Chapter 10
"Ok KK run this past me again because I'm getting kinda confused, what you are saying is that he IS our Chris but that's not him..How does that work exactly how can he be Chris and not be Chris at the same time! God this is confusing!" Duke moans rubbing his eyes.
"Ok let me explain this again, didn't you guys feel it when we were near Chris. It wasn't him, It's his body and it's Chris but it's like..I dunno there is something extra there. Something different, someone else inside him as well. That's why I asked him about the diary, the one we brought with us. Only Chris and me know where it is and Chris would have given me a sign that he knows but instead he avoided the question and walked off. You saw how worried he looked, like the part of Chris inside him wanted to remember but there was something stopping him" KK explains "that's the easy part, the hard part is finding out what's happening to him"
"You call that easy! Ok let me try and get my lil head round this, that IS Chris but he's in a disguise and pretending to be himself because he has some kinda amnesia!" Kidd says sounding hopeful.
"No! Something it taking over him, changing him, stopping him from being entirely himself! He wants to remember but he cant, it's like he's slipping away from us" KK sighs looking towards his room "I don't know what's happening to him but we have to stop it"
"I'm so confused" Kidd yells covering his head with his arms and curling up into a ball. "Think how Chris is feeling, he probably has no idea what is going on most of the time! I need to talk to him and find out what's going on, maybe someone should tell Steph" KK says getting up out of the chair.
"Tell Steph! I wouldn't even know where to start, all I'm hearing is Chris blah blah blah I don't understand what your saying, I see your lips move but no words are coming out!" Duke says "I think we should leave Steph out of this for now, we don't want to upset her or get her all worried. That's the last thing we need, she loves him so much she'd go crazy. Besides we don't even know what's going on with hi.." Duke stops as Chris walks in "Hey"
"Alright? Stephanie's gone to bed, she's tired" Chris smiles at the sitting down, Kidd looks at Duke and mouths 'Stephanie' to him, Duke shrugs his shoulders.
"Yeah I guess it's just been a long day and that for her, what with finding you and then having to come and get us and everything she's probably worn out" KK says watching Chris closely. "You must be pleased to be back with us and her then huh..Can I have a word with you?"
"Me? Erm..Yeah ok if you want to" Chris replies tapping his fingers together nervously watching as Kidd and Duke leave "Is something wrong Duk..KK I mean?"
"Yeah kind of, I just want to know what's going on and what they did to you. Something is wrong with you, like you've changed. I could tell when I first saw you, you just seemed different and I've been getting the feeling more and more since you got back. What did they do to you Chris; I need to know so we can stop this. It's like your turning into a different person" KK says still watching Chris's face closely, Chris looks down at his feet trying to avoid KK's eyes.
"I am turning into a different person KK..I don't know what's happening to me but they gave me something, some kind of injection. I don't remember anything anymore, it's like everything I know is fading in my mind" Chris sobs putting his head in his hands "I don't want to leave you all and Stephanie but I don't have a choice, I cant hurt you all. It's like..I don't know how to explain this. Like I'm being pushed out of my own body everything that is me is being erased. Please help me!"
"I'm going to help you don't worry, does Steph know about this did you tell her?" KK asks a million thoughts rushing through his head of how he was going to help his friend.
"I don't even remember that, I don't even remember what we talked about earlier. I don't remember anything. Do you think I would have told her about this?" Chris chokes trying to stop the lump in his throat blocking his speech.
"Yeah you would have told her about this, you tell her everything. She puts up with a lot being with you, you know" KK laughs lightly trying to lighten the mood "It'll be fine Chris, show me your arm"
"How did you know about my arm?" Chris asks looking up at him suddenly realizing how much his arm was still burning, he rolls up his sleeve and shows KK the area where his tattoo had been a short while before, now it was just an 'F' shaped scar on his arm.
"Because you are my best friend and I can tell when you're hurt, you were just holding it funny. Call it a Fozz link between us all if you want" KK laughs "I promise you I will sort this out Chris, I'm not loosing you, the guys aren't loosing you, Steph isn't going to loose you and most importantly your not going to loose yourself. We've come to far as Fozzy to loose our lead singer" He smiles "We'll sort this as a team"
"Ok KK run this past me again because I'm getting kinda confused, what you are saying is that he IS our Chris but that's not him..How does that work exactly how can he be Chris and not be Chris at the same time! God this is confusing!" Duke moans rubbing his eyes.
