Both Captains were dragged out of their cell and taken to a big medical
room. There was a table nearby. On the table were some metal instruments.
Some were sharp and pointy. Others were blood covered and rusty. Neither
looked very interesting to them.
On the table were restraints. On the floor below the table were puddles of dried blood from different things.
The two collectors were standing on either side of the table in makeshift surgeon uniforms. They even had gloves and the masks. Both were holding an apparatus. And they didn't look too much fun either.
" Oh good, you're here!" Kazu said clapping.
" So, which of you is going first?" Mezk asked eagerly.
" He is!" Both said pointing to the other.
*****************
Fortunately for both of them, the ship had run into a meteor shower. Kazu and Mezk had to go and steer the ship. They told Captain Planet and Pollution to decide on who was going first while they were gone.
So there they sat in their cell again. One of them was going to be on that table when the aliens came back. The only question was who.
" Well, this is another fine mess you've gotten me into Pollution." Planet said.
" Oh shut up!! This wasn't my fault!" He said.
" Oh, I suppose those forests just burned themselves down? Here I was thinking you had something to do with it! How stupid of me!" He said sarcastically.
" I hope they take you first!" He said.
" Don't worry they will." He said.
" How do you know?" Pollution asked curiously.
" Because I'm going to tell them to take me first." Planet said.
" What?!! Are you insane?!! You do realize that they want to cut us open and torture us right?!" He yelled.
" Uh huh." He said.
" And you know that it's really gonna hurt?!" He said.
" Yea." He said.
" And yet you're volunteering?!" He said incredulously.
He simply shrugged.
" You've finally lost your mind." Pollution said in disbelief.
" Not really. See, if you went first, I'd still feel everything they did to you. This was, only one of us will be in pain. Yeah, I know it'll hurt. Probably feel like I'm being ripped up the middle, but hey, it's what I do." He said leaning against the grimy wall.
" You're willing to go through all that torture so I don't have to?" He asked; still shocked.
" Superhero obligation. Defend others that can't defend themselves. Minimize pain and suffering as much as possible. Things like that." Planet said.
" And you do this for free?" He asked.
" What I am gonna do with money? I don't eat, I sleep in the center of the earth, I wear what I always have on, I can fly wherever I need to go and I have fun doing what I do." He said.
" I don't get you Planet." He said.
" I know. Any ideas on how to get out of here?" He asked.
" Nope. Figure we're gonna die here. Earth'll be gone. Shame. That Gaia chick would look so hott in a swimsuit." Pollution said; obviously daydreaming.
" Don't make me strangle you." Planet said.
" With what?!" He said almost laughing.
Captain Planet smirked.
" Don't tempt me." He said.
*****************
When the guards returned, they took Captain Planet away. He put up no fight and allowed himself to be pulled to the medical room.
Captain Pollution was left with his own thoughts. He was still confused about the whole superhero deal. Why would someone willingly do all the stuff his twin do? He said he got nothing in return, but he didn't buy that. There had to be something he was getting out of this. Nothing was free.
Before he could think about it some more, a cry of pain reached him. It had to be Captain Planet. And whatever they were doing had to be terrible for him to scream. Suddenly, Pollution was glad he wasn't in this alone. This would be very scary.
******************
When Captain Planet returned, he looked terrible. He was bloodied and had some scars on him. Stitches went across his face and chest. And he didn't seem to be able to walk on one of his legs.
He was shoved into the cell. He landed face-first in a pile of sludge. He didn't move too much after that.
Hesistantly, Pollution went over to him and rolled him over.
" Ay caramba! What happened to you?!" He asked.
" Burned, sliced open, shocked, probed, prodded, poked, stabbed. You name it, they did it to me." Captain Planet said.
" You don't look so good. They really messed you up." He said.
" Ya think?!" He snapped sitting up.
" No need to get pissy Planet." He said.
" Sorry. I'm a little irritable when I get cut open!" He snapped again.
" Better you than me right?" Pollution said.
" ...."
" Planet?!" He said a bit panicked.
" I'm thinking, I'm thinking... Yeah, better me than you." He said.
" Did you tell them anything?" He asked.
" 'Course not. That would defeat the purpose of me going through all this torture. Which reminds me. We gotta get out of here." He said.
" How are we gonna do that?" Pollution asked.
Before Captain Planet could answer, more guards came.
" Which will it be this time?" One asked.
" Well, well, well, if it isn't the roach brigade. Still my turn." Planet said.
One of the roach guards snatched him from the ground and held him in front of his face. A sickly purple tongue came from his mouth and went up the side of his face. Captain Planet grimaced at the slimly thing on his cheek.
" Uck! That's disgusting!!" He said.
