SIMON's POV
"WHAT'S GOING ON?" I had heard Derek shout, but it was like he was miles away. My body was shaking, my ears ringing and my throat painfully dry. Almost as if, the world around me had slowed to almost nothing. All I could do was stare in pain and disbelief at her, at what I had done done. Her bright blue eyes were wide with terror as she starred at me, blood streaming down her face.
I had done that to her. All these years constant companionship, from the start I had been desperate to help her, to protect her. And It was me who had hurt her. I felt the bile rise in my throat. How could I-what was-but I didn't mean it-it couldn't have been….
I watched her run away from me down the hall, or was Derek pulling her away? It didn't matter, I knew she would never want to see me again….I was suddenly hit with all I had been forced to say to her again. Every word was like a knife being jabbed into my chest. Forced? Was I really being forced, or had It all been me? My gut twisted when her screams echoed in my head over and over again.
My God, what have I done?
"She's getting away."
No. She needs to get away. My head was pounding, my lungs felt like they were going to burst. I wanted to scream, to cry, anything just to make it stop.
"Go after them."
No! I ran my hands through my hair digging my nails hard into my skin, as if I could pull the voice out. Somewhere far off I could hear my dad shouting at me, I couldn't make out any words but I could hear the concern in his tone building. Dad….Help. Please help me!
"We have a Job to do. Now go."
NO! IM NOT LISTENING!
"You are Pathetic."
Not listening. Not listening. I can't hear it.
"You attacked her. Her blood is on YOUR hands. Now finish what you started."
No…please. No more.
"Fine, then let me."
I felt myself knocked back by a gull force of wind, but I was standing still. I tried to raise my hands and check if I was okay. But they didn't move. I tried to speak and then realized I was already speaking…no I was screaming. Words I never had heard before, I was even more shocked to realize that they were powerful dark magic. For the first time I was aware of all the people around me. I noticed them in time to see them all get knocked back by a blast of magic. Ethan and Jack hit the ground hard, splitting Ethan's head slightly above his left brow. Lauren and Kit were able to brace themselves in time and only stumbled to the ground shaken.
NO! I screamed. But instead more curses, and spells, and gibberish came from my mouth.
That's when Tori ran into the room, she noticed everyone laying strung across the ground. I could see her anger…and something else. A giant cloud…a swirling mass of unkempt destruction. The other me had an obvious pang of jealousy as it wished to get it's hand on that much power.
Tori shouted at me, but I couldn't understand, it was muffled and distorted. She pushed me, hard in the shoulders. I wanted to scream at her to run, but I knew it was no use. My gibberish continued as I shouted back at her, my eyes must have been livid because for the first time I saw true fear within her eyes. The circling mass above her faltered only to grow double in size as she turned her terror into rage, raising a hand to cast a spell.
She was to slow. My hand reached up and grabbed her. No I didn't grab her, my hand went right through her…..Right through her chest. Her eyes were wide as she starred into mine. I didn't have to hear what she said to understand her question, I could see her lips form one word. Why?
Blood streamed out around my hand and down her chest as I felt my hand twist and snap something within before removing my hand…not bone, or organ….something else. Whatever it was, the cloud above her twisted and in a second disappeared within the hole leaving only a slight gash as evidence he had touched her.
Oh God. Oh God. I felt myself screaming even though my voice remained gibberish. Tori staggered back, her hands flying to her chest. She looked confused as she felt the small cut, and gaping at the amount of blood on her chest, obviously questioning what had just happened. She looked at me and took a step closer. I raised my hand and she stopped.
Run! Goddamnit. Stop. Stop! STOP! It was useless nothing I said nothing I tired….it was like I was a ghost…nothing.
An explosion. And then ….
….
