Chapter 5 Shocking

Logan looks around him with scared eyes as the big guys drag him down a corridor. He tries to keep up with where they are going, making sure he knows where to go if he does get away.

Maybe it's stupid, coming up with an escape plan when he knows he won't be needing it any time soon. But it's just how his mind works.

He can still see the faces of his friends as the guys came to take him away. Kendall tried to stop them once again, James and Carlos stepping in as well this time. But just one guy was needed to grab them together and squeeze them together tightly, like Freight Train used to do. But he never went as far as to actually take away their abilities to breathe. Logan was quick to jump up and tell them he'd go quietly, if he just let go of his friends.

The men laughed and let go. He led himself outside with the men and watched as his friends tried to catch their breath and then cling to the bars as they watched him go.

What would they do to him?

He didn't care about his looks like James and he could handle being on his own a lot better than Carlos. So what about him could they mess with?

He doesn't have to wonder much longer when they stop in front of a door. As Shane opens it, Logan widens his eyes in amazement at all the technical equipment set up. A monitor sits on a small table in the corner, while there is a chair and some strange looking equipment next to it.

Logan is led towards the chair and forced to sit down. One of the men clasps restraints around his wrists and ankles, making Logan feel even more nervous than he already was.

He looks at the computer turned away from him, as Shane goes to sit behind it. The monitor is turned on and Logan recognizes some of his favorite school subjects mentioned on it.

Math, Science and Biology. He looks confused at the subjects, which all are shown with a different color on the screen.

"What's going on?" is the first things he asks since coming down here. He's feeling restless when Shane doesn't answer, but just whispers something to the big guys and they leave the room at once with big grins. "Where are they going?"

"Hush, Logan. We won't be needing them for your special project." Shane tells him as he rolls his chair from behind the computer and sits in front of him. In his hand he now holds some kind of remote control.

"What are the computers for?"

"I knew you'd like them. They are state of the art.."

"I asked what they are for, I know what kind they are." Logan never usually smart-mouths. But he's feeling more and more nervous as he can just feel something is off. He can't put his finger on it, but something is about to happen and it's not good.

"Hm, now there's a side of you I didn't know existed. Interesting." Shane says as he leans back in his chair, fiddling with the remote.

"What are you waiting for? Aren't you going to start the project?"

"Feeling a little impatient aren't you, Logan? Don't worry. I'm just waiting for one more thing." He smiles and Logan struggles in his restraints. His breathing gets heavier and his heart starts to beat faster.

A knock is heard on the door and Shane turns his head towards it. One of the big guys stands in the opening and nods with a smile at Shane. Shane nods back and the door closes once more. Logan feels more and more uneasy as Shane goes to sit behind his computer once more. Logan can see him pushing three buttons on his remote and then laughs out loud as he watches the screen.

He then moves to sit in front of Logan again and crosses his legs with a smile.

"Now we can start." He smiles widely, showing his teeth. Logan has never anything creepier. He has a smile that resembles Batman's The Joker, big and wide, opening wider than any mouth should ever do. How he didn't notice it before, he has no clue. But it will give him nightmares from now on, he knows that much.

"We're going to start off easy. As you can see, your favorite school subjects are right there on the screen. Math is green, Science is red and Biology is purple." Logan looks confused. Why would he mention those colors? How are they important?

"Don't worry. The colors have a purpose. You'll find out soon enough." It was as if he read his mind. Or did he speak out loud? "Now let's start with some easy questions. Math will be first."

Logan looks at the screen as Shane pushes a button on his remote. Math is highlighted on the monitor as a question pops up.

"Logan, how much is 2 + 2?" Logan looks back and forth between Shane and the screen with raised eyebrows.

"Uh, you're kidding me right?" Shane just looks amused.

"Just answer the question, Logan." Logan looks at the screen once more.

"Okay." He shrugs. "The answer is 4." Shane smiles wider and pushes a button. Suddenly, Logan jumps as he feels a small shock going through him. "Ow! What was that?"

Shane chuckles and clicks his remote. "Let's move on to the next subject. Science. At what temperature does water boil?" Logan looks confused again.

"Uh, water boils at 212 Fahrenheit or 100 Celsius." Again, a small shock goes through him. He thinks he knows what is going on, but he doesn't understand it.

