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Chapter 7, Takedown and Intimidate
The group followed Rance to the hotel Six was currently staying. They took a room down the hall from his and prepped to take him. Rykk used his vision and saw that he was still in his room.
Rance was loading up his sleeve guns with stun rounds. "Only one of you come with me. More than that might spook him… one is pushing it." He looked at Leo, "You are coming with me Law Man."
Leo nodded.
Rance looked at Ratchet, "Heard you can grow to be a giant or shrink?"
Ratchet nodded, "Yeah, I also have nearly impervious skin. Well, energy-tipped blades and Vector rounds are a problem…"
"Yeah, so I heard… Ratchet, I need you to sneak into Six's room." He pointed to a vent. "Go straight and take the first right and you will enter right next to his bed, behind a nightstand. When we get in, you try to flank him. Rykk, you go through the walls and be ready to move on my signal, I'll call your name. Leo and I will be outside his room and will enter."
Ratchet shrank and walked towards the vent. "Rykk, where is he?"
Rykk's eyes did glow and he looked around. "He's lying on his bed, be careful."
Ratchet nodded and entered the vent. It only took him a minute to reach the exit and enter Six's room. Being that size was humbling and Ratchet looked around. Looking up, he saw a huge, golden lombax foot hanging off the edge of the bed. The only thing Ratchet could hear was the sound of a ceiling fan and someone breathing. Please be asleep, Ratchet thought as he climbed up the table's leg. He peeked above the table's surface and saw Six.
Six was lying on the bed, his eyes were closed and his chest went up and down in a slow rhythm. His sharp canines stuck out from between his lips and the vertical scar on his chin gave him a fierce look.
Ratchet felt a bit disturbed as Six looked quite similar to himself in fur color and in size and shape. He was also a tad bit unnerved by the fact that Six was huge compared to him. True, Ratchet could just grow to his normal size, that fear was instinctive.
Ratchet climbed back down to the ground and ran along the edge of the bed. He moved as quietly as he could and made his way to the dresser. He managed to climb up it; it wasn't a tall dresser (about four feet tall) and stood near the window. He stood on it and hid behind a lamp and waited.
Six stirred awake and growled a bit, he jumped up as the door to his room fell. He bolted for the window as Leo and Rance came in. Ratchet jumped from hiding, grew to normal size in midair, and tackled Six.
Six kicked Ratchet off and tried for the window again.
This time, Rykk was standing in the window and kicked him back.
Six fell back and was grabbed by Rance. Rance gave him a quick injection and let go.
Six growled before collapsing and passing out.
Ratchet stood up and was rubbing his jaw. "Bax he hit hard…oww…"
Rance chuckled, "Yeah, that looked like it hurt. Well, let's take this guy to a cell."
The rest of the gang nodded and they headed back to the Atmo with the KO'd Six.
Sly was covered in grey blood and was a beaten mess. His hand still had the hole in it, though it had mostly stopped bleeding due to the Healer. Reap had been torturing him for what felt like eternity. He only got a break whenever The Hunter would come and offer the deal. He offered it at least five times, each time, Sly refused. Each round also ended with Sly being injected with Healer so they could do more torture.
They're looking for me; my friends will get me out of this. If I took this deal, even if to help save Rykk and the others, I would be telling the gang I didn't believe they could. Sure, this hurts like nothing else, but I can take it. They don't want me dead because they might use me as a bartering tool to get to Rykk, Ratchet, and the others.
Reap approached him. "Yates is extending a generous offer, give us Rykk and the two Law Men in your group, and the rest of you will not only be free, but will be well paid."
Because he was a thief, the offer of money was tempting. Even though his loyalty meant more, Sly had to stop himself from just taking the offer.
"I will give you a few minutes to think this one over. You should accept, this is the first time Yates has made an offer like this." At that, Reap left the light.
Six woke up in a cell. The light in the room was bright and it was the typical interrogation/holding room. Well this is not good… who would have thought a Bonded would come after me? Bet they want me for more than just my killings as he is involved. Six's attention was drawn as Leo entered the room.
"Well, what am I doing here?" Six chuckled, showing off some of his sharp teeth.
