City of Monsters (A Monster in Paris Fanfic 2)

Shots Fired

Odettes Prov (Present Time)

It's the cold that woke me. I couldn't stop shivering and my teeth began to chatter.
I groaned. I had a slight headache and when my eyes adjusted I saw I was in somewhere lit by a torchlight. I tried to move my hand but they here tied behind me. The air I breathed in was chilled but aged at the same time. It smelled of stailness and minerals. The walls were made of clay, dirt, brick and.....and bones. Bones!
We were in the Catacombs! I was being held in a small room or alcove. I wasn't alone either. I spotted my captors lo engine in one of the dark corners.
"We've been waiting here long enough! I'm not one for my patience." A gruff but pompous voice grunted. "B-but we're instructed to keep her alive until he arrived!" A voice I recognized cut in nervously."If he's not here soon I'm going to take it for myself" The other voice seethed menacingly.
"Not if I have anything to say about it!" I said, my throat was very dry.
"The little Princess is awake, personally I hoped you'd stay sleeping" the heavyset voice said as its figure strut into the light. It was the former Commissioner. I never met him but I think I've seen him a few times but how he looks now....he's really been down in the dumps. He scratched his unshaven beard as I said "you better let me go-" "Why in the world would we do that!" Maynott laughed histarically. "The Enchanted Garden and Rare Bird were heavily guarded. They're bound to be looking for me right now!" I lifted my chin. "Oh yes my dear, I have no doubt about that! But they'll never guess that you're down here." He maniacally chuckles. I searched my mind for a comeback and I grabbed onto hope "Francoeur....If Francoeur is with them then their sure to find us, no doubt." I stated, even showing a confident grin.
"What makes you so sure your Monster is with them, hm?" He kneeled, his face a foot from mine. I could smell his slight booziness. "Why wouldn't he be! He'd be looking for me!" I exclaimed. Maybe I was panicking but I found this conversation quiet stupid and obvious until Maynott said "Because he's not..." He smiled with dark pleasure. He took in my confused expression "What do you mean?" I feared the question. "Oh his probably dead by now. Our own Creature, you met him earlier, got the pleasure if doing so..."
No
I refuse
He's lying, he must be
I decide to deny everything he said. I won't let it be true and how could it be, coming from this criminal! No. I won't cry, I won't do anything except get out of here to see for myself then I' d know the truth. I tried to think of something else and then it hit me.
"And who organized all this? The mystery man I've heard so much of? Why is he doing this? I've done nothing!" I spat. "Oh it's not what you did, it's what you dear old Daddy did..." Maynott said while inspecting his gold pistol. "Ha! You don't know my father! He hasn't done anything!" I professed. "Well my associate begs to differ, and I can't argue with him!" He grinned while dusting of dirt on his worn and torn trousers. I growled in frustrated, he wasn't going to give me anything. In my rage I spat on his boot, which is something I would have never done before.
His fury boiled and In a split second he was pointing the gun to my forehead. "You little insect! You and your Beast deserve each other!" He loaded the gun but Albert stepped out from the shadows "If you kill her now we'll be dead too!" His voice shook and with some restraint Maynott lowered the gun "You really deserve to die though, your diseased in the mind. I doubt your even human anymore if you can bare to have relations with a parasite, God it just makes me sick just thinking about it!" He mumbled heatedly, walking to the other side of the cavern.
"It's alright Mademoiselle, he just need to cool down..." Albert crouched down beside me and layed an arm around my shoulders "Besides you must be hypnotized or something for you to be in love with that thing! It's the only solution!" He kept coming closer "I'll snap you out of it! Kiss me miss Odette! I'm sure it will work!" He puckered and leaned in. I did the only thing I could that was to wiggle free and sock him in the chest with my shoulder and head. He collapsed next to me and he layed there with the wind knocked out of him. "Don't you dare touch me again!" I shrieked with anger. "You're insaine...." Was the only thing he could get out.And that kept him away from me for a while, while I tried to fugue out the rope knots so I could untie my hands while they were distracted. Wow these aren't  tied very well!

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Francoeur's Prov

I don't have a watch but I know I'm running out if time. It unnerves me down here but my night vision helps settle my unease a bit. I've heard of this place but me actually being in it makes me feel cold and frightened in a supernatural way. Their are so many mysteries and phenomena in this world and this Labyrinth of human remains is just one of them.
I said that humans can be wonderful and interesting but they can also be confusingly horrible. Did they ever realize that these skeletons were real people with lives before their bodies decayed to their natural, unrecognizable forms?
Even the smell is haunting. It's like breathing in the air of the departed. The smell of accent human decay.
But I'll be here as long as it takes to find-
My heart skipped a beat and I stopped dead in my tracks.
She's near
I can feel her so close!

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Odettes Prov

Now let's see if I actually have any skills in acting.
"Oh my head! I feel so dizzy! Where am I? What is this place?" I exclaimed sweetly In a confused manner. "Mademoiselle Dassiana? Are you alright?" Asked Albert as I thought he would.
"Oh it's you Albert! Please help me! They've been giving me this elixir that moulds my mind! I can feel the effects wearing off!" I babbled but sensibly and also quietly so Maynott wouldn't hear us. "I knew it!" He exclaimed. "It was horrible! Forcing me to be with that loathsome creature!" I said dramatically.I almost scuffed at how reduculious the words were.
"Don't worry Odette I'll get you out of here!" He said stroking my cheek which I desperately wanted to pull back.
"Albert, even with the heavy affect of the elixir I was still drawn to you..." I said longingly. "Y-you were?!" His eyes widened in awe " Yes! Albert kiss me! Or the effects will pull me in for good! You're my only hope!" I begfully whispered. He didn't even miss a beat as he puckered his lips, closed his eyes and held me intensely.
Then I sucker punched him in the face with one of my untied hands!
He dropped immidietly, out cold even if I didn't even punch him very hard. Then I flat out ran for the only tunnel I could see out. But in my hast everything slowed down.
I glanced at Maynott who aimed his postal and in the last second I dropped to the ground. I heard the built ricochet of the dirt wall and I gasped in relief. The built didn't hit me! But as I lifted my head I saw Maynott and the look he gave signified that I would not be leaving his sight.

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Francoeurs Prov
My mind immediately sharpened. I would know that sound anywhere. It was a gunshot and it was on the other side of this wall! She's in there!Oh no, please don't let her be hurt! If she is I would rather die down here with her in this maze of lifelessness.
But
I can still feel her!
I have to know for sure though!
There's no time to look for another exit!
I find a good enough place in the wall and back up a few paces.
I HAVE TO GET TO HER, NOW!!

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Odettes Prove

With a snarl on his lips he reloads the gun. "You're clever, but not cleaver enough" he motioned to the incongruous Albert "now that that idiot is out of the way, I can do as I please" he snickered while aiming the gun at me head. "To hell with the consequences! My revenge will be sweet..." He sighed while about to pull on the trigger. I closed my eyes and my last though would have been of my midnight musician that i first met in the rain.
But suddenly there was a mighty almost explosion maybe but when I opened my eyes a colossal hole was in the opposite wall and a figure was poised in front of me. When the daubery cleared I couldn't help shedding tears of relief and love for my protector.
Heaving from the crash, Francoeur said low but powerfully
"Over my rotting exoskeleton!"

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Okay I know he's wearing something different in the picture than what he's suppose to but just ignore it okay!
The photo was made by a fan of this fanfic and I greatly appreciate her contribution and also your guys too since you've stick with this story and I'm really thankful for that😊❤️