AN: yay finally done! Sorry about the wait.. I've been busy.. and lazy.. wahaha….
I like this chapter.. its good, I hope you guys like it too XD
Oh and to those asking about Ha.. I'm hoping to have it updated before I move to Alberta O.o
Pain racked her small body as the large teenager that straddled her rolled off to one side. The bruises and cuts throbbed in agony, and though her entire body ached, no part so much as the sensitive flesh between her legs.
Liika knew she was bleeding from her nether parts. Bryan had not spared her any gentleness in taking her, but had drove into her body forcefully, tearing the delicate tissue. Sobs caught in her throat as she fought back the desire to burst into hysterical tears. How could someone steal something so important away from someone else? How could he live with himself? Hot tears traced down her cheeks as she listened to his laboured breathing next to her. Turning over onto her side she curled up into a small ball facing away from the boy that had just stolen her innocence, trying desperately to forget where she was and who she was with.
She felt her back stiffen and her neck tense as the feather mattress she was huddled on shifted beside her, and a hot breath moved over her prickling nape hairs. He said nothing, merely reached over her shoulder and brushed his fingers over her tear soaked cheek, wiping the salty liquid away.
Liika flinched away, obviously expecting a blow of some kind and was frozen in shock when none came. Her eyes snapped open, dilated with fear. Surely he meant to harm her? What was he doing?
A shudder ran down her spine as his cold lips brushed the side of her neck and made their way up over her shoulder. One of his hands came up and ran smoothly over the soft skin of her hip and down the narrow expanse of her stomach to fold itself underneath her, his arm scooping her closer against his chest. His teeth scraped their way back down her shoulder and he settled his mouth into the crook of her neck, his tongue lapping at the creamy surface slowly.
Liika had to swallow down the bile that rose up in her throat. She wanted so badly to throw up. She felt dirty and used, shame washed over her in waves, why her? Why?!
"Wh-why?" Her voice was tiny and almost inaudible, like a terrified child.
A grunt rumbled deep in his chest and the moving tongue stopped, lifting of the now slightly damp skin. "Why what?" He demanded lowly against her neck.
She shuddered again, her eyes clenching shut tightly. 'Must not puke…must not puke…' "Why me?" She whispered instead, praying that her question would not send him into a rage.
His reaction was unexpected. Instead of flying into an uncontrolled fit of anger he was silent. She could feel his lips turn up into a smirk against her neck, and instantly knew that this reaction was far worse. He was smug…and a smug Bryan was not necessarily a good Bryan. Though 'good Bryan' would be an oxymoron.
"Why indeed." He muttered, his teeth nipping at her. "You belonged to me the moment I laid eyes on you, that's why." He stated flatly. " He laid claim to you, you know? Tsk, he was so close too." He began to chuckle darkly. "The traitor's hesitance cost him dearly. I took what he thought was his."
Once again her eyes snapped open, only this time at the possessive tone in his voice. He was completely serious! She shivered. Confusion flashed in her mind. What the hell was he going off about? He was talking in circles, and Liika had no idea what he meant. The only thing she could figure was that by 'traitor' he meant Kai.
"…you raped me because Kai was interested in me?" She replied finally, just as quietly as she had asked.
A growl emitted from deep in his throat and the arm that was wrapped around her waist tightened stiflingly. Liika flinched. He was angry…perhaps opening her mouth at that time had not been a good idea.
"Ha." He snorted in her ear. "As I said before, you belonged to me the moment I laid eyes on you. Whether or not the traitor was-is attracted to what was mine is irrelevant. I would have had you sooner or later, it just turned out to be sooner, rather than later." He was smirking again.
Liika fought the tears. She wouldn't cry in front of him! He would not break her!
Before she knew it he was continuing, his words breezing huskily over her neck as he settled his mouth back into the hollow of her neck and shoulder. "Now that I have claimed you body and soul –your mind will come next eventually-, it's time to mark you so the whole world will know you belong to me. Now, and forever." His lips stretched back in a feral grin and excitement laced his tone.
Liika choked, fear seeping into her bones. His tone scared her. What did he mean by mark her?? What was he going to do? His teeth tested the sensitive flesh beneath his mouth as he prepared. Terror settled over her as she realized what he was going to do.
"He will never have you!" He growled then sunk his teeth deeply into the crook of her neck and shoulder.
"…you are mine!"
Liika awoke screaming in terror. Bryan's pale eyes still loomed over her as the memory faded. Instantly a hand shot up to the small scar that still marred her smooth skin at the base of her neck. Her fingers ran over the silvery lines, shudders overtaking her small body.
