Evil Incarnate

Disclaimer: I don't own Victorious.

A/N: This is a flashback/explanation chapter.

A/N: The chapter name is for more reason than the song being mentioned or there at the end of the chapter. The song fits this entire chapter.

Chapter 21 (Whispers in the Dark)

Robbie clutched his stub of a wrist in his eyes and shouted as Rex started walking in his direction. He was screwed, he was so screwed. No, he couldn't panic. He could make it through this. He needed to. Gasping for air, and thanking quickly, he reached beneath his bed and clutched his fingers around a metal pole. He kept it under his bed in case he ever needed to use it for intruders, he just never expected that intruder to be Rex. Jesus, what the hell was wrong? He always wondered how the puppet talked without being attached to him.

"It's about time you bowed down to me." Rex smirked as thunder clapped and Robbie bowed his head. If Rex was going to kill him, he shouldn't have hesitated. It may have just been his fatal mistake. As the rain beat down upon his window, his mind drifted back to Cat. She needed him, and Rex threatened her. He narrowed his eyes and shouted out angrily as he pulled the pole from the bed and struck Rex with it. "Shit!"

"What you get!" Robbie rose and continued holding his bloody stump to his chest. He needed to work fast. He remembered something about severed limbs in that stupid Sky Store thing. He hated the Sky Store, and while it had been said that the place was magical, he never believed it. But now, seeing Rex in front of him, he knew for a fact that it was the real deal. "Who the fuck was stupid enough to create that store?" Rex got up as Robbie swung the metal pole once more and hit Rex in the face, chipping him and causing him to stumble across the bed and land on the other side.

"I'm going to kill you Shapiro." Robbie ran to his bookcase and began thumbing through it in a panic as Rex slowly pushed himself up and turned to him. Robbie grunted and pulled his jacket off, wrapping it around his stump tightly to conceal the blood.

"Crap, Crap, Crap! Losing blood…" He returned to the bookshelf and pulled the magazine out, then ran from his bedroom. Rex shouted angrily as Robbie shut the door and propped himself against it. It was an odd door and opened the other direction, which helped him a hell of a lot right now. He sighed and first flipped through a page about severed limbs. "What the hell?"

The page was about limb exchange, and for the incantation to work, both parties needed to be in the same vicinity. He yelped as Rex began banging on the door, trying to kick it open. He groaned and rolled his eyes, paling considerably. It had to work. "What is it about the Sky Store and their use of Latin?" He saw a line that spoke about hand exchange and closed his eyes as he started to recite the phrase. "Rex. Manus manus patefacio, manus manus propinquus. Mei est absentis, tribuo mihi vestri!" He then repeated the phrase with more certainty, power and meaning, then closed his eyes. Suddenly he heard Rex screaming in terror and opened his eyes quickly. He looked at his stump in surprise as a bump began forming in his jacket. He removed it and watched in horror as a hand started growing from the stump. At first, it appeared wooden, then, it became flesh. It was a bit tanner than his other hand, but it was still a hand nonetheless. "Oh my god, that worked?"

"What the hell happened, Shapiro?" Robbie chuckled nervously and laughed wildly as he began flipping through the pages to Rex. He read the information there and grinned as he tossed the book down, leaving a bloody print on the page. He gripped the pole in one hand firmly and opened the door. Rex stared at him in shock and took a step back when he realized his hand was back. "What the fuck did you just do?"

"What this?" Robbie lifted his free hand up and smirked as he glanced back at Rex through the corner of his eyes. "Oh nothing at all, I just decided since I lost my hand to you, then you should give me yours. An eye for an eye, you know."

"Whatever happened to turning the other cheek, asshole?" Robbie narrowed his eyes and twisted the pole upwards.

"I don't believe in it, dumbshit." Robbie swiped the pole into Rex and slammed him against the wall, then impaled him with the pole. Rex shouted out as he tried to pull the pole from his body. "Hey Rex…" Rex looked upwards and growled, wishing nothing more than to wipe that smirk off of Robbie's face. "Genitus Diabolus."

"No! No you can't know those words! No!" Rex's head shot back and then dropped down, his consciousness fleeing him. Robbie smirked and pulled the pole from the wall, dropping it to the ground. He placed Rex on the bed and narrowed his eyes, trying to figure a way that might kill this demon. He would have to go away, if just for a while, and learn as much as he could. He needed to protect his friends, though. Nobody would believe him if they knew what had happened.

"I'll be back, Rex. Count on it." Robbie left the house behind. Rex's new hand wouldn't grow until he regained his consciousness. After a few moments, Rex opened his eyes and slowly sat up. Lightning flashed and he narrowed his eyes.

"You're…all…dead."

The next day, Robbie spied on Rex, having seen him go towards the school. He'd been talking to Sinjin, as he'd seen his name on the page of creators in the Sky Store magazine. "What were you thinking, creating that demon?"

"I don't know, I was young and stupid. I stopped associating myself with Sky Store. I abandoned Rex in the final stages when I saw he was uncontrollable."

"You just stopped working on him?"

