Chapter 20 - Reactions
I hope most of my old followers are reading this...if you're a new reader, though, welcome!
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"It'll be f-" Sam's voice suddenly cut off.
Quorra, Zuse and Gem were in a sterile-white room which Zuse claimed had the best radio connection in a million data-blocks. It wasn't the connection was the problem, though; someone purposely was trying to keep them from talking to Sam, and Quorra could guess. "Sam? Sam!" she screamed into the microphone. She had felt this emotion before - when the radio cut off last time, and when she thought she would never see Kevin Flynn again. It was despair. Loss. She couldn't deal with it, and her automatic response was to shut out everything.
"Quorra, are you alright?" Gem was yelling into her ear, and she realized she was on the ground, probably collapsed with shock.
She couldn't speak. The idea of Sam being captured again, or worse; it dulled her senses. She could hear little bits of swearing and the coldness of the ground, but not even that really penetrated. Sam; he was the only thing she could process.
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"It'll be f-" Sam's voice cut off. Gem wasn't really surprised; it had happened once, it could happen twice. She was the only who kept her senses. Master started cursing at the machine and venting in a way she hadn't seen before. Quorra screamed, than fainted; she would be fine for the moment.
"Master Zuse, please calm down."
"Can't you see, Gem! He could be dead, or worse..." Zuse slipped carelessly into a chair and dragged his fingers through his hair. "Shit..." began another string of expletives.
With that, she assumed he'd be alright and attended to Quorra, shaking her awake. "Quorra, are you alright?"
The ex-ISO opened her eyes, but didn't seem to see anything. "Quorra..."
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Oh, the irony of the world. It was like a rule that right when things seem to be doing fine, the world flips and you with it once again. He really should've expected it; it happened before. So why didn't I realize? Sam was practically in a wolf's den, and all he was doing was sitting around, worrying uselessly.
Zuse stood up suddenly. "Alright girls. You promised, didn't you Quorra? Something along the lines of 'If you're in danger, we'll come after you?' Well, now's not the time to go breaking promises, is it, honey?" His devilish smile was back as he reached out a hand to her. She took it, hand shaking, and slowly stood up.
"How...?" She whispered.
Zuse chuckled. "I'm sure there's several questions behind that. But I can't leave my beloved behind, can I?" He turned to Gem. "Pack our bags, won't you my dear? I think our adventure is beginning!"
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So guess who went a little crazy on Chapter 20 (I can't believe it's that far already) ? Yes, POVs are fun, especially when things get exciting, when you're listening to Tron soundtrack music, and when you're getting into the mind of Emo!Zuse.