Cast Away

~* Merry Christmas everyone! It appears that a lot of people want to know about Sigma, and are concerned about her, so I'll put in what's going on with Sigma. If you don't know how she sees, or can't picture it, just watch The Matrix: Revolutions. *~

Chapter 13 ~ Enslavement

Sigma had been enslaved, partly by her own will. She figured that a physical enslavement would be ten times better than the mental enslavement which was slowly driving her to madness. Her hair was now down past her waist, and she hadn't taken care of it in months. Someone slipped a small tray under the bottom of the door. Sigma stared directly through the hard steel door until she heard a scream, and a tinkling noise of a knife dropping onto the tray. She rushed to the door, crouched down and pulled the tray through, knife and all.

Sigma looked into the blade of the knife and saw herself, for the first time in nearly three months. Both her eyes were hollow black, making her see the world in fiery flames. At the sight, Sigma threw the knife across the room. It landed with a clatter in the corner. She then remembered why she wanted the knife in the first place.

'Accio,' The knife sped towards Sigma, and she caught it skilfully. Using the sharp, curved blade, Sigma began to slice at her hair, cutting the black off leaving her natural dull blonde. Her hair fell uneven, to her shoulders, and it spilled around her face as she glared daggers at the wall.

She was wearing a black robe that she had acquired when she'd left Hogwarts. It matched her eyes. Since Sigma had found out she was a Seer, she had become low-maintenance. Sigma snapped her head up as there was a bang on the door, then a pause as whoever it was noticed the body which Sigma had disposed of to gain possession of the knife.

'You have been summoned,' The man said quickly. There was a click as the lock was released, and Sigma heard footsteps running in the opposite direction that she was to go. Sigma stepped over the body and headed to her master's office.

'Sigma, my dear, you are looking well,' Hissed a voice from behind the large desk. Sigma took a few steps into the room so that she was nearer to whom she was speaking to. She said nothing. 'I trust you know where the gem is,'

'I have been following it every time it re-locates,' Sigma replied.

'Would you be so kind as to tell me where it is, so that you don't screw it up again!'

'I'm not telling you anything, but let me reassure you, you cannot get this gem without me, so don't bother with empty threats,' Sigma said coldly, and cocked her head.

'No, you're right,' He said, his voice dangerously low. 'But I suggest you do as I say, if you value your former friend's lives,'

On the outside, Sigma was calm and cool, but on the inside, she was crying, and screaming for help, unable to stop herself from doing or saying anything.

'I do not value their lives,' Sigma replied. The man narrowed his eyes threateningly.

'So prove it, kill them, and I will release you from your cell.'

'You know as well as I do, that I could break free from that puny cell if I wanted to.' Sigma replied.

'So you do value their lives, I will have them killed by someone if not by you.' Sigma raised a hand.

'I will do it.' She said abruptly. The man gave an icy grin.

'Then I shall make you my most loyal and trusted servant,' He said. Sigma grew tired of this, she refused to be anyone's servant. Her hair whipped back and her black eyes flashed. She appeared to grow, and the same eerie blackness surrounded her that night in the Gryffindor common room when she was talking to Hermione. Gryffindor - Hermione… Sigma's thoughts turned briefly to her long forgotten life, but quickly came back into focus as she realised where she was.

'I am servant to nobody!' Sigma yelled, her voice echoing through the room and out into the halls. She gave the man a look as if to say Just try to challenge me. The man, however, remained quite calm.

'You're disturbed, child.' He said.

'Do not tell me what I am! I know what I am, and you have no right to alter my life, none whatsoever!' Sigma roared. The man simply took out his wand.

'Crucio,'

Sigma keeled over in pain, wincing as the curse spread through her body like a bolt of lightning. However, Sigma made no sounds, she would not give him the satisfaction. Just as sudden as the curse had come apon her, it was lifted. Sigma crouched on the floor, not moving, not looking up.

'Get up,' He barked.

'No.' Sigma replied, raising her head to glare into his snake eyes.

'I said get up!'

'I said NO!' Sigma roared in reply. She felt another bolt of pain as she was hit with the crutacius curse once more. She fought it, and stood up, the pain still ripping through her body. The curse was lifted.

'You are strong my dear,'

'Not for you,' Sigma replied, pure hatred behind her words. 'I was a fool to come to you in the first place! You can get the damn Ministerial Gem some other way!' His eyes widened, he would not give her up without a fight.

'Then it shall be,' He said, caressing his wand gently.

'What?' Sigma asked.

'I hope you had time to say good-bye to your foolish friends,' With those words, the scenery changed, and Sigma was back in her cell, but it wasn't her cell, it was another. Sigma's eyes darted around the cell and rested on the steel door. She tried to read through it, but found her premonitions were bound to this room.

I hope you like it, Sigma dear, said a disembodied voice. It is my own personal creation, nothing but the best for my best warriors.

'What are you doing to me?' Sigma screamed, grasping at her skull.

You will stay here until I have done away with your precious friends, the voice continued.

