I woke up to a dark room. My head was doing somersaults and my stomach felt sick. “Hello?” the word came out hoarse. “Can anybody hear me?” Silence… and it was driving me crazy. I slowly stood up. There was a wall behind me. I put my shaky hand on it and began walking. It felt something like a maze. After a few minutes of walking, I heard ragged breathing. “Hello?” A hand on my face. I froze as it felt my hair and neck. Then, a masculine voice.

“How did you get in here?” “I don’t know. I was passed out.” “Have you found anyone else in here, or do you think we are the only two?” Just as if to answer my question, something rushed by me. I yelped and the stranger pulled me closer to himself. “Who’s there?” “Thank goodness, Party,” I heard another masculine voice say “I thought we were alone in here.” Party? The image of the redhead came back to me. “Did you find Jet?” he asked the stranger. “Yeah, but he twisted his ankle.” “And Kobra?” A second of silence. “Sorry Party, no news about him.” I felt Party stiffen and his hands begin to shake. “Pull it together… pull it together…” he mumbled quietly to himself.

I remembered something then. I had a box of matches in my jacket pocket. I stuck one and the whole room came to life. I could see Party’s handsome face and the stranger’s black long hair. I could also see the state the room was in. We were in a basement that hadn’t been cleaned in years. “I’m Pink Insanity.” “I’m Party Poison and he’s Fun Ghoul. Fun, do you remember where you left Jet?” “Yeah. I followed the wall. He’s on the way back.” Party released me and we began following Fun Ghoul. All the time, I kept my free hand on the wall… hoping to find a light switch… or at least a doorknob.

“What do you think is the point of all this?” I asked after a few seconds. “Does there have to be a point?” I heard Party Poison say “Don’t deranged people just do things for the hell of it?” I was silent again and we walked for a few more minutes before stopping. On the floor, there was a man with puffy hair and a pained expression. “I found Party!” Fun Ghoul exclaimed, making Jet laugh. “Who’s she?” “Some girl Party ran into.” He said, dismissing me with a wave of his hand. “Pink, Jet. Jet, Pink. There.” The match burned out completely in my hand. I dropped it and licked my fingers before lighting another one. As the flame started up, I caught Party looking at me. “Your eyes are green.” I said, noticing it for the first time. He nodded, still looking at me intensely. “Party! It’s Korse!” Party instantly tensed and pressed his back against the wall. It only took him a moment to realize it had been a joke. “I swear, Fun, when we get out of here, I’ll hand you over to Korse myself.” “No you won’t. Face it. You can’t.”

We split up and began looking for a way out. Finally, after what seemed for hours, my hand wrapped around something cold. “Hey guys! I found something!” I pulled on the knob and a door opened. On the other side, there was a small room; dimly lit. I stepped inside and shuddered. “Party!” There was somebody on the floor. Bound and gagged. “What happened, Pink?” Party said, appearing at my side. Suddenly he froze. “Kobra!”

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The masked man smiled. “You won’t feel a thing.” The needle went into me and in a matter of seconds, I felt numb. My tongue felt heavy and it was a lot of work keeping my head up. “So… Mikey… Way…” My eyes went wide at the sound of my name. Who was this guy? What was this guy? “You just need to answer some questions for me… and I have a feeling you’ll want to cooperate.” My eyelids began to get heavy.

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“I feel like crap.” Kobra moaned when we took the duct tape off him mouth. After sharing a brief hug, Part helped him off the floor. “Be careful you little rascal” Party told him, with a warm smile “We might wind up having to save you again.” Kobra gave him a strange half smile and we followed Party back into the darkness.

Notes

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