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3rd person POV
Infinite sighed in defeat. There was a definite guarantee he was going back to the prison, or to certain death. He was lost, now that especially Gadget had been captured as well, so a chance of escape would be very thin.
"Are you alright?" The wolf asked, sitting down with a slightly confused expression on his face. Gadget was still deciphering what had happened since they took off in the helicopter and needed a moment to drink it all in.
"No, I'm not." He replied hastily. "I just got captured, for the second fucking time!" He swore angrily and rubbed his face with his hands. It was clear to Gadget he had lost hope.
"Infinite, chill out-" He tried to calm down the jackal, but he was cut off.
"No, I'm not going to 'chill'. Did you forget the things I witnessed at that prison? I had to put a gun to my head!" He shouted, giving a sharp glare. Gadget decided to back off him for now. Infinite banged on the wall with his fist once and sat down, giving an agitated sigh.
The red wolf didn't really know what to say to his friend. Inside, he wanted to try and reassure Infinite, but it would be of no use if he did.
"You never should've came here to try and save me, Gadget." That sentence bothered Gadget, so he got up.
"Are you really saying that? Are you seriously giving up hope?" He asked, annoyed.
"Yeah, I am because if we do go back to that prison, we're sure as Hell never getting out." Infinite answered, looking at Gadget briefly.
"Even if we are, we'll find a way out. You broke out once, so we could do it again." The jackal facepalmed.
"There's a big difference on being in the inside of the walls rather than out. You can't just randomly find the materials to make another bomb when you're on the inside, and even if you do, they'll be much more cautious and you'll probably be killed." He got him there.
"Look, if I survived a global war that took out nearly a billion people, I can find a way out. Just be optimistic about this." He pleaded to no avail.
"Just... leave me alone for a moment." Gadget sat back down, and the two did not say anything to eachother for minutes, until the plane's engines were felt by the two firing up. They both held on as the plane went down the runway and took off.
"Jeez!" Gadget gasped, being knocked to the floor. Once the plane had performed its takeoff, he got back up again, Infinite's different coloured eyes looking at him.
The two were silent afterwards, but eventually Gadget started a conversation.
"Well, if we are going to die," He started. "I want to at least know the person I tried to save a little better."
"Fine, then. What do you want to know about me?" He asked. Gadget searched his mind for an answer.
"What you are, exactly. You've mentioned that you're a mercenary apart of some sort of squad that you refuse to tell me about." Infinite sighed and looked down at the floor. He knew eventually he was going to have to give up the secret.
"Alright, just because you're persistent about it." Infinite looked at Gadget dead in the eyes. "But first, I want reassurance that you won't tell anyone about me. Please. What I do regularly will make me look even worse." He said sternly, and Gadget gave a nod.
"Your secrets are safe with me." He replied. The jackal cleared his throat and began speaking.
"So, I'm apart of very small independent squad of jackals like myself that I run myself. Everyone has their own roles and abilities within the squad." He explained.
"That doesn't sound so bad." Gadget commented, but Infinite put a finger up.
"We operate under the radar, so public doesn't have any knowledge of us. We get calls from anonymous people who find out about us to do jobs. These people we call our 'employers' who pay us a hefty amount to do a certain jobs, and these can be guarding duty to a loud assassination. We also go after those with bounties on their heads too." He explained.
"Oh, I see. Please tell me you at least don't do any bad deeds."
"In the eyes of the public after an assassination, we're always named the bad guys even though the targets are usually corrupt local government, mayors, etc., so in the end we actually do more good than bad." He explained, making gestures as he did.
The wolf was quite interested in his friend's lifestyle. "That's actually really cool. How many people are in the squad?"
"Six not including me." Gadget nodded in acknowledgment. "Six of the best people I've even known in my life. I consider them all to be my true family." He said, looking down at his feet. "That's all you're getting, Gadget. I know you've been helping me out and saving my life in doing so, but I'd rather keep this information away from others."
"Inf, don't worry. I swear I'm not gonna let anyone know about this. I don't want your life to be destroyed even more than it already was." Gadget reassured. Infinite once again looked at him.
