Hey everyone, here's Chapter 3, coming your way! Again, this chapter includes some explicit content, so be warned, and don't blame me if your mommy walks in the room and sees you reading something with the "F-word" on it, resulting in you getting grounded. Are we clear? Good, now let's get to the story now, M'kay? ;-) Don't forget to read and review! (Which really makes no sense, because why else would you be here, am I right?)
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Chapter 3: You Mean to Tell Me That Zola's Been Kidnapped?
After their triumphant victory over General Logi, the group called Conrad and Legolas over a radio to what used to be the Gran Kingdom warehouse, to help transport Logi, who was knocked unconscious by the ship's engine, back to the City of Logic. There, they would interrogate him until he told them everything he knew about Zola's disappearance. As Conrad and Legolas loaded General Logi into a truck, the five friends each took some time to examine the damage they had caused during battle. As they picked their way through the rubble, thay managed to find Schneider and Andropov huddled in what seemed to be a trash can. After pulling the two out, Jiro and Shu chased them around the rubble until Andropov tripped on a chunk of metal and fell, hugging his foot, crying and screaming "AAAAAAHHHH! Schneider, my foot hurts, come over here and carry me!" Schneider then turned around and replied, "Hell no," and approaching him, said, "It can't be that bad, now get up, the shadow wielders are gaining on us." "Fine then," the blubbering Andropov cried. "Then kiss it!" "What the – are you kidding?" Schneider replied. "What exactly makes you think I'm going to actually kiss your foot? I may be responsible for you, but that doesn't make me your mommy!" Andropov angrily said, "Fine then. I guess I'll just tell General Logi about your obsession of the Twilight Saga and Disney Princess themed Barbie dolls." Schneider gasped at the remark. "You wouldn't dare! I'll kill you before you even-"he began until Shu interrupted him, saying, "It's too late for that, we've got you now!" With that, both he and Jiro charged at Andropov and Schneider with their shadows, sending the two soldiers flying. When they hit the ground, they groaned and struggled as they were carried by Legolas into the truck that contained General Logi. While everybody continued searching for other survivors, Conrad approached Shu, and asked, "Hey Shu, exactly what happened here." "Nothing really," Shu replied. "We all figured that General Logi knows something about Zola's disappearance, so we had some informants track him down. Then, we came here, attacked Gran Kingdom's fleet, defeated Logi, and captured him. Now, we can really find out what he knows." Conrad paused for a second, then responded, saying, "Wow, that's amazing, did someone else from Gran Kingdom happen to stop by?" "Actually," Shu replied. "The only person who stopped by was Delphinuim, but that was after the battle." Conrad then looked at him and said, "Really, what did he do?" "Well," Shu began. When you and Legolas were on your way here, she came by with an electric razor in hand. She was kinda shocked when she saw us, but then just shrugged her shoulders and said, "Oh well, guess my work's been done for me." Before she left, Marumaro asked her what she was doing with the razor, and she just replied, "Well, General Logi needs a haircut, so I was just gonna do him a little favor. But, there's no point in doing that now, seeing as he's probably dead. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go find Deathroy and use his shadow-wielding powers for my own evil deeds which never really make sense, because I've always had Nene there telling me what to do. Oh, and one more thing: while he's out cold, shave General Logi bald for me, will ya? Goodbye now!" and after that, she just walked away." Conrad, after taking a moment to think about it, said in return, "Hmmmm, what do you think she's going to do now?" "Who cares," Shu replied. "After all, she's never really been a main focus in the story, she's always been more of a side character, with side stories that make the plot not just about the main characters. Kinda like you, Conrad." To this, Conrad responded with a grunt and a frown, the said, "Well, we should all be heading back to the City of Logic now; we want to have our prisoner ready for interrogation by the time he wakes up." Shu nodded, and the two proceeded toward the truck where the rest of the gang were waiting.
