Chapter 4
Fives eyelids fluttered, memories were moving past her eyes faster than she could comprehend. She tried to bring her hands up to her head but they were still firmly bound to the table. Pain was pulling her between the memories and the harsh light of the room where she was bound. Every time she was jolted out of the memories panic consumed her almost as fast as the pain did. The pain always won in the end blotting everything out as darkness closed around her.
"If we proceed at the present pace I cannot say if her mind will be damaged past the point of its use, but I can tell you her heart will give out," said the med tech as he stared nervously at the monitor read outs. Six stiffened but his eyes showed no emotions but his hands tightened into fist. The tech reached to dial down the intensity when a white gloved hand gipped him in an iron hold. "You do not do anything unless I tell you to, or you and your family will take a turn on that table" said the emotionless voice. He caught and held the techs eyes as he increased the pressure on his hold. The tech whimpered nodding his head in agreement unable to trust his voice. " Increase it" said the man staring at the girl on the table as her screams intensified. The tech looked away as Five thrashed but the man looked on unwavering as her eyes rolled back in her head and blood ran from her nose.
One's mind was racing he was trying to figure out what to do and Three was not helping. They had found a tiny electrical room to take a break in. One was struggling not only did he have to hold Three up, but Three kept trying to talk, talking quietly was never one of Threes strong suits. The solution One had come up with was to cover Threes mouth with his hand to muffle his voice. Quietly muttering under his breath One ran through all the things he needed to sort out, "Gard's, surveillance, sensors, C13, electrical grid, Five." And at that moment Three bit him. Gasping in a mixture of surprise and pain One recoiled but not fast enough because Three lurched forward and head-butted him squarely in the chest. Both of them crashed to the ground. Three was a little worse for wear his momentum had propelled him to sprawl facedown. One wheezing clutched his stomach dragged himself up and sat on Threes back pinning him to the ground. "Coward," slurred Tree, "She's just a kid, our kid" One cut him off by covering his mouth yet again. "Stop" said One shaking him when he struggled, "I am trying to think of something but I can't when I am trying to make sure you don't get us killed so just stop and let me think." One waited a few seconds to see if Three was going to start yelling again. When it seemed that Three had calmed down One slowly got off of him. One breathed a sigh or relief rubbing his stomach and looked around.
"What's the plan?" asked Four quietly, grimacing as the screams intensified. Two pointed to the air ducts. Crawling through the ducts Four fought the urge to cover his ears. The screams were traveling through the same passage way that he and Two were in. The bends in the air ducts seemed to bounce it back at him from all directions. Growling softly under his breath he concentrated on Two who was leading the way. They both paused as the lights from the room under them flickered throwing the air duct into darkness. As quickly as they turned off they were back on and they were back on their way.
One let out a yell of pain as he grabbed is arm that was twitching from the electricity that had coursed through it. "Great plan" said Three, his speech was a little clearer. He was propped on the wall opposite surveying One with eyes that were only slightly crossed. One let out another yell but this one was in anger as he kicked the electrical panel only to get another shock from the protective shield. "Take your own advice and stop yelling " said Three. One raised his hand to strike the field but stopped. Three tried to stand up and thought the better of it and stayed on the ground and scooted forward. He cursed under his breath as his empty gun holster caught on the floor plate lifting it slightly. He paused to pull himself free and froze when he lifted up the deck plate. He flattened himself to the ground and peered under it. One crouched down to see what Three was looking at and started grinning. The protective shield stopped at the deck plate but the electrical panel continued below.