Chapter 14

(Nova's POV):I was just discussing business with my Beta when Arin came in breathless and holding something in his hand.

"Alpha! The patrol unit found this, at the edge of the border." He says through breaths.

Arin handed me a small computer stick. And there was a sticky note written in red that said 'watch me', so we did. Watching this clip or live stream was hard. Trying not to growl or cry was the hardest thing ever. Sure this world's Lex was dead, but that doesn't stop her from being a mate. Sure that sounded weird but it's the truth. I so badly wanted to go find this girl, and Quel wanted to too.

"So, how much do we know about Zev? Sure we've had problems with him in the past, and he always seems to be getting in the way. But we need more information, also Arin I want as much information as you can get on Lexia. I don't know why but there's something new. About this girl." I barked out orders to my pack mates and they immediately took action.

I stood there staring at the female version of my dead mate. Even though my mate's dead; I get the feeling there's more to this story. Even if she's my mate from another universe, for all I know my mate from another universe could be an assassin or evil force. All I know is I have to save her before Zev inflicts worse on her, and now that she's human she's even more fragile. So technically, we're on a time limit. Knowing my mate, even from another universe. Is a ticking time bomb, ready to go off any time. Let's just hope we can make it in time!

Levia's POV:

"-usually Zero would have gotten the information out of his prisoners by now! Not to mention, how he'd have armies of rogues, demons, rogue vamps and other species at the snap of his fingers! But you on the other hand are a pesky bug needing to be squashed under one's-" he cut me off.

"Arg, I've had it, do you ever shut up?"

"Believe it or not, but your trash at interrogation." I stated.

"Can't you shut up or do I have to gag you. Heh, better yet, knock you unconscious!" He laughed evilly.

"Don't you have quite the short temper?"

Have you caught on yet, because I know he hasn't. And he's doing it unintentionally!

"Eh, I know I'm a prisoner and all. But you gotta feed me if you want information. "

"Firstly, you don't get to bargain. Seeing as you're the one tied to a chair! Secondly, I think I have finally found a way to shut you up. Also, this solution can occur with or without your say. Oh, what am I saying? Pretty soon you won't have much to say!" He chuckled darkly.

"Gosh, you're such an annoying person to listen to." I snarled at him.

"How I wish we could play these foolish alphabetical games all day."

"If they were foolish then why do you play along?" I smirked back at him.

"Just quite a shame for you to leave so quickly." He babbled on.

As he was babbling on and on about my distracting game I focused on untying the ropes but what he said next stopped me in my tracks completely.

"Killing you is victory, but then after I've killed you. I'm gonna move on to everyone you know, or have ever met." He stopped looking at me.

"Let me tell you about a teeny–weeny secret of mine, Lexia. I have spies everywhere, even in places you can't even comprehend."

Wow, even playing a game can get quite dangerous.

"My, my, my Zev, I may be dead in this world but you should never underestimate me!" I seethed .

"Now, that is something we can both agree on."

"Oh please, we both know by now. Out of the two of us, I'm more of a threat." I said.

"Precisely why that will change quite soon." His grin made me sick.

"Questionably false, too bad you'll be speechless soon, might as well annoy me as much as possible before I do the worst." I grinned.

"Respectably speaking. Once I'm out of these I'm gonna make your life a living hell." I added

"So, you still have horrid language, do you wanna know how you died here?" He asked sweetly .

"To be honest, no, not really. And especially not from you. The less I know about here the better, what is important is getting back to my universe."

"Usually I'd show and tell, but I'm afraid I can't quite yet. But soon I will. Mark my words, that I'll leave not one detail out of your gruesome death." He chuckled darkly.

"Very thrilling, I'm excited for story time!" Note the sarcasm.

"Well story time is later on. But for the meantime I'm gonna be playing with my new toys, and practicing them on you!."

"Xena, if only you could see my accomplishments now." He murmured.

"You're bad at this." I spoke truthfully.

"Zombieland is where I should send you. When finished." He murmurs again.

Zev was the one to finish the alphabet game, and then finally it was time. Zev turned on the camera again, and began to take interest in a small table by my chair, filled with dental devices. These devices include: mouth mirror, tweezers, dental probe, dental scaler, dental pliers, and other tools that dentists use. Normally this wouldn't freak me out, but the fact that Zev will be using them added a bit of fear to me. Not to mention how he was looking at them! Almost as if to find which one could inflict more pain. Because it was quite obvious that he was fully intending to make this procedure painful. Probably as painful as possible! He grabs the one object I wished had never been on the table, and I could only think.What's he going to cut off?

Zev slowly turns around and has a malicious smirk on his face. It went from ear to ear; and it nearly reached his eyes. Oh, and his eyes! Well his eyes are a different level of psycho. You see, his eyes were their normal cold color. Only his pupils were constricted, so basically Zev looks like a crazed lunatic out for blood.

Before he moved again, Zev just stood there grinning at me. And tilting his head to look at me from different angles. I, on the other hand, was confused and trying to find a way out of this situation. Only nothing came to mind.

'I miss Tala!' I told myself closing my eyes for whatever torture he was gonna put me through.

'Wait, no. Tala would have wanted to face this asswipe through whatever he was planning.' I scolded myself for Tala's sake.

Opening my eyes I was surprised how close this jerk came to me.

'The nerve.' I thought.

Then an idea came to mind, I continued glaring at him. But soon he decided to inch closer to me and I knew that's when I should strike. And so I did!

Using up most of the saliva in my mouth, I didn't aim, I just fired. Who cares where it landed, as long as it was on him is what counted. I spat on his face, it landed on his eyes causing him to jump back and furiously wipe at his face with his sleeve.

