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Fools!
I only got three reviews last chapter (my own fault, but I wanted more!), so I'll be giving those blessed (or not) few just a few words of reply. Chaya, I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Please don't hurt me! Blade891, sorry you had to wait so long. And, last but not least, Aphrodite Black, I'll be showing up later with a ring, and I'm not taking no for an answer! *winks* Anyway, thanks to all of you. And, Lord/Goddess/Buddha/Big-Bang etc. willing, I'd like a few more reviews. Anyone out there care to just drop a few words? Anyone?
But you didn't come to hear me ramble on. On with the fic!
I moaned as I voke up. I had a huge headache, and being strapped to a metal table didn't help much.
I voke up fully, and vent over zat last part again.
Then I remembered vhy I had ze splitting headache.
"Mien Gott in Himmell." I muttered to myself. At zat point, I heard a door open behind me. I quickly pretended to sleep, vhile mentally checking for ozer injuries, or information.
"Three mutants. All young, and in top condition. I expect to be paid in full, before I go back to my post," said a voice that sounded like one of ze men vho had captured me.
"Yes, of course. I still have to check the orange-furred one. This one and the girl seem to be in fine condition. Although this one is a bit bruised. I thought I said to use only necessary force, Mr. Art."
"The man you have me paired with, Mr. Delaney, is completely unreliable and irresponsible. He would have also killed the girl, if I had not stopped him. If you wish to receive completely undamaged goods, you must simply give me a better partner."
"Then I will deal with a few cuts and bruises. Mr. Delaney has not yet been outsmarted or outfought by any mutant."
"Yes, I suppose. However, you cannot in any way experiment on these mutants until I have been paid. In full."
"Of course. I am sorry about the other two. The experiment will be postponed until you are paid."
My ears perked up. Ze ozer two? Chaya and Leo! Vhat have zey done with zem?
"I'll take this one down to the lower labs. Only for testing, I assure you."
"Of course."
Zen I realized zat zey had called Leo ze orange-furred one. No! Zey must have figured out ze vatches! Sure enough, I couldn't feel my vatch. My handcuffs vere off, but it vas easy to see zat zey vouldn't have left me vithout some sort of form of device to keep me from 'porting. And a few seconds later, I felt a zick collar around my neck.
Ve vere nozing but animals to zem, it vas easy to see.
I felt strong hands grab my chest, and ze wrist and ankle holds came off. I considered fighting, but it vasn't time for zat.
Vait for it, Kurt, I zought.
After a few minutes of being carried around, I found a chance. I didn't hear anyvone coming, and I squinted around. No vone but ze two escorts vith me.
Make it quick, Kurt, I zought, or zey might get reinforcements.
Vithout varning, I struck.
I swung around suddenly, catching vone man in ze chin vith his fist. Zen, before ze ozer could react, I hit him in ze nose, hard enough to break it. He hit ze opposite vall vith his back, unconscious.
After dragging ze two into an unoccupied room, and strapping zem to two tables (poetic justice, I zink), I took to ze ceiling.
I did have some of my powers, and I vasn't going to make zis easy for ze people vho had caught us by not using zem.
I started down ze hall, still on ze ceiling, hair hanging strait down. There vas some kind of maze or somezing down here, and it vas amazingly difficult to vork. I found myself taking ze same turn vay too many times.
And ze people valking around vere also kind of annoying, You can only dodge so many people before it gets frustrating, and I had dodged vay too many of those, too.
It occurred to me zat I should go over everyzing I had learned about zis place. I came up vith zis.
1: Zey had some kind of radio collar, or somezing, zat kept me from 'porting.
2: Zey knew vhat Leo and I really looked like.
3: Zey vere doing somezing to Chaya.
4: Zey had numbers and technology. Ve had zree teens vith no one to depend on.
5: I came up vith zis vone on my own: Ve vere dead.
I considered finding some sort of veapon and going on a rampage. Not much like me, but if I vas going down, zey vere coming vith me. And zey vere not experimenting on me, Leo, or Chaya.