My eyes snapped opened, sweat thick on my face. I spun around shocked, three years on the run had sharpened my reflexes. My heart pounding hard in my chest as my body responded to my fight or flight action. I wasn't on the porch, or at home, hell I wasn't even sure if I was in Missouri anymore…The taxi cabs rushed past me, and the obvious stink from the sewers caused my nose to cringe. The street signs looked familiar, but I couldn't remember where…
I had sworn that only moments ago I had been standing down Tori on the porch, had it all been a dream? I felt the corner of my mouth twitch and a wave a relief fall over me. None of that had happened. But then….where was everyone else…?
I was standing in the middle of a deserted sidewalk the sun was just beginning to set above the tall buildings in the distance. Horns and alarms from cars also echoed not too far off. I went to scratch my head when I noticed the red on my hand. I looked closer. Dried blood.
Oh God. No…
I rushed over to a nearby window to an abandoned shop. Faint stains of blood crusted around my nose where the blood and on the back of my hand, it must have come from when…when Derek punched me in the face. Then I noticed the dried blood on my forehead….Chloe's blood.
I scrambled to rub all the traces of it away, when I heard footsteps joining me on the sidewalk. An attempt to hide I rushed into an alleyway behind a trash bin and under a fire escape. The strength in my legs gave way and I slid down the cold stone on to the pavement. What had I done?
The full weight of the situation hit me once again, it felt as if I was being run over by tank over and over again. It had been me….
"No…no….no…." Fighting back tears, I tried to calm myself down but it was becoming impossible. So instead, I tried to accept what had happened, tried to move above of it. I had attacked Chloe, hurt her, thrown her…Attempted to fight Derek and failed miserably. Attacked Dad and Lauren while speaking in tongues. And then…had attacked Tori, I had hurt her badly too.
So to sum it up. Everyone I loved and cared for, I had attacked, maimed, and violated. Deep breath Simon. I could feel the panic rising again. Deep Breath. It was helping. And that's how I stayed for a good hour. Rocking back and forth, calming myself the best I could.
Once the hysteria had subsided, it became much clearer to think. I had runaway. Obviously, blacked out and somehow ended up in the city. How'd I get here? I shook my head, I'll worry about that later when I knew where 'here' was. Okay, what did I have to go on? Reaching into my pockets, I felt the customary bulge from my case of emergency insulin I always carried. Good. I had enough to keep me going for a while. I probably should find some food soon, my wallet tucked in next to it reassured me of at least twenty bucks and an emergency credit card set up by Dad.
There was something, however, I didn't recognize in the opposite pocket. Once my fingers wrapper around the cool plastic I remembered instantly. Derek's cell phones. I pulled it out. I never had turned it on this morning so its battery should be full. I flipped it open and turned it on. Immediately it notified me of eighteen missed calls and five voicemails the last being from one hour ago. All from Derek, Chloe and Tori…. I hesitated, my throat dry.
I looked around, it was getting dark and I could hear the nightlife around me starting to become active. Cheering and loud music from a group of men were not too far off. The wind had a bit of a cold bite to it, was I near water? I looked down at the phone again. What else could I do? Sit here in my little corner and hide until sunrise? Or venture out into the strange city at night? I needed help…I wanted help. Placing the phone's receiver to my ear, I waited for the worse.
"Five new voicemails." Said the politely robotic woman on the machine. "First new Message."
"Simon," It was Chloe. "Simon please, PLEASE answer the phone! I know you're scared and upset right now, but we can fix this. Please don't do this. I can help you, this thing-…. -BEEP."
Her voice sounded startled near the end, she probably was interrupted leaving the message. Chloe….She really was so self-less to even consider forgiving me. I sat there amazed, tears coming to my eyes.
"Second new Message."
"Listen you." Tori. "When I get my hands on your scrawny little neck I am going to beat the living daylights out of you. You'll wish you were never born. Got that? With that said, you get your: Little. Cowardly. Chicken. Ass back here and answer for what happen. I don't care if you're playing shotgun to a demon, hell I don't care if Lucifer himself is riding your ass. You get back here. Back home. Right Fucking Now. Don't make me come looking for you cause I will find you and when I do-BEEP!"
