Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters, they are the result of the brilliance of Whats-his-name who wrote hellboy the comic books and the-other-whats-his-name for making the movie. I just like to play with them, that's all grin Enjoy! Or don't, I don't really care...
Chapter 1
The sunlight filtered through clear blue-green water, sending patterns of light dancing across Abe's body. He smiled as he drifted languidly through the expanse of near-empty water, and watching a school of fish meander along, the light reflecting off their prismatic scales. Abe grinned mischievously as he took a deep breath, and took off as fast as he could right through the school, and laughed over his shoulder as the fish scattered in all directions. He continued on zig-zagging and somersaulting like a bat out of hell, revelling in the sheer exhilaration of the immense space that was around him. After a few minutes he began to slow down, tiring himself with the helter-skelter pace, his gills going a mile a minute trying to catch his breath.
As he drifted on a feeling of ominous foreboding came over him. Slowly he noticed the water seemed to become more resistant then before, and darker. As he drifted on his sense of the surrounding lake began to change. The carefree sense of freedom seemed to be slipping away to be replaced by a feeling of vulnerability. He suddenly became aware of the fact that the empty expanse offered no place to hide. Abe also noticed that though he'd been drifting slowly for a few minutes, he didn't seem to be able to catch his breath. In fact, he seemed to be having a harder and harder time breathing at all. Abe felt a moments panic as he gasped for breath, unable to find any respite in the water entering his lungs. He noticed the clearness of the water had slowly vanished, being replaced by a thick ooze that did nothing for his oxygen-starved body. He desperately swam to the surface. Dry Air would be better then this sludge that only a moment ago seemed clean and beautiful. What had happened to his beautiful lake, he wondered as he strove for the surface, to his beautiful freedom?
Then a thought broke through his panicked mind, giving his something to grasp on to, A Dream! It must be a dream! Wake UP Abe! He thought to himself. Dammit, Wake UP!
Still desperately struggling for the surface, his hand finally broke through and he felt a moments hope. This was his dream right? So if he thought air would save him, then it would, RIGHT? The edges of his vision had started to fade as his head broke through the surface of the water. He expelled the poisoned sludge from his lungs and took a deep breath of fresh, clean air. His heart and breathing calmed down as he felt his panic lessen. He was free again, at least for a little while. The crisis was past, the nightmare was beaten, now he just had to wake up, and maybe the spinning in his head would go away. In all this life, he couldn't ever remember having such a realistic and convincing dream, it was freaking him out.
He slowed his breathing and focussed his mind on one goal. 'Wake up.' He said, out loud this time, 'Wake UP!'
Confused at the lack of his normal control, he opened his eyes he'd screwed up in concentration, just as a pair of hands grabbed him from behind, nearly strangling him and forcing him back under the water. He gasped in surprise and inhaled a lung-full of the tainted water, and instantly felt his dizziness increase ten-fold. He struggled and twisted against the fists in white rubber gloves that seemed to have a death grip on him, but he could find no strength in his limbs. He managed to twist around a bit, and sink his teeth into the arm holding him firm. The hands let go, pulling back in shock, and Abe heard a muffled curse come from his attacker above the water. He swam back a few paces, and resurfaced, coughing the water from his lungs. His head absolutely swam from the lack of oxygen and the effects of the tainted water. Abe drifted backwards as he tried to catch his breath, and felt back come up against something solid. He turned around in surprise to see the glass window looking out into the library of the B.P.R.D.
"What the hell is going on! Wake up!" Abe said again, once more trying to force himself to consciousness. This was all too weird, and coming from a fish-man, that was saying something.
"Ah, but you are awake fish-boy." Replied the man responsible for his earlier attack with an evil laugh. "So do us a favour and come over here so we can grab you and get out of here." He grinned and continued, "You'll only make things worse for yourself by flapping around like a drowned fish!" The man laughed at his own pathetic attempt at wit.
Even through the spinning of his head Abe could here the lack of intellegence in the man's voice. Though even if he was a complete dolt, he was still a bit of a problem. He was standing on the platform in front of the only entrance/exit to Abe's living quarters. If he wanted to get out and sound the alarm, he'd have to get past him first, which normally wouldn't have been much of a problem, but right now Abe was having trouble even staying afloat. The murky water that now filled his tank seemed to suck at his already tired limbs.
How was he to get out of this mess? He thought to himself. What wouldn't he give to have Hellboy stroll in right then, announcing his inability to sleep. Fat chance of that though, he'd better come up with something else.
So...whadja think? If ya liked it, please tell me! If ya hated it.. you can tell me why, but please don't just tell me you hated it cause it sucked, ok? Cool, I'd like to get like... 5 reviews or so before I post the next bit up, so if you want more, review!
Thanks!