Vhich vas vhen I found a very neat zing to find.
I had just ducked vone of ze scientists vandering ze area, vhen I came into a large room, vith nozing in it at all.
Now, zis vas a large room, especially compared vith ze closet I had voken up in. Not putting anyzing in zis large a room is idiotic. So, naturally, I poked around a little. After all, I'm inquisitive. Vhy vouldn't I? Vas I afraid zey vould be offended? No. Vas I afraid zat I vould find some armory or somezing? Afraid vasn't ze vord I vould use.
I found another mutant.
I had turned on vhat I zought vas a light switch, and a panel in ze vall opened. And zere, in some sort of tank, vas a teenage boy vith sandy hair.
And red angel vings.
I had to physically restrain myself from shouting vith joy (I put my hand over my mouth). I valked over to ze tank, and studied it. Zree buttons, vone blue, vone red, and vone green, not too complicated. But zen, if I hit ze wrong button, I didn't know vhat vould happen. So, I zought about it for a minute.
I shouldn't have bothered. As I put my hand on ze tank, zinking, I felt a piece of paper taped to ze side. I grabbed it and read.
To whomever finds this tank:
You are being foolish, and you are in a place in which you do not belong. Close this panel and get out. DO NOT PUSH THE RED BUTTON! This experiment is supposed to last for exactly two months, and anyone who terminates it will find their job terminated in the same manner. Thank you.
I grinned and hit ze red button.
There vas a "whoosh" noise, as the tank suddenly emptied it's water, leaving ze boy, who opened his (blue) eyes. Then he blinked twice and screamed.
Vell, I zink he screamed. His mouth dropped open, and his eyes vent vide. Zen he stopped, and looked out in awe.
"How do you open ze tank?" I asked, before I realized he couldn't hear me, either. I pointed to ze control panel. He nodded and mouthed somezing. I shook my head. He mouthed it again, slower and more clearly. I shook my head again. He looked frustrated, but then pointed at his eye, and nodded.
I hit ze blue button. Ze door swung open, and ze boy stumbled out.
"Thank you," he said. I caught a clear Australian accent. He stood up. "Hi. What brings ya to this place, anyway?"
Not one for small talk, zis guy. "I vas kidnapped, vith two friends. I'm looking for zem, and zen a vay out of here." I decided to go over ze basics. "I'm Kurt Wagner, and I'm sixteen."
"Jack Art. And I'm eighteen."
Art. Zat rang a bell. "Art? Isn't zat ze name of vone of ze guys zat vork here?"
Jack laughed, sounding bitter. "I see ya've met my uncle."
"Why do you have an uncle vorking here, if you're a mutant?"
"How da ya think he got a job here? He turned me in."
"His own nephew?" I vas shocked.
"Yeah. The bloody man has no soul," Jack said.
First "Frak", and now "Bloody." I vas going to go insane inside ze week.
Of course, zat made me remember zat ve still didn't know vere Chaya vas. Or Leo, for zat matter.
"Ve still have to find my friends, and get out of here. And it's hard enough to sneak around vith vone of us. Vhat should ve do, split up?"
"My friend, ya've come ta the right man." Jack pointed upvard. "Notice the ventilation shaft."
A few seconds later, ve vere climbing around on ze ceiling, zough zis time on ze ozer side of it. Jack had done zis before, or so he said, vhen he vas trying to escape vonce.
"Vhy didn't it vork?"
"I forgot ta check a panel, and it came loose. I fell inta the cafeteria. And a bunch'a guards were eatin' at the time."
I made a mental note to avoid ze cafeteria.
Suddenly, a siren started to ring from somevhere. I looked at Jack. "Vhat's going on?"
"Well, if we're lucky, they found ya missin'. If we're not, they found me missin'."
"Vhy is zat any more lucky?"
"Simple. If they find out ya've gone missin', they'll search the entire lab."
"Ja?"
"What?"
"Ja. It means yes in German."
"Right. Anyway, if they've found me missin', they won't have to look hard. First, they'll check the ventilation shaft."