Zola screamed in shock as the ice cold water splashed her face, soaking her hair and every inch of her upper body. She struggled to move, but found that her arms were chained to a wall in what appeared to be a prison cell. As she scanned the cold, dark room around her, she could see that it was filled with laboratory equipment, similar to those used by Gran Kingdom. "That's strange," she thought. "Who would want to be doing all these experiments now that Nene is dead?" Suddenly, a hint of something black caught her eye, and her attention was directed to a tall, cloaked figure standing just outside her cell, holding an empty water bucket. "Ah," it said in a female voice. "You're awake. I just couldn't wait to see the look on the "Great Zola's" face when she found herself helplessly at my mercy!" That being said, the figure let out a long, menacing laugh that echoed throughout the room. (which she seems to apparently enjoy doing) Zola frowned, then replied, "Ok, so what do you really want from me, whoever you are?" The figure smiled, then in response, said, "Well, now that you asked, you're here because I brought you here, not to hurt you, but more to help you." Zola then asked, "Help me?" and the figure replied, "Of course. Help you suffer, that is." "But why?" Zola asked in reply, then the figure leaned closer to the cell and rasped, "Because, I want to make you and your friends pay for what you've done. They'll all suffer too, but you, Zola, will suffer most of all. After all, you were their leader." When the figure leaned away, Zola's eyes widened and she shouted, "You bitch! I'll kill you if you lay even a finger on them! You must be one of Nene's followers, mad because my friends and I defeated him!" to which the figure sighed, the replied, "No dear, you have it all wrong. Though it is true that I do have some history with Lord Nene, his death does not affect me in any way. You will soon learn more of my reasons for keeping you here. In the meantime, you can wait as I kill every single one of those little brats you call "friends," and anybody else you love and care about. And, it's such a shame that you can't do a thing about it, because one by one, as they all die, you'll be in here, trapped, like a bird in a cage!" Zola gasped in horror at the figure's words, and as it turned to leave, she asked, "Isn't it about time you showed me your face? There's no sense in keeping secrets, seeing as I'll be here for a while." The figure slowly turned to her, then replied, "Unfortunately, I cannot reveal that to you just yet. Oh, but don't worry, you'll find out very soon, and when you do, I'll make you beautiful, just like me!" With that, the figure proceeded to exit the room, leaving Zola to wonder what was to become of herself.
The interrogation room fell silent as the dizzy General Logi regained consciousness. He looked around the room, then down at his arms, which were cuffed to the table, and asked, "Where am I, and what do you bastards want from me?" Of the group of people in the room, Shu was the first to reply: "Oh, not much. We just wanna know what you did with Zola, that's all. Now, tell us or die!" Before Shu could release his anger, Conrad stepped forward and put his hand on the boy's shoulder, stopping him from taking any unnecessary action. General Logi, confused, replied, "Wait, what? Zola? I don't know what you're talking about? What happened to her?" Jiro grunted, then squeezing his hands into tight fists, shouted, "Don't lie to us! You kidnapped her, and we know it was you! You've hated her for years, wanting to kill her every chance you got, now tell us what you did with her you Bastard!" General Logi was shocked; he didn't know what to think. "Zola was kidnapped?" he asked. "When – How did this happen?" Bouquet finally stepped up and said, "Stop playing dumb, you know what you did. Besides, your ship was only a few miles from the Sealed Grounds, so you're the only one that could have taken her, you…. You… Meanie!" The rest of the group just simply sweatdropped and sighed at her lame comment, then proceeded with the interrogation. Marumaro then added, "Yeah, so why don't you save yourself the trouble and just fess up already, Maro!" General Logi, asked in reply, "Wait, the Sealed Grounds, what the hell happened there?" It was Kluke's turn to answer, and she said, "You fucking idiot! You know what happened! It's the place where you kidnapped Zola! It's why you're here, remember? Or, are you too retarded to even use your head for once!?" Everybody in the room merely stared, their jaws dropped, as this was probably the first time they had ever heard Kluke say something like that, to which she replied, "Oh, so you guys can talk all dirty, but I can't? Wow, you guys can be real pussies sometimes, you know that, right?" General Logi, also surprised, said, "First of all, that was quite rude of you Kluke. You know, just because I'm one of the main antagonists in the story doesn't mean I don't have feelings! You know, you all can be pretty mean sometimes, but, it's not like I really care what people think of me; I don't care that I'm one of the most hated characters in the storyline..." Then, after a few sobs, General Logi continued, saying, "Second, I still have no clue what the hell you all are talking about. What about Zola and the Sealed Grounds? What's happening, is there something I should know about?" Conrad, waiting patiently for his turn to speak, facepalmed, sighed, then said, "Do you even know what's going on here?" General Logi glared, then replied, "No, I do not, in fact, know what is going on. If you all would have listened before, you would know that. Now, can someone please explain to me exactly what is going on?" Shu sighed, then said, "Look guys, I don't think it was him anymore. He obviously doesn't know about the situation, so since he's here, we might as well let him in on it" The rest of his friends nodded in agreement. Shu the turned to face General Logi, and began to tell the story: "Okay, so it happened a few days ago, the day after Nene was defeated. We were all in the City of Logic attending a banquet held in our honor. However, instead of staying, Zola went off somewhere, saying that she had to "take care of something." "Mmmm hmmmm," General Logi said. "Then what happened?" "Well," Shu continued. "You see, after that, she never came back. We were all