Liika's scream had startled the other passengers in the van. The driver swerved a bit before regaining control, glancing back in the mirror. Esperanza spun in the passenger seat, her brown eyes falling on the shivering girl. Her face had lost all color and a cold sweat had broken out over her forehead. Could the dream had been that bad?
The blue haired girl just sat frozen, her hand not straying from the spot on her neck it had settled. Her turquoise eyes were wide, but blank, showing nothing but sheer panic. It was apparent she saw nothing but the face that haunted her beneath her closed eyelids.
Kai sighed loudly, a tired expression crossing his face. Why did the bastard continue to haunt her? The answer was simple when he thought about it. She carried his child, a constant reminder of what the Demolition Boy did to her. The fact that she was holding the only physical scar Bryan had given her was all the indication Kai needed to know that she had dreamed of him again. Gently he reached up and grasped her wrist, pulling it away from her neck. His other arm wrapped around her slim shoulders and pulled her against him, into his lap, tucking her head firmly under his chin. Liika responded, collapsing against him, tears silently rolling down her cheeks.
"Make him away…" She whimpered, cuddling into Kai's sweatshirt.
Kai's eyes drifted close. "Sleep." He commanded softly. He knew that was the real reason behind the relapse in nightmares. She hadn't had one in well over two months. It was because Biovolt had found them…because he found them.
"We wont let him find us Ika." Enrique whispered, reaching out from the seat in front of them and running his fingers over her hair.
Esperanza's eyes darkened as she watched the scene. They were a close team, and obviously cared a great deal about each other. She had to get them to safety! Clearing her throat, she glanced out the window. "We've reached the helipad."
"Surprise, surprise…they got away." Ian snorted sarcastically. "Again."
"Ian." Tala snapped warningly, turning back to the small screen. "You're sure? You questioned every single person in the village?"
The soldier nodded firmly. "Yes Master Tala, we questioned everyone. We turned up nothing."
A small drinking glass shattered against the far stonewall, as Bryan jerked to his feet growling. "How could you turn up nothing?!" He exploded, glaring heatedly at the screen. "There had to be some clue that they had been there!"
"I-I'm sorry Master…" The poor soldier stammered, a look of pure terror crossing his face. "But it's true. According to the villagers no one new has been in their village for over a year."
Tala's hand shot up, halting Bryan's lunge. "What about the house? They left nothing?"
The young captain shook his head. "No Master not a thing. Apparently no one has lived there in three years."
Turquoise eyes scowled. How could their information be so wrong? Their informants had told them one of the small group of renegades had been spotted in Liencres, Spain, yet when the Biovolt team arrived they found nothing. No trace of Liika, Kai or Black Dranzer.
"-However, something wasn't right there."
Tala's attention snapped back to the telescreen as he caught the last part of what his subordinate was saying. "Explain." He demanded, eyes narrowing.
The young man coughed uncomfortably and shifted, his face paling. "We-well you see, it seemed to me, that for a house that hasn't lived in for three years, it was rather…clean."
"Clean?" Ian echoed, quirking a navy eyebrow.
"Yes, clean." The soldier replied. "There wasn't any dust…anywhere."
Bryan's lips tilted in the corners, a sadistic smirk crossing his face. "So, the kind villagers lied did they?" His voice was full of amused malice.
"Indeed." Tala mused, leaning back in his chain, his index finger tracing his bottom lip thoughtfully.
Spencer, meanwhile, watched the scene with mixed feelings. Part of him was relieved that the princess had retrieved the small resistance team, however, part of him also cursed the fact that the stupid captain he sent there had picked up on the inhabited look of the cottage they had stayed in. Damn, he had underestimated Biovolt's soldiers. He would not be so careless again.
"Your orders Master?"
"Hn. Kill them all." Bryan replied quickly, turning away and crossing his arms over his chest, leaning back against the desk.
"Yes, Master."
"Wait." Tala's musing voice cut in, halting the captain in his tracks. His turquoise eyes opened, glinting with a calculating light.
Ian looked mildly surprised as did Bryan and Spencer. "What do you mean wait? Don't you want them all killed for treason?" Ian demanded.
Tala was silent for a few moments, clearly thinking something over. "No." He replied at last. "I have something else in mind. Captain,"
"Yes Master?"
"Evacuate all your men from the village and leave them in peace. In two days time send back two –a male and a female. Disguise them as a merchant couple, newly weds, and have them set up shop. Watch the village like a hawk. They might be back. Am I clear?"
"Yes, Master."
