Chapter Eighteen
The sun began to set in Liberty. Jay was more worried and paced the floor. Most had gone their separate ways. Ruby was serving the evening crowd and Ebony sat in both watching Jay. "Jay you're really making me dizzy."
He looked at Ebony and then sat down across from her. "I don't know what to do."
"Calm down, she would realize it was late. She's probably coming back right now." She gave Jay a reassuring smile.
"Thanks, but I don't know why she would leave."
Ebony gave a deep sigh. "Jay, I didn't want to say this earlier, not in front of the others, but have you noticed that...well I shouldn't say."
Jay grabbed her hand looking at her desperately. "What is it, please Ebony."
"Ram, I've noticed that he's been very calm about this, bored even by the fact that she's gone. Almost like he knows something."
He let go of her hand disappointed. "Yeah, but that's Ram."
"Siria knows a lot, they're after her as much as you."
"What?!"
"In the city, they have posters offering awards to whom ever can bring you two in. Ram knows that."
There was a flash of anger on Jay's face as he got up from the table. Ebony called franticly after him but he would not listen. She scrambled after him. He looked murderous. Jay pushed into Ram's room. "Where is she?"
Ram was seated at his computer. When Jay came in he clicked the monitor off and looked at Jay. "What are you talking about?"
"Siria, where is she?"
"Jay, Jay, Jay...it's always over a girl isn't?"
"What did you say, Ram?" Ram turned and looked at Ebony who was standing in the door way arms crossed.
"Ebony...my dear." He said the last words tartly. She gave him a mocking smile and stepped up next to Jay. "Well, I didn't think I'd be double teamed" Ram was standing now.
Jay took Ram in fully and then charged chocking Ram with both his forearm against the wall. "What did you say?"
"Just the truth." Ram then pushed Jay off of him. Jay landed on the bed trying to get up, but Ram then charged nailing him to the bed. Ebony was staring in shock at the two of them. Ram had just punched Jay, this sent her into action. Thinking fast she then grabbed a chord that connected the computer to the wall. Yanking the cord free she quickly wrapped it around Ram's neck and pulled. He came up from Jay chocking and grabbing at the chord. Then Ebony let go of the chord and tripping him up he landed face first on the floor. Before he could get up she saddled herself over his back.
With a triumphant smile on her face she looked up. Her smile fell to horror as she looked at Jay's face. Between giving the first punch and being chocked, Ram had landed several punches into Jay's face and bloodied both his nose and lower lip. Lex and Siva came rushing to the door. Siva's make up was smeared slightly and Lex's mouth was red. They both took in the scene. Siva rushed Jay out of the room and Lex pulled up from the floor. Ebony was leaving the room when Ram called after her. "Why? I gave you power, just what you wanted, right?"
"Don't get me wrong I like power, but for once something better came along." She then left. Going into Jay's room she saw Jay was being treated by Siva. "Siva could you leave, I need to talk to Jay." She nodded and gave ebony the warm clothe in her hand.
"Thanks Ebony, I owe you."
"No problem," she began to lightly pat his face with the clothe. "Just don't forget about me when you become city leader." Jay smiled, but winced at the pain it caused his lip. "You love her, Jay"
"Yeah, I do."
"So what are you gonna do about Trudy."
Jay had thought about Trudy, but not the two together. "I don't know."
Ebony smirked; she was going to love this.
Siria woke to the pain in her head. Looking around she recognized the sand red walls. Was this another nightmare? No. She was in the hotel. Siria tried to move her hands, but her arms were chained behind her. She was thinking of ways to get free, but none were present. When she looked up she realized that a camera was watching her. Then the door opened, Mega walked in. "You've been out all day."
"What do want?"
"I have what I want?"
"Jay, where is he."
"I never really wanted Jay. You're the one I love."
"You have funny way of showing it."
Mega scowled as Siria narrowly looked at him. "I gave you everything and you betrayed me. Show me your loyalty and tell me were the rest are." He smiled.
"No."
"Fine, we leave for Liberty tomorrow." With that he left the room.
Siria looked at the camera. "YOU BASTARD!" She then let her head hang. Minutes late to guys dressed in techno uniform came into the room. Grabbing Siria they began to speak through their mask.
"Mega said torture her."
"I'm starved. I say we just bash her over the head till she passes out." Siria's eye's widened.
"Yeah but what if we kill her?"
"Just say the VR torture was too much for her. Dude, there's no way in hell I'm gonna miss dinner again. Don't worry I'll try not to kill her. I can make this quick" They both began laugh as the pulled Siria in to a room. It was the same room she had rescued Jay from.
"Ok genius, how are we going to hit her?"
"Man you're right. Well pin her to the ground and I'll give her a little stun." The guard holding her pushed her to the ground. She struggled but the guy was stronger. Facing the ground Siria heard the familiar ring of a zapper warming up. She screamed but there was no use. They hardly paid attention to her. Suddenly just as she heard the zapper fire there shot of pain that went through her body. It was mind numbing and made Siria's eyes flutter as they became heavier, and then she fainted. The two technos pushed her lifeless body under a VR helmet and quickly left the room.
