Vocaloid Agents

Chapter 44: The Red Room?

ONE POV

"ONE?"

My eyes fluttered open, and I was welcomed by darkness. It was as if I hadn't even opened my eyes. I groaned as my head was pounding. I attempted to grab my head but my hands were restrained.

"ONE!"

I tried to look around until I realized there was what appeared to be a bag over my head. I sighed as I remembered the predicament I was in; the memories of what happened started to flood my mind. Takashi had his people kidnap us and take us to god knows where, the last thing I saw was one of his men pistol whipping me, knocking me out. I angrily tried to release myself from the restraints, but I think I'm strapped to a chair.

"Yuma, is that you?" I asked, realizing how insanely dry my throat felt.

"Yeah, it's me! Thank god you're awake now!" his voice was coming from my right.

"How long have you been awake?" I asked.

"Less than an hour, I think," he said. "Maybe a little more, hard to keep track of time."

I sighed. "We're tied to chairs, with bags over our heads," I muttered, suddenly feeling hopeless. "I think they're going to use us for a snuff film in the red room on the deep web, Yuma. We're going to be tortured and killed."

He didn't say anything. We both knew the predicament we were in; there was no escape.

"What if they find us?" Yuma asked suddenly, after what felt like minutes of silence.

"I don't know, Yuma. You know Hybrid, they're incredibly good. IA is a good hacker, but Piko is really good too," I said, my voice raspy. I cleared my thtoat, but it didn't help much. "We just need to accept the fact that we might die."

"IA is really good," Yuma said. "I think she'll find us, especially with Len's help."

"It's best they stay out of this," my voice cracked, the tears were coming. "I don't want any of them to be in danger, Yuma. Then we'll all die."

I heard him sigh next to me. "Damn. It's usually you who is more hopeful in these types of situations," he said.

"It's kinda hard to stay positive when you're strapped to a chair by hitmen," I retorted.

He didn't say anything. Yuma usually always had something to say, but he was more quiet than usual. This only added to my nervousness. The room we were in was so quiet, I could hear Yuma breathing quietly next to me and the thumping of my heartbeat.

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IA POV

Everyone sensed the tension by my computer and rushed over. Miku, Zatsune, and Kaito rushed over, Luka and Meiko right behind them. Gumi, Gakupo, and Rin stopped what they were doing and rushed over, too.

"Holy shit," Gumi muttered, crossing her arms. She leaned over to get a closer look, crossing her lean arms.

Miku looked incredibly worried but quickly shook it off. "No. This is good, it means we have time, and we know how much time we have. IA, is it possible for you to find the location?"

"Yeah, but they have a VPN and a firewall," I shook my head. "It'll take a while but I think Len and my mom can help me."

"Alright, while you guys do that, we're gonna go and prepare," Kaito said, glancing at YOHIOloid. YOHIOloid nodded.

Miku walked over to the moon shaped table. "Luka, go prepare some clothing. All black, we're going at night and we need to blend in. Make sure we can hide equipment in the clothing, too. Gumi, Gakupo, and Rin, prepare to fight. Gather weapons, too. We're going to need guns. Kaito, Zatsune, YOHIO, and I are going out for a maximum of two hours. We need to get some agents from YOHIOloid's agency, since we're down two agents. The more people we have, the better chance we have of successfully getting them back. We'll be back in under two hours. Len, IA, Lia. You know what to do. Everyone, get to work!!"