Chapter 12
Tom POV
After Dougie and I had had our moment together on the park hill, we teleported back to the front of the mansion and walked to the front door hand in hand but something felt wrong. "Dougs, you feel that?" I asked. There was something different about the atmosphere around here, it didn't feel safe. "There's a broken window" Dougie whispered back and I teleported us upstairs and into my room, making us land softly on my bed. We tiptoed around the third floor before getting down to the second, checking each room silently before moving on. "Where are they?" Dougie whispered and I shrugged. "I can feel them in the house but for some reason it feels weak, like there's someone else in the house but they're distorting the other two's presence" I whispered back. "Since when can you feel people's presence? You sound like a stalker" he giggled and I shot him a fake glare before smiling at him for joking in a moment like this. "Dunno, it's like one of my powers, Space and Time, I'm a right geek" I smiled. "You're my geek" he winked and I smiled brightly at him before we continued our search.
We finished our scan of the second floor before hearing a loud crash downstairs. "Oh well, it isn't mine anyway" I heard Harry say and laugh but something was off. "Let's go and talk to them" Dougie said and I bit my lip, mulling over if it was a good idea or not. After a minute I still couldn't decide so I just nodded, holding Dougie's hand in case we'd need to teleport to safety. "Guys?" Dougie questioned and Harry's attention snapped towards us and he fired some red fists at us. I teleported us and we landed on the other side of the corridor. "What the hell Harry?!" Dougie shouted, going red with anger. "Sorry! You scared me Dougs, a man broke into the house" he replied, putting his hands up and starting to walk towards us. "It's fine, I wasn't hurt but you have to be careful" Dougie muttered but then Harry came into hitting distance and made another swing for us. I teleported us again and this time took us a little further, letting us land softly outside. "What the hell is going on?" Dougie shouted. "Something happened to Harry and possibly Danny, I think they're under some sort of control which is why their presence was distorted" I said and the door suddenly opened to the mansion.
Danny smiled at us and instantly I knew that he was under control as well. "Dougs, I think we should leave" I said and he shook his head. "I'm gonna snap him out of it!" he said stubbornly and his hands sparked to flames.
Danny walked towards us slowly and I readied myself because I wasn't exactly sure what to expect from him, his powers were all survival and transformation, so what would he throw at us? "Don't come any closer Dan! Put your hands on your head and lay on the ground, make it easy for us to fix this!" Dougie shouted but Danny just smirked and shook his head. "There's nothing wrong Dougs, you just need to come here, there's someone you have to meet, he can help us and we can take over the world together" he smiled evilly then continued walking towards us. "Come on Dougs, what can we do? We don't know how to break them out of this" I said and he shook his head again. "If it was me, I wouldn't like to be abandoned, they need us" he said then shot a massive flame in Danny direction which dispersed into nothing as it collided with him. The steam cleared and Danny had turned into water which had put out the fire on contact. Danny rose up in a pillar of water, just like the girl we had fought before and began throwing jets of water at us but Dougie still refused to move, standing in the path of the water before putting his hands up and the water stopped in its path, he moved his hand and spun it back towards Danny which engulfed him and became a sphere which held him.
Dougie POV
The effort of keeping him in mid-air in that ball of water was highly draining but suddenly the water stopped having an effect on Danny and he simply slipped out of the ball of water. I cursed as Harry stepped out of the mansion, joining the three of us. "Wanna switch?" I asked Tom and he nodded. "First sign of trouble, dive at me and we'll get out of here" he smiled and I nodded, reassured that we had a way out if things got rough. I gathered up water and let it collate around my hands, just like I normally did with fire. Harry smiled at me and threw a few red fists in my direction which I blocked with three shots of water and followed through with a flash of fire. Harry didn't even move out of the way as the fire hit him and left burn marks on his skin. "Do you want to hurt your friends?" he smiled and the thought of doing anything else became out of the question. I didn't know what to do. I can't hurt him…
Harry continued throwing more punches and kicks at me which I barely managed to avoid and block, hoping that he'd grow tired, but his stamina seemed infinite. Suddenly, Harry stopped moving and a shadow that looked like him burst out of his body and let out a roar before charging at me while I was recovering from his other attacks. I dodged the first few attacks but the others came fast and furious, each one hurting more than the previous. "Dougie!" I heard Tom shout and he appeared next to me before we both disappeared away from the two friends that I had failed to save.
When we landed back on park hill I fell to my knees, despair and pain had robbed my strength. I felt a pair of arms wrap around me and I nuzzled into the owner's chest. "It's okay Dougs, we tried and we can try again" he whispered his soothing words into my ears and I nodded, letting the tears leak out and soak into his shirt. Soon enough though, I fell into a dreamless sleep.
