Better Off With Him

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(I'm back, bitches!)
The building of Tamari's new body was going smoothly. Everyone who knew Tamari was grieving in different ways. Alene kept saying this was her fault. Cyber tried to comfort her, but nothing worked. Coomer, Bubby, and Gordon also said this was their fault. They said they would have stopped him if they knew. Fayrouz and Benry stopped talking to people. Mariyam could barely sleep at night knowing if she paid attention, he would still be here. The only reason Azlise and the other experiments knew what happened was because Azlise walked into the room and saw his head. They were all quiet. Stacy didn't seem to care. Mariyam watched Fayrouz as she worked. Mariyam felt something tap her shoulder. She turned to Stacy.

"Mariyam, can you do me a favor?" Stacy asked

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"Mariyam, can you do me a favor?" Stacy asked.
"Of course, Ms. Carnes." Said Mariyam.
"I need you to go into room 0001."
"Isn't that the most dangerous room?"
Stacy let out a laugh.
"Of course not! I would never do that to you."
Mariyam turned to Fayrouz, but she was too busy fixing Tamari. Stacy grabbed Mariyam's hand. Stacy dragged her into her office. She handed Mariyam a collar. It looked like the one you put on experiments to shock them.
"Whats this for?" Mariyam asked.
"It's like those bracelets that keep bugs away, but instead of bugs, it's 001 and 002."
Mariyam didn't believe her, but she didn't want Stacy to yell at her. Mariyam and Stacy walked to room 0001. Mariyam stood in front of the door. She hesitantly opened the door. Stacy pushed her inside and slammed the door. Mariyam quickly got up.
"Hey!" She shouted as she tried to open the door.
The door wouldn't budge. Mariyam started crying. She turned to 001 and 002. They smiled at her, slowly crawling closer. Mariyam's heart beat faster at every tap of their claws. A sharp pain went from her neck to her whole body. Mariyam fell to the floor, sobbing. She could feel their breath. Mariyam forced herself to turn off. She would either wake up in a few minutes or never again.

Mariyam was turning back on. Thinking someone saved her, she opened her eyes. She didn't see Black Mesa. She didn't know what she was seeing. A bunch of Tamaris turned to look at her.
"Mariyam."
"Mari."
"Yam Yam."
All things Tamari would call Mariyam. They whispered to one another. A Tamari walked over to Mariyam. It looked different. It had more horns, a different outfit, wings, open eyes, and wired arms and legs. It smiled.
"T-Tamari?" Mariyam stuttered.
It smiled and handed her a Tamari plush. Tamari never takes anything seriously. Mariyam wrapped her arms around her brother, lifting him up. Tamari hugged her back. After a while, Mariyam set her brother down.
"Like my clones, Mari?" Tamari asked.
Mariyam smiled and nodded. All the Tamari clones waved, then went back to what they were going. Mariyam noticed her vision blurring.
"T-Tamari!" She exclaimed.
"What's wrong, Mari? Mari? Mari!" Tamari exclaimed, his voice growing farther.

Mariyam heard a familiar voice, it was close to singing. Sweet voice. Mariyam's eyes shot open. She recognized the yellow eyes and red pupils staring at her. Fayrouz shoved Benry away. Mariyam sat up.
"Mariyam, are you alright?" Fayrouz exclaimed.
Mariyam nodded. She didn't want to tell them about what she saw.

(Sorry for not updating in a long time. At first, I was depressed because school, then my internet was out for 4 days. Also, I learned its Black MESA, not Black MASA.)

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