Disclaimer: I'm going to take my feet off!
Here's the plot, like I promised. Enjoy, and please R&R! Songs are still appreciated! Also, another word for The One Who Forgot is the Advocate.
Today's song is 'Numb' by Linkin Park.
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(Avril is standing on the moon, slightly shocked to be there)
AVRIL: What? How did I get here? (She looks around then holds out her hand for her manual, reading the spell to go home. When she appears there, Nita runs up.)
NITA: Avril! Where were you? I've been looking everywhere!
(Avril collapses on the couch, starting to cry.)
AVRIL: I'm losing it, Nita. I've seen the Lone One twice, and haven't done anything to stop him. I want to but...every time I try, he shows me something new...something that stirs up memories that I'm not sure exist.
NITA: That's how It works. (Sits down beside Avril.) It messes with your mind, trying to keep you from completing your Ordeal.
AVRIL: (Softly) I've been 'porting places in my sleep, Nita. Doing magic without even knowing it. I'm losing my mind and energy, and I don't know how much longer I can take it.
NITA: (Disturbed) I think we should call Tom and Carl. Maybe they'll know something we don't...
(She gets up to go grab the phone, and leaves Avril on the couch. Suddenly, the air seems to change and the Lone One steps into the room. Nita has vanished.)
LP: You're trying to resist me. Why?
AVRIL: Because you created Death.
LP: Is that such a bad thing? You can feel the pull on your heart. Why are you resisting it? Am I really so horrible?
AVRIL: (Bursts out) YES! (Crying steadily) Can't you see what you're doing to me?
LP: Of course I can. But: do you think I care?
AVRIL: (Bitterly) No. Of course not. You're just another one of those creeps I see every day. Missing hearts and souls. I'll never do anything for you.
LP: And yet (smirks) You still haven't attacked me. I know everything there is to know about you.
AVRIL: You don't know what I am. You know nothing about me! I'm not some pawn to be manipulated.
(There is a long pause. LP looks mildly shocked and stunned)
LP: You...you just said that I didn't know what you are.
AVRIL: Yeah, so?
LP: You admitted it!
AVRIL: (Defensive) I didn't admit anything!
LP: Yes, yes, you did. You just admitted that you weren't human. You know it just like I do! How can you still resist after all that you know?
AVRIL: I don't know.
LP: (Forcefully) Yes! You do! Say it! Why won't you just give in and say it? You ARE the One Who Forgot! SAY IT!
AVRIL: (Whispers) Never.
I'm tired of being what you want me to be
Feeling so faithless lost under the surface
Don't know what you're expecting of me
Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes
LP:
Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow
Every step I take is another mistake to you
Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow
AVRIL: Go away! (Covers her ears, curling into a ball)
I've become so numb
I can't feel you there
I've become so tired, so much more aware
I'm becoming this
All I want to do,
Is be more like me and be less like you!
LP: But you are like me, and nothing you do will change that! (Says in the Speech) What is, will be.
AVRIL: (Turns on him)
Can't you see that you're smothering me?
Holding too tightly, afraid to lose control.
'Cause everything that you thought I would be
Has fallen apart right in front of you.
LP:
Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow
Every step that I take is another mistake to you.
Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow
And every second I waste is more than I can take.
AVRIL: Well, you're wasting time here. Find some other fool to persuade.
I've become so numb
I can't feel you there
I've become so tired
LP:
But so much more aware
AVRIL:
I'm becoming this, all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you
LP: You haven't even tried to complete your Ordeal. You don't want to fight me.
AVRIL: I have, and I will!
And I know I may end up failing too
LP:
But I know
You were just like me, with someone disappointed in you.
AVRIL:
I've become so numb
I can't feel you there
I've become so tired
LP:
But so much more aware
AVRIL:
I'm becoming this, all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you
I've become so numb
I can't feel you there
LP:
What can I do to convince you?
Is everything what you want me to be?
AVRIL:
I've become so numb
I can't feel you there.
LP:
Is everything what you want me to be?
AVRIL: I don't want anything from you, except to defeat you! Get it through your head! I'm a WIZARD! A BRUJA! My life is dedicated to destroying death, and that means YOU! (Summons up a powerful burst of energy and blasts him through the wall)
LP: (Softly) So, it's come to this. Make no mistake, Avril, I intend to have the One Who Forgot on my side. And don't think that I'll stop at anything to get it. Best say your goodbyes. It's the last chance you'll ever get. For when I come back again, I'm leaving with the Advocate.
(He vanishes, and the air returns to normal. Nita walks back in)
NITA: Tom and Carl said they'd be over in a few minutes. Hey–what happened? (Looks at the living room wall. Avril sinks to the ground, hands blistered and she is pale.)
AVRIL: (Hoarsely) It came back. I tried to hurt It, but I couldn't...I couldn't....
NITA: (Hugs her) Ssssh, shh, it's okay. ~What if there's something more than her Ordeal that's making him come after her? Wouldn't Tom and Carl know? I wish I knew...~
(She comforts Avril, but it is clear that the younger wizard is starting to lose her sanity.)
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Oooooh, very long, very intense chappie. I hope you liked it!