TLH: Journey Between Universes

by ngothuan46

Lincoln loud was a successful adult man, he was the kind of person who did not care about others if they bothered him to achieve his goals, the classic successful businessman who everyone would call heartless or unethical, the Lincoln's life was perfect or it was until life decided to give him a cheap blow

23. Chapter 23 Halloween: Part 2

The Lonely House

It was a dark and quiet night in the city, a young woman with blonde hair was currently eating some popcorn while watching the latest movie "Screem" placing her feet on the little table in front of her, her parents were going to arrive tomorrow What tonight she would have the house just for herself, her little brothers had stayed the night at some schoolmates' place, which made it more than clear that tonight was just for her.

It was the typical teenage dream in which you can enjoy a beautiful and nice night alone, it was so true that if she still had time she would call her friend to come accompany her.
But sometimes dreams can quickly turn into nightmares, the young woman with golden blonde hair suddenly heard a scream, at first she thought it was the movie, even so her curiosity made her pause the movie, taking the control with her left hand. .

Silence, nothing could be heard, except for the natural noises of the house.

The young woman was going to return to her movie, clearly she would not let her imagination ruin her night, but then before she put Play on her collection saga of the movie Screem, again a scream was present, without hesitation or rather Out of fright, he stood up, throwing the deep plastic tray on the floor. It was full of popcorn, which spilled all over the carpet.

That scream came from the house next door, the woman who lived next door moved out after the old previous owner died of a heart attack, the night she died was easy to remember because it was a rainy day, Lari had run away to her house. her boyfriend and when she returned in the middle of the rain, she was surprised to see the ambulance parked in front of that grumpy old man's house, then while she was watching everything from the sidewalk in front of the old man's house, her parents managed to see her.

That punishment was something that made her remember well when they carried the body of that pale, white-haired man out of the rain, although there was also the fact that that night she swears she received a call from that old man from the hospital, telling her "I'll wait for you".
That night she couldn't sleep a wink after that and hearing that old voice start to laugh maliciously, even today when she remembered that incident two years ago, she always thought first of that voice and that laugh.

Lari, upon hearing that scream, quickly approached the house phone, took it and walked to the window. First she had to check that something was really happening or the police could call her a prankster or simply paranoid, for about 2 minutes so long that they seemed Eternally, the young Lari looked out the window at the neighbor's house that was to the right of hers if they were looking at it from the front, she watched, waited and waited.

During that time he didn't hear anything else, he looked at the windows of the parts of the house that had the lights on and even then he didn't see what caused that noise.
Tired of waiting and watching the neighbor's house, Lari decided to leave her cell phone, but when she turned around to return she heard the scream again and it continued for longer than the previous one.

Lari ran to the window where he stopped to look ahead while dialing 911, only to then start talking to the police operator saying that he heard screams in the house next door.

Lari: Hi, I'm Lari Marshal, I live on Franklin Avenue, my house number is 1216... I'm hearing screams, I think someone broke into my neighbor's house.

While Lari was talking to the operator asking them to send a patrol to her street, she was surprised to see how her neighbor ran up to the window that looked right at hers. When she collided with this Lari would observe how the neighbor tried to open the window, very scared. and nervous, Lari told everything to the operator, even when someone suddenly grabbed the neighbor's mouth, taking her backwards, Lari's voice was a mix between terror and surprise.

Lari watched as that man held the woman who was resisting, only to later cut her throat with what appeared to be a kitchen knife, then he released his neighbor and, raising his hands, let her fall to the ground.

Lari dropped the phone due to the shock of what she saw, when her phone fell to the ground creating an impact noise, the mysterious guy with a wooden mask suddenly looked at Lari's window, she had the lights off so it was impossible for her to see him. Seeing in the darkness, Lari covered her mouth and took a few steps away from the window.

That man, on the other hand, continued looking in the direction of the window where Lari was, which was the room combined with the kitchen and the room where the television was, the man moved his head as if he were trying to better see his vision, it seemed that he wanted to see better. to Lari or that he had already seen her.

Just at that moment the patrol arrived, the man looked in the direction of the noise of the police sirens, only to then turn off the lights in the house very quickly, it took just a few minutes to get from one room to another.

Lari watched everything expectantly from that window, he watched as the two officers left their patrol car in the middle of the night and walked towards the entrance, he saw how they knocked on the door and moved their mouths as a sign that they were talking so that someone would answer them, When no one answered them, they took out their weapons and got ready. Then he saw them kick the door and enter. The curtains on the windows of the house next door were not closed, so he could see everything.

For a few minutes he watched as the officers walked through the house, they separated and did not seem to find the neighbor's body, although from their expressions they saw the blood, then he simply lost sight of them.

Lari did not understand what was happening, she looked for them with her eyes, observing each window of the house next door, she did not find any light from their flashlights.

The telephone rang.

Out of shock, she moved backwards, crashing into the table that was behind her, then she looked in the direction of the phone that was lying there listening to it ring, that had given her a big scare, but it was surely the operator calling her to see if everything was okay.

He bent down, took the cell phone and stood up again, bringing the speaker closer to his right ear, so he could listen and speak.

Nothing could be heard, it wasn't the operator, but it wasn't her parents or the family of her little brothers' friends, warning that perhaps something had happened.

No, there was only a slight silence, with slight background noises, so that was when she bravely decided to be the first to speak.

Lari: Hello?

.- ...You should never have answered

When the voice said that, one of the lights in a room of the house next door turned on, it was the one where the murderer had previously been looking towards Lari's house, it was that man standing with his neighbor's house phone nearby. of his left ear, holding it with his left hand while he had his right hand resting against what was without hesitation the light switch.

Lari was scared, with all her speed she hung up the call, watching as the man lowered the phone from his ear and then turned off the light, losing him again.

Lari was petrified thinking that this murderer could come for her now, even so it was impossible for him to do so, all the doors were closed and they would surely send more patrols.

There was no way for that man to enter her house, it was not possible, then she heard it, someone was knocking on the front door, Lari, very afraid, approached, standing up, leaving the stairs behind her and looking at the door that was next to her. in front of you.

Lari: who is it?

No one answered, a lump formed in his throat and he asked again.

Lari: who is it?!

This time she said it louder as if she was brave and angry, no one responded again, Lari thought maybe it was his attempt to make her open the door and enter the house, which wasn't going to work.

~ Knock knock knock ~

Someone knocked on the door again, knocking firmly, making their knocks louder than before.

Lari: the police are coming, if you don't leave they will shoot you!

Lari yelled that with the courage she took from the depths of her soul, hoping that that lunatic would go away and stop bothering her.

Silence, it seemed like the lunatic left or maybe he was still out there waiting, maybe he was going to kick the door.
So many thoughts formed in Lari's head, still wanting to see if he left or not, she began to approach the door, she wasn't going to open it clearly, she simply placed her eye near the peephole of the door, she looked out. With fear he only saw the empty porch of his house, there was no one.

That deserved a sigh of relief, moving away from the entrance and even having the phone in her hands, she began to feel safer.

The phone rang a second time, it was so sudden that the noise of an incoming call tone scared Lari, who almost dropped the phone.
With some fear he pressed the button with the green phone, held it to her right ear and hoped it was the operator.

.- Hello, I'm the operator... I'm calling you because the patrol isn't responding, is everything okay?

Lari: no, please-...

The call hung up, suddenly it was as if someone had pressed the button to end the call, that push button that you press when you put the phone in its place, I knew this because the dial tone could still be heard.

Lari, very afraid and with somewhat trembling legs, walked towards the kitchen. First, she looked around the living room and then, taking the phone as if it were a weapon, she approached the kitchen at a slow pace. When she reached the door, she didn't notice anything. queer.

Then, taking a few steps further, he turned on the light, observing perfectly how the glass of the back door had been broken and the door was open.

Maybe he broke it when in his fear he approached the front door to look through the peephole or he did it while listening in fear to the tone of the incoming call.

Now that didn't matter, she had to call 911 again, so when she closed the door to simply feel safer, she could hear the basement door behind her slowly open.

Lari looked back with fear, only to feel someone grab her legs and pull her face down to the ground. Lari grabbed the handle of the back door with all her strength.

When he looked at who was pulling him, he could see the man who had murdered his neighbor grabbing her legs, trying to take her to the basement.

Lari felt great fear for her life, but trying to free herself she began to kick, until seeing that he would not let go like that, she took the phone that she had before and that due to the jerk of her feet, she let it fall to the ground, only to then throw it at him. his face causing him to cover it with one of his hands.

Lari, having one leg free, would kick him in the chest, throwing him down the stairs. Lari would breathe heavily out of fear and stand up, and then approach the door that led to the basement, look at how that lunatic was at the bottom of the stairs. thrown on the floor.

Without waiting or checking whether he was safe or dead, he closed the door and locked it.

Only to then walk to the living room, where he would take his cell phone and call the police.

Lari: ...After that two police patrols arrived at the young woman's house, arrested the lunatic trapped in the basement and took him to trial, the young woman was a key witness, so the lunatic was given the sentence of death. death

Everyone seemed very scared until he got to the part where he managed to knock him out and leave him trapped in the basement, it was not a good ending to a horror story.

Bobby Jr: but what?! Is that the end?! -Bobby Jr. said that angrily with his mouth full of popcorn, throwing some into the air with annoyance at that ending.

Queen: It was disgusting! How are they going to capture the murderer like this!

Reina and a large part of those who heard the story agreed that it was a bad ending, while Lincoln laughed at that ending with a very realistic result, even so he could not deny that it was somewhat scary not knowing what would happen to the young woman.

Lincoln: Okay, so does anyone have another horror story? -Lincoln asked that, no longer having Lynn on top of him because she went with Leni to make more sweet popcorn-

Queen: well since you two had some terrible horror stories... -queen stood up pointing to Lacy and Lari who already told their horror stories-... It's an expert's turn, I will call this story "The Highway 6"

2

Highway 6

It was a new moon night, the light of the moon that I did not illuminate the forests and cities that were illuminated at night, so when traveling on poorly lit roads or routes it was like moving inside a huge dark tunnel that had no a light at the end of said tunnel, but the darkness would continue until you find a light, or come across a vehicle that overtakes you or goes against you.

That same night, a large cargo truck was moving on a desolate Montana road. It had been commissioned to transport a shipment of flour. Its departure was in the city of Great Falls about 60 km behind it and it was heading to the city of White Sulfur Spring was about 3 days away if he followed the roads indicated by the map his boss gave him, although his friend recommended he use an unknown route that only had a number; On the 6th, he told him that if he used that route he would arrive at White Sulfur Spring a day early, which would be a good thing since it would be 24 hours that he could use to rest and that he would not spend in a stinky truck.

Lemy; An older young man of about 32 years old with some beard but not much was the driver of that truck. He had gotten this job only about 5 years ago and he still didn't know all the secrets of the roads. His boss said he liked him because He never took risks to arrive at the destination earlier and was always punctual, but Lemy also wanted to have some free time and his friend said; that he always used that route and that nothing bad ever happened, it was a clear path with no dangerous curves, it was what some called the "ladder" because of the game "snakes and ladders" since if you took it he would arrive before the others at your goal.

Humans are simple, if you offer them a short and easy path, they will not hesitate much to take it.

As his friend indicated, the route was completely clear, there was no pothole that would endanger his cargo and no dangerous curve that might make him leave the street, it was a straight road, it seemed that they gave it continuous maintenance, the only problem It was darkness, as far as the eye could see there was no light and he had not encountered any vehicle, he could see the asphalt and the edges of the road perfectly; Thanks to the lights on his truck that were prepared for these moments or even when there was fog, many said that it was stupid to spend a lot of money on the maintenance of lights that he rarely used. Now Lemy was grateful that his boss convinced him to that he had to keep his lights always functional, a few days ago he thought that he was scammed to get money for maintenance, but now he understood that if he didn't have those lights he could have huge problems on that dark night.

His trip continued for another hour, to stay awake that night he took sips from a can of caffeinated energizer and for the moment everything was going well, that can was the third since the beginning of the night and he took light sips so that it would not It was over quickly, I knew that if I drank too much it could be worse than falling asleep, it is known that an overdose of coffee could cause death after its effects wore off.

Lemy was not trying to overdose on coffee, but after already 3 hours of travel on a route that seemed endless and without any gas station, so that at least he could see some light and could stop to buy something for his fatigue, he didn't know what to do. was happening and it never happened to him before, but he was feeling extremely tired, with each minute or hour that passed his desire to sleep grew and grew, he tried to turn on the radio to listen to loud music and get rid of some of that tiredness, even so when he turned on the This radio did not work, the music that he had saved on the Pendrive that was now connected to his radio; It didn't play and the radio just showed constant static on all channels.

He couldn't believe how bad his luck was, he had to ask his friend if the radio signal was arriving on that route or not, but well now he had to take another can of energizer to prevent his eyes from closing because they were so heavy.
So when he finished drinking his can and threw it to the side right into the mess of garbage, then he looked towards his seat to see the map that he had left there, then that was when he noticed out of the corner of his eye that behind him there was a woman, a man and a child sitting on his messy bed, the three of them looked completely skeletal, with empty eyes almost black, they moved their fingers in a rhythmic but desperate way, it seemed that they were waiting for something.

