Chapter 7: Climax
Jack awoke with a groggy feeling, his head pounding and his throat sore. And by the way he was feeling, he must have been asleep for only an hour or so. He opened his eyes halfway and looked himself over. He had been strapped to a wall of steel, about two inches thick, judging by how hard he tapped it with his finger. He looked around the room as well, seeing a lot of lab equipment lying around. "Where the h-" Jack was interrupted by the sound of a door opening. "Good evening young one. I see you have awaken from your little sleep." The voice sounded raspy and scratchy. He couldn't see who it was because they were hidden behind a curtain. He could, though, see his shadow. It walked slowly to the end of the curtain, almost revealing himself, but stopping short at the end of it. "You see, its not like we always have visitors." The figure stepped out into the light, showing that he was less human than anything Jack had seen. He had wires all over his torso, and an arm of a machine, with a large mechanical object coming from his eye to the back of his head. He was huge as well. He was about seven feet tall, and by the looks of it, he was in some kind of accident a long time ago. "Who.or.what the hell are you?" Jack asked. The monstrosity seemed to smile a bit, but he couldn't tell, the way all the wires were jumbled together. "It would be of the least bit of importance to let you know. What I am really wondering about is where you came from and where I can find more of your friends." the man laughed. Jack's thoughts were racing. If he told them, he would be putting everyone in danger. He wouldn't make it off this planet along with the others. He wouldn't ever see any of them again. They would be hunted down like dogs and captured or killed like the others. "You shut your mouth you walking piece of scrap." Jack yelled back at him. He could only hope someone would come, or that someone would go for help and warn the others. He sure hoped Chris had made it. Otherwise, they were done for. "I'd watch what I'd say if I were you. You have no idea of what I could do to you right now." He walked over to a platform and stood in front of a control panel. He seemed to be hitting several buttons and swinging around to do the same on the other panel. Jack looked for a way out, but could not find any. He saw about six windows lined up in a tilted fashion at the end of the room. He might be able to escape through those, but he had to find a way to break his bonds first. "You know, I'm surprised you didn't die after that little experiment with those drugs on Hyra Prime. I'm sure your friends got to you in time. But that girl.yes.she made a fine example." He laughed and resumed typing at the controls. What did he mean? Did he do something to her while he was being blindly filled with chemicals? Jack's rage fumed and he tried breaking the metal cuffs himself, but it was no good. Maybe he had some connection with the Kei Pirates on Hyra Prime that kidnapped Melfina in the early stages of the assault. He had to get some information. "Tell me, before you kill me, exactly what your plan is? What the hell are you doing here?" Jack tried to sound scared and worried. He might fall for it. "Here? On this worthless planet? Why, test my new weapon. Once I get this thing working, I will be able to destroy entire planets. This one will make a fine example. That orbital station proved to be a good example." he seemed to get more into his plan as Jack listened. "You seem to have an uneasiness about all this don't you? No matter. When I test the sound waves on your body, I'm sure it will be ripped to pieces. I need a good example." He grinned. Jack clenched his teeth and grabbed the bars holding him by the wrists. "You see, I have no name, really, so you can call me Belam, if you wish.you see, once this planet is destroyed, I can move on, and use your ship for interstellar travel to destroy more and more planet. Why, while you were sleeping, I managed to look into your memory, and found a little blue planet that you call earth." Belam finished his sentence wish a mocking grin and a small cackle. Jack was raging now. If only he could break those bonds. But after a few second her heard a small creek coming from near the windows. He looked around as if he didn't hear anything specifically, so not to make this madman suspect anything. He then looked towards the window, to see a figure moving a few inches across a platform and then moving into the shadows. He hoped it was help. "You see, as long as no one interferes with my plans and I keep away those damned council members and snoopers like you, then I might be able to throw it all into action. Everyone would bow before me." Belam seemed to be talking to himself at the moment. Jack stared at the shadows hoping something would come out and kill this monster. The figure moved a little, and then jumped to another platform just out of Belam's line of sight. The figure shifted and then stopped. Belam continued to murmur things to himself, and then hit a few more switches and pressed some buttons. A weird sound emanated from a nearby speaker, and the noise was simply dreadful. Jack's ears were burning at the sound of it. Belam laughed madly over the sound of it. "Do you like it? It's the sound waves at a toned down frequency. First your ears will burst, and then your heart will fail, and the rest of you will be torn to pieces. So long!" Belam began to move out of the room. The figure on the platform shifted a little, and then Jack heard the sound of something swift whizzing past him. He looked to his right and saw the shackle had a bullet hole in it and was now loose. Jack yanked at it and it fell off. He heard another noise, and the shackle on the left came loose. Jack moved down and undid the shackles at his legs, and then jumped down. He looked up, and sure enough, Trowa leaped off the platform and met him face to face. "How did you-" Jack started, but Trowa interrupted him. "We haven't much time. Lets go. We can escape through those windows." Trowa finished by running towards the way to get up, but Jack grabbed his arm. "We can leave Heero and the others. We have to find them. That is why I'm here!" Jack explained. Trowa looked around for a bit, and then nodded. Jack looked for a door and found one at the end of the room. He covered his ears and ran for it. He stepped up to it and it immediately swung open. The hall inside was empty, to he ran as far into it until he collapsed on the floor. "My legs are a little weak. Just hold on for a minute." Jack said. Trowa sat down next to Jack against the wall.
