Tales From The Basement
You were looking for something to do with your life, and you've come this far so
"Ben do you need some help fighting these things?"
Ben is taken back
"Are you serious? Suzy, while I appreciate your willingness to help, I think this is a bit much for you. Maybe if you were Kelly it would be a different story. You don't think Kelly would believe you if you told them what was going on down here do you?"
The pair of you laugh a little at that silly question.
"Ben why don't you just drag the bodies of one of them up here and show everyone?"
"I thought about that, except it's the damnedest thing. They fucking dissolve shortly after they get killed. I thought about catching one alive, but I doubt if I could do it myself and how am I going to drag one of those heavy things up a ladder while it's kicking, biting, clawing and screeching at me in a net?"
"Well how about Peter?"
"Peter? What the hell is he going to do? Dress up in lingerie and be bait?"
You laugh again.
"As long as it isn't in my clothes he can, but you are aware of his film aspirations aren't you?"
"I dunno I haven't seen him lately, the last thing I remember was him playing with dolls."
"Well he's been in love with filming every little thing he sees lately. Seems like he'd help film something like this so there was proof. I mean I suppose we could do it without him, but I figure he's got some better connections, us being recluses and all."
"Hmm, maybe. Alright, get him down here. I won't change the entrance again for awhile."
You leave the bunker and go to Peter who is predictably filming unimportant shit around the house. Kevin thankfully seems to be in a corner nodding out from his recent heroin fix.
Peter is surprisingly difficult to drag back to the bunker. He scoffs at the idea that you know what would be good material to record. But after promising him some of your pink underwear with the hearts on them, he agrees.
You and Peter head back to the bunker where Ben is in full battle mode. He tells you and Peter to stay behind him the whole time.
You follow Ben into the lower tunnel where more of those Chulocks are. The noise Ben makes attract them.
Peter is dumbstruck by what he sees through his camera and records the whole gruesome incident.
Afterwards Peter shows the whole family the tape and unfortunately almost no one wants to help. Uncle Ed is intrigued, but says he needs to be moving on with other things and wishes you luck. Donna is terrified and runs away from home. Moonshadow doesn't approve of your willingness to destroy living beings and also leaves with Tommy.
As for Dad he's so drunk he just thinks you guys are watching a horror movie.
Fortunately Kelly who practically sees herself as one of the "defenders" of the McCray household is willing to help out and you all take the fight to the Chulocks.
All goes well for awhile. The family that's left is focused on goal of battling the Chulocks. It's probably the closest all of you have been in .well ever.
The problem lies with the arrangement. Ben is still doing most of fighting. Kelly is still the main bread winner of the house and as such can't really do any fighting (Indeed she does enough of that at her jobs!) Peter is almost more of a hindrance. He's so eager to get more footage of the creatures; Ben has to bail his ass out most of the time. As for you, well you try, and you do alright, but ultimately it's going to take more people to wipe out all the Chulocks as the deeper you go the more of them there are and there doesn't seem to be an end to them.
Then it all starts to break down. You begin to suggest reinforcing the bunker with thick concrete and steel so that the Chulocks can't enter anymore. You figure that they'll probably dig elsewhere for better picking. Ben argues that you need to exterminate all of them. Peter agrees, but his reasons are different than Ben's. Kelly says she doesn't give a shit, just follow through with a plan.
So extermination it is. During the discussion Peter says he can't wait to present this to the world. You're actually surprised he hasn't been uploading it to the internet in sequences, but he states he wants the whole "epic" before unleashing this masterpiece in its entirety.
This causes an argument with Ben who has never been fond of the idea of showing this to the world since he's starting to really believe that the government is behind the Chulocks. Peter says if they are then this would be a good way to expose them.
The final foray isn't pretty. You, Ben and Peter descend down as usual. The initial attack goes well. Then the next. And then the next. In fact you're doing very well, a little too well.
Eventually you go the deepest you've ever been and find the largest group of Chulocks ever. Ben wastes no time and starts throw grenades. Explosions occur and body parts start to fly. Unfortunately being underground this isn't the best place for explosions.
All three of you hightail it out of the area. Peter trips on something and falls. He cries out for you and Ben. You're about to go back for him, but Ben roughly pushes you forward and says he's done for and that you have to move.
You get the very real impression, Ben wanted him to die.
The collapsing tunnel is followed by an ambush. Apparently the Chulocks were a lot smarter than you thought and dug their own hidden passages and waited for you to be in so deep in their home that you wouldn't be able to escape effectively.
Ben fights valiantly, but the sheer number of them take him down. You see him gruesomely ripped to shreds before your eyes. Your fate is probably less pleasant.
The Chulocks apparently aren't just fond of breeding with each other, but are attracted to your "scent" as well. Your clothing is ripped off and you are forced to the ground, beaten, bloody and ultimately violated several times.
The terror and pain is so great that you actually pass out. For a couple days you're in those tunnels in a barely conscious state. You don't come to until several figures in hazmat suits surround you.
"Sir we've got them all, found this camcorder too."
"Good. So has the house been exterminated too?"
"Yes, only two inside. We'll be tracking the others down from this family soon."
"Hey this one's still breathing. Christ, do you think they did what I THINK they did to her?"
"Well it would explain why they didn't kill her. Better take her back to the lab for examination. Should be interesting to say the least. Alright boys let's move out."
You are whisked away to a top secret lab. Your nine month stay is not a pleasant one and ultimately fatal when you give birth.
