"This is awesome!" Kathleen enthused.
They moved through a pitch-black hall, bouncing against the walls as they felt their way along. Spider webs brushed annoyingly against her face, sending chills down her spine. The walls suddenly turned to mush, and Sera jerked her hand away as her fingers were enveloped in gunk.
"Ugh," Danielle cried. "What is this?"
"Brains," Jack replied. "Of those who didn't make it through."
"Well, it had better not stain!" Michelle yelled from the back.
"Bitch," Jack muttered.
"You can say that again," Kathleen announced loudly.
Jack laughed as Sera grinned. Suddenly she bumped into something solid. "Sorry," she apologized, realizing that it was a body.
Light suddenly flooded the room. Sera yelled and jumped backward. The body was hanging from the ceiling staring down at her. "Help me," it cried as it grabbed at her.
"Shit!" she cried, her hand flew to her chest as Michelle laughed shrilly.
"Scared?" she taunted.
"Help me," it called again as she brushed past it, and back into the shadows.
"We are about to enter the basement of torture," Jack announced.
A light flickered on. Sera eyed the rickety stairs before her, wondering if they would support her weight, and the others. She swallowed heavily as she followed Jack down the stairwell. An eerie feeling began to envelope her as the stairs rocked a little but held firm beneath them. The group followed behind her until they were all standing at the bottom. The only source of light was the bulb from above, and it was impossible to see anything beyond the ten-foot beam.
The light above went out and they were plunged into complete blackness. Sera felt a chill go through her as Kathleen grabbed her arm. "I don't like this," Kathleen whispered.
Sera had to admit that she didn't like it either. She wondered briefly where Liam was in this blackness, and wished that he were there with her. Something brushed against her arm and she jumped back, stifling the scream that rose in her throat. Kathleen suddenly jumped, and gripped her arm with enough force to leave a bruise.
"What the hell?" someone asked from the back.
"Something touched me!"
A large, hairy hand grabbed Sera's arm and she screamed at the same time that a few other people did. A dim light suddenly came on. There was absolutely nothing around them. No hint of movement, and no place for anyone to hide. A shiver wracked through her as she bit down on her bottom lip.
"Can we go to the party now?" a girl in the back asked nervously.
"Only the survivors will party," Jack taunted. "The dead will be dinner."
"Great," Kathleen mumbled, releasing Sera's arm.
They followed Jack into a dimly lit side room. In the middle of the room stood a man in surgical scrubs. A woman was lying on a medical table with blood pooling around her. The doctor looked up and pulled his mask down as he smiled at them. His teeth were gaping holes.
"Oh, more victims. I need practice!"
The young woman sat up. Blood flowed from her mouth and her teeth hung grotesquely out. "Help," she begged. "Make him stop!"
The dentist came closer to them, a set of pliers in his hand. "I need more teeth for my collection!"
He held up a jar full of white teeth and waved it in front of them. "What about you?" he asked a girl dressed as red riding hood.
"How about you goldie?" he asked Michelle. She laughed at him as he stopped in front of her. "Yes, you'll do," he grinned.
The lights went out and screams issued from everywhere. When the lights came back on, Michelle was pressed against the back wall, the dentist standing before her, laughing. "Let's go," Jack said, unable to keep the laughter from his voice.
The lights went back out and Sera started to cautiously move forward. The wall suddenly gave out and her hand fumbled into nothingness. Someone grabbed hold of it, pulling her to the side. She opened her mouth to scream, when a hand wrapped around it, effectively cutting her off. Her heart hammered, and her chest heaved as she thrashed in the powerful grip.
