The LIFE OF PICTY

Chapter 4: chapter -4 TOUR OF HELL'S JAIL



In the control room from where Picty was held. the control room was full of buzz and calls continuously coming. A guy in front of a hologram says, "contact the head and the princess, subject is awake I repeat subject is awake".

                                After one hour a middle-aged woman with a scar on her face comes into the control room "I heard that he is awake is it true?". Yes, madam he woke up an hour ago. What is he doing? He is sleeping madam. Sleeping what kind of beast is he? he was out for four days wakes up and goes back to sleep. He is awake madam he is lying on the bed and has not got up from the bed, he is just staring at the ceiling from the time he woke up. Has she arrived? I am here it took me sometime but got as fast I can. I see your power did not comeback still, I am not able to sense you one bit. What did the doctors say? They said it will return in a few days of rest. Which you have not been taking, you were training, I guess? I will not accept or deny that claim. Where is our lead scientist? he was stationed here right? Madam he took his clothes and went to analyze them three days ago. Find him and bring him here now. Yes madam! There is no need head General, I am here now. What did you find out? Yes, it seems color red and blue are not the same they have different wavelength to one other. What does it have to do with our topic here? Head General Alannah Claudie let me explain red and blue color chemicals of my finest creation have nothing to do with our topic in hand, I was just applauding my works that's all. You talk too much for a twenty-year-old, don't you? Well, my genius brain cannot comprehend in what you are talking about one bit. Nick, that's enough tell me about our subject did you find anything? He is an interesting one his clothes are not manufactured anywhere on the planet nor can be manufactured by us, it is totally different material, from what I can say it is made from organic material unlike our which is created using the artificial substances. What do you mean by organic? The clothes material is made from processed cotton weed plant. His shoes were completely destroyed as I can say the material is not suited for ability users like us. If he is not able to use ability, then why is he wearing that dress? As I can say he does not possess power like us, our readers came out negative when we checked for power so Theora, I don't believe your claim of him using power. I saw him teleport, deflect lasers and burn Filip to crisp. That is the thing he is different from us we can sense his power but don't have power reading in our meters.that is the problem here everyone knows we cannot mimic other powers when we are out cold and worst problem is that he has the power of the leader of the resistance Leondra Red. There is only one way to know, I have to ask to ask him personally, open the room and announce Theora's entry, Theora you are coming with me. Madam that is unwise it might be a trap and it is against protocol. I am ordering you to open the door at once or die! Yes, madam I'll do it at once. Good was that hard now, Theora lets meet our guest.

