Sorry for not updating I did not do it intentionally. I hope this chapter is good! (Longest chapter yet!)
Laura's Pov.
The Ninja had been gone for three days. Nya stayed behind with us on the Bounty and I was beginning to have a hard time understanding her. I could feel my animal side taking over and I couldn't control it. Sometimes I could hear myself barking instead of speaking and it took great effort for me to speak. It was scary, honestly. I felt as though I was slowly going insane. The worst part of all the changing was, I could feel my evil side taking over and I suddenly had the urge to kill...
I was sitting outside on the Bounty's deck when suddenly taylor shook her head violently and squeezed her blue dragon eyes shut. "Laura...it's happening...I'm turning...evil..." Her blue eyes suddenly flashed blood red, and then back to blue and then back to red. I was startled, but seeing her suddenly do that, stirred something inside of me. "Listen to me, my dark sister, we must find the Ninja," she suddenly said. I felt fear wash over me and then suddenly it was made much worse as my evil personality took over.
"Yes. I agree." I watched as the evil me, Dark Laura, I decided to call her, practically laugh in my face and I suddenly felt extreme emotional pain and exhaustion. My physical wolf body felt stronger than ever, but my mental body felt weak and helpless. I wanted immediately to confront my other self, but all I could do was give all the strength I had to my mind, where I fought for dominance over my own body. "All we have to do is ask Nya to locate the Ninja. Then we go down, and go on from there," Dark Laura said. Her plan was simple, so simple that I had a panic attack. Her voice was mine, but it wasn't the same. It was almost demonic, like when Galadriel was tempted by the Ring in Lord of the Rings.
"Alright then. Our master said to bring them to him, dead or alive. I vote dead," Dark Taylor replied, her voice followed by a chuckle. Physically, I smiled, my sharp fangs showing just slightly. On the inside I was shouting for them to stop the madness, but I knew it was no use. I was afraid, terrified even. I slowly shrank back into the deepest corner of my mind as I watched myself and Taylor plan attack.
*Time Skip*
I was already feeling exhausted. Around three hours had gone by since I was first taken over and it was already too much. My evil side and Taylor had already finished planning their strategies. I wanted to fight Dark Laura, but she was too strong. I never even believed that evil could be as strong as she was. She almost seemed like the pure essence of evil. I tried fighting her out of my mind, but emotionally, I wasn't strong enough. I was too filled of the fear that she was possessing me with. I wasn't sure if the real Taylor was having as much of a struggle as me. I couldn't really tell as I looked through eyes that weren't my own.
"I need to rest," Dark Laura spoke, echoing the thoughts that were already going through my mind. Unfortunately, she wasn't talking about both of us. If I didn't have rest, I would fade sooner than if I had rest, but I knew that Dark Laura knew that as well. She would continue to put stress on me and she wouldn't release it until I was gone. I wanted to disappear then and there, but I still held hope that the Ninja would save me before I faded into eternal darkness.
"Then rest. I will rest too. Taylor has begun fighting against me and if I don't sleep for a while, I won't have to ability to fool the Ninja," Dark Taylor said. My physical body nodded and I felt myself curl up on the floor. It wasn't long before she was resting in a physical state. As she reached REM sleep, her subconscious became awake as she went into her dream state. I realized that that was the perfect time to confront her, speak to her, see her. I wanted to know what she looked like, I wanted to see how I would be if...If I turned dark.
"I want to speak to you!" I called into the darkness. When I spoke I became dizzy and sick and my voice was cracked and broken.
Out of the darkness stepped Dark Laura. My eyes widened when I saw her. "Hello, Laura. You already look so broken," she spat, obviously enjoying my torture immensely. I stood up from my place but couldn't step forward as my knees threatened to collapse under me.
"I need rest..." I knew there was no chance in reasoning with her, but I needed to speak my mind. "Stop torturing me, stop trying to make me fade quicker," I choked out. The demon girl howled with laughter and I shuddered. It was the type of laughter that you never wanted to hear coming from someone. When she composed herself, she looked me directly in the eyes. My mouth dropped agape slightly and my throat seemed to close up as we made eye contact. Her eyes were completely black. The iris was black, even the parts that should've been white were black. Her hair was the same length and style as mine but it was black. Her skin was pale, very pale, almost to the point where it was white. She wore a tattered crop top and short black shorts and knee high boots. What she was wearing, I would never wear. And last, out of her back sprouted black wings, covered in thick fur. Looking at her was like looking at a nightmare.
