Those who betrayed their kind

New Mysteries

My head felt fuzzy. Like I got beat into submission. I open my eyes and I see N, Marlene, V, Uzi surrounding me.

Mark: What happened?

I try getting up but my entire body felt heavy.

N: Hey, hey. Take it easy. You took a lot of damage.

I look down at myself and I saw the tuxedo I was wearing dissolve into that black liquid it was originally and seep into my body. Gross. Everyone watched it happen and they all had varying reactions. N was concerned, Marlene was analytical, Uzi was slightly impressed, and V was also concerned.

I eventually managed to get up and I looked around seeing the destroyed prom room.

Mark: What happened?

Uzi: You sort of... how do I put it? "Transformed" in a sense. Like, tall and black.

Mark: That's racist.

Uzi: It's a simplification. Bite me.

I roll my eyes at her as she does the same to me. I look to her side and I see Doll standing there.

Mark: Hehe.. he... Heyyyyyy, Doll.

Uzi rolls her eyes again.

Uzi: She knows stuff about the solver program, and she's our prisoner now.

She smiles deviously before Doll rolled her eyes. Huh, there was a lot of eye rolling at prom.

Doll: Я пойду с тобой только потому, что у нас одни и те же проблемы. Однако не ждите, что я буду с ней работать. (I'm only going with you because we share the same problems. However, don't expect me to work with her.)

She said pointing at V.

V: What did she say?

Uzi shrugs.

Mark: She said she's only coming along because she wants to help us. However she won't be cooperative with V, for some reason.

Marlene: You studied Russian?

I cross my arms together looking away.

Mark: Translator. Made it when you were gone.

Marlene's face falls a bit. I swat my hand to move along.

Mark: Doll, why do you want to help us?

Doll: У всех нас одна и та же проблема. Было бы лучше, если бы мы работали вместе, чтобы решить эту проблему. (We all have the same problem. It would be better if we work together to solve it.)

Uzi: Translation?

Mark: She said we all have the same problem. I'm not sure what that problem is, but she wants to help us in fixing it.

Uzi looks to Doll as she crosses her arms.

Uzi: And how do we know you won't betray us?

Doll: У нас с вами есть проблемы, вытекающие из этого, я не хочу, чтобы кто-то пострадал от этого. (You and I both have problems that stem from it, I don't want anyone to suffer from it.)

Mark: She said that you and her have problems stemming from this "thing" and she doesn't want either of you to have it.

Uzi still didn't look convinced.

Uzi: Even if I trust you, what is it we both have?

Doll holds her hand up as she uses her absolute solver to make it's logo appear over her palm.