"Yeah, he probably thinks he would have become human…I don't know…"

"You think he'd go after you?" Sinjin shrugged and looked over at Beck's RV. He really didn't care if Rex went after him or not. Hell, he couldn't say he was afraid of the puppet.

"I'm supposed to join Beck and Jade on a trip to find her mom. Supervision."

"I find it odd they'd allow that to happen." Sinjin chuckled nervously and pocketed his hands. There wasn't much choice. It was Uncle Mike who instructed him to go. He saw everyone starting to crowd the RV and waved off Robbie.

"Time to get going. You know how to reach me if you need anything. Are you sure you want to do this?"

"Yes. It's for the best right now that Rex doesn't know where I'm at. Just like this will probably protect Jade and Beck from him, along with you and Trina."

"Like I said before. I'm not worried about myself."

"Right." It wasn't long before everyone piled into the car. At the last second, Robbie saw Rex in the RV and cussed. He started to run to them, but froze when he heard Cat nearby. He slowly hid behind a tree and peeked around to hear her singing very softly while holding her belly. "What? Why is she…" His eyes widened when she began speaking to it.

"Don't worry baby. I'm sure Daddy's safe somewhere." She lifted her head up to the sky and smiled. "Looks like rain today. Don't worry…wherever there's rain, Robbie's not far."

"S-She's pregnant? How can…doh!" Robbie smacked his forehead and shook his head. That time they'd had sex. It was one time, but one time was enough. Rex would be going after her without a doubt. He needed to protect her from that devil. "Think Robbie, think." He snapped his fingers and quickly rushed to Sinjin's place, having been given the keys and allowed to stay there for the time being. Sinjin worked for Sky Store at one point, he would have everything. Robbie started typing on the computer, looking up all the files stored for Sky Store. There were hundreds, but surely one of them had to have a way of protecting Cat from Rex, and after nearly an hour of searching, he finally found one.

Robbie's eyes moved furiously across the screen, his eyebrows rising and falling periodically. This was perfect! It stated that with a specific incantation and stating the target's name first, while also having an artifact of theirs, would protect her. He looked at his tanned hand and closed his eyes. He had to have faith in the very thing he hated most of all. It came through and gave him a hand, so why couldn't it do this?

He wrote down the incantation and found Cat in her home, talking to her mom and dad. After a few minutes, she fell asleep on the couch and they left the house. He walked inside and leaned over, kissing her softly on the forehead. He didn't want to appear creepy in any way, so he hated entering her home without her knowing, but it was for her own protection. He lifted his eyes up and sighed. My god, what had he been smoking? He placed his hand on her stomach and softly repeated the incantation. "Cat Valentine…" Opening his eyes slowly, he smiled at her beautiful face. "Infantia mitis, infantia putus, infantia servo matris ex malum."

When he stated the incantation, she began glowing white. He jumped back, his eyes wide. The pure aura flowed over her body, cloaking her like the beautiful rain. His eyes softened and he closed his eyes, smiling softly. "Do not forget that I am alive…I will come back for you when you need me most of all. Just like the rain." He left the house and walked down the street to Sinjin's place, needing to do more research and again learn as much as he could. Once there, he called Sinjin's number. "What?" Sinjin was almost panicking, which was rather odd for him.

"Are you guys okay? I know I saw Rex back there."

"Yeah, yeah he attacked us, but we're fine. Trina knows a thing or two about a baseball bat. Yikes. Anyway, what is it? I'm in the back room right now…They don't know I'm talking to you…"

"Good. I'm sorry I have to keep this secret. Where are your parents, by the way?"

"Emancipation, I live alone. Have for the past few years."

"Why?"

"Parents are a couple morons. All you need to know. Why do you think I worked for Sky Store, I needed a way to make money."

"Makes sense…anyway, I just realized the shit works." Sinjin chuckled as Robbie tilted his head back. "Sinjin, we need to think of a way to protect her. Some sort of incantation to say that will make damn sure that if Rex touches her, he will get burned."

"Right. Speaking of burning, he hates fire. I know that."

"I would presume…he is wooden."

"Yes, but something you might find interesting. No matter how many human parts he consumes, he will always have a skeleton structure made of wood." Robbie's eyes widened and a smirk formed on his face. This was good news indeed. "That means any fire that touches him, he will instantly burst into flames. Spontaneous combustion. I'm talking not just from the outside, but from the inside out."

"Awesome."

"Now if you're wanting to watch your friends and family without worry of being seen. I have a brown coat in my closet. Wear it. It's baggy enough that it should conceal you." Robbie nodded and walked over to Sinjin's closet, opening the door and revealing a long coat with a hood. He pulled it out and chuckled. It looked like something out of a medieval story, but it worked.

"Sinjin, why do I feel as though I'm high? I mean a living puppet...magic…this coat…"

"Yeah stuff it, this is just what happens when you get involved in that Sky Store stuff. Just so you know, almost everything Sky Store made after Rex's creation was used to combat him. So you're going to want to learn everything about sky store as you can."

"Huh…go figure."