"I'm gonna kill you, you little sh-"

I chuckled and spoke the first witty mark that came to mind.

"Before you kill me, just remember, I always come back. And when I do, I'll be your worst nightmare." I spoke darkl.

He just rolled his eyes and pried my mouth open.

"You heroes and your big macho speeches."

"Oh honey, that wasn't a speech nor a threat. It's simply the truth!" I deadpanned.

"You're all talk and threats." He chuckled.

"I may be, but I'm also one to spill tea. And you sir have lots of it, enough to put you on your knees." I chuckled out.

"You're all jokes and rhymes, let's teach you a lesson!" He puts down the dreaded weeping and picks up a scalpel and knife.

"When you rhyme, there's time." I spoke unaffected.

"We'll see if you'll be rhyming after this!" His psycho sounding laugh went on and on.

He shut me up with duct tape over my mouth.

"Mmmmmnnn" I tried.

"Ah, now that's better! Now, where were we? Or yeah, right here!"

He leaned forward and whispered, "Scream for me Lexia!" And he pulled away.

I glared at him, and trust me. If looks could kill, I'd have his limbs decapitated from the rest of his body a long time ago. And I begin nibbling on the tape in an attempt to break through it.

"Now the fun starts. Or how you'd say it, Let the fun begin, how 'bout we give you a little spin! Right?" He chuckled at his own rhyme .

I groaned, and rolled my eyes.

"Okay, okay, you wanna get to the real stuff. That's fine with me."

I finally bit through the tape and before he could do a thing I began babbling, rhyming and chatting to my heart's content. Annoying the hell outta Zev.

"Alright, that's it." He roared out .

He then picks up the dreaded weapon, and hesitates no more. Prying my mouth open, he holds it open. And I begin to scream and try to escape. But Zev won't have any of that since he's quite impatient. And that's when he does it, Zev puts the scalpel-Knife into my mouth and without mercy or emotion he cuts deep into my throat, disconnecting my tongue. I screamed. But it slowly drowned out, and came out as a gurgling sound.

"Oh no! We can't have you drowning in your own blood yet, we need you very much alive!" He says with sarcasm.

He tilted my head to the right and I began spitting up my own blood. I turned just enough to make eye contact and growl at him. He shakes his head and if his malicious grin could widen it did.

"Shhhhh pup, because now the real fun begins." He laughed to himself.

He looked relaxed. I spoke too soon, suddenly his muscles tensed and he pounced. Just as quickly, probably only faster, he cut at my vocal cords, and I felt something snap. He had silenced me forever. nothing could or even would come out of my mouth. Hey, on the bright side he can't make me scream in terror at his torture, he also can't get information on me and my universe.

I grinned, looking away. I searched for anything to help me. When an idea came to me I was snapped back into reality only to realize the room was empty, Zev left when I was zoned out, perfect! I started rocking the chair, and eventually the chair knocked over, only hitting the equipment table in the process. Sending it down on top of me, good thing I dodged the falling weapons. I picked up a knife and smacked at my restraints until they finally gave in. And set me free. I stand up, then stretch. I made my way to the door and then I heard it. Fighting?

Opening the door, I was surprised to see it was unlocked. It just proved my point that Zev sucked at interrogation. I looked both ways down the hallway, and noticed it was empty. So I assumed all the guards were fighting, but fighting what? I guess I'll find out soon, since this place is huge and I don't know my way around. So since I didn't wanna get caught in the fighting; I ran down the opposite hall the yelling and screaming could be heard from. Guess I'm on my own. Too bad my happy thoughts were turned down, since I fell to the floor in pain. I groaned but no sound came out, and then I felt something wet slide down my cheek. I wiped it away and doubled over in pain again. I couldn't move, if only Knox was here—

"Lexia? Lexia? Lexia!" Someone's calling my name and the voice kept getting nearer and nearer.

It sounded like a female, and whoever this female was they were right around the corner. Shut the front door! I knew those green eyes and black hair anywhere. But when the person turned around, I just knew. I'll be damned. Speak of the Devil, and she shall appear. Knox? But a female version!

"Lexia?" She asked.

I nodded, since I'm speechless. Literally! She broke out into a grin, and it soon fell and was replaced with anger just seeing my state.

She slid across the floor to reach me, and I fell into her lap, her anger turned to tears and she began to panic .

"Nononononono, I just found you. You can't leave, not yet. Your world needs you. I need you!" She cried.

I coughed, but no sounds came out. Her expression changed to confusion, then I watched as she came to the realization.

"He-he . . ." she didn't finish her sentence because if looks could kill Zev would be 12 feet under.

The female version of Knox pulled me onto her lap and hugged me like I'd disappear. My body jerked and spasmed, but the girl held me tighter. Then I noticed it sparks. Wow, even though I'm in a different universe, the bonds are still connected! She gasped in shock at the contact. And stared at me in shock. Suddenly I'm being lifted into muscular arms, I begin to panic but stop when the female version of Knox tells me to settle down. I looked up at the man who was carrying me, and all I could say was I was shocked by how alike he looked to Bree.

"Bren's my name, my friend." He grinned at me.

I mustered up all the strength I had left and accidentally gave him a bloody grin, filled with pain and exhaustion. His eyes widened and then hardened. Into a glare, but I knew he wasn't glaring at me, but at my wounds. Knowing this person was a male version of Bree I allowed myself to relax and slump into his muscular arms. He seemed to stiffen at my actions, probably thinking I would have struggled against him. Bren then relaxed and held me tighter to him. Without thought I slip into the darkness known as sleep.