Chapter 8: Enter Darks
Disclaimer: Gar, must I really do this? I think you get the point.
Wow, never thought I'd get this much up. I guess it's because Cree won't let me drop it, or because for once I'm enjoying typing this. Whatever. Enjoy.
"What the hell are you doing here!" Moonriver snarled. "I already picked up your friend, so I thought I'd come get you." Dark Moon said. "Why drag River into this?" she said. "Because I want to and because she makes such a nice bargaining tool. So how bout it, you surrender and come with me, or I just kill your little friend." Moonriver looked at him hatefully, but didn't fight when he approached her. "Wise choice." He said. He grabbed her and the two disappeared into the shadows.
River woke up dazed. She looked around. She was in a dark dungeon chained up to the wall. She sighed and closed her eyes. "It's just a dream. It has to be." She said softly. "WRONG!" came the voice of Dark Moon. "The prize goes to Moonriver by default." He said opening the door and chaining up Moonriver beside her. "I just love you two. You're so fun!" He said. He closed the door and locked it. "I'll be back in awhile. Please excuse my rudeness, but I have some guest currently."
Dark Moon went back to his throne room. "I have the two here. What fun shall we have with them?" He said to the shadows. "Hm… I want to see this River. Oh and I have something for you to give her." Came the brute's voice. A hand formed out of the shadows. It held out a orb of pure black that had a dark aura around it. Dark Moon took it. "This will bring out her personality I presume?" "Yes." "Good I have a new slave." Dark Moon said. "Want to join me." "We would, but right now we aren't ready for them. We'll come soon." "Suit yourself." Dark Moon said walking back to the dungeon.
River looked at Moonriver. "Why'd I get dragged into this?" She said. "Because you're stupid and vulnerable." Moonriver said. "That's not my fault." River said pouting. "YES IT IS! If you didn't depend on me so much you might be able to fend for yourself at least until help arrived." Moonriver said bitterly. Their conversation got cut off by Dark Moon coming in. "Hello." He said cheerfully. Moonriver twitched, and then looked him over. She saw the orb in his hand. "What is that?" "Oh this, why it's a present for River from my guest. I sorry they didn't get you anything Moonriver, but I assure you just meeting them will be a real treat." Dark Moon said, walking over to River. "Oh boy." Moonriver said dully while trying to get out of her chains. Dark Moon held the orb close to River. "Get it away from me!" River shouted fearfully. "Leave her alone!" Moonriver snarled, tugging at her chains harder, "This fight is between you and me!" "But this isn't a fight." Dark Moon said looking at her. "It's an awakening." He placed the orb on River. It slid in like she wasn't there, like it was going through a ghost, or the orb was a ghost of some form. River gasped softly, then lost consciousness.
"What the hell did you do!" Moonriver shouted. Dark Moon laughed. "Your friend is very weak to lose consciousness this quickly. You see she has another person hiding in the back of her mind, that orb will bring her out. Call her Dark River if you want." "Why are you doing this?" she snarled. "Because I can, and because when Dark River awakens I'll have a new servant that will be more loyal than you ever have been." He pulled out a thick silver chain with a strange dark green leaf on the end that glowed softly. "It won't work on a pure bred wolf like you, but since River only has a tiny bit of wolf in her she's more prone to give in to the power of that leaf on the end." He said. "Do you think she'll like it? I just can't wait to meet the exact opposite of your friend." "SHUT UP! I'm sick of you and your stupid mind games." Moonriver screamed. "Well, I'll leave you then with this thought. When your friend wakes up it's not going to be her anymore, and anything you do to the other her affects her as well, so be careful and act wisely." He said smiling. He stuck the key to Moonriver's chains in the lock, then left locking the door behind him. Moonriver shouted in frustration. Though she was angry, she took the chance Dark Moon presented her, and unlocked her chains. She moved over to River, and tried the key on the chains. No such luck on unlocking them. "What the hell is he up to?" Moonriver whispered. She shook River gently. "River wake up. River come on." She said softly. River groaned softly. She opened her eyes, and instantly Moonriver knew something was wrong.
River's pupils were just tiny slits. "Hello." She said her voice completely different from what she usually sounded like.