Snippet #1769261

Cyrus Zervais


“Come on, we have to hurry,” Nikolas told Ghost. A few words which the copy had to agree with. They hadn’t the time for petty feuds between each other. They had to escape. He glanced sideways at Nikolas and nodded before following Rei and Cyrus, Nikolas following a few steps behind.

They continued to walk for a little while, it seemed to be that no one knew the way out. Ghost would have opened his mouth to protest -- and possibly tease -- the fact that they were getting no where. He didn’t though because that would mean that they would tell him to lead the way. Ghost would just get them all lost more. He never was good with directions, neither was Cyrus for that matter. Speaking of which, the boy had let go of Rei now and was dawdling just behind him. He could sense that the other was nervous and scared but at the same time annoyed at the fact that he was leading. Being hyper-sensitive to emotions, Cyrus knew all of what Rei was feeling but he could do nothing to help. He hadn’t the stable mind to put himself forward as leader; Ghost didn’t seem to want to lead and Nikolas seemed a little jittery. So Rei was the most sane choice at this moment.

Rei said something under his breath with no one seemed to catch. Nikolas also muttered something, but that was incoherent. It seemed as if that Ghost and Cyrus were the sanest people there now and that was saying something. They halted at an intersection, looking both ways before continuing right. Another intersection and Rei was beginning to loose it. Cyrus took a step back giving the guy some room to breath. He backed into Ghost who wrapped his arms around Cyrus from behind. The two of them were the same height, meaning that they were both relatively short. Rei suddenly span on his heels, banging straight into an open door and falling on his ass. Ghost let out a muffled laugh as Rei tried to compose himself.

“I don't know what I'm doing!” Rei groaned out the most truthful words he ever spoke. He kicked the door shut in anger, letting a loud echo race down the halls. Ghost rolled his eyes, that would easily get the attention of the scientists here. And how right he was. Voice and footsteps could be heard from behind them. Cyrus began shivering slightly, whimpering under his breath making Ghost pull him just that little bit closer. Rei got to his feet, spinning around and narrowing his eyes at the three of them. Ghost returned the glare without a moment between. He motioned for them to follow, leading them into a storage room and shutting the door a little quieter than he did the last.

The room was cramped, as a closet would be. However they were able to move around a little between each other. All around the room were boxes of paper work and various items of stationary. Nothing which any of them needed to concern themselves with. That didn’t stop something catching Rei’s eye. He pried a document out of one of the boxes and began reading, eyes widening as the moved along the printed paper. Rei probably only read a quarter of what was on the page before sitting down on one of the boxes. He stared ahead with a blank expression, one which confused Ghost.

“You, look at this,” Rei muttered, handing over a document labelled ‘Timeless: Project Sequel.’ Ghost let out a short gasp before reading the document. Cyrus attempted to get a look at the thing but Ghost turned away from him; he didn’t need the innocent boy seeing something like this. The document was speaking about an organization’s efforts to turn the whole world into a giant Timeless.

“What is it?” Nikolas asked, glancing over Ghost’s shoulder. Usually he would push him away, but he was much too engrossed in the document to pay any attention to Nikolas. They were trying to re-create Timeless, including using their own DNA to give helpless children powers. That was probably the most intriguing part; they were using their own DNA to give more people powers. In a way Ghost wanted to know the results, but at the same time he was furious. Finally he was brought back to the real world when something slammed into the door, followed by muffled shouting.

“Rei, grab Cyrus and find another way out of here. Ghost, go with them.” Nikolas ordered, grabbing some sort of metal object from nearby. “I'll keep 'em occupied.” Ghost merely blinked at him. “It's time I use my powers again.” As if that was a good idea, who knows what the scientists had did to them. Ghost couldn’t manage anything but a nod. He glanced around at the surroundings, finding no other exit. He threw the document behind him at Rei and stepped forward to Nikolas.

“If you’re going to risk your life to ensure our escape then let me help you.” he smirked faintly, watching the door move with each bang. “It doesn’t matter if I’m hurt or killed, I’ll just come back later on.” He glanced to Nikolas and smiled. A rarity for Ghost but he couldn’t help it. “Besides, there’s no other way out of here.” He glanced behind him at Cyrus and Rei, a serious expression back on his face. “Rei… when the door opens, take Cyrus and run. Me and Nikolas will hold off the scientists, okay?” he didn’t wait for a reply before moving his gaze onto Cyrus. “Go with Rei.” The blonde silently nodded. “Don’t you dare stray away from him.” Though Ghost’s tone was harsh, you could easily pick out the compassion behind it.