Braids
Chapter 14
Experimenting
"When you die... how does it feel? I mean, there are different ways of dying, but is there a difference... I mean the outcome is the same... you die. They say it's better to die in your sleep, 'Oh, they die peacefully,' they say... but is it really that way? They also say it's better to die quick and painless... but is it really painless? Does time just slow down for that "short" amount of time? And does you're life really flash before your eyes? How come--"
"Braids, you're not helping," Dib frowned.
"Sorry, but I was just wondering..." she sighed. "I mean it's been like almost a whole day, and we're just sitting in the dark..."
Suddenly, the door swung open, and Dib who had been leaning against it fell to the ground. The Razerken soldier began to drag Dib away, and another slammed the door closed, "No!" screamed Esther. She began to pound on the door, "No! No! No! Dib!"
The door swung open again and a Razerken soldier pulled Esther out, "OK, you wanna come too, then? Fine!" he said slamming the door shut and dragging her away.
He took her to a large room and strapped her down to a chair. Esther looked across the room, and spotted Dib, "Dib! Dib, what--" A Razkerken taped her mouth shut, then Dib's. A large laser lowered from the ceiling at sat right in front of her, it pointed to her head, "Mmmmmmmm!" her scream muffled through the tape. She looked to where Dib sat, and saw a laser was at his head too.
Zim, Teq, and Gaz sat in the dark, "What do you think they're doing to them?" asked Gaz.
Teq shrugged, "Hopefully nothing too bad."
They were silent after that. All three tried to convince themselves that Dib and Esther were OK. That maybe they were just questioning them, or maybe they just moved them to a separate room. But deep down, they knew that wasn't what was happening. More than likely, they were already dead. It was horrible picturing the newly wed couple dead. And it was almost unbearable to picture how they could of died... But in the dark, silent room many thoughts ran through their head... even the unimaginable.
About four hours past, and the door opened again. The Razerkens threw Dib and Esther in, and slammed the door shut. Dib and Esther were weak, and Teq and Zim helped them sit up, "Are you two OK? asked Teq.
Dib and Esther looked terrible. They sat up against the wall, their heads hung weakly, "Ugh... what happened?" Dib groaned. His head pounded, and he could barely move.
"You don't remember?!" Zim exclaimed.
Esther covered her ears, "Ow! Don't talk too loud!" she yelled.
Teq, Gaz, and Zim exchanged glances, "Man, what did they do to you two?" Gaz said, very worried.
"They experimented on you, didn't they?" said Teq, studying Esther and Dib closely.
"I don't remember..." said Dib.
"Neither do I..." groaned Esther.
"They were." said Teq, "You two better get some rest."
Dib nodded and scooted closer to Esther. The two of them leaned on each other, and wasn't very long until they fell asleep.
The other three sat down and just stared at Esther and Dib, "The things they must've went through..." Gaz said softly.
"And I'm sure they're not done," added Zim.
"When experimenting... they normally study the organs of the subject first... that's probably what they did to them today," said Teq.
"Then after that?" asked Gaz.
"The physical. You know, running and reflexes and such..."
"I'm sure as soon as we reach planet Razen, they'll stop the experimenting... briefly."
"Briefly? When do they stop... like for good?!" exclaimed Gaz.
"Maybe within a year."
"Damn..." Gaz said shaking her head, "Look at them, they're totally worn down... they can't get experimented on every day for a year! They'll never survive!"
"Well, if one dies... there is you," Teq said to Gaz. "Not saying that they will! But, that's what they would do in such a case."
There was a few moments of silence. The three of them just looked at the sleeping, exhausted couple. Zim sighed, "Well, if they do become daily experimental subjects, then they won't get executed... that's looking on the bright side..."
"But what about us?" asked Gaz.
Teq shrugged, "Like I said... they'll figure out something... but I'm not giving up without a fight."
"Neither am I," agreed Zim.
"Me too," said Gaz.
"And I'm sure Dib and Esther don't wanna go another day with experimenting..." said Teq, "So it's settled then. We're all gonna brake out. Or die trying."
