Book 2: Rift Wars

Chapter 7: Codes

Wires around my Heart

Chapter 7

Codes

Inkys looked down at the unconscious form of her Uncle. Some parts on him blew off steam. Oil was coming out of spots on his arms and his chest. Lubricants were leaking from the corner of his mouth and nose. She walked over to the sink and ripped her pant leg and wet it down. She used it to clean his wounds with. She gasped touching his chest plate. It was burning hot. She grabbed the bucket from the side area she assumed was for them to use the bathroom in. Gross. She walked over to the sink and put some water into it. She poured the water onto his chest plate. It hissed and sizzled as she did. Cyrptor didn't even wake up from that. She reached down pulling his shirt down a bit and saw the fractures in his chest plate.

"Cryptor...?" She ran over to the bars and rattled them. She poked her hand throw the bars and pointed at the guard. "Either you get me some duct tape or something like it real fast or Imma get real pissed off." Inkys eyes went from bright blue to black really fast to show emphasis. The guy just nodded and ran into the boat. She ran back over to cryptor getting down on her knees. She put her ear up to his mouth plate.

"I need you to wake up. I need you to tell me whats wrong? What needs to be fixed?!" Inky shook Cryptor and looked at him. His optics onlined dimly. All she could see was a minor pinkish red dot in his optic.

"B...Burning up." He panted. "Fans...fans aren't..." He lay back again. He was trying so hard to intake to cool his systems. He gritted his teeth hissing in pain. The guard ran back with cloth, and and duct tape. Inky jumped up and took it from him.

"Oil..." Inky told him. The guy nodded and ran off again.

"Got them...r..r...running for you?" Cryptor laughed and coughed.

"They hurt my Uncle...I'll have them all running from me." Inky growled. Cryptor reached up with his slightly useful arm. It was still attached, just pulled thin. You could see the wires between it.

Inky began to unbutton his shirt. Cryptor blew steam from his mouth.

"Inky..." His optics flashed, and went back down again. "S...to...hot..." He moaned tossing his head. Inky took a cloth and wet it down and put it onto his chest. She tore another cloth and put it into the water too and placed it on his forehead. Inky jumped when she heard shuffling. She looked up to see the guy that had been fetching things for her. He brought over a bucket of ice and a few cans of oil. He waved at her and pointed at it. Inky smiled at him and nodded her head. He put his fingers up to his lips.

Cryptor gasped when he felt the cloth leave his chest. It was re-applied shockingly cold. He opened his eyes in surprise. Their were a few ice cubes in the bucket of water.

"I'm going to need to repair you." Inky said and put her hand into the bucket of ice.

"Wh...its to hot!" Cryptor said, but he didn't have the energy to stop her. She reached into his chest plate and grabbed hold of the hot metal and pulled the plate off his back. Inky put the plate aside and put her hands back in the ice. A moment later she reached back in and moved the wires out of the way. Several of the wires weren't attached anymore. So she licked her fingers and ran them over the wires to straighten them out again. She put her hands back in the ice and looked inside. The fans turned back on. But it wasn't a permanent fix. It would only hold as long as the tape did. The fans started up again starting to cool Cryptor down. He took a deep breath, and his eyes rolled for a moment. He felt her fit the plate back on. Her eyes widened for a moment as she looked into the cracks. Their was a yellowish, orange light shining through another black box.