Lemy's fright was immediate, shouting and moving the steering wheel out of fear. When he lost control, he concentrated on driving again. He grabbed the wheel with both hands and made a quick maneuver to avoid leaving the road. Righting the truck, he looked back again, noticing with relief that those people were not there, he returned his gaze to the front where he closed his eyes for a few seconds, exhaling a sigh as he thought that it was all the effect of his fatigue.

Lemy: don't worry, it's just the lack of dreams... It happens to many at some point

Lemy told himself that to calm his fear, starting to drive again while drinking another can of energizer, but this time with a little more moderation for fear that perhaps the caffeine was responsible for his previous hallucination, his trip had to continue and in no way would he stop on this route to rest, while driving in the distance he could see the silhouette of a person walking on the side of the road, with a large backpack on his back, he seemed to be one of those travelers who move with little luggage and always ask for a ride.

A recommendation that your superiors and co-workers give you; is to never stop to let a stranger get into your truck, because it could be a planned robbery or a lunatic who can kill you for the simplest provocation.

Even so, he didn't seem to extend his hand towards the road and look at the truck, as a sign that he wanted to be taken, it couldn't be someone bad or a thief, he couldn't imagine a robbery on that dark night and on such a remote route. From any city.

His mother always told him that he had to be good if he wanted to receive good things, so without much hesitation he stopped just a few steps in front of the walker or adventurer, opened the passenger seat window and, approaching it, looked out. just looking down because of the height of his seat, which was caused by the structure of the truck.

Lemy: Do you want me to take you?

~ Sure...

Lemy, observing the man, could notice that he seemed to be about 20 years old, he was like all the young people who go on an adventure before turning 30, he had a red cap that covered his head and covered his eyes a little, the clothes he was wearing She looked dirty and her sneakers were completely muddy, if she let him up; Everything inside him would be filled with mud and dust.
But, he couldn't leave him outside on this strange night, especially after offering to come up.

He opened the door from the inside, which the young man pulled from the outside, opening the door completely. The first thing he put in was his backpack, which he threw in the back, of course; Before doing so I asked him if he could do it, after that he got into the truck and sat in the passenger seat, he didn't seem disgusted or bothered by Lemy's trash, he closed the door and got comfortable putting on his seat belt.

Lemy, seeing that he was already inside the vehicle, began to drive again, stepping on the accelerator, his vehicle began to move towards the next gas station where he would leave that adventurer, at least so that he would have a better chance of arriving safely where he was. whatever I go.
The unknown adventurer, while Lemy was driving, took off his cap, which he placed on the front of the window, where Lemy had already placed some things or trash, he even had a bobblehead doll of a dog, when Lemy looked at him out of the corner of his eye he looked like a albino man with white hair and almost equally white skin, he was somewhat gloomy but he was not scary, rather he gave the sensation of being strange

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~ Where are you going?

The first to speak was the adventurer, who looked out of the corner of his eye or shook his head all over the place. It bothered Lemy a little that they judged where he lived most of the time. You are not invited to a house by nice people and then you complain about the house. .

Lemy: A town south of here is called "White Sulfur Spring."

~Spring? ...Maybe one day I will visit her.- She said it as she returned her gaze to the front, she didn't seem to be the most friendly or sociable.

Lemy: and you? Where are you going? .-I asked her in a curious and almost nosy way, while she continued to see that there was nothing on the asphalt of the road.

When Lemy asked him that; The adventurer remained silent, it didn't seem like he didn't want to answer, but it was more like he didn't know what answer would be the correct one to give to that question, so looking at him with an expression of satisfaction, he answered Lemy.

~ forward... I'm heading forward

He seemed completely satisfied with his answer, what continued after that was a chat between the two, Lemy avoided asking about the adventurer's life, because whenever he did he stayed silent and then responded in a strange or poetic way, it was Of course I didn't want to tell him personal things.

Their talk lasted so long that time passed faster than before and Lemy had already lost the weight on his eyelids, but after a while they both ran out of much to talk about, the adventurer fell asleep and Lemy was left alone again. driving, at first he thought it might be okay since the sleep had dissipated a little, but it didn't take long until sleep and fatigue began to appear again.

His eyelids became heavy again and sometimes he yawned, he rubbed his eyes to avoid falling asleep and opened them as much as he could, it was a fight against sleep.
If he fell asleep, he could skid or suffer an accident, his life could end just by falling asleep for a few minutes.

Then I hear it; The radio turned on without him touching it and among the static that existed, a voice began to be noticed; but it was like something that you could only hear if you focused on doing it, it was clearly an illusion, it was impossible that with how tired he was he could notice that voice in the background of the static; which seemed to want him to fall asleep or encouraged him to close his eyes.
Telling him things like; "Sleep, you know you want it" "Rest, rest... You need it" "Just a few minutes, no one will find out" "Why can he sleep and you can't?" "Rest, sleep and dream"

Those voices that took turns speaking kept urging him to sleep, they did not sound gloomy or dark, they were sweet and angelic, like those of mermaids, slowly his eyelids began to fall, he tried with his strength to stay awake, but he could no longer bear it. further; That tiredness was something difficult to bear and he was only going to rest his eyes for a few minutes, he was not going to go to sleep completely.

His eyes closed once and quickly opened them, this was repeated a few more times, without realizing it the truck was slowly leaving the road and would soon fall to the shore, which if Lemy was not at full capacity could end up in an accident.

The voices continued to encourage him to sleep, each time they were sweeter and more angelic, calmer and more beautiful, like a woman's voice while you are lying down.

More and more the truck got closer to the shore, but then before the left wheels managed to get off the road, a hand suddenly grabbed the steering wheel and began to move it to the right so that they wouldn't go off the road, straightening the truck again. truck.
Lemy woke up when he felt that someone was moving the truck a little fast and he no longer heard those voices on the radio, which was now off. When he looked at whose hand it was, he saw how the adventurer he picked up was awake, taking the wheel with his hand. left hand, only to then release it, letting Lemy continue driving

~ Don't fall asleep, you almost killed yourself.- He said that while returning to his previous position, settling down to continue sleeping.

Lemy: I'm sorry, I don't know what happened... Suddenly I felt a little sleepy and I think I heard voices.

~ well don't listen to them... Keep driving and don't go off the road, don't stop either

The white-haired man told him that while closing his eyes, it was clearly a warning not to fall asleep, but then because Lemy felt that it was much more than that, he decided that it was not time to think about it too much, he took the last can of energizer and took a long sip, recovering the energy he had lost a few minutes ago.

His trip continued and this time the radio did not turn on, he was already feeling that this route was longer than what the map indicated, he wanted to check the map; But he was already afraid that something would happen again when he took his eyes off the truck, the time on that route was growing; The seconds became minutes and the minutes became hours.
That place gave you the feeling that the sun would never rise or that it would never end, out of the corner of your eye you observed how the gasoline was already less than half full and if you couldn't get to a gas station, you would be stranded in that place, you didn't really understand why. that; but he was in great panic at the thought of being stranded on that route.

Then while driving another strange thing happened; The overhead and front lights began to go out, they didn't seem to be faulty but they flickered in a way that made you think they would go out.

Lemy said "No" while hitting the ceiling to see if at least the ceiling lights stayed on, that didn't solve the problem and they kept flickering.

Until they suddenly went out, the time in which those lights remained off was one minute and then when they came back on, Lemy was scared to see a malnourished man, in front of the truck in the middle of the street, he quickly moved the steering wheel trying to avoid hitting him, even so it was too late and the right side of the truck ran over him.

Lemy could feel the movement as he ran over something, he was going to stop to check if he was still okay; But, then he remembered what that adventurer told him "Don't stop either" and then he thought about the appearance of that guy, he was like the 3 people who appeared behind him.

Feeling a cold sweat, he righted the truck, placing it in the middle of the road, driving towards the front, he felt bad thinking that maybe he was just a homeless man who hadn't eaten in months, then when he looked in the left rearview mirror as if wondering if he should go back. ; he saw it.

That guy was clinging to the wall with his bare hands, looking directly into the rearview mirror as if he were looking directly into his eyes.

Lemy once again got scared and closed his eyes out of surprise. When he looked in the rearview mirror again, he found that there was no one there, hanging from the left side of the truck.

Surely I imagine, sleep and excessive use of those energizers must have affected him.

That was said to alleviate his fear, as he drove looking forward, he no longer felt so sleepy, but for some reason the hairs on his body stood up and his breathing; When she exhaled, steam could be seen, the temperature inside seemed to be dropping.

‹We will never let you go›

Suddenly Lemy heard a rustle behind him, then when he looked in the rearview mirror to see those sitting behind him, he saw the 3 people from before, along with the creepy, skeletal man, with long hair and a beard, noticing that his eyes were missing.
Lemy was scared, but this time those things didn't go away.

The three people and the child; Suddenly they grabbed his shoulders and face from behind, he could feel his nails digging into his shoulders and arms, their hands were so cold that they looked like corpses.

His heart was beating like the truck's engine, he tried to keep his eyes on the road and the truck upright, but those hands prevented him from driving well and his body was pulled against the seat; as if they wanted to take it to the back of the truck.

Firmly on the steering wheel, he kept the truck on the road, preventing those things from taking him off the road. He could even see people in the middle of the street, but he didn't go around and continued driving.

Everything seemed like a nightmare, then as if he had woken up from it, his companion, the adventurer he picked up, turned on the radio, playing any song on one of the radio channels.

~ I like that song...

He said that, while Lemy no longer felt the hands holding his shoulders and all the hands that were covering his face had gone back at the same time the song played.

Everything, everything disappeared as if it were a hallucination.

His heart continued beating and the pain of the nails tightening on his shoulders continued, that was not a hallucination, that was as real as the truck and that guy who is now sitting next to him.

But, because he was the only one who seemed calm, didn't he see that? Was he going crazy?

Those questions grew in Lemy's head, but when he saw the young man at his side calmly; humming a little the song that was playing on the radio.
He simply decided that it was not the time for questions and that he should just get off that route as soon as possible; before his truck stops there.

Like a paranoid or someone very desperate, he focused on maintaining the speed they had, driving without caring what he saw or felt, the only thing he wanted was to get to a place with light, he was not going to stop and he would always stay in the middle of the road. the route; those two things were now like a creed to Lemy.

His trip continued without any problem, then when his gasoline was already running out and the tank was on the verge of running out, in the distance he could see the light of a gas station and he could see how a car that was coming in front of him passed by his side. entering the route.

Lemy: finally! Hey, look! We're here! .-Lemy was excited to finally get off the road, plus that gas station would allow him to refuel.

~ great, I think the best thing for you would be to sleep there tonight... You won't arrive in time to deliver the Flour, but at least you'll arrive alive

Lemy: wait, how do you know about the flour?

When Lemy heard that, looking towards his passenger seat, there was no one, the seat was empty and the backpack was no longer in the back, a normal person would think that he went crazy from loneliness and those hallucinations, but that cap next to the front windshield and those nail marks on his shoulders, said otherwise.

I didn't know what to think about all that, but now all I wanted was to rest; She began to slow down as she pulled her truck in front of the gas station, settling it next to one of the tanks.

The place looked old and abandoned, it didn't seem to be one of those brand name gas stations that are all over the country, even so it was a gas station.

He got out and observed how he still couldn't see anything, the only thing that kept this place illuminated were the streetlights along the route and the lights of the gas station itself, it was as if it were the only light for kilometers.

After finishing filling the tank, trying to understand everything that happened, he headed inside the gas station; This one was like any other, it had a counter with a man standing on the other side reading a newspaper and there were shelves of things.

What he brought to the counter were the Packs of energizing cans, the man told him how much the gasoline would cost and Lemy without any problem began to pay him, he was pleased to see a person after so much, one who did not disappear.

Then, while the gas station attendant gave him his change, he began to talk to him, seeming very surprised for some reason; He was an older man, so he must have been here for a long time.

~ I see that you managed to get here safely, not many unwary people leave the devil's route alive

Lemy: the devil's route?

~ yes, this route on normal nights is like any other, but on new moon nights it becomes the "devil's route"... When a person enters that route on these new moon nights, he never leaves... That one route took more people than I can count, the last ones were a family of 3, the poor boy was only 8 years old...

Lemy: a family? .-Lemy remembered the two people and the child who appeared behind him, in the truck

~ yes, then there was also a poor traveler... He was found dead on that route; It is still not known how he died... he was a kind of Hippie with long hair

Lemy: ...And a guy with a red cap?

~ ah you saw him... No, that young man is an angel... They say he was one of the first to die there, since then he guides and helps anyone who gives him a ride here... Many talk to me of him, sometimes I see him when I look outside... He just walks by with his big brown backpack and disappears in the distant darkness of the road, I guess you're lucky to have picked him up on the way

Lemy upon hearing that thought about the things that guy recommended to him and how many times he saved him, only to later remember his last recommendation; Deciding not to buy the cans of energizer, he simply asked him if he could sleep in his parking lot, to which the man responded affirmatively.

Queen: ...The man, after that night, continued his trip the next morning, along the way he found out that the person who was coming against him while entering the route, suffered a serious accident that ended up killing him... The devil's route, another victim was claimed muahahaha

Bobby Jr: that wasn't terrifying -Bobby Jr said that while continuing to eat the few sweets they had collected-

Outside the house the rain continued without rest, if someone looked outside through the windows they could see how the raindrops from the storm fell on the street, the front yard and the sidewalk, as well as on the neighbors' roofs, the Water collected in the channels that were on the edges of the street and then went through the grates that were on the sidewalks, which led to the city drainage.

