Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh, Mercedes, or any of the characters, so don't sue me:D
Limbo
"It may have taken me hours" thought the nurse as she quickly walked down a dark street tightly clutching some folders "But now I'm finally able to prove my observations"
Even though Dr. Lestrange was the head psychiatrist at the Maximum Security Penitentiary, he only worked from 8am to 6pm. So whenever the doctor went home, he'd leave a younger and more inexperienced psychiatrist in charge. The younger psychiatrist was afraid of working there though, and spent almost all of his time locked up in his office where he felt safe. This was perfect for the nurse though since it gave her plenty of time to dig around in the archives without fear of getting caught. After locating all of Odysseus' old records and comparing them to Amelda's, her suspicions were confirmed. Not only had both gone insane almost immediately after imprisonment, their symptoms were completely identical. She also noted that scribbled among the first few entries on Odysseus' record was the mysterious phrase "serum on the first". While the nurse had no idea what this meant, she knew that it proved that Dr. Lestrange was up to something. So despite the fact that it was almost midnight when she was done, the nurse gathered all of the folders, and headed to the one person who could help her. I just hope that he's willing to listen to me...
"There's a light on in the living room" thought the nurse as she walked up the driveway and past a silver Mercedes parked there "So I guess he must still be up"
DING DONG!
"Yes?" asked a grey haired man with a beard and glasses as he opened the door and was surprised to find an exhausted looking woman in white scrubs "May I help you?"
"Dr. DeWinters my name is Carmen St. Claire" said the nurse as she nervously looked around and hoped no one knew what she was up to "I know that you don't know me, but I need your help right now"
"You say you need my help?" asked Dr. DeWinters as he adjusted his glasses and realized that she was a nurse when he noticed that her nametag read "C. St. Claire R.N.". "Regarding what exactly?"
"I work over at the Domino Maximum Security Penitentiary" said Nurse St. Claire as she handed the yellow folders in her arms over to the doctor "And I have something that I think you should see right away"
"My goodness!" exclaimed Dr. DeWinters as he opened the top folder and realized what it contained "These are Odysseus Gardner's mental health records!"
Thanks to some friends over at the Downtown Domino Hospital, Nurse St. Claire discovered that Dr. DeWinters was currently treating Odysseus. Like Dr. Lestrange, Dr. DeWinters was one of the most respected doctors in all of Domino. Unlike Dr. Lestrange though, it was his compassionate nature and eagerness to help anyone in need that earned him this respect. Therefore it was no surprise that the doctor was one of the few doctors willing to treat Odysseus, despite his frightening reputation. Meanwhile Dr. DeWinters couldn't get over the fact that he was actually seeing the documents in his hands. After all the psychiatrists at the hospital were so baffled by Odysseus' undeserved diagnosis, that they contacted the penitentiary earlier that day and requested his mental health records. Unfortunately the penitentiary refused to release them, claiming that the records were strictly confidential. So to have this nurse show up is practically a miracle...
"Nurse St. Claire may I ask you something?" asked Dr. DeWinters as he momentarily closed the folder and looked at her "Why would you risk your job by bringing this to me?"
"You'll understand when you see the blue folder in the stack" said Nurse St. Claire as she pulled her purse closer to herself and gave a slight smile "Goodnight Dr. DeWinters"
Nurse St. Claire then turned around, dashed off, and quickly vanished into the cold dark night like a phantom. Dr. DeWinters glanced down at the yellow folders in his arms once again, before going back into his house and setting them down on the table. He spotted the lone blue folder at the bottom of the stack, but was confused the moment he finally pulled it out. Unlike the other folders which were labeled "Gardner, Odysseus", the blue folder was labeled "Andress, Amelda". While the doctor wasn't sure why Nurse St. Claire had included Amelda's record, he had the entire night to read all of the records and figure it out...
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"Ohhhh..."groaned Tea painfully as she struggled to try and open her dark blue eyes "What happened to me?"
Although Tea wasn't sure of where she was, the only thing she was certain of was that it was very cold. It was so cold in fact that it caused her entire body to feel numb to the point that she could barely move. Tea wasn't about to give up though and continued to struggle in order to get her eyes open at least. When she finally succeeded in opening them, she couldn't believe what she was seeing. This is that weird, dark, and foggy place I always see in my dreams...
"Well I'm obviously dreaming" said Tea as she stood up and noticed a bit of fog gently rolling in around her feet "I mean why else would I be here?"
