[OOM] Taris, the Labyrinth, Former Undercity Sewers.

[stuck_mynock]

It's very dark.

Not completely dark. There are a few lights, sickly greenish-white, left, to give a little bit of illumination, and they light up the flow of water in the most interesting ways. It's a circular room, clearly deep underground, with a massive hole in the centre through which water crashes down. The railings are broken in several places. There are two doors there, and around each, an array of monitors, screens and machinery, all brand new.

Guppy and Will have been laid out on two blankets, on either side of the pit, and left there, at least until they wake up.

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[will_scarlett]

Will puts an arm around Guppy to steady him, his hand for a moment digs into his side as he sees Atton strung up,

"We'll go right an find a way to save Atton."

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy nods, taking deep breaths to try and feel less dizzy and sick. He came very close to throwing up when he saw the picture of Atton, but he focuses. This is life or death, this is no time to phone in sick.

"Is there anything in here we can use as a weapon?"

[will_scarlett]

"Aye, could use some o'those broken rails. Should get somethin' to drink 'fore we leave? Can ye stand?"

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy is relieved to find they've left him his kit bag, and the bangle on his wrist and the locket around his neck. He digs in, brings out a water bottle and passes it to Will, then sips from his own.

"I feel like I did the morning after rum." he says, shivering but hanging in there. "But I'm in control."

I saw a future, hopefully my future, and Fry was in his teens. We're going to get through this, we've got to.

"I've got some string, if we tie it to the door handle we can pull it open from a bit further away."

[will_scarlett]

"Aye, do we 'ave any food in there, could 'rhaps try an lure some beasts in 'ere 'fore we try the maze?"

[guppy_sandhu]

"If we can get them through the door one at a time, it might be easier."

Guppy looks through the bag.

"Shouldn't we eat the food though?"

[will_scarlett]

"Aye, but if we can use wee bit to trap 'em, will make things simpler."

[guppy_sandhu]

"Okay."

Guppy digs around.

"Do you think a pepperami will do?"

[will_scarlett]

"Oh aye, probably will. Any string in there?"

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy nods, pulling it out and chucking it at Will. He runs a hand through his hair, stopping suddenly when he discovers there's a load of dry blood in it.

"Agh! Where did this lot come from?"

[will_scarlett]

"Think ye 'it the floor pretty 'ard."

Will heads over to the railings and rips a few off as he starts to tie the pepperami so it dangles over the edge.

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy hurriedly cleans it off, in case it makes him look tasty.

"Come on, we have to rescue Atton quickly." he says, getting the string to tie to the right door handle.

[will_scarlett]

"Aye, we'll get 'im."

Will moves so that he can react to whatever comes out of the door first because he's a bit quicker.

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy stands back, picks up a broken rail, then opens the door.

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Immediately, a blaring alarm goes off, and there's the sound of rattling and sliding metal from far away.

[will_scarlett]

"Sounds like they've a ways to go 'fore we get 'ere so might be able to get some space tween us."

[guppy_sandhu]

"You think we should run out there without waiting to pick a few off in here?" Guppy asks.

[will_scarlett]

"Nay, dinna wish to be trapped in 'ere with 'em."

[guppy_sandhu]

"Good point." Guppy says, securing his kit bag to his back and picking up a second and third broken rail.

He tosses the third rail out of the door first, to see if anything happens to it, before stepping out.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

Nothing happens yet, but there is a sound of clamouring and screeching, getting closer.

[will_scarlett]

Will peers out and holds his rail like a sword,

"Just run an 'it whate'er ye see."

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy takes Will's hand, not wanting to get seperated from him, and starts to hurry left.

"Remember what I said about mazes? We can't get lost if we always turn left. But since we might not be able to get to all the dead ends, we should try and mark which way we went at each junction."

[will_scarlett]

"Oh aye, do ye 'ave chalk?"

With a screech, Will uses the rail to scratch on the wall,

"These will work an understand na losin' each other but tis bloody 'ard to fight when ye're 'oldin' someone's 'and. If ye're 'fraid o'losin' me, take 'old o'me arm."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

The path is fairly simple - stairs leading upwards, spiralling.

Which is probably not too much of a good thing, considering there are several gangling, greyish-yellow things with big teeth skittering down the stairs towards them.

[guppy_sandhu]

"Well obviously I was going to let go when the creatures..." Guppy starts to say, but is interrupted by the... things.

He doesn't try to tackle them actually on the stairs; instead he waits for them to get to the bottom and makes a ferocious noise like a lion roaring at them. He then charges, leaps and stabs the first one through the back with his railing as he comes down.

"You're scheduled for surgery." he snarls at the scary thing.