Old Place, New Sacrifices.

Chapter 9: Time takes it's toll.

They come and they go.

They come up to me but I back away.

They try to talk to me, but I don't talk to them.

They just close in on me, but I still resist them.

I'm broken.

Broken.

Broken.

Broken.

I'm not worth saving.

If I was, then the others would've come.

I sometimes see Dawn, but I think it's just my imagination.

I imagine a lot of things.

It scares me.

I'm scared.

I don't like it here.

I never wanted to be here.

How long has it been?

One month?

Two?

I can't tell.

I just know that i'm fucked.

The others might be dead.

Who knows what they've done with Tommy?

Tommy.

Tommy Tommy Tommy Tommy Tommy Tommy. I just need to think about Tommy. He's fine, and i'm going to be. I just to think about us. 

Tommy Tommy Tommy Tommy Tommy Tommy Tommy Tommy Tommy Tommy TommyTommyTommyTommyTommyTommyTommyTommyTommyTommyTommyTommyTommyTommyTommyTommyTommyTommyTommyTommyTommyTommy.

Just Tommy. Nothing else.

Tommy.

Tommy.

Tommy.

Tom- "Augh!" That...

That was Tommy's voice.

It sounded as though he was being hurt...

"No, no no no no no no no no NO!"

"Huh? She actually reacted?"

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH HIM?! PUT HIM DOWN! PLEASE DON'T T-Take away... my only... sane... th... ought..."

One took him away.

The other walked up to me.

I didn't back away.

They tried to talk to me.

I respond.

"Ju... st... take... me..."

They closed in on me.

I didn't resist.

I'm broken.

Without him...

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She passed out after another one of her fits. This time, however, was different. She didn't go back to her normal routine. This time she just kind of... gave up. The other times involved Josh, but this time, she noticed us taking that other lizard. I shall defiantly have to report that to the Queen. His being in danger caused a severe reaction from the subject. We'll have to test that more in the future.

~~~

I was in that place again.

Chip. Chip. Chip.

That's what they were doing. Chip, chip, chipping away at my psyche.

I don't know what they want from me. All they're doing is creating an empty shell of my former self. But then again, their ruler was creul like that. Maybe she just wants to show off my shadow of a body to the king, just for spite.

I can't even remember what started the war; All I remember is that we didn't initiate open fire until we needed to. Was it just for spite back then too? I guess only she would know that. I wonder-

I hear the whirr of the machinery.

Shit...

It's starting...

But...

I liked that train of thought...

It was far less sporadic than normal...

But I guess they didn't like it...

I wonder why-

~~~

The machine held her down and gave her the anaesthetic. It started the surgery. Slowly cutting into her scalp, near the degenerate scum's temple to access the frontal lobe. 

By the end, it had been removed. With our far superior technology however, we were able to download the data from her frontal lobe into an A.I. With the best of the best working on making sure there was next to no way of it leaking, we had our backs covered. We'll be able to question it and it would answer like that worthless female.