"Here, you might need this." he said. Trowa reached into a pocket in the outer shirt we was wearing. He pulled out a polished handgun and put it in Jack's hands. Jack looked at it and back at Trowa. Trowa pulled a few more clips out of his pockets and placed them at Jack's side. "How many more people have to go on like this? Is there any way we can do this without killing anyone?" Jack asked with a desperate tone in his voice. Trowa looked at him for a few seconds, and then reached back into his pocket and pulled out a few more strange clips. "The are tranquilizer darts. One hit and they are down in about one or two seconds. Just make sure you hit them around the head, so that the chemical effect will start itself quicker and distribute to the essential nervous system faster." Trowa set the clips down and then stood up promptly. "Do you think they will know you're gone?" Trowa asked him sternly. "Not for another hour or so. They left me to die, so lets find the others quickly." "Fine." Jack got up to his feet and then loaded the tranq clip into his gun. And placed the other magazines into a picket of his. "It's a M-673 multi-purpose pistol. Any bullet can be loaded into it, but be careful about how many you put inside; it can jam if too many large rounds are forced into it." Trowa took out his own loaded the designated rounds into the end of the weapon. "Lets go." Jack quietly commented, and they began to walk down the quiet corridor.
Jack awoke with a groggy feeling, his head pounding and his throat sore. And by the way he was feeling, he must have been asleep for only an hour or so. He opened his eyes halfway and looked himself over. He had been strapped to a wall of steel, about two inches thick, judging by how hard he tapped it with his finger. He looked around the room as well, seeing a lot of lab equipment lying around. "Where the h-" Jack was interrupted by the sound of a door opening. "Good evening young one. I see you have awaken from your little sleep." The voice sounded raspy and scratchy. He couldn't see who it was because they were hidden behind a curtain. He could, though, see his shadow. It walked slowly to the end of the curtain, almost revealing himself, but stopping short at the end of it. "You see, its not like we always have visitors." The figure stepped out into the light, showing that he was less human than anything Jack had seen. He had wires all over his torso, and an arm of a machine, with a large mechanical object coming from his eye to the back of his head. He was huge as well. He was about seven feet tall, and by the looks of it, he was in some kind of accident a long time ago. "Who.or.what the hell are you?" Jack asked. The monstrosity seemed to smile a bit, but he couldn't tell, the way all the wires were jumbled together. "It would be of the least bit of importance to let you know. What I am really wondering about is where you came from and where I can find more of your friends." the man laughed. Jack's thoughts were racing. If he told them, he would be putting everyone in danger. He wouldn't make it off this planet along with the others. He wouldn't ever see any of them again. They would be hunted down like dogs and captured or killed like the others. "You shut your mouth you walking piece of scrap." Jack yelled back at him. He could only hope someone would come, or that someone would go for help and warn the others. He sure hoped Chris had made it. Otherwise, they were done for. "I'd watch what I'd say if I were you. You have no idea of what I could do to you right now." He walked over to a platform and stood in front of a control panel. He seemed to be hitting several buttons and swinging around to do the same on the other panel. Jack looked for a way out, but could not find any. He saw about six windows lined up in a tilted fashion at the end of the room. He might be able to escape through those, but he had to find a way to break his bonds first. "You know, I'm surprised you didn't die after that little experiment with those drugs on Hyra Prime. I'm sure your friends got to you in time. But that girl.yes.she made a fine example." He laughed and resumed typing at the controls. What did he mean? Did he do something to her while he was being blindly filled with chemicals? Jack's rage fumed and he tried breaking the metal cuffs himself, but it was no good. Maybe he had some connection with the Kei Pirates on Hyra Prime that kidnapped Melfina in the early stages of the assault. He had to get some information. "Tell me, before you kill me, exactly what your plan is? What the hell are you doing here?" Jack tried to sound scared and worried. He might fall for it. "Here? On this worthless planet? Why, test my new weapon. Once I get this thing working, I will be