A Light in the Darkness
Disclaimer: I don't own Beast Machines
Author's note: I did not intend this fic to be Yaoi/Slash, but make what you will of the ending. Set after Prometheus Unbound....
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I fear the darkness....
I feared it the moment I opened my eyes and found myself alone in that fortress.
Am I right to fear it? I feel, I know it, no, he was once part of me, yet I fear it, and him.
There is another darkness, the one that comes with my rage, but those shadows make me feel safe, powerful.
But in all these darknesses, there is one light, him.
He offered me friendship and was the only one I felt a bond with, I don't fear the others in his pack, just distrust them, I don't know why, I just do....
I am alone, when I faintly hear him calling my name, slowly approaching the area, I hear the sounds of battle. I come of hiding in time to see a single-wheeled one sneaking up on my friend.
Allowing the powerful darkness to engulf me, I defend the one person who has ever trusted me.
Approaching him, I see that he is alive, but unconscious, then I pick him up as gently as a mother wolf would carry her cub, my only thought to get my friend to safety.
* * * * *
He is awake, I heard him gasp.
Turning around, I leap up to see if he is hurt, seeing the slight fear in his eyes as I sniff him, I offer him the one gift I can, the metallic fruit that I have found lying around.
He takes it, and I feel happy, sensing the fragile bond of friendship between us has strengthened.
The two-wheeled small one from my friend's pack has come, presumably to the 'rescue'.
The distrust overwhelms me, I feel the powerful darkness changing me as they flee.
Following them, I see the only way out blocking by three of the single-wheeled ones, then my friend and the two-wheeled one dodge out of the way.
After disposing of the trio of single-wheeled ones, I glance sideways, to find him again, but he is with his pack now.
Feeling like an outcast, I leave, despite him calling my name and pleading for the others to join him in coming after me....
* * * * *
I come across the bladed one, the female and my friend spying on the troops of Him, and join them.
A fight breaks out, which I throw myself into completely, enjoying the heat of the battle, ignoring my friend' s pleas to leave with them.
He eventually 'screams' to help me, the yell has cleared my head and I follow them.
Later the bladed one scolding my friend and threatening to kick him from his pack for me just showing up, that's not his fault, it's....mine.
Don't send my friend away, everyone needs a pack, even...., me.
I feel hurt at my friend's response, does that mean he sees me as nothing more than a uncontrollable 'pet dog', no, he sees more than that in me, I shouldn't doubt my friend, should I.
They are talking, then they suddenly prepare to leave.
My friend tells me to stay, so I don't get hurt, I presume, but what if he needs defending, so I follow him, then he raises his voice at me...., for the first time.
I am hurt and leave, prowling around the ruined city for a while until I pick a familiar scent...., that of the darkness who was once part of me.
I follow the scent to where He is removing the 'hearts' from them, does that include my friend, disposing of his followers, I welcome the powerful shadows as I feel the change.
I attack....
* * * * *
A different darkness is engulfing me, this one is warm and fast, a tiny voice at the back of my mind whispers I am dying.
I can hear his voice, but it sounds as if it is coming from far away.
Please don' t take me, I want to live, to be with my only friend, the one being who truly believed in me, to tell him how much his friendship meant to me....
My light in the darkness...., Nightscream.
Fade Out