Infection

Chapter 8: Raven

"Don't step on my slippers," Raven told them as they walked through the hidden door in her closet.

"How did you get this?" Caiden asked.

"Undetectable extension charm," Raven answered.

"Like in Harry Potter?" Ivy asked.

"Yeah,"

"How did your parents not notice anything?" Isaac asked.

"I put in a perception filter."

"Like in Doctor Who?" Grant said.

"Can we get to the point?" Terra asked.

"Why do you guys have so many questions?!?" Raven complained.

"Fine," Caiden said.

"Anyway," Raven told them, "here's my knife from before, out of the simulation. Here's a gun from the aliens, no longer filled with the mind serum."

"Why did you keep all this stuff?" Ivy asked.

"I dunno, to test on and there are some memories regarding these. Like, this is the hood from that simulation where Kat died."

"Why would you want to keep that, that seems like the kind of thing you should get rid of, it causes grief and pain," Terra told her.

"Since when were you a psychologist?" Isaac asked.

"Shut up," Terra said.

Suddenly, there was a bang at the front door. They ran out of Raven's room to see an infected woman.

"Should we go help her?" Terra asked.

"I don't think we can without being infected ourselves," Caiden answered.

"We'd need a cure to help anyone."

"Yeah, I was thinking about that too," Caiden said.

"I'll need a sample of the Virus," Raven told them, "Um, Terra, can you and Grant go downstairs and get a hair from that woman?"

"Why do I have to go?" Grant complained.

"Because you are stupid and will shut up," Raven told him.

"Fine," Grant said.

"But won't we get Infected?" Terra asked.

"I can freeze the Infected and cut the Virus from the top of her head."

"You can do that?" Ivy asked.

"Only for a small part of the body and for a short period of time."

"Cool."

"C'mon," Terra said grabbing Grant's wrist, "Let's go."

They slowly walked toward the front door.