Lyle: we won't let you go -Lyle, along with Lacy and Lynn 3rd, held his face, as well as Bobby Jr.'s shoulders.

The reaction that Bobby Jr had to that joke and Lyle's gloomy whisper, was typically to suddenly get scared, running away from them and running towards his mother, but before reaching to hug her he heard the laughter of his brothers, looking annoyed at the 3 who played with him. that joke and embarrassed by how everyone saw them get scared in such a childish way.

Lari: haha, you're a coward -Lari told him that, laughing, while taking a photo to upload to her social networks, which you could tell she was doing by the way she moved her fingers while typing-

Queen: I see that my story was scary -Queen looked mockingly at her twin brother, showing herself victorious that she managed to scare him-

Lynn 3rd: I'm sorry Bobby, they convinced me to do it -Lynn 3rd laughed a little at his reaction, but apologized for that since it seemed to embarrass her brother/cousin a lot-

Everyone kept making fun or laughing at Bobby Jr, until their mothers told them to stop; that was enough, besides the fact that the only father of the family decided to speak to make them stop laughing.

Lincoln: Bobby, you shouldn't feel ashamed of being afraid... I was or am also afraid because of that story -Lincoln was trying to console him, in addition to stretching because he no longer had anyone on top of his legs-

Bobby Jr: really? -Bobby Jr looked at him feeling a little better, he was still embarrassed and it bothered him that they made fun of him a lot, but at least it seemed that his father wouldn't make fun of him-

Lincoln: of course, there is no man who does not feel afraid... That only happens in the movies, so if you feel afraid, you just have to learn to face it; Don't pretend that you don't have one, a real man is the one who feels fear and moves forward, not the one who only faces challenges that don't show him a problem.

Lincoln said those words repeating them just as he heard them, his mentor always told him that he should never do what he knows or face challenges in which you know you will surely win, a challenge is one that you feel like you will win; But you fear that you may lose, that man who reaches the goal feeling fear along the way and is driven by the desire to achieve something that he couldn't before, that man was the one who could grow as a person.

Bobby Jr: thanks dad -Bobby Jr showed him a slight smile, his father just gave him some life advice, which means he just had a father and son moment-

Queen: wag... Don't smile, idiot, that advice is for everyone... Don't think you're special -Queen seemed upset by her twin's happiness, she knew he was thinking that he was something like dad's favorite; for being the first to receive life advice-

Lori: so who is going to continue with the stories? They already told one; Lacy, Lari and Reina... Is anyone else offering?

Lori asked that while looking at all the young people, who were already settling back into their places; Then the person who raised her hand was her second daughter and the youngest of the two; loan.

Loan: I... I want to tell a story, it's from a movie... I don't know if... If it would be scary... Fear - she spoke somewhat stuttering because of the nerves of telling a story, but seeing how her father She listened carefully to her brothers, she also wanted to feel that attention.

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Rochelle: it will surely be scary, just try to narrate it like those Creepys youtubers that you listen to -Rochelle said that to Loan encouraging her, showing her a positive smile like Lacy's usual ones, she knew that Loan was somewhat afraid of speaking in public, so after surprised to hear her offer herself, he decided that he was going to support her-

Just like Rochelle, everyone encouraged her and supported her, except for Reina who without a doubt said "Then let someone else tell it" but received a blow on the head from her mother, only for her comment to not be taken into account later. consider.

Loan: thank you... Well... My story... It's called; The Shape Shifter...

The Shapeshifter

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"Amundsen-Scott" Antarctic Base

Sector: Geographic South Pole

89°59′00″S 139°16′36″E / -89.98333, 139.27667

Status: Active
Population: 12 People
Season: Winter

Temp: -37 Degrees

A man in Antarctic attire opened the door to the main base; The facilities had a total of 2 floors and different areas, the area where the man was entering was the main one that had corridors that connected to several areas; The place had some sofas in the center, a television that was now turned off and a kitchen in sight; On the other side of a counter, it looked like the living room of a house or the reception of a motel, but for them it was their area of rest and peace.

Lincoln: huu... God, it's really cold outside... Is it me or is it snowing? Haha -Lincoln released a sigh when the door closed, preventing the icy blizzard from continuing to enter when the door opened, he lifted his glasses over his eyes, arranging them over his head cap, then lowered his mask, leaving it hanging from his neck, taking off the snow accumulated on his shoulders and body-

Lynn: It's your imagination, I'm hot and it's a warm Malibu beach outside... -a brown-haired woman who was in the kitchen told him that, laughing, while she leaned on the counter, sipping her coffee. black- ...Have you finished leaving the SUVs in the storage?

Lincoln: Yes and before you ask, I also left the cans with gasoline in the storage room; and the others? -Lincoln began to take off the snow jacket that made up his fourth of his clothes to avoid dying from the cold, then taking off his gloves and the other layers; He was left in what looked like light winter clothes, walking towards the kitchen to drink something hot.

Lynn: Leni is in the geodesic dome, researching her astronomy project on the movement of the earth, the farmer Lana is in the greenhouse checking the fruits and vegetables, finally the Captain is playing Pool with Lyle and BJ, Ronnalda and Liena They are outside taking some Snow and Meteorite samples; for Luna... -Lynn said that since her job was the same as Ronalda, Liena and Lincoln; which was made up of technicians and explorers, it could be said that they were in charge of keeping the facilities running and accompanying the scientists so that they do not get lost; They did the heavy lifting

Lincoln: Shouldn't you be with them? -Lincoln asked him that while he poured himself into his white cup with her name on it; slowly pour the coffee from the automatic coffee maker they brought from the United States.

Lynn: They said they could do them without me; So taking them at their word I stayed here and let them go alone hehe-she laughed a little mockingly; Ronnalda had made a joke that Lynn's help was minimal and that she was just lazy, so Lynn, taking her at her word, decided not to go, staying inside the facilities, warm.

Lincoln: sometimes I think about why they don't fire you, then I remember that there are few like us... -Lincoln laughed when he thought that only to then approach the counter, standing next to it, taking a sip of the hot coffee that was in his cup. ; feeling how the heat returned to his body-... And the others?

Lynn: Biologist Lisa is in her world; She said that she researches something about the evolution of animals in impossible environments; then Dr. Loan, as she always does, stays in the infirmary; Sometimes she comes to look for something and I greet her.

While Marine Lynn and Mechanic Lincoln chatted peacefully, hotly; thanks to the Amundsen Scott base heaters that kept the temperature inside at about 24 degrees or whatever was more pleasant for the staff inside, thanks to the fact that they could change it or raise it to their liking, but while they were inside in peace and without feeling cold, outside about 24 kilometers away two people were walking through the snow and in a great blizzard; Near them was the second SUV giving them light so they could dig in the snow, what they were looking for was a little mate that had fallen there and they had already marked a few days before; When they managed to reach it with both hands, they removed the snow from above, only to then begin to hit the meteorite with a Pike. When they managed to remove a piece of the meteorite that they could lift with one hand, they placed it inside a metal container with a rotating lid, then they closed it and marked it with a black fibron.

Ronnie: I swear if Lynn leaves us alone again; I'll give it a hit -Ronnie Anne said that, leaving the metal container inside a cardboard box; with the interior ready so that the containers can be accommodated in spaces where they do not collide with each other, then I adjusted the lid while she felt the cold and the blow of wind from the blizzard.

Liena: she said she felt a little bad, she's probably with Loan now to see if he has anything... -Liena lifted the box while speaking loudly, she needed to do it because the blizzard caused a big noise due to the air passing between them-

Ronnie: Liena, sometimes I wonder how such a sweet and naive girl joined the Navy... -Ronnie Anne, Liena and Lynn were Navy soldiers who had been sent to that installation to help, now in the installation their superior It would be Lyra who was in charge of everyone-

Liena: my father was a General; He wanted to follow in his footsteps and also wanted to oppose him -Liena joined the Navy to oppose her father who did not believe she could be a Marine-

Ronnie: I understand you, I joined to teach my father that I am not weak and also to shoot things, what can I tell you... I love explosions

Ronnie Anne told him that while they both approached the SUV, the first to open the door was Liena who stood on the caterpillar wheels of the SUV, meanwhile Ronnie Anne placed the red flag again next to the little mate so she could find it later if they had to come back for more samples.

Ronnie Anne pressed the red flag with both hands with an iron rod that would resist the speed of the winds and would not fall easily, while she did so although she could not hear it when she saw the SUV out of the corner of her eye, she watched as Liena spoke on the radio, she was sure informing them that they were already on their way back and how long it would take.

Then when he returned his gaze to the front to begin pressing the snow around the rod, he noticed how a silhouette moved in the darkness of the blizzard.

He couldn't see well, but it was clear that something was moving ahead of him.

I couldn't tell if it was a person or a polar bear, although thinking about it it was rare to see any polar bears in that part of Antarctica.

Ronnie Anne: Liena! Point your lantern that way! -Ronnie Anne was yelling that to her partner who was standing next to the left entrance of the SUV, watching her from that place, while Ronnie Anne was walking a few steps towards the SUV, sinking her feet in the snow-

Liena: got it! -As she indicated, he went inside to be able to move a lever that was on the ceiling, that thing could move the lanterns from right to left, then to move it from top to bottom, someone would have to go outside-

As Ronnie Anne indicated, Liena pointed the light of one of the lanterns directly at a point where the light did not reach, to the surprise of both of them, what they found was a person wearing the same winter clothes; Although of a different color, she seemed to be very tired and very cold, her arms were shaking as she placed them in front of her chest, keeping her heart warm so that she would not stop or die of hypothermia. .

Ronnie Anne: Shit! Let the base know we found someone! -He quickly shouted that to Liena and then ran towards the man who was now falling on his knees in the snow, the snow already covered the ground with several layers so to run he had to lift his legs to get them out of the snow, running as if moving in water-

Upon reaching the man, he would stand next to him, observing if he had any injuries, only to then help him stand up; while he told her that he was now safe and that they would soon reach a warm place.
The man looked like a Russian; Although he only noticed that because his clothes had the Russian flags on the sides of his shoulders and on his chest, although he had glasses on to be able to see in a blizzard, he was not wearing a mouth cover so his exhalation could be seen. noticing an icy steam coming out of his mouth, it seemed like he had been outside in the blizzard for a long time; Because of the snow that covered his clothes and the beard that covered his lips a little, he was completely hard from frostbite.

~...Ayu-uda...She...The ma...I kill

The man spoke with a Soviet accent, although he seemed to be able to speak Spanish perfectly; They were already a few steps away from the SUV, but when she said that, Ronnie Anne couldn't help but stand still when she heard the part about some kind of "homicide."
If this guy witnessed a murder, it was normal to escape from his base to avoid the same fate, but why didn't he use one of the SUVs?

Ronnie Anne's thoughts were interrupted by sudden gunshots that hit near her and the SUV. When she looked back she could see on the hill where the man went down a person standing next to a snowmobile. She couldn't see how. It was but the light from the snowmobile's headlamp; He showed the silhouette of a person standing pointing at them with what could be called an Assault Rifle.
He did not understand what was happening, but when that person began to open fire on them again, it was clear that that person was the murderer from whom this person was escaping. He began to move faster than before, forcing the half-dead man to also move. would move fast.

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Pam pam pam!

The shooting continued, Ronnie Anne was a Marine, she could tell that this person was not good with firearms, an expert would have hit them with the first shot, this person was a rookie desperate to kill the witness.
The shots hit several steps around them without causing any damage, except for those that hit the SUV causing some damage to it, Ronnie Anne was already approaching the SUV when a bullet passed through her right leg, it was a brush but the The bullet tore off some of his flesh and skin, causing him to start bleeding, and Ronnie Anne fell a little. Still, clenching his jaw, he resisted the pain and continued moving towards the SUV.

The shots continued in a couple more bursts, until they finally stopped, clearly he needed to load his gun; So taking advantage of the time that luck had given him, he put the guy who looked like a doll in the back because he couldn't move, only to then get into the passenger seat.

Liena was on edge trying to remember or know how to drive, while Ronnie Anne just yelled at her to speed up, while keeping pressure on the wound in her leg.

The SUV turned on, releasing some smoke from the chimney at the top, only to then as the noise of the engine echoed in the silent emptiness of Antarctica; Accelerate as quickly as possible heading back to the base.

The attacker on the snow-covered hill managed to change magazines by opening fire on the SUV, but losing sight of it in the blizzard.
He would lower the gun, only for him to then approach the snowmobile pulling out a map from the underside of the seat, shining a light on the map; noticing that he was heading towards a single base.

Back at the base, the main door through which Lincoln previously entered was open again, those who entered were a hurt and upset Ronnie Anne; which was walking slowly, in addition to a scared Liena who was carrying the body of a person on her back, it was obvious that it was more weight than she could carry because of the way she was almost crouched and her expression said that she was at her limit.

Lincoln: What the fuck? -Lincoln, surprised, approached Ronnie Anne when he saw that she had a wound on her leg. He had to approach her because Ronnie Anne threw herself on the couch to stop applying pressure or forcing blood loss when moving with an injured leg.

