Raven turned corner after corner. Everytime she turned, another corner appeared. She turned the next corner, and she knew she was nearly there, just a few more meters now.
Wait! Thought Raven. Where's the door? There is supposed to be a door here, the map said it was this way! Alarm bells started to ring in her head. She was being watched. She knew it. Raven looked around for somewhere to take cover. There was no cover at all. She swore under her breath in Russian. Raven took off at a run in the direction she had come. Now what was she going to do? How else was she going to find Nero? He'd been taken here, she knew that much, but the place was huge, how was she going to find him? She got to the end of the corridor, she could hear footsteps coming up behind her, and fast. She took a left, deciding that she had more of a chance at finding Nero if she went the opposite way to the way she came. Turning left had taken her to a door. She immediately went in, there was no other choice. Walking in, she came to a large room full of crates and boxes and she dived behind the nearest crate just as the door at the other side of the room opened. Some people walked in talking. Two she guessed. Two men, one about six foot, one about 5"3. Raven couldn't see who they were though from behind the crate, but she suddenly realised that they would see her when they walked past. Raven had to find a better hiding spot. Turning around, she saw several larger crates piled on top of each other and keeping as out of sight as possible, she started to climb. She got to the top and moved to the back of the crate hoping she wouldn't be spotted there. They were now only a few meters away, and she could hear exactly what they were saying.
"I feel sorry for the guy." The first guard admitted, not realising that what he was saying was being overheard. The second guard agreed.
"Yeah, you've got to hand it to him though, he's been here nearly a week and hasn't given us any information." The other guard replied.
"Yeah. If I were him, I would have cracked as soon as the torture started." He sighed. "I can't stand it, especially with what they are putting him through! I suppose it's because they know he's hard to break."
"Probably," there was a pause. "So where are you off to?" asked the second guard.
"I was just going to check on him now, how about you?"
"I was just going to get some dinner." replied the second guard. The two guard were just walking out the door and Raven wasn't 100% sure who they were talking about, but she could make an accurate guess. Nero. She knew it'd be in her best interest to follow them. Raven climbed down from the crates and crept out of the door, making sure to keep enough distance between her and the guard.
She had been following the pair for about 2 minutes when the second guard left, leaving just the first guard and her. The first guard continued for a minute before taking a left that lead to a door. This door was protected. There was a lock that needed a key of the guards belt, there was a fingerprint scanner, an iris scanner, and a PIN code. The guard opened each section of the door, and walked in. The room was big with white walls, there were workstations dotted around the room. The far wall was the most interesting. It was lined with clear windows at the top half, the bottom half remaining solid. From where Raven was, you couldn't see what was on the other side of the clear windows. The guard walked into the room, he still hadn't noticed Raven, and had left to door open. As he got closer he took some keys off his belt and started searching for the right one. They were about 5 meters away from the other end of the room now, and Raven could just about see through the windows. It was another white room, smaller than the one she was in now, about 4 meters by 4 meters, and in the middle of the room was Nero.
He was clamped down to a solid looking silver chair in the middle of the room, as she got closer she could see him in more detail. The bottom half of his face was covered in dried blood, he had a deep cut on his forehead and scratches all over his neck. His white shirt was torn open and raggedy in several places and was stained with deep, crimson blood.
The guard went over to a door that lead into the room where Nero was being held. Raven contemplated attacking the guard and taking the keys but her decision was made for her when the guard turned around. She dived behind the nearest workstation, panting. If the guard saw her, she would have no chance, there had to be at least a hundred guards in this building, more than she was prepared to take on. She was just going to have to wait for her next chance. Inside the room the guard had walked over to a wall that had several buttons on it. He said something to Nero, Raven moved closer so she could hear what was being said.
"You can end this, right now. All you need to do is tell us what we want to know." The guard was speaking almost as though he was speaking to a child.
"So you have said to numerous times, but it does not mean that I will tell you." Replied Nero, sounding as calm as ever. "On another note, don't you take that tone of voice with me. Respect your elders, young sir."
"Shut up! We don't need a speech." The guard backhanded Nero hard across the face. He turned back to the guard defiantly.
"Thank you, sir, may I have another?" Nero spoke with a hint of sarcasm in his voice.
"Just give in, then you will be free from all this torture." The guard said with a slight tone of impatience in his voice.
"Oh I quite enjoy the torture, its hearing your speech every hour that gets annoying" Nero said casually.
"JUST TELL US WHERE H.I.V.E. IS!" Shouted the guard, suddenly losing his temper.
"Actually, No, I don't think I will." Said Nero calmly, noting with satisfaction that he had managed to annoy the guard.
"Ok then," said the guard, regaining his temper "Have it your way." The guard reached out and pressed a button on the wall.
A blast of electricity was sent through Nero. Raven watched in shock as Nero jerked around in his chair, pain surging through him. Nero refused to shout out, he wouldn't give the guard that satisfaction.