"It's a joy to see you so frightened and so exhausted," she said. I clenched my teeth, showing my anger. She rolled her eyes and. put out her hand. She squeezed her fist shut and I suddenly felt out the air rush out of my lungs. I couldn't breathe even though I struggled too. I felt my lungs constricting but no air was going into them. I started to feel dizzy and I began to lose my vision, but luckily Dark Laura decided that she had enough fun with me and released my lungs. I fell to the ground, gasping for air.
It was a few minutes later before I could finally speak again. I could breathe right, I spoke. "Why...why do you act like...like you've always known me...you were only there when...when I was...possessed," I managed. She laughed mockingly at me.
"Don't you understand? I've always been there. I'll never fade away, as you eventually will. No one is perfectly good you see. I've been hiding in the darkest corners of your mind, trapped, by you. Every single time I am close to escape, you find a way to subconsciously push me back! Whenever I am close to escape, you do something wrong. Every time you feel guilt for it, and fix it, you push me back. You see how it works?" she asked. Before I could speak, she pushed me down to where I was before. It was almost like she had paralyzed me, yet I could still feel. "No more speaking, Laura. I only want my thoughts going through this mind," she said. She snapped her fingers, and I felt something change. I attempted to protest, but no sound came out. Nothing at all. I was silent.
*Time Skip*
No Pov.
Laura and Taylor had been able to convince Nya to bring them to the Ninja and now they were headed in their direction. Now in complete control of their animal bodies, Laura and Taylor could speak humanly and they could understand human speech. They were also able to change their voices to match the real Laura and Taylor's voices perfectly. Nya was easily convinced.
They headed down to the ground and landed the Bounty. Nya stayed back, knowing that it would be harder to find the Bounty if they left it while Laura and Taylor joined the Ninja. They continued their act, reading the real girls' minds the match their personalities correctly. Even someone who had known them for years would have a hard time seeing any difference in them.
Lloyd turned and smiled when he saw the white wolf and dragon approach. He walked over to Laura and got down onto his knees to match her height as a wolf. "Good to see you again Laura, even if you are still in wolf form," he said with a slight smile as he looked into her blue eyes. Laura gave him a strange look, but once she had looked into the real Laura's mind she understood.
"You too, Lloyd," she lied. She was honestly weirded out, and nothing usually weirded her out. She wasn't really the girl Lloyd liked, but he believed she was. He set his hand on her head and stroked her fur gently. She nearly bit his hand off.
Taylor decided to go over to Cole, having already read her opposite's mind. Cole, she noticed, seemed slightly nervous when he saw her, and that made him a perfectly easy target. He was the best looking of all of the Ninja, she thought, mostly because he was dressed completely in black, had dark eyes and black hair. Even so, she could tell that he was soft, much softer than he showed. He was gentle, and kind, even though he made himself out to be tough and sometimes mean. Those were his weaknesses.
"Hey, Taylor," he said turning to her.
"Hi, Cole," she replied in a flat tone. He raised an eyebrow at her but then shrugged it off.
"I was wondering..." he said nervously. "I know that you aren't human now, but if we get you back... I...would like for us to be together." Taylor almost burst out laughing, but she knew that would have given her away too soon. They needed just the right time. Instead, she said this.
"I'm sorry Cole. I don't feel the same," she said innocently. "I just like you as a friend." Cole looked hurt and embarrassed and Taylor felt pleased. Not only had she just practically torn his and Taylor's relationship, she had also torn both of them mentally.
"Oh...alright. That's fine... I...I'm sorry for even bringing it up." He walked away sadly. Inside the dragon's mind, the real Taylor watched as tears streamed down her face. She wanted to scream, but Dark Taylor had muted her as well. She got up all the mental strength she had and with it whispered, "I'm sorry. I love you Cole."
After to speaking to each of the Ninja and Wu, Laura and Taylor gathered together out of hearing range of them. "I've got all of Lloyd's weaknesses as well as Zane's and Nya's," Laura whispered. Taylor nodded. "Good. I have Jay's, Kai's and Cole's. Wu won't be fighting us, that I know," Taylor replied.
"When do we attack? I can't wait to have their blood on my hands..." She meant that both metaphorically and and literally.
"Soon." They continued on, followed about ten feet behind the Ninja, watching and waiting for the opportune moment to strike. Finally, to their relief, it came. They came to area that was slightly closed in my large boulders and trees, almost forming a circle. Laura and Taylor were in the back so they had the perfect vantage point of attack.
"We should stop. Now," Laura said fiercely. Everyone except Taylor turned to her, for she was looking straight at them. They all looked confused. "Why? We're so close to saving you guys!" Taylor shook her head slowly.