I only got three reviews last chapter (my own fault, but I wanted more!), so I'll be giving those blessed (or not) few just a few words of reply. Chaya, I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Please don't hurt me! Blade891, sorry you had to wait so long. And, last but not least, Aphrodite Black, I'll be showing up later with a ring, and I'm not taking no for an answer! *winks* Anyway, thanks to all of you. And, Lord/Goddess/Buddha/Big-Bang etc. willing, I'd like a few more reviews. Anyone out there care to just drop a few words? Anyone?
But you didn't come to hear me ramble on. On with the fic!
I moaned as I voke up. I had a huge headache, and being strapped to a metal table didn't help much.
I voke up fully, and vent over zat last part again.
Then I remembered vhy I had ze splitting headache.
"Mien Gott in Himmell." I muttered to myself. At zat point, I heard a door open behind me. I quickly pretended to sleep, vhile mentally checking for ozer injuries, or information.
"Three mutants. All young, and in top condition. I expect to be paid in full, before I go back to my post," said a voice that sounded like one of ze men vho had captured me.
"Yes, of course. I still have to check the orange-furred one. This one and the girl seem to be in fine condition. Although this one is a bit bruised. I thought I said to use only necessary force, Mr. Art."
"The man you have me paired with, Mr. Delaney, is completely unreliable and irresponsible. He would have also killed the girl, if I had not stopped him. If you wish to receive completely undamaged goods, you must simply give me a better partner."
"Then I will deal with a few cuts and bruises. Mr. Delaney has not yet been outsmarted or outfought by any mutant."
"Yes, I suppose. However, you cannot in any way experiment on these mutants until I have been paid. In full."
"Of course. I am sorry about the other two. The experiment will be postponed until you are paid."
My ears perked up. Ze ozer two? Chaya and Leo! Vhat have zey done with zem?
"I'll take this one down to the lower labs. Only for testing, I assure you."
"Of course."
Zen I realized zat zey had called Leo ze orange-furred one. No! Zey must have figured out ze vatches! Sure enough, I couldn't feel my vatch. My handcuffs vere off, but it vas easy to see zat zey vouldn't have left me vithout some sort of form of device to keep me from 'porting. And a few seconds later, I felt a zick collar around my neck.
Ve vere nozing but animals to zem, it vas easy to see.
I felt strong hands grab my chest, and ze wrist and ankle holds came off. I considered fighting, but it vasn't time for zat.
Vait for it, Kurt, I zought.
After a few minutes of being carried around, I found a chance. I didn't hear anyvone coming, and I squinted around. No vone but ze two escorts vith me.
Make it quick, Kurt, I zought, or zey might get reinforcements.
Vithout varning, I struck.
I swung around suddenly, catching vone man in ze chin vith his fist. Zen, before ze ozer could react, I hit him in ze nose, hard enough to break it. He hit ze opposite vall vith his back, unconscious.
After dragging ze two into an unoccupied room, and strapping zem to two tables (poetic justice, I zink), I took to ze ceiling.
I did have some of my powers, and I vasn't going to make zis easy for ze people vho had caught us by not using zem.
I started down ze hall, still on ze ceiling, hair hanging strait down. There vas some kind of maze or somezing down here, and it vas amazingly difficult to vork. I found myself taking ze same turn vay too many times.
And ze people valking around vere also kind of annoying, You can only dodge so many people before it gets frustrating, and I had dodged vay too many of those, too.
It occurred to me zat I should go over everyzing I had learned about zis place. I came up vith zis.
1: Zey had some kind of radio collar, or somezing, zat kept me from 'porting.
2: Zey knew vhat Leo and I really looked like.
3: Zey vere doing somezing to Chaya.
4: Zey had numbers and technology. Ve had zree teens vith no one to depend on.
5: I came up vith zis vone on my own: Ve vere dead.
I considered finding some sort of veapon and going on a rampage. Not much like me, but if I vas going down, zey vere coming vith me. And zey vere not experimenting on me, Leo, or Chaya.
