Chapter 3: Scared of What Lies in the Dark

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(Hi Guys! I just wanted to say thank you all for ten votes and 33 reads! I didn't know if this was going to end up good or not but I am going to continue it. Expect more chapters to come and enjoy reading! On with the chapter!)

Hannah's POV:

I waited around the facility for Lewis and Simon to arrive. I sat with my cup of tea, reading a book. I picked up the teacup, took a sip and frowned. Too sweet. Thanks Duncan. You make the worst tea ever! I stood up, put a bookmark in my book and walked into the facility to go to the kitchen. I tipped the tea into the sink and rinsed the sink and the cup with warm water. What a waste. I walked back outside and saw Lewis and Simon arriving. I smiled and waved and they waved back. They both walked up and Lewis kissed me on the cheek and I grinned. "Hi Honey." He said happily.

"Hello. How are you?"

"I'm good. How is your book?"

"It's good, but its slowing down a bit. Anyway is Simon ready for a look around the facility?"

"I don't know. Are you Simon?"

"Yes I think so." He replied.

"Okay, follow me then."

I led them into the facility. We passed the boring parts first: the kitchen, the living area, toilets, study and shower area. Then we went into the analysis lab. We walked into the dark room and I turned on the lights. Everyone was on their break so no one was inside the large room. Test tubes, bottles, acids, samples, microscopes, various scientific machinery and many other things which a simple dwarf like Simon would probably not understand. "Wow," Simon said amazed "this looks...complicated."

"It is. Don't touch anything you don't understand, it could be dangerous." I say

"Alright." he replies happily and doesn't touch a thing. I laugh to myself at the dwarf's caution and confusion about everything around him. He smiles when he sees me laugh. It's sweet. Lewis walks up to one of the samples of dirt and smells it. He moves his head away as he smell the putrid stench of the dirt. I laugh "Yeah, that one smells." Then the power goes out and we are plunged into complete darkness. A shout is heard, a thump and a scream.

Simon's POV:

We walk down the forest and talk to each other. "Where are we going?" I ask.

"To the science facility we set up."

"What do you do in there?"

"There is an area for living and an area for science. At the minute we are analysing samples of dirt, water and other pieces of nature to see if it is anything like our own world."

"Okay. Sounds interesting. Who is at the facility at the minute?"

"There are a few scientists, Duncan and Hannah. That's all. And to our knowledge no one lives here."

We are breaking through the forest and I see the facility. A large metal building with a domed roof with several corridors leading off into other domes buildings. It's pretty impressive for the short amount of time Yoglabs staff have been here. We see Hannah and she waves. We both wave back as we walk up. She greets us and Lewis gives her a kiss on the cheek. I smile. They're perfect together. She asks me if I want to go into the facility and I reply with "Yes, I think so."

I am led into the facility by Hannah and Lewis and we pass the various areas for living normal lives until we reach the area for science. We walk in and many strange things greet me. So much science bombards my small dwarf brain which is already filled with digging, Jaffa's and Corgi's. "Wow," I say amazed "this looks...complicated."

"It is. Don't touch anything you don't understand, it could be dangerous." Hannah replies.

"Alright." I say and don't touch a thing.

Lewis walks around to a sample and smells it pulling his face away as he takes a large sniff. Hannah laughs at him and says "Yeah, that one smells." The lights go out and the whirring of the generator cuts out. Darkness consumes us and there is a shout, a thud and a scream.

Lewis' POV:

As we are plunged into pure darkness a shout is heard, a thump and a scream. Immediately Hannah is searching through drawers looking for a light source. A light goes into my eyes and I soon see Hannah is holding three torches. We each take one and turn them on. As we sneak out of the room a loud bang is heard. We head for the door and try to open it. Locked. We are trapped inside a dark facility with three torches and no escape. We're rats. We quietly step down the corridor towards the living quarters were we heard the scream. I step into a puddle of a liquid and look down. Blood. I follow the trail of blood and my torch comes across a dead scientist a large hole torn through his chest, an empty look in his eyes. Hannah squeals keeping in a scream and Simon covers her eyes. She starts to cry and Simon takes the front while I comfort Hannah. A voice whispers in my ear. "Surprise." I am hit in the back of the head and I fall to the floor landing in the pool of blood my eyes meet the eyes of another dead scientist, this one with no limbs. Hannah screams and Simon turns around quickly but trip over me and also lands on the floor. Hannah is pulled away and in an instant is gone. The lights come back on and the doors open. Simon and I get look out the window and see Hannah being dragged away by a hooded figure.

Hannah's POV:

A hand goes over mouth and I try to scream but it is cut short as my voice is muffled by the hand. I am dragged away from the fallen Lewis and am suddenly outside in the warm sunlight. Was I teleported? I must have been. "Hello Hannah." A familiar voice says. Who is it? I think but can't put my finger on the voice. Lewis and Simon look through the window and see me being dragged away. They open the door and pursue the hooded figure pulling me away. I'm dropped to the floor. I try to get up but my legs are tied with a purple binding of some sort. Magic. Simon and Lewis drop to the floor as a ball of energy is thrown at them by the hooded figure. He picks me up and continues to run. I look at Lewis and tears stream from my eyes.

(Whoa! I didn't see that coming! Not the scientists! Oh lets also not forget about Hannah. I wonder what will happen to Hannah, Simon and Lewis! Guess we will find out in the next chapter! Hope you guys enjoyed and once again I would love to hear feedback. Matty Out.)

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