Infusion

By Claviculae

A/N: Yes, it's been awhile since I updated this. I got distracted and no one was reviewing anyway. I'm willing to give this another shot, though. Once again, if you're reading this, PLEASE REVIEW! I have no other way of knowing if anyone's even reading.

Ivan came to still slumped against the rock. He pulled himself up off the ground and looked around. All of Sheba's djinn were lying on the ground unconscious.
Ivan glanced up at the sky. Judging by the position of the sun, he'd been out for a few hours.
"Damn!" he yelled. "Dammit! They got away."
He wanted to curl up on the ground and cry, but he knew that wouldn't bring Sheba back.
As he ran over to where his sword had landed, he called her djinn.
"Guys, wake up! We have to go rescue her!"
One by one, the djinn pulled themselves up off the ground. Soon, all nine were standing and alert.
Ivan picked up his sword and waved the djinn over. He kneeled down in the dirt and traced his fingers around a large footprint. Looking up, he observed a trail of them leading further into the mountains.
"Well, at least it'll be easy to track them."
Followed closely by Sheba's djinn, Ivan dashed off into the mountains, intent on finding her and her kidnappers.

"You've prepared the injection?"
Sheba slowly regained consciousness lying in a semi-reclined position, strapped to a bed. She started to open her eyes, but shut them again when she heard someone talking.
"Yes. I heated the solution until the crystals became amorphous. They should absorb into the bloodstream and circulate through the whole body."
"How long does it take?"
"About three minutes."
"How do we know what will be enhanced?"
"The crystals bond with over-active cells, so whichever of her cells become hyperactive after we inject it will be the ones that get enhanced."
"What's safe to enhance?"
"Nothing. This is completely untested."
"No, I meant for us. She's a prisoner. We don't want to enhance her muscles or her fighting skill and then have her massacre us."
"Oh, I understand. Well, we could inject her now while she's sleeping. When she wakes up, the sudden spike in brain activity will cause the crystals to bond with her brain cells. That way she'll get enhanced mental facilities, but no combat skills."
"But she's an adept!"
"Sir, Psynergy is controlled through the upper spine and hands."
"Oh. Okay then. If you're sure it's safe."
"Eh, it should be."

Sheba remained motionless. She didn't know what was happening, but letting them know that she had heard that conversation probably wasn't a good idea.
Someone grabbed her arm and before she knew what was happening, a needle was stuck in her shoulder. She felt a tingling sensation as liquid was injected into her skin.
The tingling traveled down her arm and up into her shoulder. A minute later, her other arm was tingling. Soon, her entire body felt like it was being pricked all over.
She had managed to hold still so far but she knew she couldn't take this much longer. She began to focus her psynergy. It took her a minute to get up the power to cast because she couldn't move her hands.
The man that had injected her suddenly noticed sparks racing around the captive. Then she opened her eyes and saw him. Sheba flashed him a smug grin before unleashing a well-aimed Shine Plasma. The two men standing there were blown back by the sudden barrage of lightning.
The restraints holding Sheba to the bed burned through the instant the bolts hit them. Sheba jumped up and walked over to the two smoking would-be captors.
One of them was dressed like a doctor. He was still holding the syringe. As Sheba leaned down, he opened his eyes and looked at her.
"No! Now her Psynergy will spike!" He coughed once and went limp. Sheba bent down and felt his wrist. Dead.

The other man jumped up and ran out of the room.
"Stop!" Sheba yelled.
She began to chase him and then dropped to the floor. Something was wrong. Her head felt like it was pulsing. Her vision lost color and then blurred. She felt like she had a fever. Her entire back was burning up. She tried to pull herself up, only to fall again.
"No. Ivan!"
She blacked out.

Ivan ran along the trail as fast as he could. He knew Sheba was depending on him. As he ran over the crest of a hill, he stopped dead, stunned by what he saw. Here, on Gaia Rock in the furthest reaches of Weyard, was the largest collection of connected buildings he had ever seen.
"Wow. Whoever is behind this is well-equipped. Well, let's go."
Ivan ran down the slope and towards the facility, intent on finding Sheba.

Sheba woke up suddenly, still lying on the floor. Eight armed men where standing around her, swords drawn.
She leapt to her feet and began charging. She could feel the energy racing through her, stronger than it had ever been before.
She unleashed it.

Ivan stopped short and stared. As he watched, one of the buildings lit up, almost like there was a lightning storm inside it. Then, without warning, all the windows in it blew out. Shattered glass flew through the air, accompanied by huge bolts of electricity.
Ivan started to run again.

Sheba stared in wonder as the smoke cleared, her hands still raised in the air. She had just unleashed the most powerful electric spell she had ever seen. Not even a thunderstorm held that much energy.
"Quick! Drop her!"
Sheba heard the all-too-familiar sound of a Sleep Psynergy. She tried to turn around but hit the floor, unconscious.

A/N: Sorry if this is a little sub-par. I'm learning a new keyboard and it kinda steals my attention. Anyway, PLEASE review. I want to know if anyone's reading this. Thanks!

Claviculae
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