Monster Within
Welcome to chapter 2 of Flippy's fight for control over his dark side. Flippy meets important characters who will have a part in his journey. Please read and enjoy.
Chapter 2: Flaky
Flippy looked himself over in the mirror. He had changed his clothes, because he was meeting some kids his age in the park. More importantly, he was finally meeting the neighbor girl. Flippy examined himself once more. He had forest-green hair and bright green eyes. He was wearing a green military coat with a black t-shirt underneath. He had on a pair of faded blue jeans and black combat boots. For some reason, as he walked out the door, he grabbed the green berate that belonged to his father. Flippy had no idea why he kept it.
As he approached the park, Flippy could see a group of nine kids his age. Flippy's heart skipped a beat when he saw the neighbor girl standing with two other girls. When he got closer, Cuddles ran up to meet him.
"I will introduce you to everybody." Cuddles said, catching his breath.
"Ok." Flippy replied.
"These two are Lifty and Shifty. They're twins and they're kleptomaniacs." Cuddles explained.
Lifty and Shifty were dressed pretty much the same. They were both wearing dark green t-shirts and light brown dress pants. They both had dark green hair and a mischievous smile. The only difference was that Shifty was wearing a light brown fedora.
"Nice to meet ya." Lifty said.
"You'll fit in just fine here." Shifty said.
"Next up is my best friend, Toothy. I've known him for four years." Cuddles said.
Toothy had obvious buck teeth and purple hair. He eyes were light purple and he owned a smile that could light up a room. He had on a dark purple t-shirt and sweatshirt, similar to Cuddles'. Toothy had on purple jeans and purple sneakers.
"Hello. I hope we can be friends." Toothy welcomed.
"This lovely lady is Giggles, my girlfriend." Cuddles said as Giggles giggled.
She had a red bow in her light pink hair. She had a white and pink blouse and a short denim skirt. She had red-violet colored eyes and a friendly smile.
"Nice to meet you. Would you like some lemonade? Petunia and I make the best in town." Giggles asked.
Flippy agreed and took a glass. As he drank the lemonade, Cuddles continued.
"Here is Giggles' best friend, Petunia."
Petunia had ocean-blue hair and light blue eyes. She wore a tree-shaped air freshener around her neck. She had on a blue sweater and a long, light-blue skirt.
"Hey. I work at the local fast food place. The burgers there are delicious." Petunia said.
"She also has severe OCD." Cuddles whispered into Flippy's ear, then in his normal voice, "This Petunia's boyfriend, Handy. As you can see, He's an amputee."
Handy had on an orange worker jumpsuit. He had a tool belt on and was wearing a yellow hardhat. His hair was light orange and he was missing both of his arms up to his elbows.
"I was involved in a construction accident at my dad's site." Handy said, "Luckily I have this wonderful girl to look after me." Handy leaned over and kissed Petunia on her cheek.
"This guy over here is Splendid. He's the town local superhero." Cuddles said.
Splendid had a red ninja mask on and a light blue cape. His hair was light blue. His outfit consisted of blue and white.
"My father was best superhero around here. He died however. Now it's only me." Splendid said, not really welcoming Flippy.
"Last but not least, is my other best friend, whom of which I've known since we were six. This is Flaky." Cuddles finished.
Flaky had long red hair, tied into a ponytail. She was wearing a red sweatshirt and had on jeans, which was a lighter shade of red. Flaky nervously smiled at Flippy.
"H-hello. I'm glad t-to meet you." Flaky said.
"H-hi. I'm F-Flippy." Flippy said, with a similar tone.
"Let's get going everyone. The movie is going to start soon." Cuddles said, then asked, "You want to come, Flippy?"
"S-sure." Flippy said.
Then group then preceded to travel to the local movie theater. Flippy followed the group from behind. Then the familiar voice returned. I like all of them, especially the red-haired girl. I can't to introduce them to the pointy part of my knife. Flippy closed his eyes and fought the voice for control. As the group walked on, Petunia turned around.
"Are you ok, Flippy?" She asked with concern.
"I'm fine. Just a headache." Flippy lied.
They entered the movie theater. They were going to see some war movie. They sat scattered around the theater. Petunia pulled Febreze out of her purse and sprayed her seat before sitting down. She then helped Handy sit and began feeding him his popcorn. Giggles and Cuddles sat together, kissing each other instead of watching the movie. Toothy, Lifty and Shifty were sitting together, telling dirty jokes, also ignoring the movie. The only other ones watching were Splendid, Flaky and Flippy. About Half-way through, the explosions and killing got to Flippy. His eyes began to change color, so he quickly ran out of the theater, into the lobby.
"What's wrong with him?" Splendid asked.
"I don't k-know. I-I'll go check on h-him." Flaky said, worried.
