Lovely Chemicals-Chap 1-Scheme

Lovely Chemicals-Chap 1-Scheme..

"Crimson, "Micah softened, scowling, "You're a complete air-head."
"That is the fifteenth time you've said that."Crimson pulled her hand at him, "And you're just a grouch. A coward."

Crimson, Micah, Sarah, Rick, Jeff, Nick, and Mary were walking in the middle of the empty road, with large white houses surrounded the entire area, the city with large buildings, as well.

"Hmm.."Sarah bit her lip."I don't think that this is very.."
"Yup."Micah scoffed, "This isn't a good idea, not in the slightest. And, sure, they're gonna give a big speech at central park, but I highly doubt there won't be one person there.They won't risk it."

"Micah!"Crimson glared, " You were there when my dad and Mr.Slice were discussing about leavin' it all alone!"

All eyes turned to Micah, causing him to stutter, "W-Well, they pro-probably changed their minds about that!It's incredibly foolish to leave it all alone.They just.Won't.Risk it.Plus, why would guards go to the speech?"

Rick nodded, his voice low, "It's important, man."
"I-Important?How?!-"
"It was a big event."Jeff darted his eyes to luckily glare at Micah.He shrugged, "Everyone should be there."

Micah softened, and looked down, frowning.His shoulders slumped, "I know that.It's just.."He groaned.

Nick bit his lip, then nodded, "Yeah. And, when we get there, what're we even gonna do?"
Crimson blinked at him, then grinned, "Cheer in victory.Oh!Oh!But first we have to look-!"

"You'll go to jail before you'll have the chance to look around, Fletcher."

Crimson's smile faded immediately, her eyes darkening.A shadow seemed to hood her eyes then. She stopped in her tracks, then, twitching, turned her head, looking past Micah, behind him. "What's the point of following and listening to us?How exactly is it very fun?"

Jasmine softened, giving her mocking smile.She shut her eyes, and swept her dark hair back that slid from her ponytail.She walked her way over, "I happen to live in this direction, too."

"Oh God, why."Crimson frowned, rolling her eyes.She didn't move, but rather let Jessica walk through and past them.She stopped walking, her back facing Crimson.

"I think this obsession of yours with Area 7 is really unhealthy."Jasmine crossed her arms over his chest, a smile curling her lips.She turned her head to look at Crimson, with soft eyes, "..You're planning to go?Really."

Crimson raised her head, jumping, and widening her eyes.Jasmine softened, her hidden smiling widening.

Micah grabbed Crimson's shaking arm, "Let's just go."
Mary cringed, "Yeah.Crimson, let's go. Let's just take the longer route."

Crimson remained still.
"It would be a shame if someone.."Jasmine turned, smirking at Crimson, "Ruined this-"

"You're pathetic."Crimson turned, and walked off, Micah still grabbing her arm, thus following her.

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Crimson went into her moods again, after that. Though, it was normal, for anything involving bumping into Jasmine.It seemed they had a dark history with another, something no one really understood.

And it was odd, considering that Crimsons father, Mr.Fletcher, and Jasmine's father, Mr.Slice, knew each other well. Not really in the friend category, but somewhat.

Rick frowned, and looked around the living room, obvious feeling very uncomfortable. He wasn't alone, there.Finally, wetting his lips, he asked, "Alright. If you're serious about all of..this.How're we supposed to get in?"

Crimson raised her head, her green eyes shining bright once again.She grinned, and horror crossed Micah's eyes.Crimson stood and walked out of the large living room to the stairs, "I'll be right back."She ran up the stairs.

"W-Wait-Crim-!"Mary frowned, and sighed.
"This girl.."Micah scowled, and softened."She better not be serious about all this."
"I dunno. I.. I think she's serious."Nick shrugged, "She's always talking about this. But now.. she believes there's a chance, so.."

Crimson's footsteps rang through, and then she jumped off the steps.She panted, and leaned against the wall, with a grin."This..With this, we'll..!"She pulled something out, that was gripped in her hand.

