A/N: OK, I know you will all hate me unless you read the whole thing because of the last people that died (I'm sorry, I had to do it though it broke my heart too) but just read it to the end and you will not be yelling at me!
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Chapter 4: She Lives Inside of Me
Fire and Ice
She will rise again
Time to pay the price
Those who once were her friends
You think the good in her will conquer the evil in me
How wrong you can be
Your fire has been put out
The hope in you is gone
But you still think good will conquer
And right the wrong that I have done
She will rise again but that will never be
I know this because she lives inside of me.
"You died your hair! I should have looked at your face more closely!" Mark cried. The girl smiled and laughed.
"It's Ellen!" Luka said, "Ellen is... Is..."
"Lucy," Carter said simply. His voice was calm though he still found it hard to believe.
"Why are you doing this? We're your friends!" Abby asked.
"I have no friends. She did. But she died. At least you think she died."
"She's out of her mind!" Dave declared.
"I am not your friend Lucy. My name is Ellen Faris! Think. Ellen, from the name Eleanor meaning light. Faris means horseman or a Knight. Lucy, from the name Lucille, also meaning light. Does it make sense to you yet?"
"Who are you?" Carter asked.
"I am her sister. Not a blood relative. I was born on the day she died. I was born from your guilt. And I am here to put you out of your missery. Even if you weren't involved in her death you get in my way! You tried to save her, but you didn't! I am here to extract her revenge! She lives inside of me!"
"It wasn't their fault!" Carter stepped out, "They did all they could. They saved me, didn't they?"
"They did. They could save you but they couldn't save her," Ellen smiled. She began to come closer.
"But you were stabbed! It's a surprise you can even walk!" Luka reminded her.
"I stabbed myself! I had to get here without any suspicions! Nothing can hurt me. I am invincible..."
"Run," whispered Carter and they all ran. But Kovac slipped.
"Luka!" Abby screamed, turning around. Too late. Ellen picked up Luka Kovac. He tried to fight back, but she stuck her knife in his throat. Abby froze in fear, tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Luka..." she whispered.
"Come on!" Carter screamed grabbing Abby's arm and pulling her forward. They ran.
"Don't worry, after I kill you all, I won't be back and I won't ever bother you again!" They ran into a closet and Carter made sure it was shut tight.
"Damn it! What the hell is going on?" Dave screamed.
"I don't know... This is like nothing I've ever even imagined!" Carter said. Abby was sitting on the floor crying. Mark was leaning against the door, Dave kept mumbling things, scared out of his mind, and Carter was just standing there.
"They're all gone! I can't believe it!" Dave said. This was followed by constant swearing.
"We need a God damned plan!" but Mark and Abby started screaming. Carter and Dave looked up to see a knife stuck straight through the wood and into Mark's back, coming out of his chest. Carter pulled Mark off of the knife and opened the door with Mark still in his arms. As he expected, there she was.
"Abby get a gurney."
"But-"
"NOW! He can still be saved!" but Ellen took the knife out of the door and stabbed him again.
"F*** you!" Carter screamed and dropped Mark. There was an uncanny smile of satisfaction on Ellen's face that Carter didn't like. He pushed her out of the way.
"RUN!" he screamed at Abby and Dave. They obeyed without question. They ran out on the street. They turned down a street and find a brick wall. Carter tried to hoist Abby over, but Ellen came.
"I'm getting tired of hunting deer. Stop running, you're boring me," she yawned. Carter stared at her. Except for the fact that she had black hair, she looked exactly like Lucy Knight. Maybe she was who she said she was. She came closer. Carter didn't feel he, himself was in any real danger. He looked at his companions and couldn't believe it. They did look like deer in the headlights, staring, horrified and almost hypnotized with eyes wide. He had no idea what to do. This woman seemed to have a knife as her only weapon. No guns. She wouldn't be able to shoot them down. But he knew she'd throw the knife if she had to. He'd seen her do it before. With Carol. He wished this was all just a dream that he would wake up from any minute. She came closer. They were still frozen with fear. Finally, she grabbed Abby.
"LET HER GO!" Dave and Carter screamed. Abby struggled hard against Ellen's strong grip. That's when Dave decided to play the stupid heroic type. He lunged at Ellen and grabbed her wrist which was poised in the air in another position of attack.
"I've seen you kill too many people," he screamed. To everyone's surprise, Ellen smiled.
"Then do you want to see me kill you?" she asked right before she stabbed him, over and over again in his chest. Abby would not stop screaming now.
"Please, I love hearing the screams of my victims but you're just too much!" she picked up Abby again and put an end to her screams. There was a cold silence that Carter didn't like. It was just him left, now, the last one.
