Chapter Thirteen:

There in standing observing us in silence, the bane of tension and despair, Ava Pagie's head lackey.

"You sonofva!" Leon said charging forward without hesitation.

"Janson!" I hissed bitterly in reply keeping swift pace with Leon. Our fists ready to swing.

Yet Janson sat at his desk unarmed and unmoved by our approach. His eyes store straight at everyone neither fearing or worried. The other stood there shock how he could be complacent.

As I draw near his desk, I swing putting my weight and momentum into one solid hook. Also there is contact, just not I was expecting.

Next thing I know my nose has crunched up against something invisible as Leon rounded on his behind from clashing into the similar barrier.

"What the shuck?" I question. Because obviously something had halted me and brought Leon to the ground, leave me with bleeding nose.

"Ah. That was my mistake, should had warn you. Can't say I wasn't vested with results unfortunately. His smile so sinster, his eyes although beady had the ferocity of viper ready to strike. He is one dangerous adversary. Time and again he's bested our attempts at him.

"You used Curie as leavage." Leon said dusting himself off. "I have no doubts about killing you now!"

"I highly doubt that, but if you somehow managed to despite the odds, Mr Leon. Let's say it won't end well, you'll never leave this room. Just be lucky I'm not petty..I still have a job to do, despite the troubles you and you're brat managed back in the facility."

I got up and exaimed this whole set-up. I needed to know what was sperating us from him.

More slowly this time, I approached the spot, holding my hands out. Soon I made contact with the invisible wall. It felt like glass would, smooth, hard and cool to the touch. But I saw absolutely nothing to indicate that something solid stood there. It's incomprehensible.

Frustrated, I moved to the left, then the right, feeling along the unseen yet solid wall. It spanned the entire other half of room; there was no way to approach Janson at his tiny desk. Leon finally pounded on it, making a series of dull thumps, but nothing else happened. Now he was frustrated.

"Don't you have Ava you should be sucking up to?"

"How'd you? It doesn't matter, I was here just as a check up. I'll be back before you manage to starve. Best of luck though, malnutrition is most straining on adolescents."

Just like he vanshsied into thin air. His words sticking to my head. The sick bastard he meant Curie. I shutter at the thought of watching her starve. I stood there with blood still dropping staining my shirt, I question myself the protective measure he had at his disposal. Him disappear just like magic must be some heavy duty technology WICKED has to offer.

Jane soon after walked up with a tissue and tended to my nose. Her hands were rough but she was ever gentle. The slient blonde took care of my nose until a clot eventually formed.

"Thanks," I said quietly to her. She nodded which reveled a long deep crossed wound around her neck, right below the jawline. It was pink which generally meant healing. Cautiously, I go to reach for it slowly but she grabs my hands stopping me mid track. I get it. It's a sensitive issue one that has renders her a mute. She doesn't deserve this, why couldn't they helped her as they did me.. What's so special about me anyways?

"Jane says glad to had help you." Nyx said.

"How do you know that?"

"We share a telepathic link."

"I have one as well, but of late. It hasn't been working as I'd like."

"Would someone please fill us in?" Soc said in a rather upset tone.

I guess it was now or never as I sat in a circle with the others. It was a long story and what's to come is only speculation. I had everyone who did not know agasp. I told them no matter what we think, death isn't our only choice. That this is another test, maybe someone will snap from the lack or food or just end up taking their life.

I know how WICKED operate.. Curel but just beneath the scope of barbarism. It's how they justify their so called noble cause. In the end it's nothing more but people fearing the unknown. It's funny how low humans would sink just to cling onto life.

For hours I go off on a tangent which is suddenly stop once a highly pitched white nosie, bleed into my ear sending my arms to raise in defense. Nyx was the first to get up, the looks of everyone face. It was full of dread. As I turn to get up, I hear cursing and the sounds of a scuffle.. There was suddenly a tall built male currently getting thrashed by Leon and Nyx. Curie has fled to the room with Jane and Soc.

"Whatever this is, you'll regret coming here!" Nyx said in tense breaths.

"I failed to stand up to you in the Drone but this time I won't fail," screams Leon.

"Guys chill out," I shout before pulling them off him. The male has a twisted grin on his face, but once pushing them aside, I reach out and pull him up. "I haven't the slightest who this is or what's going on, but we don't just start beating folks.

"How can you stand there and help this monster?" Leon snarled.

"Huh?"

"Leon calm down, he doesn't know." Nyx said assuringly to Leon who's feverish with anger.

"What do you mean Nyx?"

"This here is Jacob, the guy who ruled over us. The one who forced friends to fight for survival. He's the reason why Jane no longer has a voice."

Nyx words hit me like a shot of lightning when he said that. Every nerve in my body tense up blood beginning to boil with anger. This is who Curie told me about. This is the one Nyx defeated but ultimately spared. Now he was back, it was like standing face to face with Louis. The capacity to touture and kill on a whim, to separate and divide friends for basic survival needs. Now I know why his smirk look so damn digustting. How I wanted to make him pay before he could have his revenge. But I remember that where all prisoners here. But today that's not going to stop me.

"You'd think I enjoy seeing your miserable faces, but that's the complete opposite," he said cracking the bones in his neck.

"Jacob was it?" I didn't even wait for his reply. I sent my left hand flying fist forward into his thoart, which sent him on his knees chocking for air. "I'll make this perfectly clear, get in to breathing space of any of my friends. If I think you're going to harm anyone of them. I swear to you, I'll finish off what Nyx started! Am I clear?"

"Yeah I got it," he said under muffled breathe trying to let out a laugh.

"Sleep tight shank."

I lifted up my foot and swing it right into his temple knocking him out for the time being.

As the bit of nastyness concluded, I walked over and Curie, Jane and Soc who hid in the room, letting them know it was safe. I didn't expect this but Jane hugged me as tight as possible leading to Curie latching on to my ankle. Nyx rests his hand on my right shoulder and Leon the other. Soc gave me a simple high-five. Any doubts about them has been disovled. Because from this moment on I'm now one of them. Right now keeping each other safe is top priority. As much as I want to be with Thomas and the others. I knew some how deep down that there all ok, for the time being. Whatever Janson has planned, I'm glad I'm not alone to face it.

"Not to disturb this mushy feeling time, but what about Jacob. Where stuck with him, best we could do is find away to restrain him." Leon said as this was a fact we had to deal with. Eventually Jacob hands been restrain as the lighting in the area went from bright to dim. It was an autonomous function to represent day and night cycle.

Leon offered to take the first shift watching Jacob. It has been decided we each take turn watching him. Question is, how long can we hold out under this pressure of no food. Tension are going to rise.

I predict a conflict is going to take place if we don't get food to eat. Suddenly I wonder if this to is a variable? I'm clueless on WICKED agenda for us. How I see it, is us being tasked something. Being set free, where in the world are we? Where are they likely to send us. If they can instantly bring people into this dormitory by unconventional means, the outcome is limitless.

We can't leave unless they will it so. I'm dreading for the days to come. If we have set loose, where might that be? Under what condition? How will people actions be?

For the time being I forcefully push any further notions aside. What I need is rest, with my remaining energy I crawl into bed and prepare my body for a nights rest. Still I fear this is the last night of restful sleep without food. Tomorrow is for of uncertainty, hopefully I can muster through it, maybe the others can to.