Even as she began to walk through the unending darkness and felt the icy fog nipping at her skin, Tea felt no fear whatsoever. After having been in this place so many times before, it had a certain sense of familiarity. Also even if it was an ominous looking place, it had an added meaning to Tea. After all it was here that she had met the mysterious little boy named Miruko. Not only was he the cutest little boy Tea had ever seen, he was also the one who led her to his older brother Alister. But of course now I know who Alister really is...
"Amelda..." thought Tea as she finally saw the familiar street lamp and black metal bench in the distance "You're the man of my dreams in more ways that one"
Even though Tea had absolutely no memory of what had happened to her, she did remember her feelings for Amelda. She still knew that behind his mask of coldness and apathy, lay a lonely young man who had feelings for her as well. Although Tea knew that she was dreaming, she began to wonder whether she would see the redhead. Suddenly a warm breeze began to blow, causing her to turn around and look in the direction it had come from. It was only then that Tea witnessed the moment that the street lamp and bench transformed into a large vortex made of pure light. The more she looked at the hypnotic swirling of the vortex, the more aware Tea became of the fact that the light it gave off felt warm, soft, and almost comforting. I've never felt anything so good before...
"It feels so nice..." said Tea who was in a trance of sort as she extended her hand and felt herself walking closer and closer to the light "I'd just like to walk right into-"
"NO!" cried an unfamiliar female voice somewhere in the distance, accompanied by some rapid footsteps "PLEASE DON'T DO IT TEA!"
The sound of the voice caused Tea to snap out of the trance and caused her to move away from the mysterious light. In fact she moved backwards so quickly, that she ended up bumping right into someone. Upon turning around Tea found herself face to face with a woman that she had never seen before. She was a petite woman with neatly styled red hair, who was clad in a teal dress suit and lavender blouse. The thing that truly got Tea's attention though was just how familiar her eyes looked. They were steel grey and held a certain amount of sadness in them...like Amelda's. In fact now that Tea got a good look at the woman, she realized that she actually looked alot like him. Who is this woman?
"Tea even though you're being given the chance" said the redhead woman pleadingly as she looked into Tea's eyes "Please don't do it!"
"Do what?" asked Tea in a surprised tone of voice since she had no idea what the redhead woman was referring to "What are you talking about?"
"That light leads to the afterlife" said the woman who now realized that Tea had absolutely no idea of what she had nearly done "So if you go through it you'll never be able to return"
"WHAT?" exclaimed Tea whose eyes went wide and her face went completely pale upon hearing what the woman said "W-Who are you and what is this place?"
"My name is Amelia" said the redhead woman in a calm voice when she saw just how agitated Tea had gotten "And we're currently in limbo"
Limbo? Of all the strange dreams that Tea had in the past months, this one took the cake. Not only did it have a woman who looked like a female version of Amelda, but the claims she made were completely insane. How could she possibly expect Tea to believe that they were currently trapped between Heaven and Earth? Yet when she looked over at Amelia, she couldn't help but notice the look of seriousness and sadness on her face. Tea immediately turned away, closed her eyes, and expected to find herself curled up in bed upon opening her eyes. When opened them up again though, she saw the vortex glowing even brighter as if though it were beckoning to her. It was only then that Tea realized that wasn't a dream, and she truly was trapped at the halfway point...
"Oh my God!" screamed Tea in anguish as she suddenly threw herself onto her knees and pulled her hair "If I'm here then that means that I'm dead!"
"No you're not dead Tea" said Amelia as she immediately knelt down beside her and tried to comfort the poor girl "It's possible to be here even if you're still alive"
"But then why did that light appear?" cried Tea as she looked over at the redhead woman with a look of confusion in her dark blue eyes "It's never appeared to me before.."
The look of despair on Tea's face was something that completely broke Amelia's heart. After all she knew that the only reason the girl was even there, was because of The Viper. So without thinking, the redhead woman suddenly extended her arms and hugged Tea as if though the brunette girl were her child. While a part of her wanted to protect her by not telling her the truth, Amelia knew that Tea deserved to know. After all she's the one who'll make the final choice...
"The reason that light appeared to you" said Amelia who continued to hug the Tea as if though she were a little girl "Is because you've been in a coma for the past three weeks"
"What?" exclaimed Tea as she suddenly pulled herself away from the woman and looked at her in disbelief "How can I be in a coma?"
