Chapter twenty-nine - The Vagus!
The next morning, the camp was a bustle of activity.
"Well Tyra… you know how I feel now and… I just hope you'll consider my offer…" Said Maradonna
"Thanks Maradonna, but I don't know…" Said Tyra
"You have until this afternoon to make up your mind, after all, your group is moving off then..."
"Don't remind me…"
Tyra and Maradonna each moved off in their respective directions.
"Y'mean…? You're staying Tracey…? Staying… here…?" Said Killa
"I've decided. I am staying right here. It's perfect for me." Said Tracey
"It's not like anybody in the group actually likes me or anything is it?" Said Tracey
Killa was silent. She walked off to get her stuff together. Tracey walked off in a different direction.
"Rosita? Scribbles and I are gonna stay with you lot!" Said Andre
"Yeah!" Said Scribbles
"Great!" Said Rosita
"Err… Rosita… I… I think that with Kai gone… you need some protection sssso… I'll stay and protect you!" Said Mickey
"You really… mean it?"
"Yeah I do!"
"I'd love for you to stay!"
The same words kept replaying in Tyra's mind
'"It'd be great if you could stay here! For good! Oh, go on Tyra! Rosita'd be so happy if ya did! I'd be so happy if you did" "Oh I don't know… Maradonna" "Well… please think about it and tell me tomorrow"'
'What do I do? Should I stay? I'm not one of the destined… so there's no point going with them, but I crave adventure and I don't want to be split from Jacko, Jetstorm and my friends…'
'Tyra' whispered a voice 'Tyra'
'What? Who are you?' She thought
'I'm you Tyra. You.'
'You can't be… who are you?'
'Tyra… Tyra…'
'What are you?'
'Tyra… Tyra…' The thing whispered
'What are you?' thought Tyra, a little freaked by now.
'Tyra… I'm you Tyra… I'll get you Tyra… I'll find you… you leave here… I'll find you… Tyra… Tyra…'
'What? Who? Why? Are? Huh? …' Thought Tyra, scared out of her wits.
'I smell your fear Tyra… I feel it… I see it… I hear it… I taste it… Your fear Tyra… YOUR fear…'
'Get a hold of yourself girl! You're asleep… you'll wake up and it'll all be over… There's nothing to fear Tyra… It's just a voice…' She thought to herself.
'I am feeding off your fear Tyra… Becoming stronger Tyra… I am your fear… I am you…'
At that point, Rosita burst through the tent flap and shouted
"HERE IT IS! GUYS! THE VAGUS!"
Kermit ran in after her talking gibberish. After a few moments the sound of the voice faded and left Tyra feeling drained and weak.
"Tyra! Tyra are you okay?"
"Yes…. I think. I'm going to stay here Maradonna!" Said Tyra "There is more adventure here, and you can train me to be a ninja, like you Maradonna"
"A… Ninja…!" Said Jacko, choking down a laugh
"Err…"
"I have seen you Maradonna, you're very good at it. You should use it in combat"
"Well… okay then…"
The term 'Square peg in a round hole' came forward in Jetstorm's mind, but he didn't care anyway.
'If she's stupid enough to stay in loser-ville, sod her.'; He thought.
"What was that?"
"It was a Vagus. They prey on people with tough decisions, make them afraid, then they feed off their fear, becoming stronger and eventually killing the person."
The next morning, the camp was a bustle of activity.
"Well Tyra… you know how I feel now and… I just hope you'll consider my offer…" Said Maradonna
"Thanks Maradonna, but I don't know…" Said Tyra
"You have until this afternoon to make up your mind, after all, your group is moving off then..."
"Don't remind me…"
Tyra and Maradonna each moved off in their respective directions.
"Y'mean…? You're staying Tracey…? Staying… here…?" Said Killa
"I've decided. I am staying right here. It's perfect for me." Said Tracey
"It's not like anybody in the group actually likes me or anything is it?" Said Tracey
Killa was silent. She walked off to get her stuff together. Tracey walked off in a different direction.
"Rosita? Scribbles and I are gonna stay with you lot!" Said Andre
"Yeah!" Said Scribbles
"Great!" Said Rosita
"Err… Rosita… I… I think that with Kai gone… you need some protection sssso… I'll stay and protect you!" Said Mickey
"You really… mean it?"
"Yeah I do!"
"I'd love for you to stay!"
The same words kept replaying in Tyra's mind
'"It'd be great if you could stay here! For good! Oh, go on Tyra! Rosita'd be so happy if ya did! I'd be so happy if you did" "Oh I don't know… Maradonna" "Well… please think about it and tell me tomorrow"'
'What do I do? Should I stay? I'm not one of the destined… so there's no point going with them, but I crave adventure and I don't want to be split from Jacko, Jetstorm and my friends…'
'Tyra' whispered a voice 'Tyra'
'What? Who are you?' She thought
'I'm you Tyra. You.'
'You can't be… who are you?'
'Tyra… Tyra…'
'What are you?'
'Tyra… Tyra…' The thing whispered
'What are you?' thought Tyra, a little freaked by now.
'Tyra… I'm you Tyra… I'll get you Tyra… I'll find you… you leave here… I'll find you… Tyra… Tyra…'
'What? Who? Why? Are? Huh? …' Thought Tyra, scared out of her wits.
'I smell your fear Tyra… I feel it… I see it… I hear it… I taste it… Your fear Tyra… YOUR fear…'
'Get a hold of yourself girl! You're asleep… you'll wake up and it'll all be over… There's nothing to fear Tyra… It's just a voice…' She thought to herself.
'I am feeding off your fear Tyra… Becoming stronger Tyra… I am your fear… I am you…'
At that point, Rosita burst through the tent flap and shouted
"HERE IT IS! GUYS! THE VAGUS!"
Kermit ran in after her talking gibberish. After a few moments the sound of the voice faded and left Tyra feeling drained and weak.
"Tyra! Tyra are you okay?"
"Yes…. I think. I'm going to stay here Maradonna!" Said Tyra "There is more adventure here, and you can train me to be a ninja, like you Maradonna"
"A… Ninja…!" Said Jacko, choking down a laugh
"Err…"
"I have seen you Maradonna, you're very good at it. You should use it in combat"
"Well… okay then…"
The term 'Square peg in a round hole' came forward in Jetstorm's mind, but he didn't care anyway.
'If she's stupid enough to stay in loser-ville, sod her.'; He thought.
"What was that?"
"It was a Vagus. They prey on people with tough decisions, make them afraid, then they feed off their fear, becoming stronger and eventually killing the person."