As The Raven Dreams Podcast - "Test Chamber 004" A Cryptid Creepypasta by Grimesfan14

Starting point is 00:00:08 Today's story is Test Chamber Zero-N04 by Grimes Fan 14 on the Creepypasta Wiki. It took a while, but I was finally able to see. I had a hard time adjusting to the incredibly dim light, but with time I could make out my surroundings. I still couldn't remember how I got there, but I could remember why. Almost. It was something about Rachel and how. she needed me for her uncle's project. After that, however, I could only remember bits and pieces.

Starting point is 00:00:48 Her uncle, Eric, was some sort of geneticist, working on genetic engineering, as one might expect. A rather petite man, he wore a nearly permanent smile and a large pair of glasses. Though he bore the scars of teenage acne, he carried himself with a mature and sophisticated air that commanded respect. I could recall that the two of them wanted me to test the reflexes and defenses of some test subject. While they never told me what kind of creature I would be evaluating, I assumed it would be some sort of predator.

Starting point is 00:01:29 I couldn't imagine that I would be testing the survival capabilities of some harmless vegetarian. Needless to say, the object of study was not. A vegetarian. It was still too dark to see well. I could barely see my hands in front of my face, but I could see the door in the room. I also spied a mirror to my right, but I headed for the door instead. It opened with a creek finally allowing me to see normally.

Starting point is 00:02:01 Looking away from the bright light beyond, I once again caught a glimpse of the mirror. I realized that it was covered up with paint. though I was curious as to the reason behind this, I pressed onward past the door. I stepped into a brightly lit hallway, fluorescent lights over-illuminating the clean white walls and floors. I recoiled my foot when it touched down, as the cold sterility of the floor was very uncomfortable. I hadn't noticed up until this point my feet were bare. I touched my chest and I found it uncovered as well. well. I was wearing nothing but a loose, baggy pair of green cargo pants that were almost falling

Starting point is 00:02:46 down. Seeing no alternative, I decided to brave the cold floor and hopefully find Rachel, her uncle, or maybe someone who worked at the facility in which I currently resided. As I continued down the hallway, my feet became much less sensitive to the cold, more so than I expected. I reflected on my decision to aid my friend. I had known her since high school, where she had served the ever-important role of the out-of-my-league crush. Almost despite her ravaging beauty, Rachel Stattler was particularly intelligent, more so than myself, and this fact alone had always fascinated me. Her interest in genetics didn't surprise me once I learned about her family. Her uncle, the geneticist, had replaced her father after the latter's sudden demise years before I met Rachel.

Starting point is 00:03:42 Eric acted as a fine substitute for her father, as they were fraternal twins, that shared many of the same interests. Rachel and her uncle had been close ever since she was a girl, and I could easily assume that it was his influence that sparked her curiosity and genetics. Her father had been a biochemical engineer, so none of Rachel's friends are friends. family were surprised when she followed in the twins' footsteps. I had never revealed the depth of my affection for her, but on some level I was sure I didn't have to. She was a smart girl, and if she could understand what people were made of, then she could understand what our relationship was made of. The two of us remained friends long after high school, and now we were both in our mid-20s

Starting point is 00:04:32 and single. I felt that it was high time we'd caught together, and I had agreed to help her uncle's research to get closer to her. I hoped that doing my part in this would set me up for a date with her. I could finally take the shot that I had always passed up. However, this was where my memory became less clear. I couldn't remember if either Stattler had explained the circumstances to me. Not that it mattered had they asked me to take it. a dip into a volcano, I probably would have done it. Still, I couldn't shake the feeling that

Starting point is 00:05:10 they were withholding something from me. Rachel had always been fairly open with me, and I vaguely recalled that earlier she had somehow deviated from her usual behavior. I continued down the hallway, my feet now adapted to the cold floor. I noticed that even the baggy pants seemed to fit a little better now, much to my relief, I didn't have to hold them up anymore. Unfortunately, I experienced a brief headache that made me pause and grunt in discomfort. It only lasted a second, and once it had passed, I continued forward. It had never been clear how exactly Rachel's father had met his end, but from what I could tell, it wasn't peaceful. Though I never asked her about it, primarily out of compassion,

Starting point is 00:06:02 I had gathered that it wasn't from an illness or a crime. None of the Statlers had ever told me what happened, but it seemed to me that it had something to do with Eric. I never saw Rachel's mother speak to Eric after the funeral, and the same went for Eric's own mother, for that matter. I couldn't imagine that Eric would have intentionally killed his brother. He didn't seem to be a violent, man, but the reactions from his family could not be discounted.