                              Picty laying on the bed staring at the ceiling and thinking "if tomato is a fruit, then ketchup should be called jam?" then an announcement is made in his cubicle "subject the Great princess of Alanis Princess Theora Aniela cosmos will be seeing you. A princess coming to meet me, is she the head of this country or what? Just then door opens and Head general and princess comes in. Picty thinks so this is the princess, it is the girl that was hurt but who is the other person maybe her bodyguard she does have a good scar on her face or she is her boss by the look of it her clothes is better than a princess should be wearing and have more stars than her, that means the princess is part of the D.A.B. Head General asks what are you staring at not seen a women ever? Picty replied so its ok for your subordinate to stare at me, but I stare you get angry. Well, it looks like we got off in wrong foot I am the Head general of the D.A.B Alannah Claudie and this is my subordinate Theora. I am Picty, are you here to kill me? Well, that depends on how you answer my questions. If I answer your question truthfully or with lies, end is the same of what u decided before entering this room. Quite clever young man that is a good analysis of the situation so what is it you decided truth or lies. There is nothing for me to hide or will get anything from hiding I helped your subordinate because she was in trouble and five of your men was dead. Theora replied, "they are not my men I killed them". Ok, so you can talk and here I thought you were mute. Head General intervenes "that's enough listen carefully boy, only reason you are sitting in this cozy employee cubicle is because you saved my subordinate, so don't push your luck". Picty replies "push my luck! How hilarious I have pushed my luck so steep that I don't think I have luck Head General. If you give me food, I will answer any question you want, I am starving. Head General goes silent for a second and replied press the button and click menu and order anything you want it will arrive to the door soon. Wait I have been hungry all this time when I could order food from here? Yes, that is what I said just now. Picty orders food, where most items were similar but many exotic new items which he did not know was present. He ordered a salad and water to drink. Picty replied what is your question? The Head General replied, I will ask you series of question which you must answer to me as detailed as possible. Ok I am ready. What is your name and how old are you? I am Picty and I am twenty-five years old. Why are you not in any of our records? I am not from here. Which country do you belong to? I am not from this planet. Head General stared at Picty for a minute and continued her questions. What is your last name? I don't know. You don't know? I am only called Picty from the time I was born. How many was in your family and their roles to you? Its total of five father, mother, elder brother and younger sister. Where are they now? They are dead. How did they die? Skip. Skip? that's not the answer. That's none of your business. Sensitive topic? Sensitive topic it is. Well, that's not important for me lets continue. What were you doing in the hills of Rea? I don't know I woke up on the hills. How did you make your clothes? I did not I bought them at a store. Don't lie no one manufactures these types of clothes in whole of Eugenerex. I bought it from my planet who manufactures them. What is your planet called? It is called earth and same type of sun and moon of this planet. Well, it's either you are crazy, or you think I am a fool to believe what you say, stop wasting my time Picty. Why don't you stop wasting mine and ask what you really want to ask, I can see it in your eyes. Good analysis again Picty, you read people very well, I have to give credit to you. Well, you broke my interrogation technique of learning the type of person you are. Ok then I'll ask the real questions. What is your connection with Red? Red color or my blood is red? I was pretty certain the princess was bleeding red, by the way where are your scars from the lasers. General replied, "I am asking the questions here". I mean the leader of the resistance Leondra Red. Picty remained silent for one minute thinking and asked "is it an old man maybe in his fifty's" who has a white beard. Well, that can be anyone who you are describing, is it this guy in this hologram. Yes, that's him. How do you know him? He saved my life. Are you saying the greatest criminal who slaughtered countless people saved your life? Yes, he did. Head General took a deep breath and continued, why did he save you and from what? He saved me from death from the travel dock power flowing into me and I don't know why he saved me. Travel dock? Don't know what it is but it's a tube-like pathway as big as this room and had many colors moving. Where is Red now? He is dead. Head General, Theora and people in the control room listening were shocked in what they heard and was speechless. What do you mean by dead? he told me he will die for the technique to work. Head General sat in silence for few minutes trying to process what she had heard and after a few minutes she looked into the eyes of Picty and ordered three glasses of hot tea. When the tea arrived with the food. Picty ate the whole salad in five minutes and started drinking tea with the others. Now that I have drank at least one cup of tea tell me the whole story of what has occurred. Picty tells the whole story from last day of earth to present time and the advice he gave him. After listening to the story Head General replied "so, you are telling me your planet was in extinction but you miraculously escaped due to a travel dock opened by Red so he can kill himself and saved you from dying again just minutes before your death, taught you the language by placing his hand on the head and gave you his power in return asked you not to walk in his path, warned you about the army and an unknown man who is after power where he avoided that by using the travel dock before he could find it and take the power. Yes, this is exactly what happened. I have one last question why did he want to die? I don't know he did not tell me. Picty thinks "I can't tell them about the son, I promised him that, so it is better I say I don't know". General gets up from her chair and says, "thank you for cooperating I shall see you soon" and leaves. In the control room Head general asks "Nick what do you think is he telling the truth" Well if you ask me, I don't know of how much is true but I guess it adds up to the clothes he was wearing and the fact about the technique used to transfer power in exchange for life. Well, it never succeeded ever, if he is telling the truth he is the only one who did make it out alive. Head general asked "Theora what do you think? I think he is telling the truth, I witnessed him do three abilities at once and his power was unstable considered to the present time. I think he is saying the truth too except for the fact that he does not know why Red wanted to kill himself, I am certain he knows something. For now, everyone should make sure that no word to be out about this person not the A.A.B specially. Nick replies "first lieutenant commander of A.A.B was here and listening to the conversation and took the recording of the interrogation, he left you this letter. After reading the letter she tore the letter in anger and said, "that cheeky little boy, he is taking this case to court against us, so the A.A.B can execute Picty". Find him a lawyer, looks like it is a secret martial court is going to be prepared, even though any lawyers will be bribed and brought by the A.A.B. the court is their backyard after all, and no lawyer ever stands against them. We can hope for the best and nothing else.


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