" You're pretty. They say if you survive the interrogation we get to play with you." He said.
" Gods, I hope I go first." He said.
On the table were restraints. On the floor below the table were puddles of dried blood from different things.
The two collectors were standing on either side of the table in makeshift surgeon uniforms. They even had gloves and the masks. Both were holding an apparatus. And they didn't look too much fun either.
" Oh good, you're here!" Kazu said clapping.
" So, which of you is going first?" Mezk asked eagerly.
" He is!" Both said pointing to the other.
*****************
Fortunately for both of them, the ship had run into a meteor shower. Kazu and Mezk had to go and steer the ship. They told Captain Planet and Pollution to decide on who was going first while they were gone.
So there they sat in their cell again. One of them was going to be on that table when the aliens came back. The only question was who.
" Well, this is another fine mess you've gotten me into Pollution." Planet said.
" Oh shut up!! This wasn't my fault!" He said.
" Oh, I suppose those forests just burned themselves down? Here I was thinking you had something to do with it! How stupid of me!" He said sarcastically.
" I hope they take you first!" He said.
" Don't worry they will." He said.
" How do you know?" Pollution asked curiously.
" Because I'm going to tell them to take me first." Planet said.
" What?!! Are you insane?!! You do realize that they want to cut us open and torture us right?!" He yelled.
" Uh huh." He said.
" And you know that it's really gonna hurt?!" He said.
" Yea." He said.
" And yet you're volunteering?!" He said incredulously.
He simply shrugged.
" You've finally lost your mind." Pollution said in disbelief.
" Not really. See, if you went first, I'd still feel everything they did to you. This was, only one of us will be in pain. Yeah, I know it'll hurt. Probably feel like I'm being ripped up the middle, but hey, it's what I do." He said leaning against the grimy wall.
" You're willing to go through all that torture so I don't have to?" He asked; still shocked.
" Superhero obligation. Defend others that can't defend themselves. Minimize pain and suffering as much as possible. Things like that." Planet said.
" And you do this for free?" He asked.
" What I am gonna do with money? I don't eat, I sleep in the center of the earth, I wear what I always have on, I can fly wherever I need to go and I have fun doing what I do." He said.
" I don't get you Planet." He said.
" I know. Any ideas on how to get out of here?" He asked.
" Nope. Figure we're gonna die here. Earth'll be gone. Shame. That Gaia chick would look so hott in a swimsuit." Pollution said; obviously daydreaming.
" Don't make me strangle you." Planet said.
" With what?!" He said almost laughing.
Captain Planet smirked.
" Don't tempt me." He said.
*****************
When the guards returned, they took Captain Planet away. He put up no fight and allowed himself to be pulled to the medical room.
Captain Pollution was left with his own thoughts. He was still confused about the whole superhero deal. Why would someone willingly do all the stuff his twin do? He said he got nothing in return, but he didn't buy that. There had to be something he was getting out of this. Nothing was free.
Before he could think about it some more, a cry of pain reached him. It had to be Captain Planet. And whatever they were doing had to be terrible for him to scream. Suddenly, Pollution was glad he wasn't in this alone. This would be very scary.
******************
When Captain Planet returned, he looked terrible. He was bloodied and had some scars on him. Stitches went across his face and chest. And he didn't seem to be able to walk on one of his legs.
He was shoved into the cell. He landed face-first in a pile of sludge. He didn't move too much after that.
Hesistantly, Pollution went over to him and rolled him over.
" Ay caramba! What happened to you?!" He asked.
" Burned, sliced open, shocked, probed, prodded, poked, stabbed. You name it, they did it to me." Captain Planet said.
" You don't look so good. They really messed you up." He said.
" Ya think?!" He snapped sitting up.
" No need to get pissy Planet." He said.
" Sorry. I'm a little irritable when I get cut open!" He snapped again.
" Better you than me right?" Pollution said.
" ...."
" Planet?!" He said a bit panicked.
" I'm thinking, I'm thinking... Yeah, better me than you." He said.
" Did you tell them anything?" He asked.
" 'Course not. That would defeat the purpose of me going through all this torture. Which reminds me. We gotta get out of here." He said.
" How are we gonna do that?" Pollution asked.
Before Captain Planet could answer, more guards came.
" Which will it be this time?" One asked.
" Well, well, well, if it isn't the roach brigade. Still my turn." Planet said.
One of the roach guards snatched him from the ground and held him in front of his face. A sickly purple tongue came from his mouth and went up the side of his face. Captain Planet grimaced at the slimly thing on his cheek.
" Uck! That's disgusting!!" He said.
" You're pretty. They say if you survive the interrogation we get to play with you." He said.
" Gods, I hope I go first." He said.