"This is a copy of all the research data I have access to along with a copy of my own programming." The Red Queen said as a hard drive was popped out of the side of the main computer body. Evelyn walked up and took the hard drive. She briefly rotated it for a while before dropping the controller of the EMP onto the ground. Of course, to Alice and the Red Queen, the remote was destroyed by an unseen force. This sense of mystery, which makes Evelyn seem more powerful than she really is, is exactly what Evelyn needed to keep the others in check.

"If there is a trap in this hard drive." Evelyn threatened as she stored the hard drive in her ring. "I'll be back." Behind her, Alice gripped her hands into a fist. She can't believe she just got tricked like that! And worse, even if she realizes she's tricked, still there are no way to stop this evil time traveler.

"I am not sure if we will meet again. But farewell." Evelyn turned to Alice as she reached for the recall option on her ring. She got what she came for, so why stay any longer? The longer something lasts, the higher the chance of something going wrong. It's a common saying in ancient China.

But it seems like something is already very wrong. Instead of getting consumed by a light beam like what usually happens, nothing happened when Evelyn clicked the recall button. Evelyn frowned as she pushed the button again and again until she realized something's wrong. That's when the Force screamed a warning to her.

Evelyn's expression changed drastically from a polite smile into pure shock. She saw a figure in white cloak coming around the corner, holding something that looked like the science fiction version of a gun, even more so than a blaster. The white cloak was apparently well aware of her presence here, but he/she approached without hesitation and fired accurately and mercilessly.

White bolts came out of the white cloak's gun, and they flew directly towards Evelyn. The girl thought of dodging the blasts, but the white cloak was very prepared for that. Among the multiple bolts, only one of them was going directly at Evelyn. The others were targeted around the girl, blocking all possible escape paths. These guys are pros.

Since escaping is no longer an option, Evelyn decided to just take the blast. She used all the force she could manage and formed a defensive pyramid in front of her. The blast came into contact with Evelyn quickly. Evelyn barely had the time to hide her storage ring.

The pyramid force shield was a good idea against solid projectiles which use kinetic energy as their weapon and can be redirected, but this white bolt seemed to be using thermal energy. True, most of the heat wave was diverted away, and the other bolts all missed her, but the sheer heat of the bolt that found its target was burning even through the force shield, which is actually quite strong. Evelyn could feel the force field thinning down by the seconds.

A few seconds later the white bolt suddenly disappeared. Its energy was burned away in its fight against Evelyn's force. Evelyn fell on the ground, out of breathe. She heard distant footsteps and saw the white cloak approaching, a smaller gun in his/her hand. Evelyn tried to use the Force to protect herself, but she was too worn down. The white cloak aimed at Evelyn and fired, and Evelyn fell on the ground, motionless.

Evelyn woke up and found herself captured and tied to a chair. Her hands were tied behind her, and she could barely move them. She felt something around her neck and reached for it and found out it's some sort of collar. tried to use the force, but she felt the collar on her neck burning, and the pain forcibly stopped her from using the Force to bust out. Signing, she looked around and saw three white cloaks, along with Alice, who seemed unharmed.

"Don't bother resisting." A white cloak approached. His voice sounded mechanical. Evelyn knew he's the white cloak that took her down because he had a golden dragon on his cloak. The other two white cloaks that approached had a black dragon and a red dragon. "This collar is designed to disturb any type of supernatural force usage, including Force(SW), Qi(KP), Han(LOTS), Magic(HP), Psi(SC) and so on. Once this collar is on, you can't use your power."

Realizing she's trapped, Evelyn stopped using the Force and laid back and smiled. "Who are you? I don't remember having contact before with the likes of you."

"It is no longer important." Before the golden dragon can answer, another white cloak with a red dragon approached. "Because you will be executed as soon as we get what we want."

"For what crime?" Evelyn challenged. "If you are here to avenge those mercenaries then I can say I was defending myself. If..."

She was quickly cut off by the red dragon. "Dimensional looting. You have took actions that severely damaged the course of a dimension, and it is a crime with penalty of death." Evelyn frowned. She should have known. It is very unlikely that dimensional jumping and looting like she did can just go without any challenge. Plus, with all the super advance weaponry, of course these white cloaks are pros at hunting people like her down. OK, plan B, play innocent.

"You mentioned that you wanted something." Evelyn replied, "What do you want? And why should I give it to you if I am going to die anyways?"

"You are a member of dimensional division number 81043. Correct?" The red dragon sat down on the ground before Evelyn, and the other two white cloaks were standing as guards. Instead of answering the second question, the red dragon took out a dagger and flipped it around. Alice was standing beside the Red cloak, a fire in her eyes as she seemed more than happy Evelyn is captured.

"Yes." Evelyn agreed even though she's got no idea what the red dragon is talking about. But it is better to play an obedient and lower the man's guard. But the plan fell apart as soon as the man asked his next question.

"What are the coordinates of your base of operation?" The red dragon continued. Evelyn swore to herself. How should she know? This is something way out of her knowledge.

Red dragon noticed her hesitation and decided to push further. He moved up and punched Evelyn in the face, knocking her onto the ground. Her nose started bleeding, and her well tied hair was scattered on the ground. But with the chance, Evelyn saw something in front of her, the EMP controller. Coming up with an instant plan, Evelyn pushed the button on the controller with her handicapped hands before being pulled back by the red dragon.

Red dragon dragged Evelyn by her hair and pulled her up. He held his dagger to her face in a threatening manner. His voice was still mechanical and emotionless, which, combined with his words, made his character fearsome. "In response to your previous question. You are going to give me what I want because you can die quickly and easily, or slowly and painfully."

God, the EMP is supposed to be disabling the Red Queen by now and the lickers should be out due to the power surge. Evelyn thought desperately. She is in some desperate need of a distraction. A distraction that is best provided by something fast in speed and great in number to occupy the white cloaks for now. She had the idea of using the droid army, but her storage ring is resting in the jacket of her inner pocket, which is now on the ground.

Red dragon quickly stabbed his dagger in Evelyn's leg, and the latter screamed in pain. Where are those lickers.

"If you are waiting for the lickers to save you you can stop waiting." The black dragon, who was quiet the entire time, suddenly said. Evelyn looked at him in shock. "We took down all the EMP you planted on the way here just in case. You are in a condition with neither friends to back you up nor cards to save you."

Evelyn laid back on the chair, signing deeply. If she is to get out of here, she needs to think of a plan very quickly. The longer it takes for her, the more she will be tortured, and the weaker she will be. She needs to think and act fast.

Mostly failures for Evelyn in this chapter. Going to start fighting back and winning in the next.