Orville endeavours of bigger proportions c2

Chapter 2
Kelly woke with a groan to find herself chained to a wall she looked around the room to see Alara still unconscious but alive across from her and Ariel on the other side but she was awake watching her and she seemed terrified.

"Where are we?"

"I am so sorry, we should have left when Ed told us too. I am so sorry."

"Hey take a deep breath I am sure Ed will know we missed our check in. He will be working the problem. Where are we?" She asked again.

"Gildon Keep."

"Which is?"

"In a different city...somewhere that is." She didn't finish as she saw Alara waking up.

"Kelly?" She asked growing alert she went to break the chain but Ariel stopped her.

"Don't pull on the chains you will only get hurt."

"I am..."

"I know that you want to protect us but pulling on the chains you cannot break them." Ariel stated and Kelly picked up on the pleading in her voice also the hidden message.

"Alara don't pull on the chains." Kelly instructed making her confused but she obeyed her.

"How are we going to get out of here?" She asked that was when the door opened

"You won't be getting out of here." A tall muscular man entered the room with two bigger men but it being clear he was in charge. At least they were clean compared to the people out in the streets.

"Who are you?" Kelly asked as he was looking at her.

"So you are in charge of your little band... I am General Alicila and I have the honor of being your interrogator. Now why are you here interfering with Council affaires? And don't try lying to me I know you are from the ship in the sky and in fact your friends are with us now." He asked moving around them all inspecting them one at a time indicating a small orb that was floating next to him Kelly assumes it must be some form of camera.

"We were answering a distress call." Kelly replied carefully.

"You came across something you shouldn't have."

"If you are talking about the bomb that can take out a city then yes we found that you should be thanking us we found an explosive you can disarm it then find the culprits behind it." Kelly states trying to make it as though they don't suspect them for being behind it. He was watching her with a cold gaze and she knew he didn't buy into it.

"You have something we want you will give it to us." He stated

"I don't know what you are talking about." Kelly replied and at this he smiled at her and it sent shivers down her spine.

"You are the one in charge of this group so I will leave it to you to stop it." He stated and at this she was confused and then she watched as the two big men moved over to Ariel and started hurting her, first with their fists then they moved onto a whip. Ariel clenched her jaw but made no other sign she continued to look at Kelly and Kelly could see in her eyes that she could take it and not to tell them anything.

Up on the bridge Ed looked on with Claire standing behind him Gordon and the others on the bridge looked to be in shock why wasn't Alara doing anything. He felt absolutely helpless as he watched as one of his crew members was being tortured. He had to look away when they brought out what looked like a cattle prod.

Kelly was about to break as she heard Ariel scream when the prod touched her, she screamed out no but Kelly then realized it wasn't because of the prod it was directed to Alara who looked as though she was about to break free. That was when Ariel started to laugh it started of quiet before it was loud enough to startle the man holding the prod as he jabbed her again she didn't scream she continued to laugh he looked to his counterpart who shrugged.

"What is going on?" Alicila asked moving over to them and Ariel stopped laughing she was looking him directly in the eyes and there was something in them that had him stepping back.

"Brown hair, blue eyes black soul you I am going to enjoy what happens next." Ariel smirked nodding her head slowly.

"What is that?" He asked as he nodded to one of the other and she was greeted with another shock to the abdomen.

"Crushed larynx, broken clavicle, broken face yup that will do."

"What?" He asked stepping closer he noticed something he missed beforehand ripping of her shirt he froze looking at the brand on her collar bone he stepped back again. "Impossible...you shouldn't be here." He stuttered looking her over once again.

"Sir her back." The guy on the left stated making him turn and look at her back which was covered in scars.

"Impossible." He repeated to which she smiled at she flexed her wrists and there was a cracking noise before her wrists were free from the shackles followed by another cracking noise she jumped at the first man her hand slamming down on his throat making him gasp she followed through with an elbow to the face he crumpled to the floor she turned in time to dodge the prod from behind she grabbed his wrist and smashed his face into the wall breaking his face she then rolled to the ground claiming the first guys gun she fired three shots at the men that tried running into the room none of them got back up she looked around only to find the General gone she went to go after him but paused at the door she went over to Kelly and released her shackle using he key on the floor.

