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Caren H, gelf, Darkie, rain, Crimson Cut, Anne, wox-77, Katianna, Ferae (is this a different person to Ferae Naturae or not?), purse, wizard13, shalimar and ChEsTeRz. Your reviews make me very happy wahey! Next chapter.
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Take Me or Leave Me
Emma sat up abruptly as the cell door was thrown open and a tall man with startling blue eyes stepped in. Her surveyed the room with cool precision before grabbing hold of Emma by the throat and lifting her up, causing the sleeping Shalimar to awaken as well. Despite the agony it must have caused her Shalimar jumped to her feet, ready to defend Emma. Emma felt her core tremble as horror reached Shalimar's eyes. The man dropped Emma and delivered a backhand blow to Shalimar's face, sending her sprawling back to the floor.
"Shal", Emma spoke automatically, moving towards Shalimar, only to find herself knocked to the floor in a similar manner.
"Harvey....don't fucking touch her", Shalimar growled, getting back to her feet. Emma couldn't help but wonder how she was still standing given the sheer amount of injuries she had been subjected to other the past couple of days. She moved forward just as Harvey was about to lash out again and caught Shalimar by the arm, pulling her back to the floor.
"How..fucking...sweet...it makes me sick", Harvey spat, he stormed over to the floor and flung it shut, making the entire cell seem to shake from the force, "I hope you two trust each other as much as you love each other". Shalimar got onto her knees and faced Harvey with her usual, heartless and cold manner that she gave to her enemies.
"What do you want from us?", Shalimar snarled, her eyes beginning to flash yellow as the anger began to take control of her body. Her entire being was reacting to the abuse she'd been subjected to yesterday and was now telling her to fight, and to fight now.
"I want to see you suffer, I want you to remember the challenges I give you forever...if you survive of course which...to be fair, isn't that likely", Harvey laughed walking over and crouching in front of Shalimar. He reached out and caught hold of her face with one hand, sneering impatiently at her. Within his eyes was such malicious anger it made Emma shudder with fear, how anyone could be become so overcome by rage she would never know.
"Challenges? What are you going to make us do? Jump through hoops", Shalimar smirked, trying to retain a sense of defiance in the face of this man who could easily destroy her life with a single word. Harvey laughed and gently tapped the side of Shalimar's head.
"Patience my love...you'll see...the first will be a test of strength...you better prepare yourself", he smirked, "Initiate the countdown boys". With that final order he stood up and left the room, shutting and locking the door behind himself. Emma gently wrapped her arms around Shalimar and buried her head in her friend's shoulder. Shalimar smiled slightly before softly kissing Emma's neck, making Emma tremble with pleasure beneath her soft lips. Emma pulled back slightly and lifted a hand to cup Shalimar's face, not even noticing the bruises which remained from her previous beating. She leant in and softly captured Shalimar's lips with her own, Shalimar gently responded and moved her hands to Emma's waist. Eventually they pulled back and Shalimar leant in so their foreheads touched.
"Shal...", Emma started, she was cut off by the sound of smashing and both women jumped to their feet in shock, ready to face whatever it was that was thrown at them.
"Test of strength huh?", Emma commented, "This could be interesting". Shalimar glanced across at Emma and gave her a slightly worried look.
"Are you all right with this? I mean you've kicked ass before right?", Shalimar replied, Emma nodded and flinched as a another smash resounded in her head.
"Oh...just one problem", she stated suddenly, "Our mutant abilities have been put 'off-line' somehow". Shalimar frowned and shook her head slowly in reply as another smash echoed, this time practically in front of them.
"Mine aren't.....oh...great", Shalimar trailed off and cursed angrily under her breathe, "Harvey's prevent the flow of your abilities in order to make you helpless, what's the betting that all of ...whatever we have to fight or whatever it is is based upon you now?". Emma raised one eyebrow and laughed humorlessly.
"That takes sadism to a new level...he's really trying to get you to break...what a bastard", Emma said, her eyes were pulled back to the wall in front of them as at least 7 soldiers shattered their way through the wall and prepared themselves to attack.
"I'm going to assume they're not as easy as the other guys we've beaten...watch yourself Em...I'll try to watch out for you", Shalimar promised just before the first 3 soldiers took a run at them.
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There we go, don't really have much else to say but one point to make is the reason Shalimar can now stand and, in the next chapter, fight is due to intervention on Harvey's behalf, thought I should explain that quickly.
Until next time ciao!