Chapter 11- Way Downhill

Beastfire: Hello, again! Here's chappie 11, the last of this week! Here with me today, since Ivy's a bit…erm…preoccupied…is Timon.

Timon: (to Frus) Who are you, anyway? Ivy's boyfriend?

Frus: Well, what are you, her brother?

Timon: NO! Why would I want to be related to THAT psychopath? (both start arguing)

(Ivy's POV)

I slowly wake up; vision kinda blurry and head hurting more than any time I can remember. In fact, the last thing I remember is talking to Frus, then yelling at Mandarin and Bloodstone, and everything being upside down, then BAM…total blackness. Dude. This feels worse than a hangover.

When things begin to come into focus, I groan in annoyance. I find myself strapped to a cold metal table, with a patch of that me-proof glue at my back. The straps are reinforced with duct tape…yeah, like I'm goin' much of anywhere to begin with. This doesn't help my temper at all.

"C'MON OUT, MANDARIN! I KNOW YOU'RE HERE! SAME WITH YOU, BLOODSTONE!"

At first, I get no reply. Then I hear an intercom come on.

"Save your breath, small one."

Great. Just what I wanna hear. Mandarin's voice booming in my ears. Can it get much worse?

"That room is soundproof and electrified. If you become too much of a nuisance, I push this button, and-"

I can feel the voltage coursing throughout my body. Talk about overkill! When it stops, I try to act unfazed. It's hard, but I manage.

"That the best you got?" I ask with a smirk.

He answers with more electricity. Now I swear at him in Italian. When it stops again, I have a slightly harder time faking him out, but I manage to pull it off.

"Gonna have to do better than that, gramps."

Even more electricity is pumped into my miniscule frame. There's a slight aroma of burning fur. I think I'm having convulsions. Once again, it stops.

"Y'know," I begin, "the more ya keep pushing that little button, the less it's gonna hurt."

Of course, this is a blatant lie; the more it happens the more it hurts.

"You're really in no position to lie to me," he says.

Now he seems to be delving into the monologuing cliché mines. Whoop-de-doo. Other statements such as, "You're too weak and powerless to stop me" follow. I don't reply. He probably expects the really clichéd "You won't get away with this" or something corny like that. He's not getting that from me! I flip him the bird. Maybe that's a mistake. He sends in some orange disgrace to primates. Oh, wait. That's him. Mandarin walks in and begins to berate me to my face. Dude, this guy needs a breath mint! I insult him right back.

Mandarin replies to this by punching me in the gut and screaming in my face.

"What do you even want from me, anyway?" I ask.

Bloodstone comes in next.

"We know about how you and your friends are trying to destroy the Mary Sues."

"So?"

"We won't have you destroying our plans."

"What are you guys, a yaoi couple?" I ask jokingly.

Bloodstone brings a vine around my torso…tight enough to force the air from my lungs.

"Since you were the only one we could find, we'll use you to lure the others here and destroy them," Mandarin grins.

"One problem," I manage to say, though I'm gasping for air. "They don't know I'm here."

"We've already thought of that. Bloodstone planted enough clues around the place. They'll find you."

"Why don't you go to-" I'm cut off by more pain. Thorns have just grown on the vine. This is just not my day at all. Just when I'm convinced it can't get any worse, Mandarin brings a knife over to me, grabs my wrist and twists my arm so that he's looking at the area where my veins are located. I try to pull it out of his grasp, but I hear the hiss of a blood vessel being slit. The same happens with the other wrist and they walk out, leaving the blood to ooze all over. As they leave, I scream every curse I know at them at the top of my lungs…until it gets…gradually…darker…

Beastfire: Hope you all enjoyed chappie 11! (Frus and Timon suddenly wake up)

Frus: (really angry) I didn't. Ivy really didn't either. (notices container) What the? (shivering) Man, it's cold in here…who in the (bleep) enjoyed seeing Ivy get tortured, anyway?

Timon: I did! (both guys argue again)

Beastfire: So, next time, we see how the others handle the news and Frus and Lugh get into a fight! YAY! Will Ivy live? Maybe…or maybe not. You'll have to wait till next time…or maybe CHAPTER 13! (laughs evilly) Please review. Hmmm…where'd that other tranquilizer go, anyway? (jumps up) OW! (looks behind her and sees the tranquilizer in her butt) Oh, there it is… (passes out on the floor, snoring and drooling)