Desires of Men ~SEQUEL TO THE LIFE I LIVE~

Just A Touch

Law had switched places with a chair he'd spotted in the room up above, and in the next instant he was gripping the lab coat of a nurse, holding him against the wall as he struggled against it.

"Ack! Unhand...me!" He spat, but Law was beyond furiated, and in no mood to comply with orders. Especially from any of the medical staff.

"Where is she?" He growled, producing the dagger from his belt and holding it to his throat. His eyes widened, and the struggling increased, much to the pirate's annoyance. With a snarl, he threw the man onto the floor behind him. The nurse gasped from the sudden loss of breath, and Law stalked up towards him.

He kneeled down on each of the nurse's arms, holding the weapon to his face. "My tolerance for this facility has exceeded its limit. So tell me where she is!"

"Results are worth more than the life of one!" He shouted, and Law was half glad he wasn't cooperating. Without hesitation, he flicked the knife across his chest, creating a long and clean cut down the middle.

"NO!" The nurse cried, trying without success to shake the Dark Doctor off of him. His strength was quickly fading away, the blood leaking steadily from the wound. The room seemed to start spinning, and part of him thought that the simulation room was turned on. What was happening?

"Where is she?" Law shouted once more, making another cut across the clavicle bones. The nurse screamed in pain, but he couldn't resist against Law's fury and superior strength. The pirate connected the lines at the sternum, making a large Y shape on his chest. To his horror, the nurse understood what was going on. Law saw the recognition in his eyes and smirked.

"I've never performed an autopsy on a live specimen, but as you said before, results are worth more than the life of one." He went to peel back the skin with the knife, but to his disappointment, the nurse started screaming.

"She's with the Doctor! Room 31B! I swear, she's there! They're doing another experiment! Stop! Please stop! I'm not ready!" He was crying like a baby, and Law stood from the broken man. He wasn't going anywhere anytime soon, not with his torso cut open and his organs threatening to fall if he even tried to stand up. Finding a sink, Law cleaned Summer's dagger with care, making sure none of the man's blood were still on the blade. Once it was thoroughly washed and disinfected, he replaced it in its sheath and turned back to the nurse.

"If I find that you lied, I'll continue the...operation later." He purred, exiting the room to the sobs of the man behind him.

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Drip.

"Are you ready to tell the truth, Subject 711-A549?" The intercom said, and Summer trashed at her restraints in anger.

"YOU LIED! YOU SAID THE PAIN WOULD STOP!"

Drip.

"I'll kill you..." She cried softly to herself, unable to tell if she had a headache or if she had a head at all. "You're dead." Her sobs echoed around the room, and the intercom stayed silent.

Drip.

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"There!" Shachi said, closing the fuse box to the phone on the wall. The alert had shut off with the cut of one wire, and the place was returned to its quiet state. The nurses and doctors seemed disappointed, but the pirates were just happy the alarm was no longer assaulting their ears.

"Good, now we just gotta wait for Captain to find Summer-chan." Penguin said.

"Hey guys?" Parker spoke up, and everyone's attention was shifted to him. He was peering down the hallway, listening through the glass window.