Season 2 Chapter 4: Don't Wanna Hurt Anyone Pt.2
A/n: The Next Chapter will be dedicated to the request of Warhorse. Also this chapter will be crazy weird just to give a warning.
Here I was standing outside of Dolly's bedroom door. Dad's reaction to me coming back made me feel like a huge jerkbag. He was crying and snotting all over rambling about how it was his fault and he should've took my situation more seriously. I could only hope Dolly's reaction isn't as bad.
The last time she was ever upset with me was when that husky Dana set me up. Now that I think about it, I wonder what she's been up to?
Never mind that. I gave the door three soft knocks and waited for a response, but nobody answered. Knocking again I leaned my right ear up against the door, but recieved no answer again.
I gently twisted the doorknob and entered the room. I silently shut the door behind me. Dolly stared out her window not even noticing me.
"Aaron where could you be?", She wondered.
"Well the answer may surprise you.", I spoke up. Once she heard my voice she instantly tackled me to the floor cuddling me. "Aaron! I'm glad your ok.", She said relief letting me up.
She then punched me hard on the shoulder. "Ouch! What was that for?", I asked rubbing the soreness in my shoulder.
"Why did you run away like that?", She asked. "You had everybody worried, You had me worried. When you weren't answering my calls I thought something seriously bad happened to you. So I'm gonna ask you again, Why did you run away?"
"Well...I was afraid. I didn't know what was going on and I panicked. I almost got me and Dad killed...these powers of mine are getting out of hand and I have no control over them.", I hesitantly answered. "I don't get this under control I could do some serious damage."
"I mean if you think it's something internal you could always talk to your "Master" Deepak.", Dolly teased nudging my shoulder.
That's right! I forgot all about Deepak. Maybe I have some sort of imbalance in my aura/spiritual energy or something like that? "You're right! Maybe he could help...I hope.", I said.
I stood before the meditating ying yang pup deep in a trance. "Master Deepak.", I greeted bowing with a smile.
He opened his eyes, "Greetings Aaron, What brings you here? Let me guess you feel there's something wrong with you internally.", He guessed.
I was stunned by how quickly he guessed why I'd come here in the first place. Deepak could be very mysterious sometimes. "Uh...Yeah. How did you even know?", I questioned with confusion.
"I could see your aura isn't it's usual color. Something's off and unsettling about it. Come now.", He patted a free space of the pillow he sat on gesturing me to sit down. I seated myself next to him, "So what now?", I asked.
"We'll be entering the inner depths of your consciousness to find a proper conclusion to your issue.", He responded.
"How am I even supposed to do that? Is it even possible to do?", I asked.
"Of course, When we all sleep at night we enter the mind. On the other hand you must first close your eyes and clear your mind of all negative thoughts...", He began while I did just that word for word. "And now it's time you enter your own mind..."
Just as those words escaped his mouth my eyes immediately got heavy. Everything around me became dark and blurry. This must've been the side effect of entering my own mind so I gave into and fell fast asleep.
-The Mindscape-
My eyes shot open and I found myself in a white empty area. "Is this...my mind?", I asked hearing a loud echo of my voice boomed throughout this white world. It was dull of color and seemed to expand forever.
"Hello there may I help you sir?", a voice asked from behind me.
I turned around to see...me? This boy looked exactly like me. It was like looking in a mirror. He sat at a work desk wearing glasses and a red tuxedo, He was typing something on a computer. It's almost like he was a secretary. "Come on sir, I don't have all day. I'm too busy filling out all these forms.", He groaned still typing on the keyboard of the computer.
"Umm...Where am I?", I politely asked.
"You're in the mindscape kid.", He answered. "Why are you here anyway? Do you have an appointment?"
"Uh no...I guess this must be my mind then.", I muttered.
"Your mind?", He questioned raising an eyebrow. He then leaned over his desk staring at my shirt. I looked at the spot he was looking at and there was a badge that said "Guest of Honor: Aaron Daniels" I didn't even notice that was there. "You're the Aaron Daniels? Well why didn't you say something? You do have an appointment. My apologies sir."
Suddenly a pitch black elevator appeared before me. "The Chief Executive Aaron is waiting for you.", He spoke pointing at the elevator. "Oh before you go I can I get your autograph for my kids?" He showed me a picture of his family. To my surprise his wife and kids looked exactly like me. Does everybody in my mind look exactly like me?
"Uh...Sure", I replied. I took the photo and wrote my initials onto it before heading into the elevator. "This place is weird..."
-Chief Executive Aaron's Office-
Ding!
The elevator doors slid open and I stepped into an office. The room was big with a desk at the far side at the end of the room. There was a large window which revealed the outside world and I what I saw made my jaw drop.
There was flying cars soaring through the skies, There were thousands of skyscrapers and millions of me's below going about their daily lives. It was like another world inside my mind.
"Amazing isn't it?", a voice from the desk said with pride.
The person at the desk spun his chair in my direction with a smile getting up from his seat he stood in front of me holding out a hand. He was just basically another me. He wore black formal clothing, a red bowtie, black dress shoes, a long wooden golden staff, and a black tophat. "It's a pleasure to meet you, I'm Chief Executive Aaron.", He introduced. I shook his hand still surprised by how the resemblance between us was so uncanny. "I already know why you're here. Strange powers? Wanna know where they're coming from and how to keep them undercontrol?"
"You just took the words from my mouth.", I chuckled.
"Well you're in luck-", He said with excitement beginning to get my hopes up. "-Cause I can't help you."
"WHAT!!!", I shouted.
"But, I do know someone who can.", He smirked. "Now hold still."
He tapped his staff on the ground three times and the floor below me opened up like a trap door. I fell into an endless pit of darkness and dark energy.
-The Dark Side-
The darkness around me was unsettling. It began to remind me of that dream I had awhile ago. When that monster began talking to me and saying how it was me and I was it.
(A/n: Aaron's talking about the nightmare he had in the start of Chapter 27: Ambushed)
But then, two red pinpricks appeared in a similiar way like it did in that nightmare. A single light lit the monster as I stared in it's eyes now that I'm seeing it again, It looked exactly how I did when I transformed into a monster.
I felt like an ant compared to this beast. In a flash the creature tried to crush me with it's massive fist and I flinched in fear cowering, but then a bright flash of light restrained it's arms back to it's sides.
Yet again another me was there, but this me was different. He was engulfed in a white light like he was a living astral projection. "Woah! Who are you?", I questioned him.
"I'm Athos the guardian of your body and mind.", He blankly answered. "That monster is your inner demon. He's trying to break free, trying to change you. Don't let him control your emotions. You are your own person hold tight of what makes you...you.", He explained.
"Is that what I do? To stay in control?", I asked.
"That's all. Leave the rest to me as long as I keep him caged here you and your loved ones are safe. Don't forget what I told you.", He warned.
I won't take what he's saying for granted. If this is what it takes to keep Dad, Anna, Hunter, Rock Lobster, Dolly, Dylan, and everybody else safe then I'll do it. Suddenly I was blinded by a white light now starting to wake up.
I blinked and yawned now staring into the eyes of Deepak. "So did you find the answer that you seeked?", He asked.
"Yeah, but at least now I know one thing.", I mentioned.
"What's that?"
"I'm never going back into my mind ever again.", I replied still trying to fathom what I had went through. It all happened so quickly, but meant so much to me. I'll never forget what I just witnessed.