. It seemed as if as though the flower thing had witnessed its family getting killed in front of it. Flowey then took a quick glance at Isaac, his eyes filled with disbelief and horror. "Hey, is there something wrong?" Isaac questioned. First few moments and already someone is freaking out. So far, great introduction to the basics. The flower took a bit to compose itself before saying something. "Oh...Heh...It-it's nothing! Just kinda…forgot something, yeah! Just gimme a sec!" The flower then proceeded to dig itself into the ground, leaving Isaac confused, amazed and VERY suspicious. "Why the hell did that flower just leave me here? Oh well. Might as well explore a bit." Isaac thought to himself. He then noticed something. There was a giant rectangle, with white text saying "Flowey ran away. You gained 0 XP and 0 Gp." This left Isaac more confused. XP? GP? The hell is this stuff? Isaac shook his head once more. There was another door ahead. Maybe there were some locals that knew how this worked. Hopefully he gets lucky and finds another English speaker...
Too much. It was simply TOO MUCH. Flowey still felt its presence, its clawing voice tearing through every inch of his being. Make us whole it demanded; Turn it off it pleaded, but HOW? How could Flowey make it whole when it was so far away, where the voices friends would kill him before he could help it? Where the environment itself would destroy him? The voice understood Flowey. It felt and shared his hatred for the idiots of the world, and it knew how to exact his revenge. The voice then gave Flowey an idea. Perhaps…Perhaps he could make a…Marker, was it? Yea, that would be the solution. Flowey would make the marker the voice wanted, and the voices friends would bring Flowey the resources required to make the voice whole, to turn it off. Then the voice would help Flowey teach the idiots a lesson of being in a world of KILL OR BE KILLED. The voice liked that Flowey's views coincided with its own. Yes, all would be fine. After that... Who knows? Maybe he could visit the voices family, meet the great balls of flesh in the stars! Flowey found that idea great. But first, he has to do the steps…
Isaac moved through the entrance, and found his surroundings to be much more preferable. Color returned, and the purple bricks he had found in the previous room were back. But now there were leaves and overgrowing plants everywhere. Then two things caught Isaacs eye. First, a giant, yellow, spinning THING was to the right. No noise came from it, and it had a flesh like quality from the looks of it. Isaac didn't like the way it was spinning. He decided to instead, focus on the GIANT GOAT CREATURE. This was, in all of Isaac's life, the oddest thing he had laid eyes upon. Its coat was white, little horns were coming from its head, and it wore a tunic with some symbols on it. The tunic was purple, and the symbols were colored white and blue. The symbols were also in a heart shaped object on the chest. Again with the hearts? What is with this place and hearts? Isaac decided to store that thought for later. Now was the time for second contact. "Uh, hey! Excuse me; do you know where I could find a communications room or something?" Since this was probably a high tech facility (Despite it looking rather decrepit), that means some sort of communications area or SOMETHING was around. The sooner he could contact the CEC or hell, even Earth Gov, the better. The goat creature was a bit shocked at Isaacs's presence, but calmed down soon enough. "Oh, you must be a human! It has been a while since someone came down here." The goat creature replied. Isaac froze up for REAL that time. Humans? HUMANS were here? In this facility? But how? Humans hadn't found ANY forms of life except for the Necromorphs, and now this goat creature was saying Humans had come here before. Then Isaacs's fears of being stranded on an alien planet were squashed. Isaac WAS on earth. How else could this goat creature say that Humans were here before? But the fear of the necromorphs arriving was still present. He would have to hurry. "Okay, gotcha, but is there a way I could get back with my kind? It's extremely important; the whole planet could be in trouble!" Isaac quickly explained. The goat creature shook its head. "I am sorry human, but there's a magical barrier that's blocking the path to the surface. Even if everyone in the underground tried, they wouldn't be able to break it! I am afraid you might be stuck here, Mister…?" The goat creature finished. Isaac just stood there. Trapped in an underground facility, and this goat thing tells him HE IS FUCKING STUCK HERE FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE. And here it is, asking for his god damn name, as if that would soften the blow of Earth being attacked by humanity's greatest threat. "Listen, I don't care about this magic bullshit, I NEED to get up there! You have no idea what could be coming! Everyone here will DIE if I don't meet up with Earth Gov!" Isaac yelled. The goat thing was surprised by his outburst, but kept its cool. "Listen Human, I am very sorry, but you are stuck here. Maybe if we get you to the kings…" Before the goat thing could finish its answer Isaac rushed through it and ran towards another entrance up ahead. He ran past a few signs, even jumping across a gap to another entrance. Then he stopped. The area ahead had spikes all on the ground. He could also hear the goat thing catching up with him. Isaac paced around the room. How could he get across? Then he had an idea. The force gun still had some power left; perhaps he could blast the spikes off? He decided it was for the best. He grabbed it from his inventory, and pointed the lethal tool at the spikes. A blast of pure force energy came out, and spikes were sent flying into the walls, with just enough room for him to pass. He ran past… and tripped. Something had tangled on his suit leg, and Isaac fell with a great THUD. He then hit his head on a rock, and all fell to darkness.
