Out of Their Minds

Glenny was standing outside the reception, doing nothing but thinking. His mind was now constantly being racked with thoughts and questions still unanswered. Not only was he tired, but angry and extremely confused - more than he felt he'd ever been. It was all very aggravating. He wondered what had become of his old sleeping area, and remembered that he still needed to meet with Gregor and drop some things off.

 

Ambriel walked into the room and saw Gregor sitting at the card table. She wasn't sure how she was going to approach the issue but, she knew she had to. Everything was happening so fast and she could feel herself losing control.

Sitting across from her friend, she looked at him and said, "Gregor..there is no easy way to say this so I am just going to say it...something is wrong with me...and, No, it isn't the obvious. Something is happening to me and can't stop it. twice now I have found myself in strange places, always leading to me Mortimer's room."

She hoped Gregor wouldn't shy away from her now, when she needed him most.

"I woke up a bit ago on my floor, around me was written this strange message that said..."Find another, this one is weak." I left it if you should like to see it for yourself."

Ambriel could see that Gregor was deep in thought, she wondered what he was thinking.

 

"FATHER!"

John woke to the trampling scream as it hit his senses. He was horrified, and the voice which had got to him was no less. He jumped out of his huge bed, and then ran towards the door. Just as large as his room was, the conveyor belt was a great deal of help. Scarum had gotten up from the scream too, and had looked in Everic's room. She was gone.

"WHERE IS MY DAUGHTER?!"
John screamed as the silent room mocked him. There was seemingly an abyss at the bottom of his feet, and he felt propelled into a shadowy world.
"We will find her, sir. The guards are at it."
John held his forehead, struggling against the pain and anger. He suddenly spun and pulled out a sword, which frightened Scarum. Scarum backed away, but John showed no mercy. He chopped Scarum into several; pieces, the cytoplasmic existence finished. He then dropped the sword, screaming:
"EVERIC!"

******​

Everic got up, shaking from the tremendous bounce. She had tried to go find her father, but in doing so had gotten lost in the mansion. She had been there her entire life, but it was such a huge place that she was always led by her nursemaids to wherever she wished to go. She was prompted to open the shiny door - as she could comprehend - and found herself sucked inside, by perhaps a train or something of the sort.

She looked around, and gasped. She had never been to this part of the country. There were people walking around, their bodies perfectly shaped with no form of unbalance. They work blue, white and yellows, and held plastic and metal items in their hands. The walls were pitying her, but only a little. She heard howls and screams every now and then, but ignored them as she tried to remember this part of the mansion.

"Excuse me, do you know where I am?"
She tugged a nurse who looked at her dubiously.
"Sorry?"
"Huh, what did you say?"
The nurse patted the young girl's head, asking softly:
"Can you speak English?"
Everic shrugged, not knowing what the nurse said.
"Well..."
The nurse looked around, and then gestured her hands, asking:
"Who are you with?"
Everic felt uncomfortable, because she didn't know how to reply. She then shook her head.
"You're alone here?"
The nurse was surprised, and then gestured her to stay.
"I'll be right back."
Everic frowned feeling ignored. She turned to a side of the corridor and started walking. As she walked, she suddenly bumped into a man - known as Glenny.
"Hi, do you understand what I'm saying?"
She asked worriedly.

 

"FATHER!"

John woke to the trampling scream as it hit his senses. He was horrified, and the voice which had got to him was no less. He jumped out of his huge bed, and then ran towards the door. Just as large as his room was, the conveyor belt was a great deal of help. Scarum had gotten up from the scream too, and had looked in Everic's room. She was gone.

"WHERE IS MY DAUGHTER?!"
John screamed as the silent room mocked him. There was seemingly an abyss at the bottom of his feet, and he felt propelled into a shadowy world.
"We will find her, sir. The guards are at it."
John held his forehead, struggling against the pain and anger. He suddenly spun and pulled out a sword, which frightened Scarum. Scarum backed away, but John showed no mercy. He chopped Scarum into several; pieces, the cytoplasmic existence finished. He then dropped the sword, screaming:
"EVERIC!"

******​

Everic got up, shaking from the tremendous bounce. She had tried to go find her father, but in doing so had gotten lost in the mansion. She had been there her entire life, but it was such a huge place that she was always led by her nursemaids to wherever she wished to go. She was prompted to open the shiny door - as she could comprehend - and found herself sucked inside, by perhaps a train or something of the sort.