All eyes but Crimson's widened.In her hands was a card.
They didn't need to take a moment to lock the pieces in their minds.

"The scan card.."Micah gaped, and leaned over, "H-How in the h-hell you'd get th-that!?"
" My dad lost it last night, and he went to work with Mr.Slice."Crimson laughed, grinning.

"..You're the one who took it, huh?"Micah slumped back in the couch. But, a small smile tugged his lips. "Of course.."

"Ah!Oh!Oh!And we have a 'lil helper, too!"
"..What?"Sarah blinked, "Don't tell me-"

With a squeal, Crimson ran back up the stairs.After a few seconds, she ran back down.But wioth some one in front of her.

Crimson pulled Kaede out, her hands on her shoulders, "Our 'lil helper-here she is!"

Kaede stumbled a bit, before catching and steadying her balance.Her hands, like usual, was gripping a grey stuffed rabbit, what she had always called 'Athena'.

"What?No!Noo!"Micah sputtered, "She's a kid.She shouldn't have to get in trouble for doing a thing like this because her air head of a sister-!"

"She wants to.She pleaded."Crimson frowned at him.She looked down at Kaede, "Isn't that right?"
"Yes."Kaede raised one hand to tug at her dark hair, gripping it."I heard you and Crimson talking, the other day, and.."

It was like if you cursed in front of a child.They will cling to it.
But of course this was worse.

"Ka.."Micah began, and shook his head, "You can't-"
"Crimson promised she'd take me along."Kaede simply said, "And she always said, of a kid is involved, others would go easier on the others involved for the kid..right?"

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Mr.Slice was stiff as he walked down the halls.Like usual, he was frowning, and the shine over his glasses just barely hid his softened, blank blue eyes.

His pursed his lips to speak.His voice was rough, "I still don't understand how you lost the card."He said.
Mr.Fletcher jumped, and sighed, "Terribly sorry.I don't know what had happened to it.I'll search for it more as soon as I can, when I get back home."

"Make sure your children don't find it. Especially not.."
"Yes.I'll be sure to interrogate Crimson if I don't find it."Mr.Fletcher looked to the walls, and frowned, "Is it really a good idea to leave Area 7?All by itself?That's-"

"Mr.Wilken will be left here, and he'll watch everything from the security room."
"..Wait.Just Mr.Wilken?Him alone?"
"Yes.Is that a problem to you, Fletcher?"
"..No.Not at all, sir."

"Chief."Mr.Turner came from a room, as did others.The door was shut behind them.Mr.Slice looked at him, scowling."Here are the results for..it.."

He flipped out sheets of paper stapled together.He handed Mr.Slice them, who simply stared at them.No hint of interest or reaction was in his eyes.

Mr.Turner spoke, "It was able to block the gas and fire a bit more than usual.An unspeakable rate, I must say.The bullets, same progress, even more extraordinary work.And..the joules..It blocked every single one of them.One thousand.We shall heighten up the amount of them."

Mr.Fletcher's eyes narrowed.Mr.Slice's expression was still emotionless.But it darkened.He turned and walked toward the doors, where Mr.Turner came from.

"Ch-Chief?"Mr.Fletcher looked at him, shaking.
Mr.Slice ignored him, and kept walking. Before opening the doors, he said, "I just need to talk with him."

Then he vanished in the doors, and when they shut, everything went silent..

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The Central Park was incredibly crowded. But it was the five year anniversary of the chemical apocalypse in Melancholy Woods, and, being the major tragedy it was, almost everyone took place in this speech hearing, ceremony.

Although, half of the people there were in a unusually chipper mood with others.

"Come on!Come on!"Crimson scowled, and crossed her arms across her chest, "Just where is he?If he thinks he can come late, he's got another thing comin'!"

Rick sighed, "He said that he'll be here as early as he can."
"Hphm."She frowned, "I've got to give Jeff a beating if he thinks this is early."

Mary looked at her, and groaned.She ran a hand through her caramel colored hair, "I still can't believe you're serious about this."
"I think you've all said that already!"Crimson placed her hands on her sides, and leaned forward to Mary, frowning, "Just imagine how great it'll feel when we step in and out of there.It'll be a wonderful experience!"