"By the way, you do realize how much I trust you now to give you that kind of info about me?" He asked.
"Yeah, I do. Like I said, I'm not telling anyone about what you do." Gadget got up and walked over to Infinite and put a hand on his shoulder, looking at the jackal's heterochromic eyes through his glasses. "I promise."
As Infinite looked at Gadget, he felt his cheeks heating up. "Thanks, Gadget."
Gadget raises an eye ridge. "Is that a blush?" Infinite became embarrassed by the question.
"...No..." He answered, his cheeks even more red now. Gadget backed off a few steps.
"Infinite, do you have... feelings for me?" Gadget asked with a curious, yet serious expression on his face. Infinite got up and shook his head nervously while putting his hands up.
"No! What makes you think that?" He asked.
"Well, everytime I help you or reassure you, or something similar to that, I see your cheeks go red. I mean, first was when we were in the sewer when I patched you up, then on the rooftop when I pulled you up from the ledge and now here."
Infinite was busted. He had no words to make up an excuse and faced away from him, leaning on the wall and looking at his crossed arms.
"Don't hate me for it, but yes, I do." He admitted. "Aw, damnit. I shouldn't of told you that." A tear came from one of the jackal's eyes.
Gadget wasn't exactly fazed. He had never seen Infinite like this before, but approached him anyway and put a hand on his shoulder once more.
"Infinite, look at me." He ordered, but Infinite didn't budge and continued mumbling to himself. "Look at me." Gadget said once more, with Infinite still refusing.
Gadget grabbed both his shoulders and faced Infinite toward him and kissed him very passionately for a few seconds much to the jackal's shock and surprise.
Gadget stopped and stepped back, Infinite had a surprised expression on his face. "Did you just kiss me?" He asked.
"Yes, I did. And Infinite, I've got no problem with that. In fact, I really wouldn't mind to be with you." He said, stroking Infinite's cheek.
"Are you serious?"
"110%.
"Wait, you're gay as well?" Infinite asked.
"Yeah, I am. And it seems you are too." He replied.
The nervous jackal had no words to say. He had let out his biggest insecurity, and yet it was greeted the total opposite way he had imagined it going. Had he found actual love?
"Well... yes I am." He responded.
"Why are you so nervous?" The wolf had ask.
"To be completely honest, I see it as a bad thing being gay." That puzzled Gadget.
"Why's that? There's nothing wrong having a different preference than others." Infinite stopped to think for a moment.
"When I was growing up in school, it was made clear to me by a lot of kids that being homo, or a 'fag' as they liked to call it was a bad thing. I mean, kids were often beaten up and put in detention over it a lot of the times, so I suppose it stuck like that in my mind. When I realized women weren't for me, I got insecure about it seeing how people viewed us back then." He explained.
Gadget sat down. "Well, I guess I do see your point. I was harassed a little bit growing up in school considering I was open about what I liked, but I never saw severe homophobia like you did."
"I wish I went to your school then. Would've really cherished there." He commented.
"You should come to Sunset Heights sometime. People there are really nice all year round." Gadget encouraged.
"Ehh, I'm not really a city person, but maybe one day." He yawned. "I'm really glad that I've actually found someone I love, that loves me back. I really am, Gadget. Thank you." He laid down on the hard floor.
"No problem, and I think it'll be new for me too. I've never been in a relationship before."
"Huh, that's interesting. Now, I'm going to nap a bit. From everything that's happened, I'm really tired." He announced. Gadget decided to lay down as well, content with their new relationship with eachother.
Infinite shut his eyes and quickly began to fall asleep. Next thing Gadget knew, the jackal had fallen asleep in record time.
Gadget also shut his eyes, and began to fall into a deep, dreamless sleep.
Several hours later, unknown location
The red wolf began to awaken when he felt the landing gear of the plane touching the ground. He sat up and rubbed his head, putting his glasses on in the process. He rubbed his arm, which was sore from laying on the hard ground.
He looked to his left and saw Infinite still sleeping, lightly snoring. He looked adorable instead of the moody and arrogant jackal he knew him to be.
