Chapter 11 - Betrayal
Disclaimer - I do not own the song just the story and my OCs
Aeronniell finally woke up two hours later, she had been tied to a metal chair in a dark room. The room was like a desert, hot and dry. Aeronniell tried to moisten her dry lips, but they were too dry and cracked. Aeronniell squirmed and fought as best she could, before finally accepting defeat. None of her wounds had been treated and she was still bleeding badly. Aeronniell was begining to feel dizzy and was losing consciousness again.
It was the cold, cruel laugh of Dr Eggman that brought Aeronniell round.
"Ho, ho, ho," Eggman laughed loudly. Switching on the blinding lights.
"Have you been hunting?" Aeronniell asked a few seconds later. Eggman suddenly stopped laughing.
"What?" Eggman growled.
"You have a dead animal tied to your face.. Oh wait, it's your mustache!," Aeronniell smirked. Aeronniell felt dreadfully ill, but she needed to stay awake. And this was the best way to do it, even if her comments weren't as good as Sonic's.
"How dare you! Do you realise how much care goes into this marvellous mustache?"
"None," Aeronniell muttered.
"I heard that," Eggman growled.
"Well, that was the idea," Aeronniell said, mimicking his voice.
"I was going to offer you the chance to work with me, but you now have no choice in the matter," Eggman said darkly.
"We'll see," Aeronniell muttered.
Suddenly Eggman left, but he left the lights on.
Aeronniell began to quietly weep, not from sadness and fear but the pain Aeronniell's gut was burning as she breathed. Aeronniell quietly began to sing a little song to herself:
May it be an evening star,
Shines down upon you,
May it be when darkness falls,
Your heart will be true,
You walk a lonely road,
Oh! How far you are from home,
Mornie Utùlie,
(Darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way,
Mornie alantie,
(Darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you now,
May it be the shadows call,
Will fly away,
May it be going journey on,
To light the day,
When the night is overcome,
You may rise to find the sun,
Mornie Utùlie ,
Believe and you will find your way,
Mornie Alantie,
A promise lives within you now,
A promise lives within you now...
Just as Aeronniell finished, The door swung open. Dr Eggman walked in looking very pleased with himself. He walked towards Aeronniell. Eggman clicked his fingers and two robots appeared in the doorway, Carrying Karn's unconscious body in with them. "Karn!" Aeronniell exclaimed. Aeronniell watched as his limp body was dragged into the room and the two robots forced him onto his knees.
"Maybe this will make you be more cooperative. All I'm asking is that you lead Sonic and his friends to a set of co-ordinates," Dr Eggman said innocently.
"What for?" Aeronniell snapped.
"I want to keep them in prison cells until the forest is taken over by the other Elementals. Then they can go free and continue with their miserable lives," Dr Eggman explained.
"You're lying!" Aeronniell spat. "I'll never do it,"
"I'm not lying and you don't exactly have a choice, if you want your brother to survive that is," Eggman said, clicking his fingers once again. One of the robots powered up its weapon and aimed it at Karn. "Last chance," Eggman grinned.
"Ok fine!" Aeronniell yelped. Aeronniell slumped down in the seat and hung her head in shame "Where do you want me to take Sonic and the others?" Aeronniell managed, hating herself as she spoke.
"Flame Core, Tomorrow afternoon," Eggman instructed, gesturing for the robot to lower his weapon.
"Oh! Look who we have here," he said a second later suddenly sounding very cheerful. A hologram suddenly appeared in front of Aeronniell, showing Knuckles sneaking through one of hallways.
"Knuckles," Aeronniell breathed.
Eggman turned to Aeronniell "We must act quickly, this little device will enable me to see where you are 24/7. However it comes with a microphone, and camera. So if you try anything I will find out," he said revealing a tiny metal box, no bigger than a fingernail.
"What about my brother?" Aeronniell demanded.
"He will stay in the prison cells until your mission is complete. Now, if you would be so kind as to remove your glove," he continued untying Aeronniell's arms and hands.
Aeronniell looked at the hologram of Knuckles and then at Karn "Do you swear that you will keep your word?" Aeronniell asked duly. Eggman nodded. Slowly Aeronniell took her right glove off and held out her trembling hand.
Dr Eggman dropped the little box into Aeronniell's palm. The box suddenly grew legs and crawled onto the back of her hand. The metal bug suddenly dug its sharp legs into her hand. Aeronniell winced and clenched her fists, it stung like crazy. The bug now seemed content as it sat on her hand. Aeronniell quickly put her glove back on and allowed Eggman to tie her up again.
"Break your promise," Aeronniell growled, "And I will kill you,"...
For anyone that is interested, the song is called May it be (By Enya)