Twisted Cogs: Creation

Chapter 8: Bright Green

Twisted Cogs

Chapter 8

Bright Green

Julien hated that stuff, the smell could wake the dead. He jumped out of unconsciousness almost immediately. He watched as one of the gang members walked away with the dreaded vial of smelling salts. He shuddered and looked around and spotted his sons. Both were zip tied to a chair.

"Are you both alright?" Julien asked seeing the brightness of Echos eyes had gotten brighter since their fire ordeal.

"Zane had to fix my vents, but I'm okay now." Echo said trying to smile even though he was scared. He looked around at Zane. He was looking over their father better now that he was a little close to him. The cast that was around their fathers arm looked to be tore, and he didn't have his sling. Probably left at home, and burned now. Zane suddenly realized their home was gone.

"Father our home." He said. Julien smiled kindly at him.

"Thats alright Zane. As long as we have each other we can make anywhere home." Julien said and cringed when he heard someones deep chuckle. He turned to see a very heavyset man in a suit.

"Oh thats cute. Makes me want to throw up." Samukai said slapping Julien on his back and sat down on a chair in between them."Alright...lets get started I have a meeting in an hour." He looked at Julien. "We know you made this power source right? Or did you have help?" Juliens eyes went up to one of the gang members who had what looked like a lead pipe above Echo. Zane followed his eyes up to the man. He gasped struggling with the bindings.

"Leave him alone!" Zane felt someones hand on his own neck plates. He turned slightly to see a woman with black and purple hair smiling down at him.

"If I were you I'd worry about myself." She smiled down at him. Zane involuntarily gulped and looked around at his father. Julien shook his head and looked up at Samukai.

"I had help." He finally said

"Oh and who was that?" Samukai walked around Julien. Julien cringed when he heard the lead pipe go down on Echos leg. The robot boy screamed made his body quake. Zane once again struggled to get to his brother. The bindings wouldn't allow it.

"Please Samukai stop this. Its madness!" Borgs voice called from his cell. Julien looked up to see that dark haired inventor. He only knew of him through social circles and the news. Cyrus Borg. It was the man he only just signed a contract with to help him create new bodies for Zane and Echo.

"Shut up Borg or I'll do the same to your pretty robot." Samukai smiled at the silver haired femme. She gasped, but stood her ground. Zane felt his power source flip flop again.

"Pretty..." He whispered and jumped out of his thoughts again when someone tipped his chair back. The tip of a blade forced his neck plate off. He gasped looking up at the wire cutters.

"Come on Julien...who helped you?"

"No please stop! That will kill him!"

"Then I'd start talking...Oh I have an idea..." He moved the cutters away and picked something up from near the cell they had once occupied. "We got to see first hand what happens when the vents are covered." He laughed and pulled Zanes shirt tearing it the rest of the way off. Zane watched him pick the sleeve that he once used to clean Echos vents and tore it in two. He pulled the vent covers off and smiled at Julien.

"Answer?"

"I can't it was of the utmost confidence that I do not." Julien yelled. Samukai shrugged his shoulders balling the pieces of and shoved each piece into Zanes vents. Zane immediately couldn't breath. He tried and tried to get air in through his vents. Warning after warning across his vision popped up. He tried to struggle, he could hardly even speak.