Night 74: Pressurized Chamber 2 (third floor)

[his_legacy]

[From here]

Link's bow was still drawn as Sora broke down the door into the chamber containing the warp pad. He turned to face the new room, but only long enough take in the details. The panel was just across the way... He was ready to shoot or run at a moment's notice.

"Anything?" he muttered, barely loud enough for Sora to hear.

Comments

[lighthearted]

As soon as they stepped inside and the door closed firmly behind them, Sora turned himself around to look out of the small viewing window. It looked just as empty out there as it had a few seconds ago, but Sora felt his stomach clench with uncertainty.

"Everything looks okay," he said, also whispering. "Come on, let's hurry." He was already feeling claustrophobic in this small space and he didn't want to remain here any longer than he needed to.

[damned_monsters]

Try as the two might, neither would be able to pry open the door. It was shut and it was locked. The only light source now came from a dying teleportation pad that could barely hold a charge. The green glow ebbed and waned like an ocean, giving little time to transport a person o another room.

With every flutter, it began to catch a distinctive shadow in the room separate by the window. It shifted in time with the green crackle of energy, halting its movements only when the light fell across it. The light brought shape to the creature: A tall, lanky thing and forever faceless no matter how hard you squinted. The eyes were sunken black pools that somehow led the scientist to the row of computers lining the wall in front of the chamber.

One whirred to life and booted up its primary processes: Namely the experimentation of specimens in the pressurized chamber. The screen became a spotlight in the pitch black of the laboratory, falling on its lone occupant where its bloody hands pawed at the keyboard and input some algorithm into the computer. There was a loud click, then a electric whine as a generator kicked on and began slowly sucking the oxygen out of the room to create a vacuum.

There was no escape, except for the off chance the pad held a charge long enough to ferry them away.

[his_legacy]

As soon as the door snapped shut behind them, Link knew that they had walked into trouble. He aimed around the room, but found nothing. It was just as they had been told; whatever was controlling the room was outside.

"Onto the pad-" Link quivered his arrow as he urged Sora forward, certain that his friend would already be on his way. When Link stepped on it, though...

His eyes widened frantically. Nothing was happening.

[lighthearted]

Sora was ready to follow Link on, not wanting to stay in this place for any longer than they needed to. But instead of Link disappearing like usual, Sora walked right into him in his attempt to get on the pad, which was made even more awkward considering they were in such a small space.

He heard the click and then a soft swishing sound. "Oh no," he murmured under his breath.

Sora moved back to the door and stared through the window there, spotting the zombie that Lloyd had told him about in the shadows. "It's happening, it's sucking the air out! We have to get that pad to work!" Why did it have to fail on them now of all times?

[his_legacy]

Options, there must have been options! The door had clicked shut behind them, but many locks could be broken here, could they not?

Just as Link was going to dash across the room to try to bash the door open, the warp pad mustered up enough energy to send them away.

[To here]