Ana woke up in complete darkness. She blinked a couple of times and tried to remember where she was and what had happened. She turned her head to look around her and almost threw up. A sharp pain shot from the back of her head down her spine and to the front of her head. She groaned. She tried to lift her hand to hold her head but it was restrained. Restrained? Why was this happening? After a few moments, she realized she wasn't being restrained. She just didn't have any arms. 'Arms? what even are ARMS?' Ana thought groggily. There was a slight twitch on her leg. A bug maybe? No. It was a finger. Her own finger? Yes. So she DID have arms. and they were still attached! But why couldn't she feel them.
Ana's eyes had adjusted to the darkness by now. She could see fine holes in her arms. There was a little blood, but not enough to be a serious wound. She tried to pick up her arm again, but to no avail. Her finger twitched again though. Alright. that was progress, wasn't it?
As time passed, Ana's eyes were adjusting more and more. Before she knew it, she was seeing colors again. Was it day again and it had just been night this whole time? Then there was a weird rapid ticking sound. A sound like that annoying kid who used to tap his pencil against his desk during a test. Only there were hundreds of that kid. It remained at an even volume and began getting on Ana's nerves.
"Hey! Cutitout!" Her words were slurred. She moved her jaw. She couldn't feel that either. what else couldn't she feel? She told her foot to move. Thankfully it did. Okay. The feet worked. How about the rest of the leg? She used both legs to push her up against the wall. They worked fine. She kept pushing until she could stand on her own without having to lean on the wall for support. Her blood rushed into place and almost threw her off balance again, but she regained stability.
Suddenly, the tapping was much louder. Ana was seriously getting pissed now. She looked around for the source of the noise but couldn't find it. A bug landed on her forehead and she shook her head to knock it off. It flew a few inches from her face.
"Well, hello there little guy." She said as if the bug would understand her. It bobbed a little. And then it had a friend. "Oh! there are two of you!" She smiled a little. "How nice." Then there were five. Ten. Fifteen. Before she knew it, they were all over the place. The tapping was unbearable . She finally discovered the source. The tapping was coming from a million bug feet pattering on the various surfaces of the cave. She could see clearly that it was a cave now as the bugs had an odd green glow to them.
Suddenly, they began to gather in the center of the cave floor. They seemed to be leaving from a small hole in the floor... wait. No. They were condensing somehow. They were becoming one. One giant bug.
Ana tried to scream, but she couldn't find her voice. She collapsed onto the cave floor, totally helpless.