Merchant's POV:
I woke up to a knife in my arm. Yep. A knife was in my arm when I woke up in a old bed,wozzy and disoriented.
"Ow..Where.."
I get up, walking to the door to get out of this room,but I was knocked back into the wall, crying in pain as the knife went deeper into the arm. I look to see Neturalist coming into the room, holding a button.
"Y-You.."
Neturalist:"You surprised to see me?"
"Why did you bring me here?!"
Neturalist:"Simple. To finish what I started. First I'll wipe out the people who went in the tunnels..then the rest. It was never about ruling..I just want complete chaos. With everyone dead."
He smirked a little as I tried to get up,only to have the knife inserted even deeper, impaling the arm. I gasped in pain while I went to take it out. It finally came out while I looked at the arm, seeing it covered with blood.
"You're sick in the head."
Neturalist:"I may be..but I have a reason. Reasons you will never find out. I'm just going to kill you now."
He pressed the button, and I fell into a huge tub of water, making me have flashbacks of the metal room. No way to get out except from the top,which was at the top of the roof.
Neturalist:"You'll stop swimming eventually. This is the end for you Merchant."
With that,he walked off, leaving me in the tank to die.
Detective's POV:
"Almost got it.."
After hours of squirming and the wire cutting into my wrists,I finally was able to get them off and was freeing Runner from hers.
Runner:"Thanks.." She sat up and rubbed her wrists as I went to help her brother.
"No problem."
In about 10 minutes,I was able to free him as well. Runner,who found her leg a few feet away from her,scooted like a worm over to it and put it on.
"You guys ok here by yourselves?"
Chemist:"We'll be ok..Thanks again Detective."
He helped Runner up as I looked around, seeing several rooms that were locked. The first room? Well..as I opened the door..I found Student's body. She had this long gash in her stomach with a puddle of blood around her.
Runner:"What is it Detective-AHH!!"
"Runner.. I'm so sorry.."
She rushed over to the body, looking for a pluse and hugging it. She started crying seeing her covered in blood and limp.
Runner:"Student... please wake up.."
I left her alone to cry as I heard something from the room across from it..sounded like screaming.
"Hello?.."
???:"Help.."
There was a hole in the corner of the cell. I looked down to see.. Merchant,barely conscious, struggling to stay above water. I remember designing this trap and leaving a way to get out secretly. I jumped in, almost hitting my head at the bottom as I found a drain. I took the pin off and opened the latch, letting the water drain out.
Merchant:"Thanks.."
"Heh..You're welcome.."
Surprisingly,he actually hugged me. I hugged him back as I shivered from the wet clothing sticking to my skin.
End of Chapter 8.