Niall was finally asleep after a few uncomfortable hours of tossing and turning, laying on his back on the cot. He had given his blanket over to the puppy hybrid in the next cage over so it was even harder than normal to feel comfortable enough to sleep.
He jumped awake, startled by the sound of his cage door slamming open. Niall looked around, his eyes wide. Two of the agency workers were in his cell, storming over to his cot.
"Whats going on?" Niall sat up and shrank away from the two men. They said nothing. One of them, holding what looked like a stick with a loop on end smacked Niall over the head. Niall yelped in alarm, feeling the wire at the end of the stick wrap over his head and around his neck.
"Stay down!" One of the workers shouted, the one who wasnt using the stick. The man with the stick shoved Niall hard against the concrete floor, holding him there with the stick stabbing into his throat.
"I'm down, I-I'm down!" Niall whimpered out, his heart hammering in his chest. He felt one of the men kneeling on his back. The panicked hybrid let out a sob. He didnt understand what was going on or why this was happening. Niall couldnt help but jump to the worse possible case scenerio.
"Please dont. Please. Please." He begged brokenly.
"Shut it!" He felt a boot kick into his ribs. Niall let out another sob, squeezing his eyes shut. He was tensed and waiting for hands on him. However all he felt was one of the men roughly shoving a muzzle onto his face. Then Niall was hauled to his feet.
Niall took a shuddering breath. The tight wire still around his neck.
"Walk!" The man holding the pole shouted, shoving Niall towards the cell door. Niall almost tripped over his feet, stumbling down the hall. Niall let out a soft confused whine, but walked with the two men, hugging himself to try and control his trembling.
Where were they taking him? Usually when workers came into assault him, it would be in his room. He was never taken to a second location before. His stomach was churning and his mind was racing.
The men shoved him into a brightly lit room. The first man took the zip collar from around his neck.
"Stay." The second man ordered before both of them left. They slammed the door shut.
Niall sniffled and looked around. The room was empty all except a table in the middle. Niall awkwardly walked over and wrung his hands together, sitting at the table. He sniffled again, the muzzle still on as he waited.
He wasn't sure how long it took before the door opened again. In strolled a man in blue scrubs.
"Hello. Dont get up." The man said. "My name is Dr.Xavier. Im here to test you today. How are you feeling?" The man had a very monotonous voice.
Niall swallowed hard, watching the strangers every move. "Hello..." He murmured weakly. "I'm Niall. I'm feeling very scared..." He trailed off. "I want to go home. I'm sorry I bit that man, he was hurting-"
"I don't need to hear it." The man shook his head. He was holding a clipboard. "Why havent you removed your muzzle? You know how." He rose an eyebrow.
"I...I didn't want to get in trouble. I wanted to..be good." Niall replied quietly. The man wrote something down on the clipboard.
"Take it off." He ordered, pacing slowly around the table. Niall swallowed again, keeping his gaze fixed on him. Niall wasn't sure why but the man gave off a strange aura.
He reached behind his head, pulling the muzzle off. He sniffled once more, setting it on the table in front of him,
"Are you hungry?" The man asked softly. "I can get you any food you'd like." He paused right in front of him. Niall could feel his hands shaking. He refused to make eye contact, staying deadly still as if he were waiting for the man to strike.
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More Scales- Larry Stylinson
Fanfiction(sequel to 'Scales') Harry has found his forever home, something that he had dreamed about for years. He even has his first ever boyfriend, his owner Louis Tomlinson. However, unexpected occurrences, mixed with an unannounced arrival bring up demons...