She looked around, and gasped. She had never been to this part of the country. There were people walking around, their bodies perfectly shaped with no form of unbalance. They work blue, white and yellows, and held plastic and metal items in their hands. The walls were pitying her, but only a little. She heard howls and screams every now and then, but ignored them as she tried to remember this part of the mansion.

"Excuse me, do you know where I am?"
She tugged a nurse who looked at her dubiously.
"Sorry?"
"Huh, what did you say?"
The nurse patted the young girl's head, asking softly:
"Can you speak English?"
Everic shrugged, not knowing what the nurse said.
"Well..."
The nurse looked around, and then gestured her hands, asking:
"Who are you with?"
Everic felt uncomfortable, because she didn't know how to reply. She then shook her head.
"You're alone here?"
The nurse was surprised, and then gestured her to stay.
"I'll be right back."
Everic frowned feeling ignored. She turned to a side of the corridor and started walking. As she walked, she suddenly bumped into a man - known as Glenny.
"Hi, do you understand what I'm saying?"
She asked worriedly.

 

As Glenny stood against the wall in frustration, he was immediatley taken out of thought. Something had collided with him. Afraid, but trying to withhold feelings of becoming frantic, he looked down to see what bumped into him.

It was a little girl, and she started speaking to him nervously, in an odd language he couldn't understand. It almost scared him, but he asked her, slowly,

"Are.. you lost little girl?"

 

"Oh, you can't understand what I'm saying!"
Everic started to cry bitterly, she hugged the man, not knowing what to do.
"I want my Daddy!"
She moaned, and then tightened her grip over Glenny.

 

Skye stared up at the ceiling. She hadn’t slept, which for her was good. She knew with all that had been going on, it would be dangerous for her. Nightmares came when scary things happened. She worried most about Miss Brenda. She wouldn’t like that she had given her a shot. Though, it made her wonder why the shot didn’t effect her.

She lifted herself up from the bed, the uneven square of light shone into her room. Her eye gave a violent twitch. She quickly opened her door, passing a few nurses as quickly as she could. She didn’t want to take her medications today. She turned the corner and her eyes met Glenny, and he was with a little girl. The girl was pretty small and seemed to be rather upset.

She ran towards the little girl, giving Glenny a nasty look.

"What's wrong?" she asked, taking hold of one of her hands, "Are you okay?"

 

Glenny became startled as the little girl wrapped her arms around him. He gave her a friendly pat, to keep her from getting more frightened. Just then, he saw Skye trodding out of her bedroom. She shot him a nasty glare, and took one of the girl's hands.

"What's wrong?" she asked her "Are you okay?"

Glenny held onto the girl's other hand, and stared puzzled at Skye.

"I think she's lost." he said, looking at her.

 

Everic felt choked by her tears, but when a little girl her age came by she felt a little better. She couldn't understand what they said, but she realized they couldn't understand her either. She wiped her tears, letting go of Glenny and then hugged Skye. She was thinking hard, in reality; what could she do to make them understand?

She tugged Glenny's shirt and pointed to her hand, gesturing a pen and paper.
"Do you have something to write with?"
She spoke simultaneously, hoping Skye understood her.

 

The little girl gave her a hug. Skye smiled, patting her on the head as she realized she was making a hand gesture. She realized she was asking for a pen and paper. It made sense. She quickly ran to one of the nurses station, grabbing two of the cheap ink pens, and a notebook of white paper. She ran back, putting them in the little girls hands. She held one pen in her hand tightly. She looked up at Glenny with hopeful eyes.

“She looks to little to be able to write properly…”

She smiled at the little girl.

 

The little girl quickly let him go and grabbed Skye. She then tugged at Glenny's shirt, and made signs with her hands. It looked like she wanted to write something.

He watched as Skye sprinted to get a pencil and paper. When she came back, she smiled and gave them to the girl.

"She looks to little to be able to write properly…" she told him.

 

Everic quickly sat down on her knees, drawing as well as she knew. She didn't know how to write well - she could only write the alphabets and her own name. Wait - that was it. She drew a little girl, and made long hair locks just like her own. She curved a wide smile, and then smiled herself to relate to. She also made the luxurious dress she wore, and then wrote down: Everic Calipto Souder.

She was satiated, but then she realized that they probably didn't understand what she wrote. She was then compelled to point towards herself, saying:
"Everic Calipto Souder."

 

Glenny smiled, thinking it to be just a kind gesture. She pointed to herself, and he squinted to read the paper.

Everic Calipto Souder

He figured it was her name, but felt it had more significance.

"What does it mean, Skye?"

 

Skye smiled, taking the pad from the little girl. She slipped it into the pouch on her gown.

