User: DragonOfEmber
Name: Leelan
Story: [minimum 400 words]
In a house of stars, I lay waiting, my breath coming out in deep pants that I smother with my tail. The gem in my chest is debilitating, weakening the beat of my heart and lowering my lung capacity.
They don't notice me as they pass where I am hidden. The tiny breath I let out in relief is all I allow myself before I scramble to my feet, taking off as fast as I can. Without the use of my front legs, my balance is a bit off. I have to use my tail more than most, but I've gotten used to it.
I dart across the hall, the shimmering lights above my head seeming to watch my every move. I listen carefully for the sounds of frantic voices, but no one has said a word. Perhaps now, I can make a break for it...?
I scamper across the aluminium floor, my nails scratching and sliding in an attempt to find purchase on the slippery floor. The door is right there in front of me - right there - when I feel the tell-tale pinch of the dart sink into my skin. The effects are immediate, my vision rapidly sinking into the awaiting darkness. The last thing I remember before the world goes dark is the sound of my body hitting the floor.
"Test subject 5489, why do you keep making us capture you? Your attempts are getting old." The detached voice echos as I wake up, my head reeling. "You are never going to get out of here."
I roar in retaliation, screeching in indignation. I'd made a promise to the stars once that I would escape this place, that I would get out, but it seems that the world is working against me, not just those keeping me here.
I can get out of here. I know I can. Someday, one of my attempts will work, and I will be free of this place. They won't kill me, I know this. They've stated it before, to make me more comfortable, more compliant. The only thing it did for me was make me want to get away even more.
"No more attempts now, 5489." The voice said, making me angrier. I knew, for now, there would be no escape. I sighed, laying down on the straw put in my cage, drifting off into a dreamless sleep once more. "It's time to let things be as they were meant to."
[Wordcount: 409/Character count 2091 including spaces]
Extras:
Leelan's power is creating fissures in the ground, where lava will spew through. She can heat up the ground enough to create her own lava that will run through the fissures she makes. She hasn't found what power she has yet, though she will in the near future!!
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