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Post by Seth Larisha on Dec 3, 2009 20:28:33 GMT -5
Seth shifted human, looking around the room from a taller perspective. "What is going on here? You all stand huddled in a corner... did a paralyzed dog bring you all to your knees?" he sneered. Jason would hopefully understand... he did say he was going to pretend to be one of them. With the sounds they were still making over their eyes, they wouldn't have heard footsteps anyway... Here's to luck.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 3, 2009 20:50:54 GMT -5
The lead scientist moved his head left and right, focusing on the voice in the darkness before him. "Who is that? Where are you?" It didn't sound like Dr. Kells... or anyone else he worked with. "Identify yourself."
Please be careful, Seth, Jason whispered in his thoughts, trying not to let his heartbeat speed up again. It would be disastrous if Seth were to be accidentally blinded too. Don't get yourself in trouble for my sake. We just need to keep them occupied until my father gets here with Zeph and Professor Harris. They're going to get us all out of here.
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Post by Seth Larisha on Dec 3, 2009 20:58:51 GMT -5
Seth clenched his jaw. His mind raced, "Doctor Larisha. I usually work the later shift, but I heard what was going on in here. Pathetic, letting yourself be brought down by one unconscious animal, and fooled by another."
You even left the door open. Really starting to get clumsy here.
Seth kept his breathing slow and sure, keeping a close ear on Jason's heart rate. At least Jason couldn't hyperventilate like this... His back was to the injured wolf. "Like this the dog is going to bleed to death before your eyes recover, and he will be of little use then."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 3, 2009 21:27:42 GMT -5
Jason had to fight to keep his heart rate down as Seth spoke the words "bleed to death". Bad, Seth! Bad word choice! That was a very real concern right now, and if Seth couldn't do anything, and the scientists couldn't do anything before his father got here and called a doctor... what would happen?
The lead scientist's lip curled. "Really, now. Doctor... Larisha. I don't recall seeing that name in my records... Regardless, is that any way to speak to your superiors?" The man's voice was frigid. Something was not right. He would have to tread carefully.
"I must commend your punctuality, however. While you're here, you can put the dog back under for us. And, better yet, help us find the sink so we can wash out our eyes. Then go and get us some salve. And keep an eye out for Doctor Kells while you're about it. He went to get some for his hand but he hasn't been back."
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Post by Seth Larisha on Dec 3, 2009 22:18:40 GMT -5
Seth first found a spare coat. If they expected clothing and found bare skin... that would be bad. Yes, very bad. "Forgive me sir, I was woken unexpectedly and have yet to recover my equilibrium."
He made very sure he had a pain reliever before he carefully found the vein and gave it to Jason. Leaning over, he whispered quietly, "You're in no danger yet, and this will ease the pain without knocking you out. The paralysis should wear off soon enough... I'll see what I can do about your back."
He put a hand lightly on Jason's head, then turned and helped the scientists rinse out their eyes, praying the venom would keep them blind even after it had been washed out. If they could see him, they'd see in a heartbeat he was anything but what he claimed. I really need a shave... No, I need to get out of here, and Jason too. Please stay blind, and Jason, stay calm... I'll get us out of this yet.
He looked at Jason thoughtfully as he helped the bastards wash out their eyes.. "You know, this one's blood type is AB. We tested that when we brought him... The black wolf would be a good donor for him. After all, this one is far more unique, and the black wolf has rather outlived his usefulness."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 3, 2009 22:37:47 GMT -5
Jason lay quietly as Seth injected him with the painkiller -- but really, what else could he do? -- and listened to his voice as he spoke to the scientists. He mentally jumped a little at Seth's plan. Seth, you want to do WHAT? What was he supposed to say to that?
I... thank you... But I already owe you so much... and your blood is... it's your very life. How can I ever repay you?
The lead scientist nodded in agreement, rinsing his eyes carefully. "I hope this blindness isn't permanent. I still want to run tests on the dog and his unusual traits. We need to know what kind of creature we're dealing with here."
He moved his head this way and that, trying to look around the room after drying his eyes. Nothing. He swore under his breath. Now what?
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Post by Seth Larisha on Dec 3, 2009 22:41:39 GMT -5
Seth tilted his head to the side, "I'll go send some others your way."
He beat a hasty retreat and managed to catch someone's attention, his voice and face disguised. He told them what he'd mentioned to the lead scientist, then hurried to his cell, pulled the door shut and turned wolf once he was locked in. Now to wait...
~ Don't worry, kid. I said I'd help you get out of this. ~
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 3, 2009 23:24:31 GMT -5
Jason lay quietly, pretending to be unconscious as he listened to Seth leaving. He had quite forgotten that Seth couldn't hear his thoughts while he was in human form... At the sound of Seth's voice speaking in his mind again, he repeated his reaction to Seth's plan.
