AN: Hey! I got a second update already today! Yay! Maybe more later today, definitely more this weekend... :) It's a long weekend, so I've got plenty of time!
Chapter 4: The Creator Must Save His Creation
From his perch on the bed, Steve heard the door open, and multiple pairs of feet walking in. "Rudy!?" Steve called out as an uneasy panic consumed him. He received no response. "RUDY!?"
Steve gasped when 4 men entered his room. First, an immensely large man filled the doorway then stepped into the room. Then another, slightly smaller man with evil black eyes and dark, curly hair entered, finally followed by two familiar faces.
"Yamo!? Tucelli?!" Steve jerked upwards, suddenly panicked at the sight of his former foes. "I thought you were in jail!"
"Ah, Mr. Austin….that's no way to greet an old friend!" Alfredo Tucelli sneered at Steve with a laugh. "It's been a long time, Colonel…by the way, How's your arm?" The evil mobster laughed crazily at Steve's terrified eyes.
"I thought you were in jail, Tucelli…And where's your brother?" Steve's voice was dark and serious.
"Oh come now, Steve, a man in my position, with my brains and talent doesn't belong in such prisons…It's stupid, really, a child could escape from there…and as for old Julio? Oh, he'll be joining us shortly. He's busy getting things ready for us…I do hope that you and your dear friend, Dr. Wells serve as entertaining as you were last time.."
"Rudy!? What've you done to him!? Where is he!?" Steve tied to mask his fear, but his eyes gave a clear sign of his panic.
Tucelli's face flickered an evil smile. "Oh don't worry, Colonel! Dr. Wells is fine! All we've done is send him on a small wild goose chase…we haven't done anything to him…yet…you see, this time, instead of watching the creation running to save his master, the creator…we're going to see how fast the creator comes to save his creation! Than, we'll pick up where we left off last time…"
"Why you…" Steve tried to bolt from the bed, either to escape or maybe attempt to strangle the villain, but due to his still present weakness and back by the two large strangers.
"Yamo!" Alfredo beckoned the ready thug towards the struggling Steve, who was now pinned against the wall. Yamo grinned and flicked open a pocket knife gleefully eyeing Steve. Steve struggled and whimpered in pain and fear as Yamo tortured his spirit, while gently dragging the blade lightly around his chin and neck, finally slicing it sharply underneath the left side of Steve's chin. It wasn't in a vital spot, but Steve could already feel the blood slowly trickling down his neck, staining the collar of his turtleneck.
"Do forgive me, but I had to divulge Yamo in a little pleasure and besides…" Alfredo took the knife, laced inn blood, and set it on a white card. "The blood looks so much more convincing…don't you think?"
The four men quickly dragged Steve out of the cabin and into a waiting car.
A few minutes later…
Rudy grumbled to himself about the annoying cold walk for no purpose. Once he had gotten to the main cabin, they had said that there was no call for him.
"Steve?" Rudy called out. Something was wrong, he felt. It was too silent…true, Steve should be resting, but Rudy's intuition mad him panic, and this time for a good reason. He bolted to Steve's room, and gasped in the doorway when he saw the empty bed. He rushed to the bed, where he found something in the indent that Steve's head had made in the pillow.
Inside the crater lay a white card with typed writing, reading: "THE CREATOR MUST SAVE THE CREATION" and beneath, in hastily scribble handwriting was written: "DR. WELLS, THIS IS THE CREATION'S BLOOD. COME TO YOUR FIRST LAB BY NOON, OR YOU'LL NEVER SEE HIM AGAIN. SEE YOU SOON -A.T-"
Rudy cringed at the blood staining the knife and card that had splattered onto the pillow and his own thumb. His eyes fell back on the card..
"THE CREATOR MUST SAVE THE CREATION….A.T"
END OF CHAPTER 4
AN: Well...there you have it folks, Chapter 4! I hope you enjoyed it! If you don't know, and haven't seen the episode of SMDM, "Dr. Wells is Missing"...Alfredo and Julio Tucelli are evil baddies who once kidnapped Rudy, while in a trip to Switzerland(i think..), and were prepared to force him to build a bionic man for them..that is, until Steve shows, up...Alfredo makes many comments about Steve, the creation, dutifully rushing to the rescue of his master... (hence the references to "creator" "creation" etc..) The Tucelli's decide to use Steve for their evil purposes, and start running him through tests, one of which ends in a severe damage to his bionic arm. Rudy and Steve make their escape and the gang was sent to prison... but apparently... ;) they got out! ;)
