Chapter 4: Captured

Togusa knew he had been taking somewhere. In the hospital he had been awoken to see Dr. Shirmoi. The doctors' back was to him. The doctor was replacing the medical bag with the yellow-ish liquid to a bag with brown-ish liquid. What was he doing? Togusa had thought before falling into darkness again.

He had heard Major the next day talking to one of the doctors. None of the doctors were Surey. Togusa distinctly heard the words "Slipping" and "Not too good" but he was sure it was all an act. He didn't open his eyes, but heard the Major take a chair and sit down. Togusa watched through a slit in his eye. He was tired but he wanted to know if there was any real reason she was here. Major mouthed the words she was saying to Batou. Togusa tried to read her lips and it dawned on him that maybe the Major was trying to tell him something. A nurse had walked in and put it in more of the brown liquid. She than fixed the injection needle and smiled. Before falling a sleep, Togusa heard Major mutter "I hope it's not too late"

That night he had been taken to an abandoned jail. Togusa was asleep when Katzi had walked in. Togusa awoke at the sound of the opening door. He kept his eyes shut tight and listened.

"The security guards have been replaced with our men. The cops won't get on to us." Surey had said. Togusa already knew his voice.

A voice he didn't know answered "Good, our plan can't fail. If no alarm is sounded nothing is wrong."

A few moments later the man whose voice he hadn't recognized shook him. Togusa barred his teeth.

"I'm not saying this twice, so listen up." The man shoved Togusa some clothes. "Change into these. I will kill you if you don't" The man had a machine gun in his right hand. Togusa complied groggily. His arm, which had been broken during the mission, throbbed in its' sling. Togusa remembered later trying to stand after he had pulled on the clothes (A dark colored shirt and jeans). He hadn't been able to stand so his captors had dragged them to there car. Surey and the other man bound and gagged Togusa. They then threw him into the trunk of there car and drove off. Togusa had passed out during the drive.

When he came to, it had been three days since he was out. Togusa could remember bits and pieces of what happened the other two days. One memory stood fresh in his mind. A coppery taste filled his mouth as tried to get up off the floor. He was in an abandoned jail cell. Togusa looked around the cell not very enthused with his situation. His wife would be worried. There was a bunk bed to the right of him. It stood against the wall, ominously. Togusa fell back against the cold hard stone floor. He felt weak and lying there made it feel a little better. The memory of yesterday's doings played over and over before his eyes. A fever blurred Togusas' vision for a moment and the memory played again before his eyes.

A day ago

Togusa had been pulled into a chair. It was dark room without much light. He could see a woman in front of him. She was wearing a blood red dress that came up to her ankles. Her feet were bare. The woman gave a smile to Togusa which he did not return. The woman was standing beside a gray control box and Togusa guessed that it controlled everything. He had wished she would turn on the lights.

"So you are the detective a Section 9. Togusa is it?" the woman asked. Togusa didn't respond. "My name is Izuki." Her eyes continued to scan him.

The woman smiled. "Well…we have a few questions we would all like to have you answer. If you don't comply…well you'll see in just a moment."

Izuki pressed a button on the control box and a monitor came down from the ceiling. It wasn't quite big, only big enough for Togusa to see it clearly. The monitor didn't turn on.

"You don't have anything on me." Togusa said angrily.

Izuki gave a sly smile clicking yet another button on her control box. "I thought you would say that."

Before he could see the image on the screen Togusa passed out. Katzi, who stood behind his chair, brought out a brass bar and hit it across Togusas' broken arm. Togusa gasped but managed to suppress a scream. Togusa looked up at the monitor and gasped. His wife and two kids walked down the street towards there house.

"If you can't answer this question in less than ten seconds…there shall be a great accident. Look at this." Izuki said pressing yet another button on her control box. The screen changed to a camera from inside the house. His wife's face came into view much closer than before.

"Why are you on this case?" Izuki asked smiling.

"Because we found out money was being taken from the government. One of the companies helping the renegade groups was stealing money from the government along with the other large corporations." Togusa answered quickly.

"Why were you in S.I.G?"

"We had gotten information that hacking had taken place there followed by a large sum of money coming in from an unknown source."

"Why is it that the company was taking money from other places?"

Togusa struggled to get the answer. "Wrong answers also qualify as reason for this accident."

Togusa looked at the timer on the monitor. 5 seconds remained.

"The company wanted to wipe out all other competition. S.I.G was beginning to lose funding from the other foundations supposedly supporting S.I.G causes."

"I'm sorry but that is not the correct answer." Izuki said pressing the button to detonate the bomb in the house. From the speakers on the monitor came a loud blast. The camera captured the scene inside the house. Togusa looked at the screen. His wife was caught in the middle of the explosion. Blood splattered the camera and then the body parts disintegrated. The two children who had been playing were gone also. Togusa stared at the screen a few seconds longer before putting his head to the side of the chair and vomiting. Izuki only laughed shrilly as he did so. "T-T-Take him away and put him back in his cage!" Izuki shouted still laughing. When they had gone Izuki smiled and said "I love making people miserable."

Togusa laid on the floor now, his tears streaming down his face. Togusa sobbed softly into his shoulder. The memory clung to him making him feel even sicker to his stomach. Togusa closed his eyes trying to block out the picture but it held firm. Togusa slowly got to his feet. Katzi came to his cell.

"Enjoyed the show yesterday?" Katzi asked somberly.

"Why did you have to slaughter my family!" Togusa asked viciously.

Katzi shook his head. "Not, but one of the higher ups. Believe me when I say this I had no intention of killing your family."

"I don't believe you." Togusa answered.

"It is well passed midnight I better get back to your hotel room. Don't worry none of your co-workers miss you. I am filling in for you." Katzi answered.

His face held no emotion when he changed into his optic-camouflage. The optic-camouflage fluttered for a second than it seemed as though Togusa was looking at a mirror. Katzi looked exactly like him. Togusa snarled at Katzi as he walked back out the door. Suddenly a monitor appeared and Izukis' face blipped on.

"To remind you of your place detective…" she said as her face disappeared.

The screen changed back to yesterday's viewings. Togusa closed his eyes tight but saw the image anyway. Izuki had stopped the footage and Togusa could see his wife just before she was blown to pieces. It was only seconds because the second bomb had not gone off yet. His wife stood in the wreckage of the house in bloody clothing. Half her arm was missing. Togusa fell to his knees and vomited. The scene stood in his mind. Izukis' voice was no where to be heard. Togusa stood there for a few moments trying not to puke again. He could feel himself falling as he passed out on the cold stone floor.

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