Valkyrie came awake to a dull throbbing in her head. The dark room smelled of piss and vile mixed with stale musty air. There was indeed someone sobbing nearby and Val wondered who it might be. She rolled over, attempting to come to her knees but the world spun as she moved, and she nearly puked her guts up.

She slowly made it to a seated position, her head still swimming through a foggy haze.

“I thought you said the pain would be blocked.”

No one answered her. she belatedly realized that if this was what she was dealing with while aided by the spark, she would be in real trouble if she didn’t get some Scath units soon.

“Emma?” she called softly. She desperately wanted to use her thermal vision but it would take precious scath units that she didn’t have to spare right now.

“Val?” Her voice trembled with the single syllable.

“Emma! I am going to get you out!”

“Val, how are you going to do that? They got you too! The last girl that managed to break the locks was caught and never came