The Alpha Teens

Chapter 17 - Zemmel's Plan, Revealed

Jake's POV

Zemmel brought me to the top of his (unsurprisingly red and black) tower interior in his base. As I stand here handcuffed, I try my hardest not to look directly at his pale-ish gray face as he gets close to mine.

"Do you know why I've brought you up here?" He asked in his raspy tone of voice.

"So you can tell me all about your plans? Like, telling me there's nothing I can do about it, then put me under some slow-moving trap that I'll eventually free myself from. Been through this a million times." I smart-mouthed. I get it from Eddie, and that inevitably leads into Dad smacking me upside the head.

"Almost, but didn't have a trap this time," Zemmel said while looking right in my eyes. "I have something much more painful... for you."

I took a long sigh. "Okay, just get it over with."

Zemmel turned to the nearby wall of the tower and tapped on a panel. As I look up, I see a radar dish turning ninety degrees clockwise and making a beeping sound.

"I did plan on sending my orbs all over the world to every teenager, but a slow process that would be. Which meant by the time I send out a few orbs, you and your Power Rangers would ruin the fun," Zemmel had a point there.

"So this time I've decided to have you all in my care before I started my plans. So by having several of my goons attack you from time to time, I knew it would end up with you all falling into my little trap." He added as he picked up me up and sat me on top a (unsurprisingly red) chair behind me.

"Now that I'm done with that part of the plan, it's time to do the rest," He maniacally laughed.

"Even as we speak my teenage drones are filling a chamber of mind control orbs. Then when this radar dish is activated, the orbs' power will be emitted through it and around the world, then every teenager will be under my control... and, there's nothing YOU can do about it." He gave another damn maniacal laugh.

"All villains say that." I said, immediately regretting that line.

Zemmel smirked at me and took out a white rope. Where'd the rope come from? Not important.

He started tying the rope around me. It was uncomfortable as hell, and I thought that was what rape felt like.. well, part of it.

"I will leave you here tied to the chair, so you can watch my plans unfold without your interference," He said as he tightened the rope. "Brace yourself because it's gonna be painful... for you." He finished as he (UNSURPRISINGLY MANIACALLY LAUGHED)

Trent's POV

Bridgette, Eddie, and I were still trapped inside Zemmel's prison cell, and I was bored out of my mind. "Let's hope that David or Nikki is somewhere in the base and received our emergency beacon signal." I said, breaking the silence.

The three of us then heard footsteps approaching. "I think they may be coming." Eddie said.

"Hold on, none of you guys know that," Bridgette said. "We should still be careful.


Then, fortunately, David and Nikki both arrive into the prison area. I turn to Bridgette and stick my tongue out at her.


David went over to the nearby panel on the wall to try and open the cell. "Where's Jake?" David asked while focusing on the panel.


"Zemmel took him." Bridgette said.


"Well, we got a busy afternoon ahead of us then." David replied as he hacked the panel as Nikki opens the cell door.

Out of nowhere, the exit door of the prison closes.

"Well, that's not good." Bridgette said, stating the obvious.

Jake's POV

Here I am, tied to Zemmel's [uncomfortable] chair, and for some reason, all I'm worried about is missing a new episode of Supergirl. Hey, it's a quality show. But more importantly, I hope Bridgette and the others are alright.


Suddenly, I realized the perfect way to break out of this chair. The good ol' chair smashing trick. I then lift up from the chair, and fall backwards, smashing the chair and throwing off the ropes. Now it's time to look for a way out.

Bridgette's POV

"Does anyone see a way out?" Nikki asked.

"I don't any openings big enough for us to fit through." I said.

Trent walks to the wall and sees a vent above. "How about that ventilation system?" He said, pointing to the vent.

"A vent!" Nikki said. "Trent, help me with this table." She added, gesturing to the brown table. The two move the table against the wall and Nikki stands onto it, trying to open the vent.

"The vent's barred, we can't get out." She said.

"Not on my watch," Eddie walks back into the cell with an old, dusty rope, and throws it around a bar of the vent. "Everyone pull!"

Everyone pulls onto the rope and tugs onto it like dog attacking its chew toy. Then, we yank the bar cover off the vent.

One by one, the each of us enters the vent, and out through another one and jump into what looks to be the weapons room, with multiple guns, rifles, and swords loaded in barrels. I also wonder how vents are always big enough for someone to crawl through, but I'll just be glad it was.

"Everyone grab a weapon." David demanded.

Jake's POV

As I look around for a way out, I see the radar dish a couple feet away from the tower. It's my only chance, so I'm gonna risk it. I grab the red chair I was sitting on, smash the tower's window, back up to ready my leap, and jump out of the tower.

I then get a grasp of the dish's stem, and hang onto it tightly, wrapping my legs around the stem as well. I swear it was by luck I caught onto that.