Chapter Nineteen
It was a warm sunny morning when Jay woke. He had stayed up late last night waiting for Siria. His face still stung but that hardly fazed him. He still didn't know where she was and that was the only thing that matter. When he went to eat breakfast, both Ebony and Siva looked at him they could tell Siria had not showed up last night. Sitting next to Siva, Lex looked at Jay. "Hey man we'll go look for her today."
"Jay she's fine." Ebony was looking up at him but he seemed to not be paying attention.
When Jay came out of his trance he looked Ebony. "I wish I could believe you."
Siria was out cold in the back of a techno truck heading for Liberty. Java was seated next to Mega. She stared in disgust at Siria's limp body. "I don't know why you had to bring her."
"I'm not telling you anything, Java." Mega stared at the screen of his laptop.
"What are you working on?"
"Along with why I brought Siria, that is also none of your business." Mega calmly retorted.
"Oh Mega you work so hard." She placed her hand seductively on his shoulder. "You should really try-"
"Java, shut up, and just watch her and tell me if she wakes."
Jay sat impatiently at a table. "Lex are you ready."
"God man, hold on!" Lex kissed Siva. Jay stared in exasperation.
As the two got ready to walk out of the saloon, movement could be heard of people gathering and an engine roared in the distance. "What is that?" Slade murmured walking out of the saloon with the rest. They watched as a large black truck with the Techno emblem slowed to a stop at the entrance. Half of a dozen technos jumped out of the back followed by Mega, Java, and an unconscious Siria Mega moved in front of the armed techno as Java held Siria.
Java smirked. "How quaint, little sisters come out so I can see what the country life has done to you."
Jay and the rest stood on the porch of the saloon. When he saw Siria, Jay tried to walk forward but was held back by Ebony. "You can't go out there."
Ram surveyed the scene. He then stepped forward. "Ram!" Java dropped Siria staring thunderstruck at Ram. "Is that you?" She slowly walked towards him.
Mega looked at Ram. "Java, he's the enemy."
"Come join me my Java." Ram said calmly holding out a hand to her. She continued to walk towards him.
In a rage of anger at being betrayed for a second time, Mega yelled, "Shoot them both!" Mega's order caused confusion among the small number of troops. Mega looked at their faces and yelled, "I said SHOOT THEM!" The troop reluctantly aimed then fired. Java ran covering Ram's body with her own. She fell and lay still on the dusty ground.
"No!" Siva's voice cried as tears came to her eyes. Ebony stood silent. Slade placed his hand on her shoulder. She looked up at him her eyes filled with tears.
"Jay surrender, or watch her die...painfully." Mega pointed at Siria's stirring body.
"Jay..." Siria's voice was weak.
Ram looked over at Jay "Don't do it."
"I-I can't."
While Mega waited for Jay to surrender, Slade began to think of a program Ram had faintly mentioned. He ran back into the saloon followed by Ebony. "Slade what are you doing?"
"Ram's computer."
"What! This is no time to fool around."
Slade was seated at the computer, when Siva rushed into the room. "What the hell are you doing?!" She looked at Slade confused.
"Ram had a program to stop mass Techno revolt, but-shit- I don't know how to get in."
"Let me." Siva half pushed Slade out the chair. She easily tapped into the computer remembering exactly how she and Java did it before coming to the city. She quickly scrolled down the computer screen till she came to a program named R. "Hmm... R is for revolt, Ram you're soo clever." She clicked it but what use to be a smile fell from her face as she looked at the screen.
"Well..."
"Ebony calm down, I need a password."
"Ok then"
"Just give me time to think."
"We don't have time, think faster."
Siva looked over her shoulder at her sister, then getting an idea typed in Ebony's name. A large 'access granted' flashed across the screen. "We're in."
Back outside the saloon, Jay was looking at Siria. Mega had his arm around her neck. Ram looked over at Jay. It's not worth it. This is war."
Jay was in confusion, was this the end. He loved Siria, but what was holding him back...just every sad kid who lived in the city under Mega's rule.
Siva looked at the program in aw. "This-this is a self destruct mechanism for the zappers. And to think I've been looking for clothing storages all those times."
"That's it." Slade leaned over Siva's shoulder looking at the screen.
"So...what do we do?" Ebony crossed her arms.
"Well we need a code." Siva muttered nonchalantly.
"And..."
"I don't have one."
"Jay, he isn't even armed what can he do?" Ram glanced at Mega and laughed.