"You know why."
Six shook his head, I do… "I don't. I was just lying in my hotel room when you grabbed me."
"We know you are Six, Mr. Marcus, or whatever your real name is. One of our Occisors saw you as you killed and hid."
Six sighed, "Alright, so what now? Life in prison? Death sentence?"
Leo shook his head, "Nope, for now you are staying here. We are still not sure what to do with you."
Six chuckled, "Giver, he the one that got the heat on me didn't he? That fat bax…"
Leo sat back, "Tell me, do you know anything about Reap and the Attero?"
Six thought for a second. "Reap is a myth on the streets, only Calamity was more feared. Mill Yates, the head of the Attero, is quite feared as well. I killed many of their underlings… don't trust Giver. I wouldn't doubt if he's with the Attero."
"How well do you know Giver?"
Six grinned, he's interested now, I've got him. "Giver is an arms dealer, one of the biggest around. I bet he is, you go back to him like he said, and you will get a knife in the back."
Leo thought for a second. "I will be back," He got up and left the room. He approached the gang behind the one-way mirror. "I wouldn't doubt that Giver would be working with the Attero."
"What do we do about him?" Ratchet said and nodded towards Six.
"We are going to run his DNA," Bones stated, "We may be able to ID him. I wouldn't be too anxious though, there's millions of lombaxes." He said as he floated into the room.
Six chuckled upon seeing Bones, "Well, you look interesting."
Bones was silent as he pulled a hair off of Six and put it in a test tube.
"DNA huh?" Six stated/asked, "Well, good luck finding a match." He smirked at Bones left the room.
"Well, he's quite confident isn't he?" Leo remarked, "How long until we get results on his DNA?"
Bones shook his holographic head, "Not entirely sure, could be a few minutes to almost a day, if we get a match at all." Bones plugged the vial into a slot on his disk and a blue light did shine on it. "Analyzing," Bones remarked and he began to focus.
"So I guess we…" Ratchet started before being interrupted by Bones.
"Guys…"
"What is it Bones?" Ratchet asked, "Do you have a match already?"
"In a way… Ratchet… my records indicate that his DNA is quite similar to your father's… Six is your brother…"
Ratchet's mind stopped for a second, "Wh-what?!"
Everyone in the room was equally stunned.
"I have triple checked the results, and each time they say the same thing." Bones stated, "The lombax known as Six is your brother."
Ratchet's tone sounded hurt and confused, "B-but… why didn't my dad tell me about him?"
"I do not know the answer to that; you will have to ask him yourself. Needless to say, this complicates things."
Ratchet sighed, "You have no idea… can you have my father come here?"
Bones' holographic head nodded. "He will be here soon."
"Thank you," Ratchet sat down and held his head. He was still struggling to process the information.
Fen sat next to Ratchet, "Wow… I… I'm here for you brother…"
Ratchet looked up at him, "Thanks Fen, I can't believe this…"
Rykk sighed and looked at Six. Six had his head lying on the table and looked bored.
It was about thirty minutes later when Kaden arrived. He was still in a wheelchair, though this one was motorized. He wheeled into the room, "I see you caught Six."
Rykk nodded, "Yeah, but there's something you and Ratchet need to discuss." He nodded and the group began to file out of the room. Rykk was the last to leave and he closed the door behind him.
Kaden looked up at Ratchet, "What's going on?"
Ratchet had a hurt/confused look on his face, "Dad… why didn't you tell me about my brother?"
Kaden froze and was clearly caught off guard by the question. "What do you mean?"
Ratchet pointed at Six, "Bones did a DNA test and found out he is your son…"
Kaden looked even more shocked, "WHAT?!"
Ratchet nodded, "He did the test quite a few times and confirmed it. So why didn't you tell me?"
Kaden thought for a second. "…B-because… I thought he was dead… I thought he died when Tachyon attacked…" Kaden's eye became wet.
Ratchet's expression softened.
