The New Prince

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

When Erin came to, she smelled the stench of blood surrounding her. The reeking odor traveled up her nostrils and down her throat, the iron-like smell made her immediately gag. The dark, cold, wet surroundings contributed to her rapid beating heart. She tried to call out for help, but found that her voice had left her.

Finally using all her strength, she called out, "H-h-h-elp! H-h-elp me!"

Hearing no response, except for the faint echo of her words, she rose and stood against a cold stone wall, almost blacking out again. However, Erin controlled that feeling and forced herself to remain awake despite the mist of fuzziness she felt within herself.

She tried to remember how she arrived in the dark place that held her captive. Unable to at first, a sudden small flash lit up her mind. "An-g—iee," Erin whispered. The image of a blonde girl smiling at her in the bar drifted into her thoughts.

Then other flashes ensued: the bar, I took her home. She thought to herself and remembered driving her home. On a road...a very bright light....screams. She didn't remember if the screams came from her own mouth. Then...darkness.

Oh my God! That means they have Angie too! "Angie!" Erin called out again. Nothing. "Angie!" Frustrated, scared and now angry, she built her up her remaining strength and screamed, "Where the hell am I?" then let out an exasperated sigh. "Who the fuck are you?"

Suddenly the lights turned on. At first she covered her eyes; unable to take in the bright lights that hit her pupils. Gradually she lifted her hands away and slowly adjusted her eyes in order to see. As Erin's sight adjusted steadily to the area, she began to see a tall blue skinned man in few steps away from her.

She pushed herself to the wall, trying to stay away from him at first, but then, she settled herself and stood tall, remembering her training, "Who are you?" Erin asked, firmly.

The blue skinned man smiled. "I find it rather interesting that you do not know who I am, Sergeant Erin Hawkins, daughter to Colonel James Hawkins from Galaxy Garrison, Earth."

Erin hesitated at first with surprise, how does he know me? But she wouldn't let him gloat by her lack of knowledge. Her anger increased as she took a step forward, "Will you just tell me who the hell you are?" she spat out.

Smiling and with a little laughed. "I'm King Zarkon, Ms. Hawkins. Welcome to Planet Doom."

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Lotor opened his eyes once more and found himself in hell again. The guards who dropped him earlier had some fun by punching and hitting him maliciously before throwing him into the pit. His ribs still ached, his eyes almost swollen shut, his ankle sprained, and his once soft, lustrous hair, now tangled from the elements of Doom, made him unrecognizable. He thought about being thankful for that. If anyone found out he had now joined them, they would do worse to him than the guards.

He tried to rise, but someone stopped him. "Lie down Prince. You're still not well."

"Who are you?" Lotor's raspy voice asked.

"You don't remember?"

Lotor looked at the old human man through the narrow slits of his swollen eyes. A long white beard fell under his chin. Though balding at the top, long hair from the back of his head fell to his shoulders. He wore torn pants and a shirt much too large for him. Evidently the old man hadn't found much in here to keep him healthy. He looked dirty, his eyes almost caramel in color, looked at the Prince with interest.

"No, I don't. Tell me who you are."

"My name is Danner. I'm from Planet Sirus. You conquered my planet five years ago and took my village captive and well..." He told him with a sad smile, "I'm here now." The old man offered Lotor a drink from a bucket. "Here, this is all I could find…I snuck into the wells and stole some water." He picked up a ladle from the bucket and extended it to Lotor.