Friends 1: Secret Lab (Bfb AU)

Wednesday

Wednesday - 12:12 A.M. - June 9

"Teardrop, help me.." A voice said.

"Teardrop.."

Teardrop couldn't make out who it was, but that didn't matter anymore. They were probably already dead.

"Teardrop!" A black figure stood behind her. "I've finally found you."

"What are you talking about?" Teardrop could speak!

"You went missing, remember?"

"What, no!"

"Oh. Uh ok." The black figure turned around, "Well we'd better start heading back, it's almost night."

"What's wrong with it being night?" Teardrop was quite clearly confused.

"We aren't supposed to be out at night.. Or else."

"Or else what?"

"Well, there's too much for me to explain.. Let's just get back to camp for now." They gestured for Teardrop to follow. She did.

She had too many questions. Why was she here? Where was she? What camp? Or else what? How could she talk?

Something flickered. Teardrop looked around to see if anyone was there. Nope. Must've been her imagination.

When they'd finally made it to camp, Teardrop was super exhausted. She fell flat on the ground and let out a sigh.

"We are here." The figure remarked, "and you know what we can do while we are here? Eat."

"What do you mean?"

"Come closer for me please." He said grimly.

Teardrop took a step forward.

"A bit more.."

Teardrop grew suspicious, but obeyed.

"Good, now close your eyes."

She did.

The figure chomped both of her arms off. She shrieked and started running away.

"Wait don't run, you taste so delightful."

She ran as fast as she could, but the forest just went in a loop. Until, she found another black figure.

"Help me!"

It turned. It started going after Teardrop, too. She ran so fast that you could say she ran as fast as sonic.

But then, she saw Coiny, standing far infront of her.

The black monsters were gaining speed. Suddenly, one ambushed her and was eating her legs, working it's way up.

"Coiny, help me.."

"Coiny.."

Teardrop sat up abruptly, sweating. Phew it was just a nightmare..
Although she could take the time to sit there and cry, she'd much rather start the day.
She grabbed her backpack, stuffed all her stuff in, and trotted downstairs.

"Good morning, Teardrop-" Teardrop put her hand on Coiny's mouth. "Shh!" Teardrop said. (She can still say 'shh', it doesn't require your voice.)

Teardrop took out her journal. "Sorry I'm late." She wrote.

"Not a problem." Coiny bolstered. "Roof, right?"
Teardrop nodded.

"Oh boy."

-

Coiny and Teardrop were sitting on the roof, exhausted. "So, why did we have to sit on the roof to assess our secret plans?"

"So that no one hears." Teardrop confided, "Also because I am too lazy to run to the forest and back a bunch of times."
"How can they hear if you can't talk?"
"Didn't think of that."

Teardrop looked down at the forest below them, all the trees looked so weird. Like the top of a human's head. She looked at her pen and paper. She picked up her pen again, "Hey Coiny can I tell you what I dreamt about? Well, it's more of a nightmare than a dream.." 
"Sure."
Teardrop told Coiny all about hearing all those strange noises, meeting the black figure, it eating her, her running, getting chased by another, her seeing Coiny, etc.
"Wow." Coiny said, with a blank expression on his face.
"Sorry.."

"What are you saying sorry for? It's not your fault." He said. Teardrop shrugged.

"Do you want to talk about the lab design now?" Coiny asked. Teardrop nodded. They talked for about 2 hours before Coiny got bored.
"Hey Teardrop, before we go back inside, I wanna ask you this: Why me?" Coiny asked, "Why?"

"Beats me." Teardrop  shrugged and looked at the time. 2:37, "Just saying, but we have to go into the forest, now. Lemme just run inside and get some supplies first."

As teardrop progressed, Coiny sat and stared up at the moon, a glowing yellowy white, loomed large, surrounded by an ethereal glow..
To him the secret lab sounded like a great idea.
Coiny closed his eyes and imagined. Eventually, he drifted to sleep.

-

Teardrop was climbing back onto the roof and saw Coiny sleeping. Shoot. She carefully walked over to Coiny and started punching his back. He woke up abruptly.

"What was that for?"

Teardrop shrugged and grabbed Coiny's hand. Teardrop dragged him towards the inside of the woods. Coiny yawned, as he was being pulled. She pointed to the X on the ground. Coiny sat up.

"Is that where the lab is gonna be?" Coiny asked lazily. Teardrop nodded.

"Cool."

(773 Words)