Chapter 14
Experimenting
"When you die... how does it feel? I mean, there are different ways of dying, but is there a difference... I mean the outcome is the same... you die. They say it's better to die in your sleep, 'Oh, they die peacefully,' they say... but is it really that way? They also say it's better to die quick and painless... but is it really painless? Does time just slow down for that "short" amount of time? And does you're life really flash before your eyes? How come--"
"Braids, you're not helping," Dib frowned.
"Sorry, but I was just wondering..." she sighed. "I mean it's been like almost a whole day, and we're just sitting in the dark..."
Suddenly, the door swung open, and Dib who had been leaning against it fell to the ground. The Razerken soldier began to drag Dib away, and another slammed the door closed, "No!" screamed Esther. She began to pound on the door, "No! No! No! Dib!"
The door swung open again and a Razerken soldier pulled Esther out, "OK, you wanna come too, then? Fine!" he said slamming the door shut and dragging her away.
He took her to a large room and strapped her down to a chair. Esther looked across the room, and spotted Dib, "Dib! Dib, what--" A Razkerken taped her mouth shut, then Dib's. A large laser lowered from the ceiling at sat right in front of her, it pointed to her head, "Mmmmmmmm!" her scream muffled through the tape. She looked to where Dib sat, and saw a laser was at his head too.
Zim, Teq, and Gaz sat in the dark, "What do you think they're doing to them?" asked Gaz.
Teq shrugged, "Hopefully nothing too bad."
They were silent after that. All three tried to convince themselves that Dib and Esther were OK. That maybe they were just questioning them, or maybe they just moved them to a separate room. But deep down, they knew that wasn't what was happening. More than likely, they were already dead. It was horrible picturing the newly wed couple dead. And it was almost unbearable to picture how they could of died... But in the dark, silent room many thoughts ran through their head... even the unimaginable.
About four hours past, and the door opened again. The Razerkens threw Dib and Esther in, and slammed the door shut. Dib and Esther were weak, and Teq and Zim helped them sit up, "Are you two OK? asked Teq.
Dib and Esther looked terrible. They sat up against the wall, their heads hung weakly, "Ugh... what happened?" Dib groaned. His head pounded, and he could barely move.
"You don't remember?!" Zim exclaimed.
Esther covered her ears, "Ow! Don't talk too loud!" she yelled.
Teq, Gaz, and Zim exchanged glances, "Man, what did they do to you two?" Gaz said, very worried.
"They experimented on you, didn't they?" said Teq, studying Esther and Dib closely.
"I don't remember..." said Dib.
"Neither do I..." groaned Esther.
"They were." said Teq, "You two better get some rest."
Dib nodded and scooted closer to Esther. The two of them leaned on each other, and wasn't very long until they fell asleep.
The other three sat down and just stared at Esther and Dib, "The things they must've went through..." Gaz said softly.
"And I'm sure they're not done," added Zim.
"When experimenting... they normally study the organs of the subject first... that's probably what they did to them today," said Teq.
"Then after that?" asked Gaz.
"The physical. You know, running and reflexes and such..."
"I'm sure as soon as we reach planet Razen, they'll stop the experimenting... briefly."
"Briefly? When do they stop... like for good?!" exclaimed Gaz.
"Maybe within a year."
"Damn..." Gaz said shaking her head, "Look at them, they're totally worn down... they can't get experimented on every day for a year! They'll never survive!"
"Well, if one dies... there is you," Teq said to Gaz. "Not saying that they will! But, that's what they would do in such a case."
There was a few moments of silence. The three of them just looked at the sleeping, exhausted couple. Zim sighed, "Well, if they do become daily experimental subjects, then they won't get executed... that's looking on the bright side..."
"But what about us?" asked Gaz.
Teq shrugged, "Like I said... they'll figure out something... but I'm not giving up without a fight."
"Neither am I," agreed Zim.
"Me too," said Gaz.
"And I'm sure Dib and Esther don't wanna go another day with experimenting..." said Teq, "So it's settled then. We're all gonna brake out. Or die trying."
