Stories tagged “captive”
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Ginger: The Caged Bird
I pushed. It seems not all of the stones were mortared in with the rest of the wall. With a little effort, they recessed into a doorway and slid open. I soon found myself in a cavernous room dimly lit by lightorb torches mounted ten yards apart on the ...
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Fallen Angels (Pt. 2)
“Oh my, this is going quite nicely!” Dr. Ochentaker stood on his stool and rubbed his hands together like any normal, crazy, lunatic mad scientist would when he’s accomplished a new evil deed. The flash bulb went off, a poof of smoke, and a smart...
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Fallen Angels (Pt. 3)
Yes, you may have ripped out my wings, but that doesn’t mean I’m not still an Angelle, Basil thought, glaring at wherever the creepy and mysterious voice was coming from. “You won’t find us, Basil. You shall never see us. We will always remain ...
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Fallen Angels (Pt. 4)
“Do you think this is the key to our problem, Frido?” The scientist leapt down from his stool in anger. “I told you never to use that name! It’s Dr. Ochentaker! For the love of God…” He strutted across the room on his small legs and walked ...
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Fallen Angels (Pt. 5)
Basil fell asleep against the dirty wall out of sheer exhaustion. But apparently, the perky mystery woman enjoyed bothering him. “Oh, Baaaasilll,” she said sweetly, waking him up. When he only stirred, she shouted, “Basil! It’s time to get up!!...
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Fallen Angels (Pt. 6)
“What do you mean, stop talking?” Loretta stepped away from the mike and focused her sharp pink eyes on the short frame of Dr. Ochentaker. “He needs to rest so he doesn’t completely die off from exhaustion!” Loretta sighed. “Well, I’m sor...
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Fallen Angels (Pt. 7)
Basil assumed it was the next day. There was no way to tell in his dank, dark, lonely prison. “Basil, we will be moving you to a different room now. You can have some company!” the woman’s shrill voice said. Oh great, he thought, company. Probabl...
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Fallen Angels (Pt. 8)
“Do you really think that was smart, Frido?” Dr. Ochentaker turned around slowly and glared at Loretta through his small bifocals. “For the love of God, Loretta! No more FRIDO !” “Oops! I, I mean, I’m so sorry!” stammered Loretta. She ner...
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Fallen Angels (Pt. 9)
Basil stared at the strange winged girl across the room from him. What is she doing here? Why didn’t they take her wings off? he thought. She stared back at him, pressing her hands against the glass wall, not saying anything. Basil limped over to her...
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Fallen Angels (Pt. 10)
“Okay, Loretta! Enough!” Loretta looked over at Frido, and let the lever fall back to the neutral position. “But I was having so much fun! It was so very much better than I expected!” Frido chuckled. “Ah, yes, there’s no feeling at all in t...
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Fallen Angels (Pt. 11)
Sloan entered the room, numb. She had done this too many times. All the lies, all the acting, always having to be on her guard so they wouldn’t kill her. There was a boy standing on the other side of the room, behind the glass. She felt like she was ...
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Fallen Angels (Pt. 12)
“Now it’s your turn, Sloan, dear!” cackled Dr. Ochentaker. He was in the control room opposite that of the one Loretta was in. This control room operated the machinery in the room of the girl Angelle. He watched her body start to convulse as the ...
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Fallen Angels (Pt. 13)
Sloan tried to remove her hands from the glass, but she could no longer control her muscles. She was extremely stiff, and she felt like she was part of the glass. “Now it’s your turn, Sloan, dear!” Dr. Ochentaker’s voice echoed throughout the c...
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Fallen Angels (Pt. 14)
Dr. Ochentaker jumped as the shriek pierced his concentration. He recognized that scream, a scream he had only heard once before. It was Loretta. He burst out of his chair, and pushed the sliding door open by force. He cursed his short legs as he ran d...
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Fallen Angels (Pt. 15)
Basil was collapsed on the floor and gasping for air when the electricity stopped surging through him. The female’s voice emitted a high-pitched, deafening scream. After the scream, he heard muffled voices like someone accidentally left the PA system...
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Room 99
I let myself into Room 99, and found myself mildly impressed that the bed wasn’t motheaten (in fact it looked rather inviting), the carpet didn’t squelch (it looked like it belonged in a palace), and, to my reluctant delight, that there was...
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Ten Doors Down
She walked down the hall, looking for her friend. “Three halls forward and to the right.” A voice came over her headset. She walked forward, dread filled her gut. This had been far too easy so far and now that she was in the belly of the beast she ...
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Unable to Scream
Sticky red rivulets seeped from the newest name that had been added to her aching arms. Suspended by a chain, her feet swayed in tiny circles over the mixed fluids beneath her. The only sounds were the wet drippings joining the stinking pool below. Slo...