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Chapter Three: The Evil Within
"Bridge, do you want me to sleep here in the same room as you?" Sky asked Bridge.
Bridge had changed into his pajamas and was currently under the covers of his bed. They had just returned from Kat's lab, who was a bit horrified to hear the story and see the cuts. Cruger had been in the lab too (big surprise there), yelling at Bridge for keeping this from them for so long.
Kat ran a few tests on him, then released him, saying that the results should be ready within the next 24 hours. Sky walked Bridge back to his room and gave him some words of comfort.
"Would you, please? It would make feel a lot safer..." Bridge pleaded with an excited look on his face, which caused Sky to smile.
"Alright. Close your eyes and I will be here in the other bed if you need me, alright?" Sky said in a friendly voice, and Bridge smiled.
Sky was about to get off the bed Bridge was in when he felt Bridge place an arm around his chest, so he looked down.
"What is it, Bridge?" Sky asked a bit worriedly, placing a hand over Bridge's back.
Bridge was quiet for a moment before he answered in a saddened voice, "I'm scared, Sky. I don't want this thing to keep hurting me."
Sky's heart broke to hear how scared his friend was, so he grabbed Bridge's head and pulled it up to look at him.
"It's alright, Bridge. I'll be here in case anything bad happens to you, alright?" Sky soothed, and Bridge smiled.
Sky smiled back, then let go of Bridge so he could lay back down. Sky went to the other bed, lay down as well, and opened the SPD handbook and began to read.
A short time later, he heard Bridge's soft breathing, which meant he was obviously asleep. Sky decided to stay up the whole night and make sure Bridge would be safe, so he would know firsthand when something bad happens to him. Sky leaned back and was ready to face the unknown.
(Dream world)
Bridge was shocked to see himself back in the same darkness.
"No, it can't be! It can't be!" Bridge shouted.
A second later, the familiar figure came out of the darkness, heading toward Bridge. Bridge saw this and anger filled his veins.
"I've had enough of your bullshit!" Bridge shouted, then burst into a run toward the demonic-looking individual, deciding to kick his ass for all the cuts he had been given.
Bridge was a foot away from the figure when he felt his feet leave the ground. Blind with anger, he didn't notice the figure grab his throat and lift him up even further. Bridge struggled to get free, but it was to no avail. Finally, after a minute, the figure spoke.
"Quit fighting, you worthless human!" it seethed, and Bridge stopped at the shock of hearing his voice. "That's better," he said as he lifted Bridge higher into the air.
Bridge vainly tried to break the monster's grip on him. "Who are you?" he asked, and the figure laughed.
"I'm the special step Broodwing mentioned to you, and it's time for me to be born into this world… through you."
With that said, they both began to glow red.
(In the real world)
Sky's reading was interrupted by a glow he noticed in the corner of his eyes, so he stopped reading to look at Bridge. To his complete horror and shock, his body was now glowing red.
"Bridge!" Sky yelled as he threw his book and tried to run toward his friend.
When he was just a few feet away, the glowing stopped and Bridge was gone, replaced by what looked like an orange head that was painted red. The red head stood up and looked at Sky, and within a second swung his right hand, throwing Sky into the wall by his old bed. A piece of the wall fell off and landed on Sky.
The red head looked at the knocked-out Ranger for a few seconds, then ran to the window and jumped through it, breaking the glass with his leap. Sky just lay there, out cold.
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