"You were stabbed in the stomach" said Amelia who seemed to be having difficulty being the one to give such awful news "And...you're dying as we speak"
As soon as Amelia uttered these words, it sparked Tea's memory and caused it to take her back to that fateful night. Once again she was forced to relive the fear she felt as she walked home, the joy she joy she felt when she ran into Amelda, the anger she felt at hearing his insane "lies", and the frustration she felt as she fled from him. The feeling of pain and terror Tea felt upon remembering her run in with Odysseus, was the most powerful of all. Especially since this encounter culminated with him stabbing her through the stomach, before turning the knife on himself. How could I have forgotten something like this?
"My father..." sobbed Tea whose entire body seemed to ache from the sudden surge of emotions "He tried to kill me..."
"Your father is a good man who loves you very much" said Amelia as she gazed up into the dark and unending sky "He wasn't acting under his own will though"
"Or maybe he did it because he's completely insane!" snapped Tea who couldn't get the imagine of the insane and skeletal looking Odysseus out of my mind
"No...he really is a good man and he's suffering because of what happened" said Amelia with a slightly hurt tone in her voice as she observed the frazzled teenager "Along with your mother and everyone else who loves and cares about you"
"What?"
"You'll see exactly what I mean in a moment..."
With that the redhead woman tossed her head back, extended her arms, and was immediately surrounded by a pure white light. The light continued to grow until it became so powerful that it illuminated all of limbo, completely blinding Tea in the process. Suddenly she heard the flapping of wings, felt a sudden tug on the arm, and nothing else...
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"Varon must still laughing at me..." sobbed Serenity as she lay on her bed clutching a Blue Eyes White Dragon plushie "All because I was dumb enough to believe his lies for so long"
"I can't believe dat she's still like dis after three weeks" thought Joey as he stood outside of Serenity's bedroom door holding a large gift in his hands "Dat bastard doesn't deserve her tears"
Since the day that Joey confronted Varon, Serenity's life was radically changed. Tired of feeling like a sweet, naive, and trusting girl who everyone took for a fool, Serenity became extremely depressed. She didn't want to do anything, and spent most of her winter break locked up in her room crying. Mokuba had called Serenity almost every day to see how she was, but she was so depressed that their conversations were brief. Meanwhile Joey was also in alot of pain,and not just because of the fact that his fractured ribs were still healing. After all the emotional state his little sister was in was unlike anything he had ever seen, and he would have given anything to see her smile again. Oddly enough it seemed as if though someone else had the same thing in mind, since a strange thing began to happen the day after Varon was unmasked. Every single day a present would appear on the Wheeler's doorstep with a gift tag addressed to Serenity. I guess dis is what they mean but Secret Santa...
"I think I finally figured out who's sending dese gifts though" thought Joey as he observed the white bow atop the gift wrapped in ice blue paper "It's probably his attempt ta cheer Serenity up"
When the very first present arrived, Joey assumed that it might be Varon's way ot trying to win Serenity back. He quickly snatched it up and intended to destroy it before Serenity got a chance to see it. Out of curiosity though, he decided to open it up and see just what kind of junk the Aussie had sent. It was only then that he discovered that the gift box was from "Von Schroeder's", which meant that it couldn't possibly be from Varon. Tristan and Duke were also automatically excluded, since there was no way either of them could afford to shop at that store. After all "Von Schroeder's" prices were so ridiculously high, that shopping there was a privilege reserved for only a select few. Like Moneybags...
"Of course I know dat creep didn't send dis" thought Joey as he cringed his nose in disgust at the mere thought of Seto Kaiba "So dat only leaves Mokuba den"
Knock Knock
"What is it?" asked Serenity in a very low voice accompanied by a slight sniffle and a hiccup
"Serenity can I come in?" asked Joey who hoped that this momentary distraction would be enough to make his sister forget her troubles "Ya got another one of dese mystery gifts from your "Secret Santa" "
"What?" asked Serenity in a slightly confused tone of voice as she quickly got up and opened the door to let her brother in "Another one?"
"Yup" said Joey as he handed the gift over to Serenity who was looking very pale and extremely tired "It looks like they've gone all out with dis one"
"It's sweet of Mokuba to send me these gifts" thought Serenity with a slight smile which quickly faded back into a sad look "But he shouldn't spend all of this money on me"
Unlike Joey, Serenity figured out the identity of her "Secret Santa" since the day the first gift arrived. After all not only was Mokuba wealthy enough to afford the gifts, but the first two gifts seemed to point right back at him. For example the very first gift had been a designer backpack, obviously to replace her old one with the zipper that always got stuck. The second gift was a Blue Eyes White Dragon plushie, since Serenity had told him that she liked to collect duel monster plushies. As the days passed though, the presents seemed to be getting more fancy. So far the most expensive ones were a fancy bottle of perfume, some dangling earrings, and a pair of designer heels along with a matching purse. Just when Serenity thought the gifts couldn't get any more elaborate, she unwrapped the gift, opened the box, and found herself staring at a material containing various shades of pink. It can't be...
