GA Story: From The Shadows Pt2

About an hour later, the four men had travelled all over the vaults. I kept my distance now as Mr Boots was close to them. Instead, I decided to go around the place myself for fun. I heard the men leaving my resting place for the world above and I was relieved to see Mr Boots disappear in a haze of white. Thank goodness! Now I could wonder around wherever I wanted to without being scared. But I saved my energy, as I would need it later, for the men would return soon.

Hearing a door shutting and a lock being clicked into place I hurried toward the sound. I saw the men at the bottom of the stairs. I skidded to a halt as I would have gone right into one of them.

"Dude I just heard something" said Aaron.

"Like what" asked Zack.

"Sounded like a scuffling" Aaron replied.

At that moment I thought it would be a smart idea not to go barrelling around like a bull in a china shop and save energy.

"So this is the first room here that we found. Let's call this room base. Let's get set up and get our night vision cameras. Turn that big light off, let's go" said Zack.

What did he mean by night vision cameras?  And calling one of the rooms base? All of this made no sense at all.

Soon they got started. They all stood together and Zac addressed one of the strange objects Nick was holding.

"Alright, well we're down in the vaults now, are lockdown has begun and right now we are going to being out investigations. You guy's no flashlights, let's just walk around. We came in here and did a walkthrough earlier; we had a lot of activity then. So know it's time to continue off of that and its time to keep my promise and try and tally up this Mr Boots guy"

I could not believe what I was hearing. Someone go up against Mr Boots? Was he crazy? And some of the words he said still didn't make sense to me. So I followed them as they begun their so-called investigation.

"You going to come out and show yourself to us. Come on Mr Boots. You're the guy everyone saying not to mess with, nobody's every challenged you before huh? Well I am going to challenge you."

I realized then this guy was being stupid, very stupid.

"We heard you don't like big shiny lights shining in your face, are you over there?" Zac said and pointed his light source over in a corner "You don't like lights being shined in your face do you? Are you over here?" and pointed the light again to a different part.

"How does that feel?" Zac asked "Are you the one, Mr Boots, who has been attacking everybody, scratching people, harming people? Well I want you to come and do it to me right now!"

I then realized he wasn't stupid, he was being brave and standing up to him. I immediately was fond of him.

"Is this your room over here?" asked Zac "Is this your room? This is where they say not to go"

They all entered his room. Worrying for them, I went after them.

"This is where you killed, this prostitute that was laying right here in the corner. Are you looking at me in my face, because you know what they said not to do? Shine a light in your face. Am I shining it in your face right now? Do you not like this? I want you to make a noise or do something and tell me you do not like this" said Zac.

I felt happy that someone wasn't being a coward towards Mr Boots and I knew he wouldn't be happy that someone was not afraid.

Then Nick stated "Something just brushed against my hair"

Scared, I whirled around. Mr Boots was standing above me looking down with a menacing look. He reached out for me. I backed off a bit, but I didn't leave as he ignored me now and concentrated on Nick.

Then Zack stood right in front of me holding another strange device and he cried "Oh my god guy's!  I'm getting a spike all the way up to an 8! Oh my god it's up to a ten, it's up to a ten, its going through twenty!"

I was now annoyed with this device thing pointing at me so I grabbed his arm to stop him and at the same time Nick's arm was grabbed by Mr Boots. Then Mr Boots spoke so only I would here him.

"Get out little twerp! Get out!" he cried.

Heeding his words, I turned and ran with his words ringing in my ears.