Book 2: Rift Wars

Chapter 4: Wisps

Wire Around my Heart

Chapter 4

Wisps

Once Inky was shoved into the van someone grabbed her and put a cloth over her mouth. She wasn't sure what happened after that.

She opened her eyes and looked around the room she now found herself in. It was mostly made of wood, and the bars were a deep black. She knew what that meant. She sighed lay back on the hay covered floor. She hated hay. She read in history books that people used to sleep on the stuff. She wasn't to sure why and wondered a lot on how anyone got any sleep.

She heard the door open and she looked up from where she sat. A man that looked down at her from his stooped position caused her to back paddle a little and look at him. His partly unshaven face was silver. His smile was annoyingly off kelter as if he stole it off someone else. His teeth poked out the top of his lip.

"Hello there little girl." He chuckled his voice was deep and scratchy. She could have sworn that their was a metallic undertone which normally meant that, that part was mechanical too.

"Who are you? What do you want from me?" Inky said backing up into the wall.

"You took something from us...we want it back."

"I donno what your talking about. I've been out of the pickpocket shtick for almost a year." Inky said. Well that was kind of true, just...not that long.

"Oh?" He leaned in and smiled down at Inky. His teeth were half silver hand rotted. "Then I guess we'll have to make you talk." He snapped his fingers and a few guys walked down into the brig. Inky gasped when the door was opened. Inky growled, eyes turning black and the spiders legs started to spread from her back.

"Get away from me..." Inky growled out. "Or I'll kill you all!" She yelled singing one of the legs into one of the mens legs. His howls of pain echoed throughout the room. Inky ran out the door and up through the floor. She gasped when she realized they were on a ship out at sea with no land in sight. Inky turned to glare at the Captain who stood near the door.

"Whats the matter can't find home?" He laughed the others around him began to laugh too.

"No its just...I...I can't swim." She backed away from the water and sighed. Their was no way she could escape this ship.

"Oh...can't swim huh? That would be great to know how to do." He chuckled stabbing a needle into Inkys neck. She gasped feeling the chilling liquid passing into her bloodstream. The guy pulled the needle from her neck and threw it into a bucket before walking back toward the brig. She felt two people grab her. At first she fought with them.

"That will make you a little groggy. But...you'll be a little tamer to work with. That and...you'll tell me everything I want to know." He chuckled.

"N...No I..." She was placed onto the bed in her cell.

"Now tell me...whats your name?" He pulled out a knife and began to pick at his finger tails.

"Inky..." The Captain shook his head and picking up another needle.

"You are fighting the medication Inky. Take it from me. The more you fight this, the more...it will hurt." He pushed the needle in. Just why was that so cold? Inkys eyes fluttered for a moment and her pupils dilated.

"What is your name?"

"N...Nina Darzuski." Inky whispered trying not to talk, but it was as if her mouth moved without her consent.