Chapter Seven


"Gah…"

Ridge groaned, sitting up only to feel a blanket fall off of him. "When did… I fall asleep?"

A sinister laugh made the man jump. "How adorable. You think you're awake!" Ridge growled under his breath, getting out of the bed before everything suddenly turned into a void. Instead of falling, the Man of the Skies floated over it.

His darker self appeared in front of him, inches from his face – a grin on his own. "You were sooo exhausted, you fell asleep standing! Dear other, welcome to my world!" He exclaimed, throwing his hands into the air.

"Well…it's very empty…." Ridge commented, pointing out the obvious. "So it seems, my dear other, so it seems...But! I control everything…" As Ridge's insane other said that, a floor of quartz suddenly appeared below them so they weren't floating over the void any longer.

Ridge remained silent. Why? He had no idea. "Oh! Did I forget to mention that I control you now? That's right, other, you're in my world, so you have no free will.." His darker self chuckled, amused, "Sadly, I can't control how long you remain asleep in the real world… though that would be nice."

Ridge gulped, a little frightened about what he had planned. Ridge's other placed a hand below Ridge's chin, making sure Ridge keeps his eyes on him as he leaned closer and closer. He was so close that Ridge could feel his breath run down his neck.

"Are you scared? Good. I have many things planned for you…"


Lewis sighed, sitting in a chair at one side of the room. He watched as Ridge slept peacefully-ish in the bed on the opposite side. It's very odd, even for Ridge, to just pass out like that, Lewis thought, how exhausted was he?

That's when he noticed the little bit of sweat running down Ridge's forehead. "Is he sick?" Lewis asked himself, standing up from his chair before walking over to check on his 'friend'.

He placed a gentle hand on the man's forehead, keeping it there for a few seconds. "Jesus, Ridgedog. You could have at least said something about it. Why do you have to be so stubborn?" Lewis removed his hand, adjusting his pirate-like coat before turning around and leaving. "Simon," he whispered, closing a door behind him.

No answer, the dwarf was probably outside enjoying the cool night before the mobs appeared. Lewis sighed, running a hand through his hair before heading to the front door. He brought a bucket with him to go fetch some water while he was out there.


"Where should I begin?~" Ridge's darker self hummed, staring as Ridge dangled from a wall, cuffs wrapped tightly around his ankles and wrists.

The cuffs were connected to chains, which were connected to the wall in case you couldn't figure that out on your own.

Ridge just glared at him, still unable to speak. "Oh don't look at me like that!" his other pouted, a dagger forming in his hand. A grin suddenly replaced the pout, "Or am I going to have to force you?" Ridge completely ignored the threat, staring at his other with an angry glare.

(Let's just call him Ridge 2.0 XD I hate saying 'dark other' or whatever. It's too over used.)

Ridge 2.0 sighed, walking slowly over to his other while the dagger emitted a red glow. "Why are you so stubborn?" At first, he just rolled up the sleeves of Ridge's coat before running the blade down his arm slowly – with enough pressure to draw blood.

Ridge didn't even wince, until suddenly pain engulfed his entire body as he couldn't see from his left eye. He screamed in pain, feeling blood slowly run down his face as Ridge 2.0 pulled the blade out. His other eye was closed tightly, the pain feeling 3 times worse than it was.

"Now, I'm sure you won't make the same mistake twice," he whispered over Ridge's screams.

After a moment, the pain finally subsided and his left eye started to scab. Ridge panted, his breath short and shaken. "What else is there to do.~" His other sang again, thinking while his blade had blood dripping off of it.

Suddenly, everything was silent. He didn't hear his other's insane humming, or the blood dripping off the blade. Not the rattling of chains from when he had struggled to get free… just… nothing. Why can't I see, Ridge thought.

"How is the poor fella?" he heard Simon ask someone. "He has a fever, the stubborn man. Probably pushed himself too hard." Lewis replied. Ridge felt something cold and wet get placed on his forehead. Oh…my eyes are closed, he realized.


"How is the poor fella?" Simon asked, watching his friend set the bucket of water by the bed. "He has a fever, the stubborn man," Lewis grumbled, quietly putting a rag in the water, "Probably pushed himself too hard."

Lewis took the rag out and squeezed out the excess water, folding it up and placing it gently on Ridge's forehead. "Well, it's better than that disease," Simon whispered, emphasizing the word 'that'. Both of them shuddered. "Knight Peculiar is the first and last person I will see with that horrifying creation of Israphel's…." Lewis muttered, still saddened by his dear friend's death.

Lewis looked over at Simon and they just stared at each other, not wanting to talk any longer. They stayed that way for literally 5 minutes until they heard a rough, scratchy chuckle from a certain someone behind Lewis.

Lewis flinched, turning around. Ridge was sitting up straight – sort of – in the bed, looking at the two with an amused smile and only one eye open. "I swear, I never thought you two could be quiet for more than 3 minutes," Ridge chuckled again, stretching. As he did that his left eye opened and he hissed in pain when air hit it, closing it and covering it with his hands, even though his eye was perfectly fine.

"Ridge? Buddy? You okay?" Simon asked, worried. "I-I'm fine…" Ridged hissed, "Where is Rosey?"

"Sleeping," Lewis replied instantly. Ridge nodded, taking one hand off his closed eye to run a hand through his hair. They need to know... No, Lewis needs to know. Simon would only take it to dramatic over exaggerating measures... Plus, Lewis knows how to keep a secret, Ridge thought.

"Spaceman… can I talk to you alone?"

Lewis raised an eyebrow, looking over his shoulder at the dwarf, who simply shrugged and left. Once the two heard the door shut, Lewis turned back to Ridge, folding his arms. "What is it?" he asked, staring directly at Ridge.

"There…there is something wrong with me…."

"Yeah, you're sick-"

"That isn't it!" Ridge snapped unexpectedly, making Lewis jump, "It's… severe.."

Lewis started to get concerned when Ridge's voice cracked saying that last part, almost as if he was trying not to cry or something. He sat down on the side of the bed, placing a hand on Ridge's shoulder, like that was going to comfort him.

"It…It is mostly mental than anything but…" He paused, looking for the right words to say before continuing. "Just, promise me you won't call me insane?"

"After the things you've done? I don't think this conversation would make you titled 'insane'…"

Ridge nodded, remembering those Survival Games, "W-well… there is another me…in my head…"

"Isn't that called your conscience?"

Ridge shook his head, "If he's my conscience... I don't think I would be able to live anymore."

Lewis blinked a few times, looking completely dumbfounded. So, instead of talking, he just listened to his friend ramble on more. "H-He's so much more sinister…. He is completely insane, I tell you! He… he INVENTED the Survival Games!"

Tears started to fall from Ridge's face. Lewis was absolutely shocked. It's the first time Lewis has ever seen him cry, one eye closed or not. He's got to be telling the truth, I mean look at him…such a mess, Lewis thought. He took his hand off of Ridge's shoulder and wrapped it around both of them.

The Man of the Skies cried into the spaceman's shoulder, stopping briefly to whisper only one thing.

"He's planning another one…."


EXCUSES GOOOOO!

Alright alright, this is what happened. I lost my composition notebook, so that means I couldn't write. If I couldn't write, then I would have to wing it. If I wing it, there would be so many bad sentences that it would be the worst chapter in existence. But now I found it! Yaaay! Don't kill me! *hides behind Sky* please don't let them kill me Sky! ;~;