She Didn't Let Go

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Holy crap it's 12:30 and I couldn't sleep till I put this out. Here's some fluff as promised 😁 enjoy!

Oh yeah side note: the tunnels they're in have connection rooms like maintenance rooms that the kids have turned into different places. Ok now enjoy

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I find myself in a room.  It's dark except for one light shining on a single chair in the center. My body feels numb and not my own. In fact I'm not even controlling it. Some unknown force moves my arms and my legs leading me closer to the chair.

Everything in my body was screaming to stop but I couldn't. But before I touched the chair a burning pain flared up my back and I came too with a shout.
I could hear muffled voices and hands holding me down as the pain continued.

"Hold him down I can't screw this up!" ordered a unfamiliar voice.

More muffled noises, more pain, my mind was racing but my body felt as heavy as the doctor. Then I felt a warm hand on my cheek. Through my blurry tear filled eyes I saw a familiar yellow coat. I felt my body relax a little and I faded out again.

This time when I woke up it was quiet. The soft drip if water and the creak of something in the distance was all I heard. I opened my eyes finding myself lying on my stomach. I tried to move but my back made me stop. I really messed myself up didn't I? The sound of voices caught my attention. I stayed still and closed my eyes.

"You think he's awake yet?"

"He should be but he was pretty messed up"

"We gotta find a way to get that girl to talk man, she could have answers"

"You said you knew her before"

"No I said I saw her before, I never had much contact with her except for giving her food once, and that time she tried to kill me"

The voices reached where I was and I did my best to seem asleep.

"Alright Seven check his pulse and bandages I'll look for more alcohol to sterilize"

The one who I guessed was Seven put his hand on my wrist. Now's my chance. I grabbed his arm and pulled him down using his body to pull me off the bed. I landed on my feet and tried to get up but a wave of dizziness.

"Woah kid calm down! " The other said. I glared up at them seeing their hands up in a calming gesture.

"Who the hell are you?" My voice is rough and I'm really thirsty. " And where's Six?"

"Your friends ok I can promise that. As for who we are...my names One we were captured together by the Ferry Man and taken some place horrible. Working together and with the unknown help of your friend we managed to escape and took shelter here in the sewers"

I managed to get to my feet and winced.

"When you say 'we' who exactly are you talking about?"

"There's a lot of us. Every now and again our gnomes will bring back new survivors. We've grown a lot the past few years." The boy named Seven explained.

So that explains the gnome from before...

"Where's Six.." I say again. I don't know what they did to her but it seems they know her.

"We need to change your wrappings before we take you to her"

I frown and the kids help me back to the bed.  As they work my mind wanders till Seven speaks.

"How'd this even happen?"

"I punched a Viewer in the face and it dropped me. I landed a but to hard"