Hellbound

Chapter 4: The Suicidal Gangsters

"Get up," Raven said, nudging Jessie with his boot.

She sat up instantly and looked around. For a second she didn't know where she was, but then she remembered that she was in the middle of a forest with a serial killer and his mental organoid.

"Get up!" Raven repeated and yanked her to her feet.

He started walking back in the direction of his Zoid and pulled Jessie along with him. She lagged behind him for most of the way but when he tightened his grip on her arm in that 'if you don't hurry up, I'm gonna' slam you into another tree' way. When he did this, she sped up and walked by his side.

They reached his Zoid and climbed in. Raven scanned the area for any Zoids that might be near them. A pack of Command Wolves showed up on the edge of the radar.

Hmmm… I wonder if that's the same bunch of Command Wolves I saw yesterday… Raven thought. I better check it out.

He pushed a couple of buttons, flicked a couple of switches and put the peddle to the metal. Before long, with Raven's master piloting, they were going at top speed, weaving in and out of trees and logs.

"Where are we-… you going?" Jessie asked.

"To kill," Raven answered evilly. "To kill some suckers that think they can catch me."

He laughed. It was scary, he was in a "kill em' all!" mood. Jessie didn't know who the suckers were but she hoped that they would get away unharmed. She was wrong.

"Do you seriously think that you can kill me with those Zoids? Honestly, it's insulting. You could at least get yourselves an upgrade on those Command Wolves," Raven said to the pack of Command Wolves.

Jessie looked at them. She wasn't a Zoid expert but those Command Wolves really old impaired to the ones you see in the newspapers and running around the bush.

"Alright men, lets show him what we've got! Let's g-" but before he could react or even finish his sentence, Raven had destroyed and killed all forty-two Command Wolves.

"Yeah, Yeah, I've heard it all before," said Raven and made his Zoid take off again. "Shadow, get in and drive for us, will you?"

Shadow roared then flew into the Zoid and took over. The power of the Zoid weakened a little, but not by much.

Raven unbuckled his belt and walked into the little compartment in the back.

"How's your shoulder?" he said from the room.

"It…err…hurts a little," Jessie answered.

"A little? Come here girl," Raven ordered.

Jessie took a while figuring out how to unbuckle the belt but when she got it open she walked into the compartment cautiously. Raven was just sitting there on the couch with an open First Aid kit. Jessie stood in the doorway, staring at him.

"Come here," he pointed at a spot of floor in front of him.

Jessie took a couple more steps and stopped just out of arms reach from Raven.

"What are you gonna' do?" she asked.

"Re-dress your shoulder," he answered.

"It doesn't need-"

"Don't make me tie you down."

Jessie backed up towards the door but Raven jumped up and grabbed her by her wrist in a flash. She stared at him in a "how dare you!" way, then tried to free herself. She knew this was pointless but it was worth a try.

Raven dragged her to the couch and sat her down. He grabbed some rope and tied her down.

"Relax, I'll try my best not to hurt you," he said, watching her struggle. After about five minutes, Raven got sick of waiting. "Stop struggling bitch!" he yelled, and when she didn't, he whacked her across the face. It stopped her moving but also gave her a big fat, black bruise on her cheek.

Finally! She's stopped. Now I wonder how this shoulder's doing. Raven thought.

He took off her top, which Jessie would have beaten the living daylights out of him if she weren't under the circumstances. Raven stared at her shoulder; the white bandages he'd put on her yesterday were bright red and almost dripping. He unwrapped the layers of bandaging and padding and threw the bloody material in the bin. He started to clean the wound then Raven noticed it looked infected. He searched in the kit for something, and to Jessie's horror, it was a needle. Raven stabbed the needle into a bottle and sucked the white liquid into the needle.

"Hey!" Jessie said sharply.

Raven flicked the needle so that the liquid would come out. "What?"

"No way your gonna do that! I will not let you give me that injection!"

"I think that you will find that you will. You need it anyway…are you scared of needles?" Raven asked.

Jessie looked at him with scared eyes. He had already found out most of the things she was scared of. Like the organoid, himself and now needles.

He laughed and pushed it so that a little liquid came out the top. "Now hold still."

"Never!" She screamed and started to struggle again. Raven grabbed her arm and pinned her to the bed long enough to stab the needle into her shoulder and inject the liquid. After about a minute, she couldn't move.

"Wh-what w-was zzzat?" she asked weakly.

"Don't worry, this is normal, it will calm you down and it will help your wound. Now just be quiet," Raven said.

She laid there sleepily, fighting the drug to not fall asleep to watch Raven dress her wound again.

"God zamit Waven, why do you do fis?" She said, sounding like she just had her tongue pierced.

"Do what?" Raven asked.

"Try to hef me. I dun need hef!"

Raven laughed and said; "Don't make me gag you."

"Wa did you gif me, anyway? Wha was in tha needle?"

