Lost In The Cold

Chapter 11

Jay leads the group of three down a corridor with walls filled with pipes, contraptions and some other things one wouldn't put inside a usual garage. Silkver would stop from time to time to look at something and have Soni drag her away after.

"These stuff look..." Silkver tried to look for a word. "...cool."

"Thanks. I do love to build and repair things." Jay says, who was walking in front of Ace, Soni, and Silkver.

No wonder why his garage is so huge. Ace thought. "Soooo your a mech?"

"Right." Jay nods. "What things do you guys love to do?"

"I don't know really." Soni shrugs. "I guess trying new things..."

"I like looking up at the stars at night. Outer space and galaxies interest me."

"Like pranking people." Ace smirked, remembering the time when Karu slipped when she stepped right outside her bedroom. But he slipped right after her too.

Jay smiled. "We're almost there."

The group still follow him, continuing to observe Jay's things. They come up to a corner and see the whole wall on their right covered with metal cabinets. Each had three vent holes.

"Wait, why are we following this guy again?" Silkver asks Soni.

"He's gonna show us why that bathroom floor collapses every once in a while."

"Can't we just not and continue looking for Xia?" She asked and noticed Jay stiffen a bit.

"Sorry for eavesdropping on your conversation, but you're looking for a friend named Xia, right?"

Ace, Silkver and Soni all look at him and nod. Jay stops walking and turns around to face them. "I'm really sorry for wasting your time with this. You should probably start heading back now to continue you search." He said, apologizing. "She needs to be found soon!"

"Yes we do need to go now." Ace says. "Well, thanks for the lunch anyway! We really loved it."

"No problem!" Jay says as he walked to go infront of them. "I'll lead you back so you won't get lost."

Ace was looking closely at the metal cabinets which was now on his right side when something caught his eye and brushed the side of his hand as he walked past it. He slows down and stops walking without letting the others notice. He hears their footsteps disappear as soon as they turn a corner. I'll catch up to them later. He thinks to himself, remembering which hallways and corridors to take.

What he saw was a tuff of purple fur. As soon as he moved his head towards it, he immediately recognized the sugary scent it gave out. He looked at tall the cabinet the fur was stuck to for a while before deciding to open the door (Wat da heck r u doing u snoopy lil bunny).

Ace tries to open the door. Locked.

He drops his bag and rummaged through it until he found something that would help him pry open the cabinet door; a swiss army knife. He puts on his bag and starts to break the lock while making the least sound as possible.

Luckily, the lock wasn't very complex so it was easier for him to open. The door swings wide open as the lock breaks in two but leaves him feeling terrified and sick after seeing what was waiting for him inside.