Imposter [Part 29]
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esp_dragonv2Fandom: Noblesse
Summary: M-21 finds Tao.
Notes: Among Us AU! :D
Rating: PG
Genre: Sci-fi
Word count: 719
Total word count: 23,486
Status: Work in progress
M-21 grumbled as he carried the water barrel through the base. Why the fuck was the water so far away from O2? Why wasn't there a system...
He slowed, frowning. There were blood droplets on the floor. He followed the trail, his frown deepening. The trail went towards Security, not out to where whoever could go to the medbay.
An accident at Electrical? Those were usually burns though, not-
M-21 froze, seeing the body strewn across the floor, blood trailing from him. Black suit.
Tao?
He shoved the barrel to the side, running up to him. Tao was covered in bruises, blood dripping down from a wound under his hair.
Frankenstein wouldn't attack Tao, M-21 knew that. There weren't any other imposters either. Then who-?
He stilled at Tao dragging in a breath, his eyes still closed.
Oh.
Frankenstein wouldn't leave the person he'd attacked alive either; he'd seen what he'd done to Kranz.
None of this made sense, but he could think about it later. Or Frankenstein would.
M-21 picked up Tao's helmet, which had fallen just out of reach and put it on Tao. When he picked Tao up, he frowned. Tao was too floppy, his arm moving at the wrong angle. Broken bones...?
No time.
He dashed out.
* * *
[Frankenstein! Get in the medbay!]
Frankenstein frowned, but put down their notes, heading for the medbay. Em never sounded that frantic. What had happened?
When they exited decontamination, Em whirled to see them, revealing the blood across his silver suit. It looked wrong though - it wasn't a blood splatter, more like-
"Tao's hurt!"
-he'd been carrying a bleeding body.
"What happened?" they said, hurrying over. Tao was on one of the beds-
They narrowed their eyes at the state Tao was in. If Em had brought Tao in alive, then he hadn't done it. And Tao wouldn't be alive either if Em had attacked him. As it was, Tao was barely breathing and didn't sound like he would be for much longer.
"Can you get me a needle, tourniquet, and vial?" they asked. They knew Em had poked around their drawers enough to know where everything was.
They heard Em rush to do it while they grabbed the scanner. Broken bones, internal bleeding, damn.
The 'suit would need to come off to deal with it all.
Frankenstein transformed, hooking their claws at Tao's collar. They paused, studying Tao's face. Pale, blue-tinged lips weren't unusual for lack of blood, but that made the small needle mark at Tao's neck stand out even more, the area red.
Drugged?
Imposters didn't use drugs to subdue or kill. Nor did they drag out the death either.
But there was no-one else in the crew who had access to their-
Yuri.
With a hiss they tore through Tao's 'suit, seeing the full extent of what had been done to him, fury thrumming through them.
It was only a possibility though. Not concrete. They didn't have proof.
It would be rather unfair if they had played by the rules in the meetings beforehand, to then decide Yuri was the guilty party and space him, wouldn't it?
They could think about it later, once they had saved Tao.
* * *
Muzaka hummed as he entered Medbay, scanning for -
Em growled at him before seeing it was him. Even then, Em continued to glower at him.
Huh? Em wasn't usually that prickly.
"Who is-?" Frankenstein looked over his shoulder and oh, that wasn't one of Frankenstein's projects.
"What happened?" Not someone in a 'suit, which had to mean something real bad happened.
"Poison," Frankenstein said, his voice weary. "Among a litany of other things, but he should pull through."
Frankenstein sighed, shaking his head. He stilled, grimacing. "Ah, I need to keep an eye on him, but Tao had been looking for Takeo before Em found him, and I fear Takeo might be in a similar position, if not worse."
Shit. "I'll go look for him."
Frankenstein smiled at him. "Thank you. His wallet is on the table," he said, nodding to it, "in case Takeo is in their room."
"Got it." The first stop would be to check the biometrics table in the office, just to make sure Takeo was still alive. Then he could try to find him.