"Yeah I know, sucks, but you'll get used to it. I need to go, it's just me and Beck driving right now. The girls are still trying to regain their composure after what happened. Beck needs to go back to Jade, so I gotta take the wheel."

"Fine. Later." Robbie hung up and moved back to the computer, shaking his head and rolling his eyes.

Days later, Robbie made his way to his house. Cops were everywhere. "Crap." The rain was coming down hard and Cat was standing there, looking up into the sky while Mr. Vega was being carried into an ambulance. Robbie closed his fists up and narrowed his eyes, damn Rex. Damn him.

His mother was outside as well, covered in blood. Robbie was astonished, his parents weren't supposed to be home so soon. Then he remembered, they would be returning home when they heard he was missing. "Crap." His mother was weeping bitter tears and his father was nowhere in sight, that's when he knew. His father had been killed. "NO! That can't be! Damn it, Rex, damn it!" Only that demon puppet could create such carnage. He found where his father's stretcher was and pulled the sheet from his face. His body shook terribly and he wept. "Dad. I'm so sorry I wasn't there. I'm sorry I wasn't there sooner. Watch over mom from up above, please. It won't be long."

Robbie wiped his eyes and buried his head in the blanket and continued to sob. This couldn't be happening, it just couldn't. It had to be one big nightmare, that's right. It had to be! After a few minutes of mourning, he left the ambulance and made his way to the hospital, knowing they'd be there before he was, since he was on foot. He wanted to see Tori's father, to let him know to keep his mother and Cat somewhere safe.

Days later, Robbie was following the KKK, seeing that Tyrone was on the move. He watched from the bushes as they lit a big one in Andre's yard. "Bastards. How dare they set Andre's yard on fire." Rage shot through his veins as they started throwing burning bottles into Andre's yard. "How can they do that? Tori's in there too!" Robbie growled and clenched his fist as he watched the carnage, unable to do anything at the time. It was not long before the cops started arriving at the scene with firemen. The KKK ran off. Robbie followed them once he knew everyone was safe.

The eight members of the Klan had spread out. Robbie grabbed a rock and bounced it in his hand. He was going to teach them a lesson they shan't forget. He found the first member, and bashed him with the rock. He repeated this with the rest, leaving a phrase for them to remember just as they lost consciousness. He was sure this group wouldn't be attacking again anytime soon. When he hit Tyrone, that was when he noticed Andre running from Rex. "No! I'm not letting you get him!"

Robbie hurried after them and saw Andre beating Rex like he was nothing. He was impressed, didn't know Robbie had it in him. Once Andre had an opening to run and took it, Robbie repeated the immobilization words and Rex fell unconscious. He smiled and wiped his forehead. Andre was safe and he was satisfied. He didn't really even need protection, he could handle himself just fine, evidently.

His phone went off and he answered, it was Sinjin. "Jade's safe with her mother now. I don't know, but judging by the look on her face when she got on that plane, I think she might be thinking about staying."

"Better she's there than here right now, anyway. Aside from Rex related stuff, I think Jade should stay with her mom. I think she'd be happier there."

"Probably. By the way, I figured out an incantation for your lady." Robbie stood up straight, excited to hear this news. "One that really should work, I've even had to bust open an old Sky Store spellbook for this one. Evidently it has to be something that symbolizes your relationship. If I'm right, I think I know what it is."

"Rain."

"Yeah, rain. The rain shall protect her. You need certain elements for this to work the first time you say it. The more you say it, the stronger it becomes. If anything evil is touching her, and I'm talking pure evil, they will literally be burned by it. Rex will be smart enough to pull away before he's torched, but hey, it'll still protect her from him."

"Okay, so what elements will there need to be?"

"Well she needs to be there, obviously. He needs to be near her or touching her. You have to have evil in the equation for it to work." Robbie nodded and leaned against the wall. This was it, there had been too much crap going on, he couldn't wait any longer. He knew almost everything there was to know about Rex, so he felt ready. "It also needs to be raining. I mean not just any water's going to cut it. Rain symbolizes your relationship with her, so there needs to be actual rain in the equation."

"Okay, I understand that. I think I'm ready. I'll make my move when it rains again."

"Okay great."

"Rex isn't going to hurt her. Not a chance." Robbie hung the phone up and pocketed it, then walked down the street. He pocketed his hands and looked up to the sky, shaking his hood off his head. "I'm coming back for you, Cat. I will be there soon beside your side." He pulled an ipod from his pocket and pressed play. Skillet's song "Whispers in the Dark" began playing and he sang along with it.

"I will be the one that's gonna hold you, I'll be the one you're going to run to. My love is a burning, consuming fire." Robbie lifted his hand up and waved it through the air. "No! You'll never be alone! When darkness comes I'll light the night with stars. Hear my whispers in the dark. When darkness comes you know I'm never far."

Miles away, Cat awoke from her sleep and looked outside. Her radio was blaring, she'd forgotten that she turned it on. Skillet's song Whispers in the Dark was playing. It was raining. Her mind could only drift to one thing. "…Robbie…"

Hope you liked this. Just so you know, with Robbie being back and Rex getting more and more pissed, you're about to see real hell breaking loose, literally.