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'Dledee?
Tweedledee let out a small groan of pain. For lack of better words, she felt like hell. Her body ached as did her head. Helmsworth had managed to use her powers to get through the first couple firewalls of the planet Xylana before she had passed out. It was horrible, it felt as though she was being ripped in two.
'Dledee?
'Dledum? Is that you?
Yes sister. It's me. Are you okay?
I've been better. More importantly, are you and the others okay? Hemlsworth said that he had a pressure bomb on the ship.
He did.
He told me you died. He showed me the wreckage. Are the others okay? Did anyone get seriously injured? She would never forgive herself if any of them had been injured. It had been a rookie mistake on her part. She should have never let herself get taken down by those electric currents.
We're all fine Sis, I promise.Tweedledee blinked away her tears of joy. Her brother was alive. As were Éclair and Lumiere. They had survived. At least one good thing would come out of this day.
That's good to hear. At least she had that peace of mind.
So, do you have any idea where you're being held?
Yes. We're on his ship. It's somewhere in the area of Xylana. I'm not exactly sure where though.
Do you know what he wants?
Yes. He's using my powers to breakdown the firewalls on the planets security systems. He's trying to gain control of their terraforming systems.
That son of a bitch. How is he able to use your powers?
He has me strapped to this table that absorbs my powers.
Can you use them to get yourself free?
No, I already tried. He has sensory links programmed into the table. I can't reach anything else.
I have an idea. Switch bodies with me. It won't take long for us to arrive. Let me get you out of th-
Tweedledum's sentence was cut short when she screamed in pain. She knew this feeling. Looking to the left, she could see Helmsworth at the panel. She cursed herself for not hearing him enter the room. Thinking quickly, she shut her brother out of her mind. She didn't want him to be a part of this.
"Just a few more my dear, and we'll have control of one of the systems. Then just eight more to go. But we're going to have to go faster than before to keep on schedule." He said as he increased the strength of the machine. The table beneath her changed from yellow to orange. Tweedledee's screams became louder as the pain became stronger. Gritting her teeth, she tried to focus. She focused the strength she had into diverting the machine's influence. Her brother would find her, until then she couldn't let this psychopath get any closer to his goal.
"Trying to fight me, eh?" Helmsworth smiled to himself. He'd give the girl credit, she was slowing his process. "I don't have time for this, girl. Let's see if you can handle this at full strength."
The table beneath her began to glow red. The S-Class member felt as if she were being ripped in two. The pain she was feeling had not only doubled, but tripled. She couldn't even muster a scream. Her muscles tensed at the intensity of it. After a few minutes, her eyesight started to darken. She was slowly losing awareness.
"'Dledum, please. Help me." She whispered, before she lost herself to the darkness.
The twin's sudden outburst had gotten the attention of his temporary teammates. He was kneeling on the floor, with a hand to his head.
"Sister? Sis can you hear me?! Please, if you can hear me answer me! 'Dledee! Answer me! Tweedledee!" He yelled. Getting no response back, he placed his hands on the floor to steady himself. He felt like he was going to be sick. Not ever in decades of fighting for the GOTT had he ever heard his sister scream like that. Éclair and Lumiere rushed to his side.
"Hey, are you okay?" Éclair asked as she placed a hand on his shoulder. "You don't look so good."
"She's in pain. So much pain." He barely whispered. "I have to find her. This is all my fault. I should have found her earlier. I'm going to lose her and there's nothing I can do about it."
"Tweedledum. You have to tell us what happened." Éclair stated calmly. Whatever had happened had shaken the S-Class member to his core. They waited a few minutes, but he had still not acknowledged their presence. "Seriously! Hey! Tell us what happened!"
"I apologize for this." Lumiere said. Before Éclair could question her, a slap echoed through the ship. Tweedledum's head was turned slightly, a red hand print starting to appear. While she hated using such methods, she could tell that the sibling was in a state of shock.
Tweedledum blinked a few times before regaining his composure. "Thank you, Lumiere." He gave them a quick explanation of what had happened when he finally made contact with his sister and the coordinates they were to head to.
The two nodded before heading back to their seats. Both of them were shocked to say the least. They had never imagined Tweedledum acting in such a way.
Poor guy… It's not like I blame him. Whatever's happening with Tweedledee must have been really bad for him to react like that. I couldn't imagine if it was Lumiere. Éclair thought to herself. I can't be thinking like this though. We will get her back.
"There it is!" Éclair said as La Muse brought up a visualization of the base. It had taken them roughly forty-five minutes to discover it. The base was slightly larger than the one where they had shared their first mission on.
"What do we do now?"
"We have the element of surprise. We'll take Donner and sneak onto the ship. As far as Helmsworth's concerned, we're dead. He's not going to expect us." Lumiere said.
