Traitor to the Cause

by Keeper of Tomes

Once a traitor, always a traitor." The words bit. They stung his skin, like needles. Millions of tiny, razor sharp needles. He glared at the speaker with needless fury. And the speaker glared back...Drabbles, again. It has a plot, this time!

27. Caught

He gets the honors.

He fires.

The roof starts to sag.

Then...Cyclonis pulls herself up.

"NO!" She sees the ceiling. "Dark Ace, what did you DO?"

"I..." He's not sure of the answer. She lunges.

Out of reflex, he fires.

And she's thrown back. Her cape catches against something in the machine. Something clicks. There's a whirring sound, and she's starting to fall back, her cape feeding into the contraption.

She's being sucked in.

"Wait...WAIT!" He's not sure what's going on...but she's going in.

He reaches out, grabs her pale hand, and the others are running forward.

But it's too late anyways.

She starts to slip.