"I told you-"

"No you didn't. You said it would do to me, not wha was in it," Jessie said.

Raven grabbed the bottle and gave it to her. "Read it. It will tell you what it is."

"I can't thee it, its all blurry," Jessie said, turning her head from side to side, trying to read it.

"Well try harder!" Raven growled, getting pissed off at Jessie.

Raven…Reese's voice filled his head.

Great! Raven said sarcastically.

Hiltz wants to talk to you about something so we are coming to see you. Reese said.

You didn't tell him about my hostage, did you? Raven asked

No, but if she's there when we get there, he'll probably take her off you because I think he wants you to go and kill some town. I recon you should just let him take her then get her back later if she's still alive.

I'm not giving her to him if he's going to kill her! Raven protested.

Is little Rabbit got feelings for his hostage? Reese said in a baby talk voice.

No! She's just another hostage. I'll use her and throw her away when I'm done.

Well why don't you let Hiltz have her, know he'll get information out of anyone quicker then all of us. By the way, what do you want out of her, anyway? Reese asked.

The truth was, he didn't exactly know what he wanted from Jessie. He didn't even know if she knew anything useful for him.

I'm trying to work here, Reese! Raven growled.

Well sorry. Where are you?

Hold on. I'll check the radar.

Raven knew if he didn't tell them where he was, he would be punished for it. Hiltz was heaps bigger and stronger than Raven, so he was easily overpowered.

"Stay here," Raven said to Jessie firmly.

He got up and walked to the cockpit to check the radar.

It says here that we are coming up on a town called Lorenz. Now if you don't know that then I can't help you, Raven said, walking back to Jessie and sitting down to finish her bandaging. Jessie had stoped talking because she noticed Raven wasn't listening.

Hiltz I'll know, Reese said.

Well good. Now can you go away?

Why?

Because you're annoying me and I've got work to do, unlike you, Raven said.

I've got work to do! Reese argued.

Well good, go and do it then instead of annoying me!

But-

"SHUT UP REESE!" Raven anciently yelled out loud, which made Jessie jump.

Fine, She said and left.

Jessie stared at him, wondering what that was all about. But it seemed that he was in a bad mood so it would be best not to ask.

"Ok, you're done," Raven said, an hour and a half later. By that time, Jessie had gotten over the drugs and could talk properly. He began to pack up all the stuff he'd gotten out and put it away.

"Can you untie me please?" Jessie asked.

Raven walked over, sat down beside her and started untying the ropes. He felt something on the under part of her arm when he was untying her and looked at it. It was a whole lot of scars from deep cuts that had healed over. It made her look like she was suicidal. Raven knew this because he remembered his brother did the same thing until he bled to death. He was only young but when he got a little older, he understood all of it.

"What is this?" Raven asked, holding her arm up.

"I'm not suicidal, if that's what you mean," She answered.

"Well how did you get it then?"

"I-I've had them ever since I was young. There were these guys…" Jessie started, trying to remember. "… There were three guys and a girl. They wanted to know something… Something I heard the adults talking about when I accidentally walked in on them. They kidnapped me… and took me to a cave. They were all in black… They tied me down, and blindfolded me… They asked me questions about what I didn't know and they said that they would hurt me if I didn't tell them." She was almost crying; the thought of it all terrified her once more. She hated visiting these thoughts. She hated remembering.

"Did you see their faces?" Raven asked softly, trying to comfort her.

"I saw two of their faces, a couple of the guys. I would probably remember them if I saw them again. But I don't want to ever see them again," She said, thinking of one of them in particular.

"Did they do anything else?" Raven asked.

Jessie showed him both of her arms, the scar on her belly and the two big scars that ran up the outside of her legs.

"Do you know their names?" Raven asked.

"No… they spoke on codenames but I can't remember them. You're the only one I've ever told, you know."

They sat staring at each other for a moment then they heard a roar from Shadow then the radar started beeping to say there was a Zoid in range. Raven jumped up and looked at the radar. It was Hiltz? Raven didn't think they were coming this early.

"Damn it!" Raven muttered under his breath. "REESE!" Raven shouted out loud.

Yes? She answered.

"You didn't tell me you were coming today!" Raven said angrily. Jessie wondered who he was talking to.

You didn't ask, Reese teased.

"Well Hiltz isn't taking her today."

It's only a little job anyway; you might get her back alive, if your lucky, she said.

"Get her back alive? She's not going with him at all!" He shouted.

I think you'll find that she will. You know Hiltz; as soon as he sees her he'll take her.

"Well why didn't you tell me you were this close?"

Because I didn't know. And anyway, I thought you didn't like your hostage anyway.

"I never said that!" Raven protested.

What's her name?

"Why should I tell you?"

Well fine, be that way, I'll find out soon anyway…See you in a minute. And she left.

"Shit!" Raven yelled and slammed his fist onto the panel.

