Thread: Escape From The Prison Planet (Krys Snape & darkangel76)

The whole thing was a twisted surreal swirl of color. Hazy at its best, muddled at its worst. Eyes squinting though the thick miasma, Violet felt her whole entire body begin to jolt and shiver as she watched the inevitable unfold. Run, Violet! Run! Simon's words still stung her ears, a burning reminder of just how wrong and upside down everything had become. Justice? No such thing. Freedom? An ideal from a past Violet never truly knew. I won't leave you, Simon! Violet's brother had given her the sternest look, one she'd never forget not even in this murky dream plaguing her distraught mind as she tossed and turned in a darkness that enshrouded herone that went beyond mere time of day. Her eyes went wide and she let out a shrill scream as she watched the knife plunge into Simon's abdomen, his blood pouring from him like a fountain as he burbled and gurgled for breaths that just wouldn't come. It was then that she knew she no longer had a choice. She had to run. With tears streaking a pale face and welling in eyes as bright as the stars shining overhead, Violet finally turned on her heels and ran. She ran until she could no long move, her muscles burning with every step, her lungs on fire, her mind racing. Every breath she took had become a struggle and every heartbeat she feared would be her last. Simon. He was gone. Her brother, her protector. Her... everything. She'd be lost. Dead. Violet suddenly sat upright, her skin shining with sweat as she glanced all about herself. A dream... a dream... she whispered to herself. Only it hadn't all been a dream. Simon truly was gone. If she had the nerve, or lost her mind, she could find his body easily enough. But she knew better than to go searching. He was lost to her now. Dead and gone and probably looted by now or worse. Probably worse. Violet shivered at the thought. The idea that those horrible men did anything more to Simon... At that, she buried her face in her hands and began to sob. No. She couldn't leave his body there. She couldn't. She had to go back and give him a proper burial. Something. Anything. He'd been with her through so much, helped her, cared for her. They'd been partners in crime, worked together, grew up together. He often told her how much he loved that they'd gotten stuck on Earth together even if it was a shit hole. They had their arthis music, her dance... Pity, she didn't think she could ever dance again. Not without her brother to play his music. Sniffling, Violet stood up and decided to make her way back to where she'd last seen her brother. Of course, she knew he'd be pissed at her for going back. All too often he'd told her that if anything like this had happened she was to just leave him behind and never look back. But she had to go back. She had to see, to make sure. She had to get his lifeless body away from those thugs at all costs. It just didn't seem right to leave him there some how. Wiping her eyes and tucking her dark hair behind her ears, she got up and began the trek back. After an hour or so, she finally made it back, but... Where's Simon? Violet whispered to herself as her cool blue eyes darted about, scanning everywhere in search for her brother. But no matter how hard she looked for him, he was no where to be found. Violet shivered and wrapped her arms about her middle. Slowly, she ran her hands along her arms to help warm herself a bit. She looked up into the night sky. It looked oddly harsh. Perhaps it was the way the moon stared down or maybe it was the way the stars were shining so starkly against the inky black of the sky. Whatever it was, she didn't like it. It made her uneasy. Licking her lips, Violet dared to venture further out to where she'd seen her brother. The thugs had come and gone. Everything seemed safe enough, after all, it had been awhile and there wasn't anything of value about. As she walked out into the open, she felt her heart sink. Simon was gone. His body... gone. They've taken him... how could they? Violet whispered, anger, frustration, sadness dripping off every word. Suddenly, Violet felt strong hands grab at her shoulders and spin her around. Soon she was face to face with one of the thugs from earlier in the evening. Her eyes went wide and her heart was suddenly pounding in her throat. Adrenaline coursed through every fiber of Violet's being and she let out a shrill scream. Oh how stupid she felt in that moment. Would it be her last? Oh how she wished she'd listened to Simon...