Ronnie Anne: I got bitten by a damn snake! What do you think Lincoln, they shot us and grazed my leg! -Ronnie Anne looked very angry as she told Lincoln to bring the first aid kit that he was hanging on the wall in a box with the Medical symbol on the front-

Lynn: Were they shot? Who? ... -Lynn was also approaching, Liena didn't seem to be able to carry the guy anymore on her own, so she approached to help her, placing herself to the left of the shoulder, placing the stranger's left arm on his neck to keep him standing and to be able to carry him to some place where they can take care of him- ...And who is this?

Liena: We don't know, she appeared suddenly... she seemed to be escaping from that guy who shot us -Liena was saying that while telling Lynn to help her take her down the hallway on the right, which led to the infirmary, the rest room and the greenhouse, in addition to the section of beds, dressing rooms and showers-

Ronnie: Who? Are you seriously asking that?! What if the next time someone shoots me I stay and ask her damn name, I don't know who she was... ugh... I only know that I was bad at shooting or we would already be dead!

Ronnie's anger could be seen clearly like water, as she was helped to walk by Lincoln, just like that guy, she had to go to the infirmary to have Loan disinfect the wound, suture it, and give her what she needed to make her as healthy as possible. new, Lincoln helped her by letting her lean on him to prevent him from putting pressure on her right leg, which was injured.
Upon arriving at the infirmary, the surprise of the facility's doctor, Loan North; A blonde-haired woman with a great appearance, she had a lot of attractiveness, but her nerves and expressions of fear made many think twice about going out with her, in addition to the fact that she was not one to look for dates, much of the time she was immersed in work, as if he wanted to avoid leaving the infirmary to socialize.

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Even so, she was a great doctor and a person they could count on, after spending a few minutes encouraging her to take care of Ronnie Anne's wound; She took care of her in an effective and fast way, her expression changed when she was doing her work, it is as if she were another person and no matter what you told her you would not be able to get her out of her medical world.
She also took care of the mystery man; Well, after checking his clothes and belongings, it was discovered that his name was Oleg Kravkov; a Molecular Biologist from the Vostok Base, from his clothes, it seemed that he left his station as quickly as possible, it was something that all of them would do if someone wanted to kill them inside, what was surprising is that he traveled several hundred kilometers in the snow and in the middle of a blizzard.
Ronnie and Liena explained that his pursuer had a snowmobile, which would explain how he traveled so many kilometers, but Oleg had nothing of the sort and also how did he manage to escape if his pursuer had a motorcycle and he was only on foot?

The arrival of the Russian Biologist caused a great scandal in the base; clearly when the Microbiologist and Captain was informed of the basis of what happened, she placed everyone in the front room where the entrance was where they brought the Biologist, now in total the 12 people who made up the facility's staff were gathered there. , while the Russian Molecular Biologist was resting in the infirmary.

Lyra: Well, as everyone already knows, apparently there was a small altercation on one of the naval personnel trips, Corporal Ronnie Anne was shot in the leg... -Lyra, who was standing in the middle of the place, pointed with her hand. almost open to Ronnie Anne who was sitting on a sofa placing her injured and bandaged leg on the light table in front of the sofa-... They also found and saved a Russian scientist, from the Vostok facility

Lana: Who shot him? -a blonde woman with an appearance similar to Ronnie Anne in physique, but with a scientist's coat somewhat dirty with dirt and with leather gardening gloves, she asked that, raising her hand as if it were a class-

Lyra: it is not known, but when the blizzard ends and communication returns, we will report this to the main base... the Russians and our country must know this, to be able to come help us as soon as possible -Lyra what she would say every Captain in this situation, it was almost impossible for a person to dare to attack a facility full of people, they also had naval personnel and some weapons, which a general forced them to bring, although they were only two assault rifles; Then there were 3 flamethrowers and the rest at the request of the staff, they were only materials required for their investigations.

Leni: Will that bad man come here? -Leni asked that with fear; What she was wearing were winter clothes and not her robe. She was a very smart woman in the area of astronomy, but in other things she was somewhat slow and you could also say that she had a very childish personality, but her friend Luna never let her. let someone take advantage of her-

Luna: calm down Leni, it is impossible for that guy to find us in the middle of this Blizzard, and if he tries anything the naval personnel will protect us - The Meteorologist approached her friend, caressing her or rubbing her back to make her feel better, acting as if was his older sister, they had known each other since college so their relationship was very close.

Ronnie Anne: don't count on me, with this leg my mobility was reduced by half -Ronnie said that very angry because they shot her in the leg, she knew it wasn't those scientists' fault; But if it weren't for her because she was sent in the middle of the blizzard to collect space rock samples, they wouldn't have shot her.

Lyra: Don't worry, everyone go back to your business... it's almost impossible for that guy to get here and if he does, we can control the situation.

Lyra said this, indicating to everyone that they could go, while everyone began to leave, still somewhat fearful or doubtful, the Marine Biology; Lisa Pentekost stood next to the Mechanic and Pilot of the Helicopter; Lincoln Sanders seemed to have his doubts and Lisa was not one of the women who hid what they said, with an expression of doubt in everything that happened and a height somewhat shorter than Lincoln's, the 29-year-old brown woman looked from below to Lincoln, looking up to look over his shoulder and showing that he was wearing his glasses.

Lisa: What do you think? Lincoln -She did not say the doubts she had, but with that question she stated that she was not doubting something, but that she did want to know if Lincoln felt doubts or had uncertainties, it was a way of saying "I didn't distrust, but if you do ...maybe" that way she would never supposedly be the first to throw the stone-

Lincoln: I just make sure everything works and I drive the helicopter, my doubts don't matter to a lot of scientists... now if you'll excuse me, I want to sleep

With that answer Lincoln separated himself from all that, he did not want to have problems with the captain.

After that, as if nothing had happened and everything had been a bad time, each of the members of the station returned to their own thing; except for Loan who was in the infirmary with the Russian they brought and Ronnie Anne who was next to her to make sure that guy didn't cross the line or commit something crazy, even if he had a bad leg, she could against anyone.

Lincoln: this is crazy...

Eddie was outside in front of the entrance; which was closed, he was leaning on the railings that they had placed so that no one would fall, the only way to get to the main entrance was through a fire escape that they placed to maintain a distance from the ground and that the facility was not completely sunk in the snow, that had happened a couple of times with other installations, so they decided to make a large one to avoid that.
While Lincoln thought that the whole thing about the Russian and the murderer was crazy, due to the strong blow of the blizzard that moved between his ears and throughout the place, he did not hear someone approaching, climbing the steps of the stairs.

Laika: if you scream, I'll kill you... -A female voice with a Russian accent said that to Lincoln, while he rested the muzzle of his gun against his head just on his right side, near the back-... Where are the SUVs?

Lincoln: ... -He dropped his cigarette while releasing the little tobacco smoke he managed to inhale, only to then swallow saliva feeling great fear that they might shoot him-

Laika: where are the SUVs?! -The Russian woman shouted that to him at the same time that she pushed his head a little with the barrel of her Assault Rifle-

Lincoln: They're in the warehouse, we leave them there so they don't get stuck in the snow! -Lincoln responded as quickly as possible, his heart was beating fast and he seemed to be very afraid of what could happen, if that person triggered the trigger-

The woman seemed to believe him, moving the barrel of her gun away from the albino's head, even so she ordered him to guide her, clearly Lincoln would not refuse the order of the only armed person, so he guided her at a slow pace through the snow that It covered the ground and continued to increase. On the way I couldn't see what the woman looked like underneath her winter clothes, but it was clearly a woman and because of her weapon, she was the person who opened fire on Ronnie Anne and Liena.
After a few minutes walking, they finally reached the warehouse where clearly Lincoln was the only one who made an effort pushing the doors to the sides, when both sliding doors were already completely open, inside you could see the only two SUVs they had; One had some holes and impact damage, that was the one he opened fire on.

Lincoln: ready, they're all... If you plan to escape; Take the one you shot, we'll deal with just one -Lincoln said that, pointing to the SUV on the right, it would be annoying to have to make several trips to be able to take everyone to the nearest facility with an airport, but at least they could survive-

Laika: take four cans, quickly... -Lincoln, with that order and that they were pointing at him from outside the warehouse, decided to obey by carrying four cans of gasoline outside, leaving them very close to her-... Good, now use the rest to burn the warehouse and the off-road vehicles

Lincoln: what? of course not! Without the jeeps it would be impossible for us to reach any nearby base, do you want to-!

Lincoln's anger at the idea of burning his only way to survive was interrupted when the woman who was holding him captive opened fire 3 times at the ground, although it was more of a single burst in which 3 bullets came out, Lincoln was scared and took a few steps back. watching as the woman was now pointing directly at him

Laika: I said burn them! Fast!

When the woman screamed, she seemed very upset, it was do or die and she had to do it alone. Lincoln decided not to press any further and obeyed, as she indicated, he used the other 8 drums to bathe the entire interior of the warehouse, the exterior of the SUVs. and also inside, then being still held captive by the armed woman, he went outside; When he was at a safe distance, with great hatred of having to do this and knowing that this would kill them, he lit a flare which emitted a very strong red color. Even so, he would not be able to see it for a long time. The Soviets ordered him to throw it, which he did. He did so by throwing it into the warehouse, which due to the gasoline, caused a rapid combustion that in just a few seconds the entire interior caught fire, you could hear the explosions of some combustible materials inside; Like the paint sprays and some oxygen tanks, those were the ones that made a big noise that would scare many people a few kilometers around, at the south pole the sound was not stopped by anything, so it created a big echo.

Laika: good, now let's go inside... We have to order-

The Russian woman's voice was suddenly quiet, followed by the thud of someone falling to the ground; When the albino looked back he could see how the armed Soviet was on the ground, fainted, and standing behind him with a medium fire extinguisher in his hands, was Lyle, one of the engineers, and next to him was the other engineer, Bobby Jr.

Bobby Jr: I think you killed her... -BJ said that, moving the Soviet's body with his right foot, noticing that she didn't react which made him panic-...You're a damn murderer!

Lyle: Hey! It was self-defense, he was threatening Lincoln with a gun and made him burn down the warehouse with the SUVs inside! -Lyle, speaking in panic, said that she did it in self-defense, which was accurate since that woman opened fire on the staff-

Lincoln: thank you... what were you doing out here? -Lincoln had been somewhat surprised seeing that pair, only to then approach quickly and bend down and take the gun from the woman, then when he was standing with the gun he looked at them both confusedly asking them that-

BJ: We were smoking... Yes, just that -BJ quickly answered that question, looking very nervous, clearly he was lying to him-

Lyle: Yes, while we were smoking we heard the shots and then we saw the flames. Is she the crazy woman who shot Ronnie Anne? -Lyle was also lying, but he was a better liar than Bobby Jr, plus he knew that he had to change the subject to avoid being discovered-

Lincoln: yes, remember that the captain doesn't like people smoking marijuana, it relaxes them too much... Help me get her inside the station

Lincoln looked at them pointedly, it was clear that they had been smoking because of the smell of marijuana, which was noticeable in a place without many smells except for the smoke from the warehouse that was now burning. They both said that it would not happen again and that he should not tell him. to the captain or he would have them clean the latrines, Lincoln agreed not to tell her anything, as long as they hurry up and help him get the lunatic inside the station.
As they took her up the stairs, Lyle couldn't help but ask what they were going to do with the warehouse, to which Lincoln responded in a worried manner that nothing could be saved anymore, that the best thing would be to wait inside the station for the blizzard to end and That when the supplies arrive, they are informed of what happened to request safe transportation.

Laika would open her eyes slowly, waking up from her dream, which was caused by a forceful blow to her head, which left her unconscious. When she opened her eyes completely, she would notice that she was facing a bunch of strangers and the albino who helped her. burn the warehouse, they were clearly the staff of this facility and although he wanted to stand up, so that he could at least defend himself, he could not get up from the chairs as he had his hands tied behind the back of the seat and his feet tied equally, usually Someone skilled could get up or get out of there by throwing himself to one side and then slowly begin to separate himself from the chair, but the problem that made that impossible; It was that they had tied the ropes that joined his hands and feet with a second rope that passed under the chair, if he moved his foot forward it would pull his arms making him hurt and the same would happen if he pulled with his hands.

Laika: let me go! let me go now! ублюдки, если они меня не отпустят, они мертвы! -The woman would start yelling at them in Russian, while she forged a little, although without force since she could tell that it hurt when she pulled with her feet or hands-

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Faced with the insults in Russian, the facility staff could not understand her; except for one person who approached Laika, standing in front of her, bending down a little so that he could face her, taking her left shoulder with her right hand, pressing it a little.

Lyra: Если ты не успокоишься, я положу тебе салфетку в рот... -Lary also spoke to her in Russian causing Laika to stay silent when she understood that she couldn't say nothing in Russian because she would understand it clearly- ... Now tell us who are you?

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Laika: ... -She remained silent for a few seconds looking at everyone, including the dark brown-haired woman who was walking away from her, only to then begin to speak, understanding that she had no other option- ... Laika Basov, Astrobiologist from Vostok Base...