Seth... I don't know what to say, except... thank you. For everything. You've done so much, risked your life for me so many times now, and you still want to give me so much more. You're giving me part of your very life. I'll pay you back somehow... I'm just not sure how right now. But I do know one thing. My father is coming, and he'll get us all out. And Zeph... Zeph is coming too. He knows you're here, he knows you're alive. We're all going to be fine. He really believed it now.
The painkiller had kicked in more quickly than Jason had expected; his mind was much clearer now that the pain was ebbing. He was in mixed feelings about that... the pain had given him something to fight through, had forced him to concentrate on finding his own strength and conquering his fear. But now his mind was so much clearer, free to let him think of the hope he had for his freedom. He still couldn't move or make a sound, so he just lay still. Waiting.
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A man came down the hallway a few minutes later, pausing in front of cell 13 and opening it. He gave a whistle and nodded to the wolf inside. "Here, boy. Come here."
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Post by Seth Larisha on Dec 3, 2009 23:28:06 GMT -5
Seth's head rested on his paws as he watched the door. They would come grab him soon... Jason's words came to him and he sighed. ~ If I wanted to be paid back, I'd have told you how to pay me back when I first offered to help. ...About people knowing I'm alive...? I don't think it matters anymore, Jason. I never did have family in the normal sense of the word. ~
The scientist came and called to him as he spoke to Jason. Seth raised his head and snorted, his tongue hanging out in a canine laugh. Snorting again, he put his head back on his paws. Did you really think that would work?
~You won't believe how they tried to get me to come. That only works with actually domesticated dogs. Sometimes the stupidity of these people amazes me. Maybe if he tries to bribe me with food will I just 'come'...~
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 4, 2009 0:09:53 GMT -5
I get the idea, Jason snickered mentally. It felt good to laugh again. Wow, these people can be morons... I noticed how you just came wandering in in wolf form when you felt my pain. They didn't have the door locked, did they? Idiots.
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The scientist, nonplussed, held a metal bowl out at arm's length, crouching down to get closer to Seth's level. "Here's a good dog. How about this? This'll make you happy, huh? Come, boy."
He took a few nervous steps forward, still holding the bowl out. It was full of chunks of cooked meat -- good tender deer meat, not the tough, fatty gristle that the werewolves were usually given. Waving the bowl back and forth a little to let the scent waft through the air, he kept talking softly. "Here, boy. Good boy. Don't bite the hand that feeds you."
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Post by Seth Larisha on Dec 4, 2009 0:30:16 GMT -5
~They did leave the door open. I accidently fell against it when you called out. ~ Seth sniffed, leaning his head forward. His eyes locked on the bowl, his nose twitching. ~Oh that's not fair... Starve me and then wave that under my nose... ~
He stood and moved toward it slowly, sniffing. His stomach growled and he slunk forward a bit more, stretching out toward the meat. This was unusual treatment... they must really have wanted to keep Jason in good shape. Well, considering what they'd done to his back. The bowl finally came in reach and he buried his nose in it, unable to resist.
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Post by paulaharris on Dec 4, 2009 19:01:23 GMT -5
Paula sighed and massaged her temples. She really needed some aspirin. Or perhaps just a night where she could get a decent night's sleep. She didn't even need to look at the picture to know who the two were looking for, as she had just overheard it, but she looked anyway just to make them feel better.
"Yes, I know Seth Larisha." She said quickly. "I'll be as honest as possible here. We don't know where he's being held, but we know that it's in a laboratory-type facility with multiple other werewolves, including a fellow student of Seth's. He's probably in a lot of trouble and being tortured right now. And the guy who's been killing supernatural creatures is searching for him as well, which means that we have just a little bit more time before he finds the lab and tears all the werewolves to pieces. Now, I need you to tell me if you know any place near here that might fit the description I just gave you, or anywhere you've seen that's restricted and shouldn't be."
Perhaps Paula had told them too much. But, then again, she might have shocked them into helping more. Or at least enlightened them to the real situation.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 4, 2009 20:07:27 GMT -5
Jason got the gist of Seth's meaning. Hey, they're feeding you proper food, at least. Even if it is a bribe. They don't know that this was your plan to begin with... good thing they don't.
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The scientist smiled, stepping back slightly from the hungry wolf. "Good dog. Eat it all up."
He waited for the wolf to finish what was in the bowl before bringing forward another bowl, holding one piece of meat out in his hand as he stood up. "Come on, boy. Come and get some more."
He took a few steps back with the meat, intending to lure the wolf out of the cell and down the hallway toward the lab. He would follow the food. Every few footsteps he tossed a chunk of meat toward the wolf and held out another. "There's a good dog. Atta boy."