She got up and entered the lobby Flippy was standing against the wall, his back to her. They were the only ones here, because of the time. The employees were smoking weed in the back. Flaky approached Flippy. She put her hand on his shoulder.
"Flippy? Are y-you ok." She asked.
"I'm not Flippy." He responded.
He suddenly turned around, grabbing Flaky's wrist. She noticed his dark yellow eyes, instead of his usual bright green. She refrained from calling out, not wanting to alert Splendid.
"You're h-hurting me." Flaky gasped.
"No shit. I actually want to kill you, but "good" Flippy is still resisting." Fliqpy said.
"W-who are y-you?"
"I'm "evil" Flippy. I am the stronger side. So, how painful do you want it?" Fliqpy said as he twisted Flaky's wrist, hearing a small crack.
"I w-will s-scream!" Flaky said, frightened, hurting, but still not wanting Splendid to hear her.
"Go ahead. I'll just kill whoever comes. Even that superhero." He said, "But I want you all to myself. I want to see how much I can play with you until you break."
Fliqpy then twisted Flaky's wrist the rest of the way, breaking it with an audible crack. He then pulled out a knife and brought toward Flaky's face.
"You need to smile more. How about I put a smile on that face." Fliqpy said, mimicking the Joker.
Flaky managed to let out a scream. Fliqpy's eyes changed from yellow to green right before her eyes. Flippy dropped the knife and let go of her wrist. After realizing what he did, he ran out of the lobby and ran back home. Flaky noticed that he dropped his berate along with his knife. As footsteps approached from behind, she tucked both away with her good hand.
"What the hell happened? Where's Flippy?" Splendid almost demanded.
"H-he got sick. S-so h-he went home." Flaky lied.
"What happened to your hand?" Cuddles asked.
"I s-slipped. I t-think it's b-broken."Flaky continued.
"I'll take you to the hospital and then I'll check on Flippy." Cuddles offered.
"No. Y-you both go b-back and finish t-the movie. I'll take myself t-to the h-hospital."
"No, I insist. You're like my sister."
"O-ok, thanks."
Cuddles led Flaky out to the car to take her to the hospital. Splendid told the others what happened. Though this incident made him more suspicious of Flippy, he did not tell anyone else.
"I hope they're both ok." Giggles said.
"That's Flaky for you. She's such a klutz." Shifty said.
"Yeah, she's always tripping or falling. I'm surprised she doesn't get broken bones more often." Lifty Said.
"Don't be mean!" Petunia scolded.
Flippy sat in his room holding a kitchen knife. Pop was on a date and Cub was at a sleepover. Flippy could not decide whether or not he should kill himself. He took three sleeping pills already, but that just left Fliqpy out of the picture for thirty minutes per pill. Flippy discovered this back at the hospital. he had an hour and a half to decide. He thought about Flaky. He did not want to hurt anyone. After fifteen minutes, Flippy fell asleep.
He was alone when he woke up. There was a voice mail on his phone.
"I'm staying at a hotel. I don't think I need to tell you why. Cub is going to spend another night at his friend's house. I'll see you later tonight." The message finished.
Drugs? Really Flippy? You are using sleep drugs to get rid of me? I didn't even get to kill anyone. What kind of friend are you? Fliqpy echoed in Flippy's mind.
"I'm not your friend. I will defeat you or die trying." Flippy said aloud.
Flaky is not going to come near you anymore. You will always be alone.
"I want you to GET THE HELL OUT OF MY HEAD!" Flippy shouted aloud.
Harsh. Way to kill my buzz. I'll come back soon.
With that, the voice faded. Flippy could not wait till two. He ran to Lumpy's Psychologist's office. He ran past the secretary and entered. However, Lumpy was with another patient. She had on a white sweater and a light purple skirt. She was about Flippy's age. She had lavender-colored hair and light purple eyes. She was carrying a pickle.
"I'm sorry." Flippy said, as he went back into the waiting room.
"He doesn't have any more appointments after Lammy, so you can go in after." The secretary said, after three minutes of silence.
After ten minutes, Lammy walked out of the office. She was saying something to her pickle. Flippy hurried in.
"Help me!" Flippy pleaded, "He's getting stronger. It's harder for me to control him."
"Did you hurt someone?" Lumpy asked.
"I broke a girl's wrist." Flippy replied, ashamed.
"I see. Well I'm going to try meditation. Sit on the matt." Lumpy instructed.
They both sat on the matt. Lumpy began by closing his eyes and taking deep breaths. Flippy followed suit. For a while, it actually worked. Flippy felt no bad feelings. Fliqpy seemed more of a nightmare than a part of Flippy's personality. Flippy felt like he was in peace. I will not be defeated by meditation! I will kill everyone! But I think I'll play with Flaky before I kill her nice and slow.
Gasp! Will this meditation be successful? Will there be any survivors? I haven't actually decided yet. Find out in Chapter 3. Rate and Review.