Operation: Time Travel

FIVE

"Can you believe it?" Asked Bane. Zinc was standing at the control panel of the helicopter, shaking his head in sorrow. "It's impossible..." He replied grimly. The helicopter slowly landed as Zinc stared in horror and sorrow at what had happened. The control panel was buzzing and screaming, shocks of electricity zapping out. "You really think they did this?" questioned Belle. "I know they did this" answered Zinc. Some dude had messed with the control panel, but it happened mid flight. It was as if somebody broke into the helicopter mid-flight, destroyed the control panel, and then left.  "My baby was doing just fine" Zinc said, sounding like he was holding back tears. "Whoever did this...why I..." He stopped talking and looked down. A lightbulb seemed to light in his head. "Exit the helicopter now!" He demanded. Without question, we all barged through the door and hurdled out. I landed on my back, Bane and Belle landed on their stomachs. Zinc landed on his feet. "What happened?" I asked. Zinc just stared at the helicopter. "It's..for the best" Is all he told me. HE faced Belle. "You have the device?" He asked. Belle shook her head. "Got lost" She muttered. Zinc sighed. "AHS is looking for him. It's.." He turned to me. "It's fine. He'll survive". I tilted my head. "S-survive?" I asked. Zinc sighed, like I was being an idiot. "Well, would you rather die?" He replied sarcastically. I scoffed in response. Belle smiled. "No worries!" she proclaimed. "We have brains and brawn on our team!". I sighed. AHS was not giving up. Even if they didn't kill me, they were still able to torture me. If this kept up, I may give in. That's what they want. They're trying to drag this on. They want to drain me to the point where I'm just a husk. Then, they can easily strike me. The thought made me shiver. Sure, Zinc was strong, Belle was smart, and Bane was  Bane, but what was I? If we were separated right now, I would die. "Earth to Tyler" Zinc groaned. He "stared" at me grimly. "I said we're going. Stop standing still". I blushed. "S-sorry.." I mumbled. Belle and Bane chuckled. We starting walking away from the helicopter. Zinc was way ahead of us as we walked. I looked around. We were in a desert. But something was odd. The sand was like green, and scattered with purple cacti. The sun was cyan blue, and was practically boiling me alive. Suddenly, my legs grew weak as my body trembled. Belle and Bane were suffering the same fate. "Wh-What the..." Belle gasped. Zinc turned to us, annoyed. "Oh god.." he whispered. He ran towards us. "Shouldn't have brought humans" he grumbled. Me,Bane,and Belle were lying on the sand in a heap. He gasped for air. My lungs stung like crazy. My eyes watered. Even blinking took all my muscle strength. "Hold on,kids" said Zinc. He raced towards the helicopter. I continued to gasp for air. Them, I stopped. The same was now neon pink. The moon was out, and appeared to smile. Actually smile. Eyes, nose, everything. I got up as a surge of relief filled my body. Bane and Belle got up with me. She seemed annoyed, as if she knew what had happened. "The AHS dome.." she told herself. "The what?" I asked. Belle turned to me, keeping a stern face. "The AHS dome. Their headquarters" she answered. "Ok." I said. "But how does that explain this?" I replied sarcastically. "That's just the bugs" replied a booming voice. The voice had a strong country accent. I looked up. "Heya! You alright?" The voice said once again. The voice alone was enough to make the sand shoot up, and make me fall backwards, along with Bane and Belle. Bane grumbled to himself. He stood up, and turned to me. "Don't listen to him" Bane warned. Now I was ultra confused. "Ok, what the fuck-" "language" Belle warned. I rolled my eyes. "What the hell is going on?" I demanded. Bane sighed. "Well, right now AHS knows that you wandered into their headquarters" Bane explained. "So, they may try to kill you.". "But you guys flew me here" I said. Bane looked down. "I know it's confusing, but Zinc knows what he d-" "Zinc's trying to kill us" I countered. Bane shot me an angry glance. The angriest I've ever seen him. "Oh sure, just assume! What's next, you think I'm only here to spy on you?" Bane snapped. My eyes shot wide. I stepped back. "You..." I muttered. Bane glared at me. "You can't be serious Tyler!" Bane pleaded. I didn't believe him. I didn't believe anybody. "You're working for AHS! To kill me!" I questioned. "We got the same number, because they knew you could get information! And when you succeeded, they.." I stammered for words in my rage. "I HATE YOU!" I screamed. I stared at Bane. He was looking at the moon. The moon looked back in sorrow. "He's...not getting it" Bane told it. The moon seemed to nod, and the face disappeared. Bane was now facing me. He didn't look sad or mad or anything. He looked blank. "Tyler" he started. "I want you to know that you're wrong. You always were.". I stared in confusion. "What do you mean 'always were'?" I asked. Bane sighed. "To think that I could change you. Help you. I was wrong" Bane replied. Belled shook her head. "Bane, you have a chance. Don't submit to AHS" Belle pleaded. I just stood in confusion. Bane sighed again. "I won't. I never will. But Tyler already has.." he claimed. He walked closer to me. "Tyler, it will make sense soon. I promise. Just stay with me, ok?" Asked Bane. I didn't know how to respond, so I just nodded. Bane smiled. Then, he started to blush. He leaned closer. And closer. And- "LOOK OUT!" Screamed Belle. Bane ducked, and I followed. A dead bird flew past our heads, into the sand. "What the?" I mumbled. Belle chuckled. "That's Leo. He's a gift from the moon" Belle explained. I turned to the dead bird. It's hazel eyes stared in horror. It had pale blue skin. And that was it. No feathers. But skin. Human skin. I gagged. "What is this for?" I asked. I turned away in disgust. "Don't gag!" Bane said. "You have the entire moon army on your side!". I couldn't help but smile. I turned to Bane, who blushed. "Sorry about getting angry.." He said. I chuckled. "You consider that angry?" I asked. Seems this team had a lot to work on.