Among Us: Origin Story
Chapter 59: Getting Worse

It's been 5 years, but the aid plane requested by Black hasn't arrived yet. Black waited patiently.

They were not calm about the place. Several times they got attacks from the tentacles of the Impostor. Red is the most frequently targeted. It makes him weaker and ends up spending more time in the room.

That condition changed them. Black who used to look fresh and always smiling, is now a sullen and more often silent. Lime had never been angry again, but she was depressed. Yellow and Pink rarely interact with each other. Blue is also quiet. Brown looked tired of the situation.

Today, they will do the task. As usual, Red was not with them. Red starts to get sickly easily. He often has a fever and is not strong anymore with the temperature in Polus. Brown himself also did not know what the cure for Red's pain was.

Black walked gontai towards the comunication. Perform his mandatory routine, contact Mira HQ. This time he could not stand it anymore and directly attacked Mr. Leon with questions.

"Where's that relief plane you promised? It's been 5 years and I can't stand all this anymore. Impostor was constantly attacking us, Red was sick, and some of us were also feeling not okay. You better tell me the truth!" Black exclaimed furiously. He was expressing his emotions that he had been holding on to.

Mr. Leon looked at her with a flat gaze. He's used to dealing with astronauts who run out of patience like Black.

"They get into trouble on the way, so it's too late to get there. I'm sure they'll be here soon" replied Mr. Leon.

Black chuckled furiously and then turned off the communication connection unilaterally. Mr. Leon's expression did not change at all when he saw the dark screen in front of him.

"The boy was really disrespectful. I advise you to fire him" commented one of the communications officers, who is older than Black.

"no need. I'm used to dealing with something like this" replied Mr. Leon and left.

Black left the place and worked on his task. He walks lazily to his task places. He's been doing that routine every day and for the first time he's feeling saturated.

He began to be haunted by a sense of insecurity. He was worried about the fate of the Crewmates. Did he manage to take them away from that place?

Black leaned against the storage wall and cried. The crying that he had been holding, finally came off as well.

"White, how's this? I can't anymore, I can't anymore" Black lamented in a stifled tone.

He felt his back was so heavy, shouldering an enormous responsibility. It felt like he was unable to get up again.

"Black, what's wrong with you?" Ask Red who just got into storage.

Black was surprised, "Red? Why are you out?" He asked as he looked at the pale and thin Red.

"I wasn't comfortable in my room, so I went out looking for you. Are you... crying?" Red asked while looking at Black's face.

Black did not answer. Being asked like that made her tears flow again. Red sat down to the same level as him and hugged Black. Black hugged her back.

"I'm sorry, Red. I'm sorry I couldn't protect you and the others from Impostor. I'm really a poor Captain's replacement. Had White been alive, this would not have happened. You definitely won't be sickly going on and our relationship won't be like this" Black said with tears streaming down.

"It's not your fault, Black. You've done all your work well. Actually, this is all because of me, there is a distance in all of our relationships. If only I were stronger, you wouldn't have to worry so much and wouldn't be stressed from thinking about me" Red replied and started coughing.

Black hugged Red's body tightly to give it a warm feeling. After Black stopped crying and Red stopped coughing, Black started talking again.

"It's not your fault, Red. I promise to take revenge on Impostor for what he did to White and take you all away from here" Black said solemnly.

"I'll wait for that" Red replied with a warm smile.

The two of them stood up and Black escorted Red to his room. After that, he continued to work on the task. During the task, he was constantly thinking about his words just now.

He had a feeling that not all of them would have left safely from that place. But right now, her priorities are only Red and Brown.

Not being unfair with the other Crewmate. But Black knows that there's a big secret behind Red that Red doesn't know about. So the plan now is to want to uncover that secret. But before that, there must be something prepared.

After completing the task, Black returned to his room and locked the door. He pulled out a camera that was placed on the table to record himself. But before he started recording, he pondered again. Anything he wants to say.

Black took a deep breath and then exhaled. He started recording himself. Everything he thought about was on the tape.

After recording, Black keeps the tape in a small box in which there are also objects that want to be given to Red. Black remembered something and took out a piece of paper and wrote a message inside. After that, he folded the paper and put it in the box.

"Hey, Brown," Black said to Brown, who was busy with the sample.

"Hi, Black. How are you?" Brown asked and turned his attention away from the tubes.

"good. I want to talk to you, ", Black replied and sat down.

Brown sat down next to him, "What do you want to talk about?"

"So, I have a feeling that not all of us who are here will leave safely. So this is just in case if for example I'm part of that 'not all."

"But what if I don't survive?" Ask Brown.

"You'll definitely survive. I will guarantee that," Black replied with a confident smile.

Then he stretched out the box, "In this box, there is something very important and very secret. If I don't survive, I want you to give this to Red. You don't have to look at the contents because I'm going to tell you right now" Black explained.

"Why do you trust me so much?" Brown asked but had not received the box.

Black sighed, "Since Impostor's arrival, it's only you, Red, and White that I've trusted. I'm determined to protect you anyway" Black replied.

Brown was silent as he stared at the box. Then he looked at Black's face. Her memories of when she was in high school reappeared. She remembers that Black was the one who helped her and White to date and eventually got married. He also still remembered how trusting White was to Black, even though he was always toying with his duties.

Brown sighed and then received the box, "I'll do it" Brown replied.

Meanwhile, somewhere else...

Blue took a walk outside while pondering. He thought about his relationship with Red that didn't get along. But somehow she feels like she wants to mend her relationship with Red.

He was always bothering the guy, but that doesn't mean he hates him. Blue only likes to see the face of people who are angry, according to him it is like a little entertainment for him.

That's why at The Skeld that time, when Purple hit Red's head to faint. He felt worried and uncomfortable for Red. Because he knows exactly the limits.

"It shouldn't be so bad, right?" Blue asked herself when she got into O2.

Suddenly the door leading to the electrical closed itself. Blue was surprised but immediately opened it by using the buttons next to the door.

But he had not finished yet, someone was already standing behind him holding a knife.

JLB!

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Hello everybody. Sorry if suddenly this story does not connect with the previous chapter. Now I want to make an announcement.

So now the author is already in grade 3 of High School and now again focus on practice exams and preparation for the graduation exam later. This makes the author no longer have time to write. But that doesn't mean I really can't.

I will be stuck to write a little so that I can stay updated until the novel is finished (not long after anyway). Because my mind can't calm down if there's debt.

So I promise this novel will be over even though it's a bit long. That's thanks for reading

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