'That's reassuring.' Sigma muttered. 'I'll be here forever before you get your filthy hands on my friends,'

~***~

Ginny woke from her sleep, tossing and turning, in a pool of cold sweat. She had not had one decent night's sleep since Sigma had abandoned her. The holidays just made things worse, there were less people around for Ginny to talk to, less people to take her mind off Sigma.

She had woken from the same nightmare she had been having for weeks, Sigma leaving. The scene played in her head over and over, and Ginny began to wonder if she could have done anything to save Sigma from herself. No, there wasn't anything I could have done, Ginny told herself. She forced herself out of bed, like she did most mornings, and headed down to the common room.

Ginny was greeted by Harry, who was sitting on the floor in his usual position.

'Good morning Ginny, Hermione is off in the Library, and I didn't feel like going with her.

'Morning,' Ginny said dully. 'I thought Hermione was going home for the Christmas holidays? What happened to that?'

'She changed her mind, her boyfriend had a change of plans,'

'Oh, fair enough,' Ginny said dully, looking around the room, almost ready to cry. Harry stood up to face her, and he put his hands on her shoulders.

'Ginny, you have to stop this, Sigma is gone, you need to move on with your life.' Harry told her, looking into her eyes with concern. Ginny shoved Harry's hands off her, and jumped back abruptly. Her eyes flashed at Harry's concerned face.

'You don't understand!' Ginny yelled. 'No one understands!'

'Then explain it to me,' Harry said softly. Ginny let herself collapse into a tight ball on the floor. 'Ginny?' Harry said, concerned. He crouched next to Ginny and put a hand on her back, which was exposed. 'Are you okay?' Ginny's sobs could be heard.

'No,' She said, her voice shaky.

'Come on, up,' Harry said, putting his arms around Ginny and lifting her off the floor. He spun her around to face him, seeing that Ginny's eyes were bloodshot and puffy. He hated seeing her like that.

'It's not fair,' She whimpered, nearly letting herself fall over, but Harry caught her. Ginny cried into his chest. 'My best friend leaves, I have no one else!' She sobbed even harder. Harry was about to say something, but Ginny kept going, 'Everyone takes me for granted, one day I won't be here anymore, they'll all miss me,'

'Ginny, no one takes you for granted, at least, I don't.'

Ginny pulled back to face Harry, to look at his smiling, caring face. She didn't want that, she didn't want to be pitied by Harry. What Ginny needed, and wanted, was someone who would care about her, but not pity her, not Harry, Harry pitied her. She pushed him away.

'I have to go,' Ginny said quietly and left Harry standing in the middle of the common room.

She rushed down to the Great Hall, looking around to see it mostly empty. There were a few teachers sitting at their table, and some Ravenclaw and Slytherin students. Apart from them, the Great Hall stood empty. Damn, Ginny thought. She had been looking for someone, someone that she didn't see in the Great Hall. Turning slowly, Ginny bumped into someone and they both hurtled to the ground.

'Watch where you're going will you?' Said a snide voice. Ginny snapped her head up.

'If you didn't sneak up behind me, maybe I wouldn't run into you, Malfoy,' Ginny said in response. Draco looked up, for the first time seeing who he had run into. He scowled. Ginny stood up, brushed herself off and offered Draco her hand. Draco narrowed his eyes.

'Are you insane, Weasley?' Draco helped himself up. 'I don't need your help,' He stood to face her. Malfoy doesn't pity me, Ginny thought with a smile. 'What are you smiling about?' Malfoy scowled. Ginny cocked her head.

'Nothing,' She said, her smile widening. Draco shook his head slowly.

'Weasleys…' He muttered before turning to leave.

'Oh Malfoy,' Ginny called after him. Draco turned around.

'What?' He snapped. Ginny smiled at him sickly sweet.

'Maria doesn't want you,' Ginny said, and sauntered over to him, 'but I can tell you someone who does,' She whispered in his ear. Draco's eyes widened, his plan was working.

'That's nice,' Draco said, pushing Ginny away gently, before he turned and walked into the Great Hall.

~***~

Sigma threw herself at the wall again, bruises showing on her delicate skin. She screamed in frustration and started punching the rough bricks.

Are you ready to obey me? Asked the voice. Sigma looked up at the ceiling.

'You wish!' She cried, and started flinging her fragile form against the walls again. 'Let me out!' She screamed. 'Let me out!' Over and over, those three words she repeated before they claimed her, and she fell to the floor in a heap.

You're pathetic…weak and pathetic, did you know? Said the voice.

'You're crazy! Vile and repulsive! Did you know?' Sigma mocked. All of a sudden, the door swung open to reveal the man who had held her captive. He was not at all vile and repulsive, but rather cute. He was tall, had sandy brown hair and deep blue eyes, couldn't have been more than seventeen years old. Sigma looked up at him slowly. He wandered into the room cautiously.

'My name is Hank,' He said slowly, tilting Sigma's head up to face him. She stood up slowly, believing that this guy wouldn't hurt her.