The red head smirked. "Good. Out." With a flick of a switch the telescreen was shut off, the conversation ended. He sighed out loud, standing and stretching his arms over his head. He ignored the incredulous looks his teammates gave him.
"Tala. You have five seconds to explain why there was not mass slaughter in that village." Bryan growled, glaring at the Demolition Boy captain.
"Yes, I think all of us would like to know why." Spencer put in, deciding that he had to speak sometime lest they begin to suspect him.
Tala merely smirked more and headed out of the small office, motioning with his hand for them to follow. "It's quite simple really." He said, making eye contact with Ian quickly.
The shorter teen narrowed his eyes before expanding them abruptly as it hit him. "We have a rat." Ian supplied, spitting the word like it tasted badly. "It all starts to make sense."
"Exactly."
Bryan's eyebrows shot up, his surprise evident. "A rat?"
Spencer remained outwardly calm, however, inwardly he was cursing up a storm. Fuck. They had figured it out sooner than he thought they would. That was twice he underestimated Biovolt. Shit, he should have known better. Tala was brilliant, his calculating mind could figure out things faster than some of the scientist that worked in the underground. How could he not have thought the Demolition Boy captain would figure it out quickly? He wasn't overly surprised that Bryan or Ian hadn't figured it out sooner. Bryan was the brawn and Ian was the mouth. Tala was the true brains behind the Biovolt world take over. Voltair only thought he was.
"Someone on the inside is informing them." Spencer said flatly, looking at his 'friend'.
The burly boys face darkened instantly. "Hn. The seeds of treason are deeper than we thought." He said scowling.
"Indeed." Tala replied, smiling. It wasn't a nice smile, but the sort of smile that said he knew something, or thought he knew something.
Spencer's gaze narrowed. He didn't like the way the wheels in Tala's head seemed to turn. He knew something, but the question was…what?
Suddenly the calculating turquoise gaze was directed at him and Tala stopped. "Tell me Spencer, do you know anything about our rat?" His voice was calm, but held an edge. Not suspicion to be exact, more like curiosity.
With perfect precision, Spencer kept his facial features schooled to cool boredom. A blond eyebrow rose. "Should I?" He responded flatly.
Tala laughed, shaking his head. "No, I suppose not. It's just that one of the techs reported that one of them was bringing you a satellite image from Liencres, the only one taken before the system crashed. I take it you never got that image."
"It would appear not." Spencer scowled. "Did the tech say what the image was of?" Inside he was on the verge of panic. Was this what Tala knew? Did he know of the tiny Bladebreaker's condition?
At this the red head snorted, a frown marring his handsome features. "No. Apparently the tech took it as soon as it came through, he was the only one on duty and so no one else saw it. He disappeared shortly after."
Inwardly Spencer sighed a sigh of relief. Truth be told he had already taken care of the tech. "I see."
"Well fuck." Ian grumbled. "So that leaves us at square one. The only suspect we have disappeared."
"Not disappeared Ian, dead."
The three other teens stared at their captain. "Murdered I assume?" Ian said finally, leaning against the hallway wall.
"You got it."
Bryan snorted, leaning beside Ian with his arms crossed. "The treason is deep rooted." He stated.
Tala nodded. "It appears that way. But this is to be expected. Voltair is a fool if he thinks that everyone in this world is going to roll over and bow to him with out a fight." He laughed mirthlessly. "Too bad he wont be around long enough figure it out on his own."
The others laughed with him, Spencer forced a chuckle out of his lips. It was funny really, Voltair was a fool. He thought he controlled the world, when in reality the strings belonged to Tala. "What will we do?"
Tala's eyes turned back to Spencer. "Nothing yet. Until we figure out exactly how deep rooted this resistance is we can't move. There is no sense in killing all of the techs just to get rid of one rat. We'll tap all their phone lines and do everything important ourselves. I realize that this will be a hassle, but it must be done. Eventually we'll find the little bastard and he will suffer for his impudence. Until then we are forced to continue our search for the fugitives the hard way."
"They aren't fugitives any more, more like active resistance."
All eyes turned to Bryan who was sneering with his eyes closed. "What do you mean?" Ian questioned curiously.
Lavender eyes opened. "I got a telegram just before captain moron called. Our Hong-Kong branch was attacked, and destroyed."
"Fuck!"
Tala's smirk merely grew. "Who was sighted?"
Bryan grunted. "Like I know they're names... but it was confirmed that two of them have bit beasts. A giant monkey and a unicorn."
"Spencer, which didn't we get?"
