Riku took one look at the needles and tired backing away from Ansem, was he being serious? He hated shots, they were not necessarily painful, Riku just hated the sensation of them. Furthermore, getting one from Ansem , would not be pleasant. Besides why would they trust, a liquid that was glowing green like that.
"Get away from me." He hissed.
"I told you, we really dont have a choice." Ansem countered. "Please dont make this harder on yourself."
"For all I know that is poison, or at least something to weaken me." Riku snorted.
"I can assure you it is safe." Ansem offered. "Do you need proof?"
"Yes that would be helpful." Riku Glowered.
Ansem set the tray aside, and gathered Riku into a wheel chair, then strapped him in. Not that Riku gave him an easy time, about it. From what he could tell, this place was a smallish castle. The place was built with cobble stone, but had rather elaborate windows in stained glass, the rooms were well furnished.
"So tell me what is this place?" Riku asked.
"My temporary home, for the time being." Ansem glowered.
"They just dumped you here?" He inquired.
"I was forced to build this place." Ansem glowered.
"Not bad." Riku mused. "Beats the dungeon, you belong in."
Ansem was livid at that remark, his eyes darkened, his mouth in a vicious scowl. However he was not permitted to harm him. Passing by one room, Riku heard a moan of pain. That made Riku turn a bit cold, he recognized that voice, that was his friend. Ansem took his sweet time, wheeling him to the door then opening it. Inside Riku saw his friend heavily bandaged, but barely awake.
"I see you know my guest." Ansem coolly remarked.
"If you have hurt her!" Riku Growled.
"I tried the toxin antidote, on her first." Ansem revealed. " I could not risk, trying it out on you, all it did was make her very weak." "Eventually I got it, stable enough to try on you."
"She could not give consent." Riku glowered. "You have no right, she might have been aware the while time."
"You and I would be dead" Ansem countered. "Sacrifices had to be made."
"I would rather have been dead, than live to see you experiment on her." Riku raged.
"I wound up taking you, and she followed." Ansem smirked. "She put up a hell of a fight over you." "I do admit she is a hard one to take down, even when hurt." "Eventually she went down."
"The torture stops here." Riku commanded. "I wont let you hurt her anymore."
"Riku...is...that...you...?" Came his friends voice.
"Yes, I am here, alive and well thanks to you and Ansem." Riku bitterly spoke.
"You owe your life to her, she found the three of you, after that heartless attacked, and fended off the others." Ansem chimed in.
"She what?" Riku gasped.
"Thanks to her all of you were not completely paralyzed, she got torn up badly." Ansem continued. "She is also very sick, that heartless poisoned her, as well as her taking poison from the three of you"
I dont believe you." Riku huffed. "Besides why are you here?" "Where are Sora and Kairi"
"I resound with you,she saved you, and I was saved as well." Ansem hissed. "In turn was torn from you, and begged not to die." "The powers that be,keep me alive for now." "As for your friends, I suspect the organization have them."
"Good, the caretaker of this world can keep tabs on them." Riku smirked. "She would never let them fall, into your hands."
"Not quite, that is her. Ansem laughed. "However I still have you, and her in this current state she cant leave."
"This is my fault." Riku said crestfallen.
"Not your fault... at all." His friend rasped. " Ansem,...he must chose his...permanent master soon."
"So that means I could be your master." Riku exclaimed. "What a role reversal,that would be."
"Enough!" Ansem shouted. "Both of you need some rest."
"I am not leaving her." Riku protested, glaring.
"I suppose, I could move her to your room." Ansem offered. "However she might not, be up to it yet."
"Yet?" Riku questioned.
"She just woke up." Ansem replied. "After she went down, her body became paralyzed,her limbs froze in place." "Right now she is best left here."
Riku lapsed into silence, at least she was not aware the whole time. Still that did not justify, the act in the least. However there was nothing more, he could do for now. At least she was finally awake, though possibly hurt.
"Get some rest." Riku ordered. "I will see you soon."
With that he falls silent, who knows what Ansem had really done to them. They shuddered to think about it, but were grateful they were alive. Yes the guardian was powerful, but their power would wane, before they gained new abilities, or they did too much. Riku found himself wheeled back to the other room, to find Ansem's guardian waiting.
"Now is the time for your next dose."Ansem informed him. "Try not to scream too loud."
Before He could answer two of the syringes were plunged into his arms, while Ansem held his mouth shut. The antitoxin stung like hell, but thankfully it quickly passed. Reeling Riku, found sleep being cast on him, soon they were limp, then moved back into bed for the time being.
Elsewhere, Sora and Kairi came to, both of them groaned, then looked around.
"W..where are we?" Sora Groaned. "Riku where are you?"
"I don't know where he is." Kairi answered. "I dont even know where we are."
"You are in good hands princess." Came a familiar voice.
"Axel..." Sighed Sora. "What are you doing here."
"Well for now taking care of you two, be glad Vexen found you in time." Axel continued.
"Who is Vexen?" Kairi asked alarmed.
"You will see him in a bit." Axel answered.
"Don't worry they wont hurt us." Sora reassured. "Besides I bet Riku is safe and sound."