Chapter 3

A/N: Takes place in KK5, when Finn spent the night at Dillard's after he found out that his mother was compromised.

Finn's POV

"Finn? What're you doing here?" Dillard asked. He helped me hop through his bedroom window. I heaved in and out, trying to catch my breath.

"I'm sorry Dillard." I apologized for the sudden arrival. I explained my situation the best I can, hopeful that he can understand. But he should understand-he helped us out before.

I took a shaky breath and explained everything to him: how I went to Typhoon Lagoon, how I encountered Triton and Ursula, how Amanda came to save me, how we rushed back to the car only to find out that my mom's…evil. He listened to every word with a thoughtful expression.

"How'd you find out?" He inquired with a gentle tone. I told him how I noticed that her azure eyes were gone, and how they were changed into a poisonous green. I'm beginning to hate the vibrant hue, despite my eyes being that very color.

But mine are natural.

As I settled down onto the sleeping bag we found in his cluttered closet, anger and hatred towards the Overtakers flooded my mind. I couldn't think straight. Was this some way to break me? To weaken or distract me?

I couldn't fully grasp that my mom was now the enemy. That we were on different sides now. I wondered what she's doing right now. I wondered when my dad would realize that the color of his wife's eyes have changed.

Yeah right, I thought to myself, I doubt he would notice it in a week.

Hot, angry tears slithered down my cheeks, sparking a memory…


"Mommy, I don't like it. It's scary!" My five year old self cried out, hiding behind Mom's leg. We were at a zoo, looking at one of those snake habitats. I gripped her hand, afraid that the serpent would find some way to escape its exhibit and attack me. I felt a gentle hand on my back.

"Don't worry Finny, nothing bad will happen." She flashed me a reassuring smile. I stopped trembling, and put my hand against the glass. I smiled at the snake, and its beady eyes twinkled. "See, it won't hurt you. It can't."

I looked up to her.

"I'm right here, right beside you."


I gasped in shock. Dillard, who was at the brink of slumber, jerked up. He turned around to look at me and spotted the trails of teardrops staining my face. He clambered over to me and gave me a brotherly hug.

"I'm always here for you buddy." He reassured me, but that only induced more tears. He stared at me sadly, searching for some way to console me. Some way to alleviate my sadness.

"Dillard…" I trailed off.

"Don't worry Finn, I'm right here." He said. The tears continued to flow.

"Stop saying that!" I heaved in a deep breath. "My mom said that to me before. Look where she is now! I don't want to lose you to the Overtakers, too." My voice trembled; my body is a volcano of devastated sobs.

"Finn. I would never be an OTK!" He promised me. "Being a Keeper is way cooler." A smile tugged at my mouth. "And Finn…"

"Yeah?"

"Just know that I'm always right beside you."

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KerotheFrog: Haha! Yeah, it kind of does sound like that! Don't worry, she's still alive and breathing! :) Also, thanks for liking my description in the first chapter!

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