Kyra struggled in Skales's arms, unable to escape.

"Please, just let me go," Kyra begged.

"I'll return you to the other's when I'm done with you," Skales told her.

Kyra flung her legs around, trying to break free, but couldn't. She was scared. If Skales does something, no one can protect her.

"Stay in there," Skales told her, pushing her into a Lab room.

The door closed the door, locking her inside. She banging on it, but got no response. She decided to look around the room for an escape route. The room was almost completely empty except for a chair with straps in the middle of the room. Kyra went to look closer at it.

"Well, it's my first patient of the day," a snake wearing a white lab coat said, entering the room. "You must be Kyra."

She froze, terrified.
"Please, I won't hurt you," he said. "Call me Poisa, Ok Kyra."

Kyra didn't respond. She was terrified of snakes and talking ones just made it worse.

"Please, sit down," Poisa said.

"You aren't going to hurt me," Kyra asked.

"No, I promise, Ok," Poisa told her.

Kyra nodded and sat in the chair.

"Now, just hold still as I strap you in," Poisa said. "Tell me if it's too tight or you start losing feeling."

Kyra's heart raced as she watched Poisa strap her into the chair. Kyra cooperated even though she was terrified.

"Can you answer me a question?" Poisa asked.

"I guess," Kyra replied.

"Ok," Poisa said, pulling out a notepad. "How old are you? Skales just wants to know all you ages."
"I'm thirteen," Kyra replied. "I'll be fourteen in November."

"Great," Poisa smiled. "I'll be back shortly."

Poisa left Kyra alone. She was scared and wanting her father to be there to comfort her. She tried to move but she couldn't. Poisa had strapped her wrists, arms, chest, legs and ankles down. She wasn't going anywhere like this.

"Kyra," Poisa said, entering the room. "I felt the fear in you and I've spoken to Skales. He agreed with me that you can pick one person, just so you don't get too upset or scared. I know myself that you're scared of us snakes so he's allowing it."

"Can my father be here," Kyra asked.

"If you wish, but he'll be chained in front of you," Poisa said.

"Please, he must be worried sick," Kyra said.

Poisa nodded and left. Skales walked in moments later with a cart with tools laid on it. Kyra gulped seeing all the different tools on it.

"Bring him in," Poisa said.

Kyra's attention turned to Poisa at the door. She heard someone struggling, then she saw her father.

"Dad!' she cried.

"Kyra," Kai cried, breaking free and running to his daughter. "Oh, I'm so happy that you're Ok."

Kai was pulled from Kyra and chained in front of her.

"You're only here to comfort you're daughter," Skales said. "Got it Kai."

"Fine," Kai sighed.

"And we will tape your mouth shut if we need to," Skales told him.

Kai was chained in front of Kyra. He struggled against the chains.

"Ok, shall we begin," Skales said.

Kyra's eyes widened at Skales saying that. She looked at her father.

"Kyra, I won't let them hurt you," Kai assured his daughter.

Kyra nodded at her father. Skales picked up a pair of scissors. He used them to open a candy package. Kai and Kyra exchanged confused looks.

"I missed lunch, ok," Skales claimed.

"Can I have one?" Kyra asked seeing it was gummy bears.

Skales shrugged and dropped one into her mouth. Kyra smiled as he father frowned at he.

"Jealous," Kyra chuckled at Kai.

Kai shrugged as Skales picked up a needle. Kai became overly protective about it.

"Don't you dare think about doing that," he told Skales.

Skales looked at Poisa and nodded. She sighed and covered Kai's mouth with tape.

"You might feel a pinching in your arm for a few minutes," Skales told Kyra.

She looked down and saw the needle Skales was holding. She tensed up until Poisa held her hand.

"You'll be fine," Poisa told Kyra.

Skales put in the the needle and Kyra held back tears. She looked it her father's eyes. It soothed her a lot. About a minute later, Skales pulled out the needle, now full of Kyra's blood and placed it on the cart with a cap on it.

"Ok, first part done," Skales sighed.

Kyra sighed thinking it was over. Skales picked up a knife, which made Kai freak out. Kyra turned and saw the knife.

"No. Please," she begged.

Skales ignore her pleading and began cutting some skin from her arm. Kyra screamed in pain.

"Please make it stop," Kyra begged.

She couldn't move her arm and the pain was growing. She thrashed in the chair unable to escape the pain. Skales finally stopped after removing a chunk of Kyra's skin. She cried in pain. Kai was pulling on the the chains, wanting to get to his daughter. Skales left and Poisa released Kai to comfort Kyra.