'I'm Sigma,' She said.

'I know, I have been waiting out here for days trying to figure out how to open this door, I'll tell you, Voldemort certainly made it hard to get open,' Hank said.

'Thank you,' Sigma replied.

'Anytime sweet cheeks,' Hank said, flashing her a smile. 'So what is a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?'

'I'm not such a nice girl,' Sigma told him. Hank looked shocked.

'Surely you have been held capture because of some unknown reason?' Hank asked. You're stupider than you look… Sigma thought sadly.

'No, I'm in here because I refused to kill my friends,' Sigma told him blankly. Hank smiled.

'That's good, ain't it? Who are your friends?' Hank said.

'Well, there's Ginny, then Harry, Hermione and Ron,' Sigma said. 'That's about all I guess,' Hank's eyes widened with shock.

'Hermione, Granger?'

'Yes, how do you know her?'

'I met her over the summer, nice girl,' Hank said. Sigma turned her black eyes to the floor.

'You're the guy she's been talking about non-stop, aren't you?'

'I dunno,' Hank replied.

'Are you with Hermione?'

'Nah, does she think I am? I just had a little fun with her, that's all,' Hank said, almost innocently.

'She thinks you're her world,' Sigma replied.

'Really? Hermione's a gal that I wouldn't ever be drawn to, I mean, she's a bookworm, yeah?'

'So why did you spend so much time with her?' Sigma asked.

'Rebound, yeah?' Hank said. 'I had a gal, Tiffany, and she left me for my mate Callum,'

'Oh, that's too bad,' Sigma said, not really interested.

'Tiff got real jealous of Herm,' Hank continued.

'Look, Hank, I don't care! Are you going to get me out of here or what?' Sigma said shrilly, cutting Hank's story short.

'Certainly Miss, I'll just take you to Voldemort now,' Hank said. 'He sent me to get you, yeah?' Sigma sighed heavily.

When they got to Voldemort's office, Hank put a comforting hand on Sigma's shoulder before leaving her alone, to face the wizard.

'Come in, Sigma dear,' Called a voice. Sigma walked into the office, and took a seat.

'What do you want now?'

'I want you to kill those who you call your friends, I cannot make an appearance in Hogwarts,' He said simply. Sigma narrowed her eyes.

'What will I get for it?' Sigma asked, and he looked at her with an evil smirk.

'Why, you get Hank,' He said happily, like Sigma getting Hank was the best possible outcome. Without warning, his eyes narrowed dangerously. 'I should mention that if you disobey my orders, I will not hesitate to place you under the Imperius Curse,'

'Is there a better prize?' Sigma said dismissively. 'I mean, Hank is kind of dumb,'

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*

Darcy16 ~ Thank you for your review! I hope you liked this chapter.

Kelei ~ Sorry for all the cliffhangers, lol, did you like this chapter? Thank you for reading and reviewing.

Darkslayer ~ Yes, I am from Australia, in Queensland actually. I didn't watch much Idol, but everyone knew about it anyway, so I just figured I'd use Shannon's name. Yes, and the book's name is actually a song by Rory O'Donnell, he's a guy that used to go to my school. I hope you like my story. Thank you for reading and reviewing.

VoiCeZWitHiN ~ Yes, Sigma is looking for something, the Ministerial Gem. You will learn more about that in upcoming chapters. Sigma is being too much of a smart ass for her own good at the moment. I hope you liked this chapter, thank you for reading and reviewing.

kura52 ~ That's okay that you couldn't review my last chapter. Yes that was Voldemort, as you found out in this chapter through Hank's big mouth lol. It was a mystery, but most of it was revealed in this chapter. I hope you liked it!

HarryzBabe ~ The Gem that Sigma is looking for is the Ministerial Gem, you will find out more about that in later chapters. Yes, that was Voldemort, as you found out in this chapter. Sorry for the slight wait on this chapter, I hope you liked it.

amanda2680 ~ Lol, that's okay, I hope you liked this chapter, and Happy New Year! Have a good one okay? Thank you for reading and reviewing.

purfectchild ~ Yes, Sigma is resisting Voldemort, not much though, he's threatened her with the Imperius Curse now, so there isn't much she can do… yes Draco is just plain evil, lol. I hope you liked this chapter! Thank you for reading and reviewing.

rose petel ~ Sigma working for Voldemort… indeed it is evil and wrong, but she can't help herself. Remember, she can't control her actions, and she's lost. All of Sigma's friends are in danger, Voldemort wants them dead so that Sigma will let go of her past and be free to help him get the Ministerial Gem. Thank you for reading and reviewing.

Miss Raynbow ~ Hey! You were my 100th reviewer! Thank you! Malfoy does know about Maria's pregnancy, he was in the hospital wing when Maria told Ginny, remember? I'm glad you liked the dream, Sigma has a lot of abilities now. Oh, and yes, she did find Voldemort. The "Mystery Boney Man" is Voldemort… lol. Thank you for reading and reviewing!