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CHAPTER SIXTEEN ━━
hallway of horrors

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      MILO WOKE UP TO THE SOUND OF BEEPING AND SOFT SHEETS WRAPPED AROUND his cold body, with a disgruntled groan, he pushed himself up, eyes trailing down his arm where an IV was attached to his wrist. With a small hiss, he ripped it out, a small amount of blood seeping through the wound. Slowly he moved his legs over the edge of the of the bed before pushing himself on the ground. He stumbled for a moment, still a bit unsteady from the sedative.

     He slowly approached the door, confused as to where everyone was and why he was alone in the room. Worry flooded his senses as he cautiously opened the door and peeked outside. Nerves were bubbling up inside the blonde teenager, for a moment it was like he went back in time. A time where Dr. Brenner was still around and he was sneaking around the facility.

     But something felt similair at the same time, like something dangerous was lurking around too. Just a different kind of dangerous. He couldn't place that feeling in his gut, be he knew one thing and that was that whatever was happening right now was anything but good.

      With bare feet, he walked on the cold tile floor, almost no noise coming from him at all, but the sound of his own heartbeat pounding in his ears.

     His brown eyes looked wide, almost like a deer caught in headlights as he aimlessly walked around trying to find his way back to his friends when suddenly a loud alarm started blaring through the speakers, the lights flickering off and darkness engulving the hallways.

     Milo gulped, eyes darting around, but he already forgotten the way back to his room. He had no other choice but the continue on. He needed to find Joyce, or Hopper. He needed to tell them what he was about to tell them before the shadow monster took him out.

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IT HAD ALL BEEN A TRAP, A SICK GAME FOR THE SHADOW MONSTER THAT MADE WILL SAY whatever it deemed necessary to take them all out. The loud alarm was echoing throughout the building and most people were already in a state of panic. But that was understandable for Jim as he witnessed the large creatures climb up from the pit, slamming into what he was told was unbreakable glass and cracking it.

     In his own state of frenzied panic, Jim managed to close the large steel door behind him and followed after doctor Owens, the greying man leading them down the hallway.

     "This way! The stairs! The stairs!" He shouted out, pulling Hopper with him, the darkness of the halls and the flickering of the lights adding to his uneasyness.

     The two didn't waste any time climbing them, taking two steps at the time as they rushed towards safety before they reached the level they kept Will on.

     With quick strides, he reached the room, and all but slammed the door open to be faced with Joyce, Bob, Mike and a sedated Will. And it was also then that Jim realised one mistake, one thing he'd forgotten.

    Milo. Milo.

    His boy was somehwere else, not here with him where he could protect him. His face fell and for a moment he believed Joyce could see it all written on his face when her own eyes widened a fraction, but before he could say anything, to ask Owens where his son was loud growling could be heard from down the hallway followed by multiple gunshots.

      "Shit!" He cursed loudly before rushing towards Will's bedside. "We gotta go, we gotta go!"

      Jim didn't waste any time as he picked Will up in his arms before he turned to Owens, complete and utter fear in his face as he asked. "Where is Milo? Where did they take Milo?!"

      "Uhhh...he," he stammered, totally in panic that his mind seemed to short circuit before he calmed himself down slightly. "This way, he's this way." He managed to breath out before they started running down the hall and in the direction Ownes pointed them.

     A woman's scream echoed throughout the hallway before her body came hurdling down the corridor and an animalistic snarl followed. The creature blocked their path, his path to Milo. They didn't have another choice but to turn around, but they were met with a terrified soldier coming around the corner, clutching his gun to his chest.

    With nowhere left to go, Dr. Owens opened the door to their right; the control room and they all quicjly piled in before he closed it again.

      Jim quickly placed Will down again on one of the small tables in the room before his attention was drawn to Bob.

      "Oh my god."

       Everyone followed Bob's gaze to the many screens on the wall that showed the security footage of the facility. They showed the deathly creature roaming the hallways, blood splattered on the floor, walls and even the ceilings and dead bodies slumbed against walls.

      "I need to find him, I need to find Milo." Jim breathed out in panic, trying to get to the door but Joyce blocked his way. Her own hands trembling in fear and shock.

      "You can't go out there Jim, you'll die!"

      "My son is out there!" He shouted loudly in her face. "I have to try!"

     "Jim." Bob called out softly his eyes never leaving one particulair screen but the man in question didn't answer as he contiued to argue with Joyce.

      "JIM!" He called more forcefully and finally gained his attention.

     "What?" He turned around, a sneer on his face but Bob didn't say anything, he just pointed to a screen on the far right.

     "Oh no." Joyce was the first one to spot him before Jim finally caved in and also looked at the screen.

    He could feel all color drain from his face and anxiety settle in his gut.

    There on the screen was Milo walking down the omnious corridor, the flickering light illuminating his face every once in a while. He was still oblivious to the chaos happening inside the building. Oblivious to the dangers lurking in the shadows.

    For a moment it was like Milo knew they were watching as he seized all movement and looked up straight in the camera and everyone held their breath. A sudden loud growl brought them back in reality as Milo head snapped to the side.

      But before the small group could see anything else all the lights turned off, the screens became black and silence filled the void.

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