The S.T.F. Files, Book 1: S.T.F.

Fast Just Isn't Fast Enough

ALy's POV
I couldn't control myself or the words coming out of my mouth. I stood there from the inside wondering if this was the end of STF.

"If we are ever about to die, or are still living, let's promise to stay together," Alagretto said to us days before.
"STF Forever!" we chant laughing.

I thought those words would last longer than that. I didn't want to die, not now or not even this way.
"What do you know about your friends?" the man asks, happy that I would tell him all I knew.
"R-Riza is fire. Damien is electrical, technology, something like that," I start. Tears run down my face. I wasn't strong. I don't know why I thought that. I was a weakling. So yeah, I save my friends once or twice, I was never strong. Not strong like Riza. My voice starts to get shaky.
"C-C-Cleo is a he... I don't know what she is," I reply hastily. If they knew Cleo was a healer, they would make her do... I couldn't think about it.
"Alagretto is a water user. Dimitri is... I don't know what he is either," I tell him. The man looks at me and glare.
"Level 5," he tells the masked man. I get electrically shocked once again. I scream as loud as ever.
"You're lying. What is Dimitri?" the man demands.
"I-I-I never..." I try to spit out.
"Level 7," the man gets frustrated. I scream again and fight against the machine with no luck. I pull at the chains and grips the cuffs, pulling every which way.
"What is..." the man yells, but the PA system cuts him off.
"CODE BLACK! CODE BLACK! THERESA IS THE ONE! CODE BLACK! CODE BLACK! WE NEED MORE... AHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" the PA system screams. I could hear it loud and clear.
"You lied to me!" the man snaps and grabs my neck.
"I did-n't k-k-know," I choke out. He tries to choke me until the door gets busted down. It was Alagretto. He had Riza in hand.
"Water!" Alagretto yells. The water grabs the dude choking my neck and throws him to the wall. The dude blacks out. Alagretto managed, but I knew he was weak and probably so was everyone else. The masked man operating the electric machine fainted before Alagretto could even look at him.
"Are you okay?" Alagretto hastily says as he unhooks me from the machine. I fall to the ground, but I'm way too weak.
"Can you stand?" Alagretto asks. "I will carry you."
"I can stand...barely, but I will manage. You have Riza so there's no need for me to be extra weight on you," I answer. I lean against the wall and hoist myself up. My knees were wobbly, but I could walk. Running...I don't think I could do that yet.
"Do you know where anyone else is?" Alagretto questions.
"I saw Dimitri headed down the hall. I don't know which room though," I say sadly.
"Then let's go," Alagretto walks ahead.



Damien's POV
Where am I? I wake up bent over, but my mind is still foggy. What happened? I try to stand up but my head hits the ceiling. What? I look around me... I'm in a box? A metal one too.
"Are you awake?" a guard asks.. I stay silent, but my hands were uncomfortable. I shift to the side a little bit.
"I guess that's a yes," the guard opens the box and shoves me out. They pull me towards a shed and down a flight of stairs when we enter. I was sure we were really far underground but now.
"Ah, Damien. It's been a while," a voice says. I remember, it was that man that shot me in the back a few hours ago.
"Where are my friends?" I growl.
"Easy there. Let's talk first," the man says smoothly.
"No. I want to see my friends," I hiss. The man frowns.
"Fine," he says. He shows me a tv and in each corner are each of my friends. They all has blank faces with no expression. I look at Cleo. There was NO FVCKING WAY Cleo would have a face like that.
"You're lying to me. Those aren't my friends," I yell. The man smirks.
"What's so funny?!" I demand.
"You are right. But not completely," the man answers. I snap and break the chains. I charge for the man, only to get hurdled back into the way. How could that happen? He couldn't even touch me? I charge again and side-step him, coming up from behind. It was his blind spot so I knew I could get him. Instead I get lifted in the air and I land straight on my back. I scream in pain.
"You're fast. But fast isn't enough to beat me. Not when I can use my power. You're not the only one. I am psychic," the man grins devilishly.
There was no way that dude could have a power. It was just us...just the STF. Or maybe, I was wrong?