Rick's phone buzzed, and, widening his eyes and jumping, he reached into his pocket and pulled it out.He clicked two buttons, then bit his lip, "Jeff is in front of the Gate Mall. C'mon, let's just get this over with."

A familiar light sparkled it's way into Crimson's eyes.She beamed, and turned around.But when she did so, she jumped and stumbled back, narrow eyed.

Mr.Turner, Mr.Slice, and her father stood a few feet in front of her.She scowled, and her eyes trailed to Mr.Slice.
"Crimson, "Mr.Fletcher blinked, "Where are you going?"

"You've already interrogated me all last night and this morning.I don't have the credit card."
Micah stifled a chuckle.
"Scan card."Mr. Fletcher corrected with a scowl, "Where are you going?"

Kaede grabbed Crimson's sleeve, and smiled, "We're gonna go to the Gate Mall real quick."
Frowning, Mr. Fletcher gave Crimson a stern glance, "Be here by the time the speech starts.I better see you in that crowd."

Crimson groaned, and did so louder when Micah grabbed her arm and led her away.He called out, "Yeah, we'll be back in time.Bye!"

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Micah kept looking around, with un-trusting eyes."I didn't really think there wouldn't be guards around."
"They're probably inside, then!"Jeff cried out.

Crimson giggled, grinning, "It's a test from the lord, then!"When they reached the doors, Crimson dug through her pocket, and beamed when she pulled out the familiar card.She sighed when she noticed Micah still glancing around.

Crimson cast a glance around, then looked back to the card in her hands.She frowned, and swiped the card in the scanner.

It beeped, and there was a click.

Crimson's eyes widened, and, gulping, she pushed the doors open, and peeked in.Everyone's eyes widened, and Crimson felt Kaede's grip on her arm tighten.

No one was inside.And there was no noises of anyone, either.

Poking her head in, Crimson looked around.She took a few steps inside, and Kaede yelped, letting go of her and stepping back outside.Sarah narrowed her eyes and leaned over, slightly, "C-Crimson!You-!"

When Crimson was in the middle of the hall, she looked around."No one..No one's here..We're.."A smile curled her shaking lips.She whipped around to look at her friends.She grinned, "We're in!"

"C-C-Crims-son, be quiet!"Micah hissed through his grit teeth.His heart slammed against his rib cage.And then it slammed up his throat when Crimson called out.

"Heeellooo!?Anyboooddyy heeeree!?"Crimson called out, loudly, with a cheeky grin.

"You're suicidal!"Rick narrowed his eyes.
"And you just failed the lord's test!Good god,"Nick added.

Crimson laughed, and turned to face them again, "I tried, so it's not much of a fail!And no one's here!"She grinned.

Micah, after regaining his cool exterior, walked in.Afterwards, everyone else did so, and Kaede ran to be by Crimson's side.

Nick, after looking around, pulled his backpack in front of him with a sigh, "Alright, I brought the walkie talkies.Watch style."He smiled when he noticed Crimson beam.He pulled six watches out, and handed one to Sarah, Mary, Rick, Jeff, Crimson, and Micah.

"If you guys see anything, make sure you tell us before doing anything in the process, alright? Sarah, sixth floor.Marry, fifth.Rick, fourth.Jeff, third.Crimson and Kaede, second.And me and Micah will take this one."

"What about the basement?"Crimson asked as she strapped her watch on."There must be something down there."
"Exactly.We'll search that together in the end."

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"This door just screams 'secrets'."Nick turned the knob of a door, and opened it.The lights were out, everything all black.Frowning, Micah rubbed the wall, and, feeling scrapes of paper, finally found the switch.He flipped it on.

Light immediately shed the entire room with a bright glow.Micah and Nick widened their eyes to find pictures and news articles, stapled all over the walls.

"..Secrets!!"Nick cringed, and jumped when a certain picture caught his eyes.He reached over and pulled it off, "..Oh, god. Augh, god."He handed the picture to Micah, "Look at this ugly piece of shit."