"What the hell?" She asked the question that was on everyone's mind but she didn't reply instead she went over to Alara and unshackled her too pointing out the explosives at the top of the chains if she was to pull them free the roof would have fallen in on her if she survived the small explosion she would have been buried.

"Who are you?" Alara asked but instead she bent down reclaiming her top and as she did Kelly and Alara saw the scars on her back.

"We have ten minutes to stop the bombs." Ariel informed them.

"You said we weren't in the city anymore."

"We will take the Crito to the city that will give us five minutes to stop the bomb." Ariel replied and Kelly noted that she had dropped the gun to the side before leading them out of the room.

"You have to tell me what that brand means." Kelly asked seeming that he feared it as did anyone that has seen it.

"My Father was abusive." Ariel explained

"What?"

"My father was abusive which isn't uncommon, he was a bad man I wasn't surprised to find that he had many enemies so when he was killed I wasn't surprised but in his death I became an orphan and let's just say the man that took me on is a very powerful man it is his symbol I bear." Ariel replied as she fought off another man that tried to grab her from the side. Kelly could tell that what she had said wasn't the whole story but figured if they were to survive this she will explain it all when they got back to the Orville. "Wait here." Ariel replied disappearing around the corner for a few minutes when she returned she had their belongings. Kelly was able to get in contact with the Orville.

"Greyson bridge do you read me?"

"Bridge to Greyson loud and clear. You need to leave," Ed replied

"We are heading back to the city where the shuttle is." Kelly replied

"Are you guys alright?"

"In one piece."

"I am sending the seconds shuttle down."

"No don't!" Ariel cried out, "it is best you stay up there I will get the Commander and the Lieutenant to the shuttle, it is too dangerous to send others down especially now."

"Why do you say that?"

"Brown hair blue eyes black soul is gone. He will be reporting our presence to his higher ups they will be increasing security. You best to keep the ship on high alert."

"They won't fire on us."

"Right now they know we have come across their plans they won't want us to leave this planet alive you saw them interrogate us, you have been marked too."

"They were the ones to contact us." Ed stated

"How were they to know what we told you as soon as they linked us to you we were all marked for death."

"How did they link us with you?"

"They are somewhat intelligent it doesn't take a genius to put it together a union ship stationed above us, I am sure anyone we passed could have passed on our presence that and well we were carrying communicators that scream Union so there is that. We won't be in communication for five minutes." Ariel stated as they had arrived at their destination she took them into the room. Moving over to the computer she started pressing buttons. "Alright stand here and try to breathe normally." Ariel instructed but before either one of them could ask any questions she had hit the green button and they were off. When they stopped moving Alara felt like she was going to throw up and Kelly would have fallen had Ariel not caught her she then moved over to the door waiting for them to catch their breath. "Alright before we go, we will take this path to this building on the top floor is where the bomb will be then we will take this route back to the shuttle."

"That is not a route."

"It will be. Are you two ready?" When she got their nods she opened the door and dashed out there was sounds of fighting Kelly took this time to reestablish communication with the Orville. This way they would be in constant communication she put the ear piece in her ear. Ariel returned leading them out as they walked down the hall they saw several knocked out people or Kelly hopes they were knocked out. They made it outside without anyone stopping them and it was eerily quiet.

"What does the red light in the sky mean?" Alara asked

"We're in trouble... that tells everyone to get inside anyone caught outside is fair game."

"For what?" Kelly asked just as an awful grunting noise echoed around the city.

"They've opened the gates. We need to run." Ariel stated grabbing hold of Kelly's arm and running down the road. "Captain you need to remote pilot the shuttle to these coordinates." Ariel stated sending coordinates through Kelly's communicator.