Book 2: Rift Wars

Chapter 9: Answers

Wire Around my Heart

Chapter 9

Answers

It had taken a few days to get to where Mindroid was taking them. The seas were calm, and the air was warm. Inky however never left Cryptors side. He sat on the deck his back against the hull of the ship. She leaned against his stumped arm. She was getting weaker. They had left out three days ago and all they really had in the kitchen area was water. They had run out the night before. Inkys lips were parched and she couldn't have what they kept on them. They had neither food nor drink for her.

"We're almost there kid...just hang on." He pulled her up onto his lap and put his cloak over her face to keep the sun off her head. Last thing she needed as sun stroke. He could feel her shaking against his chest.

[Her temperature is rising General.] Mindroid beeped. Cryptor ran his fingers over her arm. She barely had the energy to lift her head.

"Its so hot...she's starving, and dehydrated...she's only going to get worse. How far are we from the dark island Mindroid?" Cryptor asked. Mindroid held up his hand.

[one more hour sir no more then that. Just get some rest, and keep running that coolant. She'll be alright. ] Normally Cryptor got angry at Mindroid for ordering him around, but their was a child in his arms that needed to be cooled down greatly. Mindroid turned back. All he could see were Inkys small legs. She quietly pulled them up a bit so they weren't dangling.

Inky woke up a little while later. She was still under Cryptors cloak. She parted the folds and looked beyond it. Their were trees everywhere.

"Crp...where?" It was all she could out before she put her head back on his chest.

"The dark island." He told her. "Please rest. I'm sure they have some food there." Cryptor felt Inkys body get heavy again as she did what he asked. He was sure it wasn't to hard for her to fall asleep.

Inky woke up to hearing an old infomercial sort of thing and hearing Cryptor yelling.

"Whats where you put that damned thing!" Inky sat back down in the old theater style seating. In front of her was an old what appeared to be an 1950s style video. It was black and white or sepia depending on the video that was being shown. It had to be close to fifty years old.

But something caught her eye. Cryptors cloak fell to the ground as she leaned over looking at it. On the table in the video was her mothers body. So much more older then what Dr. Spencer said it was. The chest plate was opened and the guy pointed to something on her chest and it popped open inside was what looked like a reactor core, or power source of some kind. It was hard to tell what it was because of the black and white. She jumped up pulling on the cloak again and walked into the hallway.

'Didn't Ronin say he found moms old schematic blueprints at Dr. Spencers old building?' She thought after hearing the story about being related to Zane and how they found out. She looked back up seeing her mother point her arm at something. It split apart and formed into a weapon. It fired off three shots in rapid successions. The buildings exploded people screamed as they ran. She shot those people. Inkys eyes grew wide.

'Mom? Was supposed to kill...everyone...' She whispered. A newer video of Danny at a bar in what looked like 70s attire. She pointed her finger at the guy sitting next to her. A bright flash and the guy fell off his bar stool. The bartender gasped and complained loudly. She pointed her finger at him too and he fell to the floor.

'Mom was a murderer...' Inky whispered.

Another time shift had the building on fire. Dr. Julien could be seen carrying three hard drives in his hand. The words 'KOS' were stamped onto the screen. Inky wasn't to sure what that meant, but she supposed whoever sat here knew what that meant.