"No..." thought Serenity as her warm brown eyes opened in shock as she flipped the box over and realized that it was a dress "This is one of those dresses from Constantina's fashion party!"
"Hey dat thing looks like something from dat party" said Joey who immediately noticed the look of surprise on his sister's face "Ya know da one with da crazy ostrich dress lady!"
Serenity didn't respond at all and simply stood there staring at the dress in disbelief. Joey simply assumed that she was in shock at recieving such a gift, so he decided to leave her alone so she could enjoy it. Never would he have suspected that the real reason why Serenity had gone into shock. While it was possible that Mokuba had sent a few of the other gifts, he couldn't have sent this dress. After all nobody really knew that Serenity liked this pink dress...except for Seto Kaiba. While at first she refused to believe this, she suddenly realized that it had been so obvious all along. After Kaiba had seen her crummy old back once, and took the liberty of insulting it. Also how could she have forgotten that the Blue Eyes White Dragon was his favorite duel monster? Serenity suddenly sunk to the floor with a blank expression, and didn't know what to say or do. I wish Tea were here right now, I need somebody to talk to...
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"Please wake up already Tea" thought Yugi as he pressed his hand against the glass seperating him from the comatose girl "I miss you so much"
Since the day that Tea first went into a coma, Yugi spent most of his free time at the hospital. Even though he couldn't actually go in and see her, he wanted to be there if there was any change in her health. Luckily Yugi was never really alone since there was always somebody there with him. Amneris always joined him at the window whenever she was on her way to or coming back from seeing her husband. Sometimes Joey and Tristan would accompany him, but Joey could never stay long since he didn't want to leave his sister alone for too long. Mai and Mokuba had also stopped a few times, as well as a redhead teenager that turned out to be a classmate of Tea's. Among the people who accompanied Yugi though, there were two who knew exactly why he was so devoted to Tea...
"Seeing a young woman in such a state is just wrong" said Mr. Moto who was standing between his daughter and grandson "Especially since she still has so many things to look forward to"
"Like finally getting the chance to become a dancer like she's always wanted" said Mrs. Moto somberly as she glanced over at her son " After all it's the one thing she's always talked about since she was a child"
"I would do anything to see her wake up" said Yugi whose violet eyes were filled with a look of pure pain and loneliness "But I'm not so sure that's going to happen anymore..."
"You can't lose faith at a time like this Yugi" said Mrs. Moto as she placed a hand on her son's shoulder "After all it's still possible that she can wake up at any moment"
"That's true!" said Mr. Moto with as he gently nudged Yugi in the arm as he glanced up at him "People are always going in and out of comas every single day!"
"That's only in the soap operas that you watch Daddy" said Mrs. Moto who didn't understand how her father had gotten so hooked on soap operas "Although it really is possible for Tea to pull through"
"I don't know what I would do if you were gone Tea..." thought Yugi as his violet eyes began to get watery from the pain he felt "After all...I love you"
Clink Clink Clink
A strange clinking sound was suddenly heard in the distance, causing the Motos to turn around and look. While the sound itself was almost like a chain rattling, they could also hear some footsteps approaching as well. Before long a man whom the Motos recognized as the Chief of Police appeared followed by two armed guards. Standing between the guards though, was a tall slender redhead with his hands and legs chained. After spending three weeks locked up in a dark cell, Amelda was hardly recognizable. He was extremely dirty, his hair looked like a madman's, he had lost alot of weight, and his skin was a greyish shade that almost seemed to match that of his eyes. Despite this though, Amelda had more control over his body than the previous day and was able to walk on his own. It was only when he noticed Yugi, that he decided to come to a stop. I know exactly why you're here Yugi...
"I know that you're in love with Tea" thought Amelda as he gazed straight at his rival with his haunting steel grey eyes "Maybe even more than I originally thought"
"Who is this guy?" thought Yugi as he looked at the strange and almost frightening looking man staring straight into his violet eyes "Is he somebody I've met before?"
