Don't Tap the Glass - Chapter 4 (Final)

Ridgedog stood before the still figures in front of him.  He looked between the twins and the best friends before shaking his head and one of the twins - who happened to be covered in blood - and put a hand to his forehead.  His lip curled as he scanned the mans memories and sighed removing his hand.  He did the same to the others, thankful that the others didn't have as hungry of thoughts.  The Reaper went to the less blood covered twin and looked at the cut that ran along the base of the mans neck.  He put a finger to the cut and muttered a few words, the wound closing and healing within moments. The man's tense body relaxed making the brunet smile.

He waved his hand, four small pills appeared and he went to each of the unconscious men, giving each one of the newly made pills.  He looked at his wrist, watching an unseeable watch.  He knelt down in front of the blood soaked man and smirked.

"Come now, Lalnable.  It's time for you to go back into your cage."  He snapped his fingers and the man disappeared from the room.  He looked at the remaining three and sighed.  "I do hate it when he escapes.  There's just too much that needs to be fixed..."

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Xephos groaned, holding his head.  He blinked, looking around the sterile room he was sitting in.  Honeydew was to his left, - a blond man was to his right and a man across from him - a thin black haired man - were still unconscious.  The spaceman held his head, a small throbbing told him he had hit his head, or something similar.  He shook his head, trying to clear the drowsiness from his mind and crawled to where Honeydew was slumped and shook the man's shoulder.

"Honeydew?  Wake up, friend..."  The dwarf stirred and he gave a sigh of relief.  "Honeydew?"

"Ugh..."  Honeydew put a hand to his face.  "Where?  What happened?"

Xephos frowned.  "I was hoping you could tell me, friend...I'm drawing a blank as to how we ended up here..."

Honeydew sighed, leaning back against the wall he was near.  He looked around the room, his eyes falling on Lalna.  "What?  Why is Lalna here?"

"Lalna?"  Xephos looked to the slumped blond, eyes widening.  "Flipping heck?  Why is Lalna here?"

Honeydew groaned.  "Let me guess, one of the experiments we were working on did this...?"

"I wish I could say one way or the other, friend, but I'm just as lost as you."  The taller man sighed, getting to his feet.  He walked to Lalna, poking the man with his foot.  The blond jerked awake, eyes wide.  Xephos put his hands up.  "Woah!  Just me, friend."

"Xephos?"  Lalna looked around the room before looking to the blue eyed man confused.  "Where...?"

"Yoglabs."  Xephos frowned.  "You have no memory of coming here?"

He shook his head.  "The last thing I remember was working in my lab.  I thought you said I was fired!"

Xephos hesitated a moment before frowning further.  "You're right!  Which means you have no clearance for being here.  I will escort you to the exit as soon as I figure out -."  He looked to the fourth man who was still slumped against the wall.  "You."

The thin black haired man flinched before looking up at Xephos.  His golden eyes were wide in a panic.  "M-Mr Xephos!  I-I don't know - what?"

Xephos put a hand to his face and sighed.  "Paco, calm down...I take it your memories are gone as well..."  The thin man nodded.  "Well...great..."

He walked to the glass wall he only just noticed they were standing in and his eyes widened.  He jumped back and frowned.  "Why is there...Honeydew!  Why is there blood on the glass around Lalnable's cage?"

"I don't know, mate!"  Honeydew went to the glass wall, his eyes widening when he saw the bloodstained walls around the small containment room.  Within the room was Lalnable, his eyes locked with a flashing screen and swayed slightly.  His expression was dull.  "He's dancing."

Lalna joined them next to the window, shivering slightly.  "Why does he -."  He shook his head.  "You know what, I don't want to know...I want to go home."  He looked at Xephos.  "Please?"

Xephos turned to Paco, who was pushing himself against the far wall, wringing his hands together.  "Paco. Escort Lalna to the exit.  Make sure he has no weapons on his person upon his leave."

The shorter man jumped, nodding.  "O-Of course Mr. X-Xephos!"

Paco grabbed Lalna by the arm and pulled him towards the hallway that would bring him to the exit.  He turned, looking to the spaceman and dwarf who was more occupied with the cannibal below.  The black haired man's golden eyes flashed slightly, a small smirk growing on his lips.  The expression disappeared as he pulled Lalna down the hallway, sputtering nervously as he went.