Obsidian Mystery
Knight knew where to find an X-Ray machine, in one of the many med bays. But the trick was getting there. As he reached a vent he ventured inside holding Outsider by his tail, he checked each vent opening to see if he found the room, he eventually did find it and forced his way in. The room still had power; he laid Outsider on one of the beds and looked for the X-Ray machine.
"Where is it?!" Knight growled.
Knight threw anything that wasn't the X-Ray machine and he eventually found it, he dragged it over and set it up.
"How you feeling Queen?"
Outsider looked at him and smiled.
"A bit better, the pain has lessened."
"I think they implanted you with some kind of device. Something that will make you submit to them, but if you resist you die."
Outsider just laughed and placed a hand on Knight's shoulder.
"I don't die that easily."
Knight took picture of Outsider's chest, an image appears on the screen, it was something Knight didn't want to admit.
"What is it Knight?"
"It's a...a..."
"It's a boom." Said a cold voice from behind.
Knight looks at him and hisses at him.
"Bur." Knight growled swaying his tail.
"Sorry to spoil your family moment, but time is short as is life!"
Outsider got off the bed and ready herself next to Knight.
"What? You, my sweet one, is going to fight me?"
"You're a real pain in the ass."
"Temper, temper. That is so uncalled for."
Bur pulled out something, a small device and pressed the little red button. Outsider grabs her chest and falls to her knees holding back her rage and pain.
"Coward!"
Knight charges at Bur, Bur quickly avoids Knight and leaps over to the weakened Outsider. He pulls out a knife, holds Outsider in a lock position and presses the knife against her throat. Knight turns around and hisses loudly at Bur. Knight takes a step and Bur presses the knife harder on Outsider's throat.
She couldn't do anything, the small device is rending her unable to move as if it was controlling her. Bur slowly made his way to the door with Knight watching closely, Bur smiles giving Knight a clue he was going to do something and Bur did. He threw Outsider aside making Knight charge Bur only to have the door slammed in his face. Bur quickly welds the door shut and opens a small vent above the door throwing a grenade into the room.
"Enjoy your visit to hell, Knight!"
Knight looked at the rolling grenade and knew it was a high explosive one.
"Oh no."
Bur grabs Outsider around the waist and ran down the hall as the grenade exploded.
- - - -
Snake-Eater and his small group with Hitachi ran to the place where Bur ambushed them, Snake-Eater figured that the opening they made in the wall would lead them out but an explosion caused them to halt in their tracks.
They all knew who caused that explosion, Bur. One of the Unblooded ran down the hall toward the explosion causing Snake-Eater to yell at him but the youngling ignored him and returned shortly with something in his arms.
"Knight!" Hitachi yelled.
Hitachi ran to the Unblooded and looked at Knight, he was missing an arm and part of his tail.
"What happened?"
"New grenade type."
Hitachi took Knight into her four arms and nuzzled him. Zombie walks over to his son and smacks him on the back of the head.
"Idiot! What were you thinking?!"
"Father, I heard him call out for help."
Zombie nods his head and pushed his son back to the group. Zombie looks at Knight's wounds and pulled out his medical kit, Knight waved Zombie off.
"No, save it case you need it. I'm fine, really."
"Fine? You lost an arm and part of your tail, you're so not fine!"
Knight looked up at Hitachi, she was right in a way but Knight hated being weak right now. He knew that grenade was especially made for him and his thick armor.
"Bur, he has Outsider."
"Then I will go help her."
Everyone looks at Snake-Eater, so brave and noble.
"You can die Elder!"
Snake-Eater shook his head.
"I care not for it. I have seen death everywhere I treed, and laugh at it in the face. I do not fear it."
Snake-Eater holds his hand out to Zombie who hands him the machete. Snake-Eater than places his hand on Zombie's shoulder.
"If I do not return your in charge."
"It's been an honor serving you Gysu."
Hitachi sat Knight down, she looks at Snake-Eater.
"I'm going too; I have a score to settle with that cretin!"
"Both of you, hold on a second."
They look at Knight; he was holding his injured arm, his blood dripping to the floor burning deep.
"You have to be careful; Queen can die so please listen carefully. There's a bomb in her chest that can go off whenever Bur pleases. He has the remote for it."
"Where is the bomb?" Snake-Eater asked.
"On her heart."
Snake-Eater hits the wall leaving a bent in the metal.
"He is so dead." Snake-Eater growled.
Zombie looks at his sons and Blood House.
"Lets go, we'll be waiting for your return Snake-Eater. Don't go dying without taking someone with you."
They left the room, Snake-Eater looks at Hitachi and Knight.
"Where do we go?"
Hitachi looks at Knight and he looks at her with a smile.
"Follow my nose I guess."