Quick heads up, "-" will be used as Ben texting on the phone, or writing in the notebook!!



"Alright, Ms. Banner. We want you to try and interact with the infected. Try to touch it. It can't harm you with the restraints. We'll be keeping an eye on your brainwaves during the process to try and see why the fungus has been affecting you differently."

At this, the redhead whipped her head up, with her eyes wide. "You want me.. to touch it? ..Why don't one of you touch it first, since you're so confident in restraints? Or is there a reason you're choosing to stay behind that window?"

OPEN.

"What's going on? Why is she in here?" Alex burst through the door as his eyes caught onto the girl standing in the room. "You don't have clearance to be in here, Mr. Laurier. Go tend to the other kids. Oh and, would you mind getting the other kid in here?"

"This is unethical. They are just kids, why are you putting them in such dangerous position?" Alex tried reasoning with the man, but ended up having to be pushed out of the room. "We don't need to explain ourselves to you. You're acting out of line. Escort him out."

"I can walk myself." Alex left the room, but not before taking a last glance at the redhead.

"....And if I refuse?"

"..Then we'll need to see if your sister is more willing."



GRIT.

APPROACH.

"Hi." The infected lunged at Ashlyn, tugging at the chains holding it back. Ashlyn backed away, and glared at the people behind the window. "I'm not touching it, this is stupid."

SIGH.

"Release the restraints."

"...What are you doing?"

"There are guards posted outside. If things get too dangerous, they'll step in. But if she dies, there's still 5 more kids, and her sister. I doubt they'll be any more willing than her to touch it, so might as well get it out of the way."

CLICK.

The infected was let out as it lunged at Ashlyn, who just barely dodged it. "What are you doing?!" She seemed to recognize the woman standing behind the window.

'It's her..'

'..What is she doing here? Why is she with them? ...From the beginning..'



The infected 'human' behind her grabbed her face, as it made the girl turn around, and get stuck under it. It kept pushing the girls head down.

'They meant for this to happen? All of it?'



HAHA.

E̶V̶E̶R̶Y̶T̶H̶I̶N̶G̶ T̶H̶A̶T̶ H̶A̶S̶ H̶A̶P̶P̶E̶N̶E̶D̶ I̶S̶ T̶H̶E̶I̶R̶ F̶A̶U̶L̶T̶.



FLICKER.

"Well that's isn't good. We should probably move." The two standing behind the safety of the glass window turned around, their eyes remaining emotionless even thought of the events occuring infront of them. Ashlyn flipped the sick over with a 'SNAP' sound, pushing its head down with her hands.

"..Pretty strong for someone so small."

"...Indeed."

You have no idea what you've done.

But you ₩łⱠⱠ.



Everything went dark in the control room, leaving the ones in the safe place just looking at the redhead, the creatures with wide mouths staring back at them. Appearing, then dissappearing.

"Sir, everything's offline..."

"..Take her to the infirmary and then back to her holding room."

". . ."

"Are you going somewhere, Maverick?" As the black haired man glanced at the other man, he looked at the ground, seemingly in deep thought. But his only response was; "I have something I need to check on." And with that, he took his leave, the only ones left in the room were the woman, and the older man, and some of the workers. It was silent, but not before someone busted the door open, panting and out of breath. It seemed like it was one of the nurses. Everyone looked at her in silence, before she finally spoke, her voice sounding frantic and panicked.

"Sir, we need you in the infirmary-

-Its about the other Banner girl."



"Get the system back up and get what we need! Someone turn back the generator!"

PUKE

'Killing a phantom is one thing.. But killing something that had been human once, that could've still been a human.. The feeling of the neck cracking is still vivid.. It had been so easy..'

GAG.

"Here, let me hold your hair-" But before the person could of had gotten a hold of her hair, she swatted their hand away. "Don't touch me."

". . ."

"The camera for your room is still working, but the cameras for the others malfunctioned at the same time you were with the infected." Alex took the tablet out, showing the image to the redhead. Everyone seemed to be looking at the same direction, and her place was just blank black. But what caught her attention, that her sister was nowhere to be seen. "This was the last shot the cameras captured before cra-"

"Where's my sister?"

The question caught Alex off guard. Looking down at the floor for a second, she began speaking. "During the time you were with the infected, your sister experienced a heavy seizure. At the moment we dont know what could of had caused it, but we are working on it-" She cut the person off again. "Is she okay? Can I see her-"

"I'm afraid not.. yet. But i'll see what I can do."

". . ."



"Also.. When I went to go check on everyone, they all somehow knew something had happened."

AGH-?!

THUD.

"I really liked you so far. You brought me facepaint, games, and even hung out with me. But," The blond kept pushing the adult down to the floor, almost stabbing his face in the process as he held something sharp in his hand.

