Imposter [Part 30]

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Fandom: Noblesse
Summary: Yuri wants to finish the job.
Notes: Among Us AU! :D
Rating: PG
Genre: Sci-fi
Word count: 1,032
Total word count: 24,518
Status: Work in progress



Yuri narrowed his eyes at the dark bloodstain on the ground. It was clear Tao had been found, and from the discarded water barrel, it was Em who had found him.

Hmm. He must have been slightly too late to 'just happen upon' Em killing Tao and reporting it.

But if there was no body... Either Em had disposed of it, or had brought Tao to the medbay.

Yuri sighed, heading out.

Em really was a failure. That was exactly why he'd set this up so Em would get spaced - there was no room in the Union for imposters who didn't do their mission.

* * *
There was no-one in the medbay when Yuri entered, and hmm.

But... There was one bed that had its curtain closed. That must be it.

Really, how annoying. Tao had been a thorn in Yuri's side from the start, from constantly pushing at the rules that were placed upon them, to claiming the security room as his.

It had made Yuri's work far more difficult than it should have been.

And then once they were here, Tao had jumped at the chance to bend the rules with the others, making Yuri reveal his name to placate the base group. Disgusting. The Union wouldn't want any of them working under them.

He would deal with Tao and Takeo first, and then start pruning off the useless crewmates in peace.

Really. Yuri sighed. Tao couldn't even die like he was supposed to.

He picked up a scalpel as he passed and flung open the curtain, scalpel at the ready.

Empty.

Even more annoying. Was Tao going to force him to waste time look-

"My, my, what's all this racket about?"

Yuri slipped the scalpel away from Frankenstein's view. "I was merely checking if your patient needed anything while you were away," Yuri said, smiling.

"Ah, I see." Frankenstein peered at the empty bed for a second, before sliding his gaze back to Yuri. "And I suppose you would very graciously give them some extra breathing holes, with that scalpel you've just apprehended?"

Damn, Frankenstein had seen him? Had he been too focused on trying to find Tao to see Frankenstein? "Of course not," Yuri said, exuding being harmless as much as possible. "But you can never be too careful with imposters around, of course."

Frankenstein raised his eyebrows. "You suspect Tao is an imposter?"

That hadn't been what he'd meant, but he could work with this. If Tao didn't die from his injuries, then he could convince Frankenstein to space him. "He is alone much of the time," Yuri said. "There is no-one else who can corroborate where he is, and if he murdered other crewmembers, then he would merely have to pretend he saw the others on camera, rather than he saw them in person."

"Interesting," Frankenstein said, "but then, why wouldn't he kill me while I was treating him?"

Yuri stilled. Tao had been conscious? Had he told Frankenstein anything? No. If he had, Frankenstein wouldn't be acting like this. "Imposters base instinct is to hide," Yuri said. "Tao must have been too weak from his injuries that he was worried he might not be able to take you down." Stroking another's ego also helped bring them to your side.

"I suppose," Frankenstein said. Hmm, not convincing enough. "Though, tell me," Frankenstein said, tilting his head. He studied Yuri as he stepped closer. "How did you know Tao had been injured in the first place?"

Wh-? "You were the one who mentioned Tao was the one who was injured?" There were only a few steps from where Yuri was to the wall behind him, and the only way out would be through Frankenstein. He tightened his hold on the scalpel as Frankenstein continued advancing on him.

"I may have mentioned Tao by name, yes, but according to you, you were acting the way you were because you knew Tao had been brought here."

Ah. Dammit. "I saw the bloodstain near Security," Yuri said, his mind working furiously, "and no body, so I guessed that someone must have been brought here."

"And who would be able to injure an imposter so much?" Frankenstein said, his voice going softer. "I would think an imposter would have an easier time getting away from the injuries that had been inflicted on Tao but-" He exhaled. "-I suppose being drugged would help with the process, hm?"

The blood drained from Yuri's face, leaving him cold. Frankenstein knew, and he was trapped here with him.

"You wouldn't happen to know how that happened, would you, Yuri?"

He wasn't sure if Frankenstein was blinking anymore, his gaze fixed on Yuri. "You, ah, leave the lab and medbay unattended for hours at a time so I'm sure-"

"Someone would know exactly where I stored my medication, what was in each of my vials, and what they do?"

Too close. Frankenstein was too close. Yuri had backed up a few steps, but when he sidestepped, Frankenstein moved to block him, not circle him. Frankenstein held nothing in his hands though. If he killed Frankenstein, he could pin that on Tao t-

"I must say," Frankenstein said, glancing at the scalpel with disdain, "your attempt to make it look like an imposter hurt Tao was miserable."

"Imposters-"

"Don't use drugs or leave someone to bleed out afterwards," Frankenstein interrupted, his lips a thin line. Of course, he would have seen what imposters had done to the others.

If Tao had died when he was meant to, then Yuri was sure Frankenstein wouldn't have realised he had been drugged.

"Really now," Frankenstein said with a sigh, "we don't draw out pain in those we kill."

Yuri sucked in a breath, his eyes widening. 'We'? Was Frankenstein-?

"Though for you-" A purple transformation spread out over Frankenstein's skin, his mouth splitting open to reveal a sea of needle-sharp teeth. Was his hair moving? Sharpening? Yuri's vision wavered, trying to understand what he was seeing. Frankenstein wasn't a solid purple, the colour constantly shifting to an almost black and back again like water. "-I might make an exception."

Frankenstein descended on him.