The silver key

Expectations

Erik's headache only got worse as he sat next to Minerva, driving her car way over the speed limit. He checked his phone which showed a bring 7:17 PM on the screen. It has been almost 10 hours since they were kidnapped according to Minerva. Nicole, can adapt to her situation, Erik thought, it was something he admired in her. No matter how bad it may be she made the best of it. Hopefully she's okay, he thought subconiously. Everything Minerva said, he slowly analyzed them.

"He'll be waiting for you" Erik stated matter of factly. of course Arthur would, it was obvious.

Minerva stayed silent,"I'm gonna drop you off"

"What!? No you're not!"

"You're right! He will be waiting for me! You'll just be a burden!"

She was right, Erik was physically fit and decent at fighting, but against trained guards he'd be useless.

"I am coming with you!" Erik said firmly," and... What... How do I call it, power? Does Arthur have?"

".... Memory, he can remember every detail of everything he as ever seen, even interact with inanimate objects in the memory" she said softly.

Erik's eyes widened,".. Nicole! He'd want her!" He exclaimed.

"What!?"

"Nicole she can see the memories of others!!...... That's pretty handy for him"

"S...shut up! He will give her back"

"And how do you intend in getting her back?"

"The key maybe.."

"What?! You're gonna give my dad's killer the key!?" Erik yelled, his head feeling like it could burst any moment.

"I...I don't know! I'll get them back, you need to leave" Minerva said stopping the car at an empty bus station.

"I am not leaving!" Erik said stubbornly slamming his hand on the car.

"What the?" Minerva and Erik said in unison and the car shut down and smoke emitted from Erik's hand and the hood of the car.

Minerva jumped out of the car and checked the engine,"static electricity! Swimmer aren't you!"

"Electricity?..." Erik said quietly.

"Now see me in action" she said and got to work at the engine, a few mixed up wires and some strange mixing of petrol and boom the car roared to life.

"Wow" Erik said at the quickness of her movements.

"And best of all, I have no idea what I just did" she said smiling," now stay!"

"No! I can use this!"

"Erik, this is a weak power for now, and like you said he'd be expecting me"

"It's not weak if I know who to use it, and besides wouldn't you bring someone as back up be the least expected" Erik said smirking.

Minerva stood annoyed at the fact that he was right.

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It felt like years sitting all alone in the empty room. After Arthur's visit nobody came into the room. Hunger was starting to take over Nicole, but the horror of it all kept her grounded. Why kidnap them? If it's the key he wants there were quite a few ways he could have gotten it. The glass door slide slowly and Arthur came in with a plate of food.

"Oh, how are you dear Nicole? My my I see they haven't untied you hands, workers you see! Never responsible" he said untying her arms.

"Here! Have some nice food" he said.

As inviting as the plate looked Nicole looked at him straight, he's a man who finds fear and pain entertaining, he refused to give in," where are Leo and Candace?!" She asked, her dry voice cracking.

Arthur smirked," oh, Candace is fine, but the Leo boy I must say brave he is! Smuggling a GPS dog collar in your underwear is quite smart" he said.

Nicole expected as much, she herself was wearing white linen clothes so it wasn't a surprise.

"Minerva hasn't showed up yet I'm honestly quite disappointed in her! She's lost her spark" Arthur said pacing around the room.

"What time is it?" Nicole asked sitting back down on her chair.

"Time? Oh it's around 7 ... I'm here to propose something" he said leaning towards Nicole.

"You're.... Gift is viewing the memories of others am I right?"

Nicole contemplated lying but he obviously knew," yes"

"You see I have spent years perfecting a lab that does the same thing as the key, enhancing your gift! I'm had many test subjects, most result in an mental or physical gift.... But you oh, I don't even know what's heightened!" He said his eyes glimmering with the same curiosity that Candace's eyes have expect this was more like he wanted to cut Nicole open.

"So, here is my offer you undergo the heightening, and be a good test subject for a while and I'll let Leo and Candace go" he said smiling.

"Isn't Minerva coming to compromise for them? Mmmm but I guess you won't let them go that easy" Nicole said grimly.

"Smart girl so will you do as I say?"

"Irrespective of my answer I will be a test subject, so might as well do it willingly" Nicole said.

Arthur grinned from ear to ear,"you... Are nothing like your mother! I like it! Surpassing my expectations! " He said walking out, "someone will come to collect you soon"

A little while later a woman came in and asked Nicole to follow her, the corridors that see passed were all plain white with identical doors some had a number on them. It almost felt surreal, this place was too clean! Not a speck of dust to be seen. Soon she entered another room with a chair and a lot of wires and gear. She knew that she was being watched, one of these walls was a one way see through glass. She sat quietly on the chair, Surprisingly the women did not attach everything on Nicole, just two tubes on each hand.

"Fist shot" the women said starting a machine and walking out.

A sick feeling formed in Nicole's gut, her whole body began to ache in minutes and she couldn't keep her eyes open, she realised that one arm was giving some weird liquid while the other was sucking out her blood. She tried for long not to scream but she couldn't take it anymore. Suddenly the lights went out the machine stopped. Covered in sweat and tears she got up and touched the seat, the place lit up, she saw Arthur behind the glass wall and herself screaming... The memory of this place. A man came in and whispered to Arthur, his voice drowned my Nicole's screaming and Arthur walked out.

Nicole returned to reality when she felt an arm grab her in the pitch black, she try's go fend herself but is too weak, but before fear set in, the arms went around her and hugged her tight.

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