“It’s her name.” She said in a whisper, “Isn’t she cute?”

“Hello Everic.” She took her hand, and shook it. She then pointed to herself.

“Skye.” She said.

She then pointed to Glenny, “Glenny.”

She made a walking motion with her fingers, “Come?” She grabbed the little girls hand.

 

Everic nodded, and thrust Glenny's hand as well, to make sure he followed. She didn't know where they would take her, but it was much likely they knew of the Souder Mansion. Because if they didn't - they seriously were outdated. She then started walking.

 

Niel thinks to himself, "We should start asking the patients here if they have seen anything weird." "They're mental patients, ofcourse they see weird things." responds Chaos. "What else can we do at this moment?" thinks Niel. "Alright. Who should we talk to first?" responds Chaos. "How about Mortimer?" thinks Niel. "Fine, but if we are going to talk to that nutjob, then you are giving me control." responds Chaos. "Yeah, thats probably for the best." thinks Niel. Niel's eyes grow dark.

Chaos stands up and goes to the room where Mortimer is being held. While picking the lock he hears "Hey, that's my cupcake. Give it back." Chaos looks up and sees a fat orderly holding a cupcake and a young patient standing next to him. "Hello Kyle." says Chaos. Kyle looks away from the patient and sees Chaos standing infront of the room where Mortimer is being kept, holding a small piece of metal. "Hel....hello there Mr. Charon. Um....what are you doing, if you don't mind me asking?" says Kyle. Chaos sighs and says "Didn't I have a talk to you about treating the patients with respect. Tell you what if you agree that you didn't see me here and give back the young man's snack, maybe I'll agree that I didn't see you picking on patients again and thus won't have to teach you another lesson." "That sounds like a pretty good deal." says Kyle as he gives the patient back his cupcake. Kyle walks away. The patient says "Thank you." to Chaos and leaves. Chaos starts picking the lock again.

After picking the lock, he walks into the dark room. He stands infront of Mortimer and says "Hello there Mortimer. My name is Chaos; we need to have a talk."

 

"It’s her name." Skye whispered to him "Isn’t she cute?"

Skye introduced the girl to them both, pointing and telling her their names. She took the little girl's hand, and started to walk away while the little girl - Everic, grabbed Glenny's. Quite flustered at meeting the small girl so unexpectedly, one he wasn't sure he'd ever seen before, he took her hand, and lead nowhere.

 

Mortimer noticed that again his door was opened. This time a strange man with dark eyes stood before him. Mortimer cocked his head to the said, raising an eyebrow. He laughed a little bit.
"Chaos? What the f*** are you kid?" Mortimer stared at him, his eyes wide and deep. A smile cracked in his lips, "Are you one of those f***ers? Jesus Mortimer, they don't leave me alone. First they say they won't see me again, then they keep comin' back and giving me sh*t. I'm f***ing sick of it!"

 

"So you have had visitors other than me and Gregor. Tell me about the people that visit you." says Chaos.

 

Skye walked with the two following close behind. The little girl held on tight to her hand as she turned corners and passed orderlies. She stopped in front of Francine’s office. She hoped she was there all ready.

She briskly knocked on the door.

“Miss Francines?!” she yelled. Her eye gave a twitch.

“Oral Enthusiast!” she bellowed.

 

Mortimer slitted his eyes in suspicion.
"Damn it Chaos, if that isn't everyone's goal to see me. What's so f***ing special about them anyway? I hate dealing with them, they f***ing bother me to no end. Why don't you solve your own s**t?"

 

I was typing something on my computer when Skye's brittle and worried voice came to me. I quickly ran to the door, hoping nothing had gone wrong.
"Is everything alright, my child?"
I asked opening the door. However, I was surprised when I saw a very little and adorable girl standing by Skye's side, as well as Glenny.
"Who is this, and what happened?"

 

"Tell you what Mortimer, why don't we make a trade. I'm sure that chair is getting uncomfortable by now. If I unhook the straps and let you stand up for a little bit, then would you be willing to tell me the information I want?" says Chaos. Chaos hears Niel say "Are you sure that is a good idea." "Relax, I have everything undercontrol." thinks Chaos.

 

Skye led the two of them to Francine's office. When they got there, she asked what was going on. He was unsure how to answer because it had been Skye's motive, but spoke,

"This little girl came to me from nowhere. Says her name is Everic Calipto Souder."

 

Mortimer's features disappeared under his hair, but he giggled a bit under his breath.
"Trade, huh? Alright, let me outta this thing and we can talk."