AN: I enjoyed writing this chapter my friends, and I hope you enjoy it too. I had planned on releasing it earlier, along with the 4th chapter. However, the 4th chapter is trying to murder me. Therefore, I am publishing chapter three with out its company. I must warn you, this chapter is a little violent. Enjoy!
Ch.3.
As the smoke cleared Tadashi released Ensthla from the cradle he had her in and rolled onto his back. "I should have guessed they would use something flammable." He groaned.
"Yeah, that would have been nice to know, But hey the gas is gone. And we're not... So." Her laughter was interrupted with a fit of coughing from smoke inhalation. She rested her hand on her chest and closed her eyes. "How far were we thrown?"
Tadashi did his best to sit up, but being fire proof does not make you indestructible. He fell backward after getting a glance. "We're on the other side of the room." He grunted and pressed his rib slightly. "we probably hit the wall. I think I broke a rib... Make that two."
Ensthla tried to stand but ended up flopped across Tadashi chest. His legs sprang up as he reflexively tried to revert to the fetal position. "Sorry."
"It's okay... Just get off." His voiced was strained. This was not pleasant for either party. She steadied herself next to him and began to unzip his suit.
"What are you doing?"
" Don't worry, I'm a doctor with magical powers."
"How is that not worrisome?"
"Shut up." She placed her palm flat over his sternum and closed her eyes. Her hand grew brighter and it spread like waves through Tadashi. The glowing permeated through out his body, healing everything it came into contact with. Tadashi sighed as the pain numbed.
"How long have you been able to heal people?"
"Since I was five. But I can't heal myself. I found that out here, when I was six."
The two sealed doors behind them hissed open and guards with bullet proof helmets poured into the room, quickly surrounding the escapees.
"It was a good run." Her eyes watered but she didn't want to cry. No, because they came this far on their first try. Even if it took fifteen more years, she would try to escape again, and then she would get farther than this. And then farther than that. No matter how many years it would take. She would get out. She didn't want to die in this god forsaken hell hole. Two soldiers disabled her speech with a cloth and pulled her away from Tadashi, breaking the link she had established and extinguishing the healing process. If Tadashi could fight, he would have to do it with fractures and internal bruising.
Tadashi forced himself to his feet, despite the returning aches and sharp pains. He conjured up his flames. Ensthla was pulled out of the circle that surrounded the pyrokenetic. He estimated the circumference of the area he would have to cover in order to hit his assailants but not Ensthla. There wasn't much of a spacing between her position and the edge of the circle. The men probably had a stronger armor on now that they knew he could reach a temperature higher than 2400 degrees Celsius.. Maybe if he just created a thin layer of fire that would act as a smoke screen. He could grab Ensthla and run through the open doors behind him. He might burn her face a bit if he did that though. Unless she put her head down. He had decided. They would figure out what to do next once they were in the clear.
He shrouded himself with the fire from his head and hands, focused on rotating it, but just before he could send it out in waves, something burned his back and he fell forward, all fire vanishing from sight. Another blast hit his right side, then another hit his left. This continued until he was mostly frozen against the ground. A man stepped into the circle to squat in front of Tadashi before removing his own helmet. He had nearly white purple hair and bright gray eyes. "Liquid Nitrogen hurts like a bitch, doesn't it?" He smiled wickedly at his immobile enemy.
"Lucky for you, you proved yourself as a valuable weapon." The man patted Tadashi's head, some of the black hair shattered on contact. "A little bit of conditioning and you may help us accomplish our goals," His hand formed a fist and he yanked the younger upward by unfrozen strands. Tadashi's throat fractured, resulting in a scream of pain through clenched teeth. " But Sure as hell, I'll make your 'conditioning' hurt." He dropped Tadashi's head. The fire starter's chin cracked against the hard floor. He couldn't hold back the yell that deepened the two schisms. He breathed heavily and tried not to whine. "Don't worry, I'll let Ensthla Heal you." The man stomped on the younger's side, causing more fissures. "when I'm done with you of course." he ground the foot into Tadashi's side, any reaction the pyro gave would result in another rift on his body. The room soon began to echo with the sickening sound of cracking and wails of pain.
Ensthla had looked away, unable to plea for the display's end due to the gag in her mouth. A few of the guards exchanged looks, this was a bit much, even for their standards. Although, they didn't dare say anything against the General. Maybe if they had, their lives would have been spared. Two by two in quick succession the guards fell forward, the helmets rolling a few feet, overfilling with what was left of their heads. The General reeled away from Tadashi and pulled his gun out, searching for the killer.
The gun clattered to the floor as the man's chest exploded outward, he fell, unmoving, in the center of a circle of carnage. A woman phased into existence over the body. She had white hair cut short, except a long sliver braided out from the neck. She looked back at Tadashi, her eyes electric blue and her deathly black eyeliner designed like a horizontal sparrow's wing. Painted light blue lips spoke barely above a whisper. " Are you alive?"
Tadashi responded with a whimper. The woman fixed her sights on the soldiers holding Ensthla. They dropped the doctor and ran for their lives. Ensthla pulled the gag from her mouth and wiped away the tears that had been shed without her consent. Her eyes were soon glued to the other woman's. "Ghost." she sobbed out. "You came back."
-Ensthla kneeled at the side of her best friend, "Why won't you talk to me Ghost?" The brunet tried to peek at the face hidden behind other's knees. "Ghost? Please. Don't ignore me. Tell me what's wrong." The doors to their shared room opened as the General walked in. The man's face had always angered Ensthla, and now the man was grinning devilishly at her distressed friend. She stood and glared at him. "Please, Leave us alone!" She cried at the man. He just laughed at her. She didn't care about any punishment that would follow, she was going to punch this motherfucker right in the face. A hand caught Ensthla's wrist mid swing and suddenly Ghost was in front of her.
"Don't hit our General." Ghost pushed the healer away and went to the disgusting man's side. He laughed again and walked her out of the room.
"Our General!? Ghost! What are-" The white haired woman slammed the door shut before the guard could do it. Ensthla sat in shock. "GHOST!"-