I flinched at the thought of what the machine had caught off. That was to be expected, however. I knew Tori would be angry, she's was always angry.
"Third new Message."
"Simon, I don't blame you." Chloe again. "You have to call me back. Please call me back. I know you were possessed and it's all my fault this happened. The Demon is just using you to get to me. Please. Let us come and get you. There is still time to fix this. We are family Simon. Were all freaking out about you. Me, Kit, Lauren, Tori won't stop stomping around the house, Derek chased after you but lost you once you got in that hotwired truck. We all just want you home safe. Please be safe….BEEP."
So I had hotwired a truck….is that how I got here? Then where was the truck…Derek was worried? Out of everyone, I was sure he was ready to skin me alive. If Tori didn't beat him to it.
"Fourth new Message."
"SIMON!" Chloe, but much more angry this time. "This isn't funny anymore! Husht is planning something, something bad. If they find you before we do, I don't know what will happen but it won't be good. I wouldn't put it pass them to 'accidently' kill you over this. I will not see you hurt because of my mistake. MY MISTAKE! Do you hear me? If it wasn't for me this never would've happened. That shit wasn't you, it was the Demon. Now Man Up and CALL ME!...BEEP."
I had heard Chloe angry before. Had heard her disgusted. I could hear the patience finally running out in her voice…
"Fifth new Message."
After a long silence, it thought maybe Chloe had called to apologize for losing her temper and just decided against it. But then I could hear Derek's casual cough as he tried to clear his throat and find the right words, talking low as if worried someone was going to overhear. "…..listen. Where ever you are. Sit tight and call me….I guess this explains your attitude that past few days. I should've realized it was escalating…should've listened…But that doesn't matter were going find you and bring you back. Simon I'm not going to lie, I'm pissed. I don't think- if Chloe hadn't stopped me I would've killed-No. Listen. I want you to call me back. Call me….everything we've gone through as brothers… gone too far to lose each other now…Call m-BEEP."
I slowly closed the phone and starred at it in the faint light. How could they care so much….
"They don't care, you pathetic fool."
I jumped looking around, I was alone in the cold dark alleyway. But I swore I had heard someone…No. Not her again…
"You're just fooling yourself." Her voice was like having my body dosed in numbing fluid. I say 'her' but I don't know why…I realize I can't actually hear a voice…it's more like I feel it rather than hear it. "You just want everyone to love you. And you'll make lies of acceptance when you don't get your way. Like I said: Pathetic."
"Shut up." I growled under my breath closing my eyes and covering my ears with my hands. Block it out. Block it out.
"We don't have time for this fool." No I wasn't going to let it affect me ever again. Not after what it made me do. The others, Tori, Chloe, even Derek. They still cared and wanted me home. They're was still hope, I couldn't give in.
"They don't want you. Now stand up, we've got work to do."
I flipped the phone open and pushed a random number on the speed dial. Each ring from the phone felt like an eternity. Every second I spent with just the voice in my head, I felt like it could be the last second I would be in control. Please pick up. Someone…I don't care who, just please….
"SIMON!"
"T…Tori." I said barely audible, my mouth felt numb.
"Simon where are you? Are you okay?" She sounded relieved and panicked at the same time.
"I'm….I'm…..Tori I don't know where I am….I'm in some kind of city. There are big buildings nearby. And I umm…Tori I need help…." I said breathlessly. The strange voice was fighting to keep control, but I could feel it slipping away slowly.
"Calm down," She said, much more motherly then I ever thought Tori capable of. "Listen up okay? We are going to come and get you, I just need you to get up and find out where you are. Can you do that?"
"Um…N-No. I can't. Tori, She's trying to make me go somewhere. If I move…I move and she'll take control again…I can't let her…Oh God."
"Simon…" She paused. "Simon don't stop talking. I am going to get you through this. Okay? We're going to show this bitch demon whose boss, all right?"
