I pick up up the Lightning Staff Stone thingy immediately feeling the electricity rush through me. It was definitely not a pleasant feeling; It felt like my bones were rattling, the only way to stop it was to let go of the stone, but I cant do that. I'm going to give this Lightning Staff to Richtofen. It's his favorite, AND he's been such a help to me, so basically it's a thank you. :)
But my thank you is being an asshole right now :/.
I decide maybe I should put it in my pocket, because it might not be an asshole that way. Direct contact is the reason I think it's electrifying. IS THIS THE TIME I GET ON THE GROUND, SCREAMING THE LYRICS TO GREASE?
"I'VE GOT CHILLS! THEY'RE MULTIPYI- OH SHIT!" I scream when I fall through the portal on accident. I guess I was.. LOOOOOOOOOSING CONTRO-WOAH-LE! I'm not sorry.
I land hard as shit in the Lightning tunnel- which is where Gen 5 is. I landed so hard that I busted my face again. Groaning, I reach to my hairline to see if that's where the blood was, but to my surprise, I saw no blood. There has to be some; I can taste it in my mouth.
I reach under my nose and sigh when I feel the liquid. I busted my beautiful nose! What the hell! I ignore it, thinking I'll look like I got into a fight with a zombie when the boys ask about it. Only you and I know the truth so shh. Don't tell them.
After I got up, I pat my pocket to make sure the Stone didn't fly out, and thankfully, it didn't. Phew. I fix my slouched posture and fling my hair over my shoulder. I look around the ceiling, a smirk slowly spreading across my face. I'm just so damn awesome.
I exit the tunnel making my way to the boys. The trip was pretty boring if I do say so myself, so I was playing with my hands the whole time.
I only look up when I realize the floor looks an awful lot like the Church's. When I look up and see the giant ass Tank, I realize that I am in fact in the Church. Why did I come here though? It's the complete opposite side of the map from Dempsey and them.
Might as well take this opportunity to go get all of the parts to the Lightning Staff!
I make my way to the back of the Tank and hop on, barely might I add. I go to the front and hit it, so it would start moving. Everything is still for a second before it suddenly jolts forward making me fall, again.
I moan loudly but force myself to get up, because I need these parts.
I look out the front of the Tank, sighing happily at the scenery. Sure, everything is dull here and has little to no bright colors- besides me and my hair, but it's still a beautiful sight to me. I've been playing this map for so long that I have memorized every single corner, so this should all be old and annoying. But it isn't. It's even better in person.
"Oh! Here's my stop!" I exclaim before jumping off of the Tank, twisting my ankle a little, but it'll heal.
I make sure that Thor's ass isn't walking over here before walking, glad when he isn't, and march my amazing ass towards the first part of the Lightning staff. I pick it up, feeling the Lightning Staff Stone act up in my pocket. I ignore it.
A smile finds it's way to my lips, barely lifting the corners up, but you'd still know I was smiling. My eyebrows raise as I feel proud of myself for the first time here. I feel like I finally don't care, or don't need to care, about what they think I am. I know what's going on with me and that should be the only person who it matters to. There's something going on with me... and I like it.
I was about to have an asthma attack by the time I had gotten back to Richtofen, all of the Staff parts in my possession. My weak steps alert Richtofen, who was sadly still working on the panels. Nikki and Tak were still sleeping, but Dempsey had awakened and looked very scared.
I walk up beside him, putting a hand on his shoulder to reassure him I'm here. His eyes shoot towards me, sighing in relief when he noticed it was me. I didn't take this as a good sign and sat next to him, lightly resting my head on his shoulder. "Do you want to talk about it?" I ask him quietly, almost whispering, careful not to disturb the others. I don't know what happened while I was gone, but I feel bad I wasn't here to help him right away.
He closes his eyes while sighing and rests his head delicately on top of mine making me smile. "I had a nightmare, and I got scared when you weren't here. Where did you go? Why did you take so long?"
My smile grows at the fact he didn't even hesitate to tell me his problems. "I went to go get the Lightning Staff Stone. Then when I tried coming back here.. I was led elsewhere." I finish, unfinished.
I feel the confusion shift onto his face since he's resting his head on mine. "Don't leave me hanging!" He jokes even though he's still scared on the inside. I can just feel it.
"I was led to the Tank in the Church, and that's how you're supposed to get all of the staff parts." I actually finish the story this time. My smile falters when I feel the Lightning Staff Stone act up in my pocket. It feels like my leg is on fire from how hardcore this Stone is humming.
I try to keep it in, but I couldn't anymore. I groan loudly, jumping up and away from Dempsey, or anyone, not wanting them to get hurt. Richtofen stops with the panels in concern and walks towards me, but I stop him by holding my arms out, telling him not to come any closer.
