Chapter 9: Deviation
When I arrived at the studio I barged in and I was ready to summon my weapon. Until I saw Malcolm in the room I calmed down a bit. He said, "Oh my gosh, Elvira! Why are you soaken wet?!"
"Where's Doug?" I said.
"He's in the green screen room right now, but what's wrong Elvira?"
I rushed to go into the Green Screen room but Malcolm was stopping me. "Elvira you can't go in there, he's busy!"
"DOUG! ARE YOU ALRIGHT?!" I shouted for him.
We didn't hear him answer nor was he coming out. I pushed Malcolm aside and tried to get in but both doors burst out and hit me as I was pinned down by one. "Elvira!" Malcolm helped me get out from the heavy wooden door. I looked to see who bust down those heavy doors, it was a blonde haired man who's a Virus wearing a blue, purple, and black uniform. That's strange, I've never seen a Virus with two other colors.
In his right hand he's holding Doug by the back of his jacket. Doug has his arms restrained to his sides and he's blindfolded. "What have you done to him?! What did you do to the others?!" I said as I stand my ground and kept Malcolm away from him.
The Virus looked confused at first and then said, "Oh, sorry I thought you were a Virus. You're code look a bit off."
He can see my code?! He said, "Don't worry my new patient is only asleep. The other nobodies I have to knock out."
"Patient?! Just who the hell are you?!"
"Dr. Albert Carroll at your service. Now if you want to keep your life I'd suggest you stand aside."
"...Albert Carroll?" ...He's the one who killed my friend. I clenched my hands so hard they began to bleed. I didn't care about the pain I'm putting to myself.
"Something I side, Hacker?" he said when he noticed.
"You killed Charlie... Now you're taking away another friend of mine... You're going pay... YOU'LL FUCKING PAY YOU BASTARD!"
I summoned my weapon and hit my Hacker Gem to get into armor. I attacked him first and he blocked it with just his arm! What?! But he's not even wearing armor! What kind of uniform is that?!
He knocked me away as if I was just a fly! I slide back onto my feet nearly bumping into Malcolm. "Malcolm get out of here!"
Before he could even run, Albert grab him by the back of the head and throw him into the Pop Quiz set! "LEAVE MY FRIENDS ALONE!" I boomerang my spear at him but he caught it and send it back in lightening speed. My own weapon pierced me through the abdomen.
I coughed up blood and drop to my knees. No way... I'm a 1st Class Hacker and I'm defeated this easily?
"Nice try kiddo." he said as he ruffled my hair, "But hey now you know how Charlie died. He got killed by his own weapon too."
"Wh-what's happening?" said Doug. He's coming back around.
"Oh well look who's awake this fast!" he said as he drag him up to kneel in front of me.
"Who are you?" said Doug, "Why are you doing this?"
"Funny, you consider him a friend but you don't tell him about our existence?" said Albert
"What are you talking about?"
"Well kiddo would you like to explain before you die?"
He twist the spear in my abdomen as I screamed. "Elvira?! What the hell are you doing to her?!"
"Elvira huh? Well come on Elvira, tell him. Here let me make this better."
He pulled the blindfold off of him. He looked frightened and confused. "Oh my God, Elvira!"
"Go on Elvira tell him."
"..." I don't know what to say. This deviates the mission completely.
"TELL HIM!" He twist it again as I screamed my lungs out.
"STOP IT YOU SICK FUCK! YOU'RE KILLING HER!" shouted Doug.
"Doug!" I said as I got his attention, "I've been assigned to protect you from the Virus. I'm a 1st Class Lieutenant Hacker, and you... Are our recruit."
"... I don't understand? Wait, never mind what you are we need to get you to a hospital!"
"Yeah about that." said Albert as he pulled the spear of my body. Blood spurt out and sprayed on Doug.
"NO NO NO NO! ELVIRA!"
I fell back onto the floor. I can feel every cell in my body dying. "Elvira please don't die!"
"Come on Critic. We have to go without your "friend"." said Albert as he was dragging him away.
"No please! You can take me wherever just call an ambulance for her!"
I'm failing this mission. I can't let him go! I can't let it end like this! "So what are you waiting for?" said my voice but I'm not saying anything. This voice is in my head. She said, "You can't get help from Dean because of that lock code restraining Doug. So you only have me to save you. All you have to do is say yes."
"Yes.. to what?" I asked her.
"I'm sorry did you say something?" said Albert.
My other self said, "Yes to activate your Virus side. Show him what true power is!"
"... I don't have a choice. I must protect him."
I grab Doug's ankle that nearly was out of my reach. I forced myself to turn over even though it hurt like fucking hell! I looked up to Albert as I said, "Don't underestimate me, Virus. I made an Oath long ago to fight for a reason. I fight to be an equal, I fight to protect everyone I care about. AND I'M NOT GOING TO BREAK MY OATH!"
"Tch heh, now the real game begins." said my counterpart as silver light surrounded my body. My wounds healed fast and I've gained strength to get up and pick up Doug to get him away from Albert. When I got him standing I told him, "Stay in the green room and don't come out unless I say so!"
He listened and went into the green room. I called out to my weapon and it came back into my hand. When it was back into my possession it was added with Silver and it was the same with my uniform. Albert looked at me in surprise as he said, "Your eyes. They're like mine."
"We're not the same, Virus!" I said and I suddenly appeared right in front of him to attack. He backed away but I've given him a gash across his torso. I took a step to swung my spear upwards for the attack but he blocked it with a sword.
"You cut through my protective gear!" he said as he smiled and laughed, "You might be a new patient yet!"
"Like that's going to happen!"
When I attack again I was stopped by not his weapon or uniform. I was blocked by his black blood. "The hell?!" I said and all of a sudden his blood grabbed my arms, and wrists. The blood tighten and began to twist to break my arms. I countered his move by letting my spear spin and cut his blood off. me.
I grab my weapon and lunge at his Virus Gem. He dodged it in time and swung a kick towards my head. I bend backwards to dodge it but he swept my leg off the ground as I land on my back again. He tried to stab me with his sword but I blocked it with my spear. I spin it and knock the sword out of his hand.
I jump back onto my feet and attack. He used his other sword to block and used his blood to try to pierce me. I jump far back so he can miss. "You're a good fighter, Elvira. Did you say earlier that you're a 1st Class Hacker?"
"Shut up and die!"
I boomerang my spear at him. He didn't dare to catch it but instead ricochet it to aim at Malcolm who's still passed out. I had to glitch to catch it before it killed Malcolm. When I did though I didn't see Albert anywhere. "Where the fuck did you go?!" I shouted, "Come back and finish what you've started you coward!"
After a good 5 minutes I heard nothing nor saw him again. "Doug are you alright?!" I called out to him.
"Yeah! Is it over?!" he responded.
"Give me second!"
I tap my Hacker's Gem to-... Wait, I don't need it to scan the area. I can feel everyone's code. I don't sense Albert anywhere near this place. Thank God too.
"Okay, it's safe!" I said and he walked out of the green room. He asked me, "So is there any chance you know how to get this thing off me?"
"Yeah, come here."
He walked over to me and I started Hacking into the restraint. Once I gotten it to unlock Dean came out. "That fucking asshole! He trapped me within Doug's body! Who the hell was that guy?"
"...Albert Carroll. The man who killed my friend. GAH!"
Suddenly pain hit my body as I fell onto my knees. "Elvira what's wrong?!" said Dean as he tried to help me up.
"My body!" I said, "It's changing!" Before I could say more I blacked out as I gave into the pain.
