Past Lives - Chapter 2
When Nathan awoke and opened his eyes, he thought that he must be dead. The air around him was completely black and his body felt weak all over. 'Have I gone blind?!' he thought, starting to panic. A little of what had happened came seeping back into his brain as he heard something stirring in the darkness beside him. Someone groaned, and a hesitating voice called
"N... Nathan?"
"Jess? Are you ok?!"
"I think so... I just woke up."
"Me too."
"Where are we? How did we get here?"
"I have absolutely no idea."
Their eyes slowly started to adjust to the darkness. On the other side of the room they could faintly see the outline of a door. One hand to her aching head, Jessica got up and stumbled over to it. Nathan joined her. There was no handle on this side, and when they pushed against it it didn't even budge.
"I think we're locked in." he said flatly, going back to sit against the wall again. Jessica sat down beside him and shivered.
"What's going to happen to us?" she asked him in a barely audible whisper. He just put one arm around her shoulders. There was nothing he could say.
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A loud creaking noise rang through the air, and light suddenly flooded the cell. In unison, the twins' heads shot up. There had been silence for quite some time now. They saw who it was and cringed back. It was one of the figures who had captured them; the short, fat one. In the light that was coming through the door, they could finally make out some features. He was the weirdest guy they had ever seen. His skin was completely white and he had round pink dots on each cheek. Jess noticed that there were red sort of balls embedded in the palms of his hands.
"What do you want?" asked Nathan bravely, as they both leapt to their feet.
"One of you will come with me." He said in a weird girly voice, smiling. He ambled over, and before she could react, he had grabbed Jessica's arm with a grip like iron. She tried to struggle free but he twisted her arm and pulled her towards the door. As she cried out in pain, Nathan leapt to her aid. Almost carelessly, the fat guy drew back an arm and smashed Nathan into the wall. Jessica screamed again, but not in pain this time.
"NATHAN!!!" The white-faced guy continued to smirk as he hoisted her over his shoulder and started towards the door.
"PUT ME DOWN YOU FAT LUMP OF LARD!!!" Yelled Jessica, beating on his back with her fists. As she was carried through the door of the cell, she heard him say mockingly:
"Wow. That almost hurts." Jessica growled and continued to struggle. He slammed the door on Nathan as he leapt up to follow his sister. Locked in darkness once more, Nathan smashed the door once with his fists in frustration and defeat. What were they going to do with her? He could hear her screams getting softer as she was carried further and further away.
Jessica was carried down a short passageway into a large room, struggling all the way. The walls were made of rock and dirt and it seemed to be underground. It was obviously a lab; complicated equipment lay all over a work bench, and two other tables stood in the corner. They looked like they were waiting for something. Other high-tech computers etc were crammed like sardines into the room.
In the centre, Jess could see a huge mop of white hair which belonged to the tall, skinny figure. Despite everything, her fashion sense still managed to note that this guy REALLY needed a hair cut. Hearing his partner enter, Doctor Gero, (for that's who he was, of course), spun around in his chair and observed the struggling teenager with calm eyes.
"She has a good fighting spirit." He said, grinning maliciously.
"LET ME GO!!!" Ignoring her, he pulled forward a chair and picked up a length of rope from his desk.
"Am I right in thinking that you are never going to answer my questions quietly?"
"You betcha." Jessica snarled back at him. He smiled slightly, stretching the rope between his two bony hands. Dr Gero gave a curt nod to Android 19, who was still holding tightly to Jessica's arms to prevent her from escaping. Unceremoniously, he dumped her in a metal seat that was sitting beside Dr Gero's working chair. Not even flinching, he held her in place while Dr Gero used the rope to tie her tightly to her chair. When he had finished she could hardly move a muscle.
"Now," he said settling back in his chair, "let us begin. How many years have you been working on your fighting skills?" 'What the hell?!' thought Jess in confusion, 'why does HE care?!' She couldn't see any harm in the question, but because she was stubborn she didn't answer him anyway. He leaned forward and slapped her sharply across her cheek. She held back a cry of pain and bit her lip as her eyes watered like crazy.
"That might teach you to be a little more co-operative." He said coldly. Jessica just gaped at him. Then he kept questioning her, about all kinds of obscure topics, but mainly based on her fighting skills. She wouldn't answer him. The sharp sound of his slaps resounded throughout the room. After a while she gave in, and as she couldn't see any harm in his questions, she answered them dispiritedly.
Back in the cell, Nathan stood transfixed in horror by the door, listening to the sound of slaps and his sister's cries of pain. He wanted to throw something but the room was completely bare; he wanted to strangle someone, but the only person in the room was him; he wanted to kick something, but he knew the wall was so solid that he would just hurt his foot. And so he just stood, helpless.
After about half an hour, Dr Gero gave a curt nod to Android 19, signalling that the interrogation was over. Without a word, #19 untied the rope that was binding Jess to the chair and dragged her back to the cell. He opened the door, pushed her roughly in and had dragged Nathan out before they could say a single word to each other. Then it was Jessica's turn to listen in horror as Dr Gero went through exactly the same process with her brother. Another half an hour later when Nathan was pushed, stumbling, into the cell, they said nothing to each other. They just stood in the centre of the room and hugged each other tightly for a long time, screwing up their eyes as if they could make this nightmare go away.
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Author's Notes: I know this is really REALLY short but I wanted to get it out as soon as possible, coz what with being on holidays and fanfiction going offline, I haven't updated this story for aaaaaaaaages. PLEASE REVIEW!!!