"The Majestics, one of the White Tigers and three of the Bladebreakers, four if you include the bitbeast that disappeared from Kon's blade after he defeated Bryan. The monkey is Galmon, wielded by Kevin Lau of the White Tigers, the unicorn is Unicolyon wielded by Oliver Dubois of the Majestics." Spencer replied instantly, the information rolling off his tongue automatically. He was the information specialist on their team, it was his job to know everything about the other teams.
"Hey wait a sec.," Ian cut in scowling. "I thought we got all the Bladebreakers except Bryan's bitch and the dolt Tyson? Who's the third?"
Once again the information spilled out of him. "The third is Dizzara, wielded by Kenneth Mitarashi. However, she is stuck inside his laptop."
Tala made a sound of understanding as once again the wheels in his mind began to turn. "The Hong-Kong post is unimportant, they know this…so why did they bother?" He murmured, eyes thinning in concentration.
"A message."
Turquoise eyes looked up questioningly to the blond, they demanded an explanation.
Spencer stared back, his eyes calm. "They are obviously letting us know that they are not going to take the our coup with out resistance. I imagine the only reason the group in Europe hasn't tried anything is because they are trying to heal the damage Bryan caused the little blue haired wench."
"Hm." Tala's lips curled. "If it's a message they sent then we better respond hm? I think a trip to China is in order, don't you?"
Ian and Bryan smirked at each other and nodded their agreement. Spencer had to force his smile. He had something to do before they left.
"Be ready in an hour and a half."
Spencer walked the dark halls of Balkov Abbey towards his rooms. While he couldn't contact the Asian group, he doubted he needed to. Tala wasn't that direct. He said they had to respond to their message, which more than likely meant they were going to destroy something that was either directly or indirectly important to the team there. There was nothing he could do about that.
However, he grew worried about the organization of the resistance. Attacking in Hong Kong had been a grave mistake. It was too early yet to be attacking Biovolt, they hadn't had enough time to establish themselves. The time would come when they would announce the resistance and fight actively, but that time was not now. He knew that the actual head of the resistance was in America. The blond director of the BBA headed the faction. She needed to be informed that it was too early, and that it was him that would be calling the shots from now on.
His ice colored eyes flickered to the shadows beside him, a small smirk tilting the right corner of his lips. "You're back rather soon."
A female form materialized from the shadows, her long black and purple hair swaying in the drafty corridor. Her dark violet eyes glittered mysteriously in the dim light. "It was easier than expected. The villagers already knew and cooperated completely." She said quietly, her voice calm.
"Good."
"The captain you sent got to the cottage first. I didn't have time to age it."
"I know. It doesn't matter. Just keep your ears open."
"Understood."
The two began walking again in silence, the female two steps behind Spencer, her eyes trained to his back. Finally as they reached Spencer's chambers and shut the door she spoke again. "You have another mission for me?"
He absently nodded his head. "You will head out to America tonight. You must contact and meet with Judy, the leader of the American team. At the moment she thinks she's the leader of this resistance, in reality I am. I am in the best position. However, Tala has ordered us to China to retaliate against the Asian faction that has started a bit too soon. Inform Judy that she is to wait for my orders. You will stay there until further word from me."
She jerked her head in a nod. "As you wish." She then turned and strode back towards the door.
"Oh and Zero," he called after her.
She paused, her hand on the door handle.
"Be careful. Tala is on to us."
"They destroyed our village…?" Lee echoed quietly his eyes dark with sorrow.
His team sat in various places around the cave they were hidden out in. Kevin sobbed while Max, beside him, attempted some form of comfort. They were all silent, the sadness washing over them. Hundreds of people had died because of them.
"It was too soon Lee." Kai replied, his eyes moving to something off screen. "I'm sorry."
Lee struck out, growling as he slammed his fist into the rock on the ground. Why hadn't he seen before? He should have known that Biovolt would retaliate. "Our orders came from Judy." He spat bitterly.
Kai sighed. "You can't blame her, although she should have known better. She has been removed from head of the resistance."
"She was? When? And who replaced her?" The dark haired teen shot back, a frown crossing his face.
The blue haired boy smirked a bit. Spencer was finally revealing himself, indirectly of course. No one would know how high he sat in the inside, nor would anyone but Liika and himself know of his true identity. "Two days ago, just after your village was destroyed. She was replaced by someone on the inside. He is to be referred to as Sergei and we go through an agent of his. Her alias is Zero. Apparently one of his other agents will be contacting you shortly. Be on the look out for them."
Lee nodded. "Very well, Lee out."
The screen shut off instantly, and the captain closed the laptop's lid gently. All they could do now is mourn. Mourn for their parents and family that had been destroyed because of one fatal mistake by the former director.