Flurry Fables Part 114

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It had been a week or two. Gecko told Flurry to go to cell 2 and bring him that subject. Warning him that he may have trouble getting a hold of it. When he arrived he found a Nightwing. He froze. He looked so much like Shadow. Everything about him, his pitch black scales, speckled wings, even his eyes were the same color. The NightWing looked at him and paused as well. "Do I-... Flurry?" He asked. Flurry couldn't move. 2 stood, walking to the bars "I-I... How? I mean... You came for me. I knew you would! Illusion insisted I was stupid for holding on but- here you are." He smiled warmly. Flurry winced noticing he had many scars and was hesitant to put weight on one of his talons. ~How is he here? Is this why those Animi couldn't revive him? He wasn't dead!~ Flurry thought. Then Flurry's stomach flipped, he was supposed to bring Shadow to Gecko so he could perform some horrible experiment on him. Shadow noticed he looked terrified and confused. "Flurry what's wrong?" He asked. Flurry tried to speak but still couldn't. Shadow understood "He has you working for him, doesn't he?" Shadow asked. Flurry nodded, trying not to cry. "It's ok Flurry. I'll be fine. Let's go." Shadow said starting down the hall slowly. Flurry followed talons shaking again. He wished he could be as brave as Shadow was. They arrived and Gecko smiled "I told you Shadow was here." He told Flurry who only looked away. Gecko looked at Shadow and smiled as Flurry strapped him in. He drew up the off green liquid and Flurry's eyes widened in horror. Shadow, not knowing what it was for, smiled reassuringly at Flurry "It's ok Flurry." He repeated. As Gecko approached Shadow Flurry couldn't take it. He lunged for Gecko, managing to knock the vial from his talons, the glass shattering and liquid spilling on the stone floor. Gecko snarled trying to throw Flurry off his back. He reached for a syringe and grasped it, stabbing it into Flurry's side. Shadow gasped in fear. Flurry fell limp, dropping to the floor in a twitching heap. "Now I can save him but you have to do something for me. Keep in mind his curse was broken a while ago." Gecko told Shadow. Shadow watched Flurry twitch and writhe on the floor, mouth oozing light blue foam, eyes rolled back in his head, talons twisting in unnatural ways. "What is it? How do I save him?" Shadow asked terrified. "Act like you hate him for not saving you. Treat him as you would me and worse." Gecko said "Maybe if you make it convincing enough I'll even leave you alone from tests for a while." Gecko offered. Shadow looked at Flurry as his twitches worsened and the foam turned darker blue. "Fine. Just save him. Please." Shadow begged, begining to cry. Gecko drew up another vial and stabbed it into Flurry's neck. Slowly the twitches got better and the foam stopped coming. "Take 2 back to its cell. Do. Not. Attempt to engage. Got it?" Gecko ordered and Flurry nodded. Still shaky and wiping foam from his mouth. He grabbed Shadow who refused to look at him. Flurry tried to say something but Shadow only snarled, glaring at him "What could you have to say? Working with a monster like that! Have you seen the one he calls 1? His name is Harrow I'll have you know. Not that you would care, backstabber" Shadow growled. Flurry just stared, confused, why was Shadow so mad all of a sudden? Flurry closed his cell, trying not to cry as Shadow continued to glare at him and call him a monster or backstabber or any other similar names. Curiosity got the best of Flurry and he went to cell 1. He stumbled back in horror. He found a NightWing who was horribly mauled. One eye has clearly been melted, he was missing multiple claws on one front talon, the other front leg was entirely gone. The scar on his side told Flurry it had been removed by Gecko. 1 was also missing a horn, some teeth, and his whole body had scars. Flurry trembled before running to his cell, crying. This was what he was helping with, the torture, mauling, mutilation of others. For what? His own salvation? He refused. He found a rope and choked Flurry out. Allowing him to speak again he ran to Gecko. "Release them all. Now. You can do anything you like to me. As long as you like. But you release all of them now." Flurry demanded. "And what if I say no? You try and kill me?" "I'll break them out myself. Except then, you're only the bad guy. If you let them go. Maybe they'll think you changed. Maybe they'll leave you alone." Flurry said. Gecko thought for a second. "Ok. Bring them in reverse order. Starting with 15. I just want a parting gift." He said. Flurry nodded going to get 15.