She just kept staring, smiling that stupid, smile of hers. She just couldn't understand the concept that perhaps Summer had no intention of talking with her. At all. The glare directed towards the redhead could have killed, but unfortunately it didn't seem to have an affect on her. Summer was very disappointed.
The blonde sat crosslegged, feet now shackled to prevent her from lunging at the girl. For the first time since she'd been captured, Viper had allowed her out of her cage. Currently, the two females were sitting on the bow of the ship, going relatively unbothered by the crew. This was at the request of the infernal girl in question, who insisted that Summer was looking pale and Kat didn't like the darkness. Or the 'creepy cage she had to look through to see Summer.'
So there they sat, one looking decidedly more delighted to be in the other's company than the other. Summer shifted her feet again, struggling to find a spot where her ankles didn't chafe against the metal cuffs.
"Sooooo, how is the crew?" Kat cocked her head to the side in a very feminine motion. Summer only narrowed her eyes into tiny slits.
'Maybe if I close my eyes and count to three she'll disappear...'
Unabashed by Summer's silence, Kat pressed on. "Does everybody still wear their silly hats? Penguin and Shachi are still goofballs right? Oh! Did Blake ever cut his hair?" Her questions ran on and on, and the sick feeling in Summer's gut grew.
How dare Kat talk like the crew were her friends, her family. What right did she have to feel concern or worry over them? She was an enemy, a liar. How dare she even…
"You look so pale! You should get more sun."
Someone passed by Summer, their leg hitting rudely against her back. The breath was knocked out of her in an instant, and she gasped involuntarily. Kat didn't seem to notice.
"Is Law still single?" Summer's eyebrow twitched, but she curbed her tongue, promising to get her revenge against her in the future. She found herself quite enjoying that thought.
"I wish I could see Bepo again. He was so soft." She mused to herself, and Summer felt a pain run through her chest.
Bepo...He was her friend. How dare she even think about his soft fur when she should have had no right to touch-
"Oh well, maybe we will see them again someday. Viper says the Doctor's missed you."
The blonde sighed heavily, restraining herself from retorting back.
"Why don't you spit your rage at her? You wish to do so with all of your being, I feel it growing, why do you resist?" Nemesis rose from deep within her.
'As soon as a even raise my voice the whole crew will converge on me.' She rolled her eyes at Kat's wide smile, always directed towards her. 'Trust me, I'm in no shape to take all of them on.'
"Displaying one's hatred for another doesn't necessarily have to require shouting."
'No, because she's like rubber, nothing I say will cause her fear. I doubt she's even human.'
"That's enough free time for the prisoner today I think." Viper's voice sounded behind Summer, and she felt both of her arms being held from behind. They dragged her up harshly, Summer only rolled her eyes once more. All the brute force was rather unnecessary. It's not like she could resist anyway.
They unshackled her feet one at a time, and Summer enjoyed the feeling of her feet being free for the time being-she'd be caged again in a matter of minutes.
Kat pouted as they carried her away. "But I wanted to talk some more with her. We were having a conversation!" She crossed her arms like a child, and Summer smirked.
'I think she means she was having a conversation, because I sure as hell wasn't a part of it.'
Viper's men carried her back down towards the cage, Viper just steps behind them. It was difficult with both men at her shoulders holding her. The stairs down looked twice as deadly than before. If she fell, her face would most definitely be broken.
Somehow, they made it down the steps without incident, and she was once again thrown inside, the door locking menacingly behind her. The two brutes left, leaving Viper and Summer inside the room alone. He smirked from outside the metal bars.
"I hope your stay has been...enjoyable. Better get some sleep now, since tomorrow's a big day." He chuckled. "Your time is running out, love. Enjoy this freedom while it lasts." He said lowly, quite unlike the usually loud and sickeningly annoying voice of his. She didn't miss the deep laugh beneath his breath either, right before he plodded back upstairs. She sighed, suddenly feeling the nervous tension.
Her determination to survive would really be put to the test tomorrow, when they arrived on the island…
"The base should be a few kilometers ahead of us, Captain." Jean Bart stated, double checking their course just to be sure. "We could arrive there in less than an hour."
He shook his head. "Stop the engines here and we will wait til morning. I don't want to be inside close to dark. They could have anything planned for us." With a nod, the navigator stopped the sub gradually.
Metal creaked to a halt and Law reached over for the periscope. Sending it up towards the surface with the press of a button, he looked out over the ocean towards the direction of the base. Nothing unusual from the surface, and the radar hadn't picked anything up. Satisfied that the navy didn't have any sort of ambush waiting for them, he set the periscope back in its place and turned towards the navigators.
"We'll arrive in the morning. Make sure everyone's prepared."
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