"If you don't tell me what happened to one of the others, it's not going to end well."

Alex struggled. Struggled and struggled more. But just couldnt push a teenager off of himself. 'I cant- I can't get him off??' And with a panicked voice, he spoke. "She's okay, everyone's okay!" At this, Aidens eyes widened.

"Tay, Ash or Rylee?"

COUGH.

"Ashlyn, and Rylee too! Just- Calm down and I'll explain, but I need to breathe to do that!"

COUGH.

Slowly, Aiden let go off his neck.

"..Okay. Talk."

"I explained what happened with you and the infected, and with Rylee. Suffice to say, none of them were pleased. Though, I did inform them that you were unharmed for the most part."

"Give me your card."

The blonde demanded, standing infront of the sitting caretaker, who just held up his index finger, and wiggled it. "..I can't. I wasn't supposed to tell you kids. We'll both get in trouble.. Let's be rational, okay?"

"But what I'm getting at is the same thing I told them."

Alex paused.

"I want to help somehow."



". . ."

'...I do remember seeing him yelling at the others and then being held back.'

"...I noticed that you kids stopped asking to see each other. And that you all also asked for ASL books at the same time." Ashlyns eyes widened, and she froze down, but quickly put the glare back on her face. "You have some way of communication.. right?"

WHAM.

The giant teenager trashed the furniture around in his room. After that sudden, sickening feeling, he knew something was off. He just didnt know what exactly happened. Also, a minute or so after the accident, he felt a sharp pain in his lungs. His whole body froze down for a second, and it seemed like he couldnt breath. Almost felt like a seizure, god he didnt even know how one felt like.. he just, guessed. And not knowing what was happening, got him even angrier.

KICK.

The door to his room opened, revealing the caretaker with a note in his hand, their hand raised up in defense.

NOTE:

Don't kill him. -Aiden

Ben froze in his position, with his arms raised, holding a piece of furniture from somewhere in his room, ready to throw. But was quickly stopped as he saw the note, and got told of the events that had happened. He had learned about the accident with Ashlyn and Rylee. He grit his teeth as he kept listening to Alex, a glare still evident on his face.

KNOCK.

"Hi there."



"Mind if we chat for a bit?"



-Who are you?

Ben wrote in a notebook he got earlier. The boy just wouldnt stop glaring. The man infront of him.. something about him just made him want to make a hole in the wall.

"Here, typing would be easier, no?" The black haired man handed him a phone, as Ben snatched it away from his hands, keeping a tight grip on it. "Just a heads up, the camera system is down right now. So, anything you say or do, won't be seen nor heard. Don't.. use that information to attack me." The man averted his gaze from the teenager, who was angrily gripping the phone in one hand, and a pen in the other, glaring at him. "My name is Maverick. Mr. Laurier already told you about Ashlyn and Rylee, I assume. I would also like to inform you that your parents, little sister, and the rest of your friends' guardians are here as well, locked in the level below us."

FLICKER.

"You should know that this place isn't actually a contamination facility. It's a corrupt facility run by a bunch of pigs who won't hesitate to use you, your family, and your friends like they did Ashlyn. And they can easily get away with it due to being government-run."

-Why are you telling me this?



"Because.. I've looked into your file. You've been mistreated and was ignored by the authority that was supposed to protect you. In fact, you suffered twice due to the system punishing you for taking matters into your own hands since no one served you justice. And they you've watched your friend Logan go through the same things, with Rylee being there also. Places like this are the same way. They abuse their power and authority, and no one is going to stop them unless we do."

"My group is planning to burn this place to the ground from the inside out. And we'd like to offer our protection if you kids join us."

She didnt know what happened at that moment. A wave of nervousness washed over her, and she felt like throwing up her insides right here and there, sitting on her bed with her arms around her always hurting stomach. The pain was slowly fading away, as she have been trying not to do anything that could affect the injury on.. well, through her stomach. As she felt herself getting even more anxious, she couldnt help but start pacing around her room. Her whole body felt like burning. She tried splashing cold water on her face, to come back to her senses, but it just made her even more sick. Until she clasped her hands on her ears, gritting her teeth-

HAHA.

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The lights in her room began to flicker, along with the black silhouettes around her. The brunettes eyes began watering as she kept her hands on her ear, trying to block their screaming and screeching out. But as the flickering got worse, so did the noises. Until she dropped to the ground.

The poor girls body began shaking on the floor as she laid there, face first. But the fact that she was still able to see and hear clearly, was what terrified her. As she laid on the floor, unable to move other than her body shaking, she saw them crawling closer and closer, until-

"Ms. Banner, I bought-"

SHRIEK.

"SOMEONE HELP ME GET HER TO THE INFIRMARY!"





Meh i think Rylee is overreacting, like girl it wasnt that bad🤨