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Started January 28, 2020 by Deleted user

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"I wouldn't mind a tour, if you're alright with that. What projects are you working on, if you mind me asking?" Sam tried not to tense as she expressed interest towards Ava.

"Lots of things! We have been trying the extent of what the two latest elements we have found can do. We actually found out latest one in a underground cavern that had been sealed off from the rest of world because of its underwater entrance." Ava explained as she walked her around the complex.
"Shit! Shit! What do I do? Show her around, have someone tail her after she leaves? I could just lead her to the back and have security throw her out? Give her to Shades?"

"Really?" Sam lit up. Besides writing, Sam had always had an interest in math and science. "What do you know so far?"

"I have to admit, not much. But we did find something else in that cavern that was of far more interest than a new element. It could help us do things that could never be done before! It isn't open to the public but I could give you a small sneak peak!" Ava offered.
Well I guess the purple Shade is getting a new host.

"Alright…" Sam was hesitant. Not open to the public? "Is it safe? Are you even sure of its capabilities? If it's not open to the public, I don't feel like it's adequate to barge in and be nosy…"

Only if you knew how dangerous they are.
"It's not open to the public yet because we don't know about all of it's properties. Nothing about it has been dangerous yet." Ava said shaking her head as she unlocked a door with a key card. "Right this way." She said opening the door for Sam.

(God, how to plan her reaction….pffffff)

"Of course. Thank you!" Sam smiled gleefully. "I'll probably just keep away from it nevertheless-even if it has worked and proved safe around animals, that doesn't mean the same for you or for me. I do appreciate the opportunity." Sam walked through the door thrilled, but some part of her was cautious-she didn't know why.

"You don't have to come too near them." Ava lied through her smile. "It's just a marvelous discovery that we have been learning about, though we haven't gathered too much information because of some of the properties of it." She explained as she lead Sam down a flight of stairs before opening another door with her key card.

"So, where all are we going?" Sam tilted her head, looking at Ava in speculation. Something wasn't right… what?

The lights were off as they entered the room. Ava shuffled off to find the lights. When the lights finally flickered to life, the state of the room was horrifying. There was, what looked too be, a doctors office type equipment in two separate rooms which were surrounded with glass. On of the glass walls had cracks in it but it seemed stable. Inside the room there were tables which had people strapped to them, one of the figures being Markus

Sam froze, her hand clenched around her pen. Her hands were shaking, and as much as she wanted to run away, she couldn't take her eyes off the scene.
"I knew it," she whispered between silent tears. "You lied to me. You lied to everyone…"
After a few beats of silence, Sam straightened her posture and wiped her face, now blank.
"Why? You know I will report this, and don't think I don't have a good lawyer, I'll sue you…and…" Sam couldn't stop the tears.

"I know. That is why I can't let you leave." She said, her voice monotone.
Ave picked up the radio on her belt and began to speak into it. "Security. One of the volunteers is getting a bit aggressive. Requesting back up." She asked into the radio. Afterwards she slipped the radio back to her belt.

"What? But they're…" Click.
They don't know I'm not a volunteer.
What's going to happen to me?
What will they do to me?
What did they volunteer for?
"You will let me out, or you'll be in a world of pain. Let Markus go as well, and I won't seek to imprison you." Sam's voice tried to be stern, but it shivered, breaking.

Ava shook her head. "As soon as you mentioned Markus I knew you were suspicious. It's not like he will be alive too much longer anyways." She said looking into the room with Markus in it. He seemed barely conscious, occasionally mumbling or shifting. "You'll be taking his place in a bit. Depending how soon you take his place he might actually survive."

"What's going on? I'm not-I didn't do anything!" In a flustered frenzy, Sam couldn't keep her composure, and her hands covered her face, red from crying.
A few seconds of silence passed before Sam spoke again, her voice small. "Am I going to die? At least tell me that."

"More than likely, yes. All but one of the volunteers have died from these creatures." Ava said, her head hanging low as she spoke. "We need to learn more!" She said, her head shooting up and her voice growing louder. "These creatures have the potential to enable us to do extraordinary things! Things that we have never down before. Think of it!" Her head turned to Sam with excitement in her eyes.
Ava let out a long sigh when she saw Sam wasn't excited by the prospect. "If you take his place right now, he may survive." She offered.

"I-" Sam tightened her fists. "You better not be lying." Sam hiccuped a sob. "What…what do I do?"

(It's fine!)

Ava smiled. "Come here." She said as she walked to the room with Markus in it, unlocking the door with a code. She opened the door wide enough so that Sam could go in first. "According to his vitals he has a few more hours to live. If we get the Shade to get your system now than he can possibly make a full recovery." She explained as she grabbed a machine and began to type away onto it.

I'm going to die anyways.
What's the point anymore?
They deserve life more than you.
Sam flinched as those long-forgotten thoughts rippled through her mind. Either way, she was going to have this 'Shade' 'put into her system', and she was likely to die.
Sam walked through the door, dragging her feet. "Was it painful for them? Their death?" She was giving up, but she didn't want to. She wanted hope, but she had nowhere to turn. Only chance–and it was against her.

"We don't know. We actually don't even know why they died. Their brain just shut down." Ava said as she typed away on the pad. She put the pad down and poked Markus to wake him up.
Markus groaned and his eyes fluttered open. One of his eyes had changed. One iris was a vibrant purple, with the rest of the eye being black. "Sam?" He rasped out as he laid eyes on her.

(Aw, now you're forcing my hand… Why did I decide Sam was selfless? Also, Markus x Sam? Idk, My brain has been suffering from sleep deprivation.)

Sam jumped when Markus spoke, and almost cried when she saw him–weak, but alive. "Oh, my god. Markus, are you okay? Everything's going to be okay, alright? Remember how I used to say, 'I care more about others than I do myself'? Yeah, that might be happening now. It doesn't matter, though. She–Ava–said I was going to die anyways. I'm so sorry, Markus. I would've never wished this upon you…" Sam was starting to be hysterical, but that was drowned out by her sadness and the unsettling feeling in her gut that she would die.