Thanks to everypeoplepeople who reviewed! Remember to please please please review! And just to clear things up, Jayden isn't dead. Alyssa was sent into an alternate reality place and she has to face her worst fears and one of them was seeing Jayden dead. So yeah, kinda confusing? Sorry bout that. Yeah, on with the story… AND ONE MORE VERYYYYYYY IMPORTANT THING! THIS IS POSSIBLY THE SECOND LAST CHAPTER! …Possibly. I'm not sure yet. D thanks for reading. Review. Oh wait, I said that already. Alright, well then on with the reading…
Chapter 9
Alyssa's POV:
What is this alternate reality thing anyway? Ugh. I hate it here. Facing my worst fears? Isn't that what fears are? Things that shouldn't be faced? So far we've come across angry giant flying needles (Sky's fear), Jayden dead (mine and Lily's fear), giant centipedes with machine guns (Lily's fear), Rupert Grint dying (everybody's fear, because I mean really, he's Rupert Grint for god's sake), and, my least favorite, a- a- a- mayo waterfall. It was disgusting! I barely got past that part, even with powers. We went past about a million other things, until we finally came up to a large wall. It looked like a dead end, but these 'alternate realities' were tricky. I walked up to the wall and tried throwing an energy ball at it. The wall actually absorbed it. Lily tried moving a piece of it with her mind, but nothing happened. I tried to think of another way through, but before I could, someone walked right through it. I looked at his face and even though I knew it wasn't really him, it was still a relief to see him. 'Pogue' was right standing in front of us. I had the urge to run up and hug him, but of course I didn't. I smiled at him, completely forgetting where we were and what we were doing. He stepped over and snaked his arms around my waist.
"Alyssa, I just wanted you to know that…" he paused. "I don't think this is going to work." He took a step back and threw an energy ball at me. It hit me directly in the stomach and I stumbled backward. I hit the ground hard, and was immediately snapped back into reality. Err- not reality I suppose, but back into where we really were and what we were really doing. I managed to get up. I just stood there completely stunned. I had no idea what to do. Fight back? That was simply not an option. I couldn't hurt Pogue. I wouldn't. He threw another energy ball at me. I tried to dodge it, but I couldn't. Everything around me seemed to disappear. I could her Sky and Lily, yelling at me to fight, telling me to defend myself, to tell myself it wasn't really him, but I couldn't. Everything seemed to move in slow motion. Another energy ball. Another and another. Every attack he had. He hit me each time. And the next thing that happened hurt me more than any power ever could. A very familiar looking girl stepped through the wall and stood next to him.
"It won't work, simply because," he laughed. "I love Kate." He kissed the girl next to him and laughed. The girl looked me up and down and scoffed. I threw an energy ball at her. I couldn't hurt Pogue, but I had to hurt him. She flew backward and disappeared. Pogue walked towards me and after gathering all the courage I could, I threw an energy ball at him. And another and another. I used every power I had, and after a while, I couldn't stop. I kept hitting him over and over. It was like a video game where you know you're opponent is knocked out, but you keep hitting them, just because. He was on the ground now, most likely passed out. I gathered all my courage, and with all the power I had, I formed an energy ball and threw it directly at him. It hit him HARD in the side of the head. I heard a loud crash and I looked up to see the wall that had blocked us before, crumbling to the ground, revealing a wide dark hallway with a low ceiling. I stepped in, followed by Sky and Lily, wondering what scary adventures lied ahead. I heard a voice and quickly recognized it.
Alyssa? What have you done?
Reid POV:
We had all gathered at Caleb's manor, just in case something had happened. I heard a loud yelp coming from the person next to me. I looked over to see Pogue holding his stomach tightly. He fell to the floor and soon enough he was unconscious. I swallowed hard and stared at the body on the floor. I frantically thought of what to do until finally I knew.
I tried hard to contact Alyssa, while Tyler and Caleb tried to help Pogue.
Alyssa? No answer. Alyssa, please answer me. Nothing. I felt a wave of rage flood my body, and I knew something was wrong. I tried to contact her, again and again. Until finally,
Alyssa? What have you done? Reid, what do you mean?Pogue! He was fine, and then all of a sudden he- he just collapsed!
Oh god please, please no! No! Reid I swear I didn't mean to! He was- he was attacking and I couldn't- I didn't know what to do! He was- he said he didn't love me and- and- then he kissed Kate and so I attacked! I couldn't do anything else Reid! Please Reid! Get me out of here! I hate it and I'm scared! I want Pogue! I need him! Please Reid! Please!
Alyssa, calm down, it's okay. We know you would never hurt Pogue.
No! Reid, you don't understand! After a while, I- I just… I almost enjoyed it. Hurting him, hurting anyone. Almost like I wanted it.