The picture was of some creature.A humanoid looking spider, with it's arms and legs cut off, replaced with long thick blades.Bandages were coiled with the body.

"..Ew."Micah muttered with a wrinkled nose, "Looks like some horror movie.Horror game.I don't know."

"Augh!Look at this one here!..Augh."Nick removed another picture, and handed it to Micah.It was a brownish green humanoid creature, with shots filled with a green liquid, all over it's body, mainly it's back.

"Eewww, gross."Micah cringed, and looked around, "The hell is all this?"

So many pictures of creatures.So many articles.About all of them were related to Melancholy Woods.

"Ah..There's a files here."Nick said.
"Eh?"Micah walked over to him, and picked up the first file in his blurry sight.He flipped it open, and their eyes widened at what was in the middle of the first page.

A picture.Of a person-a boy.
He was just barely two or three years older than them, his unnatural dark red eyes softened, though one was covered by their ashy black hair.

"..What?"Micah murmured, and went through the pages contained in the file.Horror and realization crossed his eyes.

"A person.."Nick murmured."They're testing on a person."

"..N-No!That can't be!There has to be something wrong with him."Micah panted, and his eyes trailed to the bottom of the first page.He read aloud, but didn't get very far.

"Name, Kai Slice--..Huh..Sli.."He looked at Nick, horrified."Slice.He..He's related Mr.Slice and Jasmine."

"..His son, I bet!"Nick shivered, "People keep saying that Mr.Slice had a marriage before, and he had a child, not that long before Jasmine-..This could be..His-.."

"Th-This is crazy."Micah shivered, too, and flipped through the pages.He stopped when there was another picture on another sheet.

Of black claws, on battered and scratched, pale human hands.They were about four to five inches long.

"..Claws?"Micah murmured."He has claws?"He bit his lip, and glared at the picture, "So what!?That doesn't mean they could test or whatever they've been doing to this guy!And, most likely, he got them because of them--!"

"M-Micah."Nick shuddered, "Look at th-this part."
"Huh?"
"Down here."His finger trailed to the bottom of the sheet.Micah's eyes trailed over, and they narrowed.

Height : 123 ft

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"Which one, which one, which one?"Crimson slowly trotted around the halls.
Kaede kept looking around with her, and she jumped.She ran back a bit, and stopped.She pointed to the double doors at the end of a hall, "That one!It's big.And it's two doors, not one!"

Crimson backed up to be by Kaede's side.She blinked at the large doors, and some tight feeling crept it's way into her chest.It made her uneasy.She gripped her chest, her heart rate and breath picking up.

"Well?"Kaede said.
Crimson jumped, and smiled, "Sure."

They walked towards the doors, and with the closer they got, the tighter feeling Crimson had.She gripped her chest again, panting.

She was almost to the doors, but Kaede grabbed her arm, stopping her.

Crimson widened her eyes, and turned, looking down at Kaede, "What?"
"..Do you really think they'll be something in there?"

"Ch.Of course!They wouldn't protect this place for nothing."
"What if it's dangerous?"

Crimson rolled her eyes at first, but upon finding Kaede's serious expression sighed and forced a smile."It's alright."
"But, I'm sca-"

"If you dare say 'scared', I will personally rip Micah apart limb from limb."
"Scared."Kaede said flatly, then giggled.

Crimson grinned, but her smile faded when Kaede's did.She softened, "It's alright."Crimson leaned down and embraced her little sister, "Nothing will happen.I'll make sure of that.Okay?"

Right when she felt Kaede cling to her, she stood and took Kaede's hand, but Kaede wrenched away.She grabbed and hid behind Crimson's arm.Crimson softened, and sighed.She reached the doors, and grabbed one of the handles.She pulled.

Nothing.

"Tch. Locked.And there's no scan thingy."Right when Crimson was about to turn around, something happened.

There was a click-right at the doors.
Crimson blinked, and reached again for the handle.She pulled, hesitating.

It opened, slowly.