Lisa: Astrobiologist? As far as she knew, the Russian Vostok Base did not have an astrobiologist - Lisa was reluctant to believe her, she was one of those who were guided by evidence, so if her knowledge said that there was no Astrobiologist on Vostok, she clearly wouldn't believe her. -

Laika: it is not common knowledge, I arrived with the most recent group... -Laika meant it seriously, it was not a lie, her arrival at the Vostok station was not because she had registered or was recruited by some fellow scientist who would work over there-

Lyra: explain, the Vostok base is a simple research and exploration base... -Lyra asked him that also having her doubts, she had been the captain of this base for years; I never heard that the Vostok base was of much importance, one could even say that it was one of the most likely to be abandoned-... Speak

Laika: ...It wasn't something I wanted; I am an Astrobiologist, at the university I took a Test on the possibilities that life has originated in the sea and how the constant bombardments of meteorites in the ancient oceans have been responsible for bringing molecular life to Earth, I just wanted to explain how We could simply be the branch of a vast tree of species that inhabit the cosmos... -Laika seemed upset although very sure of what she was saying, it was clear that she did not ask to be sent to this place or volunteered-... Then some government guys showed up and ordered me to follow them, before I realized I was on a plane heading to Antarctica, with a bunch of strangers...

Lana: strangers? Were there more staff? -Lana was the next to ask her a question, to which Laika answered the question since the secrecy did not matter-

Laika: ... Yes, with me there were 6 people; a Marine Biologist, a Physiologist, a geneticist, a Molecular Biologist and a Zoologist... Each one was chosen for their specialties and because we were pioneers in our area, haa... That was of little use to us -Laika said the last thing, appearing very upset and disturbed, looking down feeling the weight of her mistakes-

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Luna: The Molecular Biologist is the guy from the infirmary, so he was also brought on that plane

When Luna mentioned the Molecular Biologist, Laika quickly looked up with almost bloodshot eyes and once again wanting to free herself from the ropes, as if her life depended on it.

Laika: they have to burn it! He can't get out of here! Kill him! -Laika shouted that to everyone desperately, hoping that they would listen to her and take care of what she couldn't-

Lyra: hey, calm down... -He told Lyle and Liena to stop Laika, it was more for his safety, if he continued like this he could break his wrists or ankles that were tied-... Why do you want him dead? ?!

Laika: because that's not Oleg Kravkov! Just go and burn him down while he hibernates! They must not let him escape! -Laika yelled that at everyone, she noticed that from her expressions they believed she was crazy; She understood it, she wouldn't believe it either if she didn't see what she saw.

Everyone looked at her strangely, thinking that she was going crazy, it was something common in weak-minded people, being far from home in a cold and desolate place, not everyone could stand it.
To calm her down and stop her from harming herself, this time she was injected with a dose of Diphenhydramine, which will allow her to sleep peacefully for a while.

Lyra: Lyle, Bobby... -He pointed to each one when he named them, making them stand up, afraid of her-... You will stay here with her along with Lynn... If something happens, let us know as quickly as possible.

They both said "Understood" afraid that if they refused she would get angry, while Lynn said that if she woke up maybe she would make her sleep peacefully with a "Sleep Punch" which Lyra didn't let her because that would be counterproductive. After learning that Laika was already being cared for by three people, he left as quickly as possible, being followed by everyone knowing where he was going.

Loan: We don't know if he can wake up, he was exposed to the cold... for hours, even if he woke up he might not be able to talk about something -Loan told him this very nervously, stammering a little because of how threatening Captain Lyra was-

Lyra: it doesn't matter, you can nod, that should be enough to answer some questions for us...

It didn't matter what Loan said or if someone else told him that it was something abrupt to wake up a person just an hour from sleep, and the worst thing was that that person fainted and needed rest, even so there were many questions and doubts about All this, they needed to talk to the other person who could give them some answers.

All together they arrived at the infirmary at a fast pace, the first to enter was Loan only to be followed by Lyra and then by the others, but to their surprise when they closed the curtains to see the stretcher where the first patient was lying; Dr. Oleg Kravkov.

They only found the stretcher empty, completely disordered and without any trace of the doctor, that surprised everyone, it was impossible for a person to recover so quickly and get out of bed after spending hours in the cold.

Lyra: ...We have to find it... -Lyra's response was instantaneous, but it was evident with 3 overflowing feelings; anger, worry and Nervous, I was angry because I didn't understand what was happening, worried that the staff was in danger and nervous that this would be something more dangerous-... Lincoln, you will go with Loan, Ronnie will go with Liena, Luna and Leni will go with Lana, then Lisa will come with me to check the cameras... Move!

As Lyra ordered everyone separated into groups; Although no one was left alone since they were accompanied by someone else, Lincoln, as Lyra had ordered, left with the doctor. They both headed towards the locker room section, bedrooms, etc.

They called that place the Home Section, because it was where everyone left when they woke up and where everyone went when they wanted to sleep.

They both moved together through the corridors of that place looking for the fugitive patient, the place had lighting but since the only way to turn on the lights was by pressing the switch or light key, they had to move with flashlights, in that place there were few windows and The ones that were there only had a view of a huge blizzard in the middle of the night.

The worst thing was that after 10 at night the darkness became denser, the lanterns outside were the only thing that showed the facilities of the place or if something was moving outside, although now with that blizzard it was impossible for him to even see anyone. someone 10 steps in front of you

Loan: do you believe him? Lincoln -Loan asked him that question while he walked close to Lincoln's sword, lighting the sides with his flashlight that he held with his right hand, which trembled because of the fear he felt-

Lincoln: believe what? -What they were passing through was the main hallway that had an entrance to all the rooms, they walked without slowing down, they only stopped in front of the entrances so they could shine the light inside and see if it was there.

Loan: about... It's not Dr. Oleg - she said that with great fear, shining the light inside hoping not to encounter a humanoid monster that was once Dr. Oleg.

Lincoln: Loan, you're the doctor here... I can't know if that's possible. Is it possible that there are two people who look the same but aren't twins? -Lincoln asked her that, entering what seemed like a small games and rest room, letting her still stick to his back, that also gave him courage because he didn't have to think that something was behind him-

Loan: Well, it's impossible... But, maybe it's some kind of ghost or monster -Loan said that, turning on the light since Lincoln didn't seem to find the switch. When he found it, he was able to move quickly, feeling a little safer as he could see everything. around it-

Lincoln: maybe he's a monster... Like the Chupacabra

Lincoln said that as a joke, noticing that Loan seemed to believe him, which made him laugh, only for his laughter to be interrupted by the loud sound of an object falling to the ground.
That sudden impact scared them both, although Lincoln's reaction was to be alert; Loan's was simply to hide behind Lincoln.

The noise originated at the end of the hallway, in the large room with the beds where everyone slept in their respective beds. Both of them, with some fear, left that room, observing how there was no light on at the end of the hallway, that meant that there was no light. no one there

Even so, they had to check if I was their patient, so they slowly began to move down the hallway feeling how their heart was beating like the engine of a Ferrari, how their eyes moved nervously observing everything that caught their attention, the lights of The flashlight was very useful, because when they arrived at the entrance to the room with everyone's beds, the light switch didn't seem to work.

Since you couldn't see anything because of the darkness; Loan and Lincoln illuminated the interior with the light of their flashlights, while they advanced together through the internal corridor of that enormous room, a corridor that was formed thanks to the beds that were arranged one side of the other.

When they entered and moved through the place they did not notice anything strange, although when they looked up they did not notice that the lights had been broken on purpose, that place was taking on a gloomy aura and even more so with the noise of the blizzard winds hitting against the windows of the First of all, they were not ordinary windows and could withstand low temperatures as well as winds of up to 100 km/h, yet the impact of the wind against the glass caused a hissing noise for some reason.

The place was dark and silent, the silence was so impenetrable that even his lightest footsteps made a noise that was noticeable to both of them.

As they walked they noticed it; Suddenly a squeaking noise was heard caused by moving the legs of a metal bed against the floor, all of them were so that they last longer and the wood does not bring in termites by mistake, when that noise became present both pointed to the origin of it; which was at the back of the bedroom, right on the right side.

From there you could see, thanks to the flashlights, how a person's back was protruding from the side of the bed, moving and showing that he seemed to be doing something.

Both of them did not give importance to the strangeness of the situation, only to then approach them hoping that it was the patient vomiting, surely he felt very weak from all the traveling.

But when they got closer, the strange thing quickly took on a gloomy form, as they were already in front of the bed where the patient was at his side, they could see how he was resting his right hand on the bed, a hand completely covered in blood, also his back. He seemed to slouch and move as if something inside him was moving, blood was beginning to show between his legs.

Neither of them could say or do anything about the Shock of what they saw, it was not the blood or the gloom of the scene that scared them, it was that they could notice how lying on her side on the ground was a woman with blonde hair, It was impossible not to recognize her, her dead eyes and pale expression let him know what was happening.

Loan dropped his flashlight in fear and shock.

The man they were looking for stopped when he heard that noise, only to then get up just a little, even though he was crouched and stooped, he would slowly begin to turn to the right, thus managing to see Lincoln and Loan, also showing them his face.

He no longer looked like the face of a normal person, his jaw was completely deformed, revealing how a large part of his face had become that of a marine being, tentacles with suction cups emerged from his face completely stained with blood, his eyes They were no longer human; Since they were completely orange with black dots and a black vertical line, they were the eyes of an octopus.
They were both completely scared when they saw the deformed face of what was once a human, only to later be surprised to see how that thing moved the suction cups on its face, revealing that it had no bones in its jaw, because what was shown It was a circular mouth similar to the mouths of lampreys with multiple concentric circles of horny teeth and a tongue that resembled a lamprey, although it did not have eyes and the front part, where the head would be, was divided into 3 small tongues or tentacles, with a mouth also circular, that tongue would have the function of clinging to its victims and contracting to take them to its mouth.

When the monster observed those two, it would quickly release a screech like that of a badly injured animal, but it seemed more hostile and could also be heard mixed with a human tone, like that of the voice of that man they rescued.

Quickly seconds after releasing that screech as if it were a frog or a toad, it would throw its tongue forward trying to grab Lincoln, who would react by covering himself with the flashlight, this would be taken by the tongue, which surrounded the flashlight with the 3 small tongues that were on the head of the tongue and clung to the lantern with its lamprey mouth; which he sucked by sticking and biting the lantern.
Immediately afterwards the tongue contracted towards the mouth, pulling Lincoln's hand because he was still holding the flashlight, even so when he felt the pull he would release it, watching as the flashlight was taken to his mouth until his circular mouth where the tentacles that surrounded said mouth. Their mouths would take the flashlight as if it were a bone, it seemed that their slime was slightly corrosive because what the suction cups of their tentacles touched seemed to begin to melt.

Lincoln had not planned to stay to see more of that thing, he would quickly take Loan's hand and with all his strength he would cling to her, starting to run, forcing her to run too, he didn't know what that was or if it was a human, but I did know that he didn't seem to be friendly and vegetarian.

The flashlight would break in the mouth of that thing when it was squeezed by the tentacles on its face, then noticing that they were running it would move to chase them, resting its bloody hands on the ground, it would jump forward starting to run towards them like an animal, it even seemed that its entire body was not human because of the way its arms and legs moved as if it had no bones, in addition to the fact that the skin seemed to be plastic because of the way it stretched or moved.

Lincoln didn't even dare to look back, he just kept running, listening to the screams of that thing, the noises of his footsteps and Loan's heavy breathing. They managed to reach the hallway, moving towards the end of it to be able to go to the next section, even so. The result was that that thing was still chasing them relentlessly and slowly getting closer.

When Lincoln managed to reach the hallway that linked the bedroom section with Dr. Lana's section, Lincoln shot Loan forward with a shot, only to then hit a glass box that was on the wall, that glass box contained the button. Hermetically sealed, which when pressed would close the door that separated that section from the others.
That button was made in case there was an uncontrollable fire or if some disaster occurred that endangered the entire facility.

Lincoln pressed the button hard, watching as that thing ran towards them, to his luck and relief the door closed before that thing reached them, Loan looked very scared looking at the carbon-coated steel door, Lincoln on the other hand Part of him leaned against the wall, feeling very tired from everything that had happened.
He had planned to rest for a few seconds there before going to tell the others, but then a loud knock scared him and also scared Loan, causing them both to move away from the door, another knock followed and so on, apparently that thing I wanted to join as soon as possible.

They knew they couldn't get through the door, even so they both regained their strength and ran towards the central room, where Lyle, BJ and Lynn were.

Loan: What the hell was that thing? -Loan asked Lincoln that, completely scared, she didn't understand what was happening, especially knowing that that thing killed one of his classmates.

Lincoln: I don't know, but I think there is someone who does know... -Lincoln said that while also being very scared, running alongside Loan now at a slower pace, they weren't escaping from something so they could move slower so as not to. lose breath and get tired-... That Russian woman must know something about all this.

Lincoln knew nothing about what was happening at the station or why the patient known as Oleg Kravkov had turned into a horrendous monster. Perhaps they were exposed to an unknown strain of virus, but no virus caused deformations like the ones they saw. In Oleg's body, only one person had an answer.
Lincoln and Loan moved together towards the main section, where Lynn, Lyle and BJ were taking care of the Russian scientist who was trying to kill the man who seemed to be infected with something. Throughout the trip, Loan did not leave Lincoln behind and Lincoln did not let him. She would stay more than a step away, they didn't know if that thing was still following them or managed to get out of the bedroom section.