He backed into the operating room, luring the wolf inside after him. "I've got the black one, boss."
"Excellent," the lead scientist replied, focusing on the voice from the doorway. "Get him onto the other table and clamp him down. I don't want him getting loose."
The man who had brought Seth in did as he was told, making sure Seth could not escape his bonds. He quickly set up the needed equipment and started the transfusion, watching the blood flow from one wolf's body to the other.
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Jason lay perfectly, helplessly still as the scientists set him up for the transfusion. It was a good thing he couldn't see, he thought to himself. The smell of blood was sickening, and the sight of it would make it worse.
He began feeling the pain in his back again as Seth's blood mingled with his own, diluting the painkiller Seth had given him. He probably needed a lot of blood... which meant he'd be in a lot more pain by the time this was through. But Zeph had had worse and survived. So had Seth.
Jason listened to his heartbeat beeping away on the monitor, and the whooshing of the respirator. Every second that went by was a second closer to his rescue. He forced himself to think of that as his pain mounted again.
I wonder what Professor Harris would think if she could see me now... he wondered, somewhere in the back of his mind.
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Post by Seth Larisha on Dec 4, 2009 20:47:54 GMT -5
Ayden nudged Demetri in the ribs. "See, I told you he's- wait, tortured? Both of them, just Seth or just the other student?"
Demetri sighed, "What does it matter, Ayden?" He turned to Paula, "We were out in the forest and there was a ranger station that seemed a lot larger than what we saw. I mean, more than any ranger station I've ever seen. Lots of "authorized personal only" signs. It didn't seem too odd at the time, but... A lot of it seemed underground, which I know is unusual. And they wouldn't tell us what they were researching."
Ayden nodded, pocketing Seth's picture. "I saw a few medical tools, and now that I think about it, I think I hear a wolf's howl. I thought it was from outside... Demetri and I could show you where it is."
Demetri nodded, "I'll just go grab my van."
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Seth followed the meat willingly, ignoring the smells of the operating room for the far more interesting smells of the meat they offered him. A raw bone, which had probably made the man's skin crawl, was set before him and he attacked it with a vengence, gnawing on it as he was picked up and strapped down. He struggled a little, then just settled down and kept working at the bone as they set him up for the transfusion.
Out of real curiosity, Seth turned his head and watched the blood move from his foreleg to Jason's, then winced. He sighed and returned his attention to the bone, very carefully turning his jaw to finally crack it open and suck the marrow out. Only because he spent most of his time as a wolf was this not disgusting him... Eating normal food was going to get difficult for a while if he got out of this. ~I forgot about the painkiller... I'm sorry, Jason. I should have thought of that...~
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 4, 2009 21:20:52 GMT -5
It's okay, Jason assured him half-heartedly. You have your own hide to take care of. I just hope this doesn't take too long... you need your own blood, too.
He tried counting his breaths again, just to concentrate on something besides the pain and the smells, but soon lost count. The minutes beeped and whooshed by uncounted, and his pain steadily increased, though not quite to the level it had been at before... there was still enough painkiller left in his system to keep it from getting that bad. It still fricking hurt, though, he thought to himself.
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"That's enough," the lead scientist spoke up eventually. "Stop the transfusion; that will suffice for now. Take the black one down and get him back to his cell. Now that our eyes are all working again, I hope, we may proceed with this most intriguing examination." He stepped back to Jason's table and looked down at him. "Such a pretty creature... it's a shame we have to rip you apart..."
Jason would have shuddered violently if it hadn't been for the stupid paralytic still in his system. He listened to what was going on around him. Someone was unhooking him and Seth from the transfusion mechanism... thing. And now, someone else was unclamping Seth and getting him down from his table.
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Post by Seth Larisha on Dec 4, 2009 21:25:51 GMT -5
Seth wanted to object when they took the bone away... he hadn't gotten all the marrow out... but he only gave a resignd sigh and let them free his leg and start opening the clamps. The man slipped and one stabbed into his foreleg. He howled in pain as it cut his leg open and spun with a snarl, his teeth tearing into the man's arm. Scrambling from the table, Seth backed into a corner before he'd even consciously realized he'd been hurt.
~ Um... oops. I should know better than to give in to my canine side so much... ~
He snarled again, his hackles raised and blood dripping down his leg. Trying to move toward the door, he howled again and fell for a second after putting weight on the leg.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 4, 2009 21:36:44 GMT -5
The sharp scent of fresh blood stabbed into Jason's nose, mingling with the pained howling and snarling in his ears. He heard Seth's voice in his mind but didn't reply, trying to make sense of the renewed chaos around him. People were hustling and bustling around him, talking rapidly among themselves. Jason caught snatches like "Get that blood cleaned up!" and "Someone do something about that wolf!"