Jessie got up and walked over. "What's wrong?" she asked.

"Shadow, stop here," he ordered the organoid. "Some people are coming to find us," he said to Jessie.

"Well shouldn't you be running or getting ready to fight or something?" she asked.

"I know them."

"Like your friends?"

"They aren't my friends," he answered blankly. "But they will probably want take you with them because they want me to do something for them."

"But can't you say no? Can't you stop them at all?"

Raven looked at her sarcastically like that was the dumbest question in the world.

"Well what are you gonna' do then?" She asked. "I don't want to go with anyone else. I haven't known you long but I've known you long enough to know these people aren't gonna' be any nicer than you!"

"Shut up!" He yelled at her then tied her hands up in front of her.

Jessie didn't like being tied up that much, It didn't give her the freedom she wanted to move around but there was no way that those ropes were untying except if someone untied them for her. They were so tight that her hands felt like they were going to fall off.

"Come on, they're here," Raven said, grabbing her arm and pulling her along. They both jumped out of the Zoid and met two people half way between their Zoid and his.

"What do you want Hiltz?" Raven asked the red haired man blankly.

Jessie stared at Hiltz. She thought she recognized him from somewhere but she couldn't think where.

"Who's your friend?" Hiltz asked, watching Jessie.

Jessie's eyes grew wide. It was one of the guys that tortured her when she was young. It was she was just telling Raven about. It was him! The one she remembered making eye contact with and never forgetting his voice. He was the leader of them all. She screamed and bolted away. She was as quick as lightning. She bolted across the flat stretch of grassland toward the forest. She heard Hiltz giving orders to his red organoid then the next second, the organoid had landed on her and she tripped. The organoid dug it's claws into her shoulders and lifted her into the air. She struggled and kicked the air as the organoid took a couple of seconds to fly back to his master. He dropped Jessie in front of Hiltz but when she saw he was there, she scrambled back into Ravens legs. She huddled at his feet, hoping he would protect her.

They all ignored her and kept talking business.

"What do you want?" Raven repeated.

"I want you to blow up a couple of things for me," Hiltz answered.

"Well why can't you do it?"

"Because you haven't done anything for ages. And anyway, I want you to blow up an Imperial base that's in my way. I heard Van and his group are there so you can fight him or do whatever you do."

"But why the hell me?" Raven asked. "Why not Reese?"

"C'mon Raven, enjoy life while you can, go do it."

Raven rolled his eyes. Hiltz had been planning to take over the world for ages, why would this time be any different?

"When do you want?"

"Do it now, It's a big base so it might take you a while and there is a couple of towns after the base, destroy them too while your at it," Hiltz said.

Raven sighed. Too much destroying to do, so little time. Hiltz was right, he did need some fun but he really couldn't be bothered.

"C'mon then," Raven said to Jessie and pulled her up by the arm.

"The girl stays," Hiltz said.

Raven looked into Jessie's eyes; she was petrified. She looked even more petrified about this than about Shadow. She really didn't want to go with him but Raven had no choice but to leave her with him.

He grabbed the middle of the rope and pulled her back towards Hiltz. She fought him as hard as she could but it was no use. Jessie wanted to do everything in the world to get away from the red-haired freak. He was the leader who kidnapped her that day.

"No! No! Please don't! Raven please don't!" She said terrified.

Raven handed over his hostage to Hiltz and walked back in the direction of his Zoid, calling Shadow to come. Jessie kept screaming for Raven to come back for her but he kept walking. She tried to pull away from Hiltz but he was even stronger than Raven.

"C'mon Reese, lets go," Hiltz's deep, smooth voice sent shivers down her spine and back memories to her head.

Hiltz and Reese started to walk but Jessie pulled back on the ropes, hoping that Hiltz would loosen his grip and she could make a runner. But he didn't. He was simply happy to drag her back to the Zoid. His Zoid was in fact, a red Geno Breaker. (Surprise, Surprise.)

Matches your fucking perm job, Jessie thought sourly.

"Don't touch me you Pajero!" Jessie screamed as Hiltz picked her up to get her in the Zoid. She struggled and twisted while he climbed into the Zoid but then when he set her down in the back compartment, she huddled into the corner away from Hiltz.

He just laughed and went into the cockpit to start up the Geno Breaker. There was a passengers' seat behind the pilot's seat and had a compartment in the back, just like Raven's. Hiltz and Reese were talking about something in the front that Jessie couldn't hear properly. She wondered if it was about her. After they got going, Reese walked in to the room that Jessie was in.

"Lights out, little girl," Reese said then whacked her over the head.

And once again, we come to the end of the chapter. Well you didn't really Learn much about Jessie but it'll come soon enough. Oh and by the way, "Pajero" is Spanish for wanker so all those Pajero car owners, your car is for wankers. And all you non-Auzzies: "Make a runner," I think it's got something to do with cricket. I don't know really but it's just an Auzzie thing.

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