Chapter 6
Magor stood in his volcano, a smirk on his face. Magmion and Obscurio were not aware but he had a plan to make the Lord of Air accept his proposition. The Lord of Water would not be able to protect her this time.
He moved silently and ran his hand across the portal. The lava inside started to churn and parted, revealing Venture Falls, more specifically the Tripp's house. He then took a shadow from the air and placed into the portal.
"Sweet dreams, Air Lord." He laughed cruelly as he stood to watch the coming events. "This will be ever so...amusing."
At the Tripp's house, Jessica, Toby, Nick and Lucas were finally setting up their camping tents. There were three tents; Jessica and Lucas would have a tent each and Nick would share the larger tent with Toby.
The four teens sat, blankets huddled around their shoulders, toasting marshmallows around the campfire. They were all trying to forget what they would have to do in the next couple of days. Thinking about it made it more real, and none of them wanted it to be a reality.
The sky was not yet dark but Nick turned to the others and said, "It's pretty cold tonight. Maybe we should get in our tents now." The sound of three sets of chattering teeth served as a reply.
Jessica began walking toward her tent when she felt a gentle hand on her shoulder. She turned around and saw Toby who was giving her a look of concern. "You sure you're gonna be alright on your own, Jess?"
She smiled and nodded, "Yeah, I'll be fine. There's no need to worry." Toby, however didn't look convinced. Immediately she put her hands to her face and wondered if the worry and fear she felt within was clear on her expression. She cursed him for being able to read her so well.
"If you say so..." Toby said, hesitantly turning toward his own tent. Jessica began fiddling with the zip on her tent, trying to get it open. "Good night!" Toby calls.
"Good night." Jessica says softly as she entered her tent. She flopped onto the mattress, completely exhausted by the day's events. She laid her head on the pillow and hoped she would be able to get some sleep without any nightmares interrupting her slumber.
Dream
Jessica woke up and saw that she was in Volcano Mountain. She wondered what she was doing there and stood up. Looking down, she spotted crimson stains on the floor and then heard yells of pain from someone who sounded familiar. Fearing the worst, she rushed toward where the screams seemed to be the loudest.
The sight she saw made her gasp. Magmion, Obscurio and Magor were there and they were doing something that made whoever they had captured scream with pain. Upon seeing Jessica, they moved away, revealing Toby. Jessica put her hand over her mouth in a soundless gasp; he was unconscious and countless wounds cluttered his body.
Magor approached her, smirking. "Welcome, Lord of Air, I hope you're enjoying the show!" He then hissed menacingly in her ear, "If you had obeyed me, this would not be happening!" Turning to Obscurio, he commanded, "Finish him!" with a careless glance. Obscurio obliged and moved toward Toby. In the next few seconds, there were two screams; one of pain and one of horror.
Jessica felt her vision become foggy. When it cleared, she was once again stood watching Toby being hurt. All of a sudden, Magor turned to her, "We'll leave him to you, our queen." She looked down at herself and saw that she was now a Lava Gormiti.
"Yes, my Lord," she crooned in a voice that was not her own. "It would be my pleasure." Inside, she was screaming. What was going on? Why was there a burning in her stomach?
"Make it enjoyable," Magor ordered. "Our son wants the light to leave the Lord of Water's eyes, and he wants you to do it!" Unconsciously, Jessica's hand drifted to her stomach. She looked at Toby and saw his pleading look.
The burning in her stomach became almost unbearable until Jessica screamed and hurled flames at Toby who was too weak to move out of the way. She closed her eyes and tried to ignore his screams of pain.
"Open your eyes, my queen," Magor told her, his fiery hand on her stomach. "Our son wants to enjoy seeing him suffer."
Jessica forced herself to open her eyes and watch as Toby's strength failed him. As the last vestiges of life left his body, he whispered, "Jessica, why?" before his body stilled completely.
End of Dream
Toby was laid, wide awake on his mattress. According to Nick's watch, it was 3am. He wondered whether there was any point in trying to get some sleep. All of a sudden, he heard a loud scream coming from Jessica's tent. Praising his decision to sleep on the mattress nearest the zip, he left the tent and headed over to Jessica's tent, her screams becoming louder.
Inside the tent, he saw her sobbing uncontrollably. He realised she must have had a nightmare; nothing else could have gotten her so wound up. "You okay?" He asked her gently, causing her to jump. Clearly she hadn't noticed that he was there. She looked at him and gave a skittish nod, which Toby knew very well meant "I'm not okay but I don't want you to worry about me so I'll lie and say I'm fine when I'm really not." He smiled and slowly backed out of the tent, intending to respect her privacy. He had no intention of asking her what her nightmare was about; she would tell him if or when she was ready.
However Jessica's sudden cry of, "No!" halted Toby in his movements. He turned and saw how terrified she was. Realising that she had his attention, she blushed "I-I only meant that-I mean you don't have t-to, but would you...stay with me?" She asked, not wanting to be alone anymore and wanting to ensure that he would still be alive first thing when she woke up.
For a moment, Toby didn't say or do anything and Jessica mentally berated herself for sounding so stupid so she opened her mouth to tell him that he didn't have to, when he suddenly crawled under the blanket and rolled so that he was facing her, his arms open.
She found herself wrapped in his warm embrace, crying all her tears away. He stayed silent, one of his hands rubbing her back and the other running gently through her hair. She rested her head against his chest, listening to the thump of his heartbeat. The sound soothed her and she found herself growing drowsy. In no time at all, she fell asleep, Toby soon following suit, his arms still holding her to him protectively.
AN: A dark nightmare and a cute romantic scene? I hope that will satisfy many of you! If you liked this chapter, let me know what you liked about in a review. Thanks for reading!
