Latex Capture, Chapter 3

It's a very odd thing what I am going through. I'm in a strange yet familiar place. This school was once full of people all yearning for something. I never personally met them, but I knew them. I knew each of them, and I smile when I think of some of the trials they were forced to endure. Some of those trials were unfair and pretty much against them. I personally bare no regret, but I am linked to someone who does.

My name is Vixxie. I am a fox and the wife of Buddy the Rat, formerly Surly the old goat. I have become the mental escape of a rat who has been forced into the body of a creature once called Ixus. Though I am in a completely different universe, I feel and sense every indignity that he is going through as though a poem floating through the air. I am safe and quite fine. Sane. Comfortable. I am, however, very sad that this is happening.

The origins of Sixus are shrouded within his books, both published and unpublished. I choose not to explain how Ixus the latex fox became Sixus the latex rabbit in this chapter. Just know that they are one and the same, and yet somehow different. Similar motives, and yet their actions sing different notes altogether.

As I write this chapter, I know that Buddy has been entirely captured by Sixus' latex body, something he actually did think he had avoided. It was complacency. He laughed when he sealed the creature away. Perhaps he did not laugh outwardly. It was an inward jollity. His ego expanded as he saw his genius produce fruit. He made deals with evil creatures to make it happen, and this unfortunately showed him to be evil himself. Of course, nobody said that evil was necessarily a bad thing within the whole of the multiverse. Suffering, though, still prevails because of it.

But this same evil has since returned to him. I see it in my mind. He is inside Sixus. Not altogether uncomfortable, not altogether comfortable either. He is sad, though. He is very sad as he rests within his tight enclosure. His thoughts are full of regret. I even hear him apologizing to me, which is strange... because I am him right now. That means he is apologizing to himself.

I don't mean to be too pedantic about the whole thing. I am still Vixxie, and that is who the apology is really for. As Vixxie, I can accept it. As the God of the multiverse, I can take the whole thing in as introspection. At the end of the day, this really is a broken multiverse. It's creation is full of errors and mistakes. It's very creation is bathed in regret, and yet... it still persists into eternity.

I'm sorry this is happening to you, Buddy. I'll continue to write your story, but right now there are some other rats here who are looking at me in that way you sometimes looked at me. I'm going to give them what they want.

Latex Capture, Chapter 2

The lights of the medical facility got bright--much too bright. Too bright to see. They soon exploded, leaving the room momentarily dark. Buddy wept. He tried to throw the cabinet door shut, but it would not budge. "Vox!" he cried, but it was like the coyote was no longer there. For a short while, he saw and felt nothing.

Someone was humming. It was something like a lullaby. It was somewhat peaceful in its delivery, but the voice itself was serrated like a verbal saw. It cut through the darkness, causing the rat's heart to beat all the faster. The sound of fluid was heard from all directions. The terrified rat slumped into the back of the cabinet, covering his mouth in the shock of the moment.

It was such a [I created Ixus.] cozy space. It was a nice [I did this to myself.] small little space [All I had to do was just write him out of my stories.] in there. There were [Why didn't I?] no problems. He [Why was I so obsessed with just letting him live?] could just stay [What is Sixus going to do to me?] in there and forget [I'm so scared.] everything. Forget the [I don't want him to hurt me.] multiverse. Forget [I've already been hurt enough.] his wife. Forget [My friends can't help me now.] Nuke. Stay [I'm so sorry, Vox.] here. Stay [I'm sorry, Nuke.] here. Never [Is there any mercy left?] leave.

Buddy felt his body suspend on top of a warm, sticky flow. He tried to remain inside the cabinet, but he was moved out by a very gentle yet very persuasive force. He screamed for a moment, but soon he could not scream at all... as his mouth and throat became clogged with latex.

"Welcome home, Buddy," said Sixus.

Latex Capture, Chapter 1

It all started in the office of Doctor Brady. Actually it was his former office in Scritch City. Doctor Brady had left Scritch City a while ago. The building had been taken over by someone else, but at present nobody was actually in there---that is to say, nobody who was supposed to be there at the time. And it could also be said that this was not the same doctor's office as the original. It might not have even been in Scritch City at all... just the interior of a building with no outside. A tiny universe the shape and size of a place built for another place and time.

In this building were three entities:

1. Buddy the rat. The God of the multiverse. He was presently hiding inside of a cabinet full of medical paraphernalia. He was scrunched up in the fetal position. The sliding door that housed these things was closed, leaving him in the dark. He was trembling and terrified of one of the two entities standing just outside.

2. Vox the coyote. Tall, stoic, and presently showing a look of extreme aggravation. Even so, he stood still like a sentry, although he had no intention to help his Lord. Buddy had given up that right on purpose. He was only there because Buddy wanted him to be there.

3. Sixus the rabbit. A strange being of white latex who never blinked. His eyes were glowing orbs of orange. The inside of his ears were also orange and curled backwards behind his head. The rest of him was the simplified mold of a lagomorphian form. No real noticeable joints from one part to the next. He was naked and had absolutely no visible genitals between his legs. The strange being stood before the medical cabinet in which Buddy was enshrined. He smiled constantly.

"Buddy, I know you're in there," said the rabbit in a soft, emotionless voice.

"No, I'm not," came the muffled voice of the rat. It sounded sad and whimpery.

Vox crossed his arms and sighed. He stared at the latex being without speaking. He was merely there for nothing more than to stand by his master. Sixus ignored him.

"Buddy, I would like for you to come out and spend time with me," said Sixus. "I have been trying to find you for a long time. I think the time has finally come."

"Please leave me alone," whined the rat from within the cabinet.

"Are you really not coming out on your own?" asked the being. No response. Sixus continued, "I have trapped you, Buddy. You are lost within a section of your own narrative. I have captured you. To remain inside that cabinet would not make any sense. I am willing to wait, but I would rather you simply come out and meet with me, face-to-face."

"That's fine. I can wait," returned Buddy.

Here, Vox suddenly spoke up with a modicum of annoyance in his voice, "You did this to yourself. Why belabor the narrative any longer? Sixus is here."

Sixus momentarily regarded the coyote before returning his steady unblinking gaze back at the cabinet door. "I am not angry or annoyed with you, Buddy. Please, do not fear me. I want us to come together and enjoy each other. That is all."

"You're gonna do bad things to me, though!" whined Buddy.

Sixus cocked his head to the side, still staring at the little door. "Perhaps. But what choice do you have? Besides, have you not removed yourself from your friends? I will not pursue them. I only desire you."

"Is there any chance that you can just go away and forget about me?" asked the hidden rat.

"I do not think so," said Sixus. "No. I will never forsake you. I will never forget about you. Please come out. If not... then I shall wait until you do."

Buddy said nothing to this. After some silence, Vox spoke through his teeth, "Mister Buddy, there is no point to you staying in there. Do as you like, but Sixus has you captured."

There were the sounds of whimpers for a minute before the door slowly slid open. Buddy's sad face poked out, looking up at the latex creature. In a quivering voice, he said, "I really don't want to do this. I'm having a really bad day. Please have mercy."

Sixus cocked his head to the other side, still smiling, never blinking. Slowly, he lowered down, bending his knees with no trouble at all. Staring endlessly into the eyes of his rodent prey, the latex rabbit replied, "I shall not."