Lynn: What happened? Why are they so excited? -Lynn asked them both that when she saw them arriving walking very fast and appearing very nervous as well as accelerated, which could be seen in her breathing-

Lincoln: We found the patient... -Lincoln said that to everyone as he stopped to look back down the hallway where they came, then noticing that Loan was almost hyper ventilated, he approached her and rested his left hand on her shoulder. .. are you OK?

Loan: ... -She didn't say anything while she stood breathing heavily, her eyes were open and somewhat injected, she didn't seem to be able to speak, but she didn't nod to answer him either-

Lincoln: calm down, go drink some water and sit down...

Lincoln told him this so that the fatigue would decrease and he would stop breathing in that agitated way due to the fear that he surely felt. Lincoln also felt great fear and would be in his situation if he were a scientist, but one of the things they teach you Being a pilot is maintaining peace of mind in extreme situations, such as an emergency landing or the failure of some helicopter instrument.
When she saw that Lincoln accepted her advice, before she left, she told her to stay in sight, that if she heard something, she should not be curious, that she should go directly to him and that they would check it with everyone or at least the two of them together, she seemed understand why he told him that; So with a nod she told him that she was going to do what he told her, only to then go to the kitchen that was behind the counter in sight of everyone, it wasn't a kitchen with everything, but it had what was necessary.

BJ: Wait, if you found the patient, why didn't you notify the captain? -Bj and Lyle were sitting at a table near one of the corners of the room, they had started playing cards while Lynn was watching the Russian, and if something happened they could stand up quickly-

Lyle: Yes and also where is he? -Lyle also asked him something when he noticed that they didn't bring the patient with them either-

Lynn: Lincoln, what's happening? -Lynn and Lincoln were friends almost since they arrived here, they knew each other very well and Lynn knew when her friend seemed to be hiding something, plus she noticed he was very paranoid-

Lincoln: It's a damn long story guys, Lynn please call everyone on the radio... They're not safe, the guy Oleg is... Crazy, he has a knife and he tried to kill us -That was a lie, but it was better He had to tell them something that could make them think he was crazy, he still didn't understand everything and if he tried to warn them now without proof, they might not believe him.

Laika: you saw it... Yes, you and the blonde saw it... -Laika said that to Lincoln while she showed them a smile, she was still tied to the chair, but she could move her head-... They should have let me kill him outside Now everyone is condemned

Lincoln would observe Laika while she gave them those not at all relaxing words, Lynn and the others would also hear them, they knew that Lincoln and Loan saw something, and it had to be something very horrible for them to want to keep the secret, and with that in mind Lynn did not hesitate. in one more second to call everyone on the radio, if something scared Lincoln and made Loan not even able to speak, it had to be something dangerous.

It took a few minutes for everyone to arrive, in total everyone was there except for Leni; who according to Luna and Lana had separated from the group by mistake, who was surely lost now and would arrive in a few minutes, Luna was a little worried, but the others told her that she would surely be fine.
While Loan's expression when mentioning Leni became paler and with a rapid movement, without holding it any longer she would begin to vomit water or rather a large part of what she had in her stomach; in the sink to wash dishes

Lyra watched the scene, approaching quickly to see that she was okay, she settled next to Loan, stroking her back, worried about her, hoping that she didn't have something wrong or that she was sick, she was the local doctor, who would know how to treat something like that, it was her.

On the other hand, everyone did not understand what was happening, until Lincoln, without much encouragement, sat in front of the Russian woman, who also looked into Lincoln's eyes, she knew much more than what she was saying.

Lincoln: What was that? Was it Dr. Oleg Kravkov? -Lincoln bluntly asked him the direct question about what was happening and why Oleg had deformed himself in such a way.

Laika: untie me and I'll tell you... -Lyra told him that, moving a little forward, she wasn't going to be tied in a chair all night just to do what had to be done and even less was she going to die tied in that chair-

Lincoln stayed silent for a few minutes watching Lyra who seemed to be serious, she was a scientist but acted like a survivor, she knew what cards to play and which ones to keep in her deck.

Lincoln: okay... -Lincoln accepted the deal moving towards the kitchen, he needed a knife to cut the ropes and free her-

Lynn: is this a joke? Lincoln, this woman is crazy, she shot Ronnie and one of her people, God knows what else she did to those in her facility -Lynn, upon seeing that Lincoln accepted the deal, did not hide her anger, it seriously did not seem like a good idea to free a person with such a big mental problem, was not someone trustworthy-

Ronnie: It's clearly a fucking joke, we're not going to free the crazy woman who tried to kill me! -Ronnie Anne raised her voice more annoyed than Lynn, she was not going to tolerate them releasing the woman who shot her in the leg and burned the SUVs, leaving them stranded there-

Lyra: Lincoln, I can't let you free her... It doesn't matter what reasons you have -Lyra took Lincoln's wrist when the young albino took a knife from the stock of knives-

Lincoln looked at her as he moved his hand, removing the knife from the stocks, he understood that she had a duty to take care of the staff, he did the same, and the only way to protect everyone is for the Russian woman to tell them what she knew, if she could tell her everything there was. happened and what they saw, maybe Lyra would understand.

Lincoln: Captain, I will take care of her and I will be responsible for everything she does... We need her to give us information about what happened in her facility and what is happening with Oleg -Lincoln approached the chair where the woman was tied. Russian scientist, apparently no one had anything else to say; He bothered them that they released that woman, but he understood that they should know what was happening.

Lincoln, as promised, freed Laik by cutting the ropes, thus allowing her to get up; Which when doing so, she first caressed her wrists because of the redness on them, caused by how tight the ropes were and the friction that occurred when she moved.
After that Lincoln sat down again waiting for Laika to start talking too, he noticed how she looked out of the corner of her eye at the AK-107 that Lynn was holding, leaving it between her legs while she was sitting watching Laika.

Laika: well... "Organism 46B" have you ever heard of it? -Laika said that while she approached a bottle of water that was on the table, it was already open and half empty, the only thing she did was drink what was left of its contents-

Lisa: wait... Are you talking about "Organism 46B"? The one Padalka was talking about? -Lisa, faced with her sudden surprise and quick way of talking about her, only received a nod from Laika letting her know that she was talking about that same thing-

Liena: What are you talking about? What is organism 46B? -Liena spoke to Lisa, who seemed to have information about that and also because the Russian woman scared her a little-

Lisa: well, Anton Padalka was a Russian scientist who investigated the South Pole, one day he told the news that they had found an octopus with 14 tentacles that could change shape and hypnotize its victims, in addition to being extremely intelligent -Lisa said. That without completely believing in that, there is no animal that can have those abilities-

Lana: yes, I heard that too... Although many took it as crazy and a science fiction story, but in the end it was never investigated and Dr. Padalka was called a fake -Lana was saying what she remembered when the news about Organism 46B was fury on social networks and news around the world, although it was quickly taken as a farce.

Lyra: Yes, I heard that too, but it was attributed to madness, they said that Padalka went crazy before reaching the bottom of the hole they made in Vostok and that he began to hallucinate things - Lyra also said that, joining the conversation, remembering how With some lab mates they talked about that topic, although only as a simple chat, nothing serious or worrying, just something to talk about at lunch.

Laika: well, in a way it is true that Padalka went crazy, but not because of some previous mental problem, what he said about a strange animal killing 3 of the 8 explorers who entered, is true... What What drove Padalka crazy was seeing that thing eat his friend

Laika said it with complete confidence and without showing even a single hint of doubt in her words, which happens when someone invents a story to save their neck, what she said she said from the depths of her being, it was the pure truth until where they could see, they were going to continue talking and interrogating Laika, but before Lincoln could ask him what that thing was or how it could change shape, a person arrived from one of the 3 hallways, more specifically from the middle hallway where they had When Luna and Lana came, it was impossible not to recognize that young woman with golden hair and an angelic expression.

When Lincoln and Loan saw Leni, their expressions changed, the surprise was so great that Loan froze, while Lincoln stood up suddenly from the chair, walking away from that entrance, looking at Leni very shocked, he couldn't believe what he was seeing.
Laika, seeing the expression of the two who were in front of that thing, slowly stood up, placing herself near Lincoln, looking out of the corner of her eye at the AK-107 that Lynn had neglected to look at Leni, everyone felt relieved to see Leni safe. and that I managed to return safely

Leni: What's going on here? Did they find the patient? -Leni asked everyone that, while he took a few steps forward observing the whole scene with his always animated smile-

Luna: Leni! You are safe! -Luna shouted that, very happy to see her friend, her friend for almost all of her life, being safe, she knew that there was no danger at the station, but Leni could have gotten lost and something could happen to her because she was so clueless. -

Lyra: It's a relief to know that you're okay, I congratulate you on having managed to find the main room -Lyra showed him a proud smile, like an older sister would do when she saw that her little sister had achieved something that she couldn't do before.

While everyone seemed to be very happy that Leni was back, Lincoln didn't say anything as he looked at Leni as if he were seeing a ghost while Loan turned pale, just stammered and didn't seem to understand what was happening, Laika wasn't the only one who noticed. this; Since Lynn was looking at both of them confused, and Lyle, as well as BJ, felt that there was something strange about all this.

Leni: Yes, I separated from you by mistake and I didn't know where I was, so I guided myself a little by going back the way I came -Leni said that normally, smiling with a friendly and positive expression, while she joined her hands in front of her chest, Seriously, it didn't seem like he was lying.

At that point, Laika, taking advantage of everyone's distraction, would quickly move towards her AK-107 trying to reach it with her left hand, to her bad luck Lynn would quickly react by taking her by the shoulders from one side, and then pushing her towards the sofa on the left, he who She was in front of the sofa where Lynn had rested the gun. After seeing that, Ronnie Anne and Liena would react by lunging at her. Ronnie Anne would take her from behind, sticking her arms to the back of the sofa by taking her wrists, while Liena would take her from behind. legs, keeping them together and immobile so that he does not try to stand up.

Laika: leave me! Damn let me go! She's not her partner, she's that thing! Her friend knows it! Tell them albino! -Laika struggled to get loose and yelled at everyone, only to then look at Lincoln after finishing speaking, hoping that she would agree with him-

Lynn: Lincoln, what are you talking about? -Lynn, like everyone, would look at Lincoln, who was still in shock and silent, without understanding what was happening-

Lincoln: I... I don't... I don't know... -Lincoln said it, speaking somewhat brokenly as he took a few steps forward, looking at her from head to foot-... But... I saw you... You were ... It is impossible

Lynn, noticing what Lincoln was saying and seeing how surprised he was, like the pale Loan, simply began to tie up the loose ends of what could be happening, she wasn't one to think much so she just approached the table taking a bottle. closed with some water, returning slowly and settling next to the AK-107

Leni: it's me, calm down... Sometimes the mind plays some bad jokes on us, if you want we can talk about this... -Leni acted understanding and calm, showing that smile that is so characteristic of Leni, it was strange not to see Leni being positive and very lively-

Lynn: Think fast! -Lynn suddenly, without letting the conversation continue, would throw the bottle towards Leni's face as she did several times when doing the "Think Fast" to her-

Leni, seeing the bottle approaching her face, reacting quickly would grab it before it hit her face, covering her face with both hands and then catching the bottle as if her hands were a fly-catching plant.

Leni: woow... Haha thanks, I just had se-... -Leni remained silent and surprised, like many when hearing the hammer of the AK-107 and then seeing how Lynn pointed it at her-

Lynn was pointing the AK-107 directly at him while showing a serious and annoyed expression, what was happening surprised everyone, including Laika and Lincoln.

Lynn: ...Leni never managed to catch the bottles, even this morning.

Leni was going to say something and Luna was asking her to put her gun down, but before Leni could finish what she was saying Lynn pulled the trigger with the index finger of her right hand, the AK assault rifle was on automatic which caused her to All the bullets would be fired non-stop like a continuous burst, Leni would be quickly hit by the bullets that were ejected from the AK barrel, pushing him a few steps back until Lynn would stop when she ran out of bullets and Leni would fall to the ground, like a doll. without ropes

Luna: Leni! You fucking madman, you killed her! -Luna, in a fit of anger, would quickly pounce on Lynn, punching her in the face, throwing her to the ground, she was going to continue hitting her, but Lyra and Lana quickly grabbed her from behind her, separating them-

Lynn: ugh... She's not Leni, just think about it; He managed to get here without help and my bottle didn't hit him in the face, plus Lincoln saw something, this is Lincoln! -Lynn leaned on the floor sitting up, touching her face where Luna had hit her, feeling some pain from that punch-

Lincoln: ...Leni is dead... -When Lincoln said that, everyone thought he was speaking at the moment, but his words had another meaning- ...I found Dr. Oleg eating her corpse, his face was changed ...It was grotesque, she is not Leni

Laika would separate from Ronnie Anne and Liena, taking advantage of the fact that they were distracted by what Lincoln was saying, and then stand up giving some jerks when she felt that both girls wanted to catch her again.

