"What the---" agent Tolu couldn't close his mouth as he glanced around.
Captain James moved to a huge box like device and connected cables to it. After that, he pulled the stretcher carrying Tobi over to what seemed like a huge bathtub. From the 'bathtub' he pulled out two chairs.
"Tolu, bring him over here" captain James saw agent Tolu who seemed like Alice in wonderland and couldn't help but shake his head. Agent Tolu was jolted from his revelry by captain James' voice. Pulling the stretcher that carried Ajasa over, he saw captain James unstrap Tobi and place him on one of the chairs that he brought from the 'bathtub'.
Agent Tolu studied these chairs closely. First of all they looked more like wheel chairs with various wires and tubes crisscrossed expertly along their base and handles. Secondly, they were made of steel, polished steel to be exact, so polished that it gave the chairs a mirror like reflection.
Agent Tolu, just as captain James did, unstrapped boss Ajasa and dropped him on the chair. As both men were placed on the chairs, a low humming sound was heard and Ajasa and Tobi were jolted awake.
Glancing around in unbridled shock, boss Ajasa exclaimed "where am i?!" Setting his eyes on captain James and agent Tolu he screamed out "who the hell are you?!"
"That depends on how reasonable you choose to be" captain James said with a hard voice.
"What do you mean?! Do you know who I am?" Boss Ajasa's eyes widened.
"I think the question you should ask yourself is 'do you know who we are?' Agent Tolu was speechless at how Ajasa could be arrogant in such an unfamiliar environment.
"And who do you think you are?" Boss Ajasa was still on his 'high horse'.
"The very person who wouldn't hesitate to make you disappear if you dare to be so cocky" captain James stepped forward and stood before boss Ajasa.
"Its you!" The person who spoke this time was a surprised Tobi.
Tobi stared at captain James with wide eyes and said "you are the one known as captain James"
"Not bad kid" captain James nodded.
"Its you?!" It was Ajasa's turn to be surprised.
"The officer that has been attacking our operations?"
"Yes. Nice to meet you too" captain James responded sarcastically.
"What do you want from us?" Tobi asked with wariness in his eyes.
"The truth" captain James replied simply.
"What truth?" Boss Ajasa frowned deeply. "If you think am gonna tell you anything then you must be dreaming!"
"Listen to me Ajasa" captain James said calmly. "At this very moment, you are a fugitive of the underworld factions. It would only take a moment of you being sighted to be killed or captured. So if I were you I'd check that defiant tone of yours"
"What?" Boss Ajasa couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"You've been sold out Ajasa" agent Tolu said. "Am sure you know that by now due to Jimmy's betrayal"
On hearing that, boss Ajasa became silent as clouds formed in his eyes.
On seeing this scene play out, Tobi threw his question from another angle. "How come we seem to be stuck on our chairs?"
"Gravitational and magnetic energy" captain James replied.
"Huh?" Only then did Ajasa discover that he was stuck on his chair as he tried to move his arms and legs.
"Where did you get all these tech?" Tobi's eyes burned with curiosity.
"The answer to that question depends" captain James said.
"On what?" Tobi asked
"On how well you are willing to comply"
"Hmph" boss Ajasa snorted. "So it all comes down to you interrogating us"
"No" captain James shook his head. "It all comes down to me helping you"
"What do you mean?" Tobi raised an eyebrow.
"You both are wanted by the underworld factions and without my help, it will only be a matter of time before you are caught"
"So you are saying that we should trust you?" Ajasa had an angry look on his face.
"No am saying that you should work with me"
"And what would we gain from our alliance with you? Apart from survival" Tobi inquired
"Listen to me kid" captain James bent forward. "Right now you're about to lose more than just your survival"
"Is that so?" Boss Ajasa gritted his teeth. "Last time I checked captain James your faction and mine were sworn enemies but now you want us to work together? I find that hard to swallow"
"I think what you should get ready to swallow is this..." beckoning to agent Tolu who was standing by the side "press the red button on that remote" captain James instructed.
As agent Tolu pressed the remote button, the biggest screen in the room changed its display.