Starting point is 00:06:32 Nonetheless, I kept my theories to myself, and I certainly never said anything to Rachel. She didn't seem to have the same change in attitude towards her uncle. In fact, she seemed to gravitate towards him even more so after her father's passing. It was clear to me that if Eric indeed played a role in the matter, Rachel was unaware. and I didn't feel that I should be the one to change that. Finally, after what felt like a mile, I reached the end of the hallway. My feet had somehow become sensitive to the temperature of the floor, and once again I had to hold my pants up.

Starting point is 00:07:16 Even worse was that the headache returned, but again it only lasted for a moment. The door ahead of me read, test chamber zero zero four i remembered that eric mentioned that this was where i was supposed to evaluate whatever creature he was studying i reached for the handle to my surprise the door wasn't completely closed suddenly nervous i warily pushed the door open and poked my head inside what met me was the most disgusting thing i had ever seen the inside of the room was something was something i had ever seen the inside of the room was splattered with blood, so much that it could not have come from just one creature.

Starting point is 00:08:01 It didn't take long before I saw the source of the carnage. On the floor lay the mangled carcass of a large animal, perhaps a deer or even an elk. Beside it, to my dismay, it was a second body, but this one belonged to a human being. I turned away from the scene and emptied the contents. of my stomach onto the polished, clean floor of the hallway. I spent a moment shuddering at the thought of the being responsible for slaughtering before returning to investigate. After regaining my composure, I re-entered the room, closing the door behind me.

Starting point is 00:08:40 I took a closer look at the bodies. I noticed that they seemed to have been attacked by a large, feral animal. Pieces of them were missing, and I thought to myself that the wounds around the Piecing pieces were bite marks. Whatever it was that I was supposed to face, it was most certainly carnivorous. I knelt down to examine the humanoid body, wincing as my face neared it. The person's face was mangled beyond recognition, but I could see that the person would be slightly taller than myself.

Starting point is 00:09:17 Next to this body lay something I had not initially seen. Reaching over, I picked it up and cleaned some of the blood off. There was a broken, twisted pair of large wireframe glasses. My heart sank as I began to realize the identity of the victim. Looking around some more, I found a name tag that had skidded into the corner of the room. Cleaning the gore from it, I knew in my heart what it said before I read it. Eric Stattler, head of genetic research and development. Tears welled in my eyes as I dropped the name tag.

Starting point is 00:09:54 back to the ground. The man, I respected, the man who nurtured the love of my life, he, he was dead. I could only assume that Eric's research had gotten out of hand, that he and Rachel, I paused. Rachel, where was she? I remembered that she had said she would be with her uncle today, but I had yet to see her. Searching the room, I saw no sign of her. After a seconds, I noticed a door on one side of the room, a door that was so plastered with blood that I had failed to see it earlier. It seemed to be some kind of small storage closet, possibly for emergency supplies. I prayed that Rachel would be in there alive. If anything, maybe the monster hadn't found her.

Starting point is 00:10:43 I approached the door and pulled the handle. It refused to budge. Then I heard a soft, shaky voice from inside. "'Hello? Uncle Eric?' I sighed with relief as the door inched open, and my beautiful Rachel slowly emerged. "'Rachel, thank God you're okay,' I exclaimed, reaching out to embrace her. She seemed almost shocked to see me, raising one hand to her mouth before she spoke again. "'Haron? Oh my God, where have you been? I've been all alone in here for hours.

Starting point is 00:11:19 Uncle Eric, he—he—' she fell to the ground. sobbing. I sunk down and hugged her. Sh-sh, I know, I know, but we have to leave right now. I think whatever creature your uncle engineered got loose, and we need to leave in case it's still here. Come on, please. Oh, Aaron, I'm so sorry. Rachel uttered through choking sobs. My uncle.

Starting point is 00:11:44 He told me the thing was dangerous, but he said you wouldn't be in any danger. He didn't tell me what he meant or how he knew that, but he told me that you would be all right. He said it was important, that he made a breakthrough. He said that he needed someone like you to test it somehow. He never told me what it was. He never let me see it. Rachel, it's fine. I'm fine. We just need to go so whatever it is doesn't find us. Please, get up. You could tell me about it once we find a way out. Just get up. She nodded meekly, and I helped her to her feet. Before she was fully up, though, my headache returned. It was much stronger now, and I accidentally dropped her.

Starting point is 00:12:26 I wanted to apologize to her, but the pain was too much. Suddenly I heard Rachel scream, a blood-curdling cry that echoed through the tiny closet in which she sat. Oh, God, I thought, the monster found us. The last thing I heard before losing consciousness was Rachel screaming my name. Lazzang sur-joled, puissance-moyne, for 15 minutes. We're like it's the hour

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Starting point is 00:13:11 Deposmineineuminin' DePosononononzoe. DeConsonsonsons Appliquins I awakened in the corner of the large, blood-stained room where the bodies lay. I thought that the creature must have thrown me against the wall in an attempt to kill me. I spat out a bit of blood, thinking that it must have knocked out one of my teeth. I realized it must have turned its attention elsewhere.

