His ears were ringing. There was nothing but darkness around him. At first, it felt nothing more than a bad dream. Just a nightmare, that's all. But as his hearing slowly came back, he heard something in the corner, something that seemed far away.
Drip
Drip
Drip
It didn't feel like a dream after that. It was reality knocking on his door. He tried to move, but he was tied down. Whatever he was laying on was cold and firm.
"Oh good," a voice said, downy and youthful. "You're awake."
Scott felt his breathing speed up. "Where . . . Where am I."
"Don't worry, that doesn't matter," the voice said, floating around. Of course, it mattered, he needed to know.
His blindfold was taken away. It took him a few minutes to see what was around him. When it all came into focus, he wished the blindfold was put back on. He was strapped down to a metal board in the corner of a gloomy, murky room. Looking down was a man, with dark curly hair and bright blue eyes that you could see even in the darkest places.
"It won't matter at all," the man was looking Scott in the eyes. It sent chills down him.
"Who . . . who are you?" Scott struggled to get the words out.
When the stranger smiled, he swore he saw sharp teeth. "Dr. Raven and you my young lad are my new experiment."
He walked away from the table. Scott couldn't see him anymore, but heard metal hitting metal, things dropping and sending echoes across the room. "I don't understand," Scott said. "You don't look like a doctor to me. What about that old man? Where is he?"
Footsteps came closer and closer, till Dr. Raven was standing over him. He had a white mask on, covering his bottom face. The top part was covered by what looked like welder glasses. Scott started to get nervous when he saw a sharp knife in his left hand.
"What are you doing?" Scott panicked.
"Rest now, when you wake up, you'll be stronger than ever . . . if you do wake up that is."
Before Scott could fight back, Dr. Raven pulled an oxygen mask over the top of Scott's head and placed it on him. After a moment, Scott went into a deep sleep.
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