Summary: M-21 finds Tao.
Notes: Among Us AU! :D
Rating: PG
Genre: Sci-fi
Word count: 719
Total word count: 23,486
Status: Work in progress
M-21 grumbled as he carried the water barrel through the base. Why the fuck was the water so far away from O2? Why wasn't there a system...
He slowed, frowning. There were blood droplets on the floor. He followed the trail, his frown deepening. The trail went towards Security, not out to where whoever could go to the medbay.
An accident at Electrical? Those were usually burns though, not-
M-21 froze, seeing the body strewn across the floor, blood trailing from him. Black suit.
Tao?
He shoved the barrel to the side, running up to him. Tao was covered in bruises, blood dripping down from a wound under his hair.
Frankenstein wouldn't attack Tao, M-21 knew that. There weren't any other imposters either. Then who-?
He stilled at Tao dragging in a breath, his eyes still closed.
Oh.
Frankenstein wouldn't leave the person he'd attacked alive either; he'd seen what he'd done to Kranz.
None of this made sense, but he could think about it later. Or Frankenstein would.
M-21 picked up Tao's helmet, which had fallen just out of reach and put it on Tao. When he picked Tao up, he frowned. Tao was too floppy, his arm moving at the wrong angle. Broken bones...?
No time.
He dashed out.
[Frankenstein! Get in the medbay!]
Frankenstein frowned, but put down their notes, heading for the medbay. Em never sounded that frantic. What had happened?
When they exited decontamination, Em whirled to see them, revealing the blood across his silver suit. It looked wrong though - it wasn't a blood splatter, more like-
"Tao's hurt!"
-he'd been carrying a bleeding body.
"What happened?" they said, hurrying over. Tao was on one of the beds-
They narrowed their eyes at the state Tao was in. If Em had brought Tao in alive, then he hadn't done it. And Tao wouldn't be alive either if Em had attacked him. As it was, Tao was barely breathing and didn't sound like he would be for much longer.
"Can you get me a needle, tourniquet, and vial?" they asked. They knew Em had poked around their drawers enough to know where everything was.
They heard Em rush to do it while they grabbed the scanner. Broken bones, internal bleeding, damn.
The 'suit would need to come off to deal with it all.
Frankenstein transformed, hooking their claws at Tao's collar. They paused, studying Tao's face. Pale, blue-tinged lips weren't unusual for lack of blood, but that made the small needle mark at Tao's neck stand out even more, the area red.
Drugged?
Imposters didn't use drugs to subdue or kill. Nor did they drag out the death either.
But there was no-one else in the crew who had access to their-
Yuri.
With a hiss they tore through Tao's 'suit, seeing the full extent of what had been done to him, fury thrumming through them.
It was only a possibility though. Not concrete. They didn't have proof.
It would be rather unfair if they had played by the rules in the meetings beforehand, to then decide Yuri was the guilty party and space him, wouldn't it?
They could think about it later, once they had saved Tao.
Muzaka hummed as he entered Medbay, scanning for -
Em growled at him before seeing it was him. Even then, Em continued to glower at him.
Huh? Em wasn't usually that prickly.
"Who is-?" Frankenstein looked over his shoulder and oh, that wasn't one of Frankenstein's projects.
"What happened?" Not someone in a 'suit, which had to mean something real bad happened.
"Poison," Frankenstein said, his voice weary. "Among a litany of other things, but he should pull through."
Frankenstein sighed, shaking his head. He stilled, grimacing. "Ah, I need to keep an eye on him, but Tao had been looking for Takeo before Em found him, and I fear Takeo might be in a similar position, if not worse."
Shit. "I'll go look for him."
Frankenstein smiled at him. "Thank you. His wallet is on the table," he said, nodding to it, "in case Takeo is in their room."
"Got it." The first stop would be to check the biometrics table in the office, just to make sure Takeo was still alive. Then he could try to find him.