Finally Beaten ~Taz x Up~

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

The robots threw Up back into Starship A-15 and slammed the door of it. Up scrambled up and rushed to his office. He felt on the verge of tears, and sincerely regretted what he had done. Why did he leave Taz on that ship? Yes, she had asked him to, but if that son of a bitch Junior laid a finger on her...

"Specs! Krayonder! Tootsie! Mega-Girl! Commander's office, please!" Up called into the intercom. Up didn't need to wait long; the door of his office slammed open and the three cadets and robot dashed in. Specs spoke first.

"Where's the Lieutenant Taz, Commander?" she inquired.

"It's a long story, Specs." Up croaked, an image of Taz in his mind, bound and gagged, helpless.

"But we wanna know, Commander!" begged Krayonder. "Tell us, man!"

Up cleared his throat, and started his story.

"It all started last night. I was sleeping, I got caught by robots. They knocked me out with sleeping gas, but before I blacked out, I heard a voice saying, 'Hello Commander, how nice to see you.' Then I passed out.

"I woke up, my hands were tied behind my back and I was flanked by two robots. Then I heard someone talking next door, and I recognised the voice. It was Junior."

There was an instant outburst of rage from the team at this.

"HIM!" screeched Specs.

"He's like, evil, man!" said Krayonder.

"Calm down, calm down!!!" Up shouted, silencing the crew.

"What happened next, Commander?" asked Tootsie curiously.

"Well, Junior was just talking, I didn't know who to until he told the robots to bring me in. Then I saw her."

"Who?" Specs whispered.

"Taz." Up choked, and his voice broke. "She was tied up too, dangling from the ceiling like a bunny in a butcher's shop..."

"No!" gasped Specs. "The Lieutenant?!"

"Yeah." whispered Up, siting down. "Junior kept us both hostages, he wanted information on the whereabouts of the Overqueen and her eggs."

"And you TOLD him?" thundered Krayonder. "That's like, out of order man!"

Up shook his head.

"Taz kept signalling to me not to tell him, she was right too, I was about to though. So I told him to keep her, because I would never tell him a thing. So - so he took her away." Up buried his head in his hands. He'd always imagined Taz as the tough one, the badass one, not the helpless one. He'd always thought of Taz as the one to rescue, not the one to be rescued. This was his worst nightmare come true - he hadn't a clue what Taz was going through, and it was all his fault.

"Oh Commander Up!" Specs said consolingly, patting him on the back. "We'll save her!"

"Yeah, man! We're like, here to get the job done!" Krayonder said enthusiastically.

"That's the spirit, team!" Up said, regaining confidence. "Tootsie and Mega-Girl, are you up for this?"

"You bet!" Tootsie grinned.

"I will try my best to rescue the Lieutenant Taz." Mega-Girl said robotically.

"Brilliant." Up said. "We just need a plan..."

Taz was more tired than ever. She hadn't got a single second of sleep last night, but she had crouched in the corner, crying her eyes out, which was most unlike her. She'd never cried for so long in her life. And the secret. What did Junior know about her and Up? Nothing too humiliating, she hoped.