"Oh my little one, you're alright. Dad's here now," Kai whispered in Kyra's ear.

"This is only until Skales returns you two," Poisa said. "We're not finished yet."

Kyra gulped. Kyra looked at her father, who was examining the cut on her arm.

"Oh my Kyra, I shouldn't have let him do this to you," Kai sighed.

"Dad, please," Kyra moaned as Kai touched the missing skin. "It hurts."

"Oh right, I'm sorry," Kai sighed.

"What is Skales doing? Why can't we go back to the others?" Kyra asked her father.

"I don't know, Skylor must be getting worried but you'll be fine," Kai assured his daughter.

Kyra smiled at him.

"Can you undo the straps on my arms so I can hug you," Kyra asked.

Kai nodded and tried to undo them. He struggled, pulling hard.

"They won't budge," Kai groaned, releasing his hands. "I'm sorry but I guess I can't."

"No and you never will," Poisa said, entering the room with a large machine.

Kyra panicked, scared of what it will do. He knew it was a elemental power extracting machine but Kyra didn't know.

"No," Kai cried. "You can't do this to her! Please!"

Poisa ignored Kai's pleading as snakes chained him back up. He fought against the chains, trying to stop the snakes but it couldn't break free.

"Alright, we set up," Skales asked, walking in.

"You can't do this to her," Kai yelled at him.

"Who's going to stop me," Skales replied.

Kai glared at Skales.

"Thought so," Skales smiled. "Now, Kyra. Just relax as we finish setting this up."

Kyra tried to relax but it's hard to relax when you're a prisoner and the snakes are doing something to you. Kyra closed her eyes, begging that nothing would happen.

"Ok," Skales said.

He picked up a thin tube with a needle on the end. Kyra's eyes were closed and she didn't see it but she felt it as it being inserted into her arm.

"Ow ow ow ow," Kyra cried.

"Kyra, everything will be fine," Poisa told her. "Just hold still."

Skales then put another one into her other arm and one in both of her legs. Kyra was becoming scared of what this did.

"What is this machine going to do?" Kyra asked.

"It's going to extract you powers from you," Skales said.

"No, you can't do this," Kyra cried out.

Kai's muffled cries agreed with Kyra but the snakes didn't listen.

"I'm already doing it," Skales grinned at Kyra. "Poisa, is everything ready."

"Yup. OK Kyra, you might feel some pinching and light headed but it'll all be over soon," Poisa explained.

"Please you can't do this," Kyra begged.

"Too late," Skales said and he pushed a button.

Kyra watched terrified as the machine started up. Kyra struggled at first, but Poisa took Kyra's hand. Kyra couldn't stop it, she had no way. No escaping it. She watched a red aura flow down the tubes and into the machine.

"The fire element is mine," Skales cheered in victory.

Kyra began panting for air. It was too much for her.

"Kyra," Poisa began.

Kyra blacked out in the chair.

"Oh crap, Skales stop this," Poisa yelled.

Skales stopped the machine, seeing that Kyra was unconscious.

"It's done anyways," Skales smiled. "Unhook her and take her back to the others. Kai too."

Skales walked away, not caring about Kyra. He carried a vial filled with the aura. Poisa released Kai to try to help.

"What happened?" Poisa asked him. "This has never happened before."
"She was too young, not strong enough to handle it," Kai sighed. "Quick, we have to get her to Ali, she'll know what to do. She's the elemental Princess."

Poisa nodded and undid the straps. Kai lifted up his sleeping daughter as carried her with them. They almost ran, but it was more like a quick walk.

"Kai, you're Ok," Skylor cried but gasped after seeing Kyra.

"Kyra, is she alright," William asked.

"Just asleep at the moment," Poisa answered.

"Ali, can you do anything to help her?" Kai asked.

"Skales took her element I see," Ali sighed.

She waved a hand over Kyra, soothing her. A small smiled formed on Kyra's face.

"She's in a deep sleep," Ali sighed. "I won't be able to wake her but I can protect her from dying. I can't wake her though."

"She has to have her element back for that," Skylor sighed.

William kneeled beside Kyra.

"Is Skales going to do this to the rest of us," he asked.

"She was too young, only thirteen. The rest of you are fourteen and Sam's fifteen," Skylor sighed. "It won't have this affect on you."

William sighed in relief.

"But unfortunately, I can't stop him from taking your powers," Poisa sighed. "It's impossible to stop him."

"W-w-who was next then," Jason muttered in fear.

"William."

Boom! I was going to put this up last night but it became too late and then half of my work disappeared. I ran into some issues but it's up now.

Question: Will Kyra wake up or be forever asleep?

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