A/N: Maybe... 9X7, 5XOC maybe.
Disclaimer: I Own nothing! 9 is property of Focus Film.
Chapter 29
Unaware of the danger she had been in, 10 slept on. 7 rubbed her head, trying desperately to shake off the dizziness she was feeling. 8 came over and 7 stared up into his glaring face. 7 felt nervous, confused until a broad smile slipped across 8's face.
"You're back." He mumbled.
"Back…?" Had she been somewhere? Had she been out scouting? Why was it all blurry?
" 7? 8? What is going on? Were you fighting?" 2 hurried into the scene. Fighting? Yes, she had been fighting…something…something inside…but…
"7?" 2 questioned gently, placing a hand on her shoulder, drawing her from her thoughts. She looked at 2 blankly and blinked, at a loss for an explanation.
"7, was…broken…not 7. She tried to hurt 10." 8 fumbled for the right words.
2 looked over at 10's sleeping form. 7 looked as well, surprised 10 was here. As she gazed at 10, flashes filled 7's mind. They were dark and vivid. She saw it all. What had she done?
"2? I…I think I did something terrible." 7 started, but 9 interpreted rushing into the scene.
"You were right 2, I can't find the twins, 5 or 6 anywhere." 9 smiled looking up. "But at least you found 7."
"7?" 2 questioned. She had gone to sit on the bed near 10.
"I think I better explain what I remember. -9 has them, had me but somehow, 10's complete soul brought me back from the darkness -9 trapped me in." 7 continued to look at 10 as she talked, drawing strength from her sleeping form.
"-9 used some kind of evil oil. Once it's inside, you forget everything….and you obey -9 without question."
The other just started at her as she continued, tell the whole tale. The twins tricking her, her taking 5 by force making him evil, attacking 8 and her trying to take change 10 by force.
"It doesn't really surprise me." A voice spoke out from the darkness causing the others to jump as 0 stepped into the light.
"0, my boy I didn't know you were awake. You should be resting." 2 rushed to 0 placing a hand on his arm. 0 only continued.
"The battle between good and evil has always existed." 0 sighed deeply, his knees bending a bit. 8 and 7 moved to help sit 0 on the bed near 10. 0 ran his hand through 10's hair, patting her forehead lovingly.
9 watched but said nothing, 0 had not made a move towards 10 once since 9 allowed him back in the family. But 9 was still uneasy.
"7? Do you have any of this oil?" 2 asked. She nodded and turned over the small flask she had on her.
"Don't let it touch your gears." 7 warned. 2 nodded.
"We have to help the others!" 9 almost yelled. As family leader he was doing a really bad job. Guilt was filling him, making every gear ache.
"We will my boy, we will." 2 reassured 9 and the others.
All the while 2 was wondering…
Was their only hope sleeping on the bed?
Could the compete human soul in 10, that was 10, save them?
1 angrily made his way toward the hide out of -9. This was not how if was suppose to be. -9 was suppose to leave him 5 and 6. -9 was suppose to destroy the others. None of this had come to be.
Anger blinding him as 1 stalked dominantly into -9 hide out. It was dark and so cold. Never minding how he felt 1 continued to walk deeper into the dark sanctuary of -9. He ignored the forms of 3 and 4 hissing at him from the shadows…at least -9 knew he was here.
"Where are you? You abomination!" 1 called out. He waited tapping his foot impatiently, soon the form of 6 skirted out. Bowing low, evil 6 lead the way, deeper into the decrepit building. It creaked and moaned quietly. 1 felt himself growing colder. Was this a sign something was really wrong?
1 was lead to a throne room, so similar to his own once. Evil 5 stood at the bottom of the throne's few stairs, guarding, 3 and 4 stood on either side of the throne, flickering at each other and nuzzling -9 affectionatly. -9 smiled darkly at 1 as he entered.
"You!" 1 shouted.
"Why 1, was a pleasant surprise." -9 smiled a poison filled smile.
"This was not our deal! 5 and 6 were supposed to remain mine. You were suppose to destroy the others! Not make them into your slaves!" 1 fumed gesturing wildly.
-9 held up his hands and 3 and 4 skittered away. "Now I never said anything like it. The way I see it by the time I'm done with your little family. I'll be a god of this new world."
1 was at a loss for words. -9 stood and approached 1, only now stepping into the light. Now in the light 1 could see his mangled and burned arm, hopelessly deformed. Evil 5 was not himself or he might have been able to fix it. Might being the key word. -9 noticed 1 staring at his deformity.
"This?...it's nothing. Seems one of my little pets escaped my hold. This is a side effect. You wouldn't happen to know how 7 got free, would you 1?"
"I…I..won't answer to you anymore." 1 tried to hide the tremor in his voice as he turned to leave.
"I didn't dismiss you." -9 growled snapping his fingers. 1 was beset upon my 5 and 6. They dragged him back towards -9's throne.
When they were face to face -9 reached out gripping 1's face roughly by the chin. "You know something don't you? You know how 7 became free from my grip…tell me?" 1 glared at him, silent.
-9 frowned and return to his throne, he sat before speaking…
"Make him talk." He commanded.
1's screams faded into the night as the moon began to rise. He would talk, he would tell -9 everything.
Before the next sunrise, -9 would then go and reclaim his lost fighting bird.
But -9 could not prepare for the story 1 told, how an insignificant little punk had brought them all back to life, and that she, alone, had freed 7 from his dark strangle hold.
"What?!" -9 questioned to a torn and tortured 1. 1 hung his head low, he deserved to die now, he knew it. 7 had been right, he was really nothing more than a coward.
"Take him out of my sight! Lock him up!" -9 demanded watching 5 and the twins drag 1's body off.
"Stay 6." -9 commanded, 6 obeyed coming close to him, bowing.
"Tell me is this 10 really that powerful?" -9 asked.
6 rolled his eyes slightly, his mind slipping though visions.
"10 can't be taken…by… evil, but could choose it…" 6 mumbled in his trance. -9 listening intently.
6 continued. "If…she fights…you lose…if she sleeps…you win…mustn't…mustn't touch though…dangerous."
"Leave me 6." -9 tapped his fingers thoughtfully, 6 would be right of course. But if he couldn't change her and if he couldn't fight her…perhaps he could kidnap her? While she slept? Locking her away so she could never reawaken any of them.
Why not? Besides 1 might like some company in the dungeons. -9's laughed echoed through the dark throne room.
Soon…yes very soon.
Everything would be his.
A/N: this story is almost done…leave me some reviews, if you liked this chapter. : )
