Announcerman: Welcome to another exciting episode of "Trapped"! We're sorry for the delay of the previous episode and are hoping for more regular updates now. Here's Demonica with an update!

Demonica: Thank you Announcerman. Hopefully someone *Looks at me* will write down my story more quickly from now on?

Me: Of course, Demonica. I was just feeling lazy the past week or so. It will never happen again.

Demonica:Sure it won't. *Looks at me with disbelief* Anyway, now to continue my story.

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"They want me to..." said Rue slowly, as if words were hard for him.

"Who?" asked Tex carefully, worrying for his mental state.

"THEY do."

Tex took a shuddering breath. "Rue, I want you to put down the gun. I think that your PAK is malfunctioning. We can fix it."

I slowly moved over to Rue to put my arms around him, "It's all right, Rue, we're here, let's get you back to the base, we'll fix you up, and everything's going to be OK, all right?" I said as gently as I could.

Rue seemed to snap out of it. He collapsed onto the ground in one sudden motion and stared very intently at the dirt. He dropped the gun as if it were some sort of disgusting creature. "What's going on?" he asked, his eyes terrified.

I bent down and lied on my stomach so I could talk to Rue, "Are you all right, hon? What happened?" I stood up, "We need to get him back to the base, NOW!" With that, I bent back down, "Can you stand Rue? Do you need my help again?"

Rue took a deep breath. "I think so." He stood up. "I don't know what happened. It was as if there was another person controlling me..."

"I'll go get the ship!" shouted Tex, already running off. "I'll be back in a couple minutes!"

Someone get me my coat!" I yelled, someone handed me my coat and I draped it over Rue's sholders. "You look a little weak, you need me to support you again?" I was worried about my friend.

Rue shook his head and coughed. "I don't feel good," he said. "Think it's... PAK." Just then, the ship came soaring overhead and landed rather suddenly on the ground in front of us. "Come on!"'shouted Tex as she opened the door to the aircraft.

I helped Rue hobble into the ship. "We need to get him back to the base so we can fix him. Everyone IN!" I helped Rue get situated, then climbed into the drivers seat. "Not again Tex, not with Rue like this."

Veana ran as fast as she could as she heard Demonica's call. Her uniform was torn and her antenna was broken." Rue attacked me." she stumbled on her words.

With everyone situated, I took off, quickly, but nice and steady so as to not injure Rue any more badly than he already was.

We landed at the base soon after. The base was a little more wrecked than it had been when we had first left, but it was still operable. "Everything's going to be fine,"'Tex said calmly to Rue, trying to imitate my concerned, yet confident tone. With a combined effort of the group, they were able to get the sickly Rue back inside of the base. " Veana, I know that at the moment, you may be a little hesitant to help Rue, but we need you right now," Tex said quickly in reply to Dr. Veana's statement about having been attacked by him.

"Veana, what happened? Rue, what did you do?" I said, slightly angry, but concern over powered my will to pound him.

"I don't know, something overpowered me. Something in my head. I didn't want to do anything..."

"Is it possible that the pulse damaged PAK?" asked Tex.

"Rue pulled out his gun and pointed it at me so I told him to put it away, but he didn't listen. So I tried to wrestle it away. He then took out this dagger-thing and tried to stab me but the only damage he did was to my antenna and my uniform. I tried to fix my antenna but I can't." said Veana rushingly.

"Veana, calm down! Rue's sick! I don't think that he was in control of himself." Tex said quickly, defending Rue from any accusations

"Well, you know, it'll grow back after a while won't it? Mine always do." I said to Veana casually. "Can you help Rue, or should I? Because, it's his Pak that's broken." I said to Veana.

"You're the mechanical expert." Veana said.

"I am by no means a mechanical expert," Tex said, "Though I did take a course in engineering way back... Demonica here is the technical wizard."

"Come here Rue, let's get you fixed," I said as I went up to Rue and put my arm around him, leading him to the medical ward. "Veana, you should probably make sure he didn't hurt you too badly." I said back over my shoulder "Tex, you can help if you want!"

"Tex you're going to have to help me restrain him for Demonica ." Veana whispered to Tex so that Rue couldn't here them.

"Okay, Rue, I think that you have to stay still now. We're going to fix you up. Everything's going to be fine..." Tex babbled on nervously.

Veana looked cautiously at Rue watching his every move.

"Everything's going to be OK Rue, we're just going to need you to sit up on this table. Now, we're going to put you in hibernation mode so we can fix your Pak. When you wake up, you should be fine." I said in a soothing tone to calm Rue before we put him out.

Rue nodded and allowed us to put is PAK into hibernation mode.

"All right, open up his Pak while I get the tools." I directed. When I turned around and looked at the inside of Rue's Pak, I gasped, my hands flying to my mouth in horror.

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Me: Dramatic cliffhanger! I am such a mood-killer!

Demonica: That totally just killed the mood.

Announcerman: Hey! I'm supposed to speak first!

Me: Oh well, I did this time. I don't pay you to contradict me.

Announcerman: You, don't pay me at all.

Me: Really? Oh...Whatever, just do your job.

Announcerman: *clears throat* What happened to Rue? Is he going to be all right? Why am I asking you these suspenseful questions? Most of these questions and more will be answered in the next installment of "Trapped"!

Demonica: *Glares at me* Hopefully next time the mood-killer won't kill my mood!

Me: But what's the fun in leaving the suspense? Killing the mood is funny!

Demonica: *Pulls out dagger* Oh really?

Me: Ahh! R&R before she kills me!

Demonica: Oh, that won't save you, only begging and pleading will! *Demonic evil laughter*

Me: *Whispers* Save me!