Battle Born

62: Malcolmson's Manipulation

Luka and Billy had been the target of Malcolmson as of lately. After discovering that Luka had gained all his abilities back and Billy had been advancing. He wanted to be able to control them again. As much as he told everyone they were nothing more than malfunctioning weapons. He was obsessed and he had to have them, but Luka letting it slip about the romance between the two men; Malcolmson knew he could use it to his advantage. They would fight for each other, and they would get stronger with the trauma. More trauma meant an increase in abilities, or even new abilities. His obsession consumed him, and he would do anything to get his hands on the two men.

They kept waking in strange and unusual places; different SSP buildings. They would wake, broken and abused. They would wake in brothels with people watching them, confused as to how they got there. Orgies and parties. The rich and many celebrities were disgusting, nefarious creatures, but something about super soldiers under their spell was enticing. Malcolmson used them for anything he could, and they would often wake in the morning back in their bed like nothing had happened, but the memory in their minds. They were sleep deprived and fighting for help, but it fell on deaf ears with General Harding. Luka started to get the idea that he was being paid under the table. His trust was slipping, and he was right to be leery.

Luka woke in the darkness of a chilly basement. No windows in the room, nothing but the cool, damp air around him. His arms in pain, above his head as he tried to get down, but he was stuck and still dazed from the gas being pumped into the room. He tried to turn his corneal implants on, but the thought wasn't working as he realized he was in a building that had blocks. He started to wake up more. The darkness around him almost debilitating as he hung off the floor. He dipped his toes down in hopes of feeling the ground, but he couldn't. He was too high off the ground. His head throbbing, but he could hear something. Someone one else was breathing to the left of him.

He moved his leg out as he felt someone else, dangling from the ceiling as he was. "Are you awake?" Luka whispered out. He heard a groan as he kicked a little harder. "Fuck...what's going on?" He heard mumbled out as he recognized the voice. "Hollywood?" He called out. "Reaper? It's dark in here." Billy mumbled out. "We're being blocked." Luka stated as he fought to get his hands down. "Did Malcolmson get us again?" Billy asked. "Yeah, this seems like his M.O." Luka mentioned. He took all his core strength as he started to lift his body up. He was able to pull himself off the hook. He dropped to the ground on his feet as he put his arms down. "Fuck." He mumbled as the feeling started to come back to him. "Are you down?" Billy mumbled. He was being more affected by the gas than Luka was. "Hold on." Luka said as he fought to get the chains off from around his wrists in the dark.

The sounds of dropping chains were heard. "Don't leave me hanging." Billy mumbled. "Keep yourself awake." Luka said quietly as he walked over and grabbed a hold of Billy's waist. Billy moved his hands from the hook as he was put onto the ground. "Are you naked?" Billy asked. "You are too." Luka stated as he helped Billy. "Why aren't you affected by the shit?" Billy mumbled out, almost giggling. "I've always had a high tolerance for the gases. You on the other hand need to pull yourself together...stop touching my nipple." Luka stated. "Why is it hard?" Billy laughed. "Jesus fucking Christ." Luka mumbled as he got Billy out of the chains.

Luka started to move around the room as he kept smelling the air and following the flow. He kept his pace slow and moved his feet slowly across the wet cement floor, hoping not to trip or hurt himself on anything. He found the vent and tore the cover off the ceiling. He reached in in hopes of feeling the gas system, but it was too far up. "Fuck. I need to get you out of this room." Luka stated. "Are you peeing?" Luka asked as he heard a water noise. "Look, all I can do is smell blood and the floor is already wet, so fuck it." Billy stated. "I can't take you anywhere." Luka mumbled. Luka moved around the walls as he finally found the door. The door was locked, but he still had his strength as he put his foot on the wall and pulled hard. The door frame snapped as the door broke open. There was a dim light, as Luka looked back and saw Billy staring at a wall. He shook his head as he went back and grabbed him. "Come on." Luka stated. "Oh, you're so fucking naked." Billy giggled as he was dragged out.