"I need to go build this Staff, now, or else it'll be the death of me. I'm sorry, Dempsey, but you can tell me about the dream after." I state clearly, leaving no room for an argument since I had already ran out of there, my target being the Dig Site.
The Lightning Staff Stone was definitely giving me my sudden burst of energy, and I'm not liking it.
Whatever. I'm down in the Dig Site, standing in front of the four large statues, like I've said before they're the original four. Should I ever bring that up to them or let them find that out on their own? I go the the middle right, the Lightning Staff one, and look at it curiously. Knowing this is where you build it, I go to grab the Staff parts but find nothing there. The only thing I have is the Lightning Staff Stone. What the fuck? I guess since it's all I have, I better make it work. I take it out of my pocket and hold it out in front of me; I watch as it glows brighter than before almost blinding me. I cant look away. I don't know what it is, but I cant stop looking in the center of the Stone.
That's when I suddenly see Evil Richtofen's face in the Stone. What the fuck does he want now? He grins sinisterly, "Aoife, my dear. We meet again. I know, you may not be happy with me because of the circumstances we met on last time, but I can assure you, in the near future, we will meet again." He laughs hysterically before continuing, "before I end this lovely chat, I need you to do something for me."
I squint my eyes but not in anger or in annoyance. In confusion and interest. "What would that be?" Now that's when I speak with anger.
He laughs at my attempt to seem unafraid. "Listen."
And just like that, he's gone. Listen? Listen to what?
That's when I hear it. The humming like when I heard the panels, but there's a voice among the humming. I don't know what it's saying, but I'm intrigued. I look away from the Lightning Staff Stone, letting my arm drop, trying to figure out where the voice is coming from. As I look around, I notice there's an old lady standing behind me, completely still.
My eyebrows furrow while my eyes widen, confusion and concentration all over my facial features. I take a step or two towards her, hesitantly speaking, "ma'am?"
Her head snaps towards me before she slowly puts a gentle hand on the side of my face. She leans in, getting her mouth close to my ear, so she can tell me something. She whispers some Irish words into my ear and backs up, a big grin on her face. "Your turn!" When I don't do anything besides stare at her in confusion, she continues, "go on! Try it!" She encourages me, the smile never leaving her face.
I repeat what she said to me, nailing the diction and pronunciation. I hear a loud click followed by air being squeezed out of something, like someone let air out of a tire. I quickly turn towards the sound, my hair following my movement closely, only to notice that the Lightning Staff was completely made and ready for me to take.
I turn back to the lady, ready thank her, but I see no one standing there anymore. I search around the room some more to see if maybe she only walked away, but she was gone. I was alone in the Dig Site.
Ever since I grabbed the Lightning Staff out of it's hold, I couldn't get enough of it's energy. I don't know what it is, or if it'll go away once I give it to Richtofen, but I really need it out of my reach as soon as possible.
But instead of running right back to the boys, I ran to all of the perks possible and got them. :) Now I'm going to the boys.
I run in, taking note that Nikki and Tak are still sleeping. How are they still sleeping? I walk over to Richtofen and shove the Staff into his chest making him stumble back and grab it quickly, so it wouldn't fall and accidentally shoot or something. He gives me a questioning look.
I answer the non-existent question lingering in the air, "you need to get that thing away from me. I don't know why.. but I feel very drawn to it. Not so much now that I'm not touching it, but it's still there."
He stands still, trying to understand what I was talking about until he slowly nods, putting the Lightning Staff on the opposite wall as me.
I breathe a sigh of relief and slump down next to Dempsey. He looks at me, concerned, but I ignore it and ask, "so, how about that dream?"
His body visibly shivers as he looks off into the distance. He spoke hesitantly, "I don't even remember a lot of it, honestly. But I remember the emotions it brought: fear, pain, and.. grief. I- I don't even know.."
I slowly grab his hand, intertwining our fingers. He looks at our hands and smiles. I smile too, "you're not in the dream anymore Dempsey. You feel my hand, right? You feel the hard floor under your ass, right?" The last one makes him chuckle. He nods. "Exactly. Just stay in this moment with me, and you'll be okay." I lean up and give him a kiss on the cheek, a friendly gesture, but I cant lie and say it didn't make me blush. "Lay down. You need to sleep." Once again, he nods and lays down with his head in my lap.
I run my fingers through his hair again, humming a song. Before I close my eyes to sleep too, I see Richtofen glance at us with a knowing look. I flip him off with the hand not touching Dempsey's hair, his laugh being the last thing I hear before sleep takes over me.