"Ram, you idiot, you think everyone is as useless as you with a zapper. Jay make up your mind or I'll break her neck and then yours. Just surrender and I'll let her go."
Siva stared blankly at the screen. "Uh... Any ideas?"
Slade began to think. He then opened a book with a sheet of paper in it. On the sheet was a list of numbers and letters in a combination of orders. "Here try these."
Siva stared at the piece of paper confused. "Which one?"
"Give me that." Ebony snatched the paper from Siria's hand. She quickly looked at the paper. "Try this one." She smiled pointing to one of the codes.
"Ok..." Jay had a defeated look on his face. "I give up."
Mega smiled triumphantly. "Good choice."
"You just have to let go of her first."
"Take her." Mega laughed pushing Siria out of his arms. Stumbling Siria ran to Jay and put her arms around him.
"Jay, no."
"Siria..." Jay struggled with his words. "Siria, I love you."
"Oh, oh no, Jay please." Siria looked at him desperately.
Mega looked at the two of them. "This is absolutely sick!" Ram could plainly see the rage on Mega's face. Mega turned to his troops. "Men I want you to shoot them both." The Technos lifted their zappers towards the two. The buzzing of zappers started in the air. Just as they were ready to shoot, each of the zappers exploded on their wearers wrist.
"What's going on?" Lex screamed over the noise.
Ram smirked. "R"
The Technos fell to the ground their wrist and hands cover with blood. The sound stopped.
"Surrender Mega it's over."" Ram was walking closer, but before Ram or Jay could reach him, Mega ran. No one stopped him.
Siria looked in the direction Mega was running. "He's going back to the city. We have to stop him."
Ram looked over at Siria. "There'll be nothing for there. I planned it that way. Some one-Amber- should be taking care of the rest."
Siria stared at Ram. She had been a pawn to get Mega to Liberty. She felt like an idiot. Jay looked at Siria. "You don't look so well. You need to lie down." She nodded and leaned on Jay for support. They walked into the saloon with Lex in tow.
Ram stayed behind. He looked at Java's limp body. Part of him wanted to break down, but he knew he couldn't. Picking up Java he walked into the saloon. He would cry himself to sleep that night.
It was a warm sunny morning when Jay woke. He had stayed up late last night waiting for Siria. His face still stung but that hardly fazed him. He still didn't know where she was and that was the only thing that matter. When he went to eat breakfast, both Ebony and Siva looked at him they could tell Siria had not showed up last night. Sitting next to Siva, Lex looked at Jay. "Hey man we'll go look for her today."
"Jay she's fine." Ebony was looking up at him but he seemed to not be paying attention.
When Jay came out of his trance he looked Ebony. "I wish I could believe you."
Siria was out cold in the back of a techno truck heading for Liberty. Java was seated next to Mega. She stared in disgust at Siria's limp body. "I don't know why you had to bring her."
"I'm not telling you anything, Java." Mega stared at the screen of his laptop.
"What are you working on?"
"Along with why I brought Siria, that is also none of your business." Mega calmly retorted.
"Oh Mega you work so hard." She placed her hand seductively on his shoulder. "You should really try-"
"Java, shut up, and just watch her and tell me if she wakes."
Jay sat impatiently at a table. "Lex are you ready."
"God man, hold on!" Lex kissed Siva. Jay stared in exasperation.
As the two got ready to walk out of the saloon, movement could be heard of people gathering and an engine roared in the distance. "What is that?" Slade murmured walking out of the saloon with the rest. They watched as a large black truck with the Techno emblem slowed to a stop at the entrance. Half of a dozen technos jumped out of the back followed by Mega, Java, and an unconscious Siria Mega moved in front of the armed techno as Java held Siria.
Java smirked. "How quaint, little sisters come out so I can see what the country life has done to you."
Jay and the rest stood on the porch of the saloon. When he saw Siria, Jay tried to walk forward but was held back by Ebony. "You can't go out there."
Ram surveyed the scene. He then stepped forward. "Ram!" Java dropped Siria staring thunderstruck at Ram. "Is that you?" She slowly walked towards him.
Mega looked at Ram. "Java, he's the enemy."
"Come join me my Java." Ram said calmly holding out a hand to her. She continued to walk towards him.
