You were almost there. You were so close.

Almost there to the crystal and to freedom. Now, you think you just have to head down an elevator.

You started walking to the lever to pull it, the light still green. You reached for it, but distant thudding from the other large door was heard. You looked, pausing. Nothing happened. So you turn back to the lever and reach to pull it again. More thudding. You turned around fully, approaching the door slightly as it was pried open. Sebastian’s angler bulb flicked on as he looked up, seeing you. “You,” he reacted in slight surprise.

You tried to make a break for it, but you tripped and fell, and Sebastian was already where you were. He picked you up by the oxygen tanks you had on your back, holding you up to the side and a bit above his eye level, and he punched the bridge of his ‘nose’ with an exhausted sigh escaping him. “Do you have any idea how long I’ve been hunting you down?” He started out, looking at you square in the eyes. “I’d say you either really suck at surviving down here, or you were making it torturous for me.” He rubbed his forehead a bit, turning his head away a bit, still holding you in the air, before he started chuckling. “No…you knew what you were doing. All too well. Popping by every now and then when you really needed some supplies, then leaving like it was a normal day.” He chuckled more. “It’s TORTURE, darling,” he told you, his blue eyes turning black with blue pupils. He let out another chuckle, his eyes turning back to normal, closing his eyes for a second as he took a deep breath, and spoke again. “Well, not anymore, darling,” he added on, his tone having a bit of a sharper edge to it. “You’re not going ANYWHERE,” He nearly yelled s he slammed you into the ground, his hand remaining on the oxygen tanks, keeping his vice grip on them. He leaned down to your level more, his eyes back black with blue pupils. “As long as I’m around,” he practically purred into your ear, “you’re never getting out of this hellhole. If you die, I’ll know, and I’ll get to capture you all other again~” he chuckled darkly, his claws digging into the metal on the floor and he made a deep claw mark in it, the sound of it scraping softly heard, but he withdrawled his hand, and started dragging you to….okay, that you don’t know.