Chapter 8
"You, blue hair. Come with me", he said pointing at me. I reluctantly stand up and walk into the room.
I could hear Kanan's protests in the background, but, this might actually be useful. The room was a scarier version of a medical room.
"Please lie down, this will only take a moment", he said, pointing at an examination table.
I groan and do as he says, why? I am not so sure.
"Perfect. I like people that follow orders. Hopefully the blood will work on you", he said, "Unfortunately, I don't have the original donor, but at least I have experiment 105".
"I don't think it's a good idea to say your whole plan in front of a possible escapee. It might have
a negative effect on the great reopening of your lab", I spat out.
"No one escapes the lab alive. At least not fully", he answered.
I'm surprised he hasn't strapped me down or anything. He approached me with a syringe, "If you try to fight, you're companions will die", he said before plunging the syringe into my arm and taking blood out.
"I could only assume that", I said, "If I let you experiment on me, will you release my crew?".
Might as well try.
"You think you have a choice? I've dealt with worse than you", he said, plunging another syringe into my arm.
"Can I ask what that was?", I said, sitting up.
"A force sedative. It will prevent you form using the force for the next, 24 hours or so. You'll be fine. Why are you sitting up? I'm not done", he said, turning around to look at something.
"If I'm going to spend the rest of my life here, I'd like to see it first. Decide if I like it or not", I say, looking around at the creepy room.
Then I see what looks like a body, "Is that Hera?", I said out loud because I'm apparently dumb and don't realize I'm with an enemy.
"The green twi'lek? Strange that she stuck with her previous name. This must come as an unexpected surprise to her. Around here we know her as, 'the kid', of course I think it'd be more accurate just to call her 1o5", he explained.
No wonder Hera felt uneasy here, "Wait, didn't you say that no one escaped the lab alive?", I said.
"No, I said 'fully alive'. These invincible soldiers would be immortal, at least by injury. Both experiments are too young to tell if they can die of old age, but I highly doubt they can", he explained.
So she's going to come back to life?, "So in a way, she's unconscious?", I asked.
"Yes, except with no heartbeat", he said, taking another syringe.
"I take it you like syringes", I said.
"What's your last name kid?", he asked.
"Your working for the Empire, you should already know", I answered.
"Using sarcasm to ignore the fear and uncertainty you have. I've seen it all already", he said.
"Hmm, seems like Tayt hasn't brought the ginget yet. Touch, leave or do anything and your crew dies", he said walking outside and closing the door.
I can hear yelling and what seems to be a fight outside, which is quickly silenced. They must've been sedated or threatened.
I look at the syringe that Chopper gave me and at Hera. If she's still alive in a way, I guess I should use it as instructed. I walk to her and carefully inject her arm until all of the liquid is inside before putting the syringe back into my jacket.
I wait, what is that supposed to do anyways? I look at Hera, nothing seems to change. Ugh, this is annoying! Maybe I can find an air vent where I can crawl out of.
I start to walk around, looking at the ceiling, floor and walls when I hear coughing.
I turn back to Hera and see her standing up, still coughing, "Where am I? Ezra? Ezra!", she exclaimed.
"Hera! You're still alive", he wasn't lying after all.
"Oh no, you can't tell anyone" - "We'll talk about this later. I'll just say you were bandaged and saved or something", I interrupted her.
"Thank you Ezra. Did you go to the ship?", she asked.
"Yes! Chopper gave me this", I said showing her the pills, syringe and dagger.
"Remind me to give Chopper a - ugh", she started, falling to her knees while holding her head in apparent pain.
"Are you alright Hera?", I asked worried. Obviously she's not okay, but I don't know why.
"Give me the pills!", she exclaimed quickly.
I do as she asks and she proceeds to swallow one before calming down.
"Thank you again. Keep the dagger close, it's a useful weapon. Someone's coming", she said.
I hide the things in my vest quickly before the door opens.
"1o5, welcome back! You seem to be settling in well, I know this room isn't as spectacular as the ones you spent most of your time here. Interesting, I estimated another hour or two for your recovery, I'll have to take blood samples in a moment. For now, you'll have to be taken to your room", Dr Direen said.
"What if I don't?", Hera answered crossing her arms.
"Well I have your crew, and it would be a shame if they didn't make it through their first examination", he said.
Hera and I glared at him, but neither of us said anything. The Dr. pressed a button and in came a few guards from another door I didn't even realize was there. It connected the medical room to the hallway, that must mean the other room is for prisoners.
Hera walked out, still glaring at the Dr, "Take the boy too, it might make the experiment successful", he said.
Not wanting to cause any conflict, yet, I go out and let the guards lead me and Hera into another room.
We were getting farther and farther away from the exit, which would definitely make things harder for our escape.
A door opened and we were pushed into the room before being locked in.
I look at my surroundings, "It's the white room. Still as blinding as I remember", I said. And still as simple and empty.
"How do you know where we are?", asked Hera.
"I had a vision about this place", I answered, "Wait, how does that guy know you? And why didn't you tell any of us about this? Does Kanan know?".
And reality hit me in the face. What in the force is going on in this place?!
"That's not important. We have to get out now and no one knows", she answered, "Can you use the force to pick the lock?".
"No, my connection was severed for 24 hours", I said.
She stayed silent and thought for a bit, "Show me what Chopper gave you again", she said.
I took out the objects and showed them to her.
"What did you use the syringe for?", she asked.
"Chopper told me to inject your arm if I found you unconscious", I answered.
"That's why I heard everyone", she said under her breath. What is that supposed to mean?
"Is that what the pills were for? To stop the voices", I said getting freaked out.
"They're going to be mad when they find out you're ignoring them", said a voice.
"Who-", "Yeah, yeah. I'll deal with them later Nyx", interrupted Hera.
"Hello. You're new aren't you?", said Nyx, appearing in front of me. He was a blue force ghost that was levitating from the ground.
"His name is Ezra, now why did you come here?", Hera asked.
"I'm here to help, and also to remind you to burn this place to the ground!", he answered.
"Who are you? How can we see you? Why do you know each other?", I asked completely confused.
"Is this the only reason you came here? To remind me to burn this place down?", Hera said.
And I'm being ignored again.
"I'm also here to help. I might not have known you when I was alive, but I cared about you when you were stuck here. I'm just tired of being stuck here and not seeing you know who", he said calmly.
"I know, but right now we need to escape", she said, thinking.
"Would the dagger be able to cut through the door?", I said. Hey there are no wrong answers in brainstorming.
"Actually, I'm not sure. It was made after I got out, but it probably will. Good thinking Ezra", she said taking the dagger and plunging it into the door that we came through. Good thing we stayed besides it since it camouflages with the rest of the room.
Hera cut a hole through the door and checked the hallway, "This way Ezra", said Hera, going to the left.
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