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Chapter Two

Kai's POV

I couldn't wait for the elevator like the others were. Even though I was exhausted, the thought of Lloyd being in major trouble gave me strength. 'I have to- protect him. No matter the cost.'

The door was wide open, and I could see puddles of water leading towards the hole in the window. My heart stopped.

Everything was blurry. My feet ran over the wood, and I could feel myself shouting, waiting for Lloyd to answer.

By the time the others got up here, I had found the state of the bathroom. Water pooling on the floor, and cracks in the tiles on the walls. "Guys...we failed." Turning around, I couldn't even look Sensei in the eye. "They got Lloyd."


Lloyd's POV

Waking up, every muscle in my body hurt. It was a fight to even open my eyes. When I did, there wasn't much of a difference. The room was still just as dark as before. This time though, I could see a little. I could see the outline of my legs when I stretched them out.

Twisting my wrists, I tested the knot. 'I think I can get out of these...' Blindly, I worked at getting out the binds. My nose twitched, before I let out a loud sneeze. It echoed off the walls.

Part of me wondered about if they had guards stationed to check on me if I made noise, because the very next second, I was blinded by sunlight, as the doors opened.

Of course, that was the moment that I managed to free my wrists too.

They came in, and unchained me from the wall. I quickly got up, following them out. As we walked out of the dark room, I had to close my eyes. The sun was shining stronger than it usually did.

Something sharp pressed against my back. 'Oh god, oh god, oh god. I am being held at knife point, or sword point. Whatever. It's a sharp metal object that could kill me in a heartbeat.' My ribs hurt from not only hitting the tiles yesterday, but from my pounding heart. It was so loud, they could probably hear it.

They led me to the arena, shoving me onto my knees next to Skales. Sun warmed handcuffs encircled my wrists, and a piece of tape was placed over my mouth. Cracking my eyes open against the light, the whole area was silent.

Twisting around, I realized how few Serpentine there were. 'Maybe ten...including the generals...where are the others? I'm sure there were more...' Wind blasted from above, kicking up clouds of sand. When it settled, I was looking at the Bounty.


Jay's POV

Thankfully, they allowed us to at least examine the security footage before they kicked us out.

Nothing. Absolutely, irrefutably, nothing. The door opens, but no one comes out, and it stays that way until Kai runs in. 'Alright...so Lloyd never made it out of the apartment the normal way...which means that they not only left out the window, but came in that way as well.' Grabbing the notebook next to me, between a sketch of a mech for Nya, and some math to calibrate some software, I wrote down what we all knew so far.

In and out window.

Door forced open.

Missing 1 pillowcase.

Several broken tiles.

Video game left paused.

Tapping the eraser against my chin, I closed my eyes. Pushing off the floor, the chair spun. 'Alright, next best move is to see if the building across from the window has any security footage that can help.'

Walking out the door, the man who owned the building shoved me aside. "Get out. You've looked at the tapes, so go." Taking the notebook with me, I met with the others outside.

"Any luck?" Cole asked, and I nodded. Looking around, I figured out which building we needed to go to.

"So we're still going under the assumption that Skales took Lloyd, right? Came in and went out the window. If we ask nicely, maybe that building over there will let us see if they had any security footage that can confirm that, and give us some knowledge on if Lloyd's hurt or not."

"You sound like you're quoting that one show, you know, the one with the scientist chick and the FBI agent."

"Shut up. I know what I'm doing." I said, starting to walk away. 'Maybe once we get Lloyd back, I can go to the library and see if the new episode is up yet.'


Lloyd's POV

"What is so important that you felt the need to seek me out, Skales?" My heart stopped. 'Dad!' Looking up, I watched as he moved towards the side of the boat. With a jerk on the chain, I fell backwards, sinking about an inch into the warm sand. I could see that my father realized why he was here.

"I believe thisss is yoursss." Skales said. I wanted to strangle him for saying that so calmly. I didn't belong to dad. His face softened for a moment, before changing.

Dad landed on the sand without loosing his balance, staring Skales down. "What use would I have for him? He'll never cooperate." Even though he was lying, the words felt like a slap to the face. 'Well, that is sorta true. I wouldn't be evil.'

The Fangpyre general slithered towards us, taking the chain from Skales."If you truly don't care for your ssson, then you'll have no problem with him becoming one of usss." Being lifted off the ground, I closed my eyes, feeling fangs resting right above my neck.


Ta-da.

Anyone know what show I was referencing? ;D