Isaac awoke for the third time this day (?). He was laid across a bed, and for some reason he smelled something like pie. Then the hunger hit him. It had been several hours since he ate, and being fed on adrenaline was not doing Isaac wonders. He clutched his stomach, the pain striking through him. It felt like getting pierced by one of those damned Lurkers… What was even the last thing Isaac ate? He sat up, his stomach growling in anticipation of food. "Well, looks like someone got up fast enough! You were out cold and mumbling about markers when I caught up with you." The voice of the goat creature replied. Isaac's head shot to the location of the voice, and there it was, sitting on a stool with a book on its lap. Isaac then felt the pounding pain in his head, the after effects of bashing his head on… Something, a rock was it? He felt around his exposed head and noticed some rather expertly placed bandages around the back of his cranium. "Please, stay down human. You were in a real hurry to get captured, that's for sure. The Royal Guards are quite vicious when it comes to Humans. Oh! Silly me, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Toriel. What's yours, Human?" The goat creature, now Toriel, asked. "Isaac Clarke, CEC Engineer." Isaac replied groggily. Toriel's head turned to her side. "CEC? What's that?" She asked. Isaac held his forehead in his right hand, and massaged his temples with the others. This might take a bit.
And that was that. Isaac told her everything. The Ishimura, the Necromorphs, Nicole, Titan Station, everything. Toriel was looked rather shocked from this information, especially Isaac's description of the necromorphs. "Human… I feel so sorry for you. Are you sure you feel… Okay in the head?" She asked with a showing of worry in her voice. Isaac smirked a little. "Yeah, I feel fine. It's not like I'm gonna eat you alive, right?" He joked. Toriel's worried face worsened. "Hey, I was just joking around. I do feel fine." He reassured her. Her face looked less worried after that. "Isaac, is it okay if I check your stats? I need to see something..." Toriel asked. Isaac nodded, though he had no idea what that meant. The room went black and white, just like the encounter with Flowey. Toriel took a moment to stare at something at the ground (?) before the same look that Flowey had when he looked down encompassed Toriel. "What? What is it, Toriel?" Isaac asked. Toriel seemed to be frozen, her widened eyes focused on something Isaac could not see. That's when Isaac noticed four bars on the lower bottom of his view. They read as so: "Fight, Act, Item, Mercy" Isaac also noticed another black rectangle that had Toriel's name, and a green bar that supposedly represented her health. So its just like a RIG, Isaac thought. Maybe he could get some surface contact then. Then the world entered back to color. Toriel was kneeling on the ground, her face hidden from view. "Uh… Toriel? You ok?" Isaac backed away a bit, reaching for his plasma cutter if things got nasty. It did. Toriel's eyes were blood shot, and foam was coming out of her mouth. She got up, her breathing erratic, and her head twitching a bit. She let out a scream, and leapt at Isaac. Fortunately, days of hands on practice against horrors like Toriel was now were coming back. Isaac leaped to the side, his adrenaline coming back full force. He quickly drew the plasma cutter, its familiar blue laser sights focused on one of Toriel's arms. A burst of plasma latter, and Toriel's right arm came off. Just like any other person that had come into contact with the marker, she did not seem to care that much. Dust of all things came out of the wound. This confused Isaac for a moment, before coming back to the task at hand: Eliminating Toriel. She stepped closer, her teeth barred and foamy. Isaac took another shot, this time to Toriel's leg. It came off too, and like before dust spurted out. It was like shooting a mummy, Isaac thought. Now Toriel was somewhat immobilized. Isaac carefully walked closer to her, and noticed that her eyes were normal for a brief moment. Tears were streaming down her face, and she was gasping every few moments. "P-P-Please… E-En-End me…" She stuttered, her voice filled with desperation. Isaac nodded. He raised his boot, and violently smashed it down on her head. Seconds later, she turned to dust. Isaac stood there for a bit, staring at the spot where Toriel died. He knew that by viewing his "Stats", people that saw that would go crazy. Just like people when near a marker… Was a shard of it inside him? This filled Isaac with dread. He could be a walking marker, a carrier of death. This only fueled Isaac determination to get to the surface. He would get there. Even if he died trying.