"Very good. On to Biology. How many teeth does an average human adult have?" Logan is quiet for a moment as he ponders on what to do.

"32?" He cries out as another shock goes through him. "What is this? How are you doing this?"

Shane chuckles at him. "Oh come on, Logan. You know how electricity is created."

"Yeah, but how am I getting shocked? I'm not even hooked up to anything!"

Shane grins. "Do you remember how you got here, Logan?"

Logan tries to think, but can only remember Shae and his goons showing up at the Plam Woods well, after which everything went black. The next moment, they were waking up in a cell with Carlos. Then he looks up in realization.

"You did something to us.. what did you do?"

"Let's just say I left you all a little present you will never forget." Logan's mouth opens in protest when suddenly another electrical jolt moves through his body. He sees Shane pointing the remote on him with a smile.

"Let's continue, shall we?"

Logan tries to process what is happening in his mind, while answering more kid's questions to his favorite high school subjects. What was the purpose of this experiment? He was shocked every single time he got the answer right. Wait, that was it.

Shane was trying to get to him by making him receive an electrical shock every time he got an answer right. So, he was trying to force him to stop giving the right answers and in result make him feel less smart? Ha! He could play along with that.

"So, what group of animals does the frog belong to?" Logan tries not to smile.

"Uh, monkeys?" He closes his eyes and waits. But nothing happens. He was right, no electrical shock. He sighs with relief and looks at Shane. Why was he still smiling? Logan feels a little uneasy again.

"How much is 10 x 15?"

"40?" Again, no shock, but the smile never leaves Shane's face. Logan starts to doubt himself. What is going on? He got it right, didn't he? This was the project. He wanted to force Logan to give the wrong answers; even tough he knew them all.

But no.. the questions were too easy, something is wrong. What else is he up to? Logan watches Shane closely as he answers more questions wrong. He has also noticed the questioned are slowly becoming harder. Nowhere near the level he knows the answers of, but the level is increasing.

He watches Shane's face for any clues as to what is going on, but when it doesn't show any change, he moves downwards. The hand that holds the remote doesn't move, but the moment Logan gets a wrong answer, one finger slowly pushes a button. One of the same three buttons he pushed when he laughed and looked at the screen. Logan's eyes widen in shock.

"What are you doing?" he almost whispers.

"Oh, you're finally figuring it out, huh? Took you long enough. How about we take a look?" Shane turns his chair and reaches for his own monitor, turning it around to face Logan.

Logan's mouth opens in shock as he sees the four screens shown on the monitor. One of them holds an image of him, right now. But the others show three different rooms, all looking similar to his. The only difference, the monitor with questions isn't there and neither is Logan. There, tied up with the same restraints to a chair are his three best friends, all scared and confused, as they are alone in the room.

"Now watch what happens if you give me a wrong Math answer." Shane has rolled his chair to sit right next to Logan and watches the monitor with him. He points the remote to the screen and Logan watches in horror as Kendall cries out, his body jolting slightly, thanks to the electrical shock coursing through him. "And this is Science."

This time it's James who cries out with wide eyes as he jumps a little in his chair.

Logan is breathing heavily as he rests his gaze on the last of his friends.

"No, please don't, you've shown enough…" he pleads, keeping his eyes on his youngest friend, still full of bruises and looking around the room, looking completely terrified.

"Oh, Logan, you still don't understand, do you? You don't call the shots. This is my project." He chuckles as he pushes the button.

"Oh god…" Is all Logan can bring out as tears threaten to spill. He stares at the screen as Carlos squeezes his eyes shut. He bites his lip. Logan knows he is trying hard not to cry out as his body jolts from the shock.

Shane just laughs next to him.

"Oh, those guys just crack me up. And he is my absolute favorite!" As the shocks subside, Carlos opens his eyes slowly. Logan see he is breathing heavily and he shakes his head, probably trying to get rid of the stars dancing in front of his eyes.

"You're a monster…" Logan whispers angrily as he balls his hands into fists. Shane smiles.

"You're cute when you get angry." Logan just glares at him as he moves his chair back to sit in front of him again. He lets the screen stay in front of Logan. "Let's continue, shall we? How about we go back to Math. Logan, name all the decimals behind Pi."

Logan stares at the screen and keeps his mouth shut.