"Ok let me explain this again, didn't you guys feel it when we were near Chris. It wasn't him, It's his body and it's Chris but it's like..I dunno there is something extra there. Something different, someone else inside him as well. That's why I asked him about the diary, the one we brought with us. Only Chris and me know where it is and Chris would have given me a sign that he knows but instead he avoided the question and walked off. You saw how worried he looked, like the part of Chris inside him wanted to remember but there was something stopping him" KK explains "that's the easy part, the hard part is finding out what's happening to him"
"You call that easy! Ok let me try and get my lil head round this, that IS Chris but he's in a disguise and pretending to be himself because he has some kinda amnesia!" Kidd says sounding hopeful.
"No! Something it taking over him, changing him, stopping him from being entirely himself! He wants to remember but he cant, it's like he's slipping away from us" KK sighs looking towards his room "I don't know what's happening to him but we have to stop it"
"I'm so confused" Kidd yells covering his head with his arms and curling up into a ball. "Think how Chris is feeling, he probably has no idea what is going on most of the time! I need to talk to him and find out what's going on, maybe someone should tell Steph" KK says getting up out of the chair.
"Tell Steph! I wouldn't even know where to start, all I'm hearing is Chris blah blah blah I don't understand what your saying, I see your lips move but no words are coming out!" Duke says "I think we should leave Steph out of this for now, we don't want to upset her or get her all worried. That's the last thing we need, she loves him so much she'd go crazy. Besides we don't even know what's going on with hi.." Duke stops as Chris walks in "Hey"
"Alright? Stephanie's gone to bed, she's tired" Chris smiles at the sitting down, Kidd looks at Duke and mouths 'Stephanie' to him, Duke shrugs his shoulders.
"Yeah I guess it's just been a long day and that for her, what with finding you and then having to come and get us and everything she's probably worn out" KK says watching Chris closely. "You must be pleased to be back with us and her then huh..Can I have a word with you?"
"Me? Erm..Yeah ok if you want to" Chris replies tapping his fingers together nervously watching as Kidd and Duke leave "Is something wrong Duk..KK I mean?"
"Yeah kind of, I just want to know what's going on and what they did to you. Something is wrong with you, like you've changed. I could tell when I first saw you, you just seemed different and I've been getting the feeling more and more since you got back. What did they do to you Chris; I need to know so we can stop this. It's like your turning into a different person" KK says still watching Chris's face closely, Chris looks down at his feet trying to avoid KK's eyes.
"I am turning into a different person KK..I don't know what's happening to me but they gave me something, some kind of injection. I don't remember anything anymore, it's like everything I know is fading in my mind" Chris sobs putting his head in his hands "I don't want to leave you all and Stephanie but I don't have a choice, I cant hurt you all. It's like..I don't know how to explain this. Like I'm being pushed out of my own body everything that is me is being erased. Please help me!"
"I'm going to help you don't worry, does Steph know about this did you tell her?" KK asks a million thoughts rushing through his head of how he was going to help his friend.
"I don't even remember that, I don't even remember what we talked about earlier. I don't remember anything. Do you think I would have told her about this?" Chris chokes trying to stop the lump in his throat blocking his speech.
"Yeah you would have told her about this, you tell her everything. She puts up with a lot being with you, you know" KK laughs lightly trying to lighten the mood "It'll be fine Chris, show me your arm"
"How did you know about my arm?" Chris asks looking up at him suddenly realizing how much his arm was still burning, he rolls up his sleeve and shows KK the area where his tattoo had been a short while before, now it was just an 'F' shaped scar on his arm.
"Because you are my best friend and I can tell when you're hurt, you were just holding it funny. Call it a Fozz link between us all if you want" KK laughs "I promise you I will sort this out Chris, I'm not loosing you, the guys aren't loosing you, Steph isn't going to loose you and most importantly your not going to loose yourself. We've come to far as Fozzy to loose our lead singer" He smiles "We'll sort this as a team"