A Heart Between Us

Chapter 13: Labyrinth

Trigger Warnings: Torture and what not here on out!

A Heart Between Us

Chapter 13

Labyrinth

The sudden feeling of weightlessness overtook them. They couldn't have fallen too far, but the room was pretty dark eve with torches on every corner and that was it. The hallways before the torches looked dark and mysterious. That was where Lloyd imagined they'd need to go.

Lloyd turned over to look at the two sitting with him. Cole and Nya. He jumped up, realizing the others must have fallen into different areas of the maze.

"Kai! Zane!" The echo made the room sound vast. The animals throughout the maze, that called after that sounded all but cute and cuddly. He shrunk back looking at his two friends. Cole shook his head.

"This is dangerous." He whispered. Nya nursed a bruised wrist. She had landed on it on the way down.

"You okay?" Lloyd asked. Cole took hold of Nya's hand running his fingers over the large bruise coming up quickly.

"Yeah just smarts a little." She lied. Of course it hurt, they fell pretty hard. She watched Lloyd pull his sash from his Gi and tie it around her wrist and then around her neck for a sling.

"There...how's that?" He asked her. The look of relief on her face was what he got.

"I donno if green's my color." She told him playfully.

"Well it'll have to do for now. At least till we get out of here."

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Zane had no problem landing on his feet upon reaching the bottom. His companion not so much. Kai landed hard on his hip, which resulted in him screaming pretty loudly, saying a few choice words mostly only adults would say, and then just sitting there like the grump he was. All the while, Zane scanned the area looking for any sign of the others.

"It's moments like these I really miss Pixal." He said to no one. He heard Kai chuckle and look up at him from his grumpy spot on the ground.

"Uh oh...is this you regretting breaking it off with her and going out with Cole instead?" Kai asked. Zane rolled his optics before looking back at the three options that they were given.

"No Kai, I'm just saying that I wish I had her radar. It was far more superior than my own." He said watching as Kai walked down one of the options.

Zane dropped a button on the ground at the opening that way they at least knew they went down this way before.

Kai stopped not to far from them. His eyes watching what looked like a large machine.

"What's that?" He asked Zane shook his head.

Light

They were cascaded in it. Headlights from one of the vehicles turned on. Its tired squealed as it sped toward them from a stopped position. Too fast. Kai pushed Zane to the side and was hit. He rolled over the top of the vehicle and slammed hard on the cold stone floor.

"Kai!" Zane exclaimed running over to his fallen friend. Zane scanned him. Luckily it wasn't to bad. No broken bones, but there were plenty of cuts, scrapes, and large bruises. Specially one on his forehead.

The lights returned. The vehicle turned around and went for them again. He needed to protect his friend. Snatching an arrow from its quiver he pulled the bowstring back and fired. It punctured the radiator and into the engine. It spat and sputtered to a stop.

"You are just like any other car aren't you? Can not work without your radiator or alternator." He said bending down to pick up Kai. "Come Kai...I must find a place where you will be safe to address your cranel wound." Zane walked into one of the corners where he was sure the large prows of the machines couldn't get to them.