Soul POV
I heard a faint scream down the hallway and my heart stopped. It was Maka!
"Maka!" I yelled and beat the bars harder. Kid jumped off the bench and stood behind me. I panted hard. These bars weren't budging anytime soon. I cursed and kicked a small rock out of my way. "Damnit!"
"Soul, calm down." Kid said but even his voice sounded nervous.
"I cant take just sitting down here doing nothing." I sat down on the bench. "We're literally on the sidelines."
"Perhaps we can use that to our advantage." Kid said quielty. I looked up as he had his eyes locked onto a small stone in the wall. He crouched by it and tried to pull on it, and it shifted forward a few centimeters. Kid stood and kicked the brick hard. The single brick fell out of the wall with a sharp thud and I bolted to Kids side. I peered through the hole it had left. I could see outside! We were in a desert!
"Quick, we have to make it bigger!" I yelled and began kicking at the surrounding bricks. I transformed my arm into a scythe and began swinging.
"What do you think you two are doing?" Steins voice behind us made me freeze. We both whirled around to see him standing outside the cell.
"Stein! Are you in there!?" I yelled but his face was plastered in a fake smile. He stuck a key into the lock and it popped open, he stepped into the cell. Panic began to build inside me, but I took on a fighting stance. I had to get past him, now was my only chance!
"You two are not going anywhere." The professor punched Kid square in the chest with his Soul Force, sending him flying into the wall behind me. Kid dropped to his knees and fell forward unconscious.
"Kid! You lousy snake!" I ran towards Stein. I didnt stand a chance against him in a fight without Maka, but I might be able to get out of the cell. But it was all a blur as I felt the horrible pain of Steins attack crash into my shoulder. Stein moved both hands over my head and basically scrambled my brains with his soul wavelength, like he had done to Black Star the first day we met him...
Maka POV
I didn't know how long I was out for, but when I opened my eyes, I was strapped to an examination table. I tried to pry loose from the shackles but they were too strong. Frantic, I looked around the room. Black Star! He was on another table unconscious, several scars across his arms like the ones Professor Stein had.
"Black Star! Wake up!" I yelled desperately. I could see behind me but I felt the presence of more souls, 3 in fact. Two were the Thompson sisters, and the 3rd was Tsubaki. I sighed a breath of relief as I saw Black Stars eyes open. He looked over at me and then began tugging at the straps.
"No one can keep me trapped against my will! No one!" he screamed and suddenly yanked one arm free.
"Except me." a cool and female voice said. I froze. It was Medusa herself.
Soul POV
The world was still spinning as I pried my eyes open. I felt tingly and sore all over, my head hurt. I groaned as I tried to sit up. I had to take a moment to catch my breath though. I glanced around and saw Kid still unconscious on his stomach beside me. His face was turned towards me and was covered in scapes. His black T shirt looked darker on his left side.
"Kid, you alright?" I forced myself up onto my elbow. I reached out and touched his back. His eyes opened a little. "That's it, come on."
"What happened?" he asked quietly, rolling himself over onto his back. His hand held his left side and a look of pain crossed his face.
"You alright? You're bleeding." I noticed as he took his hand away, stained red.
"I think I cracked a couple ribs..." he hissed and lifted his shirt to look at the large cut across his side. It was from when he crashed against the wall and hit the bench on the way. He pulled his shirt back down and cursed. I carefully sat up and looked around. The hole was still there in the wall.
"Kid, Stein is gone, we can keep breaking up the bricks!" I said excitedly and tried to move towards it.
"No Soul, wait!" Kid said but I reached towards the hole. An electrical shock ran through me instantly, causing me to fall onto my back again. What the hell?
"What the hell is this!?" I yelled, gripping my hand. Kid sat up slowly, his hand on his side again.
"Some sort of soul trap Stein laid. Neither of us can pass it unless he takes it down." Kid cringed as he stood.
"Shit." I carefully got to my feet and moved towards the bench. Those traps only disappeared once the person who had set them either took it down, or died. Which meant...we really were now trapped down here.
Maka POV
Medusa stood by my table with an evil grin. Black Star was unconscious again, as she had given him another dose of magic. Liz and Patty were frantic, screaming and crying. Tsubaki was pacing in her cage behind me I could hear.
"Its so good to see you again, Maka." she cooed. I glared at her. If only Soul was here, I could end this here and now. I saw Stein walk up next to her.
"What have you done to him?" I demanded. She laughed and put a hand on his shoulder.
