Going to hell and back
Tei awoke. Her dreams were still bad, but not as bad, at least. She sat up, trying to remember how exactly she got there, but she simply shook her head. She tried planning what she would do next. After a while, she decided to simply take a look around. She got out of bed, and hoping nobody would mind, went to take a look at the cockpit. Once there, she examined everything, and was facinated, though she didn't touch a thing. Tei left the cockpit and looked around a bit, and ran into Michael. He was on the couch, watching TV.
Tei: Oh, hi.
Michael: Hey, did you sleep any better?
Tei: A little, though it was still another bad dream... This one, I tried to kill you and Haulsey. Rather vivid, for some reason...
Michael gave Tei a suspicious look, confusing Tei.
Michael: Uh... Huh... Sit down.
Tei was a little worried, but she sat down.
Michael, firm: Just stay here and don't move.
Tei, motionless: What is it?
Michael, yelling: Just sit there and stay quiet!
He got up, and walked over to his workbench, did something, came back, and sat down. Tei was scared of him again, unsure what that was all about.
Michael: Alright. You can do what you want now.
Tei wasn't scared anymore, but was confused.
Tei: ...What was that about?
Michael, quickly: Nothing, just watch TV.
Tei didn't believe him and thought he might be up to something, but simply watched TV.
Tei: ...Where IS Haulsey, anyway?
Tei realized she didn't remember seeing Haulsey once since she killed herself. She then noticed Michael's eyes get a bit wider.
Michael: Uhh, I'm not sure. I haven't seen her all day.
Tei grew a little concerned.
Tei: Is it possible something might have happened to her?
Michael: I... I don't think so. She was on the ship with me. She's probably just shopping.
Tei: ...You should check the security footage, just to be sure... I don't want her to be hurt...
Michael: I guess I could...
He got up, and went to look at something.
Michael: ...Well, it looks like she's out with one of her friends. Although I don't know why that dude was on this ship.
He walked back to the couch.
Tei: Hmm... I have a baaad feeling about this...
Michael: Ehh, you worry too much...
Tei: I guess... I should probably look on my OWN security system, though. Got a computer?
Michael, pointing: Use the one on the wall. Wait, what do you mean, your own security system?
Tei, on the computer: Back when I was being raised by assassins, they installed a huge serveilence system all over the city. It made spotting targets far easier. They're all dead now, so the system's all mine.
It took Tei while to look through all the recorded footage. Finally, she found something. On a hovercraft, was two guys, and a girl. She recognized the girl as Haulsey.
Tei: Ah, here she is! In the hovercraft. with tw-
Suddenly, one of them pulled out a gun and shot her.
Tei: Oh my god! One of them SHOT her!
Michael: WHAT! Damn it! We need to find Jak!
Tei, worried: I... I hope they didn't... Kill her...
Michael, angry: They won't get the chance.
Tei: Yeah, we need to get to Jak, NOW.
Michael: Yeah, but I don't know where he is. He hasn't answered his earring communicator.
Tei: Hold on...
Tei looked through footage, and found him, next to some girl.
Tei: There he is!
Michael: He's with someone... Go back to Haulsey.
Tei nodded, and went back to the footage of Haulsey.
Tei: ...Hold on...
She zoomed in on one of the guys. He seemed to be a young adult, with brown hair and eyes. He was wearing a white T-shirt with orange sleeves, and black pants. Something about him seemed different, somehow...
Tei: ...Does he look familiar to you?
Michael: No, but they took her to the G. U. N. station. They must be police or something. So I don't think they'll harm her.
That was when Tei realised they used a tranquiliser dart, not a bullet. She gave a sigh of relief.
Tei: But why would they do that?
Michael: She's part of this bounty hunting crew, right? They're probably taking her in for questioning and apprehension.
Tei let out a long, sad sigh.
Tei: ...I'm not entirely sure what I did under the cloak's influence... I guess I'll take a look, see for myself.
Michael: Uhh, maybe that's not the best idea.
He moved to turn off the computer, but then she noticed something was hitting one of her cameras. It annoyed Tei.
Tei: Hold on, someone's messing with one of my cameras!
They looked at the... whatever it was that was hitting the camera.
Michael: What is that thing?
It was a small white and blue creature of some sort, and was a little cute. It started turning the camera to a female, a hedgehog, light blue. She was unconsious.
Michael, paniked: Great, we got that now!
Tei: ...Everything's just going mad! We should probably help her first, she's in more immediate danger.
Michael: Yeah, let's go help her.
He ran to the cockpit, and Tei followed.
Tei: Drop me off at her location, then go get Jak. Sound good?
Michael: Yeah, I got it.
He flew the ship over the hedgehog. The ship's transportation beam activated, a green beam.
Michael: Alright, step into the light.
Tei did so, and was teleported to below the ship, next to the hedgehog. The ship took off. Tei checked her for injuries. She seemed to have some burn marks.
Tei: At least she's alright. I should get her to a hospital before anything else happens to her.
Tei thought up a route to the hospital, then picked up the unconsious hedgehog carried her there. Once there, doctors rushed to take care of her. Once done with that, she wandered for a while. When coming across one house, she heard Jak's voice inside, and realized he was inside. Tei smiling, glad she found Jak. Then, she realized that she was dead last time he saw her, so it might be a bit of a shock. She shrugged, and knocked.
Suddenly, two shots went through the door, and she was hit in the shoulder and abdomen. She cried out in pain before collapsing. The door opened, and a very suprised-looking Jak stood over her.
Jak, yelling: Shit! How is she alive?
He picked her up, and carried her inside.
Tei: Ow... Ow... Ow... You shot me, it hurts... Ow... Geez, I didn't think getting shot would hurt this f-cking much! Ow...
Jak: Oh, suck it up! I've been shot plenty of times! How the hell are you alive in the first place?
He set her down in a bedroom.
Tei: From what I remember... Death brought me back for some reason I'm not aware of at all. Then, there's this huge gap in my memory, then I remember hanging from a hole in your ship, while some guy- Michael, I think his name is- Was about to kill me. Oh, and Haulsey's been kidnapped.
Jak: That's weird, but I- WHAT! Haulsey's been kidnapped! God, what am I supposed to do! Alright, you stay here and heal, I'm going to be back. Do you know where they took her?
Tei, weak: I... I don't...
She passed out.