the newest prisoners

4

"Raymond?"

"oh Vanny, I've been so worried, I've been up for days now, i was worried that you would never wake up."

"Raymond.." i felt my anger rise, and grow, i felt a tingling sensation in my hands, and even though i was mad at him, i didn't want him dead. i turned away from him, and, i felt the pain in my arms and hands grow, then....ZING.. the electricity flew straight into the wall next to me.

Raymond backed up, realizing that i was pissed. and figuring that my enhancements would only make me more dangerous. not like I'd need that to kill him

"how dare you? i trusted you! you ere the only person in the whole empire i could call a friend, no a family member, and you go behind my back, tell the capital about me and our next heist, lead me into an ambush and let them do, who knows what to us? i thought you were different, i thought you cared. but no, you just had to go and betray me. " a crackling blue aura appeared around me, and right as i went in for my first punch, "HOLY MOTHER OF ALL THAT IS GOOD AND PURE!!!!!!!!!" my cuff shocked me, and managed to balance out my power so i wasn't all sparky anymore.

Raymond saw the chance to talk some sense into me, and began to babble "Vanny, Vanessa, please listen to me, it was Ellie, she told me that they were on our case, and that it was only a matter of time. they knew where our hideout was, and they were planning on coming in guns a blazing the day after our next heist. the only way to avoid death was to give them the info and to let them do this to us. please Vanessa, listen to reason. they could've killed us, they could've murdered us executioner style in front of all to see, but they didn't. Ellie kept up her part of the bargain. I'm sorry that i had to lie to you and get us captured, but it was the only way. and so far this hasn't been so bad. please listen to me." he was on his knees at this point, begging.

i felt a twinge of sadness, they took away his face. his handsome face. his hair was as white as mine, his eyes a startling green, his skin wasn't the thick, scarred up kind that it was before, but a new almost baby like quality. he had the same bar code tattoo on his neck, only his said 2-9 alpha. and he had bands of fire made out of the same ancient looking language that mine was made of, starting at his wrist and flowing upwards. the same pattern was on his legs, and his chest. yet, despite all of these physical changes, i knew that he was the same Raymond i knew. the Raymond i could follow anywhere and know that he would have my back.

"Are you sure, stink head?" I asked, letting a bit of my terror show through.

"goat brains, I'm sure." He told me, "and if not, you have my permission to beat me within an inch of my life."

I nodded, "you better believe it."

Cough cough

Crap... We had an audience

I turned around, and saw about eight other experiments waiting nearby, watching us, they had a knowing look in their eyes, that they knew how we felt. And that they knew to give us the space we needed.

"I'm sorry, hello, I'm Vanessa." One boy, laying on his bed, laughed

"Vanessa, Vanessa, well, it doesn't really flow off the tongue as well as ShadowDove, does it?"

The others gasped a little, I stood there frozen for a second. how did he find out? what does he know... well time to put on the show

I stood up straight, put on my tough face, and smiled.

"yeah, i think it fits me fairly well, but i try to not just reveal myself to just anyone, keep your cards close after all."

the boy stood up facing me. his hair was deep dark black, same with his eyes, he had the same tattoo on his neck, a bar code with the ID 2-7gamma.