"Logan? I asked you a question." Logan doesn't answer him. He just keeps his eyes on his friends. "Hm, keeping silent in protest, huh? Okay. I guess we'll have to do this the hard way." Shane looks at his remote and suddenly turns a knob. Logan looks out of the crook of his eye and sees him doing this.

"Last chance, Logan. The decimals behind Pi, I'd like to hear them now." Still, Logan doesn't open his mouth. "Alright, have it your way."

Logan's eyes widen as his friends suddenly start to twitch. They all jump and cry out when a strong electrical surge goes through them. Logan looks at Shane to see him staring straight at him, while holding his finger firmly placed on three buttons.

"Oh god no… Stop, stop! I'll give you the answer, please stop!" He cries out as his friends grip their chairs so tightly their knuckles go white. James has tears rolling down his cheeks, while Kendall is gritting his teeth, trying to stop the pain. And Carlos, he cries out loudly, gripping the chair, until suddenly his eyes close and he goes limp. Logan himself is crying as Shane lets go of the buttons.

"I told you Logan, you don't call the shots around here. If I ask you a question, I expect you to answer. Now, give me all the decimals behind Pi." Shane says calmly, leaning back in his chair with a satisfied smirk.

Logan opens his mouth and during his sobbing starts to number them. "1…" He closes his eyes as a shock runs through him. "4.." Another shock. "1.." He can't help but keep sobbing as a shock goes through him after every right decimal.

He doesn't even remember getting to the end as he is led down the hall again and thrown into the cell. His cheek is stained with tears as he quickly rushes towards James, who is lying on the stone cold floor weakly. He ignores his own aching body as he turns James over on his back. He moans and then slowly opens his eyes.

"Logan? Are you okay?" Logan just nods.

"Yeah, I'm alright.." He wants to tell him, but he can't. It hurts so much to see his friends like this and it's all because of him. He didn't figure it out fast enough.

He helps James sit up slightly and move towards his other friends. Kendall is sitting with his back against the wall. His eyes are filled with worry as he holds Carlos' head in his lap.

"He won't wake up.." He whispers. Logan does everything he can not to break down crying at the sight of Kendall so upset and Carlos… He can hardly look at his young friend, as he lies on his back, his eyes closed, whimpering ever so often with every move his body makes.

"Logan?" He looks up at Kendall, who looks at him through worried eyes. "Are you alright? What did he do to you?"

"I…" He looks between his friends and then breaks down crying. He quickly feels two strong arms engulf him in a hug. He can tell it's James, which hurts even more as he knows his friend is in pain. "I am so sorry…" He sobs.

"What for, Logan? Why are you sorry?"

"This is my fault… It's my fault you got hurt… I didn't know…" he wheezes and the guys exchange looks.

"Calm down, Logan. What are you talking about?" James questions him. Logan looks up to find both his friends staring at him.

Through his sobs, Logan tries his best to tell them what happened. The boys listen in shocked silence. When he's done, they are still just staring.

"Guys? Please say something.." He says in a small voice. When they don't respond, he starts to sob again. Then, James pulls him into another hug.

"That bastard… " Kendall angrily says, being careful not to move too much when Carlos moans suddenly.

"I'm sorry… I didn't know.. I tried to stop him and I made it worse.."

"Logan, this isn't your fault. That guy is just a sick bastard. He's the one that did this, not you, alright?" Logan wants to believe Kendall, but he just can't do it. Not wanting to disappoint his friends, he puts on a small smile and nods. James just hugs him again, before pulling back and giving him a small smile of his own.

Logan slowly heads for Kendall and Carlos. He looks at Kendall with a pleading look and smiles as his friend immediately moves to give Logan his seat. He holds Carlos up and Logan takes his place, carefully letting Carlos down.

"Carlos? Can you hear me?" Carlos just moans and twists his body a little. "If you can, I'm sorry, buddy.. I am so sorry…" He whispers and kisses his friend's head. He soothingly starts to run his hands through his friend's short hair.

James and Kendall exchange a worried glance as they look at Logan as he starts to hum an old children's song. However soothing it sounds, it terrifies both of them.

And there it is, Logan's project. Sorry for the Logie fans out there and the others as well, of course. This is long from over…

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Love, Baxxie