Interactions On The Skeld

Chapter 3 - Confrontation In Security

Content Warning before reading, in this chapter there some Anger, Yelling, mention of Firearms and Forehead Kisses. You have been warned.

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Silence filled the hallways of the ship as it soared through the empty void of space. Almost a peaceful entity in itself, as it continued onward and upwards towards destinations unknown. Yet at the same time, there was a dark presence aboard the Skeld.

Brown charged out of Electrical, escaping the darkness as she slid across the metallic floor and slammed into the wall. Bolting down on slippery soles towards the doorway that lead to storage. Just as she was nearing, the doors hissed closed with a clunk as she collided with them, slamming her fists against the titanium blast doors.

There was more than one way to get to the Emergency Button, as she turned and ran back the other direction. Leaf slid past the doorway to electrical but didn't even dare to take a look in, as she bolted as fast as she could towards the engines and reactor.

Leaf ran through the first engine room and was charging towards the other side of the ship. From there she would be able to cut across to the Cafeteria. A smile spread under her helmet as she got closer and closer. Only to have her hopes dashed away as rhe doors before her slammed shut, cutting her off from the other engine room. When she turned to look at her options, the other engine room shut closed.

"Think. Think Leaf! What's the next best option?!" She spoke out loud to herself before it clicked, turning finally, she ran down the hall and made a sharp left. Sliding across the floor she entered the Security room. The Camera console awaited her at one side of the room, and a desk with some files to the side. But as she glanced at the two, the doors to the room, the only way out, closed shut with a hiss behind her.

A sense of dread ran over the brown crewmate as she stared at the doorway some. Standing up straight, she tried to compose herself finally. "Keep calm Leaf... Think clearly. What did you see in that room?.."

Flashes of the scene crossed through her mind as she focused on what she had seen only minutes before. A large mass of flesh, black, purple and red in color. It was hunched over her friend, Purple, and it was doing something to her, something bizarre. Black's helmet was laying on the ground there, just laying there. Was that Black? It couldn't have been, it was nearly twice his size!

The thoughts ran through her mind again and again, but all of it came to a standstill as she heard a low creaking coming from the corner of the room. Turning her head slowly, in her reflective visor, Lead saw it. A single black Tendril pushing open the Vent in the far corner of the room.

Leaf back up against the wall as she watched It rise up and out of the vent. A large mass of different colored flesh, some pulsing black eyes in the mess of flesh, as long tendrils felt around the room. When the entire thing was out of the vent, it closed shut as it came to a stop in the middle of the room. Then it started to change, getting lower and smaller in size, forming into a more humanoid shape gently as Brown stared in horror.

Within a minute, the suit formed again, and Leaf was staring at her friend, Dark. He stood there as if nothing was strange, adjusting his black helmet over his matching space suit, before breaking the silence and saying. "Hi Leaf."

A scream of horror and rage came from Leaf as she grabbed the closest thing, a stapler, throwing it towards the thing which collided with the side of his helmet. It was followed by a paper weight, a handful of pens, and even a trash bin, all bouncing off his body as she ran out of things to throw apart from the piles of paper.

"Leaf, Calm down, it's—"

"What the hell are you? And what did you do with Dark?!"

A deep sign escaped the tall figure, as Black said. "I am Dark, I still am and always will be. Nothing new has changed except for the fact that... My true self has been revealed." As he gestured to himself some, while looking up at Leaf who was still seething in a mix of rage, confusion and fear.