ANTIOCH

Chapter 7

Mizu paced back and forth trying to come up with a plan to destroy, or at least slow the gang down. Ideas rushed around inside his head, but none of them seem to catch his attention. He could do nothing but panic.

"What the heck am I supposed to do?", he thought to himself. "How do I get these pests off of me?!"

Elon laughed in silence. His dehydrated voice echoed in the diamond ball. Mizu turned to see Elon. His smile was faint. Mizu fell silent. He went off from his lab for awhile.

It was quiet and dark. There were no rays of sunlight, no windows, so you couldn't tell how many days have passed. Elon sat there, wondering what was happening on the outside, what his friends were doing, if they were still on their way or not.

Mizu came back with a tin bottle in his hand. Elons eye's followed him. He opened a small hole on the diamond ball and put the bottle in there with Elon and closed the hole back up. Elon looked at the bottle, then at Mizu.

"Sorry I haven't been properly nourishing you.", he said with a low sigh. "It's not everyday I have a prisoner in my possession."

Elon, with a very confused look on his face, slowly took the bottle, opened the lid and smelled it to see if it was poison.

"Has it been five days already?", he asked.

"No.", Mizu answered. "It's been four. You just seemed a little parched."

Elon didn't hesitate another second. He shoved the bottle up in the air forcing the water down his throat till there was less than a drop left. He put the water back down wiping his mouth.

"Y'know...", he started. "You're not such a bad guy."

"Of course you say that now.", Mizu replied. "I just gave you water to keep you alive. If you were dead, there would be no point in trading."

"So, you really do intend to give me back to them?"

Mizu was silent, realizing what he just said. His arms folded behind his back.

"No matter really.", he said, changing his tone. "Taking lives isn't my forte."

"You don't say.", Elon replied with a smirk.

"But I'll do whatever is necessary to get to my goal."

"Ant that is?"

Mizu paused for a moment. "It's none of your concern."

Mizu's eyes were wide open. You could tell by his face that a light-bulb went off in his head.

"Böse!", he called out.

"Yes, sir.", Böse answered.

"Get me the Dragon Orb.", Mizu demanded.

The machine hovered over by Mizu wanting to see if he heard his instructions correct.

"Sir...", Böse started. "Are you sure you're ready to release such a beast so earlier, your highness?"

"I want that thing out there as soon as possible!", Mizu demanded. He walked over to his monitor and leaned over the desk board staring at the monitor.

"I want those kids out of the picture as fast as possible." His words were menacing and his tone was desperate.

"As you wish, my lord.", Böse replied.

The round machine hovered over and flew through a pair of attachable arms. They were lengthy and hand metal fingers for him to be able to grab things.