chapter 10. dark truths
Dream Frisk
I was back in that mysterious cave again, I wondered why I always came back to this place what the meaning of that cave I had never seen before and yet I knew it had a meaning
"hello Frisk" said the other me behind my back , making me feel a huge fright "again you!"
"sorry if I bothered you, but I came to make sure you were fine"
"well I guess you saw what happened"
the other said to me with an angry look "yes I know, I don't like that Goth, he has that criminal charm that it would beat any girl's heart "but with a skeptical look I said" please don't tell me you fell in love with him "
" of course not, I could never betray myself, but don't deny that he thrilled you when you were found next to him "
" the only thing I felt was just nausea and the desire to punch him in the face "" sure his sexy face "
" his .. what .. you are .. that "
" hey don't look at me like that , it is not me, I am you memories we share mind and body, emotions and feelings, heart and spirit, these penitents were inside you from the beginning, under all the emotions of anger, disgust and shame "I turned around and I just said "I didn't come here to talk about that balloon" the other me, yes to me close and looking at me with her blue eyes, she said
"I know sister, I guess you need my help"
"yes you told me that if I needed I had to draw the pendant before falling asleep" "right, come on explain the problem "I scratching my head I answered her" here I wanted to tell you something, so far I have been experiencing so many absurd things, I see the future in the echo map and then I create echo projections without wanting it and in addition and beyond I come as possessed by something or someone, now tell me can you give me an explanation "she looked at me with a smile and replied" nothing particular, because you see it's just that your new body is developing its special abilities "
" so are they special abilities? "
" sure, for example you remember what happened when you got stuck under the branch when the flames were approaching "I thought about it, I remembered the energy that was farting inside me, then those blurred memories of how we escaped from the fire and then those images in the fire, but the sensation I felt was as if something inside me was driving my actions "I guess you remember it right? since it was the first super power you developed "
"I guess you're right, but how can I dominate them if I don't even know what causes them" but she burst into a loud and embarrassing laugh
"what are you laughing at?" I asked her, she calmed down and replied "I finds it absurd that you haven't gotten there yet" it's absurd that I'm here with another me who, instead of helping me, laughs in my face"
"sorry but I'm like that, anyway under orders from Nocturnia I can't ask you all the answers, only the basic ones I can show you a direction or even some advice in case of danger, but such questions are forbidden for me, because only you have to understand it yourself so Nocturnia ordered me she is the boss "in that moment I thought that Nocturnia could have been a little lighter with the expectations towards me, she chose me but no longer expect me to understand on the fly how this works "however I can give you some advice for those two jungle savages" I looked at the my other me all ears
"be very careful, all you have to do is fly away when you see the dead wing of the Brigthwing" I froze at those words "you say Marina!" but she smiling he replied "I didn't say Marina, I said Brigthwing" in that moment everything started to dissolve like last time "no wait ! what do you mean ... "before I could finish the sentence the dream was over
I woke up suddenly, while I was upside down in a hollow tree next to Shade who was sleeping peacefully, I also took a look at Marina and luckily she too was sleeping safe and sound, I was worried about her after what the other me had said, what she meant with the lifeless wing of the Brigthwing but so far the only thing that came to my mind is that maybe Marina was in some danger or even! ..at that moment I turned to the two giants who were sleeping blissfully next to us, my mind had stopped at a single thought and what if those two hurt her? observing Throbb, I would say that he is very fond of eating and then there is Goth he certainly hides something evil, but will it ever be possible? if they really wanted to hurt us then why not do it right away? what do they want to use for the return south? they wanted guides after all, I don't know why but when I try to think about the biology lessons I remember there was something else they eat, small animals, no it was something more specific but I just can't remember. I got off my perch and looked out it was the sunset came in a few minutes the sun should be at dusk and then yes it will be a good show, I stayed there watching the sunset thinking about many things about my house and my grandfather, who knows if Already reported my disappearance to his fellow cops, uh yeah
Flashback
I was ten years old at the time and my mother was cooking when we saw the police car parcegiare in the courtyard and from there dad and grandfather got out with their uniforms as agents, I ran towards them to welcome them as always
"look who 'is our little peperino "said my father hugging me" already son, every day this little girl becomes more and more perky "
my grandfather finished making him the soletician around his neck making me laugh" about dad now just play in an hour we will have to go back to service "he said my father, grandfather nodded and the three of us went into the house Now , I liked the fact that both my father and my grandfather were in the police they were like heroes defending the inocents, then when my grandfather turned 60 he retired, but remained the same as always ready to defend those who were not able to defend himself, perhaps it is from him that I took my character. at that moment the sun was at dusk and the show was breathtaking the light the heat was all beautiful
