the descent

Chapter 6

Now espio was a very patient mobian

he had many days of pure silence to focus on his skills and clear his mind

but those days didn't include sleepless nights

screams of his friends that seemed to last longer and longer with each night

some source of subsidence, even if just once in the day

and of course, a room that wasn't closing in foot by foot

it made him tense and anxious to the point where it was getting hard to keep his eyes open

there'd be no point in talking to the doctor as he was clearly trying to get him to break and bored insanity seemed to be a practice in which he chose to use

the familiar sound of another meal being slid in helped to regain his senses

"um, Mr, if you have any paper plates to get rid of I'd happily take them" the polite sound of cubot asked

(a task at last) the chameleon thought as happily as it was sad

moving the pile of mold-rotting bread and ham to the exit

he had yet to find a use for them

some he tried chucking in the hole but stopped when he thought if there was ever a chance to escape through it, he wouldn't have to unclog it with rotting food

so instead it blocked the gap where cubot hesitantly took the discarded meals

"you know, we work hard on these meals" the robot sighed sadly

But Espio didn't answer

much too tired and ironically hungry to care, even shoving the freshly made sandwich with the lot

the gap closed and once more the chameleon was left on his own

...

for a while, he tried gaining a routine

try to sleep (failed)

shoved sandwiches to the side

taking a mere sip of water once a day

it may have been poisoned too but no one could last more than 3 days without it, he had solidified the idea of his friends recusing him so much in his head that he was willing to risk his health until it came true

he had tried training but that only resulted in shocks, not that his body allowed him to last long anyway

as the walls crept closer he took to sleeping in the middle of the room

as to avoid everything

the bed and toilet were gone

which was annoying as he tried sitting on it (door closed) to see if it took him to the other

but however he had managed to sleep, the movement pushed him off, locking him still in the room

now if he needed he had to have cubot blindfolding him and take him through the narrowest corridors just to go to where he had to squat down just to use the restroom

it was ultimately humiliating

when he came back it felt like he was inside a closet

breathing was amplified to a point where it felt like he wasn't taking any in at all

"come on espio, one more day...one more day, and you'll see them again" Espio gasped to himself, closing his eyes tightly

his body in a fetal position and did his best to calm his raging mind

"it's just tiredness and hunger talking, he put something in the water... everything fine" he tried convincing himself as he tried and tried to get ahold of his breathing

the floor was so cold and hard

and he was scared

so utterly scared

he just wanted to be home

non of this happening

outside with the chaotixs

and away from whatever was making the hole grow red

the walls were so close yet the ceiling was still so high he still couldn't see

he remembered jumping out of pure curiosity

he hadn't made it

causing him to land on his arm

bleeding as a shock coursed through his mind once more

it had stopped and scabbed over but it still hurt

in the midst of a turn he believed he had just calmed down to try and sleep

only for a bright light to shine as the door slid open