Laika: let me... -she told them that almost shouting, and then looked at everyone to be able to explain-... What she saw was organism 46B... We brought that animal from the bottom of Lake Vostok and although that thing There it looks like Leni, it's not her... This animal is smart and manages to mimic the shape of people, we still don't know how it can speak and get part of their memories... But, I'm very sure that that thing will help us. It will kill if we are careless and alone

Luna: Do you really think I'll believe any of that, you're just crazy and Lynn, I swear I'll make you pay for what you did! -Luna kept wanting to break free from Lyra and Lana's grip, while she could tell that she was suffering and the tears at the edges of her eyes were proof of that-

BJ: am...Guys, am I really high? -BJ said that looking in the direction of the middle hallway, where Leni came from-

Lyle: I don't think so... What the fuck -Lyle, surprised, grabbed his hair, he didn't understand what he was seeing or what was happening-

When they both caught everyone's attention they quickly began to look in the same direction as the two of them, watching as Leni slowly stood up on the ground, although now her arm separated and changed shape as if they were tangled tentacles that formed a arm, the same thing happened with her left leg and her face was deformed showing that she had tentacles on the right side of her face, even if her hair began to fall out quickly, now everyone was seeing a deformed Leni standing with several wounds. from bullets, from which some purple blood flowed

Luna: Leni? -Luna asked that with her pupils completely contracted, feeling like her entire world was collapsing-

~Luna...Help me...Lunaaa

The thing began to repeat Leni's last words only so that later when it saw that Lynn took the gun again, reacting with fear it would release a screech and retreat quickly, it made a quick turn and after about 4 steps, it would jump to the ceiling breaking a hatch to the ventilation, you could see how his body was deformed and no longer looked like Leni's, while he went into the ventilation as if he had no bones.

Lynn: Shit! It doesn't have bullets... -Lynn was saying that while triggering without being able to shoot, she should have aimed at the head, but it was too late and that thing had escaped-...Damn!

While Lynn checked that the gun had no bullets and then threw it, everyone was shocked by what they saw, except for Ronnie and Liena who, like Lynn, were trained not to freeze at key moments or under a lot of pressure, then Laika She didn't seem surprised, but she was very nervous like Lincoln.

Laika: the bullets don't do much damage, do you have some flamethrowers? -Laika spoke directly to Lynn who seemed to be the only one who could act under the pressure of this situation-

Lynn: There are about three flamethrowers in storage, we use them to melt the ice -Lynn told him that, approaching the map of the facilities, thus showing him where the supply warehouse was, they would have to go to the other side of the facility; next to the kennels-

Laika: great, we have to go get them... -Laika said that to Lynn and then approached Ella, stopping a few steps from this-... You'll have to guide me

Lynn: okay, Liena will go with us... Ronnie stay here and keep everyone safe

Lynn, taking command a little, ordered Liena to go with them, only to then point out to Ronnie Anne who was still somewhat surprised, but when they ordered her to stay, she quickly came to her senses; He nodded and settled on the couch.

Lyra: wait! You still haven't explained to us what is happening! -Lyra said that, walking quickly towards Laika, with an expression of mixed nerves and discomfort, taking her wrist to stop Laika, releasing her later when she saw that she stopped.

Laika: Do you want an explanation... -Laika said that when she felt how he stopped her by taking her wrist, then she would turn around looking at Lyra and the others, sighing a little because she believed that perhaps they would not accept reality, Even so, at least they received the truth-... That thing they saw is organism 46B, a few months ago we managed to capture it at the bottom of Lake Vostok and we raised it to the surface to study it, that was our first mistake; That thing is intelligent and it adapted, it pretended to die after one of our scientists electrocuted it with an electric prod, that caused the scientist to open the polycarbonate and polymer cage, that was our second mistake... That thing escaped, He killed the scientist and became him, he made us believe that he escaped and returned to his lake... During the following days he began to hunt us like mice trapped with a cat, when we realized his ability to change shape was very late; Only Dr. Oleg and I were left, when I thought we had managed to kill that thing... It had already changed shape, when I found out it was Dr. Oleg I chased it and tried to kill it, I prevented it from returning to the warm environment of our facility. so that at least he died of cold, I chased him for kilometers preventing him from reaching a warm place or another facility, I never expected that you would run into him and bring him here, now he is in a warm environment, with food and he will not let me bring him back to throw out...

Laika told everyone that, letting them understand that they were tricked by that thing into bringing it to their facility, the shots that Laika gave them were not to kill them but rather she wanted to scare them and make them abandon Doctor Oleg, when they found him he couldn't even move, it was just time for it to freeze to death, that thing had to freeze to death.

Laika: ...Now that it's here, our only option is to do what we couldn't do in Vostok, kill that thing -Laika said that to everyone, appearing very determined, only to then walk away-

Lynn and Liena would not leave her alone, without saying much after what she said or knowing what to tell the others, they went after Laika to guide her so that she would not be killed by that thing that was now roaming the facility.

Seven people stayed in the main room afraid of what could happen, Luna had sat on the sofa with her eyes completely lost as well as with a sick expression, as if she had no strength for anything.
Lisa and Lana on the other hand had settled at the table in the living room, where Lyle and BJ were previously playing cards, they were both combining their minds to try to figure out how the mimicry of that thing thought and worked, they were scared just like the others. others, but they erased the fear by putting their minds on something else.
Lyle and BJ on the other hand had sealed the doors on the right and left, they needed something else to think about so they had started doing that together, they were both afraid, but they hid it by showing their serious working expressions, although They would usually work laughing and acting like children, they both cared about the other; more BJ because of how she felt towards Lyle and Lyle also cared a lot about BJ.
Loan was resting her body lying on the sofa, resting her neck and the back of her head on Lincoln's legs who was sitting on the same sofa as her, she had asked him to let her use him as a pillow to be calmer knowing that While she sleeps, he will be by her side and when he moves she will wake up due to the movement of his legs.
Ronnie Anne, on the other hand, was guarding the middle entrance where Lynn, Liena and Laika left, they had arranged some chairs to make a barricade and in her hands she was holding one of the broomsticks they had to sweep, although it had the tip It was broken by giving it a sharp edge, that way if that thing came close it would have something to defend itself with.
Then, finally Lyra, the captain of the station, was in the kitchen leaning on the counter, while she wrote something on a sheet of paper with a small wooden pencil already very used, it was her diary or notebook, but now she was using one of its leaves for something else.

Everyone was doing their thing, silence abounded and the atmosphere could feel tense, at that point something could be heard running towards them down the middle hallway; Ronnie Anne would quickly react, pointing towards the hallway with her crude wooden spear. Everything was so quiet that even Lyra, who was in the kitchen, heard something running towards them.

An hour before.

Lynn was walking in front of Laika and Liena, guiding the Russian scientist to the end of the facility, where they had the kennels and the supply and luggage storage, she was lighting her way with one of the flashlights they had taken, while Liena had the other and Laika was carrying the AK-107 that she was going to use only to hit with the butt.

Liena: so that thing can change shape at will? Like a shape shifter? -Liena asked Laika that while he walked behind her with some fear, shining his light behind her and staying very close to both of them-

Laika: can change shape at will, but it cannot perfectly copy an appearance unless it kills and eats it... It is still not understandable how that thing works and how it achieves such a perfect change of appearance, I only know that it cannot be seen. like us without first killing ourselves -Laika responded with the knowledge they had after what happened at the Vostok station, while she explained that she watched the ceilings and the hallways where they passed, she had to be alert in case that thing approached them-

Lynn: I guess that's a good thing, at least he kills our teammates without us knowing.

Lynn was saying that as she approached the hospital doors that connected the generator section and the heater, in addition to some other things that Lynn didn't know about because she wasn't a Nerd like most of the staff, that's what she thought, as she opened the doors. They were at the end of the building, there were some boxes on the sides of the hallway and each room in that place functioned as a storage room, then when they moved a few steps they found a scene that surpassed the grotesque and would make anyone with a weak stomach vomit.

Lynn: damn... -Lynn covered her mouth as she shone her flashlight into the kennel, trying not to smell the smell of rotting meat and intestines-...This is disgusting.

Liena:! ... -Liena, seeing what Lynn observed without being able to contain herself, she turned around looking back, covering her mouth, feeling like something was going up her throat and she was about to vomit-

What had happened was a scene so grotesque that it would make someone normal, with no training in medicine or the military, start vomiting.
But even for Liena, Laika and Lynn it was a horrendous and monstrous scene; All the Siberian dogs they had had been killed, in total there were 5 Siberian dogs and at this moment inside the dog cage, four of the Siberians were inside it, apparently that thing had killed them, even tearing off some of their limbs. their body and it also seemed that they had been fed with their bodies, you could see the bones of the head and legs.

Their intestines were all over the inside of the cage and their blood bathed the straw that they had placed on the floor so that they could sleep comfortably. Liena was the one who spent the most time with the dogs, so that scene was something that she surely couldn't bear.

Lynn: what animal would do this? ... -Lynn asked that, already knowing her answer, even covering her mouth and nose with her left hand, it was not an easy scene to see or endure-

Laika: one that should never have come out of the bottom of the sea... Come on, we have to continue and get those flamethrowers

Laika said that to Lynn, passing behind Lynn, placing her right hand on Lynn's back so that she knew that they should continue, so that she would not get too far from them or one of them would be left behind, Lynn understood this, so enduring the The pain of seeing her pets gutted made a slight turn and continued walking behind Laika, clearly without leaving Liena behind, who followed them, feeling very sad about the death of the animals with whom she spent a lot of time.
You could say that she saw them born and raised them when they were just puppies, Liena was the one who would feel the most pain for her loss.

When they finally arrived at the room where the flamethrowers were, Lynn and Laika quickly went to prepare said weapons for use, while Liena would stay at the entrance watching that that thing did not approach them and lock them in that room.

He was there for a few minutes with some fear that it would appear and hoping that Lynn would finish preparing the flamethrowers soon, but then when he heard a can fall, thinking it was that monster, he shone his flashlight in the direction of the dark hallway where he heard the noise of the can falling.

When she realized what she found was the last Siberian, Liena was surprised and felt relieved, he was somewhat stained with blood and seemed to have his front right leg injured, moving like this with that leg in the air and making some jumps as he moved.

Liena: Ferdinan! ... -Liena said that about the excitement of seeing one of her pets alive, so she quickly approached the Siberian, she had been running and then fell on her knees in front of him, giving him a tight hug, feeling the heart of the dog that It was beating very fast and as it licked his cheek-... Thank God you're okay.

Liena separated from the dog, holding his back and sides, to check him, she was going to take him with them to the main room and tell Lana to treat him, I'm sure he would be fine.

At that point the dog begins to appear fearful and nervous, making Liena remember what was happening and look in the direction where the dog was looking. He seemed to want to protect Liena who, kneeling next to him, rested her left hand on the side of the dog. dog noticing the pulsations of his heart

Liena: ...Girls! That thing is here! ... -Liena shouted that while she saw how the dog continued to protect her, growling and barking, she hoped that her companions would come out of her and help her-

Luckily for them, that happened, Lynn and Laika left that room, standing in front of Liena, Laika was the one who had the second flamethrower in her hand, while Lynn was the one who already had it ready to use with the small flame in her mouth. of the weapon.

Lynn and Laika, upon hearing what Liena told them, shone their light in the direction where she pointed, but there was nothing and although they threw a flare with the flamethrower, nothing reacted to this. When they both turned to see Liena, they were surprised to see it.

Lynn: Liena is behind you! -Lynn yelled that starting to run towards Liena-

Liena, upon hearing that while kneeling next to the dog, turned her head to see that it was behind her, the only thing she could do was release a scream while suddenly three tentacles crossed her chest, what followed was a cough that spit out blood. his mouth while he looked at Leni's silhouette pointing at him with something that resembled her right arm or hand, which had become tentacles with a sharp stinger-like tip, which allowed it to pass through his body without problem.

The Siberian, seeing this, would not stay still and try to defend his master, it would be of little use, he would simply bite his left arm, which looked human, and then with great force be thrown against the wall to his left, before he could could get up the same way he killed Liena he would kill the Siberian, but this time with a quick sting to his neck.

Lynn was about to arrive with Liena to incinerate that thing to try to save her, but when that thing saw her approaching it would quickly begin to move running, although it would change its shape to that of the Siberians with two tentacles coming out from where its tail should be, This would cause Liena to still be alive, but on the verge of death, to be carried away by that monster now in the form of a dog.

Lynn: Liena! ... -Lynn yelled that, chasing them, but somewhat slowly due to the weight of the two gas tanks that he had on his back, after chasing that thing for a few minutes, until he lost sight of it and stopped for the tiredness-...damn!

Lynn would scream angrily for not being able to reach her and save her, while she regained her breath and thought about that, Laika would arrive with her stopping behind her, also breathing hard.

Laika: ... We ... We have to go - Laika told him that, speaking somewhat brokenly because she did not have Lynn's physical capacity -

Lynn: no, she's alive... -Lynn was saying this, determined to save Liena, and then she felt someone take her shoulders and pull her back, making her spin around-

Laika: she is dead and we will die if we don't come back! The others also depend on us bringing them these flamethrowers!

Lynn gritted her teeth at the idea of abandoning Liena, only to later understand that they had to accept again that Liena could be dead, together with Laika they would begin to return together, Lynn would stay at the front and take care of Laika who carried the flamethrowers, one in each hand.
After a quick jog they managed to return to the main room, coming across a large barricade of chairs and some tables, shouting at the top of their lungs to let them pass, while they could feel something approaching them from behind.

