Title: Tricks

Timeline: During Proof of Purchase.

Rating: T

Tricks

They'd gotten him. He had been so sure of himself and his skills, but they'd gotten to him anyway. And now he was in something far worse than a five-by-five cell at Manticore.

He was in a cage.

He stared at his captors through the crisscrossing bars, a snarl itching to be released from his throat.

They wanted him to perform for them; they wanted tricks. Like hell. He didn't do tricks.

"You expect me to believe that you'd turn against your own kind?"

He debated with himself. Then, "Try me."

He wouldn't obey. But he'd still win their game.