Vhich vas vhen I found a very neat zing to find.
I had just ducked vone of ze scientists vandering ze area, vhen I came into a large room, vith nozing in it at all.
Now, zis vas a large room, especially compared vith ze closet I had voken up in. Not putting anyzing in zis large a room is idiotic. So, naturally, I poked around a little. After all, I'm inquisitive. Vhy vouldn't I? Vas I afraid zey vould be offended? No. Vas I afraid zat I vould find some armory or somezing? Afraid vasn't ze vord I vould use.
I found another mutant.
I had turned on vhat I zought vas a light switch, and a panel in ze vall opened. And zere, in some sort of tank, vas a teenage boy vith sandy hair.
And red angel vings.
I had to physically restrain myself from shouting vith joy (I put my hand over my mouth). I valked over to ze tank, and studied it. Zree buttons, vone blue, vone red, and vone green, not too complicated. But zen, if I hit ze wrong button, I didn't know vhat vould happen. So, I zought about it for a minute.
I shouldn't have bothered. As I put my hand on ze tank, zinking, I felt a piece of paper taped to ze side. I grabbed it and read.
To whomever finds this tank:
You are being foolish, and you are in a place in which you do not belong. Close this panel and get out. DO NOT PUSH THE RED BUTTON! This experiment is supposed to last for exactly two months, and anyone who terminates it will find their job terminated in the same manner. Thank you.
I grinned and hit ze red button.
There vas a "whoosh" noise, as the tank suddenly emptied it's water, leaving ze boy, who opened his (blue) eyes. Then he blinked twice and screamed.
Vell, I zink he screamed. His mouth dropped open, and his eyes vent vide. Zen he stopped, and looked out in awe.
"How do you open ze tank?" I asked, before I realized he couldn't hear me, either. I pointed to ze control panel. He nodded and mouthed somezing. I shook my head. He mouthed it again, slower and more clearly. I shook my head again. He looked frustrated, but then pointed at his eye, and nodded.
I hit ze blue button. Ze door swung open, and ze boy stumbled out.
"Thank you," he said. I caught a clear Australian accent. He stood up. "Hi. What brings ya to this place, anyway?"
Not one for small talk, zis guy. "I vas kidnapped, vith two friends. I'm looking for zem, and zen a vay out of here." I decided to go over ze basics. "I'm Kurt Wagner, and I'm sixteen."
"Jack Art. And I'm eighteen."
Art. Zat rang a bell. "Art? Isn't zat ze name of vone of ze guys zat vork here?"
Jack laughed, sounding bitter. "I see ya've met my uncle."
"Why do you have an uncle vorking here, if you're a mutant?"
"How da ya think he got a job here? He turned me in."
"His own nephew?" I vas shocked.
"Yeah. The bloody man has no soul," Jack said.
First "Frak", and now "Bloody." I vas going to go insane inside ze week.
Of course, zat made me remember zat ve still didn't know vere Chaya vas. Or Leo, for zat matter.
"Ve still have to find my friends, and get out of here. And it's hard enough to sneak around vith vone of us. Vhat should ve do, split up?"
"My friend, ya've come ta the right man." Jack pointed upvard. "Notice the ventilation shaft."
A few seconds later, ve vere climbing around on ze ceiling, zough zis time on ze ozer side of it. Jack had done zis before, or so he said, vhen he vas trying to escape vonce.
"Vhy didn't it vork?"
"I forgot ta check a panel, and it came loose. I fell inta the cafeteria. And a bunch'a guards were eatin' at the time."
I made a mental note to avoid ze cafeteria.
Suddenly, a siren started to ring from somevhere. I looked at Jack. "Vhat's going on?"
"Well, if we're lucky, they found ya missin'. If we're not, they found me missin'."
"Vhy is zat any more lucky?"
"Simple. If they find out ya've gone missin', they'll search the entire lab."
"Ja?"
"What?"
"Ja. It means yes in German."
"Right. Anyway, if they've found me missin', they won't have to look hard. First, they'll check the ventilation shaft."