9: Inside the Ruins

Heading Out

"Actually, I don't have one eye. It's easier for me. Allows me to concentrate on one thing at a time, y'know? Heh." 5 said as he and 9 were headed off to where 2 and 14 were taken. 5 looked around, and saw an old wagon, 2's wagon, and looked around, as 9 caught up to him. 5 gasped, and went off ahead, as 9 saw 2's spear, and picked it up. He saw 5 climb up some rubble, and pick up 2's old hat; the spoon part fell off, and a piece of 14's scarf was on the side of the old hat. 9 went up to 5. "Why were they out here alone?" 5 asked himself, which got 9 thinking. They climbed up some more rubble, swing what looked like a factory, the place the two stitchpunks were taken. They walked towards it, getting caught in the gusty winds whilst doing so. "Where's this tunnel?!" 9 asked 5. "I don't know!" 5 replied, as the wind picked up the map from his grasp. The two stitchpunks went after it. "Wait!" 9 said as 5 kept running to get the map. The map got caught on a piece of wood; 5 was about to get it, but the wood beneath his feet broke, and he yelped at he got stuck in the hole. 9 helped him up, and the map flew away. "We should go back!" 5 suggested. 9 looked back, along with 5 while getting hit with the wind, "We can't." He then nudged 5, as they have found the tunnel. The two headed over, as 5 looked at the ground to see tracks. They both kneeled down, to notice they went into the tunnel, "The beast." 5 said, "It's too dark.." 9 looked around for something they could use, "We can use that." The two headed over to an old fashioned car, and they both eyeballed the light bulb. 5 went over to take it out, and brought it back to 9. 5 gave the light bulb to him, and he accepted it. He also started to clean it with the side of his arm, as 5 pulled out an LR-44 battery, tossing it in the air once. He then held the battery underneath the light bulb, and tapped it once, and it lit on. The two were happy with how the experiment went. "Wait." 9 said, as he took off one of the blades from the old spear; he then took 2's old hat, twisted the wire, and screwed it on the dull end of the spear. 5 gave 9 the battery, and 9 put it in the hat. And the final touch? The light bulb was screwed on by 5, and it shimmered. "2 and 14 would be impressed.." 5 said, then started worrying about them being dead or not. 9 then gave the blade to 5, "We'll find them." 5 took the blade, and caught up to 9, who got ahead of him, "Y'know.. You're just like them. You forget to remember to be scared." They headed in the tunnel. Just then, two stitchpunks saw the map they left behind, and looked at the tunnel, one was wearing a bird's skull with feathers on the back of it, the other one had a long black head cloth.