Part 8: The Talk
She didn't even feel it. One moment he was just standing there with that smile on his face. The next moment she felt a cold chill run down her spine. It took her a moment as she looked down and saw the symbiote's organic blade sticking out of her stomach. Blood began to pour out of the wound as the symbiote wearing Devon's skin leaned down and whispered in her ear.
Say the words, beautiful
"Wha…" Nico could only mutter out
I need you…to say the words. It said again.
Nico suddenly knew what he was saying as she said " When blood is shed…let…the Staff of…One…emerge."
The staff slid out of her as blackness flooded her vision.
The symbiote looked down and picked up the staff as he shot a small black marble worth of symbiote out, as it formed a patch around the wound his blade had made as he turned back around the pinned Carnage
I gotta admit pop, I kinda like that girl. The symbiote said We both do actually, even though my brother wouldn't do a thing about it, It teased I don't know why, maybe becuase she's got a bit of darkness in her. and that really gets the butterflies in the stomach a-fluttering.
He got closer to Carnage as he continued I mean she's got to bleed, to get her magic mojo working, a girl like that's got to be a little freaky right? He then clenched his free hand and the spikes that held Carnage against the wall popped out one by one causing the villain to drop. He was still weak though and could barely lift his head.
The symbiote opened his hands as the spike returned and shifted on his hand until they formed into claws. He then jabbed the claws into Carnages head and slowly he began peeling back the layers of carnage symbiote like an orange, until the fragile human head was bare.
But I'm really afraid that me stabbing her, might dampen the whole relationship before it could ever gets off the ground. But I suppose I'm just rambling because isn't this what fathers and son's are supposed to talk about? he questioned as he then rammed the mans head into the concrete. You could here the impact, the bones crunching, the skin tearing..
Isn't it? the symbiote questioned as the man groaned and the red smybiote began to crawl back over to form the mask of Carnage, before it could fully reform, he was slammed back into the wall
ISN'T IT?! the symbiote yelled as he grabbed on to carnage and propped him up as he continued Me and my brother wouldn't know…after all we really didn't have the "talk" with our last adopted dad what with, he paused before swinging the Staff of one like a baseball bat knocking Carnage back down to his knees you killing him and all.
The symbiote lifted the staff again and brought it down on Carnage's spine.
One,
Two,
Three.
A series of rapid strikes, as he continued to rage.
But maybe, just maybe if I just keep pummeling you, I'll rattle your brain hard enough that some part of your psychotic little being will actually come up with anything fatherly!
The symbiote kneeled down and tilted an ear as he said quietly So how about dad you got anything? Anything at all?
All Carnage could do was let out a weak roar, as the symbiote lashed out with Devon's foot and knocked it back.
Yeah that's what I thought. The symbiote said leveling the staff at Carnage but don't worry dad, your not going to be around much longer either.
Then Carnage began to scream.
Gertrude woke up with a start. She sat up. They were outside now, the warehouse that they once were in was now ablaze. She slowly got up as she slowly remembered the battle, the last thing she remembered was Carnage, Devon, and…
"Nico!" she cried out her head whirling around trying to see their fearless leader passed out in a heap, facing away from her looking at the blaze was the figure of Devon. She approached him tentatively as he hard her and turned, she recoiled, until she saw the whites of his eyes and he held up his hands in a peaceful gesture
" It's ..me." he said
"Is she…" Gertrude hesitated to asked
" She's alive, fine actually, just very tired I imagine." Devon said
"What happened?" Gertrude asked
He didn't respond, merely looked up and said "The fire's making a lot of smoke. We should rouse the others and go before the some calls 911."
He moved towards the rest before Gertrude had a chance to ask any further questions
One by one, they roused the others, even Nico got up blearily, and they all piled into the Frog. They were silent the entire ride, Devon could feel the concealed glances as they each snuck looks back at him. All wanting to ask the questions that burned in their minds, but they all were too tired, too polite, or too scared to ask.
They landed back at the Hostel and disembarked as the Runaways all wordlessly drifted off to their beds, leaving Devon there… alone.
Authors Note: Just when you thought it was safe my muse for this comes back, fast and furious! So what did just happen at the end with the symbiote and Carnage? Well we'll save the answer and those final juicy tidbits for the upcoming and final chapter of this tale! Stay tuned…
