(Reader's P.O.V.)

When I opened my eyes again I was in a cage. I had a strange dream before waking up but, I can hardly remember it. I hear footsteps approach and I see him approach my cage. I back into the wall searching for my (F/W) but it's not there. "Looking for this?" He holds it out in front of me and tosses it at the bars. The sound of my wispon hitting the metal resounded through the room. "Why am I here?" "You impressed me. If that was your goal, you succeeded. I've never met someone who could fight me like that, even knowing the inevitable is failure. To think you were fighting against yourself just as much as you were fighting me. I can tell by your lack of sleep I left a deep impression on you." He laughs. He's mocking me. What he doesn't know is I was an insomniac before the war. Pretty unusual for a (C/T) like me. Most mobians don't have that kind of problem. I hear the clang of metal again. "I was speaking to you weakling! Your attention should be on me, not somewhere else. Since you didn't hear it the first time I'll try again. I'm going to use you to test my power. For each time you are able to survive I'll reward you. When I'm finished with you I'll put an end to your misery. Remain on my good side and I'll make sure it's painless." I remain silent, knowing that my words could be a jagged knife against my throat. Anything I say could set him off and make this whole situation a lot more unbearable. He stares at me. It's hard to tell what his expression might be but, he looks smug. "It's nice to know that you'll be... cooperative. The first... 'test'... starts tomorrow. You better rest well if you want to live." He turns and leaves. A small red cube floats into my cell and I fall unconscious again.

(Infinite's P.O.V.)

The ruby is behaving unusually. I've never seen it behave like this until now. It's speaking to me more than usual. "Let her live," it says. "She could be of use to us," it says. I don't understand why it's obsessed with one resistance soldier but as long as it continues to give me power I won't argue with it. Perhaps it's right, she could prove useful to me.