Game On- Part 11 (Torment)
Soon, several Spectra goons appeared in the chamber. Mark winked at Princess.
One of the men ordered, "Take the girl!"
Princess glanced at Mark anxiously. Things were not going as planned…
"You cowards! You're afraid to take me, aren't you? You will never be able to brainwash me!" Mark taunted his captors, and twisted in his chains,trying to get their attention off of Princess.
"You'll get your turn, Commander, but first you will have the pleasure of watching the Swan being tortured!" Zoltar entered the room, cackling with glee. "The Condor's transformation is complete… watch... as we turn your lovely Swan against you!"
Mark winced in agony as they took Princess down, and carried her into the glass room next door. He didn't want to watch, but couldn't help stealing a quick glance. He saw them strap her to a table. Tears of anger and frustration flowed freely down his cheek. He watched Tiny, Keyop and Jason walk in... to observe their teammate's suffering. How could they? Mark couldn't believe his eyes…so this is what becomes of GForce…
He suddenly heard a shrill cry from Princess, causing him to pull against his chains…slicing through his thick gloves and cutting his wrists. He shouted in desperation, "Princess! Noooo!"
Jason's face twisted ever so slightly as he heard Mark's muffled cry through the glass. He quietly slipped out of the room, unnoticed by the guards, or his teammates. They were too transfixed on Princess' screaming.
He broke the lock on a hallway door, slipped in quickly and grabbed something, and then headed toward the chamber holding Mark prisoner.
Mark was trembling with anger by the time Jason entered his chamber. "Jason! You've got to snap out of it! Help me get down!"
Jason looked up at his Commander and grinned. "I'm snapped out already, Mark…" He pointed a thumb toward the window. "But they don't know that…I faked it…they stopped the brainwashing process once I convinced them that my brain was mush..."
Mark smiled back at Jason as he cut the chains off of him. "I knew there was a reason you were on this team…"
Once the Eagle was free, his second placed his boomerang in his hand. "I think you're gonna need this… I found Princess' yoyo, too…and they gave us our weapons back once they were convinced we were brainwashed." Then he stumbled slightly, alerting Mark that he had been weakened from the torture. "You alright?"Mark frowned in concern.
"Yeah, I'm fine…just need a little rest, that's all…" Jason reassured him.
"Then let's go get Princess!" Mark dashed for the door, with Jason close behind.