Pt24 - Tumblr Posts
Jr glares, “Look down there! Tell me what you see! Where is ALL that food going then?!” “How do you know this? Who told you about this?” Jr swallows and looks away, then looks back, “I had a friend… He was a changeling. He got put in there, but he used to sneak letters out to me...” Your heart speeds up a little, “Used to?” He nods, looking bitter, “They found out. I had got to where I came up here often. I watched it happen…” Your heart jumps to your throat and you barely get out, “Watched what happen?” He points, “They dragged him to the edge of the city. Shot him in the head. They just left him there for the clean up crew to pick up…” You turn your head away. There's so much to process… You look back at him, “I don’t understand. Why would they be MEAN to them? I understand containing them, but it just doesn’t seem realistic that they’d just torture an entire species unnecessarily…” Jr shrugs in defeat, “It’s easier to control a broken people, rather than a thriving nation. If they were strong, they could break out. Better to beat them down and starve them and let them die…” Tears prick at your eyes and you turn away quickly, looking back out, “But there are children out there…” Jr snorts, “Baby monsters you mean? Well, I mean, I’m sure at least half are werewolves. The rest are changelings, mimics, anything that can transform into a wolf. Even if they’re in full control while changed. Even if the moon doesn’t affect them. If any wolf DNA is in you, you’re classified a monster.” You blink away your tears. You will NOT cry in front of Jr. Though this IS horrible. You wish there was some way you could help them. But you know storming around yelling at people isn’t going to change anything. You have no powers to speak of. You’re probably the closest to human that exists. You don’t even have super speed, one of the most basic powers out there, that almost everyone has.You wouldn’t stand a chance against anyone. You’d just end up in jail, stuck, or dead, and then REALLY not stand a chance… Helplessness wells up in you and you lean over the wall, trying to distract yourself. You look for anything interesting. Livestock, trees, anything that's not the people. You can feel Jr's intense stare burning into you. You refuse to look at him. Suddenly a strong gust of wind sweeps by and you scream as it knocks you off balance. You topple over the wall, limbs flailing. “NO!!!” Your desperate wail is snatched away by the wind…
A hand clamps around your wrist and a moment of relief washes over you as you jerk to a halt. That moment only lasts a second. There’s a lurch and you see the moment of panic on Jr’s face, then you’re both plummeting down the wall. Jr scrabbles desperately at the wall, nails breaking and hands and knees being ripped to shreds. But he finds purchase. You feel your arm jerked violently and wail at the sudden stop. Jr groans, clinging to a ridiculously small crevice in the wall. How did he even get his fingers IN that?! He grunts, “Get a hold of the wall idiot!” You gasp, realizing you’ve just been hanging there, staring at Jr’s hand. You scrabble for purchase, finding it eventually, and you both begin slowly, agonizingly, climbing back up. Jr is cursing violently under his breath, entire body trembling. He looks close to tears… You gasp, “It’s ok Jr… We’re alive.. We’ll get back up… It’s ok…” He doesn’t respond, seeming more and more upset the closer to the top you get. You’re almost climbing back over, reaching safe ground, when guards come running up. Jr lets go…