The Hybrid Squad

Chapter Five

Bloodrayne smiles at Ben, both of them sitting down in front of a fire. Ben takes a sip from his fresh hot chocolate, looking back up towards the television. The house was small, even with two floors. The dining table was in front of the entrance, and the kitchen was behind it. Bloodrayne and Ben were sitting in the living room.

"I'm surprised that there's still TV down here," Ben said, taking a glance at the decor inside the house. 

Bloodrayne chuckled, glancing into Ben's emerald green eyes. "True, it's what, 50 000 feet deep?"

"Hey humans, are you doing alright?" The giant skeleton, Papyrus, says.

"Oh yeah, we're doing fine. Thanks for letting us into your house. " Ben said, looking back at the TV.

"I remember you said something about a dangerous threat coming. Do you know what it is?"

"Heh, kid. We still don't know," Papyrus' older brother, Sans said while walking out of the kitchen. "We're still gathering information from it, but the entities have already killed a whole bunch of us since last week."

"Well, I hope it's not as bad as Sokovia," Ben said, chuckling.

"Trust me, New York was worse."

"Sorry to interrupt, but what do you mean by New York and Sokovia?" Papyrus asked.

"So, there were battles in those two cities, and I was there for both. I had bad luck, basically. But there was a team of people who helped us win it."

"How? Sorry, I haven't been outside in a hundred years."

"There are people with superpowers in the world now, and there an invasion from space. The Sokovia incident was just robotics gone wrong."

"Oh, Sans, just like Alphys' inventions!" 

"Uh--" Bloodrayne seemed to be uncomfortable at this point, and Ben was shaking. "We don't want to talk about it."

"That's fine, we understand," Sans says, as he looks down onto the soft carpet. "Oh, it's getting dark, might as well get some shut-eye, heh."

"Alright, thanks for reminding me."

Sans and Papyrus went back to their rooms, as the two friends tucked into their sleeping bags. The lights shut down, only the glistening flame of the firepit illuminating the area. 

A few hours have passed by, as Bloodrayne still was awake from the fear of the creatures. She was tapping her thigh, trying to get the thoughts out of her head.

"Bloodrayne, are you still up?" Ben said, turning over his body to focus on her.

She was silent for a moment, trying to get her thoughts together. "Ben, I know I've been through worse shit, but I'm scared."

Ben gently placed his hand on her shoulder. "It's gonna be fine, we'll make it out of here together." He stood up and began to walk to the kitchen. "Do you want anything?"

"Something to eat."

"On it."

Ben opened the fridge, looking around for something to make. There was only spaghetti noodles and pasta sauce inside.

"There's only spaghetti, do you want me to make some?"

"Sure."

He looked in the cabinets for a pot to cook the noodles. He found one eventually, grasping it and taking it to the sink.

Bringing it to the stove, Ben set the heat on high, leaving it to go talk to Bloodrayne.

Bloodrayne had already been searching through a camera when Ben came from the kitchen. She was sketching something, looking at the camera for a reference. The static from the television shining on her face.

"Ben, remember those creatures we saw on that hike a few years ago?" Bloodrayne said, letting the pencil fall from her grasp.

"Yeah, tall, skinny, and the long head?" Ben responded, sitting crossed legged beside her.

She gave the sketchbook to Ben, showing him a creature with an accurate description of what he said. "I saw this on the camera. Last photo before the monster died."

"So you're saying?"

"It's gotta be the same creature we saw."

"Yeah, it looks like it."

A few faint sounds of footsteps emerge from outside, with a growl following the arrival.

Bloodrayne and Ben look at each other in shock. not knowing if they're safe from the dangers outside the window.

She sneaked up toward the window, watching as he shakes his head. Her hand moved the curtain, allowing her to see what creature is nearby.

A loud screech rang through her ears, alongside a sound of an old lady yelling in terror.

Bloodrayne jumped back, only to fall on the carpet behind her. She crawled back onto the couch, grasping the sketchbook.

"It's them," Bloodrayne whispered.

Sans rushed out of his bedroom, and the two turned their heads to look at him. He placed a finger over his mouth and gestured towards himself.

Ben and Bloodrayne crawled up the stairs, trying to make as little noise as possible.  When they arrived at the second floor, they ran to Sans' room.

Sans shut the door behind them. "Kid, you shouldn't have come here," he said.

"We had no choice, we got ourselves trapped here with no way out," Bloodrayne whispered back.

Sans opened a portal into the void, gesturing them to follow. So they did.