"because owls are against all this" I thought
"do you enjoy the panorama Senorita?" I turned and saw Goth completely awake, I snorted and I went back to look outside
"what's the matter are you afraid of me Senorita" I with a frown I turned and said "no, I'm not afraid of you, I just want to enjoy the twilight in peace"
he smiling said "already the sun is beautiful gives life and light and thanks to it if my beloved jungle has grown up becoming prosperous "I gave a slight smile and said
" I did not make you sentimental, I thought you were an alleged who sees who is not like him as an insect "he smiled and got out of the perch near me
"oh senorita, you think too badly of me, I would like to show you that you have nothing to fear from me, I'm not so bad if you get to know me better" I replied "sorry but I hardly believe in those who kill others" but it was there that you left me speechless
"senorita I had to do it, it was a matter of life or death, my brother-in-law and I want to go back to our house, we need to accumulate enough energy to do it" I was silent actually I hadn't thought about it and in a certain sense there was a moment when I felt sorry for him
"I understand you too I just want to go home, but I know it won't be that easy and sometimes I wonder if I'll ever succeed" I noticed a strange look on the giant's face almost sympathetic
" oh dear, maybe you are belittling yourself, you shouldn't do it, if you want to succeed in your goal, you have to tell yourself you can do it "I gave a little chuckle and said" uh tell me you do it too you tell yourself you are "the most magnificent specimen of your kind "and you end up convincing yourself"
Goth gave a slight laugh and then replied "you are really funny senorita and this opens up a lot in a female, the ability to smile at the enemy is a great thing it means you don't lose hope"
"oh so now you are the enemy?"
" I could do it if I had to "
" good to know then I'll have to smile at you to show that I am stronger than I seem "he looks at me surprised but he said
" you know I prefer to see you smile because you want to smile, however I would like to see you smile "at that moment I wondered Was he sincere or was he playing with me to make me trust him? however it is I replied
"I bet that is what you have said to many females of your colony to make them melt, I am sorry to tell you that your caliente with me does not attack, I am a serious girl"
he was surprised because without realizing it I had spoken in Spanish
"I didn't know you knew my language, senorita
" I shut my mouth, what could I do, I had to make up an excuse "eh I must have heard it or you or Throbb I don't remember" but Goth didn't believe me even though I didn't he said nothing, I saw suspicion in his eyes, he looked at me with disbelief, surely he understood that I was not sincere, but he did not insist and said "it is better to wake up the others and leave before the cold increases" I nodded with the tomaco that turned to me for fear
Third person pov
the colony escaped from the owls and to save themselves they hid inside a woodworking factory, but what they didn't know was that the red bird was there watching them hiding and unfortunately he wasn't alone, a team of owls was with him and their expression was clear their intention, screaming they flew to the timber factory and began to scratch, destroy and forcefully and violently trap the wooden planks to open a passage large enough for them to enter. The colony inside was in panic as they watched the owls that were about to reach them, Frida had to think quickly of a way to get everyone to safety, she observe the area and she notice how the logs on the conveyor roller were cut and made to pieces from the processing machines, then she looks at the colony, an idea flashes in her mind to use those machines to escape the owls, however she knew that it was closed there was a risk that someone from the colony would request to be injured but that other choice had, the time to think was exairite the owls managed to enter and walked towards them
"this way hold it tight and be careful" she said
directing the colony down.
The owls followed them snarling at them, but Frida's plan began to bear fruit, the owls some owls were captured by the trunks on the roller that drove them away from them, but others instead were not fooled so easily and they went against of them avoiding the mechanics and no matter how many maneuvers the colony did the owls were behind them relentless and determined to make the Owls retreat and then. Despite the danger was enormous, the plan worked, the owls and the red bird came back to avoid being cut in two like firewood.
the Owls then decided to fly higher towards the rafters of the roof, but did not make it in time, the gate of the sawmill was open and the Silverwings took offense to leave the building. Artemis looked at the red bird with an indignant look, before leaving the building with his companions, the red bird sighed disappointed, he had failed this meant he could forget his mosquitoes.
The colony was hiding under the tarp of a truck that took them to the clearing, to make sure there was no danger out there Mercury took a look, luckily the truck had taken them away from the factory and the owls had lost track, with a smile on his face Mercury said
"all right" who said the colony got out of the truck and flew into the clearing.
