Blackout  /ˈblakˌout/

noun   1. a failure of electrical power supply. "due to a power blackout, their hotel was in total darkness" synonyms: power failure, power outage, brownout "there must have been a blackout—all the clocks are blinking" 2. a suppression of information, especially one imposed on the media by government. "there is a total information blackout on minority interests" synonyms: suppression, silence, censorship, gag order, reporting restrictions "a news blackout"

 

Chen screamed.

Two days.

That's how long they were locked up.

Locked in that room.

No windows.

No beds. 

Just an empty room.

The lights didn't even turn off.

Chen hated the caretakers.

They took Kris.

They took Lay.

Chen kicked the wall viciously.

Tao flinched.

Xiumin went over and comforted the younger boy.

Luhan sniffled in the corner.

He sat with his knees to his chest.

Face buried in his arms.

Pitiful.

They were scared.

Scared for Kris.

Scared for Lay.

Scared for the others.

Scared for themselves.

Tao shut his eyes tightly.

Why didn't he turn back time?

Why didn't he save Kris?

Why didn't he try to prevent this?

It was too late.

They were trapped.

Where were they?

Where was Lay?

Where was Kris?

Was Kris okay?

Tao struggled out of Xiumins hug and sat in the corner.

He needed to think.

He was lost.

He needed to think.

But he never got to.

The door slid open.

Lay stumbled in.

Lay was pushed in.

He looked around wearily.

He smiled at his friends.

He crumpled to the floor.

Chen was at his side instantly.

He craddled Lay.

"Kris..." Lay whispered. "Alive..."

Tao's head shot up.

"Kris?"

He bolted over.

He began shaking the healer.

"Where is he? Where is Kris?"

Lay didn't respond.

Chen pulled Lay from his grasp.

Xiumin held Tao back.

"WHERE"

Tao was screaming.

Lay didn't answer.

He was slumped in Chen's arms.

Xiumin hit Tao in the back of the head.

"Shut up." He growled.

Tao shrank back.

The eldest could be scary if he wanted to.

Luhan coughed lightly.

"Is he dead?" 

The telekinetics voice was only a whisper.

It was shaky.

It was scared.

Terrified.

Chen shook his head.

"Just sleeping. He must be exhausted."

Luhan sighed in relief.

Luhan looked tired.

Dark bags under his eyes.

Hollow cheeks.

But he looked sane.

More sane than he had been in a while.

Xiumin was glad.

At least one good thing had come from all of it.

His friend was looking a little bit- almost- better.

Almost.

But he looked at the others with worry.

Chen sat with Lay's head in his lap.

What happened?

What did he