When Nathan awoke and opened his eyes, he thought that he must be dead. The air around him was completely black and his body felt weak all over. 'Have I gone blind?!' he thought, starting to panic. A little of what had happened came seeping back into his brain as he heard something stirring in the darkness beside him. Someone groaned, and a hesitating voice called
"N... Nathan?"
"Jess? Are you ok?!"
"I think so... I just woke up."
"Me too."
"Where are we? How did we get here?"
"I have absolutely no idea."
Their eyes slowly started to adjust to the darkness. On the other side of the room they could faintly see the outline of a door. One hand to her aching head, Jessica got up and stumbled over to it. Nathan joined her. There was no handle on this side, and when they pushed against it it didn't even budge.
"I think we're locked in." he said flatly, going back to sit against the wall again. Jessica sat down beside him and shivered.
"What's going to happen to us?" she asked him in a barely audible whisper. He just put one arm around her shoulders. There was nothing he could say.
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A loud creaking noise rang through the air, and light suddenly flooded the cell. In unison, the twins' heads shot up. There had been silence for quite some time now. They saw who it was and cringed back. It was one of the figures who had captured them; the short, fat one. In the light that was coming through the door, they could finally make out some features. He was the weirdest guy they had ever seen. His skin was completely white and he had round pink dots on each cheek. Jess noticed that there were red sort of balls embedded in the palms of his hands.
"What do you want?" asked Nathan bravely, as they both leapt to their feet.
"One of you will come with me." He said in a weird girly voice, smiling. He ambled over, and before she could react, he had grabbed Jessica's arm with a grip like iron. She tried to struggle free but he twisted her arm and pulled her towards the door. As she cried out in pain, Nathan leapt to her aid. Almost carelessly, the fat guy drew back an arm and smashed Nathan into the wall. Jessica screamed again, but not in pain this time.
"NATHAN!!!" The white-faced guy continued to smirk as he hoisted her over his shoulder and started towards the door.
"PUT ME DOWN YOU FAT LUMP OF LARD!!!" Yelled Jessica, beating on his back with her fists. As she was carried through the door of the cell, she heard him say mockingly:
"Wow. That almost hurts." Jessica growled and continued to struggle. He slammed the door on Nathan as he leapt up to follow his sister. Locked in darkness once more, Nathan smashed the door once with his fists in frustration and defeat. What were they going to do with her? He could hear her screams getting softer as she was carried further and further away.
Jessica was carried down a short passageway into a large room, struggling all the way. The walls were made of rock and dirt and it seemed to be underground. It was obviously a lab; complicated equipment lay all over a work bench, and two other tables stood in the corner. They looked like they were waiting for something. Other high-tech computers etc were crammed like sardines into the room.
In the centre, Jess could see a huge mop of white hair which belonged to the tall, skinny figure. Despite everything, her fashion sense still managed to note that this guy REALLY needed a hair cut. Hearing his partner enter, Doctor Gero, (for that's who he was, of course), spun around in his chair and observed the struggling teenager with calm eyes.
"She has a good fighting spirit." He said, grinning maliciously.
"LET ME GO!!!" Ignoring her, he pulled forward a chair and picked up a length of rope from his desk.
"Am I right in thinking that you are never going to answer my questions quietly?"
"You betcha." Jessica snarled back at him. He smiled slightly, stretching the rope between his two bony hands. Dr Gero gave a curt nod to Android 19, who was still holding tightly to Jessica's arms to prevent her from escaping. Unceremoniously, he dumped her in a metal seat that was sitting beside Dr Gero's working chair. Not even flinching, he held her in place while Dr Gero used the rope to tie her tightly to her chair. When he had finished she could hardly move a muscle.
"Now," he said settling back in his chair, "let us begin. How many years have you been working on your fighting skills?" 'What the hell?!' thought Jess in confusion, 'why does HE care?!' She couldn't see any harm in the question, but because she was stubborn she didn't answer him anyway. He leaned forward and slapped her sharply across her cheek. She held back a cry of pain and bit her lip as her eyes watered like crazy.
"That might teach you to be a little more co-operative." He said coldly. Jessica just gaped at him. Then he kept questioning her, about all kinds of obscure topics, but mainly based on her fighting skills. She wouldn't answer him. The sharp sound of his slaps resounded throughout the room. After a while she gave in, and as she couldn't see any harm in his questions, she answered them dispiritedly.
Back in the cell, Nathan stood transfixed in horror by the door, listening to the sound of slaps and his sister's cries of pain. He wanted to throw something but the room was completely bare; he wanted to strangle someone, but the only person in the room was him; he wanted to kick something, but he knew the wall was so solid that he would just hurt his foot. And so he just stood, helpless.
After about half an hour, Dr Gero gave a curt nod to Android 19, signalling that the interrogation was over. Without a word, #19 untied the rope that was binding Jess to the chair and dragged her back to the cell. He opened the door, pushed her roughly in and had dragged Nathan out before they could say a single word to each other. Then it was Jessica's turn to listen in horror as Dr Gero went through exactly the same process with her brother. Another half an hour later when Nathan was pushed, stumbling, into the cell, they said nothing to each other. They just stood in the centre of the room and hugged each other tightly for a long time, screwing up their eyes as if they could make this nightmare go away.
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Author's Notes: I know this is really REALLY short but I wanted to get it out as soon as possible, coz what with being on holidays and fanfiction going offline, I haven't updated this story for aaaaaaaaages. PLEASE REVIEW!!!