Ronnie: They did it, great! ... -Ronnie Anne said that, being helped by Lyle and Bj to open the barricade, only to then return to the barricade, arranging everything in its place- ... Wait, and Liena?

When Ronnie asked them a question, Lynn and Laika remained silent, letting him know what happened. Ronnie Anne's expression competed with the Moon when she found out that Leni died. She quickly reacted, upset and very angry.

Ronnie: Did you see her die?! Did they check it?! -Ronnie asked them both that, clinging to the hope that she might be okay-

Laika: that thing took it, it's not alive... It's not - Laika told him that without a hint of empathy or pain, it wasn't that he didn't feel anything, it's that by seeing many of his companions die he had already lost The surprise of seeing someone else die had become normal.

Ronnie Anne, upon hearing her say that, was going to attack her, but Lynn would quickly stop her by extending her arms to the sides to function as a barrier, preventing Ronnie Anne from reaching Laika.

Lynn: Ronnie, she's right... She didn't survive -Lynn also told him that with pain in her voice and heart, Liena was a good friend of hers and she was never going to forgive herself for not saving or protecting her-

Ronnie didn't say anything else, only to then separate from Lynn and every time someone offered her help to comfort her, she reacted with "I'm fine" ending up after a few steps leaning against a wall, slowly letting herself fall to end up sitting down. on the floor.

Lyle: well, then what do we do now? -Lyle said that as he approached the table where the three flamethrowers had been placed-

Lyra: separate us into 3 groups... You said that that thing can't stand the cold, so it must be in here and if you don't take the risk with many people... The safest thing would be to divide us into 3 groups of four or three people, Each team will have a flamethrower and if they see that thing... They will burn it -Lyra said that, looking at everyone, it was the best idea so far, that or wait for her alone to come, which seemed somewhat implausible because that animal alone I wanted to be in a warm place, the food was just something in case I could kill someone-

None of them saw anything wrong with the idea; so accepting they separated into 3 teams.
The first was made up of Lyra, Lana, Lyle and BJ, the one carrying the flamethrower was Lyra
The second group was made up of Lincoln, Loan and Luna, the one carrying the flamethrower was Lincoln
While the last team was made up of Laika, Lynn and Ronnie Anne, the one carrying the flamethrower was Lynn

The 3 groups separated and began to move around the facility to hunt that monstrous thing, everyone was nervous and with their hearts beating fast, no one seemed to be prepared for what was coming to them.

In the shadows that thing would stalk them and observe them, moving silently and carefully waiting for the perfect opportunity to kill each of them.
Lincoln was the leader of one of the groups and he was moving for the moment towards the botanical section hoping not to be the one who found that thing, he knew what to do if they found it, but it was something so dangerous that deep down he wished they wouldn't. it will happen.

Our 3 fearful adventurers approached the botany section, where taking the handle and pushing inside they would enter the botany room, where all of Lana's plants were, and then upon opening the door they would find...

CRASH!

A loud thunderclap and a sudden explosion caused Loan to get scared, like everyone else, and he interrupted his horror story. All the lights in the house and the avenue went out, one could even say the lights in the entire city.

Loan: aah! –Loan would let out a scream of fear and then hug Ronnie Anne who was next to her –

There was no one who was not scared by the sudden roar accompanied by the explosion and the power outage. After a few seconds, Lari would turn on the flashlight on her cell phone, making everyone do the same as her, well only those who had their cell phone at hand. hand or near them, after that the entire room was being lit by everyone's cell phones and by the fireplace that was still lit

Queen: what the fuck was that?! –Queen asked that, insulting as always, turning on the lights in the house that did not turn on no matter how many times she lowered or raised the switch that was on the wall, in front of the stairs and next to the entrance to the dining room–

Ronnie Anne: Queen, watch your language... Surely lightning struck some generator or some pole – Ronnie Anne said that, approaching the window that was behind the television, opening the curtain and then looking out; It still kept raining and it seemed like no one had light.

Lori: well, I guess that's all for tonight... It's almost 12 and tomorrow the kids have to wake up early –Lori said that, observing all the young people who were awake even at 11 at night, eating sweets, which was not bad but it would cause them to have cavities or stomach pain–

Lyle: ah come on dude, at least let Loan finish his story.

Bobby: Yeah, at least let us know how it ends.

Lyle and Bobby Jr seemed to be the ones who most wanted to continue listening to the story, plus they wanted to stay awake a little longer, since their mothers always forced them to go to sleep early before 11 or 10 p.m. depending on the occasion.
Even so, Lori did not show mercy to her request, because it was already too late and if they continued with the horror stories, with the blackout, some might not be able to sleep.

Lori: no, just look at Bed... –Lori showed them Bed who was hugging her mother, totally scared and looking everywhere very nervous–...With the horror story and the blackout, she is completely scared, she will sleep today with your mother... So you guys go to sleep too before everyone ends up being scared too

Lina: ah but aunt, I'm not scared yet... –Lina was saying that while she was behind Edie who was the one who was shining the light with her cell phone, she was scared but she didn't want to admit it so they wouldn't treat her like a little girl–... I can still hear the end

Edie: yes, you are a brave girl – The young woman with brown hair with a light blue line said that to Lina, stroking her hair from above, to be able to see the little girl with white hair she had to turn her body a little to be able to look behind her. –

Many also laughed a little because of how cute she was, just seeing her act brave and hugging Edie's legs was a scene that made them forget their fear, like when they see a cute puppy or a small kitten.

Lori: no ifs and buts, everyone will go to sleep and that's it. Lori, acting as the person in charge in the place, told them that, looking at them seriously and being strict, she spoke to them firmly.

All the little ones let out a sigh of annoyance and reluctantly agreed to go to sleep, the older ones only understood and accepted it, then the parents only laughed because Lyle and Bobby Jr seemed to want to continue arguing, but Lori's face intimidated them. and made them shut up before speaking

Bobby Jr: ugh... At least let us hear the end - Bobby Jr wanted to negotiate with Lori so that she would at least let them finish the story, which would surely give them more time to stay awake and be able to eat more candy, that was their evil plan -

Lynn 3rd: Did you really not notice? That story is a parody of the movies "the thing" and "the thing from the other world"... Clearly in the end they would manage to kill that thing after losing many, seeing that it gave prominence to the pilot who was with the doctor Surely the 3 of them would be saved, but in the end they would say that one of those 3 was that Organism... –Lynn began to tell or explain everything she deduced from the story that Loan was telling, only to later at the end with her arms crossed. look at Loan–...am I wrong?

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Loan at what Lynn 3rd said only shook her head, agreeing with the young woman with glasses with long, black hair. At that moment, many remained silent after Lynn plundered the entire story in which they found themselves. They had been so concentrated, everything was silent until a scream was present

Queen: to her! –Liena shouted that, pointing to Lynn who took a step back surprised by what she was saying–

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When Reina shouted that; Lyle, Bobby Jr, Lina and even Lari went towards Lynn the 3rd to make her pay for what she had just done, Reina would also be among them, all together they would go to tickle her and give her some slaps, but Lynn the 3rd upon noticing this would cover herself behind her sister Lacy, who smilingly would say

Lacy: I can't let them touch my sister –Lacy said that, extending her hands to her sides–

At that moment, like a gentleman, he protected Lynn 3rd from the others, pushing Lyle and Bobby Jr. to the sides as if they were cardboard, then to begin to serve as a barrier between the others and Lynn 3rd, preventing them from touching him or being touched. come closer

That scene lasted only a few minutes until Lynn and Ronnie Anne arrested those who started all this, and then as punishment sent them to their room, like everyone else.
All the young people began to climb the stairs while Bed was left being carried by her mother, who rocked her and sang in her ear to make her fall asleep, wanting her to forget about her fear.

Lincoln: Well, I'll fix everything and then I'll go to sleep –Lincoln said that because where he slept was on the couch and he couldn't stand sleeping in a room that was as dirty as it was messy–

Leni: okay, but first... A goodnight kiss –Leni approached Lincoln carrying Bed still in her arms, showing Bed so he could kiss her on the forehead–

Bed was already asleep so Lincoln, laughing a little, would accept that, he would place his right hand on the left side of Bed's face and then he would approach him, giving him a sweet kiss on the forehead, which made Bed move a little and then Smiling, she made herself comfortable, leaning on her mother. Leni would laugh a little when she saw this, and then without any warning she approached Lincoln who was already standing next to her, giving her a soft kiss on the lips.

Leni: good night... –Leni told him that, showing him a sweet smile, and then walked towards the room–

Lori: Leni! ... –Lori would say that surprised by what Leni did, only to then also approach Lincoln a little blushing at what she saw, she wanted to say goodbye to Lincoln normally but now she didn't know what to do and when she looked back she could see Ronnie Anne motioning for him to kiss her, so taking some courage she gave him a quick kiss, and then with her face all red she said goodbye and went after Leni – Good night!

Ronnie Anne from afar signaled to him that he did great, raising the big fingers of both hands, and then began walking towards Lincoln as well, stopping near him.

Lincoln: amm well... good night? –Lincoln asked Ronnie Anne that, still somewhat surprised by the kisses from Leni and Lori who did it as a surprise–

Ronnie Anne: hey, don't get your hopes up, you're not my type... –Ronnie Anne told him that, showing him a somewhat mocking smile, and then hit him on the left shoulder, which made them both remember when they were just friends–... Good night, pathetic

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Lincoln: ouch... Grace, good night –Lincoln only rubbed his left shoulder, showing her a simple smile since he only saw her as a former partner and understood that Ronnie Anne seemed to only love the Lincoln of this world–

At the end, after everyone, Lynn arrived, who seemed somewhat upset by everything that had happened. Before Lincoln could say anything to excuse himself for everything that had happened, she would surprise him with a kiss that was sustained and constant, while she surrounded his neck with her arms, this was not denied, but Lincoln reciprocated it and took her hips, after a few seconds kissing each other's lips, both would separate from each other, looking directly into each other's eyes.

Lynn: ...Good night, love –Lynn said that, smiling lovingly, resting her forehead against Lincoln's showing how much she loved him–

Lincoln: hehe Good night, love –Lincoln also rested his forehead against hers, only to then give her a short kiss that would be the last–

After that Lynn went to the room to sleep with Lori, Leni and Ronnie Anne, in addition to little Bed who was afraid of sleeping alone, Lincoln on the other hand stayed there cleaning and arranging everything, it took a few minutes but it was worth the effort. Too bad to sleep comfortably.

Without caring much about the darkness, the thunder and the rain, he just settled on the sofa covering himself and snuggling in the quilts, while the bonfire in the fireplace illuminated the entire room, he would slowly fall asleep on the sofa, the raindrops hitting The ceiling only worked as music to make it easier to rest.

Lina: dad, dad...dad

A small voice and some movements made Lincoln come out of his dream, beginning to open his eyes hoping that there would only be one of his daughters, when he opened his eyes completely he would find each and every one of his children standing in front of him, holding some of his blankets and his pillows.

Lincoln: mmh...what's wrong? ... –Lincoln said that, rubbing his eyes while he looked at the time on his cell phone, the storm continued and he had only slept for an hour or maybe less– ... do they... leak?

Lincoln asked him that because even the older ones were standing in front of him looking somewhat fearful, he wanted to avoid knowing what was happening or why they brought their blankets, but surely it was for one thing only.

Rochelle: can we sleep with you? –Rochelle asked him that, looking into his eyes somewhat fearfully, she knew that she was afraid because once when they watched a horror movie together, at night she asked him to let her sleep with him–

Bingo, Lincoln thought that when he heard Rochelle's question, he had no problem letting them sleep with him, but that was if it was just one of them, now he needed to figure out how they were all going to sleep on one couch, he was going to tell them no. They could sleep with Him and they would all sleep better together upstairs.
But at that moment he remembered how many times he spent many dark nights in fear, until he discovered that monsters did not exist, but that humans who acted like monsters did exist.

Lincoln: ahhh... –Lincoln sighed as he sat on the sofa, still being illuminated by the fire in the fireplace–...Bring the mattresses from your rooms and help me move the sofas a little

No one understood what he was thinking, they still accepted and when they finished everyone was very excited, Lincoln had moved the sofa as far away from the TV as possible and the small table that was previously in the middle of the room, they placed it in a corner, thus allowing Lincoln and the children could arrange the mattresses on the floor, that way everyone could sleep together and Lincoln would be close since he would sleep on the couch.

His idea made all the young people happy, who stayed awake for a while longer talking and cooking marshmallows in the fireplace. After a while they all fell asleep on the mattresses on the floor covering themselves with all the blankets they brought, after a few minutes The fire in the fireplace slowly went out and ended up making the whole house dark.

Nothing else could be heard except the sound of raindrops from the storm hitting the roof, but then the television suddenly turned on.

Nothing was seen except static, and then it managed to show a blank screen with something written in black in the middle of the screen.

"This special is over"

After a few seconds the TV turned off and the whole house was silent and dark again.

Hello, I am the writer.

I'm sorry it's taken me so long since it's been so long since Halloween, it's just that I was a bit dry with the last horror story and it didn't seem like a good story, so I started from scratch thinking I screwed up.

I hope you liked these two specials and don't throw stones at me hehe.

Well, soon I will start writing the next chapter, I apologize in advance for making you wait or making you wait.

Congratulations on reaching December and I will leave you a couple of Halloween images

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