NOVA PROSPEKT

The Cell Room.

Rain Pattered On The Speeding Train As It Sped Past Combine Soldiers Patrolling The Area. The Train Was Rocking And Causing Most Of The Riders To Feel Nauseous, Including Andrew Nowak. 

A Man With No Fear But Pride And Determination Flowing Through His Blood-Stream. This Prisoner Was Originally A Veteran Rebel, Who Knew City 17's Paths By Heart. This Man Alone Had Killed Hundreds Of Metro Police, And Was Respected For It. His Olive Beanie Stood Out From Other Rebels Along With His Shirt, Which Was Red But Covered With Bags, Pockets And His Kevlar. If The Rebel's Ever Had A Leader, He Would Be It. 

Everything Changed When A Combine Soldier Got A Lucky Shot In His Stomach. He Was Sent To Be Healed By Civil Medics And Sent Off To NOVA PROSPEKT To Be Mutilated And Transformed Into A Stalker. Starved, In Pain And Weak, Something Which Andrew Isn't And Doesn't Want To Be. As The Train Drove To The Prison, He Was Scheming To Escape As Soon As He Could. As He Drifted Into Thought, The Train Stopped. 

All Passengers Were Taken Out One By One, The Prison Guards, Showing A More Blue Look Along With Yellow Eyes, Glared At The Prisoners Walking To The Entrance. The Prison Was More Protected And Complicated As Expected, Combine Gunships Circled The Prison Like Vultures. Towers And Surfaces Guarded By The Prison Guards.  It Wasn't Going To Be Easy, But It Can Be Done.

He Was Put In The A3 Block, Locked In A Small Jail With A Toilet, A Sink And A Surface To Sleep On. A Prison Guard Was Outside His Cell Watching Over Him Along With 2 Other Cell-mates. The Right Side Of The Cell Had A Hole In The Wall, Big Enough To See The Other Prisoner. It Was A Woman With Brown Tattered Hair. "Hello? Sir? Can You Hear Me?" She Whispered As She Stared In The Hole. He Replied "Yeah, I Can Hear You, What's The Problem?" They Spoke Back And Fourth, Getting To Know Each Other. "I'm Ashley, I Came From City 8 But Got Transferred To City 17, I Got No Chance Though, They Put Me On Nova Prospekt Train And Said They Would 'Interrogate' Me." 

Her Polish Accent Butchered Her Words, But Andrew Believes It Is The Fear In Her Voice. Andrew Began Explaining His Story, But The Prison Guard Interfered. He Roared "KNOCK IT OFF IN THERE." And Proceeded To Hit The Gate, Striking Fear And Nervousness In Most Inmates. Andrew However Did Not Flinch At The Guard But Instead Ignored Him.

"I Do Apologise But It Was Long Trip Getting Here, I Am Going To Sleep." The Woman Got On The 'Bed' And Began Drifting Off. Andrew Also Went To Catch A Rest After Everything That Happened. However Gunshots From Outside The Prison Ringed In His Ears, Almost As If Somebody Was On Their Way. Unfortunately It Was The Antlions As The Spawning Season Began And Wouldn't End For Months.

And It Was Now That Andrew Realised That This Place Was Going To Be His Own Personal Hell.