Beast's Heart

Chapter 14

Mike POV

I'm chained in this dark cell for more than a week now. They only give me food and water once a day, and by food I mean stale bread and a small bottle of water. I don't have any energy to take more than a couple of steps then dizziness hit me and I barely remain conscious. The beating and interrogation has not stopped. They don't know I'm a Meta myself they only know that I'm a spy. How did they know? That's a funny story -note the sarcasm-

Flashback

I have been gathering all the info I could get on the resistance but one thing I still couldn't get "Who is the leader?" I saw him in Jason's memories but, even Jason doesn't know his name or anything about him so, I tried to gain Jason's trust by going on the missions he's given me first it started with going with him on recruitment hunts. Thanks to my powers it was very easy for me, one hand shake with the targeted potential recruits and I know the right thing to tell them and make them accept my offer. Jason was very pleased with me and assigned me to more missions. The resistance collect money from the local businesses to finance their operations, they call it protection fees although, the only thing people need protection from are the so called resistance themselves. Whoever doesn't pay the protection monthly fees suffers. I was assigned to lead a group of goons to go collect the money from people and rough up who refuse to pay. One day we were going to a dinner the owners were an old couple and they didn't have enough money to pay. The idiots who were with me wanted to trash the dinner and hurt the old lady who was there, her husband was not around at the time. I refused and stopped them but, the old lady was fearless while we were fighting she went to the back office and got her shot gun, when one of the men with me saw her with the gun, he was going to shoot her but in the last minute I stood in front of her and got shot instead. I lost consciousness and they took me back to the base to save me. when I was being treated they had my wallet, phone and everything that was with me. Their tech guy found my tracker in my belongings and he figured out that it can also send a distress signal later they received a text message on my phone and couldn't track the sender so, they figured I was a spy of course.

End of Flash back

When they first interrogated me I told them that my brother is a computer geek and he's also paranoid he gave me the device and said to press on the button if I got in trouble and he'd send me help. Me, him and our father check on each other almost every day since the war. They didn't buy my story and they keep on beating and interrogating me every day. I'm very weak because of the beating and starvation not to mention my shot injury so I can't mind link anyone who would come to rescue me from this hell hole. I hope they send Drake, the others are skilled and amazing soldiers and I trust them with my life but, if anyone could get me out of here it would be Drake.

I hear foot steps outside my cell, the door opens and someone gets in. I can't see who's that because it's so dark.

Mike:"So is it food time or beating time?! I can't tell with you people you keep on changing the schedule... Tsk Tsk so unprofessional"

Jason:"Hhahahahaha, You're so funny Sammy, I've always liked you, too bad you turned out to be a filthy spy. you chose to work with those freaks and to betray your OWN KIND?!!"

"If by his kind he means thugs who steal money from people and pretend be freedom fighters. No thank you!"

Mike:"Look, Jason man I've said it a million times and I'll say it again. I AM NOT A SPY... My brother gave me that thing I didn't know it could send a signal and location or whatever"

Jason:"Too bad the boss is not buying your story. Tell me this where's your brother then? Huh"

Mike:"I told you he's a paranoid bast*rd. He never tells me where he is"

Jason:"I have an idea maybe we could kill you and send a picture of your body to him"

Mike:"Hahahahaha the bast*rd didn't show up when I'm alive. Do you think he's step foot here when he knows that I've died. He's not some kind of Rambo to seek vengeance!! He's just a geek"

Jason:"You give me what I want or you're not good to me Sammy and, I don't like keeping useless things. I'll shoot you right between your pretty eyes and dump you somewhere not even your beloved freaks with their superpowers would find you. Think carefully cause the next time you see me you're dead"

Mike:"So no food today?!"

If looks could kill I would be ten feet under right now hahahahaha. Jason huffed and left the cell slamming the door so hard the walls shook. Huh I just asked for food I'm so hungry. Where are you guys?!

Drake POV

I woke up and it's dark outside I'm supposed to meet Jason in a bar in two hour. Not Nelly's bar another one thankfully. When I went to sleep earlier as soon as I closed my eyes she hunted all my dreams. I've dreamt of having her with me. We had a small house in the woods, we had early morning walks and at night we'd cuddle on the porch talking and watching the stars. I felt happy and content like I have never before in my miserable life. Could this happen? Can we have a normal happy life together like in my dreams? When she knows what I am would she accept me or be scared of me?.

I sigh and get out of bed to get ready for my meeting with Jason. I need to finish this. The sooner I get Mikey the sooner I can go after my doe eyed angel.

The bar was too crowded and loud for my taste. It was filled with drunk fools, hookers and drug dealers. I could also spot some armed men I guess the resistance are really securing this bar looks like their operations run way deeper than we knew. Guess I will soon know.

I took a seat at the bar and ordered a beer while waiting for Jason to call or just show up. The bar tender was checking me out and when I blankly stared at her she laughed and sent me a wink. Yup no reaction here, seems like I only react to Nelly like Steve said.

Few minutes later Jason finally showed up.

Jason:"Hey Buddy, sorry I'm late had a thing to take care of and it took more than I expected"

I just nodded at him. He took me to an office in the back saying that it's too loud here to talk. I took my beer and followed him.

Jason:"So, before I give you my offer why don't you tell me the reason you let the army. I mean the military provides a lot of benefits to the soldiers, you could have had a nice life instead of working as a bouncer in a rundown bar"

Drake:"I'll not work in an army run by some freaks, when I enlisted I did that to protect my people and I'll be damned before I take my orders from a lab rat"

Jason smirked at Drake's answers. He was happy with himself and thought that he indeed chose the best candidate.

Jason:"I understand what you're saying. Those Metas or whatever ruined our country. We have lost everything in the war they waged."

I acted angry as if Jason hit a nerve with his pathetic speech and I nodded to him.

Jason:"What do you think about the resistance"

Drake:"To be honest, I don't know much about them but, whoever fights those freaks is on my good side"

Jason:"Hahahahaha, Care to join them then?!"

I fawned at him and acted as if I'm trying to understand what he meant.

Drake:"That's your offer you're helping the resistance?!"

Jason smirked at me and said

Jason:"Oh No Dan, I'm not just helping them I'm one of them"

At Last.......