"Get the fuck in your cell, freak!" There was the sound of several blows before a large shape was thrown unceremoniously into the cell. "Hope that felt good for you." The door clangs shut with the awful sound of finality.
"Syd!" Flynn whispered, crouching over his cellmate. "Oh my God," he gasped, choking back tears. "What did they do to you?"
The huge tiger was barely recognizable. Most of his fur was burned away, the stench of burnt flesh permeating the small cell. An entire leg was missing, as was an eye. Syd's face was wet with tears and blood. "It's okay...what they learn from me can help other..."
Flynn grabbed him by the shoulders and shook him firmly. "Stop it! They don't have to be so cruel. All they need is your blood. They don't have to hurt you so badly."
Syd managed a smile, the sensation of sight returning to his left eye as it regenerated. "It's okay...it doesn't hurt that much."
"Liar," Flynn accused, helping him up. "You know this isn't right."
Syd stood, wobbling on the newly regenerated leg as he felt the rest of his wounds close and fur regrow. "What they did to you, no. I'm willing to make this sacrifice if it means others can be helped."
"Me? Pff, this limiter isn't anything cruel. It just keeps me from becoming too much of a nuisance." He clenched a fist, watching it crackle with blue electricity. "It's funny...no matter how much I shock myself, that limiter just keeps on ticking. Makes me think it's not a machine at all."
"It probably isn't. Even if it was some kind of metal that doesn't conduct electricity, the shocks would probably dislodge it. Which means it's probably..."
"Organic," Flynn finished, running a finger over the scar at the base of his skull.
"Yeah. When we get out, we'll find a surgeon who can remove it."
Flynn laughed lightly. "Yeah, and then I can be wireless again. I miss it, you know."
"I can't imagine what it's like."
Flynn sat down and closed his eyes. "It's like...it's like an unimaginably huge highway of information," he began. Syd had heard the description hundreds of times before, but he was glad for the distraction. Anything to take his mind of the torture was a more than welcome change of pace.
"JAAAAIIIIIILLLLLLBBBBRRREEEEAAAAKKKK!!!!!"
The pair of them stood up, ears pricked. "What's going on?" Syd growled.
"I think someone made a move..." He clenched his fists, paws glowing. "Whatever happens, we have to get out of here."
They heard a click from an adjacent cell. "Someone's unlocking the doors," Syd whispered.
"Let's just hope it's not one of their insiders out to screw us over."
"Syd!" Flynn whispered, crouching over his cellmate. "Oh my God," he gasped, choking back tears. "What did they do to you?"
The huge tiger was barely recognizable. Most of his fur was burned away, the stench of burnt flesh permeating the small cell. An entire leg was missing, as was an eye. Syd's face was wet with tears and blood. "It's okay...what they learn from me can help other..."
Flynn grabbed him by the shoulders and shook him firmly. "Stop it! They don't have to be so cruel. All they need is your blood. They don't have to hurt you so badly."
Syd managed a smile, the sensation of sight returning to his left eye as it regenerated. "It's okay...it doesn't hurt that much."
"Liar," Flynn accused, helping him up. "You know this isn't right."
Syd stood, wobbling on the newly regenerated leg as he felt the rest of his wounds close and fur regrow. "What they did to you, no. I'm willing to make this sacrifice if it means others can be helped."
"Me? Pff, this limiter isn't anything cruel. It just keeps me from becoming too much of a nuisance." He clenched a fist, watching it crackle with blue electricity. "It's funny...no matter how much I shock myself, that limiter just keeps on ticking. Makes me think it's not a machine at all."
"It probably isn't. Even if it was some kind of metal that doesn't conduct electricity, the shocks would probably dislodge it. Which means it's probably..."
"Organic," Flynn finished, running a finger over the scar at the base of his skull.
"Yeah. When we get out, we'll find a surgeon who can remove it."
Flynn laughed lightly. "Yeah, and then I can be wireless again. I miss it, you know."
"I can't imagine what it's like."
Flynn sat down and closed his eyes. "It's like...it's like an unimaginably huge highway of information," he began. Syd had heard the description hundreds of times before, but he was glad for the distraction. Anything to take his mind of the torture was a more than welcome change of pace.
"JAAAAIIIIIILLLLLLBBBBRRREEEEAAAAKKKK!!!!!"
The pair of them stood up, ears pricked. "What's going on?" Syd growled.
"I think someone made a move..." He clenched his fists, paws glowing. "Whatever happens, we have to get out of here."
They heard a click from an adjacent cell. "Someone's unlocking the doors," Syd whispered.
"Let's just hope it's not one of their insiders out to screw us over."
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