Nightshift 21: Hallway Outside Doctor Offices/Group Therapy Rooms

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Yuffie scrambled down the hallway as fast as she could, terrified of the thing, the monster, that she had just left behind. She definitely wasn't going to laugh at anyone ever again if they mentioned monsters in this place... Ever.

It wasn't until she was nearly halfway down the hallway that she stopped running, her heavy breathing becoming more painful with each breath. It was painful to swallow, probably even more so to speak if she'd had the courage to try. Running was only making it worse. And she certainly didn't want to run into anything else like that if she didn't have to...

Looking back over her shoulder, she waited for a few seconds to make sure she couldn't hear anything coming before leaning against the wall and sinking to the floor. Now that the initial panic was over, she was shaking from relief at having survived. That thing...whatever it was...was nowhere near being normal. Not even close.

Now more than ever, she just wanted to go home...

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It was like watching it in slow motion. Zelos tried to call out a warning, but there was already too much shouting and it was much too late.

He was dead, Zelos knew, but he couldn't just stand there and do nothing. Aerith was probably crying -- he couldn't tell. Everything was muffled.

The woman was simply standing there, like a doll. Zelos pushed until he felt the small string of magic left in him - a measly healing spell. It was too late and not enough.

Feeling frustrated as all hell, he took up Zack's sword, which had fallen to the ground with its owner. He twirled it expertly in his hand, ready to go after the woman himself.

Then the sun came up.

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