The Body in Electrical - Chapter 1
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27440047/chapters/67079779
Everything kicked off on the Skeld with a body in electrical... A Yogscast Among Us fic Each lovely lineup of our crew was done by Cyandias on Tumblr! Please check him out!
Tags: Murder, Canon-Typical Violence, Mild Gore, Swearing, Betrayal, Manipulation, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Based on their minecraft personas, Not RPF, now with art!
It had been several weeks since two different signals reached the Skeld, one reaching the main terminal in an alert and the other secretly reaching three separate people upon the ship as an order to act. Things have been tense of course since Captain Xephos relayed the caution sent to the ship by Mira HQ, but so far nothing has been out of the ordinary. The crew has split up into pairs to be safer as they do their tasks around the aging ship to keep it running smoothly. It was about then that the warning systems went off, indicating a reactor meltdown. The groups scrambled to the rear of the ship to override the issue with both Honeydew and Nano slamming their hands onto the panels one right after the other. With the system stable, the emergency meeting alert went off which led everyone back to the cafeteria to see the Captain standing there with a worried but stern look.
"Alright, if the ship is going to malfunction that badly, there is no telling when or if the oxygen system will go out... So from now everyone will be required to wear their standard issued suits. We'll be addressing others by color since the visors make it harder to see faces." Xephos' voice slightly echoed through the large room as he looked at the 9 other passengers. Most of them had fear in their eyes while others had suspicion.
"Is... Is this the work of the Imposters??" Sjin said a bit weakly, fear obvious in his facial features as is clung to his semi-stonefaced partner, Sips.
"I don't know, but it would seem so. Please keep an eye on your partner and others around you. Remember colors and who went where. If you do happen to, heavens forbid... find someone..." he paused, glancing over the group again, "On your suits is an emergency button that you can only use if you find a body. After the alarm, we'll reconvene here and discuss what happened." Xephos gave a heavy sigh and dismissed everyone, watching as they left towards their quarters to get dressed. He turned towards Honeydew and his features softened, gently interrupting Honey's nervous fidgeting by grabbing his hand and walking with the smaller man to suit up.
The Captain must have forgotten about the small name badges that the suits had, but it made sense to just use colors when watching out for yourself. Pink was the first to skip out of the quarters, semi dragging Purple along who was a bit less enthusiastic about getting back to his tasks. Next was Black who was similarly dragging Lime, but was much more forceful.
"Will, c'mooooon! I wanna get my electrical tasks out of the way..." Black whined, completely ignoring Lime's protests. White and Red watched the two, snickering to themselves before walking off. White made a point to mention how much shorter Red was even with the suit and was promptly punched in the gut. He doubled over with a groan as Red continued, laughing fully.
"Nice one, Nano!" Orange cheered, still clinging to Cyan as if nothing changed. Those two were barely seen apart thanks to Orange's affection for the other man, despite Cyan's stone cold response. Last to exit was Brown and Blue since they were the last ones to the room. The Captain still held himself high, knowing that the others looked to him to stay calm and collected. He paused to see if White was alright and helped the man stand and catch up to his feisty buddy. Blue watched as his crew separated and gave a slight sigh before following Brown towards his tasks.
Things were going smoothly for several hours before the lights flickered out across the ship. Each suit had a little light on it that didn't show too much, but made it easier to not bump into things. Red and White were the closest to electric, having just been in the lower engine room. White was tailing, making sure to hold Red's hand tightly as she led the way to the room. She reached the fuse box and flipped the proper switches, glad to have the lights coming back to life. Red turned around to leave, but ran face first into White's chest. She looked up at him and was about to ask, but she could hear his rapid breathing and from this close, she could see his wide eyes staring at the pathway to the back of the electric room. Nano slowly turned around and saw a splatter of red on the wall with a trail leading behind the console. Her steps were heavy as she moved to look around the corner and what she saw would scar even a battle-hardened vet. The entire back room was splattered with viscera and blood with the only solid piece of body left being a pair of black suited legs. Red screamed as loud as she was able to and slammed her hand on the button on her suit, ringing the body alarm across the ship.