Don't hurt them, Seth, Jason urged his friend mentally. I think they'll be more preoccupied with helping you than hurting you now... at least I hope so...
One of the scientists moved very slowly and carefully toward Seth, holding a length of clean white cloth in his hands meant for bandaging the wolf's injured leg. "Easy, boy, easy... hold still and I'll fix you up..."
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Post by Seth Larisha on Dec 4, 2009 21:40:53 GMT -5
Seth backed further into the wall, growling threateningly. The man came too close and he snapped, his teeth just short of cutting the man open. His leg hit the ground again and he collapsed on top of it, whining. Struggling to stand, he managed to back further into the corner, moving awkwardly with three legs. His ears remained pressed against his head as he growled again, then licked awkwardly at his leg with his eyes locked on the scientists around Jason.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 4, 2009 22:10:13 GMT -5
The majority of the scientists hung back, clustering around Jason and watching Seth. The one who had stepped forward stayed where he was, shivering. Getting an idea, he turned his head slowly and whispered, "Hey, Doctor Harding! You still have some of the meat you lured him in here with?"
Doctor Harding nodded, confused. "What would that help?"
"Lace it with painkillers and give it to me. It'll keep him occupied while I get his leg bandaged," the other man replied. "And hand me the bone too, just in case."
Doctor Harding did as he was told, and the other man eased the bowl of meat toward Seth, speaking to him in the same whisper. "Here you go... you like this, don't you?"
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Post by Seth Larisha on Dec 4, 2009 22:17:34 GMT -5
Seth watched the man, his gaze slowly moving toward the bowl. He was almost satisfied, for the first time since coming here, but he couldn't help but be intrigued by more. His ears perked up slightly and he sniffed cautiously. Human instincts screamed at him to be careful, that they might have used more than painkillers on the meat, but wolf instincts screamed louder to eat what was available before things got lean again.
Wolf instinct won, and Seth buried his nose into the bowl, though he kept his leg curled up near his chest. The man reached slowly for his leg and he snarled, jerking away. The meat inticed him back over and he moved very carefully back to the bowl of meat. The scientist cautiously reached for his leg again and Seth just paused, watching him from the corner of his eye and ready to bite if he was hurt again.
His leg hurt less now... they had only put in painkillers as they said, and Seth could think more clearly now. It was odd they were so quick to bandage him... but then, he was one of the strongest here and had survived almost the longest. Besides, they could use him to help Jason again...
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 4, 2009 22:29:38 GMT -5
The scientist smiled and sighed in relief, working quickly and carefully to bandage the wolf's injured leg without hurting him more. He moved back carefully, and for a few moments he just stood and watched as Seth finished his food.
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Post by Seth Larisha on Dec 4, 2009 22:39:57 GMT -5
Seth licked his lips when he finished the bowl.
~ That could have been bad... Are you okay, Jason? I mean... um... You know what? I'm going to shut up now. ~
Seth nosed the bandage on his leg, still backed against the wall. He didn't trust the scientists at all, and his leg still wouldn't support his weight. Watching the men cautiously, he laid down with his leg moved carefully beside him and his head resting on his good paw. ~ I'll stay here and try to help you if I can, Jason. If they try to move me, I'll just give them a good bite. ~
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 4, 2009 22:48:00 GMT -5
You've done what you could, Jason smiled mentally, then sighed as something jabbed into his back; it was tiny compared to the whole amount of his pain right now, but still noticeable.
Shit. What more do they want from me? They have my quills and my venom, and they know what it can do to them. I don't know what more I have to offer... all they're doing is hurting me, and I can't even let them know that.
Father, he whispered, hiding the thought from Seth, where are you?
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Post by Seth Larisha on Dec 4, 2009 23:18:17 GMT -5
Seth snarled a little as he both watched and felt them poke at Jason's back. He stood and limped over to Jason, snarling at whomever came close, then bumped his nose against Jason's. ~ I'd go human and make them sew you up except I'm too weak in human form and I can't speak to them as a wolf... I wish I could even tell you why they're still poking at you. ~
His blue eyes glared at the lead scientist. How he would love to sink his fangs into that man...
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 4, 2009 23:38:43 GMT -5
I wish I could move, or at least open my eyes, Jason murmured. One eye, more like. I still have blood all over my face from when they kicked the door down and a piece of it hit me. He shivered mentally. My father was on the phone with me when I was taken... he heard everything. I hope he's close. I hope he brought his gun... I know he'd love to shoot the living shit out of these people for hurting me.
The lead scientist looked at Seth emotionlessly, aiming a kick at him. "Out of my way, dog."
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