"I ran in my burning house to grab the both of you, but I was only able to get you. The flames cut me off from the room he was in." Tears began to roll down Kaden's cheek. "I didn't tell you because I didn't want to upset you. I didn't see the point…"
Ratchet felt a tear fall, "I understand why… but I still wish you had told me dad…"
Kaden nodded, "I am sorry. Let in there, I should tell him."
Ratchet nodded and opened the door that let the gang back in. "You guys can come in now."
The group then filed back into the room.
"Let me in there," Kaden asked/stated.
Leo nodded and unlocked the door.
Kaden wheeled in.
"Now who are you?" Six asked and seemed genuinely curious as to why an older, bandaged lombax in a wheelchair stood before him.
Kaden sat across from him. "My named is Kaden Ellipse; I am a Chief of Velocity. I am… also your father…"
Six didn't move nor respond for a bit. He, like Ratchet, seemed stunned. "…huh?"
Kaden sighed, "When Tachyon attacked, I tried to save all of my family. My wife was killed by his troops so I tried to save my two kits; you and the lombax known as Ratchet…"
"So… the intergalactic hero… is my brother?" Six couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"…I was able to get ahold of Ratchet, but when I tried to get you, I was cut off by a wall of flame and debris…" Kaden felt more tears fall, "…it was heartbreaking… I heard your cries but was powerless to get to you… I had no choice." Kaden began to cry and sob. "I felt like I was being torn in two… leaving you there…"
Six couldn't help but feel overwhelmed by emotions he hadn't felt in a long, long time. He felt sadness, anger, hurt, pity, and love for Kaden, his father. The lombax with sharpened teeth and different colored eyes, the one who killed murderers and rapists for kicks couldn't handle this. He couldn't help but let a few tears fall.
Sly looked up as Reap approached. "Well? Have you thought it over?"
Sly grimaced, "I-I can't accept…"
Reap's reaction went unseen through the mask, but his tone sounded both disappointed and happy. "Well, that's unfortunate…" Reap approached a table. "It seems you're a bit of a stubborn one…" He picked up a pick and a small hammer. "I'm not a doctor, but I do have an interest in the field. You know where stubbornness and free will rests in the brain?" He pointed to his head, "The pre-frontal lobe… A friend of mine taught me this, it's called…" He put the pick so that the tip pointed towards his own eye. "…a trans-orbital lobotomy." He nodded towards Sly and The Hunter with another thug, took hold of Sly's head.
Sly struggled against their grip as he began to panic. "Let go! I won't help you!"
Reap approached Sly, "Now, if you won't be still, it's not my fault if things go wrong."
Sly yelped as he felt the pick being pushed above his eye, right into his head. His vision went blurry and red, the pain was intense as Reap moved the pick around.
"Feel that? I'm moving the pick… across your eye…"
Sly jumped and yelped from the movement.
"Aw shh, shh, calm down… and I'm resting it on your skull. I just have to get through this bit of bone." Reap lifted up his small hammer, "And that's where this comes in…"
"I won't help… ACK!" Sly yelped as Reap tapped the pick with the hammer.
"Shhh, that was only a small tap, but it will only take a few of them to get through. Then we'll see how tough you are; help us get the Bonded and the Law Men."
Sly whimpered, "I won't."
"You know what else is in this area of the brain? Creativity…" He tapped the pick.
Sly yelped.
"…Individuality…" He tapped again.
Sly whimpered.
"…Personality…" Another tap, "…In short, what makes you, you." He moved the pick around a bit and there was light cracking sound. "Ah, I'm just about there, last chance; help us… get… the Bonded and Law Men."
Sly looked up at him and grinned, "Or what? You drill into my skull, take away all of my memories? I don't think I'd be able to help you then… go ahead… I dare you!"
Reap growled and yanked the pick out of Sly's head.
The relief was immediate to Sly who gasped.
He then struck Sly on the head, that made him dizzy and his vision was blurry for a second. "We got us a regular hero!" He sounded ticked; like he was sure Sly would have caved. "Fine, when we get his friends, I'll skin them in front of him." At that, Reap and the others left.
Thanks for reading, what do you guys think so far?
Also, the lobotomy scene is paying homage to a scene in BioShock Infinite's DLC, Burial At Sea, Epsiode 2
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