Author's note: Ho hum, chicken bum, there'll be uh interesting things happening in this chapter just bare with me, and if a certain part of this chapter you begin to hate me with a burning passion, well welcome you've just joined the other half of the world, but anyways even if you hate me continue reading, just remember EOness will prevail…But anyways, about the whole reviewing thing, well frankly I wouldn't care if you just wrote, "good job" and nothing more, so long as you review, okay I mean obviously I like the more thoughtful reviews that have criticism or just more than two words in them, but hey I'm a review whore, I'll settle for anything. Of course if you absolutely hate this story you can tell me to go jump of a cliff, I wont actually jump of a cliff but you know I'll get the message. Remember I have reasons for writing what you're about to read in this chapter, have faith in the power of EO and of course JC but that paring doesn't really apply to this chapter so…
I'm ranting again aren't I? But seriously about the review thing, show me some love people…pretty please? I just I wanna know people are still into this story plus once more with the whole review whore thingy. Anyways running out of things to say in this author's note, so I'll just go ahead and laugh maniacally…MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Yes well anyways, read away I say.
When she left at first everyone thought she'd come back. How could she leave them all alone? It wasn't right and she was a good person, she would know better than that. But the girl had seemingly disappeared leaving only a brief letter behind it was as follows:
I am the finder, and nothing more, freezing time on earth was all I could do for you. There are people out there who still walk, I can feel them, I will search for them and should I find any more of your kind send them your way. For I am the finder, not the helper, not the comrade, not the savior, I am the finder. You all have special gifts; I know not what consequences and curses will come with them, but in time you'll all learn. The blue boy is dangerous, but trustworthy, I believe he'll be a good guide through the other planes, but remember to visit this plane often for I will be sending many of those who still walk and are on our side your way. I'm leaving on short-notice because I find it useless to say goodbye, after all I'll live forever so we'll meet again. I have nothing left to tell you, I can only guide others your way. See you again someday.
Casey found it, she looked over it quickly, and she'd somehow known before hand that the girl would eventually leave them. She didn't waste time telling the others, there was no point in withholding the information from them. It took a while for the news to sink in; they were all at their desk discussing the issue.
"What will we do? I mean c'mon she was out guide, she was the one who knew what the hell was going on." Munch complained.
"I keep on saying to give up, were all screwed, but no one ever listens to me." Elliot said in a singsong voice. This of course attracted a lot of dark looks from his colleagues.
"Well not that that comment wasn't incredibly helpful but I'd like to hear from some other people." Olivia stated.
"Wait, I have plenty of good suggestions, we could all jump of a cliff." Elliot said in a child like voice.
"What the hell is wrong with you Elliot?" Olivia almost screamed, everyone was looking around rather awkwardly, Munch sort of slowly backed away towards the door.
"You wanna know what's wrong eh? Sure about that? You really wanna know?" He screamed back.
"Now uh c'mon Elliot that's enough." Casey said trying to intervene, Elliot pushed her aside causing her to tumble to the ground, everyone stood still as Elliot's anger was unleashed.
"You wanna know what's wrong with me?" Elliot repeated, why Olivia thought, is he acting like this? He'd always been moody but he'd never do anything to purposefully harm anyone, including Casey, she got a sick feeling in her stomach knowing it had something to do with the powers. Elliot continued, "I killed someone, yeah I'm a perp now too! Happy that you know?" Black symbols and markings appeared on his arms slowly spreading across his whole body, his eyes turned completely black. Suddenly a chair caught on fire, one that moments earlier had been in use, the fire was a strange black and blue color. His black eyes reflected the strange fire, but they weren't human, and this creature although it had stolen Elliot's body, wasn't Elliot and never would be. It was a body thief, a cursed creature, it deserved no name.
"ELLIOT!" Olivia screamed, though she feared he was past the point of being able to hear her. Everyone else in the room remained speechless, what was going on? This creature before them, surely it couldn't be Elliot? "Elliot please, I know you're in there, please come back, Elliot…" She pleaded.
He raised his hand towards her, he was about to utter the word burn before he stopped himself. His eyes remained black but they seemed to regain emotion, Olivia starred back at him and then with all her force sent water crashing down upon him. When the water and smoke cleared Elliot was back to normal but everyone was soaking wet. He looked into everyone's eyes, in astonishment then at himself in disgust. He could have been crying but no one would know what with all the water. "I'm so sorry…sorry…so sorry…oh god what have I done?" He sobbed, "Olivia…everyone...I'm so sorry…. oh god…oh god. I have to go." And then he ran, he'd come back, one day but no one knew when. His curse had choosing to manifest itself, no one however blamed him, they all knew in their hearts that what they'd just seen wasn't Elliot.
Huang of course knew this too, he'd studied Elliot many times, from the moment Casey was hit it was apparent Elliot wasn't himself. Elliot could be helped though, when he stopped himself from hurting Olivia it meant he was still human, he could control himself it would just take a while.
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It was a few days before anyone spoke of the incident with Elliot who still hadn't returned. "We have to get him back." Olivia stated.