Tom POV
I took my time with fighting Danny, knowing that he could potentially do anything he thought of. "Wake up you idiot" I said as we went to punch me with his fists glowing blue and water spears flew in to where his fist had been. I slowed him down momentarily and kicked him in the shin, hoping that it'd stop him fighting me. I didn't want to hurt him. Just then, he sped up and started punching faster with more power. I started using teleporting to avoid him but Dougie's cry made me stop fighting. Instantly, I knew that he needed my help…
I carried Dougie back to my apartment and placed him in my bed carefully. "Sleep tight Dougs, I'll be here" I smiled, placing a kiss on his forehead and pulling up a chair by the window, looking out to the moon and stars. A strange feeling filled me, it was like their light was recharging me, I no longer felt tired and I felt filled with energy, my hands suddenly glowed white and I smiled until I felt a burning on my chest. "What the?" I cursed and then pulled off my shirt, looking in the mirror and finding a star-shaped tattoo on my chest. I wonder what I can do now…
Harry POV
The guy returned after Dougie and Tom had disappeared. "Idiots! You were meant to capture them" he spat. I didn't like what I was watching back there, he had given the psychic order and I was attacking my friends. I hope they knew that it wasn't me attacking them. "No matter, while I was away, I managed to find this other person with a power, I took it from him and now I have the power over creating life" he laughed and kicked a tree which pulled itself out of the ground and grew a face on its bark. It swung a branch at him but he created another purple bubble which allowed him to control it. "I'm going to get your friends myself! You look for more crystals and you come with me!" he shouted, pointing at me and then Danny. I didn't have any say in any of this. I turned and walked towards town, looking for any sign of crystals and their powers.
Next Morning…
Dougie POV
I woke up and we were in a flat that I guessed belonged to Tom but there was no sign of the owner beside me and no warm, comforting arms. I looked over by the window and he was sat there, fast asleep with his head hanging backwards. "Idiot, should've got in bed with me" I muttered, getting up and pulling the chair towards the bed and pushing him onto the bed. I lied down next to him, placing his arms around me and thought about the events that had occurred yesterday. How were we meant to save them without hurting them? Whoever was controlling them didn't care about their safety as Harry just took my fire! I don't think I'd be able to do it again… There must be some crystal that can help us! I soon fell asleep during my pondering but still I felt restless.
I woke up the second time that morning and I was met with a pair of beautiful brown eyes that made me smile. "Morning" Tom smiled with his single dimple poking out before moving my fringe out of my eyes. "Morning" I smiled and kissed him, he returned it just as softly and it made my stomach do flips. "We need to look for more crystals, it's the only way we can maybe snap Danny and Harry out of it before anything else happens" I said and he nodded. "But can't we at least have a little cuddle first?" he smirked and I shook my head. "As much as I wish we could, we can't" I laughed, moving in to kiss him but pulling away at the last second. "Let's go then" Tom sighed, holding out his hand and I took it but he pulled me closer, let go of my hand and kissed me, using that contact to teleport us. We landed and I smiled into the kiss.
We walked around town for ages before out of nowhere a guy was thrown out of a Starbucks window. Glass was thrown everywhere as he landed roughly on the ground and but slowly picked himself up. Harry stepped out of the once silent café with his hand glowing and Tom went to run at him but I stopped him as the guy ran over to some grass, making it grow instantly and shooting them as razor blades towards Harry. I burnt them to a crisp and they all fell to the floor knowing that Harry wouldn't have done anything to stop them himself. "Come here!" I shouted at the man and Tom froze him in place, not looking at all tired this time by it. Harry ran towards the frozen guy and I raced him, only losing to him by a few seconds. I reached out for him, willing him to stop and he did. Harry's whole body turned rigid and I shook my head. I didn't mean to! I didn't want to use Death magic, I just wanted him to stop… I felt the blood in his body halt his actions and knowing that I was doing it made me feel sick. I walked past Harry and touched the guy's head, feeling his powers flowing into me and I wobbled, not collapsing this time.
Tom grabbed Harry and we all teleported back to his house, the second that Tom hesitated before holding my hand made me feel even more sick, I didn't even mean to… "How are we going to snap him out of it?" I asked. "Water? That's what some people do in the films" Tom smiled and I nodded, grabbing some water from the sink and throwing it at his face but he only glared at me. "We could try knocking him out? Cause it's like a reset to the brain" I asked and he thought for a second and punched Harry right under the chin, making me flinch but Harry was now knocked out and tied to our chair. "Tom, are we okay?" I asked and he sent me a small smile. "I used Death magic on him and what if I accidentally hurt you?" I said. "Well, I'm not scared, I trust you Dougs" he smiled and kissed me. "Okay" I said and we laid down on the bed, waiting for our friend to regain consciousness.