Gadget began to shake his new love awake. "Infinite, get up! Quick." He ushered. The jackal stirred and got up slowly, rubbing his eyes. He looked around and remembered where he was and groaned in annoyance.
"Did we land?" He asked. Gadget nodded and helped him up.
"Maybe we can make a run for it if there's not a lot of security." He suggested, with a nod from the other. Both went over to the bar door and peered through it with anticipation. The door of the plane slowly lowered, sunlight coming in and blinding both. Their eyes adjusted to the light, and could see more than enough foes enter the plane.
"Try anything, you're dead." They shouted and unlocked the door, weapons trained on both anthros. Infinite and Gadget put their hands up. "Move along."
The group of soldiers walked them out of the plane, and the duo got an outside look. They saw a huge runway with hangars alongside, and large base just to the right. They were walked to the base.
The soldiers escorting them were significantly different than regular Shamarian soldiers. Instead of camo uniforms, they wore bland-yellow uniforms with black body armour and helmets. Infinite looked up at one of them and noticed the shoulder patch, which was a different icon and read "CBRN DEFENSE UNIT".
They were walked inside and through a hallway, which was déjà vu for Infinite. The guards ordered them to stop, so they did.
The double doors opened up, and Infinite froze in shock. A tall and somewhat buff looking jackal wearing a uniform similar to those of the soldiers around them, but it was more of a grey colour instead of yellow. He was missing half of his left ear as well. The jackal sucked back on his cigar.
"Hello there, Infinite. It's been a long time hasn't it?" He said, seemingly recognizing Infinite.
"No. You're dead, you're fucking dead!" Infinite cussed in disbelief.
"Do I look dead to you?"
"You blew up in a helicopter crash. I SAW IT!" He shouted. The other laughed subtly.
"You never confirmed my death, you only assumed it which is why I'm standing here. Infinite growled and charged at the unknown adversary, leaping at him before the guards could react.
Infinite's attack was canceled out when he was grabbed by the throat, close to a choke. "Still stubborn, aren't you? Shame you'll be dead within an hour. I just wanted to come give you my condolences before you go, and for everyone you've killed. I find it funny you call me the monster yet you're a genocidal criminal. Don't lie about it, either." He said, staring into Infinite's eyes.
"You'll regret showing your fucking face near me again, you bastard." He replied angrily.
"What was that?"
"Put him down, Klondyke. A test subject is no good when they're dead." Someone stated. Coming from the hallway door, a blue fox made her way to them. She was dressed in a white lab coat.
"Sorry, doctor." He apologized. Letting out a grunt, he threw Infinite to the other side of the room, his body hitting the wall painfully and falling on the ground next to Gadget, who helped him up and guards with their weapons trained on the two.
"Test subject?" The red wolf asked.
"You'll see soon enough." She replied. "The specimen still has not arrived yet, so guards, put them in a cell for now. I'll call them up once the test is ready to commence.
"All due respect doctor, why not kill them now?" Someone asked.
She shot them a stare. "This test was requested by the Dictator. That alone is enough reason to not kill them now. Now bring them along.
The guards did as they were told and brought the canines to a small holding cell on the other side of the building. They were thrown in rather harshly, but quickly got back up.
Gadget looked over at his new lover, who was rubbing the sides of their head in disbelief. He approached him. "Are you alright, Inf?"
"No, I'm not." He answered with a sigh.
"Did you recognize that guy?" Infinite let out another sigh and looked down, a tear dripping off his face before sitting down completely.
"Gadget, did I ever tell you I had my squad murdered before?" He asked suddenly. Gadget stopped and thought, before nodding yes.
"I think so." He replied.
"That guy... was the same person who killed them, Gadget. I thought he was dead all these years... I can't believe this." He sniffed. "Sit down, I'm going to tell you whay exactly happened." The wolf shook his head.
"You really don't need to tell me the whole thing." He said politely.
"I want you to fully understand what that man did to me. What I experienced in such short time."
So, that's it. Just as an FYI guys, this is my first time writing romance so I apologize if the admitting scene wasn't that great. Anyway, reviews are appreciated.
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