Chapter 6
Sirena walked in to Elaris' room. Elaris was trapped; chains attached to the cuffs wrapped around her wrists kept them fixed to the wall. Elaris looked almost terrified when she entered the room.
She trembled. "Please... J-just let me go... I-I won't tell the Rangers anything..."
Sirena then looked at her victim. "You can't exactly believe everything you hear. How do I know you're willing to stay quiet?"
Elaris looked even more petrified than she was now, her life hanged in the balance of this monster. "Y-you can trust me..." She stammered.
"I highly doubt that. Knowing you and your loyalty towards them, you will not keep your promise and spill everything you heard."
Elaris looked defeated, she couldn't convince her.
She's very smart... it's almost like she's had years of experience... She thought.
"Oh, I've had many years of experience." Sirena stated, making Elaris' eyes go wide. She chuckled and continued on. " I can't read minds, but I can read your eyes and facial expressions and movements. Every little thing, I note."
Elaris struggled against the chains, managing to raise herself up to meet Sirena's eyes. "But...why?"
"It helps me learn about people and how they act. Like I can tell from your eyes darting back and forth, that you're desperate for a way to escape. The shaking and curious tone in your voice tells me, you want answers, but you're also afraid. And the cold sweat forming all over your body shows me you fear me."
Elaris then broke out in a cold sweat. Everything Sirena said was true.
Sirena smiled, and this put Elaris on edge. "Listen..." her cold voice cut the air like a blade. "My offer still stands. This, will make the Rangers listen to you. All I'm trying to do is help you out."
She growled. "Never! I won't abandon the Rangers!"
Her captor grinned. "Oh well. I guess it's time to make you listen to me."
"Wh-what?!" Elaris yelped.
Sirena pulled out two Chinese fans. The Black fans with white floral patterns unfurled gracefully and there was a strange white tinted glow on the edge of blades. "Do you know what these are?" She asked her prisoner with a grin.
"F-fans.."
She then smirks. "Correct. Would you like to see what they can actually do?"
Elaris became more frantic. "N-No!"
Sirena then saw a dummy the Kurai were carrying and, with a quick flick of the wrist, sent the fan flying towards it. It then cleanly took the head off the dummy's shoulders and the fan returned to its owner... like a deadly boomerang.
Her prisoner started to shriek, as she's now aware of the fans true power.
"Now that I have your attention... Care to tell me about the Rangers? Leave out nothing. I want everything there is to know about them. "
Roxa and Ratchet fled from the hooded figure. They panted and breathed hard, struggling to catch breaths in between.
"It's getting closer!" She yelped and kept running alongside Ratchet, she was running out of breath, and even though she could fly, she didn't want to leave her friend behind.
Ratchet bolted, letting out a yell at the feeling of the figure's hand nearly grabbing his tail. Roxa cried in pain as her foot fell into a hidden pothole in the field, and she was stuck.
"Ratchet! Help me! Please!" She cried as the figure approached her. Struggling to get her foot out of the hole.
Ratchet went to assist his friend, using his hands to try and free Roxa from the hole as she struggled to maneuver her foot free; growling as the figure approached. "If you want to hurt my friend..." He withdrew his pistol. "You'll have to get past me."
He couldn't get a good look at the figure, as it's face was covered with a mask. Only it's dark, ice blue eyes gazed at the lombax, sending a cold shiver down his spine. Even it's voice put him on edge. "That can be arranged." And with a swift thrusting motion, blue ice struck Ratchet in the chest, knocking him out.
"Ratchet!" Roxa yelped.
"Now... Sleep, griffon." It's chilling voice cooed. and both drifted to sleep.
The Rangers arrived in Aleero City, only to see Elaris' closet wasn't buzzing to life with gaming activity. It was silent. Deadly silent.
"Where's Elaris?" Cora asked, raising her gun.
Clank looked on the desk and saw a note. "Rangers, look at this." He said with concern and read the note aloud.
Brax growled. "I really need to shoot something right now!"
Qwark, despite being the egomaniac, showed concern for Elaris. "Who would be dastardly enough to take Elaris?"
Cora, snatching the note from Clank, then told them, "The Black Dawn, but this writing could be from anyone, and without Elaris, we can't compare the writing samples to everyone in Aleero. Let alone the entire galaxy..."
Brax groaned. "Oh, this is the perfect time for Elaris to get captured." His voice laced with sarcasm.
Clank then told the Rangers. "We must come up with a plan to get Elaris back, but this will be more difficult without Ratchet here."
All of them, confused, and desperate, asked in unison. "How?"
Sorry this chapter was so short, but there will be an entire chapter dedicated to Roxa and Ratchet, which is Chapter 7