"Because if you refuse to stop, we will have to stop you," Taylor replied. Laura allowed her eyes to change to black while Taylor allowed her's to change red. The wolf bared her teeth and growled and Taylor clawed at the ground. Wu stepped forward from where he was standing behind the Ninja.
"They've turned evil!" he exclaimed. "Laura and Taylor have been taken over by their possessed forms. The two creatures laughed and nodded.
"Exactly. Smart, for an old man," Laura sneered. Taylor and her began to shake and convulse and they suddenly began to transform. Laura stood up on her back paws which soon turned to human legs. For a moment she looked normal but her black eyes drowned every chance of that. Out of her back sprouted black wings, covered in thick fur. Taylor was human, but out of her back sprouted black dragon wings and out of her head came horns. They both looked like depictions of demons.
They Ninja drew back in fear as weapons formed in their hands. Laura and Taylor nodded at each other and went towards the Ninja and attacked. The battle began, fierce and fearsome. Laura and Taylor fought with skill that went beyond the skill of the Ninja. The Ninja were losing. Laura and Taylor were extremely fast, and even though they couldn't do spinjitzu, they had the upper hand. Taylor went to fight the others while Laura lured Lloyd somewhere else. Staring at him with a smirk and an evil glint in her eye as they circled around each other she said, "Glad to see me now?" Lloyd didn't reply only glared back at her. "Hmh, I thought not."
"What have you done with Laura?" he asked suddenly. The female chuckled and shook her head slightly.
"Oh, she's still here."
"Can you show me her?" he asked. He was desperate to see the girl. He knew that she had to be in great pain to be possessed by such a demon and he hated seeing that. Laura tapped her chin slightly while she put her body at ease. She didn't have to really think about her reply, she knew what her answer would be. She was smart so she knew that having him see Laura for a few seconds before she killed him would be just as painful and maybe more, than not. So she answered with this.
"Yes. I can. I may be evil but I'm not heartless," she lied. She was as heartless as anyone could get. She would weaken him by showing him how weak his love was, and then she would kill him and then get rid of her. "I will let you see her for a few moments." She gasped slightly and blinked. When she opened her eyes, there were no longer black pits of emptiness, instead they were her normal sky blue color. She gasped when she saw Lloyd and she collapsed. He caught her in his arms and lifted her up, looking into her eyes.
"I'm so sorry, Lloyd," she whispered weakly as she stared into her emerald eyes. "I can't stop her. She's, she's going to kill you. I can't stop her." A few tears ran down her pale cheeks and Lloyd wiped them away.
"Don't say sorry. And don't cry. She won't kill me, she won't kill any of us. We'll get you back." Laura nodded slightly and then started coughing. Out came blood and Lloyd gasped. She had been weakened in her mind while Dark Laura possessed her, but now that she was in her body, she was weakened physically and she was in terrible condition. She started to cry as the blood ran down her chin.
"She...I'm sorry. Good...good-bye..." Lloyd held her onto her and she blinked again and her eyes were black. Then he let go of her and she stood back, wiping the blood from her chin. She chuckled slightly. "You won't be seeing her again. Now, let's have a real fight." She growled and lunged at him and they began combat. Like with the other Ninja, Laura had the upper hand. Her strength had been multiplied ten-fold and now she was stronger than even him. Grabbing him by the throat, she shoved him against a rock. There was a cracking sound as his head hit the rock. A couple seconds later, blood ran down the rock. His eyes started to roll back but Laura shook him. "No! You're not going to pass out, Lloyd... I want you to feel every last moment of this..." She lifted her sword just above his heart. The real Laura screamed. When she had let her free for that brief moment, it had strengthened her. "No!" she screamed. She used the last of the strength she had. She moved the sword over just enough to be over his shoulder, but then Dark Laura once again took her over and the sword went right through his shoulder. The bone cracked, and the sound gave extreme pleasure to the evil being. Lloyd wanted to scream, he wanted to cry, but he couldn't. The white hot pain made him to sick and it was too shocking for screams. Instead, tears began to roll down his face. Laura twisted the sword and he gasped. She smiled, and ripped out the sword. Blood ran from the wound and Lloyd closed his eyes.
"Just kill me now, please," he begged. He never thought that he would ask for someone to kill him, but his head pounded from the impact it made with the rock and his shoulder burned like the fires in hell. Blood poured from both wounds and he was becoming sick. He had just seen his girlfriend, tortured and hurt, and he just wanted to die. "Please! Kill me! Put the sword through my heart!" Laura let her eyes follow the blood that ran down the sword as she answered, "No, I think I'll just leave you like this for now. Seeing you in pain is more enjoyable than seeing you die." Lloyd clenched his teeth and closed his eyes. Only a few seconds after, he was unconscious.