The sun began to set in Liberty. Jay was more worried and paced the floor. Most had gone their separate ways. Ruby was serving the evening crowd and Ebony sat in both watching Jay. "Jay you're really making me dizzy."
He looked at Ebony and then sat down across from her. "I don't know what to do."
"Calm down, she would realize it was late. She's probably coming back right now." She gave Jay a reassuring smile.
"Thanks, but I don't know why she would leave."
Ebony gave a deep sigh. "Jay, I didn't want to say this earlier, not in front of the others, but have you noticed that...well I shouldn't say."
Jay grabbed her hand looking at her desperately. "What is it, please Ebony."
"Ram, I've noticed that he's been very calm about this, bored even by the fact that she's gone. Almost like he knows something."
He let go of her hand disappointed. "Yeah, but that's Ram."
"Siria knows a lot, they're after her as much as you."
"What?!"
"In the city, they have posters offering awards to whom ever can bring you two in. Ram knows that."
There was a flash of anger on Jay's face as he got up from the table. Ebony called franticly after him but he would not listen. She scrambled after him. He looked murderous. Jay pushed into Ram's room. "Where is she?"
Ram was seated at his computer. When Jay came in he clicked the monitor off and looked at Jay. "What are you talking about?"
"Siria, where is she?"
"Jay, Jay, Jay...it's always over a girl isn't?"
"What did you say, Ram?" Ram turned and looked at Ebony who was standing in the door way arms crossed.
"Ebony...my dear." He said the last words tartly. She gave him a mocking smile and stepped up next to Jay. "Well, I didn't think I'd be double teamed" Ram was standing now.
Jay took Ram in fully and then charged chocking Ram with both his forearm against the wall. "What did you say?"
"Just the truth." Ram then pushed Jay off of him. Jay landed on the bed trying to get up, but Ram then charged nailing him to the bed. Ebony was staring in shock at the two of them. Ram had just punched Jay, this sent her into action. Thinking fast she then grabbed a chord that connected the computer to the wall. Yanking the cord free she quickly wrapped it around Ram's neck and pulled. He came up from Jay chocking and grabbing at the chord. Then Ebony let go of the chord and tripping him up he landed face first on the floor. Before he could get up she saddled herself over his back.
With a triumphant smile on her face she looked up. Her smile fell to horror as she looked at Jay's face. Between giving the first punch and being chocked, Ram had landed several punches into Jay's face and bloodied both his nose and lower lip. Lex and Siva came rushing to the door. Siva's make up was smeared slightly and Lex's mouth was red. They both took in the scene. Siva rushed Jay out of the room and Lex pulled up from the floor. Ebony was leaving the room when Ram called after her. "Why? I gave you power, just what you wanted, right?"
"Don't get me wrong I like power, but for once something better came along." She then left. Going into Jay's room she saw Jay was being treated by Siva. "Siva could you leave, I need to talk to Jay." She nodded and gave ebony the warm clothe in her hand.
"Thanks Ebony, I owe you."
"No problem," she began to lightly pat his face with the clothe. "Just don't forget about me when you become city leader." Jay smiled, but winced at the pain it caused his lip. "You love her, Jay"
"Yeah, I do."
"So what are you gonna do about Trudy."
Jay had thought about Trudy, but not the two together. "I don't know."
Ebony smirked; she was going to love this.
Siria woke to the pain in her head. Looking around she recognized the sand red walls. Was this another nightmare? No. She was in the hotel. Siria tried to move her hands, but her arms were chained behind her. She was thinking of ways to get free, but none were present. When she looked up she realized that a camera was watching her. Then the door opened, Mega walked in. "You've been out all day."
"What do want?"
"I have what I want?"
"Jay, where is he."
"I never really wanted Jay. You're the one I love."
"You have funny way of showing it."
Mega scowled as Siria narrowly looked at him. "I gave you everything and you betrayed me. Show me your loyalty and tell me were the rest are." He smiled.
"No."
"Fine, we leave for Liberty tomorrow." With that he left the room.
Siria looked at the camera. "YOU BASTARD!" She then let her head hang. Minutes late to guys dressed in techno uniform came into the room. Grabbing Siria they began to speak through their mask.
"Mega said torture her."
"I'm starved. I say we just bash her over the head till she passes out." Siria's eye's widened.
"Yeah but what if we kill her?"
"Just say the VR torture was too much for her. Dude, there's no way in hell I'm gonna miss dinner again. Don't worry I'll try not to kill her. I can make this quick" They both began laugh as the pulled Siria in to a room. It was the same room she had rescued Jay from.
"Ok genius, how are we going to hit her?"
"Man you're right. Well pin her to the ground and I'll give her a little stun." The guard holding her pushed her to the ground. She struggled but the guy was stronger. Facing the ground Siria heard the familiar ring of a zapper warming up. She screamed but there was no use. They hardly paid attention to her. Suddenly just as she heard the zapper fire there shot of pain that went through her body. It was mind numbing and made Siria's eyes flutter as they became heavier, and then she fainted. The two technos pushed her lifeless body under a VR helmet and quickly left the room.