Chapter 14
Zack pulled at the straps around his wrists. He screamed so many times trying to escape that his wrists were as sore as his throat. He whimpered softly as he finally gave up on the straps. He looked up slowly. Keith was in a booth across from Zack's little platform. Zak shook his head and again pulled at his straps.
"I've already told you before, Zak. It is impossible to escape," Keith hummed, emotionless and not looking up.
"Let me out!" screamed Zak, shaking his head violently.
"Now if I did that you'd run off and tell the world about my little island," hissed Keith.
"I won't tell! Just let me go!" Zak screamed.
"Not…yet," Keith hummed, an evil smirk appearing on his face.
**Elsewhere**
Doc lifted Drew and marched out of the room. The bird followed him down the hall. Doc had a stricken look on his face. He set Drew against a wall and kneeled beside her. He had tears wiped out of his eyes. He placed a warm hand on her cold cheek. He smiled lightly.
"My love," Doc whispered, "Can you hear me? Drew, I know you're stronger than this. We can't give up like this. We need to save Zak."
The bird let out another squawk. Doc looked up to the bird. It was looking around wildly. Doc stood up. He reached his arm out to calm the bird down slightly. His other arm was hanging back. He felt a sudden grip on his wrist. He looked back to find Drew holding onto his wrist, her eyes were barely open and her skin pale.
"Doc…" she whispered, her voice sore.
"Drew, don't speak," Doc ordered, crouching down to her level.
"Doc, he took Zak somewhere else," Drew gasped.
"I know, I know. I'll find him, we'll save him together," Doc nodded.
"He…he wants Zak's powers," Drew mumbled.
"Who doesn't?" Doc joked.
Drew smile lightly and closed her eyes again. Doc looked over, standing up straight. The bird had disappeared. Doc looked down at Drew. She was bad unconscious. He slipped his hand through her hair and smiled. He looked down either hall way and ran down the right.
**Meanwhile**
"Now Zak, I'm going to test the machine," explained Keith.
"Test? Test of what?" gasped Zak.
"Well if your parents did a good enough job catching that bird feather…" Keith began. At that second the large bird that had been following Doc ran in. Zak peered below as the bird honked and flew up. Zak watched as it crashed into the same box Keith was kept in. Keith smirked and petted the bird.
Zak looked around. Two towers were hovering next to him, each processing a large pointed rod. The rod pointed at him. There were wires, from the tops of the towers, going downward. They went down and up again, into Keith's booth. Zak watched the wire carefully. His eyes darted from the wires to Keith's booth.
"Be prepared, child. You are going to assist me in the greatest moment in crypid history!" declared Keith, switching up a lever. Zak looked to the wires. A large purple ring followed the wire up toward the towers. Zak gasped as the towers glittered to life. The tips of the rods glowed hot red. Zak screamed as lightning struck him from the tips of the rods.
The lightning surged through his body. He shook his head, keeping his eyes tightly closed. His eyes began to glow a dim orange. His hands followed in the dim glowing light. He screamed as the light grew brighter. The bird's eyes glowed dimly. Keith frowned.
"You can do better than that, Zackary," Keith frowned. He twisted a knob on the control panel. The purple rings around the wires grew in size and speed. The lightning from the rods grew in size and intensity. Zak screamed.
**elsewhere**
Doc ran through the halls. His feet pounded against the concrete floor. His heavy breathing echoed through the quiet chambers. The noises quieted. His footsteps stopped. His heavy breathing slowed. He stood in front of a well blocked door. Gears and switches were visible. Doc slipped on his glove, still examining the door. His glove powered on. With a quick swing, Doc's fist hit the door. The door shivered, nothing more.
Doc shook his head. He pulled back his fist again and rushed it forward. It slammed into the door making it shudder again. Doc repeated this again and again. The door shuddered under contact. Finally Doc stopped. He looked over the door. With the scraps on it, it was still holding strong.
"This will need some work," Doc mumbled.
**Meanwhile**
"What was that?" gasped Keith as the door shuddered. The bird squawked. Keith looked to the door then at the platform across from him. Zak's eyes were glowing bright and he was wailing. Keith lowered the intensity, turning off the machine. Zak stopped screaming, his eyes stopped glowing, and he fell limp. Keith smiled as the bird fell at the same moment. Keith looked back to the door, frowning slightly. The door was bumped in at several locations. Keith shook his head. A smile curled across his lip. One more experiment and he should have all he needed to rule over his island with power.
**A/N**
A little short but still really nice. Questions to ask yourself: Is Drew okay? Id Zak? Will Doc be able to get into the control room in time to save Zak, that is if there is a life to save? Questions, questions, questions. Got you lot think though?