As boss Ajasa set his eyes on the huge screen, a gasp of surprise escaped his mouth "This..."
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Few minutes after Tisane and Tina disappeared into the huge pillar of light, a few ferocious looking creatures came into view. One of them was seen half kneeling on the spot where the lightning monster and Tina had fought their last battle. Picking up the charred looking soil, this particular creature's monstrous face became contorted in rage.
Upon closer observation, this creature looked very much like the lightning monster that was killed by Tina. Bringing the black soil closer to its nostrils, the monster sniffed sharply and equally as sharply threw the soil down.
~What is it senior brother? Did you find anything?~ Another monster in the group approached the previous monster and asked.
The previous monster stood up on its feet with its monstrous face contorted in anger as it glanced around the rocky landscape until its eyes settled on the spot where the pillar of light had dissipated.
~Junior brother has been killed~ the monster said after some time.
~What?!~ All the monsters in the group exclaimed.
~How can that be?!~
~Are you sure of what you are saying senior brother?~
Some of the monsters interjected due to disbelief. How can their fellow monster brother be killed? Its impossible!
~Do you dare to doubt my words?!~ The first monster bellowed as the entire landscape shook from his words alone.
~N-no senior brother!~
~W-we wouldn't dare!~
The other monsters in the group shivered and bowed their heads in terror as they felt the first monster's mighty aura.
~Hmph!~ The senior monster snorted in annoyance.
~B-but senior brother who would dare to kill one of our own? The rampage bloodline?~ The monster closer to the senior monster asked in confusion.
~No. This isn't the work of a royal monster~ the senior monster said thoughtfully.
~So you mean this was done by another race?~ The other monster said as he frowned.
~Another race or not, I don't care who did this. All I know is that he and his entire race will pay for it!~ The senior monster spoke while seething with rage as he scooped up part if the charred soil and put it into what seemed like a little metal box which he brought out from and took back into a small portal that materialized above his palm.
~Yes! Senior brother is right!~
~Anyone that dares us will be torn to pieces!~
The monsters roared in acquiescence and rage.
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Back in Tisane's small room apartment, everything seemed quiet few seconds ago until...
~Crackle~
~Piush~
A sizeable spark of electricity appeared in the middle of the room which went on for a few seconds until it was replaced by a sharp glowing ball of light. This ball of light grew intense as time went by until....
~Bam!~
This ball of light exploded and vanished immediately. The only thing that seemed to replace the appearance of the ball of light in the room was the figure of Tisane who seemed to be sprawled on the floor in an unconscious state.
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~Dududu~ came the knock on the door.
"Hello! Tisane are you in there?!"
~Dududu~ the knock sounded again.
Tisane felt his head aching as he struggled greatly to regain consciousness. It felt like a huge burning block was buried in his head. As he slowly stood up, he heard the continuous knocking on the door.
~Dududu~
'Can't whoever it is outside just assume am not around and just go away?!' Tisane felt angry that the person banging on his door was only succeeding to aggravate his abnormal headache.
Moreover, why does his head feel this way? It was so painful that he was trying his best not to fall unconscious again.
~Dududu~
"Hey Tisane I know you are in there and you can hear me. Open this door or else...." the voice seemed to pause.
'Huh? Or else what?' Tisane was wondering what the unwanted visitor was up to.
"Well uh---or else I'll keep knocking till the door falls off!" The voice pronounced suddenly.
'Okay I've had enough of this guy!' Tisane's eyes gleamed with annoyance as he rushed forward and grabbed the door knob wanting to open the door and tell the pestering visitor to f**k off!
At the same time he grabbed the door knob, the knock on the door sounded again.
~Crack~
~Boom~
With an abnormal ferocious pull, Tisane felt his arm pulling the door out of its hinges and frame. Before he could stop his momentum....
~Crash!~
Staring at his hand in a daze, Tisane discovered that he was only holding a portion of the door knob. As for the door itself, it was flung behind him into the room.
"Uh...." the pestering visitor could only stare as if frozen.
'Oookay...what just happened?' Tisane felt as if nothing was making sense.