the colony stopped to regain strength in the forest, the area was safe the owls were far away, but now a single question was buzzing in the minds of all bats why do owls chase them? in this regard, Frida I call Chinnok to get some answers. the young Silverwing approached her calmly
"why did the owls attack us? what is going on?" Batsheeba asked, the boy struggled to explain
"well, I heard from some flying scabbards that, the silverwings are wanted for killing pigeons in the city" hearing his answer the colony is upset
"this doesn't make sense, I don't have never heard of bats killing animals, if owls believe it then they are flying in formation and the night watch pigeons make sense "Bathsheeba turned and said
" we should have given up Shade and the human bat girl in the first place "those words the colony began to whisper between them, Frida turned and said
"what is done and done"
Mercury continued saying "danw is coming where do we go now" at which point Bathsheeba with a wicked smile turned to Frida and said
"we must continue on as scheduled "
" the towers are too exposed it may not be safe "answered Frida, Bathsheeba immediately replies
" we've alredy suffered enough for your rash decisions! we must get back to our route "
the colony on hearing Bathsheeba's words began to doubt, what if she was right? they thought. Frida instead was baffled by this, while Bathsheeba watched it all with a grin on her face, at which point Frida took a deep breath and said
"all right, prepared for the path to the Towers of fire" Bathsheeba smiled maliciously, her plan it was working and this was the first step.
Goth Pov
we had resumed the journey in search of the colony of Shade, the little muchaco was leading us at the head of the group while me and Throbb followed them from behind, while we flew I could hear that soft jelly constantly complaining of cold and hunger, uh how nervous it made me , honestly because, because in the name of Zotz I had to come here with this dead weight, but I was not paying attention I was observing our "little friends", uh I must say that Shade was very easy to manipulate, the same but I couldn't to say of Senorita Marina she kept looking at us with that look of suspicion in her eyes, but my attention was on Frisk, just at that moment she turned to the two of us and when I notice that I was observing her she turned instantly, I smiled at that action, I must say that I respect the other two was a very interesting senorita, the way he spoke, thought and acted was not at all similar to the way he thought of the other two, and the fact that she had the nerve to threaten me even knowing who I am and what I can do, made it even more interesting in her eyes I noticed that she is hiding something, something that she wants to keep hidden from everyone the costs, I love it she is intriguing me a lot.
As we flew Shade I flew up and we all followed him, once up high Marina said
"are we ever gonna find your colony Shade"
Frisk turned to her and said "Marina, so you are not very helpful to Shade"
I smiled, this was a good time to use to my advantage "you know, you could use your sound map to check the direction, so together we can anticipate your colony" I noticed Marina's surprised look and then turned to Shade,
while Frisk watched the little guy's answer. Shade listened to me and in flight began to close his eyes and visualize the map in his mind
"focus Shade"
Shade was starting to see something "I see Countryside, and I see the city, the cathedral and now I see, Towers, they're consumed be flames in this and there's lines of fire shooting in the air". when he finished I noticed his fatigued gaze and Frisk moved closer to help him get back into the air
"Shade are you okay?"
"yes now yes"
I smiled and said happy "ah you have given us something to enjoy Shade" at that moment my attention was captured by a tantalizing smell, Throbb seemed to have noticed and looked at me with a smile, I turned to the three and I said
"eh please excuse us, we are going to have lunch with something .. excellent"
having said that, Throbb and I wanted downstairs, not before having taken a last look at our young amigos, I saw them Frisk watching us with two eyes full of suspicion.
Frisk Pov
Those two are planning something I'm sure, while I was watching them you hear Marina scolding Shade
"how could you recall the sonar map in front of them"
"you know, what I think maybe you were on that island so long you don't know how to trust a friend "
but Marina replies" better friendless than clueless "
Shade answered her again and Marina in turn, at that point I understood that I had to do something, I approached them and separated them
" guys enough! arguing is useless "
" Frisk you think like me, we don't have to trust them "exclaimed Marina
" don't put Frisk in this story "
" Shade, listen we can't trust them, I know they look strong and all but I know that they're planning something and it's not good "
" why are you saying this? " he asked me with a sullen frown
"I don't know, I can only tell you that when I was close to Goth I felt something dangerous of cruel"
"it's just your paranoia"
"no Shade is on the serious, listen I don't know how but I felt like if he hides something, call it whatever you want, instinct, sixth sense etc, but heard it "
Marina noticed my words and said" Shade maybe she's right, on every occasion she foresees something this has come true "
" no this is paranoia "without saying anything else Shade went down to the valley
" uh cuddled like a mule, uh "
" Marina listen we have to stay together so in case of danger we will have a chance "
" I don't know Frisk, what if we're wrong in the end? "
"in that case we will apologize to Shade and to those two, but I'm afraid it won't happen" said that I flew to Shade followed by Marina
Third Person Pov
A short time later Goth and Throbb returned from the hunt, but they had not caught anything, apparently Throbb at the moment when Goth was traversing to jump on a rabbit, he sneezed warning the animal that ran scared into his lair, as punishment Goth forced Throbb to polish his band, which Throbb found impossible
"these bands are impossible to polish" the big fat moan while he was polishing, Frisk saw him gave a slight smile "then you would have had to tap your nose" thought the girl
" why did humans bandage you? " Shade asked curiously
"to imprison us! they will surely want to repeat the secret of our night vision" growl Goth trying to take off the band, even biting it
"uh yes sure, oh amigo we have known him for centuries now since the Second World War" Frisk thought looking at him with blame, for sure he will break a fang if he keeps biting him like that, Marina at that moment intervened and said "maybe bands mean something good"
at that moment Goth stopped, looked up at Marina and said with irritation "such as? "
Marina replied "I don't know, something special" Goth gave a chuckle and then said "something special, really funny senorita"
"Goth!" Frisk exclaimed.
