II---"Let's have some fun, Time Keeper."
Baron Vengeous had decided to stop torturing Clockwork after failing to get any information. He growled in annoyance and left, barking orders at his vampire flunky, Mr. Dusk.
Clockwork turned his gaze to the only other person in the room; Billy-Ray Sanguine. "Well?" He asked, causing Sanguine to face him.
"Well what, Mr. Time Keeper?" Sanguine smiled innocently.
"Aren't you going to let me out?" Clockwork folded his arms across his chest. The chamber he was trapped in was surprisingly roomy and fairly comfortable, but he still didn't like being trapped.
Sanguine looked at Clockwork, mocking confusion seeping into his features. "Now, why would I do something like that after I worked so hard to catch you?"
"What part of 'I know everything' do you people not understand?" Clockwork snapped. He hated when people doubted his claim. He understood why, it was pretty farfetched. But, still, it tended to bruise his ego a bit.
The blond grinned at Clockwork. "I heard ya. But, that doesn't answer my question."
Clockwork sighed. "Look, I know that you're going to let me out. You were just waiting for Vengeous to leave the room. So, are you going to or not?"
"When you put it like that, I probably won't, just so I can prove you wrong."
"Let me out."
"Fine. You and your knowledge of things…" Sanguine grumbled under his breathe. He walked over to the control panel and paused. "If I let you out, you goin' to run off?"
Clockwork thought for a moment. "You know, as easy at that would be, no. I'm not. Why bother? I run away, you'll just catch me again."
Sanguine nodded and pressed a flickering green button. A beep sounded and the chamber opened. The Texan watched as Clockwork stepped out. He grinned maliciously. The Time Keeper had his back to Sanguine, who approached quietly. Sanguine reached into his pocket and pulled out a syringe and jabbed it into Clockwork's shoulder.
Clockwork flinched, from both the pain and from the startling fact that he hadn't seen that coming. "What are you doing?!"
"It must be a boring existence, knowing everything before it happens. No spice in life, ya know? I'm helping."
"Helping? What the hell did you inject me with?!"
"Something that keeps you from knowing everything."
Clockwork jerked away from Sanguine, pulling out the needle, groaning when he noticed that it was now empty. He glared at Sanguine. "Is it permanent?"
Sanguine shrugged. "Hell if I know."
"You don't know?!"
"Well, in my defense, I've never met anyone who knew everything before."
"Then you shouldn't have done it! What if it didn't work?!"
"Judgin' by your reaction, it worked pretty nicely."
Clockwork grew quiet and looked away. This was unexpected. Now there was a problem that needed to be fixed quickly. And he doubted that was going to happen. His words got him out of a lot of situations before, so maybe he could talk his way out of this one, too.
His thoughts were interrupted by a strong arm snaking around his waist. He yelped as Sanguine pulled Clockwork towards him.
"HEY! What are you doing?!" Clockwork growled, trying to get away.
Sanguine held him firmly. "Stop squirmin'. You're coming with me."
Clockwork gasped as the ground opened around Sanguine's feet and the two sunk into the earth. It was dark. Darker than any darkness Clockwork had ever seen before. He didn't like being underground. He never did. The ground shifted around them and Clockwork found himself clinging tightly to Sanguine.
A few moments later, the ground above them parted and they were in a hotel room.