Now That's shocking
I stared at the guy that was now blocking my only way out, and couldn't help but be a little fascinated by the suit he was wearing. It looked like a strange cross between a riot suit and something straight out of a comic book; his chest was the standard issued gear. I did, however, see that the area around the chest was slightly thicker than what I saw on normal riot gear.
His boots were thick with metal plating, and the soles were two inches high. I saw that the boots stopped a few inches from the knees, but the knees themselves were covered in a guard.
I could barely see something sticking out from behind each of the boots, but I couldn't tell what they were. To top off the lower half off, there was skirting around the guy's hips, and I could see thin tubes that connected to items on the back of the boots.
Next were the gauntlets; both were mismatched, something fierce. The right gauntlet covered nearly the entire arm and ended with a shoulder plate that extended slightly past the person's ear. The left one was much shorter, ending at the elbow and was less thick than the right gauntlet.
Strangely, the head was the least projected, with a transparent blue visor covering the man's eyes. I could see the thin wire that looped around his right ear and down the back of his neck.
I was taken out of my head when the guy, Bulk, as I would now refer to him from this point on, decided to address me directly, and sounded quite bored too.
"Are you with that fatty who keeps breaking into this place? And if you are, just tell me where he is. I need to give that loser a good beatdown"
Fatty...could he be talking about my roommate? I found that weird, I follow Dean down here, so how could we be so far apart in such a short amount of time?
I didn't get a chance to think this over, as I held a small clanging sound, and watched as Bulk took a lumbering step towards me. I noticed just how slow he was moving, and figured that suit was weighing him down.
I quickly formed a plan when I realized the limits of the suit and tried an old trick I knew from watching a few anime myself.
"Well, yes" I replied, placing my hand behind my back and tilting my upper body to the right and putting on what I hoped was a cute smile. "I saw my cousin go into this place, and followed him. Do you know where I might find him?"
To hammer the lost girl act home, I let out a short, nervous giggle. I think I was more surprised by the sound than Bulk was, as he didn't respond, and took another step towards him.
If he took two more steps forward, he should create an opening big enough that I could make it past him. So, I met him halfway, while secretly preparing my body from the mad dash it was about to undertake.
One more step to go, and I bent my knees ever so slightly. He took his final step, putting us at a good two and a half feet apart, and I made my move. I broke into a sprint and aimed from his right side. Just as I hoped, he tried to reach me with his right arm, and just like I thought, he was slow due to the weight of his suit.
When I was nearly half a foot away from him, I kicked off the heel of my left foot and went wide. This should put about an extra half an inch between him and me. And if I had done my math right, Bulk wouldn't be able to turn fast enough and close the gap between us before I could run past him.
I heard a sudden hiss of air and looked to my left. to my surprise, Bulk had somehow turned fast enough to close the gap, and was in the midst of throwing a punch with his less armored arm.
Something happened at that moment; it was like my body was moving on its own. I crunched my stomach in as tight as it could go, and covered my face with my arms, just as the punch landed. Surprisingly, the blow didn't hurt as much as I thought it would.
Still, I could feel the pain go down my arms as I skidded a couple of inches back. I lowered my arms to my side and looked at Bulk. I noticed how indifferently he was looking at me as he took a step forward.
"I'm not playing games here, girl. Just tell me where your friend is, and I might let you go without reporting you to my boss."
I might have noticed that he was talking in a bored tone of voice if he condescending way of talking didn't stir something inside of me.
"Why should I tell you anything, you idiot!" I retorted.
I was surprised by my sudden outburst; I was never the one to raise my voice, even if I was angry. But something about the way the guy talked irritated me, something fierce.
Bulk, on the other hand, wasn't fazed by my outburst, and just let out an irritated sigh. He began to move his right arm, and I was surprised when I heard the hiss of air again and the gauntlet moved faster than it should. I heard the guy mumble something, and before I knew what was happening, something shot out of the gauntlet.
I felt something strike me in the chest, right below my breast line, and I looked down. I could feel my throat dry up as I realized that taser lines were now in my chest. I couldn't move as I felt the electric charge begin to flow into me.
I think I was still in shock because it took me a few seconds to realize that I wasn't in any kind of pain. In fact, if it wasn't for Bulk sudden cry I think I might have still remained in that state.
"What the-that charge is strong enough to knock a full-grown, six-foot man out!"
I looked up at Bulk and saw that he was doing something with his visor. Seeing him distracted like that, knocked me fully back to my senses, and decided to use this moment to get out of here.
I yanked the wires from my chest and made a mad dash for the exit. Bulk recovered quicker than I would have liked, but in the end, it was enough to close the gap and run by him. I heard the hiss of air again, but since I knew what that meant, I was ready this time.
I lowered myself just a hair and kicked off with my heels. That move was enough to push pass Bulk and all he hit with his close-line was air.