"Ben do you need some help fighting these things?"
Ben is taken back
"Are you serious? Suzy, while I appreciate your willingness to help, I think this is a bit much for you. Maybe if you were Kelly it would be a different story. You don't think Kelly would believe you if you told them what was going on down here do you?"
The pair of you laugh a little at that silly question.
"Ben why don't you just drag the bodies of one of them up here and show everyone?"
"I thought about that, except it's the damnedest thing. They fucking dissolve shortly after they get killed. I thought about catching one alive, but I doubt if I could do it myself and how am I going to drag one of those heavy things up a ladder while it's kicking, biting, clawing and screeching at me in a net?"
"Well how about Peter?"
"Peter? What the hell is he going to do? Dress up in lingerie and be bait?"
You laugh again.
"As long as it isn't in my clothes he can, but you are aware of his film aspirations aren't you?"
"I dunno I haven't seen him lately, the last thing I remember was him playing with dolls."
"Well he's been in love with filming every little thing he sees lately. Seems like he'd help film something like this so there was proof. I mean I suppose we could do it without him, but I figure he's got some better connections, us being recluses and all."
"Hmm, maybe. Alright, get him down here. I won't change the entrance again for awhile."
You leave the bunker and go to Peter who is predictably filming unimportant shit around the house. Kevin thankfully seems to be in a corner nodding out from his recent heroin fix.
Peter is surprisingly difficult to drag back to the bunker. He scoffs at the idea that you know what would be good material to record. But after promising him some of your pink underwear with the hearts on them, he agrees.
You and Peter head back to the bunker where Ben is in full battle mode. He tells you and Peter to stay behind him the whole time.
You follow Ben into the lower tunnel where more of those Chulocks are. The noise Ben makes attract them.
Peter is dumbstruck by what he sees through his camera and records the whole gruesome incident.
Afterwards Peter shows the whole family the tape and unfortunately almost no one wants to help. Uncle Ed is intrigued, but says he needs to be moving on with other things and wishes you luck. Donna is terrified and runs away from home. Moonshadow doesn't approve of your willingness to destroy living beings and also leaves with Tommy.
As for Dad he's so drunk he just thinks you guys are watching a horror movie.
Fortunately Kelly who practically sees herself as one of the "defenders" of the McCray household is willing to help out and you all take the fight to the Chulocks.
All goes well for awhile. The family that's left is focused on goal of battling the Chulocks. It's probably the closest all of you have been in .well ever.
The problem lies with the arrangement. Ben is still doing most of fighting. Kelly is still the main bread winner of the house and as such can't really do any fighting (Indeed she does enough of that at her jobs!) Peter is almost more of a hindrance. He's so eager to get more footage of the creatures; Ben has to bail his ass out most of the time. As for you, well you try, and you do alright, but ultimately it's going to take more people to wipe out all the Chulocks as the deeper you go the more of them there are and there doesn't seem to be an end to them.
Then it all starts to break down. You begin to suggest reinforcing the bunker with thick concrete and steel so that the Chulocks can't enter anymore. You figure that they'll probably dig elsewhere for better picking. Ben argues that you need to exterminate all of them. Peter agrees, but his reasons are different than Ben's. Kelly says she doesn't give a shit, just follow through with a plan.
So extermination it is. During the discussion Peter says he can't wait to present this to the world. You're actually surprised he hasn't been uploading it to the internet in sequences, but he states he wants the whole "epic" before unleashing this masterpiece in its entirety.
This causes an argument with Ben who has never been fond of the idea of showing this to the world since he's starting to really believe that the government is behind the Chulocks. Peter says if they are then this would be a good way to expose them.
The final foray isn't pretty. You, Ben and Peter descend down as usual. The initial attack goes well. Then the next. And then the next. In fact you're doing very well, a little too well.
Eventually you go the deepest you've ever been and find the largest group of Chulocks ever. Ben wastes no time and starts throw grenades. Explosions occur and body parts start to fly. Unfortunately being underground this isn't the best place for explosions.
All three of you hightail it out of the area. Peter trips on something and falls. He cries out for you and Ben. You're about to go back for him, but Ben roughly pushes you forward and says he's done for and that you have to move.
You get the very real impression, Ben wanted him to die.
The collapsing tunnel is followed by an ambush. Apparently the Chulocks were a lot smarter than you thought and dug their own hidden passages and waited for you to be in so deep in their home that you wouldn't be able to escape effectively.
Ben fights valiantly, but the sheer number of them take him down. You see him gruesomely ripped to shreds before your eyes. Your fate is probably less pleasant.
The Chulocks apparently aren't just fond of breeding with each other, but are attracted to your "scent" as well. Your clothing is ripped off and you are forced to the ground, beaten, bloody and ultimately violated several times.
The terror and pain is so great that you actually pass out. For a couple days you're in those tunnels in a barely conscious state. You don't come to until several figures in hazmat suits surround you.
"Sir we've got them all, found this camcorder too."
"Good. So has the house been exterminated too?"
"Yes, only two inside. We'll be tracking the others down from this family soon."
"Hey this one's still breathing. Christ, do you think they did what I THINK they did to her?"
"Well it would explain why they didn't kill her. Better take her back to the lab for examination. Should be interesting to say the least. Alright boys let's move out."
You are whisked away to a top secret lab. Your nine month stay is not a pleasant one and ultimately fatal when you give birth.
