Chapter Ten
"How could you kill him?" Laura cried. She pounded Von Ran's chest with her fists as tears streamed down her cheeks.
He took her wrists and held them firmly so that she couldn't hit him anymore. She just stood there as if she wasn't sure what to do with herself then wrenched her wrists out of his grasp and stumbled over to the wall of the gas chamber. She leaned against it then slowly slid to the floor and lay there in a crumpled, crying heap.
She cried with her face buried in her arms. The only way to tell that she was crying was that every time she silently sobbed her body shook with emotion.
Soon she pulled herself up again and went to the nearest solider and looked straight at him.
"I hate you all." She said flatly. She slapped him across the face and he quickly brought his rifle butt up to deal her a blow with it but Von Ran grabbed his arm and stopped him.
"Come along." He ordered Laura then took her by the arm and led her away
* * *
Indy woke up to find him self in yet another cell. He stood up and went to the bars. There was a guard posted outside. "This sure ain't heaven." Indy said looking at the guard while leaning casually against the bars.
"No Dr. Jones, this 'ain't' heaven as you so crudely put it." Von Ran said strolling up to the cell.
"Well, if it ain't then where am I?"
"You're in prison."
"You don't say, with this guard blocking my view I just couldn't tell."
"Enough bantering Dr. Jones, let's get down to business."
"Okay, you start."
"First of all, you aren't dead because I didn't want you killed. Yet anyway. The soul reason was to 'kill' you because you lied to us. Secondly we thought that if we killed you it might make the girl talk. I'm afraid that our plan hasn't worked though. First all she did was cry and carry on but after that first day she stopped and just shut up. No one's heard a word from her for two whole days." Indy lunged at him through the bars but missed as Von Ran calmly took a step back.
"So, you're just gonna let her think I'm dead?" He lunged again this time catching Von Ran's collar. Before the guard could pry his hands off Indy had his say. "You low down creep! You cruel, inhumane..." The guard hit Indy on the back of the head with his gun and he sank to the floor like a rag doll.
"That'll teach that insolent school boy." The guard said. Von Ran eyes Indy's still form.
"Yes," he said slowly, " a very strong and cunning, insolent boy. Watch him well." He said turning to the guard.
"Yes, Sir!" Saluted the guard.
* * *
Laura pressed her ear to the door of the small bedroom she was in. Outside two officer's were talking.
"Them Yanks are gonna be so mixed up!" One said.
"Yeah! When Hitler's through with them they'll be begging for mercy." They laughed. Laura sucked in her breath. This is what she and Indy had come for! Information on what the German's were planning.
When I thought I knew everything that Germany was doing I guess I was wrong. I suppose they still didn't trust me completely. She realized. The soldiers continued their conversation.
"They won't be able tp see a hand in front of their face." One said and they both laughed.
"Oh wait! I've got a good one. Listen to this: They won't know what hit 'em!" The men roared with laughter.
I don't understand. Laura thought. What on Earth do they mean?
"How could you kill him?" Laura cried. She pounded Von Ran's chest with her fists as tears streamed down her cheeks.
He took her wrists and held them firmly so that she couldn't hit him anymore. She just stood there as if she wasn't sure what to do with herself then wrenched her wrists out of his grasp and stumbled over to the wall of the gas chamber. She leaned against it then slowly slid to the floor and lay there in a crumpled, crying heap.
She cried with her face buried in her arms. The only way to tell that she was crying was that every time she silently sobbed her body shook with emotion.
Soon she pulled herself up again and went to the nearest solider and looked straight at him.
"I hate you all." She said flatly. She slapped him across the face and he quickly brought his rifle butt up to deal her a blow with it but Von Ran grabbed his arm and stopped him.
"Come along." He ordered Laura then took her by the arm and led her away
* * *
Indy woke up to find him self in yet another cell. He stood up and went to the bars. There was a guard posted outside. "This sure ain't heaven." Indy said looking at the guard while leaning casually against the bars.
"No Dr. Jones, this 'ain't' heaven as you so crudely put it." Von Ran said strolling up to the cell.
"Well, if it ain't then where am I?"
"You're in prison."
"You don't say, with this guard blocking my view I just couldn't tell."
"Enough bantering Dr. Jones, let's get down to business."
"Okay, you start."
"First of all, you aren't dead because I didn't want you killed. Yet anyway. The soul reason was to 'kill' you because you lied to us. Secondly we thought that if we killed you it might make the girl talk. I'm afraid that our plan hasn't worked though. First all she did was cry and carry on but after that first day she stopped and just shut up. No one's heard a word from her for two whole days." Indy lunged at him through the bars but missed as Von Ran calmly took a step back.
"So, you're just gonna let her think I'm dead?" He lunged again this time catching Von Ran's collar. Before the guard could pry his hands off Indy had his say. "You low down creep! You cruel, inhumane..." The guard hit Indy on the back of the head with his gun and he sank to the floor like a rag doll.
"That'll teach that insolent school boy." The guard said. Von Ran eyes Indy's still form.
"Yes," he said slowly, " a very strong and cunning, insolent boy. Watch him well." He said turning to the guard.
"Yes, Sir!" Saluted the guard.
* * *
Laura pressed her ear to the door of the small bedroom she was in. Outside two officer's were talking.
"Them Yanks are gonna be so mixed up!" One said.
"Yeah! When Hitler's through with them they'll be begging for mercy." They laughed. Laura sucked in her breath. This is what she and Indy had come for! Information on what the German's were planning.
When I thought I knew everything that Germany was doing I guess I was wrong. I suppose they still didn't trust me completely. She realized. The soldiers continued their conversation.
"They won't be able tp see a hand in front of their face." One said and they both laughed.
"Oh wait! I've got a good one. Listen to this: They won't know what hit 'em!" The men roared with laughter.
I don't understand. Laura thought. What on Earth do they mean?