An Abundance of Caution | Part 14 | The Two Vials
An Abundance of Caution | Part 14 | The Two Vials By: Raven Youngblood (TW: Gore, Language, Violence) The coppery tang of blood filled the air, mixing with the chemicals that created this sterile nightmare scene. The monster above me, the creature that had once been just an onery boy around town, gave one last […]
An Abundance of Caution | Part 13 | Last Chance
An Abundance of Caution | Part 13 | Last Chance By: Raven Youngblood (TW: Gore, Language, Violence) “So what are you saying?” I asked. I wished the concussion haze would clear. This was so hard to process.“I am saying that the plant has moved on from just hiding the mutations it’s caused. Now they’ve learned […]
An Abundance of Caution | Part 12 | Hot Water
An Abundance of Caution | Part 12 | Hot Water By: Raven Youngblood (TW: Gore, Language, Violence) There was an infernal nagging sound somewhere far off in the distance.Drip. Drip. Drip.Like someone had turned the faucet, but not quite far enough. Where was I?Drip. Drip. Drip.I wanted to shout at Luce to turn the water […]
An Abundance of Caution | Part 11 | You Didn’t Know
An Abundance of Caution | Part 11 | You Didn’t Know By: Raven Youngblood (TW: Gore, Language, Violence) “Todd,” The whisper leeched out of me, “What have they done to you?” A guttural, ear-piercing scream shattered the air, and the creature scraped its iron talons down the wall. Doc’s arm formed a vice grip on my […]
An Abundance of Caution | Part 10 | Behind the Door
An Abundance of Caution Part 10: Behind the Door By: Raven Youngblood (TW: Gore, Language, Violence) One. Two. Three heartbeats. The silence was total, otherwise. “What the fuck? Eva, do you even have a plan here?” the panic-saturated Doc’s voice as he whipped his head from side to side. “I thought we were going to […]
An Abundance of Caution | Part 9 | Safety Before Productivity
An Abundance of Caution Part 9: Safety Above Productivity By: Raven Youngblood (TW: Gore, Language, Violence) “So how is this going to work?” I ask as the plant comes into view around the bend. “Who should I pretend to be that would feel natural. A delivery person?” Doc smirked and left a pointed silence. “What? […]
An Abundance of Caution | Part 8 | Space Constraints
An Abundance of Caution Part 8: Space Constraints By: Raven Youngblood (TW: Gore, Language, Violence) There was no one to call. If we called in the police, the plant would be there in a minute. At some point, I must have just lost the ability to feel shock because I stood there just staring at […]
An Abundance of Caution | Part 7 | Science & Silence
An Abundance of Caution Part 7: Science & Silence By: Raven Youngblood (TW: Gore, Language, Violence) My nails were probably not going to recover from this day. I had chewed all the way down to the nail bed. The Major…Doc… didn’t seem much better off with his foot tapping aggressively on the floor and his […]
An Abundance of Caution | Part 6 | Fool’s Gold
An Abundance of Caution Part 6: Fool’s Gold By: Raven Youngblood (TW: Gore, Language, Violence) A sickening lurch toward Ace was all that I could manage before two sets of iron grips settled around my upper arms. The MP on my left was smirking, but the man on my right looked uncomfortable. The Major rubbed […]
An Abundance of Caution | Part 5 | Just Like the Man in the Suit
An Abundance of Caution Part 4: Just Like the Man in the Suit By: Raven Youngblood (TW: Gore, Language, Violence) Russle Stevens, the plant liaison, hadn’t gone back to work when he’d left the Major stranded at the riverbank. It didn’t look like his day had gotten any better as he knelt in the old […]