Within A Stardust

Chapter 30 - 1st Attempt

12 am

Everyone is minding their own business. 

Stan and Saffron are in the laboratory studying the results so that they can create a new serum that will oppose the other two and bring y/n back to normal. 

Nile is in his room, taking a close watch, making sure they are not tracked by anyone, even by his coworkers. He is also pondering on when will be the right time to call for a backup and explain it to them, and what could be the possibilities of it going to what he and they expected. 

Lizzie and Gecko were sleeping peacefully in the guest room. 

Everything is quiet and serene until . . .

"AAAAAHHHH!!!" A loud scream fills the house. 

Gecko wakes up, whimpering then run towards the door scratching it which awake Lizzie. She immediately recognize the scream and rush to where it is coming from. Nile follows her, holding his gun, alerted. 

In the kitchen, all they found is y/n laying on the floor with a knife stuck on her right leg, near the purple area. Lizzie gasps then covers her mouth in shock. Nile proceeds to check the area for intruders.

y/n is bawling her eyes out. But what intrigue Lizzie is how she manage to get here. The guest room is in second floor. She looks at her leg and whatever that is disguised in purple is now slowly moving towards her thigh. 

After checking, Nile comes back and picks y/n up then they rush into the lab. "Stan! Stan!" Lizzie is shouting in panic.  

The two stops on what they're doing and when they saw y/n, they guide Nile to where she could be put. Saffron switch to her job as a doctor in an instant while Stan looks for something that can neutralize the poison. He saw it moving too.

"You're gonna be fine, can you hear me?" Lizzie said while holding both of her cheeks. She kept crying and you can't tell anymore if it's from fear or pain or sadness.  

"Lizzie, please stay with Nile for a minute." As Saffron pulls her away, y/n reaches for her wrist. "No! Stay- Stay here!" Y/n said, shaking. Lizzie looks at Saffron and she nods. 

She went back and hold her. "You're gonna be fine. Can you feel me? If you can feel, answer me in any way." At first she didn't move, she repeats the question and she holds her wrist lightly. 

"Am I going to die? I'm scared. I'm scared." She asks, shaking and panting. "No, shh- you're not. I know it's painful but no.. You're not going to die, you're strong, ok?" Lizzie asks, nodding, trying to convince y/n. 

Then Saffron walking towards them said. "Lizzie, hold her as tight as you can. We have no choice but to clean it, this will be painful." Lizzie nods. 

"Y/n, listen to me." While talking she puts her right arm around her while left arm is holding her arms, making sure she won't get out of it. "Can you do a favor? What can you see around?" Lizzie also made sure to block the view in front of her so that she will not see how horrible the wound is. 

She repeats the question. "I- I see you... And.. and there's light. Laboratory-" Y/n said. Stan gives the signal. "Excellent. You're doing great." She said then tightens the hug. 

As Y/n realizes, she tries to escape the grasp. "What- What are you doing? Lizzie.. Lizzie, I can't-" Then she felt something heavy in her thighs and now she can't move it too. "Stop! Lizzie- Lizzie, let go! what are you doing?! You're scaring me!" 

And then Saffron puts the improvised chemical on y/n's wound.  

Y/n shrieks. Lizzie closes her eyes. Even if she wanted to cry, it's not the time for it. She focused on pushing her emotions down for the mean time then use all her strength in holding her tightly. 

Her pain could be heard at least outside the laboratory, inside the silent home theater room. 

After a few minutes, it stopped. She faints. 

The intense tension disappears and Lizzie releases, not only the force but also a bit of her emotion. While hugging y/n, tears runs down her cheek. 

She kissed the top side of her head and whispered. "Told you, you are strong."