able to destroy entire planets. This one will make a fine example. That orbital station proved to be a good example." he seemed to get more into his plan as Jack listened. "You seem to have an uneasiness about all this don't you? No matter. When I test the sound waves on your body, I'm sure it will be ripped to pieces. I need a good example." He grinned. Jack clenched his teeth and grabbed the bars holding him by the wrists. "You see, I have no name, really, so you can call me Belam, if you wish.you see, once this planet is destroyed, I can move on, and use your ship for interstellar travel to destroy more and more planet. Why, while you were sleeping, I managed to look into your memory, and found a little blue planet that you call earth." Belam finished his sentence wish a mocking grin and a small cackle. Jack was raging now. If only he could break those bonds. But after a few second her heard a small creek coming from near the windows. He looked around as if he didn't hear anything specifically, so not to make this madman suspect anything. He then looked towards the window, to see a figure moving a few inches across a platform and then moving into the shadows. He hoped it was help. "You see, as long as no one interferes with my plans and I keep away those damned council members and snoopers like you, then I might be able to throw it all into action. Everyone would bow before me." Belam seemed to be talking to himself at the moment. Jack stared at the shadows hoping something would come out and kill this monster. The figure moved a little, and then jumped to another platform just out of Belam's line of sight. The figure shifted and then stopped. Belam continued to murmur things to himself, and then hit a few more switches and pressed some buttons. A weird sound emanated from a nearby speaker, and the noise was simply dreadful. Jack's ears were burning at the sound of it. Belam laughed madly over the sound of it. "Do you like it? It's the sound waves at a toned down frequency. First your ears will burst, and then your heart will fail, and the rest of you will be torn to pieces. So long!" Belam began to move out of the room. The figure on the platform shifted a little, and then Jack heard the sound of something swift whizzing past him. He looked to his right and saw the shackle had a bullet hole in it and was now loose. Jack yanked at it and it fell off. He heard another noise, and the shackle on the left came loose. Jack moved down and undid the shackles at his legs, and then jumped down. He looked up, and sure enough, Trowa leaped off the platform and met him face to face. "How did you-" Jack started, but Trowa interrupted him. "We haven't much time. Lets go. We can escape through those windows." Trowa finished by running towards the way to get up, but Jack grabbed his arm. "We can leave Heero and the others. We have to find them. That is why I'm here!" Jack explained. Trowa looked around for a bit, and then nodded. Jack looked for a door and found one at the end of the room. He covered his ears and ran for it. He stepped up to it and it immediately swung open. The hall inside was empty, to he ran as far into it until he collapsed on the floor. "My legs are a little weak. Just hold on for a minute." Jack said. Trowa sat down next to Jack against the wall.
"Here, you might need this." he said. Trowa reached into a pocket in the outer shirt we was wearing. He pulled out a polished handgun and put it in Jack's hands. Jack looked at it and back at Trowa. Trowa pulled a few more clips out of his pockets and placed them at Jack's side. "How many more people have to go on like this? Is there any way we can do this without killing anyone?" Jack asked with a desperate tone in his voice. Trowa looked at him for a few seconds, and then reached back into his pocket and pulled out a few more strange clips. "The are tranquilizer darts. One hit and they are down in about one or two seconds. Just make sure you hit them around the head, so that the chemical effect will start itself quicker and distribute to the essential nervous system faster." Trowa set the clips down and then stood up promptly. "Do you think they will know you're gone?" Trowa asked him sternly. "Not for another hour or so. They left me to die, so lets find the others quickly." "Fine." Jack got up to his feet and then loaded the tranq clip into his gun. And placed the other magazines into a picket of his. "It's a M-673 multi-purpose pistol. Any bullet can be loaded into it, but be careful about how many you put inside; it can jam if too many large rounds are forced into it." Trowa took out his own loaded the designated rounds into the end of the weapon. "Lets go." Jack quietly commented, and they began to walk down the quiet corridor.