Chapter Seven


"No." Indy whispered, not thinking of anything but Laura.


"Yes." Von Ran answered wickedly even though he knew Indy hadn't been speaking to him. "If you don't answer my questions then the snake will bite her and within a few minutes she will die. But if you do answer my questions then Thomas here, will kill the snake and there for Laura shall live. Its your choice." He finished as if Indy were decided weather to have sprikles on his ice cream or not. Indy looked torn between betraying his country and saving Laura's life. But he quickly made up his mind.


"What do you want to know?" He asked.


Von Ran smiled. "I knew you were a reasonable man Dr. Jones. I want to know why you came to Germany." Indy seemed to hesitate, he glanced at the snake, it was now about 11 inches from Laura's ankle. He cracked.


"I came here to meet up with Laura and set a bomb."


"When? Where?" Von Ran demanded. The snake was now 8 inches away from her.


"Two days ago we set it in your navel base that is just out of town."


"Thank you Dr. Jones. Take him back to his cell."

"What about the girl?" Indy demanded.


"She will join you shortly." They took Indy back to his cell then Thomas went to the snake and carfully threw it back in the box. A soldier picked up Laura and carried her back to the cell. He gave her to Indy quickly as if he didn't want to touch an American longer than he had to. Indy placed her on her cot.


A while later when Laura's eyes fluttered open the first thing she saw was Indy's face. She sat up and threw her arms around his neck. "Don't let them do it to me!" She cried. He put his arms around her. "Please, stop them!" She said as she buried her face in his shoulder.


"Laura? Laura listen to me. Its okay. Your safe. Your here in the cell with me. We're alone, no Nazis." She had been shaking as does someone who almost gets their neck burnt, but now she stopped and took a deep breath. She quickly took her arms from Indy's neck. She noticed that he didn't remove his arms from her so quickly, but once he did she pushed the hair back from her face. She absentmidedly put her hand on her neck where the poker would have burned it she hadn't fainted.


"How did I get down here?" She asked. "Last time I was a wake they were about to barrbecue me."


"What?!" Indy said with alarm. She told him what had happened.


"And then I guess I fainted, I'm ashamed to say."


"Well, its a good thing you did! Fainting saved your neck, no pun inteneded."


"I suppose." She said. "Do you know what happened after that?"


"Yes, all to well." He explained about the snake and what he told them.


"But we didn't set any bomb." Laura said.


"We know that but thay don't. For all they know we have planted a million bombs."


"But Indy," She placed her hand on his arm. "What will happen when they find out that you lied to them?"

"I guess we'll find out soon enough, but I had to tell them something or you'd be dead right now. Besides that was the plan I made earilyer. I had planned that if they tried really hard to get information out of me I would lie. You see if it had ot worked and you had know about it they might have killed you."


"But it still might not work."


"Then pretend you don't know I lied."


"Alright." They talked awhile then went to sleep as it had been a long day for both of them.


Laura was curled up on her cot when she heard the cell door bang against the wall. She opened her eyes. There were four Nazi Stormtroopers entering the cell. One grabbed both sides of Indy's collar and shook him awake. Another one kicked him in the side and told him to get up. Indy lept to his feet and punched the one in the chin, who had kicked him. The Nazi fell back and landed on the floor. Indy turned and punched another on in the stomach. He was starting on another one when he one on the floor and the last unhurt one grabbed his arms and cuffed them behind him. He struggled in vain against the cuffs. The started dragging him out of the cell but Laura ran over and grabbed the arm of one of the soldiers holding Indy.


"Stop!" She shouted and pulled on his arm. The man flung the arm she was tugging at and it hit her and sent her flying on to the floor.


"Hey!" Indy hit the soldier in the stomach with his cuffed hands. Laura got up and tried again. This time the man hit her and sent her flying into the wall. Her head hit it hard and she blacked out and slid to the floor.


"Laura!" Indy yelled. They had him almost to the end of the isle. He struggled to get back to her but the four men held him fast.


Bang! Laura heard the cell door open. Last time I heard that was... The she remembered what had happened. Her eyes flew open. "Indy!" She cried. She jumped up and ran right into the arms of two soldiers. "Lest go of me!" She screamed. Right about now she couldn't stand the sight of another Nazi. The each took one of her arms, their hands closing like an iron vice. They marched her between them to a waiting car. They forced her in in spite of her efforts to stay outside the car. "Indy!" She screamed again. One of the men covered her mouth and shoved her into the car. She beat on the glass with her fists. "Indy!" Where were they taking her she wondered. And most important of all, where was Indiana Jones?