How To Save Rock And Roll

Chapter 10 - Revolution

Patrick was tied to a chair in the middle of a room that looked like a church.
The room was lit with a red light, and the sound of an alarm came from outside the room, screams layered within the constant beeping.
He was unconscious and his hands were covered in blood, just like his face.
As he started to regain consciousness, the door of the church burst open and Isaac entered the room.
He ran up to Patrick and started to undo the ropes around his wrists.

"What's going on?" Patrick asked, still not really awake. As Isaac was about to answer, Patrick looked at his hands and saw the blood. "And why am I covered in blood?"
Isaac looked up at Patrick and said, "You don't remember?"
"No. What happened?" He asked, his eyebrows furrowing in confusion.
"When the girls came, you know, in the corridor, when we were trying to escape. The alarms woke up everybody and somehow the idea we all had about this place, that we thought it was safe, was gone. And everybody tried to escape and fight against the girls. It started a revolution. It wasn't even an hour ago, so the fight is still going on. We maybe have a chance, let's go!" Isaac replied, taking Patrick's wrist and starting to run toward the door, but Patrick didn't move.

"Come on, Patrick!" Isaac almost shouted.
"Why am I covered in blood? What did I do?" He asked, looking at the ground.
"You tried to...to kill us."
Patrick looked at Isaac, fear in his eyes and his chest rising up and down, his breathing heavy.
"Who?" He looked back at the ground.
"Joe. You just choked him until he fainted. He's okay, though, just a little shocked still," Isaac replied.
"So why do I have blood on me?"
Patrick asked. By the sound of his voice, Isaac could tell that something was wrong with Patrick.
"Because you beat Nicholas...he's still unconscious right now." Isaac walked to Patrick and put his hands on his upper arms. "But it's okay man. It's not your fault, it's the Novocaine."
"Was there music?" Patrick asked, still looking at the ground.

Isaac thought for a moment then answered, "No...no, there was no music." He looked Patrick in the eyes. "Why did you do that, Patrick? There was no music!"
Patrick pressed his lips together and kept looking down.
Isaac shook him lightly "Patrick, answer me. Why did you do that?"
He looked at Isaac and shouted, "I don't know!" His eyes were yellow and he gritted his teeth.
"Patrick, calm down. It's gonna be okay," He tried to reassured his friend.
"It's not going to be okay! It's in me right now! It's doing whatever it wants me to do!" Patrick exclaimed, tears rolling down his face.

Isaac walked around Patrick and checked the back of his head. "That's what I thought," He murmured.
"What?" Patrick asked confuse.
"They put a chip in your brain. With that, they can control you without Novocaine or music." Isaac came back in front of Patrick.
"Why am I not attacking you? I mean, my eyes are yellow, I feel the effect of the Novocaine, but I'm not attacking you. Why?" Patrick asked, his eyebrows furrowing together.
"Because there's no girl around to control you," He answered.

"Let's go now," Isaac said.
They walked to the door and opened it.
Outside of the church was the cafeteria.
People were fighting against each other.
The girls versus the band members.
Isaac took Patrick's wrist and led him toward the exit.
In the crowd of people fighting was Pete, and as he saw Patrick and Isaac, his face lit up with anger.
He shoved the person he was fighting against to the ground and ran toward Patrick, shoving him and Isaac inside a room.