"Hes my partner in all this. We're both scientists, it's in our nature to be curious about life. Especially about what makes meisters tick." She smiled and a staticky snake appeared. There was nothing I could do...
Kid POV
Damnit, my ribs hurt. It hurt to breath, lay down, basically to do anything. At least my cut had finally stopped bleeding. Soul was an absolute mess. He wouldn't sit still. Constantly pacing the cell, beating on the bars, or just yelling insults in general, he was beginning to get on my nerves. It had been three days now since we had gotten here, and I didnt know how much longer Soul could take.
"I'm going to die!" he yelled as he lay on his bench, lifting balled fists into the air. "I just want a sandwich, cake, steak, something!" Meaning that we both had also not eaten in those past three days. Soul was at his breaking point I felt. My head was hurting and unfocused and everything was beginning to irritate me. My stomach growled again, a constant reminder of our situation.
I lay on my own bench and rubbed my eyes, trying to think. I had begun to even fantasize about food... Everything Soul was ranting about; steaks, sandwiches, sounded amazing and to good to resist. I sighed and folded my hands over my rumbling stomach, which felt like it was gnawing at my ribs now. How much longer would this go on for?
...
Soul POV
I could eat anything right now, literally anything. Maybe even Kid! I glanced over at him. He was asleep on his bench, his striped hair in front of a worn out face. I sat up and shook my head. I turned and used a rock to scratch another tick park into the wall; number 6. Had we really been in here almost a whole week? And we hadn't seen any sign of Medusa or Stein since he had attacked. We were alone.
"Shit." I groaned and leaned my head into my hands. Several times I had thought I'd seen food just outside of the bars of the cell. I quickly realized my mistake as I was thoroughly electrocuted. I glanced over at Kid again. How could he be asleep right now? I was constantly waking up even when I was tired. We were thinner now though. I could see Kids ribs beginning to show more, the guy was already a stick. Thank God for the occasional storm, as it allowed water to trickle down the slanting roof and leak through a small crack in the ceiling.
"Soul? You alright?" Kids voice snapped me out of my trance.
"No, I'm gonna kill Medusa. I will get out of here." I growled and flopped down onto my back. "As soon as I get a goddamn steak..."
Maka POV
It had been a week of this, and I wasnt sure how much more I could take. All while Stein made me run, jump, weave through mazes, everything, I was learning how to adjust my soul wavelength. My only chance to get out of here was to use either the twins or Tsubaki. Black Star was only allowed to be conscious when Stein wanted to practise his Soul Form against a worthy opponent. Tsubaki was a disaster. Medusa had left after the second day to continue her plans with Crona. Worst of all, no one knew about our predicament. Surely after a week of missing class would stir up some questions at the DWMA?
"Liz, Patty, are you guys ok?" I said quietly. They nodded. Once or twice they had transformed and walked around the room to look for escape routes, but it seemed that Medusa had put a box around us so that no one could leave. I was worried sick about Soul and Kid, we hadn't seen them yet. I didnt even know if they were even still alive. I could feel their souls presence still, but they both were much weaker than before.
Liz and Patty transformed into their human forms inside my cell. We all hugged and cried. Was there no way we could get out of here?
Kid POV
I wasnt going to sit here and watch Soul complain anymore. I finally had an idea, but I wasnt sure if it would work. My dizzy mind wasnt working at top notch anymore. My body protested as I stood.
"Soul, get up. I have an idea." I sighed and he turned to look at me. He looked miserable but he stood.
"Whatcha got?" he asked, leaning against the wall.
"If you transformed, you could fit through the bars of the cell." I said and Soul scoffed.
"Yeah, and get fried in the process. No thank you."
"But if you got past that barrier?" I said and his face lit up. "Steins trap isn't over the entire building, just this small cell."
"Y'know? Its all we got." Soul grinned, his pointed teeth showing. He jumped towards the bars and transformed, his scythe form slipping through the cracks. Shocks of electricity were visible and he yelled in pain, but then he clattered to the floor on the other side...
"Soul?" I asked anxiously. He transformed into his human form and I saw blood dripping from his mouth, burns littered his body. But he had made it.
"Damnit, what about you?" Soul staggered to his feet. I hadn't gotten that far yet.
"I'll be here, just go and try to find Maka! Find the others and you can bust me out later on." I urged him. He turned to the hallway but then paused.
"I wont leave you here, dont worry. I'll come back." and he was gone. I was suddenly more alone and afraid than I had ever been in my entire life...