"Worry not brown eyed girl man will come back." Kee said.
"'Liv we still believe in Elliot and everything but when he does come back, please be careful okay?" Munch said in a father like tone.
"What do you mean? It wasn't Elliot." Olivia asked.
"He has a strange blood in him, but he not bad, something bad be with him though." Kee said his rabbit ears bouncing slightly.
"What Kee?" Casey asked her eyes suddenly alight, filled with dread and worry, "What do you mean something bad is with him."
"I mean demon tag, you get not rid of them, they bad but man who owns fire be not evil." Kee explained.
"A demon? I suppose we must all have curses, Elliot's is being stuck with a demon…joy." Munch muttered, "Somehow I agree with Elliot on the whole, being screwed thing."
"But he thinks what happened was his fault, we have to find him, he'll never come back on his own." Olivia cried out.
"Man follow different path than you but Kee see paths crossing again soon." Kee said, "Worry not, search not for him, he find you."
Olivia wasn't comforted though; she'd find Elliot on her own if that's what it took. A not formed in her stomach, as dread swam through her blood and heart. The world was falling apart at the seems, and she was losing everything.
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Warner had remained in her home for days, not daring move except once when she was desperate for food, she heard voices everywhere, she was crazy all right. They were the voices of the people whose bodies she did autopsies on, some thanked her well others said her life was pointless, meaningless, she'd lost her daughter the only one she lived for. Now what? Her daughter was statue frozen in time, what she had left was an excuse for life.
Voices continued to speak to her, ghost she called them, the wind every so often would pick up and blow through her open window, speak to her, it always told her the same thing; leave go where I blow, but she never listened, she couldn't leave her daughter behind.
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"Do you actually…well are you really okay about the whole Elliot thing?" Fin asked Olivia a little awkwardly.
"I still trust him but I worry…how could I not?"
"Dunno."
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"Kee say we go now, to other planes, Kee say time to fight is now." Kee said once everyone had gathered together in the interrogation room.
"What Elliot? He's still out there you know, we can't leave until he comes back." Olivia muttered, more to reassure herself than anyone else.
"Kee say man who owns fire will be fine, besides we leave note."
"How old are you Kee?" Casey asked for no apparent reason, but what with having magical powers and demons everywhere it wasn't important anymore that a reason be given after a seemingly pointless question.
"I be very old, old, old, old, yes and very powerful, super strong, bad guys run away from Kee… well Kee not be old for-for my kind but your kind live not long, so Kee be old, for you." Everyone nodded pretending to have understood.
"Your kind don't record ages to they? But I was just wondering, because if you're old you must be wise, meaning you know what's best, and if you say Elliot will be fine I believe you." Casey said gently, she turned to Olivia, "But Olivia if you want to wait for him you can, but me and Kee we have to fight, we have to leave, you can wait by yourself if you want, after all Finder'll be sending anyone she finds this way, so you can wait here for them, to greet them when they do arrive."
"Wait Case' 'Liv cant stay here alone, it's dangerous." Fin warned.
"Well someone can stay with her, if you want you can all stay but me and Kee need to fight, and Olivia isn't going anywhere."
"I'll stay." Huang offered, "I'll send more balls of light into the air so that anyone sent by Finder will know where we are."
"So then," Munch breathed out, "This is where we split up, Elliot, Huang and Olivia stay on earth well me, Fin, Casey and of course Kee go fight."
"When Elliot returns and we have one or possibly more people on our side, courtesy of Finder so that'll mean it will time for us to go look for you on the other planes right?" Olivia asked.
"No wait for us to return to earth, there must be millions of planes, you wont know where we are, but if we're taking a long time and you think something…happened to us you'll have to go the other planes without us…okay?" Casey explained.
"You guys leaving right away?" Olivia questioned.
"Yeah it's probably better to leave sooner rather than later, right Kee?"
"Yes-yes of course, and remember always trust Kee." Kee said, with one bunny ear up and the other down.
"Well bye then guys, and erm Kee, what will you do for food?" Olivia said suddenly wondering if they had food in the other realms and if it was safe to eat.
"Worry not, Kee be super powerful, Kee find food." Kee said, both bunny ears shooting up, "Trust Kee always, remember brown eyed girl?"
"Always." Olivia said with a small smile, "I'll remember."
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Author's note: Well I must ask you, are any of you offended by Wicca, by which I mean the religion, though I don't like to use this term to describe it, it is often called witchcraft. I have to ask you this because I'm thinking of writing a character that is Wiccan but I wont if that kind of thing offends anyone, so please tell me now if it does and I promise not to write about it. Anyways about the Elliot thing in this chapter, don't worry its all part of my master plan of EOness besides the demon curse thingy just exploits his rage and makes it bigger than it is and you know it's an evil curse but Elliot isn't evil himself. Nod your head and pretend to understand. Anyways 'tis it for now, review my lovely readers and feed my addiction as a review whore…that is if you actually want me to continue with this coughs yes anyways, going away before I say anything to piss anyone off…byebye!