October is here, and I'm getting into the Halloween spirit with a spooky story! Be aware, this WILL be a lot darker than usual. You have been warned....
I blinked slowly in the half-light. Turning my head, I saw Ali’s blue hair spread over Sami’s shoulders. Instantly wide awake, I looked around, panicking. Natalie was sprawled over me, her sleeping form stopping me from sitting up. Prim was nestled against my side, and Ali’s hips were tucked somewhat awkwardly under my shoulders. They were all asleep. Asleep? Or were they… could they be? No. No way. They couldn’t be dead. No. I could feel their intertwined bodies shifting with soft, sleepy breathing. I looked around, seeing iron bars and stone walls all around me. Natalie raised her head, and looked at me. Then her head turned slowly, taking in our prison. She yelped suddenly, and sprang upright. I sat up.
“Where are we?” she whispered, reaching out to shake Cass awake. I poked Prim gently to wake her up, and nudged Sami out of her doze. Ali rolled onto the floor and woke herself up.
Someone shifted in the shadows outside our cage, and I heard a soft, familiar voice.
“Ah, you’re all awake,”
“You!!” screeched Ali. Fluffy padded quietly out of the darkness.
“Me,” she replied, smirking, and pressed a button.
The floor vanished.
We shot downwards at lightning speed, whizzing along a cold, dark chute. Suddenly I found the others whipped away from me. I skidded through cold darkness, completely isolated, confused, and frightened. A faint, high pitched screaming was coming from somewhere nearby – Prim.
I crashed, hard, onto solid wood. Looking around, I found that I was in a glass box, with the others lined up alongside me, separated by the clear walls. Prim looked terrified. Cass and Ali were watching the others, calculating, Sami was staring out in shock, and Natalie was biting her lip nervously. I glanced out, following Sami’s stare, and gasped. A giant board, like a game of snakes-and-ladders, was on the other side of the glass. Fluffy was standing on a platform nearby.
“I’d like to play a few… games,” she smirked.
“First up – a little game I like to call Death Drop. Watch,” She pointed out, where a mannequin stood on a square. We looked, and gasped. The mannequin was dressed in clothing similar to Ali’s favourite outfit, a blue wig sitting lopsidedly on its head. A sword was sticking out of its back. Fluffy flicked a switch, and the mannequin dropped into a hidden pit. The doors of our boxes opened. Fluffy grinned down at us, pointing at Prim.
“You first,” she purred.
Aaaaw, thanks Southie <3
You have such an incredible talent Crys!