Among us: New features? //Completed

Chapter eighteen:

He immediately bent down before us, sitting on his knees as he bent over, getting to work on the screws in the vent. He was thanking the heavens for letting them wear suits in space because he didn't want to touch the blood and he could always change his suit or certain parts because that was all to be found in storage. He had his own little bag where he'd put an extra suit JUST in case. Continuing, we all waited as he got rid of the screws one after the other, said screws dropping to the ground. I hadn't realized that I'd been holding my breath until I released it when the last screw dropped to the ground and baby blue lifted his head again.

"How about we finally go see just what hides underneath here?" Baby blue asked, his voice sounding adventurous. 

I nodded, getting out my I-pad, ready to take notes. Slowly, Black lifted away the lid to the vent, leaving a black hole in it's wake. I looked down, only to feel a lump growing in my throat which I'd forced myself to swallow. Black, having taken notice, put a comforting hand on my shoulder, which made me visibly relax and silently thank him. Focusing back on the open vent before us, black offered to go in first, me following in the middle and baby blue making up the rear. Without a single word of objection, we all went as instructed, black leading, me after and last but not least, baby blue. It was dark, too dark and I could feel my chest tightening yet again, that was, until black pulled out a torch I hadn't known he had, which he used, deliberately shining it's light ahead of us, allowing us to see where we were stepping.

Finding our way around was surprisingly easy, despite the whole maze-like structure it had. After all, all we had to do was follow the smudges of blood, leading us to what seemed like a washroom of sorts. Since I was the only one with my I-pad out, I began jotting down notes as intended, making sure to not leave a single thing unmentioned. From the blood smudges, to the interior of the room we were currently occupying. Just as we were going to make our way further ahead, a horrible stench hit our noses, even through our built in air filters. I couldn't help but gagg, putting an protective arm over my mask, even tho that didn't do much to keep out the foul smell. I seemed to not be the only one as the other two had followed my actions. 

'Whatever, no... WHOever had done this sure put in a lot of effort to drag the mass around like that. No.. what if it was gray? No, it can't be! He was well and happy the last time I saw him! But... since he was missing... I couldn't assume anything. Only fear for the worst and pray for the best.' I shook my head quickly to rid myself of my, once again, spiraling thoughts.

We descended down further, making our way deeper into what could be a wasp's nest. Willing to take the risk,  it didn't take long for us to reach yet another fork on our path. This time around, we truly were lost, since
the smudges had been fading more and more. I looked behind myself to see baby blue, so I asked him to move, wanting to really look behind myself as I'd come to a conclusion abt something. I saw some recently cleaned stains of blood covering one of the lockers, but it wasn't as much for to consider it being the possibility of the mass being shoved in there, since it were only light  handprints, which could mean that whoever was here simply wanted to use the locker with bloodied hands. And since it seemed insignificant enough for us to not pay it any mind, which I'm beginning to regret. I soon came to realize that even tho it would have been highly unlikely, whoever did this made sure to take the extra precaution of leading any possible intruder away from the crime committed. Feeling the need to turn around and go back, I slightly raised my voice, commanding black and baby blue to stop. They both stopped in they're tracks, black turning around to face me and hear what I had to say.

"What is it, Green?" Black asked in that husky, deep voice of his that I've come to adore. 

I shook the thought from my head, sparing my notes one last glare before speaking up. "I have reason to believe that we are being led on. Before we left the washroom, I saw faint, bloody handprints on a locker that seemed like they were washed quite brusquely, leaving a faint, pinkish hue behind, which wouldn't be noticed if not inspected closely. On that point, I'd like to add that the reason I believe we've been led on is for no other than: If I were in they're shoes, I'd also take all and every precaution to make sure they don't find out. And considering that, I believe we should go back to the washroom and check the locker. Even if my concerns remain unfounded, I still want to make sure." I declared, voicing my thoughts. 'It's unlikely, as much as it IS likely, but I'd rather be safe than sorry as they say', I think, a small smile on my lips.

"How about you lead the way, green? Black can hand you his flashlight as well." Baby blue decided for me. I wasn't exactly ecstatic about that. Black, being him, of course noticed my discomfort, quickly offering to continue leading the way, I just needed to hand him my I-pad with the drawn out way. Gladly, I accepted, a small smile on my lips as I handed him my I-pad. With my electronic in his hand, he shone the light of his flashlight ahead and began ascending the way we descended from.

Arriving in the washroom yet again, I immediately pushed past black, going over to the locker I had mentioned. I tried opening it, but to no avail. So, black pushed past me and went to pry the door open when we heard what sounded like faint footsteps echoing through the halls.