Over Powered

Chapter 14

Alaina's heart stopped. She couldn't breath. Her hand tightened on Alex's. He squeezed it back.

Alex was staring at his father. Trying his best to hide his anger and fear and surprise. Alex had gone ridged all over, all he could do was stare at his father.

"Please, son." The Emperor sighed. "Just help her out from under the table and be a gentlemen. Why you insist on being one to those peasants I will never know."

Alex pushed out his chair and offered the still frozen Alaina his hand. She took it in a daze. Alex gently pulled her out from under the table and into his arms. She stood there for a moment looking at the Emperor for her first time.

He didn't look as old as she imagined. Maybe forties. He had dark hair like Alex's but with some parts stained grey. He had dark eyes like his daughter's had been. His eyes seemed to cut through you. It gave Alaina the shivers.

"Hello, little one." He said bending towards her slightly.

"Don't act like you don't know me." Alaina hissed.

"You're right." The Emperor says. "I do know you. You're the one that made my baby girl tainted."

Alaina smirked at the Emperor "Couldn't handle a little lip, mr. power-mad?"

"Why you little-" the Emperor moved towards Alina, who tensed all over.

Alex lightly pushed Alaina behind him protectively. He had a hand on her waist, behind him and the other in front of him, ready to fend off his father. The Emperor stopped and looked at his son. His eyes bore into Alex like blades.

"Move aside." The Emperor glared at his son. When Alex didn't move the Emperor took a step towards him. "I said move aside."

"You're not touching her." Alex told his father.

The Emperor smiled at Alex. It wasn't a heart felt smile, it was smile that told you he thought you were stupid.

"She has you wrapped around her finger. Doesn't she?" The Emperor laughs.

Alaina wanted to smack the Emperor so badly. How could he say that to his son. Alex was tense, he didn't know weather to hand over Alaina or protect her. He knew what his father was saying was wrong, but the way he looked at him. It made Alex want to hand her over. Alex shook his head returning his fathers gaze

"She does." The Emperor smiled looking over at Alaina. "You see what you're doing. This is my son, the one I raised alone, and now he is against me. All because of you."

"Maybe because I care about him. Not a large lump of rock." Alina told the Emperor.

The Emperor's smile fell and stepped towards Alaina again. Alex stepped back causing Alaina to fallow. The Emperor looked at his son turning red. He grabbed his son by the shoulder and pulled him to the side. For an older guy he was strong.

The Emperor's pull caused Alex to slam his head on the table. Then he fell to the floor, not moving. The Emperor advanced on Alaina grabbing her wrist. He had the iron grip that ran in his family and would leave marks later. Alaina gasped in pain and tried to pull away.

"You are not getting away again!" The Emperor told her.

Alaina's breathing had started to get faster. 'No! Not again!' She screamed in her head.

"Oh!" The Emperor laughed. "So you remember our last incounter."

Alex moved on the floor, going to his knees. He looked up at Alaina's scared face and his father's furious one. He knew that if he didn't do something fast Alaina would get more then a little hurt. He looked around the room, searching for something, anything he could use to help.

"You are a little witch." The Emperor sneered at Alaina. "You deserve worst then what happened to you before."

"Least I have a personality." Alaina said still trying to pull away.

The Emperor smacked Alaina across the face with such force she fell to the ground. The Emperor then slammed his foot down on Alaina's ankle. There was a loud cracking sound and Alaina cried out in pain. Tears fell from her eyes falling to the ground. She looked up to the Emperor. He was laughing at her. Anger and pain swelled inside Alaina.

She tried to crawl away but the pain was too much. She barley had moved across the ground before her leg was searing with pain. The Emperor placed his foot lightly onto Alaina's ankle. She cried out again, the tears continuing to fall.

Alex was still struggling to his feet, his head still spinning. He heard Alaina cry out in pain and he immediately turned all his attention to her. He saw his father placing his foot on Alaina's quickly expanding ankle. Tears were falling from her face in rivers, making Alex's anger towards his father bubble over.

"What do you have to say now?" The Emperor laughed. "Hmm?"

Alaina cried out again as the Emperor applied more pressure onto her broken ankle. She had to get out of here. She had to get out and tell the others they need to leave. Tell them this place wasn't a summer home, it was a military base.

Alaina looked up at the Emperor tilting her chin up towards him. "Do your worst." She hissed "I'm not telling you anything."

The Emperor smiled his evil smile. "Good." He said "more fun for me."

He pressed down more on Alaina. She was about to scream when all the pressure on her ankle disappeared. The pain still was there, but it wasn't growing under the Emperor's foot. Even his laugh had gone silent.

Alaina looked up towards where the Emperor had last been. Just behind where he had been standing, was Alex holding a very large book. His father was at his feet, knocked out cold. Alex looked from his father, to the book in his hands, to Alaina, then back to the book. He set it down quickly and stepped over his father.

Alaina set her head down feeling dizzy, as Alex came over and knelt by her side. All she could feel was the pain spreading up her leg. There was a humming in her ears and she didn't notice that Alex was talking to her. After a few seconds Alaina's vision returned to her along with her hearing.

"Alaina?" Alex's concerned voice rang through her ears as he put a hand on her cheek. "Alaina, are you alright?"

"Alex, I think my ankle is broken." Alaina muttered, the pain starting to over come her again. "We gotta get outta here."

Alex nodded "Can you stand?"

Alaina gave Alex a 'are you serious gaze'.

"Right." He said "Broken ankle. I'll help you."

Alex reached down and picked Alaina up bridal style, like he had done that morning. The pain surged through Alaina's leg again. She gave a whimper, but that was it. Alex walked over his father and out of the study.

'I'll get you out of here, Alaina.' Alex thought to himself. 'I promise.'