Chapter 12- Spirit

I lay awake in bed, thinking about everything that's been happening. I finally figured out what my bracelets do, but now I'm curious about the other half of my blood. I stare at the white ceiling and then turn my head to the window, it's open and oh so tempting. 'I've been working on this plan for many nights; I need to tell someone, at least Stein. He's pretty insane so maybe he'll go along with it. The man seems to love a good experiment. I'll just slip out to go and find him.' "No!" I harshly whisper out loud to myself. 'If I sneak out I'll just end up getting attacked.' 'But you can just turn your arm into a blade,' the darker side of me argues. I sigh; I'm going to do it. I tear off the blankets and sit up, letting the cold breeze tingle my face. I slowly stand up on my plain looking bed with plain white sheets and climb out the window, still in my plaid pajama pants and white tank top.

I take my time walking through the city, enjoying all the night version of it has to offer. Stein doesn't live too far and I know I have enough time to go so slow because there's a good four hours till dawn. I reach his house at the end of the city and find exactly what you would expect, a house with stitches all over it in the middle of nowhere.

I walk into the gates and reach the door. Surprisingly, it's unlocked so I just walk inside expecting to see no lights on and no sign of life. Instead I find Stein in his lab, with a lady in black stalking him outside the doorway, her hair is blond and short except for two long bangs on both sides of her face. I've heard about her, she's Medusa, a not so good witch. She uses snakes and arrows like I use bracelets. Luckily, she doesn't notice me, but Stein doesn't know she's there. I just watch in silent horror as she sneaks up behind him and grabs his neck with her elbow right under his chin, making him unable to talk or scream and just barely able to breathe. "Hello again, my love." 'My love?' I think, still behind the doorway, out of sight. "It's been a while; I'm still waiting for an answer, will you join me?" 'Join you in what?'

"I...I...said...no." Stein chokes out. She throws him down and spins him, now choking him and looking at his face.

"Then I guess you'll just have to die. Vector-" She raises her hand and I run out and grab it, hard.

"No!" I scream and with my left hand I pull on my blue bracelet. "Blue!" I shout as I throw the newly appeared globe at her. She freezes, only able to move her face. Stein falls to the ground, unconscious. Medusa is steaming mad and I know the second she gets out she'll kill me. With that thought, I yell, "Dark Green!" I feel like a snake is going up my ankle, look down, and see it's Medusa's powers. I look back up at her and see she's falling to her knees, drained of her powers and cursing.

Now that I've taken her powers she is worthless, but I've heard Medusa can always regain power. I pull on yet another bracelet shouting, "Light Purple!" as I do. Medusa's eyes roll back into her head and I smile in delight, I won. She falls limp on the floor and I nudge her head with my foot. I am in Stein's house with him and the famously evil witch Medusa unconscious on the floor. I was right I never should have snuck out. 'But then Stein would be dead.' The dark side of me pops up again. It's right. "My plan will just have to wait many more nights." I say to the lifeless looking bodies as I move Stein onto his rolling chair and hoist Medusa onto my shoulder.