worried the next day, so we sent out a search party. They found a mechat parked outside the Sealed Grounds, and when they went inside the ruins, they found her sword and bag just lying on the ground, along with a funny smelling cloth. We searched for her all day, but Zola was nowhere to be found, and after some testing, we found out that the cloth had some residue of a knockout drug of some sort, so we assumed that she had been kidnapped, and that whoever did it used the cloth to drug her. We all thought that you had done it because you're the only known person to have some kind of motive for doing something like that to Zola. After all, you've had a grudge against her for quite some time, right?" For this, General Logi had to pause for a minute. He was completely shocked, not that he had been accused of kidnapping Zola, but that she was kidnapped in the first place. Who could possibly want to do something like that? Was there anyone else that wanted her revenge as much as he did? Of course, there was Lord Nene, but he was dead, so he couldn't have done it. Also, Zola isn't one to be easily fooled. Whoever kidnapped her had to have been someone who specializes in sneak attacks, like a spy of some sort. Wait, what's going on in his mind right now? Zola had been his mortal enemy for a long time, so why did he seem so concerned? Could he actually be….worried? Worried about the woman who gave him that scar? The one he vowed to kill, even if he had to chase her to the ends of the Earth? Could it be, that deep, deep inside, behind all the hate that constantly plagued his heart, behind all the pain that had been brought to him by her, lied something that he thought would never come to mind; his true feelings for- Suddenly, his thoughts were interrupted when Jiro shouted, "So, do you get it now?" General Logi slowly replied, saying, "So…..you're trying to tell me that Zola was kidnapped a few days ago at the Sealed Grounds?" Hearing those words, the frustrated group all cried out at once, "YES!" "Finally, after all this time, he gets it, Maro!" Marumaro added. Conrad then said, "Well, we should probably let you go now. After all, you won't really be that much of use to us, since you don't know anything." And just as Conrad began to signal the guards to release the prisoner, General Logi spoke up and said, "Wait, I want to help you!" Everybody in the room gasped, and General Logi continued, saying, "I have some, uuuhh…unfinished business to settle with Zola, and I want to be the first to challenge her when she is found." The group, still confused, all agreed, and as the guards were releasing the General from his cuffs, Kluke said in reply, "So, what should we do first, since you're the master at this stuff." General Logi thought for a minute then said, "First, we should perform a background check; find out everything we can on Zola's history. That way, we'll know if there's anyone in particular we should be looking for, someone who has some kind of connection with her." With that, the five friends ran out the door, ready to begin their search for Zola, leaving General Logi and Conrad to discuss some important matters, regarding security, and whether they could really trust General Logi or not.
As the rest of the gang were preparing for their investigation, Kluke decided to go and visit Andropov and Schneider in their hotel room, not wanting to keep them in the shadows. After knocking on the door, she was greeted by Schneider, who frowned as he saw who his visitor was. "What do you want?" he asked, and Kluke replied with, "Oh, nothing really, I just wanted to check on you, that's all. Um, may I come in?" "I suppose," Schneider said, rolling his eyes, and he stepped aside, allowing Kluke to enter the messy room. The bed sheets were scattered all over the floor, and the couch had been flipped upside down. To her right, she saw that a big hole had been smashed into the television screen, and that the refrigerator's contents had all been splattered on a nearby wall. She then noticed that a portrait of one of the city's founders had a moustache drawn over it with a permanent marker. Kluke then turned to Schneider and asked about what had happened, to which Schneider replied, "Well, you see, it started when Andropov and I were watching tv. He wanted to watch the "Lauren is Explorin' " show, while I, on the other hand, wanted to watch something a bit more, mature such as "Tom Zinklebell and the Magical Glittering Fairies." We started to argue, and, well, this happened as a result. "I'll have you know," Andropov said, stepping out from behind an overturned dresser. "That Tom Zinklebell and the Magical Glittering Fairies is for whiny-assed two year olds who don't even know how to use the potty yet!" "That's it," Schneider growled. "You're really gonna get it now!" With that, he summoned his shadow, and as Andropov summoned his, used Isabell to shoot poison arrows as Alublujem blocked them, releasing a cloud of toxic gas into the room. Both Andropov and Schneider covered their faces with their arms. However, Kluke wasn't so quick to do so, and passed out right in the middle of the room.
Kluke slowly opened her eyes to find Andropov staring down at her, a concerned look on his face. She finally worked up the strength to say, "Hey," and Andropov replied, saying, "You passed out when you breathed in some of Schneider's knockout gas. I apologize for that; he does that quite often, when we get into fights, at least." Kluke then weakly lifted her hand, resting it on his, letting out a slight giggle when he blushed. "Thanks for helping me. I really appreciate it." Then, sleepiness filled her body, and as she slowly drifted off to sleep, Kluke caught a glimse of the small smile beginning to form on Andropov's face.
Well guys, there you have it, Chapter 3, not to mention uploaded in three dayzz! High Five! (Wait, no high five…..okay… :_(….) Anyway, thank you all so much for reading, please review, tell me what you think, and I will have the next chapter up very, very soon, pinkie promise! ;-)
Oh, and also, those tv shows that I mentioned earlier in the story, (Lauren is Explorin', Glittering Fairies) they're all my little OC's, I made them up :-P And if you're wondering why I use smileys all the time, here's your answer: CUZ I DAMN WELL FEEL LIKE IT! XD So get used to it, cuz imma be usin' them all the time!