Starting point is 00:13:37 It took a moment, but I gasped and looked towards the supply closet. The door was ajar. I scrambled over to the open door where I cried in horror at what I saw. My sweet Rachel had claw marks and bide marks all over her body, and her face was frozen in a twisted scream of agony. I broke down, tears streaming down my face as I cradled her limp form. I shook her, hoping to rouse her from death, pleading with God to bring her back to me. I knelt there for some time lamenting my lost love and wishing with all my mum. that the creature had just taken me instead of her.

Starting point is 00:14:18 Then something changed. I slowly stopped my crying and returned Rachel's body to the floor. I stood, fist clenched, and thought to myself that this creature had to pay for what it had done to me. I ran to the door, violently yanking at the handle to no avail. I saw that it had a key card reader beside it. I snatched Eric's name badge and slid it through the slot. The door opened with a beep, and I began to tear through the hallway that I had walked down earlier. I ran as fast as I could in the only direction the creature could have possibly retreated.

Starting point is 00:14:54 After what seemed like an eternity, I reached the other end of the hallway. It was somewhat close to where I had awoken hours earlier, and at the end of the hall sat a door marked security. I saw that the door was standing open, with claw marks around one edge. I entered, nonetheless. hoping to find a gun or another weapon that I could use to kill the creature. Inside was the guard in charge of the security cameras, dismembered in the same manner as the occupants of Test Chamber Zero-04, though it hardly mattered to me.

Starting point is 00:15:29 I figured that the creature had clawed open the door and killed the guard. After rummaging through the office, all I could find was a switchblade that I assumed belonged to the camera operator. I was about to leave when I realized, the camera feed was still being displayed. Thinking that I could perhaps track the creature's whereabouts, I took control of the camera feed and rewound the tape. I couldn't figure out how to switch to a different camera,

Starting point is 00:15:57 so the only one that I could see was one from the hallway. I had noticed before I rewound that the time now was about 9 p.m. So I decided to rewind to a few hours before. I caught a glimpse of myself running down the hall minutes, earlier and accelerated the rewind. After about 30 seconds, I saw a large, dark figure move down the hallway in the other direction. I figured it to be the creature that Eric had engineered. It was a large, brownish creature.

Starting point is 00:16:29 It had fur and a long snout, and it was about seven feet tall. Its feet and hands appeared to be padded, adding to its animalistic appearance. And my first thought was that it looked like some sort of huge dog. Only one that stood on two feet. I took a closer look at the timestamp of the video and was around 3 p.m. I fast forwarded the video but saw no further signs of the creature. I realized that it probably climbed up into the air vent or some other means of escape. Confused?

Starting point is 00:17:01 I went back to the 3 p.m. siding. I decided to take a closer look at the creature. The video quality was somewhat low, so I had to squint to get a better look. Then, something near the creature's waist caught my eye. It almost looked like... No, no, that can't be, I thought. Backing away from the monitor, I retreated from the security room and made my way back to the room that I started in. I left the door open, but there was still barely any light in the room.

Starting point is 00:17:35 I entered, and once again got that splitting headache. I dropped the switchblade for a moment before clumsily picking it back. up. Slowly, I began to scratch away at the paint covering the mirror. I thought back to the test chamber, how I had closed the door. I had to open it back up with a key card, and the security footage only showed the creature moving towards the test chamber. I looked beside my feet and saw the ventilation grate laying on the floor, and I looked up to see its shaft above my head. I remembered what Eric had told me about his experiment. He said, said that he had engineered a perfect organism and would be the perfect killing machine,

Starting point is 00:18:18 and that he needed someone like you to help him collect data. I suddenly realized he never once said I would be fighting it. The image I had seen on the monitor, the one that caused me to recoil in disbelief was that the creature was wearing clothes. Just a pair of green cargo pants. I finished scratching away the paint on the mirror and the reason for my headaches became clear. I saw my dim reflection.

Starting point is 00:18:53 In the mirror stood a giant dog-like creature. Clutched in its padded hand was a switchblade covered in flakes of black paint. Well, hey there, friends, I hope you enjoyed this awesome little werewolf cryptid and horror story. I thought it was pretty fun. This was once again written by Grimmy. fan 14 on the creepypasta wiki. I appreciate all the authors that post their stories there,

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As The Raven Dreams Podcast - "Test Chamber 004" A Cryptid Creepypasta by Grimesfan14

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