Chapter 4
(Jin)
"What happened?" Sendoh asked barging in.
I looked at Hikoichi behind him, "Why is he-"
"Besides the point. Explain later. What went wrong? What happened to Kaede or is happening to him?" he asked.
"They severed all the video lines. Can't see what's happening. But I do know they turned off the ventilation and turned up the heat in the vault. So they plan to suffocate and cook him out, so Rukawa-sama must still be inside. Emergency system activated and will shoot anything detected life force around the vault," I reported to him without knowing why, maybe it was the sense of authority coming from him, "I'm trying to deactivate it but…"
"Bring up the floor plan and address of the place," Sendoh commanded.
"Hai. Screen 6 and 7."
"Plus, you can't use the video system, but perhaps you can hack into their life force detection system. It won't be as good as seeing, but we'll be able to locate Kaede's whereabouts."
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(Rukawa)
A spark appeared on one of the walls and got bigger. I pulled the metal from around to thicken the area there, 'They're breaking through and I'm weakening. The air is getting thin…'
I stumbled back and used the edge of the gun containment cell to support myself. I could feel my strength weaken, as I focus all my power on the wall. I also know the illusion I created around myself was fading. To any onlookers, it would appear like: my eyes were turning golden, my hair lengthening to my waist, my fingernails growing, becoming golden in colour as well and claw like, and finally my skin becoming even paler, to the verge of transparency. But it was merely because I didn't have the energy to keep up the reality I created, so it began to deteriorate, showing my true form.
The air began changing as an area in my visual field became opaque, 'Am I hallucinating? Why do I feel fresh air?'
The guy call Sendoh came through. He spotted me and his face filled with concern, fear, and a mixture of other intense feelings.
'Fear and concern, for me…or…because of me?' I wondered.
In a second those emotions were gone and he smiled, "You'll be ok. I'll get us out of here."
He stomped on the ground and that smoky area disappeared. I clutch onto the gun, but I was beginning to feel light-headed, and everything was becoming slightly hazy.
He was mumbling something about, destination and time. Then I felt a pair of strong arms around me. At that moment…I felt…
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(Jin)
Sendoh came through supporting a drained and half conscious Rukawa.
"It's best to let him rest," Sendoh said, "but he should be ok…"
"Gun…" Rukawa said holding it out to me.
I took it and he fainted onto Sendoh.
"I wonder what's happening on the either side," Hikoichi said sticking his head into the transparent air.
His head came out where it went in, so it looked like his neck turned 180 degrees. I yelped and accidentally whacked him hard him hard with the gun. He stumbled into the portal and came out falling onto me. It was weird.
Before I could apologize and tell him to get off me, Sendoh had slapped the ground, and was helping Hikoichi up. The portal was gone.
"Be careful. My portals are a one sided transportation method," he said looking at Rukawa, who was now plop up against the wall, with longing and concern, "take good care of him."
"Where are you going?" I asked.
He smiled, "To my room, of course."
'His room? I'm very interested in him.'
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(Koshino)
"He really saved Rukawa?"
"Yep. Definitely a mutant. You lose, human psychopath, eh?" Jin said.
"I'm half right. He is a weirdo. Why else would he stay in that cell," I protested, "there's something off about him."
Ayako laughed, "You're way too suspicious."
"Where's Hikoichi?" I asked.
Jin smiled, "With the so call weirdo."
"Again?! Does he not learn?" I wondered aloud, "I'm going to go get him."
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(Hikoichi)
"There's three people you failed to mention. What about Hanagata, Ryota and Kogure?" Sendoh-san asked.
I frowned, "Hanagata and Ryota-san are dead. Kogure's presently missing."
Sendoh looked thoughtful.
'Someone's coming this way. Quick pace…should be Koshino, unless something else happened, but then whoever it is should be running,' I decided, "Koshino-san's coming. I…um…talk to you tomorrow, ok?"
Sendoh-san smiled amused, "Sure."
I quickly went and put the force shield back up.
"Hikoichi. Why are you always here?"
"I'm just asking him some questions…"
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(Ayako)
"Koshino really likes to keep track of Hikoichi."
"Good thing it's only Hikoichi," Jin said with a grin.
"Sendoh Akira really saved Kaede, and then went back to his cell? Isn't that kind of odd?" I asked.
"Since the beginning I found him odd. I don't think he's that simple…"
"So you think Koshino's right to be so cautious?"
"Nope. Although there's a lot about him I don't understand," Jin said, "I can be sure about one thing. He won't hurt Rukawa-sama."
"How do you know?" I asked.
"Gut feeling. I just trust him and know he cares for Rukawa-sama."
I laughed, "For a cybernetic type to say he made a judgement based on a gut feeling-"
"I don't understand why you don't trust him. He just saved Rukawa-sama," Hikoichi said, coming in.
"Maybe you just trust him too much," Koshino retorted.
I smiled, 'These two are always at it.'
"Don't argue," Jin said, "so tell me what did you discover, Hikoichi?"
"What do you want to know?"
"Why he decided to go back to his cell, and why didn't he leave if he can escape so easily," Jin said.
"Oh, I asked him that," Hikoichi said flipping through his notebook, "here it is. He said and I quote: Because Kaede request that I be put here and here I'll stay until he orders otherwise. I think he'll forgive me for leaving today, ne?"
"Does he like Kaede?" I asked.
"I asked him that next too and he said: Like is too weak a word."
I muffled my laughter, 'He really is interesting. I wonder what Kaede's response will be upon hearing those words…'
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(Kiyota)
"Why don't we kill him?" I asked.
Mitsui-sama smiled, "Because he's valuable. Do you know what I discovered? 97.3% of that gun's design and idea is his. The other 2.7% were just slight modifications to his idea. After I brainwash him, we can put his brain to some good use."
"You mean, you're going to make him help us create weapons to deal with the humans? But they're so weak and feeble, do we need weapons?"
Mitsui looked at me seriously, "Humans are a race of the past. The future belong to mutants. They just don't see it yet. I'll make them see. What if I give evolution a boost?"
"I don't get it."
"You will…soon…"
~T.B.C
A/N: Here's a recap, on ppl and their abilities:
Ayako=Morphing Type [ability to morph]
Jin=Cybernetic Type [communicates and controls comps and other AI systems]
Mitsui=Psychic Type [mind control, brainwashing, etc]
Sendoh=[can travel through time and space]
Hikoichi=[can detect things happening within a certain radius]
Rukawa=[ability to manipulate his surrounds, but the ability comes w/ the difference in physical appearance: golden eyes, pale skin and the rest of that stuff (reason Y Akira was able to identify baby Eiji from appearance)]
Others=haven't decided yet