Alyssa! Don't say that! You love Pogue. It's just this alternate reality is getting to you. Try to calm down. I'll try contacting you when we know what's going on with Pogue. I love you.
Okay Reid. Thanks and I love you too.
I sighed and went to help Caleb and Tyler with Pogue.
Alyssa's POV:
I tried not to cry but the tears flowed from my eyes like- like- like something where water quickly flows down that is NOT a waterfall. I hate waterfalls. But then again, I hate crying. I explained everything to Lily and Sky and they were trying their best to be sympathetic. I quickly wiped my eyes. We had enough to deal with without my sudden outbursts of sobbing.
"Guys. We should keep moving." I said. Lily was now leading us down the hallway. We walked for what seemed like forever, until we came to three doors, each with our name on one of them. Mine was farthest to the left, Sky in the middle and Lily on the right. I stared at my door for a long second before looking back at them. It's a trap. It has to be.
"Guys, let me open the doors first okay? I can't risk you getting hurt." I volunteered.
They groaned complaints.
"Lily can move shit with her mind!" Sky reminded me. "She can open the doors!"
"Alright." I agreed. Lily attempted to make Sky's door fly open, but nothing happened. She tried again. It didn't work… again.
I walked up to Sky's door and tried to open it. A strong shock spread through my body and I flew backward.
"Well, that didn't work." I said, standing up and trying to reconcile.
I walked up to my own door and tried using my powers. The same thing happened. I thought real hard and finally I realized something I hadn't tried yet. I walked up to the door and opened it. Simply like any other ordinary door. I looked into it. Nothing. Just black. I didn't want to split up the group, but I did want to get out of here. I nodded for them to open their doors, and they did. I waited for them to disappear into the darkness before entering my own door. It brightened the way lights do during plays. Only a spotlight on one part on the 'set'. Everyone's there. 'Reid', 'Caleb', 'Tyler'. 'Pogue'. My 'mom', 'Sarah', even 'Kate'. 'Sky', 'Lily', 'Jayden'. Everyone, they were all gathered together, almost like at a picnic. It was a dream come true. But I quickly remembered where I was. All of my 'friends' waved for me to come over. I hesitated. What am I supposed to do? I walked over. Pogue kissed me on the cheek and handed me a hamburger (much preferred over hotdogs). I took a seat next to Reid and hugged him. I ate my hamburger and laughed a little at the corny jokes people made, pretending that everything was normal. A few times I almost forgot where I was. The background faded. And two doors appeared. Again with the fucking doors! One said 'real world' on it. The other said 'your desires'. I understood immediately. I knew it was a trap too. Lily was strong. She would know. But Sky, she's more dreamy, and materialistic, and innocent. She might choose to stay. I opened the door labeled 'real world'. The surrounding went black and the air seemed to disappear. I couldn't breathe. The air finally began to refill my lungs. I gasped and choked. Tears streamed down my face as I tried to re-gather myself. I peeled myself off the ground and stood up. I looked around. Where was I? I thought hard about where Sky was. I was quickly transported to a very distraught looking Sky, trying to stand up straight.
"Sky!" I said, embracing her in a tight hug. "I thought you would have chosen the desires door! I was so worried!"
"Alyssa! I'm not stupid! I knew where we were. What about Lily? Where's she?"
"I dunno, I haven't checked yet. But she's sensible. She wouldn't have done anything stupid. I hope." I grab Sky's hand and try to get to Lily. Nothing happens. I try again. Nada. Shit. What did she do?
I transported over to where Reid is. They looked at me somewhat happy, somewhat worried, and very, very relieved. Reid ran over to hug me and pointed to a helpless Pogue on the ground. I ran over to him and collapsed on the floor next to him.
I sobbed silently into his shirt. I put my hands over his chest and tried to heal him. I tried harder than I ever had before and blue wisps from my hands transferred into my body. The wisps changed colors and soon it was a mass of multi-colored swirls flowing out of my hand. I started feeling dizzy but I kept it up, whatever I was doing. Slowly but surely Pogue opened his eyes. My arms fell to my sides and I tried hard not to pass out. I closed my eyes and slowly stood up. I felt like I had just lost 3 quarts of blood. Jayden ran over to me.
"Where's my mom? Where's Lily?" she whispers to me.
"I'm really sorry Jayden. She never came out. She gave in to a trap. There's no way to contact her. All we can do is hope that someday she'll come back, and get out of there." I whispered back. Her arms dropped. Her stare went blank. A tear dripped from her eye and streamed down her cheek.
"I'm so sorry Jayden." She falls backward, onto Caleb's couch. Her stare is still blank. It'll take some time, but she'll accept it soon. She'll always hope, and maybe, if she's lucky, maybe Lily will come back. But for now, all we can do is hope.
And hope.
And hope.
And hope.