"You. You didn't do anything about Paul Sobriki. You should have known he was a schizophrenic. And yet you left Lucy all alone in there. You deserve to die. But not by me. You've had your torture. Your punishment. And you will live your life with the lives of these people on your mind. You will be forever damned!" Carter just shook his head.
"No... I'll report you! I'll report you to the police!"
"That will do you no good, John Carter. I will leave this place when my job is done. And so will she. She has had her revenge."
"You said that... She was inside of you. Lucy would never do this to us."
"She wouldn't. But Ellen Faris would. I am pure evil, Dr. Carter, pure evil. And no good will conquer me!"
"You're wrong! If Lucy does live inside of you, then she will find someway to end your cruelty!"
"No!" Ellen screamed but she began to glow a white light, "You cannot defeat me! I am invincible! I am immortal!" but the light around her intensified. Her long black hair turned a golden blond and her dark black tight clothing turned into a beautiful white gown. Then, Ellen Faris disappeared. Standing before him, Carter saw Lucy Knight.
"Hello, John. She was a stupid thing, born from guilt and sorrow. She was right. She was pure evil, but you have defeated her. We have defeated her."
"Lucy?" Carter asked. He couldn't believe his eyes. Now this must be a dream. But it was too real to be a dream. Lucy bent down to the two lifeless bodies on the floor. She brushed her hand against Abby's cheek and held Dave's hand.
"These poor souls, killed by guilt," she sighed, "If only it had never happened."
"Can you do that? Make it so it never happened?" Carter asked. Lucy looked up at him. Her eyes weren't the cold, ice blue Ellen had, but the warm, caring blue.
"I can. She won't come back. And remember the flame will always burn, she was right about that. I live inside of you, too, and every one else who knew me, including them," she gestured to Abby and Dave who were still bleeding.
"Remember me, Carter, I live inside all of you," she whispered. And then, Carter fell unconscious.
"Carter... Carter wake up!" Carter could here Dave's voice. His eyes were still closed.
"Wake up, Carter, or you're dead meat!" Carter opened his eyes. He was sitting down with Dave in the place he had been before Ellen came in.
"It looks like you're stuck with me for the next few hours," Dave said.
"Yeah..." he had the strangest sense of Deja Vue.
"And me!" Abby came and sat down with them.
"Hey Abby. Well, it looks like another slow night at the ER," Dave said. Carter waited for Mark to some in, rolling a black haired female in on a gurney. But he didn't come.
"Yeah," he said, "Pretty slow indeed!"
The End
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Chapter 4: She Lives Inside of Me
Fire and Ice
She will rise again
Time to pay the price
Those who once were her friends
You think the good in her will conquer the evil in me
How wrong you can be
Your fire has been put out
The hope in you is gone
But you still think good will conquer
And right the wrong that I have done
She will rise again but that will never be
I know this because she lives inside of me.
"You died your hair! I should have looked at your face more closely!" Mark cried. The girl smiled and laughed.
"It's Ellen!" Luka said, "Ellen is... Is..."
"Lucy," Carter said simply. His voice was calm though he still found it hard to believe.
"Why are you doing this? We're your friends!" Abby asked.
"I have no friends. She did. But she died. At least you think she died."
"She's out of her mind!" Dave declared.
"I am not your friend Lucy. My name is Ellen Faris! Think. Ellen, from the name Eleanor meaning light. Faris means horseman or a Knight. Lucy, from the name Lucille, also meaning light. Does it make sense to you yet?"
"Who are you?" Carter asked.
"I am her sister. Not a blood relative. I was born on the day she died. I was born from your guilt. And I am here to put you out of your missery. Even if you weren't involved in her death you get in my way! You tried to save her, but you didn't! I am here to extract her revenge! She lives inside of me!"
"It wasn't their fault!" Carter stepped out, "They did all they could. They saved me, didn't they?"
"They did. They could save you but they couldn't save her," Ellen smiled. She began to come closer.
"But you were stabbed! It's a surprise you can even walk!" Luka reminded her.
"I stabbed myself! I had to get here without any suspicions! Nothing can hurt me. I am invincible..."
"Run," whispered Carter and they all ran. But Kovac slipped.
"Luka!" Abby screamed, turning around. Too late. Ellen picked up Luka Kovac. He tried to fight back, but she stuck her knife in his throat. Abby froze in fear, tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Luka..." she whispered.
"Come on!" Carter screamed grabbing Abby's arm and pulling her forward. They ran.
"Don't worry, after I kill you all, I won't be back and I won't ever bother you again!" They ran into a closet and Carter made sure it was shut tight.
"Damn it! What the hell is going on?" Dave screamed.
"I don't know... This is like nothing I've ever even imagined!" Carter said. Abby was sitting on the floor crying. Mark was leaning against the door, Dave kept mumbling things, scared out of his mind, and Carter was just standing there.