"Yea." I tried to smile. "Thanks Tori I-I don't understand…It happened so fast…Is everyone okay?" My voice was becoming even more shaken as I felt the voice fade to nothing once more. It should've made me feel easier…but knowing that it was hiding within me was even more painful then feeling it.
"Pshh-of course! Don't forget, this group of ragtag mutant supernatural's are tough as nails. It will take more than a hormonal demon to shake us Bro. Don't worry about that, you have bigger problems heading your way. Listen. Husht and the SCC can't be trusted, or at least that's what Will says. So we are going to make a break for it the first chance we get. Me, Chloe, Derek, Jack and Will. We're going to get to you first."
"O-Okay." I said closing my eyes and concentrating.
"Good." I felt a bit of the old Tori snap back when she laughed. "I still owe you a good one to the face though. If this scars, I am going give ya one to match. Don't think I won't."
I sighed. Trying to laugh, but found that was still out of my reach. "Tori I-."
"Don't go apologizing just yet. Apologize when we meet up. But to do that I need you to get up and find out where you are. Do you think you can do that now?"
I look around, the sounds from the nearby men had died down and the rest of the night was quiet eerie and silent. "Yea…I think…" I stood up and gingerly made my way towards the opening of the alleyway. So far so good. I peek my head out, a few cars pass by but other than that, the streets are vacant. "Okay." I whispered walking down the sidewalk towards some buildings hoping for some kind of city marker.
"Do you see anything?" Tori asks, I notice her voice lowering. "Look for street addresses. Businesses. Anything that might have an address written on it?"
"Tori…" I took a deep breath as I looked down the road. I was poised on high vantage point as the road dipped down and speed towards a bypass and then…. "I'm in New York…I can see the City." I was starring at the skyline of Manhattan in the distance.
"What? How did you get that far?" Tori said shocked. "That's more than a few days drive; you've only been missing for nine hours! How-What…Did you get on a plane? No planes have been grounded in New York because of the electronic interferences and quakes…The closest working airport is in what? Washington?"
"I don't know…." Suddenly I feel as if something is pressing down hard on my chest, and breathing becomes more difficult. Tori can hear me gasping for breath.
"What's wrong? Simon what's happening?" Tori hisses.
"Tori….I…She's taking me back to…back to wher-." I tried to tell her what I could feel as the Demon let loose its motive. But the more I tried the more I couldn't breathe. Suddenly my head filled with smoke, I couldn't think, couldn't move. A sudden wave of energy knocked me back into my own conscious. I screamed curses as I realized what had happened. The Demon had taken control again.
"Simon? Simon are you okay?" Tori's voice echoed off the small speaker on the phone.
I felted my lips form a smile, a wicked non-human smile. "Tell my Mistress," the Demon made me say into the phone, "tell her I'm waiting. Good-day." And with that I hung up the phone.
"DON'T THINK I'M GOING TO SIT BACK AND LET YOU HAVE YOUR WAY AGAIN!" I screamed even though only the Demon would be able to hear.
"You won't have to. I will let you roam free once the chessboard is set; I have to keep you alive till then." The words echoed around me. I feel my throat go dry. "This body is weak. Your….body requires outside help to survive. It is broken. I won't relinquish control until the last moment. My plan will need the upmost timing in order to work and I can't have you passing out before then. So sit back! Enjoy the ride." I felt my body tremble with silent laughter. "This will be a ride you will never forget."
Do not own Darkest powers
Hey, i planned to keep this up, two new chapters every three or four days. But I just recently lost a family member and I have alot of funeral preperations to go through. So there might be another hitais again, sorry for that but we don't plan for these things to happen and writing fanfiction kinda goes to the bottom of your list. Hope you guys like the story so far. Not to many chapters to go. The last story was 20 chapters so this one might be 20 to 25. Also am exicited about the new image portion of this site, maybe after all my problems have been settled i'll draw some cover pics to go along with these. That would be cool. seeing how i go to art school for a liviing.
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