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Umm I'm never sure what to write in here. I guess that people only want to read the chapter so yeah, I'll leave it to you.
The only bad news is that it will be a little shorter than the other chapters ˆˆ
Hiro's eyes scanned the room. It was not that big but it was spacey enough for a group of people to be comfortable on it. As the other rooms, it didn't have any windows so the only light in that place emanated from the various monitors that were placed on a long metal table.
He noticed at least two more people there. One of them was the guy from before, the one with the transmitter. He was currently typing some sort of code or something in the computer. The other guy, Hiro hadn't seen him before. He was there with a pen and a pad on his hands.
What caught his attention though was the big machine placed on the far end wall. It had a rectangular shape and it was almost 2 meters high; smoke coming out it. He then noticed a few cables coming out of it that connected with something that made him gulp.
In the center of the room there was an odd looking chair. It looked like those ones when you go to the dentist.
"It's something isn't it?" Keith asked to no one in particular. He started walking towards the computers.
Hiro was still staring at the chair when he was pushed forward. He was being directed to the chair. When he realized, he stopped dead on his tracks, not wanting to go any further.
"Wait, what are you going to do?" He asked Keith. The man, on his side, just ignored him.
Hiro was then shoved into the chair. He tried to get up but was soon pushed down again. He felt his right arm being grabbed and placed on the chair's armrest and a strap was placed on his wrist.
"Let go of me!." He tried using his free hand to take it off but was interrupted. The guy grabbed his free hand and placed it on the other side, strapping it as well. The man knelt down and proceeded with his ankles. Hiro tried kicking his hand away but that didn't stop him. His legs were now immobile.
The young genius still tried getting them off. He moved his upper body back and forth with all his might, but his already weak body couldn't anything against the binds.
Soon enough, another strap was placed over his chest. He winced as it was tight, making it hard for him to breathe but also because of the bruises on his body.
His chest raised and fell quickly. Worry was written on his eyes. He had no idea what was about to happen. And he was afraid.
He heard Keith talking to the other members and then walked towards Hiro.
"What are you going to do to me?" He asked boldly.
"I told you. If you weren't going to do it, we would make you." Hiro let the words sink in. Make me..? I thought he had meant the beating. Is there more to it ..?
"Wh - what do you mean?" Hiro asked afraid of what he was about to hear.
"Well, you'll soon won't remember any of this so might as well tell you."
Won't remember? Keith pointed to the machine right behind Hiro.
"That thing right there was a prototype made by Krei Teck. Well, it's not a prototype anymore. Someone from my team stole it and finished it."
Still, Hiro didn't understand what it did. Being in his situation, thinking straight was the last thing on his mind. He had his mind set only on one goal: escape.
Keith rolled his eyes and made his way closer to Hiro, as if telling him a secret. He then whispered.
"The funny thing is, that the guy who stole doesn't even remember he did it. He used it on himself and forgot he ever did it so he wouldn't be charged of his crime."
Won't remember.
Forget. No, he can't mean that ... can he?
He was going to loose his memories.
Hiro was now desperate. Struggling with all his might, he tried taking the restrains off his wrists but they were tied securely.
Hiro looked from the place he was sitting on and looked at the man with worried eyes. He realized that they might not kill him physically but his memories were going to be tampered with. What was he going to do after all this process was finished? What were they going to do him?
His "new" self would never find out what really happened to him, that he had been kidnapped all along.
"P- please, I - I'll do it! I'll build the project for you. Just please, don't do this."
Keith went closer to him and considered the question.
"You had your chance" He said with a stern voice and turned around. Hiro was about to call out to him and see if he could change his mind one more time but a strong hand grabbed his chin making him turn way and his head was positioned so he was facing forward. He tried shaking his head off but the hand held it firm in place. He felt something on his forehead and felt as it was strapped in place. The hand holding him released him.
Hiro moved, at least tried to. His head, wrists, chest and ankles were held firmly. He was not going anywhere.
Hiro breathed in short breathes. He was sure that he was going to have a panic attack soon enough. Yet he remained as calmed as he could manage.
Is it going to hurt?
He had accepted dying but this was something he was not expecting. His mind was going to disappear leaving only a shell of his body behind. Was this worse than dying? If he died, that way, his body would be at least at peace. But now, he himself, his mind, everything that made him Hiro, would fade away and his body would have a new identity. His new self would never know who he is, he would have a totally different personality... And no family. He was going to be all alone, by himself like he always felt..
His line of thought was interrupted when he felt the machine behind hum to life. He gulped. His eyes starting to water up.
Suddenly a sharp pain broke through his mind and he let out a soft whimper. He closed his eyes and frowned.
It was a weird feeling in his head. It felt as they say when you are about to die, and you see a projection of your whole life pass through your eyes.
Hiro saw different flashes of different parts of his life. He saw those times when he was younger and he was with Tadashi, trying to build a robot. He smiled sadly at the memory but as soon as it came, it was gone.
He then noticed he was smiling. Why was he smiling? There was no reason for him to be happy.
More memories were projected in front of his eyes, and as soon, all of them started fading away.
The first day of school.
That one time when he and Tadashi sneaked into the SFIT exposition.
The oldest memories were the easiest one's to forget. But as they went deeper and deeper, the pain in his head grew stronger. The most recent memories hurt a lot. Those were the most fresh on his mind. Hiro's breathing was labored and he didn't know how much he could take. His fingernails dug into the chair's armrest fabric. His knuckles turning white.
Lastly he saw his brother's face.
No, no no. I can't forget him. He's all the family I have left.
Then his face started getting darker and darker until he could only see a silhouette.
No! Don't leave me!
The dark figure started getting smaller and smaller until there was nothing left.
Right then he noticed that he was screaming from the pain. He felt the energy that was previously coursing through his body stopped. He was panting, taking deep breathes of air through his mouth. As soon as he relaxed, his body was overtaken by exhaustion and finally passed out.
A/N:
I'm sorry if there are any mistakes xD It's like 1:30 am and I don't have a beta reader so yeah :p there might be a few over there.
Anyways, I want to thank you guys for all your support :) I wasn't expecting all the feedback and stuff. You guys are GREAT ˆˆ
I'm still a little insecure with my writing, I'm not one of those of people who think of EVERY little detail and I am not sure if this story has a good ending. But thank you for sticking with me.
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