Light In The Dark - Michael Munroe x M!Reader [Until Dawn]

Chapter Fourteen

"Up here," Sam tells the guys. She climbs up, shaking off as much water as she can.

Mike gets up, then helps (Y/N). He wants to hold (Y/N)'s hand again, but now he doesn't have an excuse to.

There's a door that leads further down. Sam grabs the lever and moves it. "Ah!" She yelps as the door quickly opens.

"Woah!" (Y/N) moves out of the way of the rushing water that escapes from the door, but Mike and Sam fall to the floor.

A head rolls out, right in the center of everyone. "Whoa, holy shit!" Mike breathes out, quickly standing up.

Sam screams, looking away as fast as she can. But the sight has burned into her skull and she can still see the rotting flesh in her vision.

"Jesus..." Mike gasps, looking up at his friends. (Y/N)'s face is full of shock, while Sam's is of fear. (Y/N) grabs Sam's arm and pulls her through the door, telling her they need to go. Mike follows them, desperate for that sight to leave his mind.

They walk in a stunned silence for a moment before they come upon another horrifying scene. Meat hooks. And on a hook is-

"Jack..." (Y/N) mutters, eyes fixed on his corpse. (Y/N) had his mouth open in shock, too stunned to move a muscle.

"No!" Sam cries out, the sight too much for her. She closes her eyes, shaking her head to try and get the sight out.

"Fucking christ," Mike nearly gags. He tries not to look at the body. Instead, he moves his gaze to (Y/N). "(Y/N)..."

Mike walks up to him and hugs him. It's the only thing he can think to do. A minute passes before he can feel (Y/N) hug him back. (Y/N) buries his face into Mike's shoulder, unable to look at Jack for any longer.

Sam let's them have their moment. She walks forward, scouting ahead while Mike comforts (Y/N). "It's going to be okay," Mike whispers.

He can feel (Y/N) nodding against him. That's a start.

Sam hears a voice. She looks through some broken planks and sees the source of the noise. "Josh!" Sam gasps.

Mike let's go of (Y/N), grabbing him by the shoulders. "We need to go. Okay?"

(Y/N) nods, eyes on the floor. The three of them walk into the next room, where Josh is ranting and mumbling nonsense.

Josh is gasping, eyes wide. He's crying in fear, not looking at them. "Josh?" (Y/N) questions, waving a hand in his face. Nothing.

"What's the matter with him?" Sam asks, confusion on her face.

"He's tripping or something," Mike answers, frustrated. He just wants to leave and get out of here. He slaps Josh, not too hard, then yells his name.

Josh blinks a few times, mouth still open in shock. His eyes come to focus and his gaze sets on Mike. "M-Mike..."

"Josh! Hey, man," Mike helps steady him by putting his hands on his shoulders, shaking him gently. Josh takes a moment to process what's happening. When he seems coherent, Mike let's him go.

"Josh..." Sam can't stay silent. She needs to let him know. "Hannah was down here for... weeks... a month!? She... she was hungry..."

"Sam..." Mike stopped her.

"He can't handle that, Sam," (Y/N) whispered to her. He could see how fragile Josh was right now. Telling him his sister was a cannibal was not the right move.

Sam took a shaky breath and was able to keep calm. "Josh, do you have the key to the cable car?" Sam asked him.

"Uh... Y-Yeah, here," Josh dug in his pockets for a moment before giving her a key.

"Oh, good," Sam smiled, gratefully taking the key. She looked around for a moment before spotting a way out. "See that over there? That means there's a direct way out, c'mon."

The three of them walked over. It was a way out, but one had to climb. "There's no way Josh is going to make it up there," Mike stated, seeing how messed up Josh was right now.

"Okay, well... If you help me up I can go back and tell the others we're okay," Sam said. Mike helped boost her up and she began to climb out.

"Guess we're going the long way..." (Y/N) sighed. "C'mon, Josh."

The three walked back the way they had came. Josh freaked out upon seeing the body, but eventually he continued to walk.

They came upon the water again. "Let me go in first," Mike said, about to get in.

But (Y/N) saw something. Ripples in the water. Something was in there.  "Mike, stop!"

Mike stops, frozen.  "What...?"

"There's something in the water..." (Y/N) states. He pauses, thinking of a plan. "I've got an idea."

"Which is...?" Mike asks.

"Just get in, I'll tell you."

The three of them get into the water. Mike follows (Y/N)'s lead. He stops, causing Mike and Josh to stop as well. "Now what?"

"When I say... You get the hell out of here. Just keep going, okay?"

"(Y/N), what are you-"

"Just go."

Mike is confused. He watches as (Y/N) swims, far from Mike and Josh. His heart drops when (Y/N) begins to splash around, making as much noise and movement as possible. "Go! Now!" He yells out.

"Fucking hell!" Mike swims as quick as he can, making sure Josh is with him. Right as he makes it up onto the ledge, he hears a scream. He looks for (Y/N), desperate, but doesn't see anything, except a pool of blood in the water.