In a rage of anger at being betrayed for a second time, Mega yelled, "Shoot them both!" Mega's order caused confusion among the small number of troops. Mega looked at their faces and yelled, "I said SHOOT THEM!" The troop reluctantly aimed then fired. Java ran covering Ram's body with her own. She fell and lay still on the dusty ground.
"No!" Siva's voice cried as tears came to her eyes. Ebony stood silent. Slade placed his hand on her shoulder. She looked up at him her eyes filled with tears.
"Jay surrender, or watch her die...painfully." Mega pointed at Siria's stirring body.
"Jay..." Siria's voice was weak.
Ram looked over at Jay "Don't do it."
"I-I can't."
While Mega waited for Jay to surrender, Slade began to think of a program Ram had faintly mentioned. He ran back into the saloon followed by Ebony. "Slade what are you doing?"
"Ram's computer."
"What! This is no time to fool around."
Slade was seated at the computer, when Siva rushed into the room. "What the hell are you doing?!" She looked at Slade confused.
"Ram had a program to stop mass Techno revolt, but-shit- I don't know how to get in."
"Let me." Siva half pushed Slade out the chair. She easily tapped into the computer remembering exactly how she and Java did it before coming to the city. She quickly scrolled down the computer screen till she came to a program named R. "Hmm... R is for revolt, Ram you're soo clever." She clicked it but what use to be a smile fell from her face as she looked at the screen.
"Well..."
"Ebony calm down, I need a password."
"Ok then"
"Just give me time to think."
"We don't have time, think faster."
Siva looked over her shoulder at her sister, then getting an idea typed in Ebony's name. A large 'access granted' flashed across the screen. "We're in."
Back outside the saloon, Jay was looking at Siria. Mega had his arm around her neck. Ram looked over at Jay. It's not worth it. This is war."
Jay was in confusion, was this the end. He loved Siria, but what was holding him back...just every sad kid who lived in the city under Mega's rule.
Siva looked at the program in aw. "This-this is a self destruct mechanism for the zappers. And to think I've been looking for clothing storages all those times."
"That's it." Slade leaned over Siva's shoulder looking at the screen.
"So...what do we do?" Ebony crossed her arms.
"Well we need a code." Siva muttered nonchalantly.
"And..."
"I don't have one."
"Jay, he isn't even armed what can he do?" Ram glanced at Mega and laughed.
"Ram, you idiot, you think everyone is as useless as you with a zapper. Jay make up your mind or I'll break her neck and then yours. Just surrender and I'll let her go."
Siva stared blankly at the screen. "Uh... Any ideas?"
Slade began to think. He then opened a book with a sheet of paper in it. On the sheet was a list of numbers and letters in a combination of orders. "Here try these."
Siva stared at the piece of paper confused. "Which one?"
"Give me that." Ebony snatched the paper from Siria's hand. She quickly looked at the paper. "Try this one." She smiled pointing to one of the codes.
"Ok..." Jay had a defeated look on his face. "I give up."
Mega smiled triumphantly. "Good choice."
"You just have to let go of her first."
"Take her." Mega laughed pushing Siria out of his arms. Stumbling Siria ran to Jay and put her arms around him.
"Jay, no."
"Siria..." Jay struggled with his words. "Siria, I love you."
"Oh, oh no, Jay please." Siria looked at him desperately.
Mega looked at the two of them. "This is absolutely sick!" Ram could plainly see the rage on Mega's face. Mega turned to his troops. "Men I want you to shoot them both." The Technos lifted their zappers towards the two. The buzzing of zappers started in the air. Just as they were ready to shoot, each of the zappers exploded on their wearers wrist.
"What's going on?" Lex screamed over the noise.
Ram smirked. "R"
The Technos fell to the ground their wrist and hands cover with blood. The sound stopped.
"Surrender Mega it's over."" Ram was walking closer, but before Ram or Jay could reach him, Mega ran. No one stopped him.
Siria looked in the direction Mega was running. "He's going back to the city. We have to stop him."
Ram looked over at Siria. "There'll be nothing for there. I planned it that way. Some one-Amber- should be taking care of the rest."
Siria stared at Ram. She had been a pawn to get Mega to Liberty. She felt like an idiot. Jay looked at Siria. "You don't look so well. You need to lie down." She nodded and leaned on Jay for support. They walked into the saloon with Lex in tow.
Ram stayed behind. He looked at Java's limp body. Part of him wanted to break down, but he knew he couldn't. Picking up Java he walked into the saloon. He would cry himself to sleep that night.