LU 198 - Dr. Thornberry 51

I woke back up in the dark room Electric had put me in. I banged on the walls a bit, until he finally opened the roof. He went on and on about how we’re ‘besties’ which is something I never wanted to hear come out of someone’s out. Vile.

*”You do know I don’t want to be in this cave right?”*

*”I think you’re lying to me Vice.”*

*"Why would I lie to a delusional, disgusting prick like you?"*

*”Disgusting? Vice how dare you?”*

*"Get it through your egotistical skull already. I. DON’T. LIKE. IT. HERE. Disgusting waste of life. Morally, emotionally and psychologically DISGUSTING.”*

*"I'd say that's better than what you've got going on there Vice. Last time I checked, you were the one constantly getting manipulated."*

Augh, this guy is exhausting to talk to. After a bit more banter about trying to get out, he shot me. In the stomach. It hurt so bad, I was already in pain. I won’t be able to keep up soon enough. He went to grab some other colored rockets with a smile, and I tried my best to stop him but failed.

But as soon as he came back, he tried something on me.

*”Vice, Vice I’m I’m- so sorry. The plant made me do.. horrible things to you..”*

I sighed, this fucking idiot.

*”The best part of torturing someone is seeing the light in their face when you give them hope. You’re not getting that from me you dimwit."*

*”I’m proud you saw through that, seems like you’re finally learning!”*

*”...I used to do this for a living.”*

*”Anyway! I prefer the fear on your face when I pull this bad boy out.”*

The rocket. It was back, and it looked like Electric held a few more rockets in his hands. After shooting a few up in the air, he turned and shot at me instead. I immediately crouched down, he had gotten my left leg.

*”Aww, is the little rabbit getting tired?”*

I tried to stand back up but as soon as I had, Electric kicked me in the balls.

*”OOAHh-“*

I moaned before I clutched them and went down, writhing in pain on the floor.

*”You know, I think Mira and Luca did this to the other king too.”*

I tried to cover my laugh. Thinking of Space in the same amount of pain I was in made me feel a lot better. But as I was thinking about this, Electric just prodded me with his sword, and sliced my stomach. What the fuck is his problem?

He beckoned me over to have a nice little chat, which wasn’t nice. He sat right next to me.

*”Wanna know something crazy? Electric isn’t even my real name!”*

*”I couldn’t care less.”*

*”Your loss, although you already have lost.”*

*”I’m glad we’re such close friends Vice!”*

*”I’m not friends with you.”*

*”Y’know I’ve actually got other arrows.”*

I scrambled up, flinching in pain, but successfully getting a bit away from him.

*”We’re besties! Great friends! We’-“*

He shot at me again, and this time, I went down. I tried to get up but the pain was too bad. I couldn’t walk.

*”Why don’t you head over there Vice?”*

I hated admitting my pain.

*”I can’t walk all the way over there.”*

*”I’ll help you! Afterall, that’s what friends do.”*

He brings me back over into the room with the weird plant, it was soft under my feet.

*”What is this? Red shit part two?”*

*”Red shit? Is that really what you call us? (Us not including Vice)”*

But when I ignored him, he just continued to hit me and stab me. He finally inflicts a critical stab into my leg, and drags me back to the red mass... I- don’t think I’ll be able to properly walk, even after I get out.

*”Sit tight!”*

*”I kind of have to sit tight. I can’t move.”*

It was so aggravating that my body couldn’t keep up with my mind. I wanted to kick this guy so bad, I could almost feel his body under mine, my hands around his neck, watching the life drain out of his eyes.

But my mind was snapped away from that image as we talked about Space ...Why hasn’t he come yet anyway? I- trusted him... Maybe Mira was right this whole time... maybe Space *is* using me. No wonder he won’t come help me. He’s the sole ruler now.

*”Well I’ll be seeing you then!”*

...He’s gone. I stared at the blood gushing out of my leg, and bandaged myself up with my tie and some extra fabric from my shirt. I was tightening the knot when,

*”Hi Vicey!”*

*”…Don’t fucking call me that.”*

*”Anyways! I realized you were running out of carrots, so I brought you some food!”*

He handed me a few bowls of soup, labelled as ‘mushroom soup.’ I was a bit suspicious, as the red shit that ate me was literally fungal. Or at least I think it was.

*”I don’t want to eat this.”*

*”So you’re going to starve instead?”*

*”…Where did you get it.”*

*”Oh just some little fast food place. They started selling it recently too.”*

*”Recently as in.. after you were locked in here. Oh fuck no, take it back.”*

I threw the little bowls back at him, wishing for nothing more than to starve in this shithole. But he just shoved them back in my paws.

*”That’s all you’re getting.”*

And his crossbow was loaded.

*”FINE. FINE! I’LL EAT IT.”*

*”How was it? It’s your only food now you know.”*

*”It was okay I guess..”*

He turned to leave but quickly stopped in his tracks.

*”Oh Vice! I never told you my real name!”*

I started to feel dizzy while he talked, and grabbed the rock next to me to keep my balance.

"*Well I chose it for myself, since I look like it-“*

*”Spit it out.”*

*”I call myself Agaric.”*

But I can barely grasp onto the words he’s saying. I feel so faint all of a sudden.

*”Oh Vice, you don’t look so good…”*

As he says that, my head goes limp, and I was out.

*”Hmm... most last longer than him.”*

Agaric then turned to leave for a final time, it would probably be a few days until Vice woke up again.