"Come back here, you little snot!" I ignored the guy's screams as I ran out of the room, and down the hall.
I ran as fast as my new body would allow, hoping to get out of here before anyone else shows up. I suddenly heard a noise behind me and dared a look over a shoulder. I guess I shouldn't have been surprised but I was when I saw Bulk chasing after me. I was thankful that his suit weighed him down enough that it would take a while for him to catch up to me.
I heard the faint hiss of air, and I felt my dread form into a pit in my stomach when I saw him close the gap by a good six inches.
It was around this time that I started to put the pieces together, and realize how Bulk was able to move in the way he does. I think his suit uses some sort of hydraulic system, that would explain the hisses of air I keep hearing. The system was probably in place to make up for the bulk of the suit weighing it's user down.
But there wasn't something clicking with this theory. If the suit did use hydraulics to move faster, then how is it still moving so fast? Something that size must nearly use an entire canister to move as Bulk has been. So, if he used it four-no, five times that sound I just heard meant anything, then how is he catching up to me?
I gave my head a quick shake and looked forward. Now wasn't the time to be thinking about a piece of hardware, no matter how impressive it was, not when my life was in danger.
Damnit, I swore internally, I don't remember the hallway being this long when I came down it. Could it be that I was so out of it earlier that I didn't realize just how long it actually was? I gave my head another shake, to get rid of these thoughts, and focus on just keeping out of Bulk's reach.
I nearly smiled when I saw the turn coming, but didn't slow down. Bulk had just air-jetted himself closer to me, and this new body of mine may be more fit than my old one, but my lungs were starting to burn from how hard I was pushing it, just to keep myself out of my chaser's reach.
I gave my head a quick shake for the third time in less than a minute and focused on the turn coming up. I would need to make this turn as sharp as possible, so I wouldn't lose any speed. I wasn't all that confident in pulling this stunt off, even with this body's physical power. I was just too uncoordinated for such a stunt.
Still, I didn't slow down as the turn came up and I turned left. I gasped as I felt my right foot slip from under me, and I fell towards the floor. I tried to reach from the corner of the wall, trying to grab it as it went by me.
I felt like cursing when I saw my fingers miss by a hair, and gasped when I felt something jump from my fingertips. I let out a short cry as I was suddenly pulled to the wall and my entire hand slammed onto the metal surface.
I gawk at my hand, completely lost as to what just happened. If I didn't know any better I would almost say that electricity came out of my fingers just now. But that should be impossible, right?
"YOU!" an angry voice shouted, knocking me out of my head.
I didn't look at Bulk, as I quickly took my hand off the wall and took off down the hall. Let's just hope that he's bulky suit would make it hard for him to make that turn. I heard the jettison of air a second later and dared a look over my shoulder.
I was grinding my teeth when I saw the guard had made the turn but at the least, the stunt had put a little more distance between him and me. I figured if I keep at my current pace I should barely keep myself out of his reach and I should be able to make it to the exit.
Now, let's just hope that suit's bulk would make it a bit hard for him to fit through the exit.
I looked forward and nearly grinned when I saw the exit coming up. I pushed my new body just a little harder when I heard the jettison of air.
"GAHHH!" I suddenly screamed when something caught my legs and I found myself falling to the ground.
I managed to brace myself well enough that I didn't suffer any complexations, but the wind was still knocked out of my body and felt my head spin a little. I managed to shake off my disorientation and looked behind me.
I don't believe it, Bulk had used his head and tripped me up by using his taser line. I might have been impressed with this line of thinking if he wasn't suddenly on top of me, and looking like he wanted to tear me limb from limb.
"Alright, you stupid washboard, time to sing," Bulk said angrily, and he reached for me.
I didn't even notice the less-armored arm reaching for me; my entire mind was focused on what he just called me.
The word washboard kept repeating in my head, and each time I heard it I could feel my blood getting warm, to the point it started to boil. I also could feel something building inside of me, and when I heard that word repeat for the 12th time, something inside of me snapped.
"WHAT DID YOU CALL ME!" I screamed at the top of my lungs, and electricity exploded from my body.
I could feel my electricity travel through Bulk's taser line and attack his suit's internal systems. He began to say something but was cut off when certain parts of his suit began to spark, and then smoke. I watched as small explosions began to occur around the suit, and couldn't help but wince slightly when I noticed parts of Bulk's visor smoking.
He said one final word before he fell over. The faint sound of a metallic thud brought me back to my senses fully, and I looked at Bulk. I quickly saw the state the guard was in and decided to go over to him, albeit cautiously.
I could see the guard's chest rising and falling against his gear, and a quick check of his pulse proved a steady breathing and heart rate. A sudden moan from the guy reminded me what kind of mass I was in, and I decided it was time for me to bolt.
As I quickly ran out of this secret area, one thought managed to linger in the back of my mind; did I just shoot lightning?