Crimson stared, and she walked in, slowly, "C'mon."They walked in, Kaede still clinging and hiding behind Crimson.Crimson's eyes widened when she entered the room.

That deep, tightening feeling inside her chest.It had become so tightened, it was causing physical pain.

Suddenly, Kaede yelped, and her grip on Crimson tightened."..Cri-..Cri-Crimson.."She shuddered.

Jumping, Crimson tried to ignore the pain, and blooming migraines."What is it?"She looked up and her eyes widened.She stumbled back, in complete horror.The feeling got worse and worse.

It was a person.

Behind the glass, was a person.He was wearing a grey ripped up suit, similar looking to a straight jacket.Blood was smeared all over him.He had a grey restraint helmet that covered his entire face, but strands of black hair fell from the bottom, to his shoulders.His hands were pulled high up by chains, which his nails were black claws.His hands had scars and bruises.His legs were crossed, as if he were trying to be comfortable, his back hunched, his head lowered.
But..

He was huge.

His lower half seemed to be down to the lower floor, since there was a set of stairs that led down in the glass, near a door.He had to be a hundred feet tall..

Crimson just stared, her heart up in her throat.She jumped out of her skin when the giant tilted it's head, it's breath heavy.

"..C-Crimso-son.."Kaede shivered, "Le..Le-Lets go.Now."
Thump.Thump.

Crimson grit her teeth as the migraines fully entered, and got worse each second.
Thump.Thump.
She was frozen still.

The giant moved his hands slightly, and the chains rattled in response.Crimson stared, another uneasy feeling settling inside her.She heard the sniffling inside the restraint helmet of the giant.

THUMP.THUMP.THUMP.

"Y-You sh-should tell the oth-others."Kaede trembled, gripping her sister's arm tightly.
THUMP, THUMP, THUMP, THUMP, THUMP.

Crimson grit her teeth, panting.After gulping, she walked towards the glass.

Kaede walked back two steps, shaking, "W-What are you do-doing, Crimso-son!?"
She didn't know.It was just-

Crimson's eyes widened when she saw a large red button on the large machinery.A lid was over it.Shaking, with the thumping continuing in her mind and chest, she grabbed the lid and it fell to the floor.

"Crimson!What-are-you-doing!?"

Crimson couldn't stop shaking.Her arm..It felt numb.
She wasn't sure about this, but she did know everything in front of her was wrong.Locking someone up was wrong, battering them up like this was wrong.

THUMP-THUMP-THUMP-
It wasn't right in the slightest.
THUMP-THUMP-THUMP-
Not at all.
THUMP-THUMP-THUMP-
Not ever.
THUMP-THUMP-THUMP-
Not ever..!---

A whisper entered her mind, cold and sharp.
"That's right.Help me."

THUMP-THUMP-THUMP-THUMP-THUMP-THUMP--!!

"CRIMSON!!"

Shutting her eyes tight, Crimson shoved her palms into the button.

The thumping stopped.The voices stopped.Her arm was no longer numb.Nothing was.
Crimson jumped, stumbling back, the light entering back into her eyes.She panted.

"..Wha..What did you d-do..?"Kaede's whisper was shaky.

The grey restraint helmet clicked, and popped.It fell onto the floor by the giant's feet, in two pieces.His shaggy black, blood stained hair fell down his face.The chains popped and broke, too, falling to the floor.He dropped his hands, rubbing them, shaking.

"--You guys!"Micah's voice erupted from Crimson's watch.Kaede and Crimson narrowed their eyes."Me and Nick just found some weird photos, files and articles in a room!But-But, that's besides the point!You guys, there's some giant person locked up here somewhere with black claws!He's over a hundred feet!According to these files, he's homicidal, aggressive, and dangerous-killing dozens of people that they know of!If any of you guys see him, just get as far away as you can, please!!!"

Crimson's eyes shot wide open.

Suddenly, the wall near the giant clicked and lowered, a hatch, that led outside.The light fell in, but it was much darker than earlier.

Crimson gasped, and whipped around to look at him.

A wide, evil looking grin formed his lips.