But the omelette was done, Marina feeling insulted spread her wings and flew away "Marina no! Wait!" call Frisk, but she didn't listen to him and flew away, the girl then looked with dismay Goth who confused asked
"I said something wrong"
"oh I really don't know your majesty, I don't think she flew away otherwise"
Goth looked surprised
"you know what, you will also be a prince, but you don't know anything about manners" said this Frisk flew away to look for Marina.
Shade at that point could only follow the girls and try to get them back, so he flew up to join them.
Meanwhile Goth watched the scene and with an angry look he said
"that Brigthwing is starting to irritate me and that silverwing girl is too insolent" Throbb with saliva in his mouth said "so why don't we eat them now"
"patience" said Goth, stroking gently his brother-in-law's face
"the time to do it will come soon" at that moment they heard the sound of flapping wings, it was another Brigthwing passing by
"like now!" Throbb said ready to attack, but Goth stopped him growling "it's mine!" he said, and then I fly against the poor animal
Frisk Pov
I flew to Marina managing to reach her "Marina stops!" but she didn't listen to me, so I flew under her and blocked her way
"Marina, listen to me please"
"leave me alone Frisk"
"no, we can't get away, we have to stick together"
"united! with that great idiot"
"Marina , forget about Goth "
" I am not talking about Goth, but about Shade "I was surprised by his answer, at that moment Shade reached us and said
" what is your problem! "
"you listen to all the nonsense that Goth says"
"well, you're pissed just because he said your band isn't special"
"well I only came with you because I was hoping to meet Frida"
"beats me?"
"I'm back on the island and I wish I'd never met you"
"No! Marina please we don't have to separate it's dangerous"
but she said "well then come with me and let's leave this idiot with his" friends "" I couldn't believe it this how he could say this "Marina I can't have to find Chara and I can't leave Shade alone with them"
to those words Marina replied "well then look for your friend and leave me alone, both of you!"
Mariana fly away leaving us alone I could not believe it why? Shade came close to me and said "forget her, let's go back"
"but Shade, she ..."
"she's stubborn you'll see that when she gets lost she'll go back"
"what if she doesn't?" I asked, but he frowned "worse for her then" I sighed because they had to behave like this, am I the only one who understands the gravity of it? .
We went back we found those two near a broken trunkBefore landing I noticed that Goth was hiding something I didn't see from afar and then he started to wipe his face from something he had on his mouth, once he was near them he took his hand from his mouth and said amicably
"Hola, where Mariana?"
"she decided to go back to the island" Shade replied
"oh the owls are around, I promised to protect you" then he turned to his brother-in-law
"Throbb finds Marina and escort fault, make sure she doesn't suffer" Throbb nodded with a smile evil on the face, at that moment both I and Shade wondered what he meant by that phrase.
When Throbb took off and fired into the forest, Goth turned to Shade and said "why don't you check the sound map so we can reach out to your colony" then turned around
"towers of fire uh" walked by, but the giant didn't notice of one thing his wing discovered something that was hidden, it was ... a wing ... no it was a dead wing of a Brightwing, he was eating a bat, I was in shock, while Shade covered his mouth so as not to vomit ,now it made sense, now I understood the meaning of the other me's words and at the same time I remembered the words of my professor "in case of necessity they also eat small bats of various races"
They are cannibals. Oh My God
Shade and I looked up at Goth who was watching us
"all right mi amigos, you both look a little pale"
Shade spoke quickly and said "oh yes the sound map, using it makes me exhausted" Goth comes close to us making us back away
"I think I'll go get some water "
" yes me too, all this flying made me thirsty "
he looked at us and then said" I see, then allow me to accompany you "
damn! think Frisk, think
"there is no need, the river is nearby and besides we are used to going alone, you know it's a sibling habit" said Shade showing a calm look, Goth wasn't sure but in the end yes convinced and let us go. But as we flew you could hear Goth mauling the remains of the corpse of that bat, the sound he made made me tremble and made me and Shade fly faster
In the forest me and Shade tried to calm down
"Frisk them .. them"
"yes I saw it ... oh no Marina! Throbb is going to her"
"oh no , No!"