Chapter 21 - Prey

Gabriel had no idea where he was going. All he knew was that he needed to get the heck out of this god awful place and never come back. There was nothing here but horrendous nightmares. The torture was never ending.

Kicking a door down, Gabriel looked around. By the looks of it, he was in some kind of incinerator room. Exploring the area, he quickly realized that the furnace was a great place to hide inside. All he needed to do was to distinguish the flames. Finding a power outlet, the man used his green Grabpack hand to deactivate the fire. In less than a minute, the flames died down. And just in time too. Groans and moans could be heard in the distance and they were coming closer.

Mommy was coming.

Climbing inside the furnace, Gabriel went all the way to the back. He turned around, only to realize that the furnace doors were still open. Thinking quickly, he shot both Grabpack hands forward and shut the doors in the nick of time. Mommy walked past, laughing to herself, "Just wait until I find you player... I'll have you begging for mercy..."

"Please go away, please go away," Gabriel whispered under his breath repeatedly. He never once turned his gaze away from the doors, anxiously waiting for Mommy to leave. He prayed that she would willingly leave and not even bother checking the furnace. Perhaps God heard his prayers because the giant spider-like toy moved on, taking her search to some other room. Waiting for a moment, Gabriel crept towards the entrance of the furnace and cracked open the door. The coast was clear so he stepped out.

"And WHERE do you think YOU'RE going?" Mommy's voice boomed. Her hand shot out from nowhere and slammed on the ground just an inch away from Gabriel's left foot. Leaping out of the way, the middle aged man rolled across the floor. When he finally came to a stop, he looked up. Perched atop the furnace, Mommy grinned evilly. "You lose," she cooed, "Time to die."

"NO!" Gabriel screamed. Jumping to his feet, he whirled around and sprinted out of the incinerator room. He could hear Mommy right behind him, she was hot on his heels. But he didn't dare to look back. He kept his eyes on the road ahead of him. No time for unnecessary distractions.

Oh no. There was a gaping hole up ahead. There was a small ledge on the other side. Maybe he could get lucky and jump across? Well, there was only one way to find out. Picking up speed, Gabriel took a flying leap of faith...

...and missed his target.

Screaming, Gabriel fell quite a few meters into a dark hole. He managed to land on his feet but it was excruciatingly painful to do so. His boots felt wet, he was standing in water. It appeared that he was in a sewer system. Hearing Mommy's maniacal laughter above his head, Gabriel knew he shouldn't stay long. Forcing himself to start running all over again, he navigated his way through the dark tunnels of the sewer.

The sewer split off into two paths. A pink hand reached out from one of these paths. Narrowly avoiding it, Gabriel went down the other way. His ears were ringing with the sounds of unholy groaning and creepy childlike laughter. Swerving left and right as hands reached out to grab him, the middle aged man spotted a light up ahead. Lifting his gaze, he saw a single bar high above. Without a moment's hesitation, he fired the blue Grabpack hand upwards and pulled himself out of the sewers.

Gabriel was back in the factory. It was a long hallway with flickering lights. Allowing himself to walk instead of run, the man approached the other end of the corridor. Another door, another blue hand scanner. There was nothing else to do so Gabriel aimed and fired the blue Grabpack hand once again. He watched the scan, tapping his foot patiently.

"THERE YOU ARE!" Mommy's voice cried out.

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