VENOM

The Choice

Samantha gave Leo a worried look, and inserted the pen into his hand, right through the scar, and clicked the button. Immediately he felt life pour through him, as if he had been injected with gallons of adrenaline.
Finally. That pen was getting cramped.
Leo simply smiled, looked at Sam, and ripped off his restraints. His black clothes immediately formed around them..and they stood.
"Easier the second time around."
"So now what, you two?"
"We do what we came here for." They said, once more their voices blending. "And kill those on the project."
"Should I leave?"
"Stay hidden. When we are done, we will simply be able to walk out."
"Oh...that's reassuring." They pointed to a closet, and Samantha ran in.

Moments later, Rayes walked in, accompanied by two blacked out soldiers, looking at her clipboard.
"Alright Freaker, time for your...uhh." she glared at them, and dropped her clipboard in fear as they made eye contact, their orange eyes locked onto her blue ones. "G-guards..kill him."
"Oh you really don't wanna do that, fellas." They grinned, extending their arms sideways. "I only want the nurse." They raised their weapons, and they sighed. "Guess they do wanna do that." As he spoke, they fired. Bullets ripped through the symbiote, causing black and red blood to fly from the wounds. They lost count how many bullets hit their torso before they collapsed. The two soldiers looked at each other, then slowly approached them. One of them laughed, and kicked his foot.
"Oh I'm sorry, did that hurt? It looked like it did!" Samantha simply stared in horror, her hands over her mouth. As one of the guards approached the utility closet she was hiding in, Venom shot up, fully formed, and grabbed him. The two met eyes, and Venom snarled as he squeezed his throat.
"Oh, I'm sorry, did that hurt? It looked like it did." He hissed, then smashed his head into the ground. The other guard grabbed the nurse, and they ran out of the room as their comrade was torn to shreds.

Venom stood, and retracted back. Leo rubbed his sides and front.
"Ooh oww. Those burned." Sam peeked out of the closet, and again grabbed her mouth.
"Oh..I think I'm gonna be sick."
"Let's get you out of here."
She nodded, and they picked her up and ran towards the exit.
"Leo.." she whispered as they ran, resting her hand on his cheek. "I..I know this is gonna sound ridiculous to you, but please, just run away from all this..run with me." They set her down at the front door, and looked behind. "You don't need to go through with this." They returned their gaze to her, and shook their head.
"We need to..then we will go with you."
"Not you both. I want just Leo."
"We..cannot be apart from each other. You need us both or need neither." Sam looked them in the eyes, and started to tear up.
"I almost lost you in there before..I can't do that again." They..he took her smaller hands in his, and softly kissed them.
"I'm coming back for you."
"Promise me. Promise me we'll get away from all this. Promise you'll come back."
"I..I promise."
She smiled faintly, and gripped the collar of his hoodie.
"Then kiss me like you'll miss me." They both grinned at each other, and kissed.

"Oh how sweet." Schema teased, an army of guards at his back. "It almost hurts separating you two." Leo turned his head towards Schema, and pushes Sam out the door.
"You're a dead man, Schema. You and those other psychopaths."
"Oh? Well, we'll see about that." Schema nodded his head, and the guards began shredding them with bullets. Venom formed around Leo, and the two lunged for the mad scientist. Schema stepped behind the line of soldiers, and bolted for the elevator. Venom slashed through the soldiers, turning the surrounding area into a whirling storm of blood and body parts. Screams and gunfire filled their ears, but their eyes were locked on Schema.

As the last soldier fell, a mechanical voice came on the loudspeaker:
"Mr. Newton, we have a..Mr. Thomas McLean, a Mrs. Amelia McLean, and a Ms. Samantha Teague here in the main office, please come immediately."
How did they get them? We slaughtered all the guards.
"I dunno. But they have our family."
Your family.
"No, our." They approached the elevator, and the small face of Schema appeared on the interface.
"Well well well. It appears, Mr. Newton, you have a choice before you. There are two buttons on the elevator: one leads to the top floor, where your family is being held, and on the other, where the team that tortured you is hiding. However, you only have enough time to reach one before the other escapes..or is killed. The choice is yours: revenge, or family? Monster, or human? Time's running out, Mr. Newton. Or should I call you...Venom?"