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Simon sat his back against the submarine wall. What was he even trying for…?
Freedom? No..the C.O.I would probably just put him back in a cell for blasting that radiation camera. Saying he committed involuntary man slaughter and send him off for years to rot away. Maybe he was fighting for the idea..not the logicality..the idea of feeling free, being able to breathe freely. But he knows that isn’t a reality. Should he give up?….no maybe…maybe he should fight…fight for-
“Okay rocky I think I got this audio to work..! Hello? Anyone there.”
…its baiting him. Baiting him into thinking someone there.
He says nothing..
“Hello??”
…
“Anyone?”
….
“Is there anyone there?”
“SHUT THE FUCK UP.” He yells as he stands up punching the intercom.
“This is all just some sick game! So you can lure me into a fall sense of security to think they are coming back for me? Well I’ve played your games. And I know dam well who you are. Eel or C.O.I..you are here to kill me..”
He hears nothing, silence. He knew it. All some sick game-
“W-what?! No no! I uh I’m here to help!..my name is Ryland. Ryland grace.”
That’s new, it sounds so….real….but he’s probably just losing his shit. ”R-Ryland?”
“Yeah! That’s my name, uhm do you need help?”
Does he need help? Of course he needs help!? But what helps is some hallucination going to give him..maybe he plays along. Maybe just to feel something..
“..yeah..” he hears silence before the voice speaks again.
“Okay uhm..let’s see…” he hears rustling and some almost music like chirps.
“Where are you right now?”
That’s odd. Shouldn’t the eel know where he is..?
“I’m in a sub..” he answers eyeing a drop of blood sliding down the opposite wall.
“Okay..are you stuck.?”
“Yes..”
“In a sub stuck okay..” it sounds like grace is muttering to himself.
“Well I can ask questions later. Me and rockey will try and make chains to get you from down there. Unless you can go up?”
“No I can’t they locked my ability too.” He can tell the voice pauses at they..
It sounds so human..maybe..maybe it is real?
Some time passes. Before he feels a jolt….shit..had the eel got tired of playing games?
“Uh Ryland!”
“I’m here! What’s wrong?.”
So it was real. No time to celebrate he needed to get out of here. “Look there’s this thing..that’s been hunting me..I think it found me.”
He hears a quick inhale. As grace calls out for rockey to start lowering the chains.
SIMON
“Ryland!”
DONT LEAVE US SIMON
Shit. Shit. Shit.
Something slams into the haul again. This time from the side Simon was sitting at throwing him across the room. He grunts out in pain.
“RYLAND!”
“WE ARE ALMOST THERE.”
He hears something click in place as he feels the hall moving up wards.
YOU THINK YOU CAN LEAVE US? no….NO NO NO YOU WONT.
Another slam into the hall as the glass from the peer hole window cracks.
He’s tossed around like a ragdoll as the sub goes higher and higher. He hears something slide down as three knocks up from the top off the sub.
“Simon! I’m here! I’m going to cut a hole in the top just avoid the middle.”
Simon steps back as a saw blade cuts through metal.
…Simon…don’t think you can leave us! We are one Simon! Ment to always be one..
Clunk. He squints his eyes as light floods the sub. He can make out a man. His hair his messy. And is glowing..? How is that possible..
A hang reaches down “grab on!”
Simon quickly takes hold of graces hand as he grabs the metal hauling himself up. Breathing heavily as he hears screeching from below
“Human grace okay question?” That robot voice speaks again it sounds..worried
Grace nods “I got him I just need to attack the clip then we can come back up!”
Grace turns to Simon. Grace unclips himself from the chains clipping Simon on.
“I will grab onto that chain so don’t worry..I’m imagining your a bit tired so I’m not making you hold on to dear life while we are lifted.” Grace smiled weakly at Simon while Simon just stares..
“Thank-“ something..no the eel jumps up smacking the ship with its tail. Causing it to rock.
YOU CANT LEAVE THAT EASILY WE WONT LET YOU!
Oh god. Simon clings on as the sub sways in the air. Then. He hears a yelp as Grace loses his footing “GRACE!” Simon yells out trying to grab on to no avail. Grace looks at the man. His eyes scared, wide…grateful?
Grace falls back as he is thrown off the sub falling though the thick air.
He sees his surroundings go dark as his visor is covered in a thick. Red. Shine.