Rogue Cheney x Reader Fanfic

Chapter 31: Panic Attack

Rogue's POV

I slur awake, groaning from the pounding in my head. Muffled voices reaches my ears as they try to recover.

I groan again as I shift uncomfortably. I'm not sure where I am or what way I'm facing but it's definetely not comfortable.

I manage to sit up with little pain. My head starts to clear up as well as my ears. I open my eyes to a dark blur with a gleam of light.

I squint my eyes continuously for a few seconds, desperate to know where I am. My nose only picks up fire and garbage which makes me a bit more nervous in my whereabouts. Finally my vision starts to clear.

I look around to find myself along with Sting and Yukino surrounded by pointed rocks, all aimed towards us. The exceeds are a few feet beside us in a smaller cage. (Y/n), not yet awake, lays sprawled out on the ground in front of us with chains connecting to her wrists and ankles.

I stare at her with concern and attempt to stand up, only to face plant with the ground.

"Don't try to stand up. The more we fight the more energy these chains take away from us." Sting states with a tired tone.

I look towards him to find him sitting up and panting.

"Guessing you learnt the hard way?" I ask, my voice coming out more strained than I thought.

Sting nods.

"He learnt after 20 times of pulling against the cuffs and trying to stand up." Yukino adds. "They are also magic reduction cuffs."

I hang my head down, sighing heavily before looking back at (Y/n).
"(Y/n)."

"Don't wake her." Zalia stops me, gripping the bars of their cage and staring sternly at me. "We can't wake her."

"Why not?" I ask.

"Because she'll have a panic attack." She answers with full concern.

I stare at her in disbelief and worry.

Zalia glances at (Y/n) before returning her eyes to me. "Caleb has abused her through bondage and used restraints on her endlessly. Because of that, whenever she's restrained by cuffs or ropes or anything like that, she has a severe panic attack. So it's best to keep her asleep for as long as possible. It will only make things worse for her."

My eyes widen with surprise. "How....How bad does she get?" I ask hesitantly.

"It can get to the point where she can hardly breathe." Zalia answers.

I look over to (Y/n), my heart beat increasing with worry. I bow my head and sigh heavily.

"We need to get out of here ASAP. Does anyone have a plan?"

Sting and the exceeds shake their heads. I shift my eyes to Yukino only to find her looking around. She then turns her head back to us and leans in.

"Not exactly but I still have my keys. They musn't have taken them." She whispers.

"Ok but that doesn't erase the fact that these cuffs are magic reduction cuffs." Sting states.

"Hmm. We just need a way to get rid of these restraints."

Silence consumes our group as we desperately think of an escape.

Sting gasps. "Yukino your hair clip!" He gestures to Yukino blue flower hair clip.

"Oh yes! I forgot about that!" She exclaims. "We can use it to pick lock these cuffs."

Yukino leans her head over towards Sting. Sting goes to grab the hair clip with his teeth but is interupted by giant footsteps and booming laughter.