"They're all gone! I can't believe it!" Dave said. This was followed by constant swearing.
"We need a God damned plan!" but Mark and Abby started screaming. Carter and Dave looked up to see a knife stuck straight through the wood and into Mark's back, coming out of his chest. Carter pulled Mark off of the knife and opened the door with Mark still in his arms. As he expected, there she was.
"Abby get a gurney."
"But-"
"NOW! He can still be saved!" but Ellen took the knife out of the door and stabbed him again.
"F*** you!" Carter screamed and dropped Mark. There was an uncanny smile of satisfaction on Ellen's face that Carter didn't like. He pushed her out of the way.
"RUN!" he screamed at Abby and Dave. They obeyed without question. They ran out on the street. They turned down a street and find a brick wall. Carter tried to hoist Abby over, but Ellen came.
"I'm getting tired of hunting deer. Stop running, you're boring me," she yawned. Carter stared at her. Except for the fact that she had black hair, she looked exactly like Lucy Knight. Maybe she was who she said she was. She came closer. Carter didn't feel he, himself was in any real danger. He looked at his companions and couldn't believe it. They did look like deer in the headlights, staring, horrified and almost hypnotized with eyes wide. He had no idea what to do. This woman seemed to have a knife as her only weapon. No guns. She wouldn't be able to shoot them down. But he knew she'd throw the knife if she had to. He'd seen her do it before. With Carol. He wished this was all just a dream that he would wake up from any minute. She came closer. They were still frozen with fear. Finally, she grabbed Abby.
"LET HER GO!" Dave and Carter screamed. Abby struggled hard against Ellen's strong grip. That's when Dave decided to play the stupid heroic type. He lunged at Ellen and grabbed her wrist which was poised in the air in another position of attack.
"I've seen you kill too many people," he screamed. To everyone's surprise, Ellen smiled.
"Then do you want to see me kill you?" she asked right before she stabbed him, over and over again in his chest. Abby would not stop screaming now.
"Please, I love hearing the screams of my victims but you're just too much!" she picked up Abby again and put an end to her screams. There was a cold silence that Carter didn't like. It was just him left, now, the last one.
"You. You didn't do anything about Paul Sobriki. You should have known he was a schizophrenic. And yet you left Lucy all alone in there. You deserve to die. But not by me. You've had your torture. Your punishment. And you will live your life with the lives of these people on your mind. You will be forever damned!" Carter just shook his head.
"No... I'll report you! I'll report you to the police!"
"That will do you no good, John Carter. I will leave this place when my job is done. And so will she. She has had her revenge."
"You said that... She was inside of you. Lucy would never do this to us."
"She wouldn't. But Ellen Faris would. I am pure evil, Dr. Carter, pure evil. And no good will conquer me!"
"You're wrong! If Lucy does live inside of you, then she will find someway to end your cruelty!"
"No!" Ellen screamed but she began to glow a white light, "You cannot defeat me! I am invincible! I am immortal!" but the light around her intensified. Her long black hair turned a golden blond and her dark black tight clothing turned into a beautiful white gown. Then, Ellen Faris disappeared. Standing before him, Carter saw Lucy Knight.
"Hello, John. She was a stupid thing, born from guilt and sorrow. She was right. She was pure evil, but you have defeated her. We have defeated her."
"Lucy?" Carter asked. He couldn't believe his eyes. Now this must be a dream. But it was too real to be a dream. Lucy bent down to the two lifeless bodies on the floor. She brushed her hand against Abby's cheek and held Dave's hand.
"These poor souls, killed by guilt," she sighed, "If only it had never happened."
"Can you do that? Make it so it never happened?" Carter asked. Lucy looked up at him. Her eyes weren't the cold, ice blue Ellen had, but the warm, caring blue.
"I can. She won't come back. And remember the flame will always burn, she was right about that. I live inside of you, too, and every one else who knew me, including them," she gestured to Abby and Dave who were still bleeding.
"Remember me, Carter, I live inside all of you," she whispered. And then, Carter fell unconscious.
"Carter... Carter wake up!" Carter could here Dave's voice. His eyes were still closed.
"Wake up, Carter, or you're dead meat!" Carter opened his eyes. He was sitting down with Dave in the place he had been before Ellen came in.
"It looks like you're stuck with me for the next few hours," Dave said.
"Yeah..." he had the strangest sense of Deja Vue.
"And me!" Abby came and sat down with them.
"Hey Abby. Well, it looks like another slow night at the ER," Dave said. Carter waited for Mark to some in, rolling a black haired female in on a gurney. But he didn't come.
"Yeah," he said, "Pretty slow indeed!"
The End