"But even though I've brought her nothing but bad luck" thought Amelda as he intensified his gaze in a way that conveyed the sadness and frustration he felt "I love her more than I ever thought possible"
"HEY MOVE YOUR ASS!" shouted one of the guards in a gruff voice as he poked Amelda in the ribs with his rifle "We're on a schedule here!"
"Schedule my ass" thought Amelda who gave a slightly pained growl at the sudden jab to his side "You sick bastards just like torturing me is all..."
So after taking one final look at Yugi, Amelda continued walking in the direction of the place he was being taken to. It was only once the redhead was out of sight, that Yugi noticed that both his mother and grandfather seemed angry for some reason.
"I don't like the way that he looked at Yugi one bit" said Mrs. Moto who shook her head trying to get the image of the redhead out of her mind "Besides why would they even bring that man here?"
"I'm not sure" responded Mr. Moto who had a stern look on his face that seemed to hold a certain amount of anger "But either way I think it's in bad taste"
Due to the fact that he was spending all of his free time at the hospital, Yugi was completely behind on current events. Therefore he had no idea why his mother and grandfather seemed so outraged at the sight of the eerie looking redhead. Then again the only thing that concerned him at that moment was Tea's health. So he turned his attention back to the window, and continued waiting for her to wake from her slumber...
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"My life is so worthless" thought Varon as he sat by himself on Raphael's couch with little Eatos neatly curled up on his lap "Sometimes I don't even know why I'm still alive"
Since the day that he believed that Serenity was gone for good, Varon's life became a living Hell. The physical injuries he acquired during his fight were Joey were extremely painful, but not as painful as losing yet another girl he cared about. Amelda's unfair imprisonment only added to his turmoil, and was enough to push him over the edge. So in an a desperate attempt to soothe the pain and forget his troubles, Varon began to drink heavily. After several days the only thing he wanted to do was lie around in bed with a bottle of tequila. While at first Raphael didn't question the fact that Varon missed several days of work, he became worried when the brunette didn't answer his calls. He knew how depressed the young man had been, so he decided to go and check up on him. It was only when Raphael found Varon passed out on his bedroom floor, that he realized how serious the problem was. Raphael knew that Varon couldn't be alone, so he took him to his apartment in order to keep a closer eye on him. If I leave him alone, there's no telling what can happen...
"I feel so alone and empty" said Varon quietly as he brought a hand down and stroked the white kitten on his lap "I'm tired of feeling this way..."
"Meow..."
"Just when I thought I was finally gonna be happy" said Varon as his sky blue eyes reflected the sadness and loneliness that plagued him "This had to happen..."
"Meow"
"She was beautiful, sweet, and perfect" said Varon as the image of Serenity's angelic face appeared in his memory "But...I wasn't good enough for her"
"Meow...?"
"Now she's with Kaiba and they're both probably happy" said Varon as he suddenly lowered his head and tried to hold back tears "And I'm here all alone like the worthless loser that I am..."
The memory of Serenity in Kaiba's arms was like a stab in the heart, so despite his best efforts, a single tear rolled down Varon's face. The tear fell right onto Eatos who was so startled, that she jumped off of the brunette's lap, and scurried off. Varon then let out a dejected sigh, flopped back on the couch, and began to stare at the ceiling like he had done so for the past two weeks. Meanwhile Raphael who had secretly been observing him from the kitchen, shook his head sadly at the sight before him. After all the once spunky and mischievous Varon was gone, and all that was left was a sad empty shell. It hurt Raphael to see him suffering like this, especially since there was little he could do to ease his pain...
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"Tea..." thought Amneris as she sat on her bed holding a framed picture of her then two-year old daughter "How could I have let this happen to you?"
For the past three weeks, when she wasn't over at the hospital, Amneris spent her time at home. Now that she was completely alone in her apartment, old memories began to surface. She remembered that when they first moved into the apartment, little Tea cried alot. Not only because was it an unfamiliar place, but because Odysseus was no longer around. So Amneris would always comfort her little girl, and tell her that her daddy loved her very much. Even though Tea forgot Odysseus as the years went by, she still wanted to know about him.
"Mommy what did daddy look like?" echoed young Tea's voice in Amneris' memory as she gazed at the picture "And why don't you have pictures of him? I wanna see his picture"
"It doesn't matter what your father looked like" echoed a younger Amneris' voice as she remembered that conversation "All that matters is that he loved you very much"
"But where is daddy?" echoed young Tea's voice who didn't really seem content with her mother's vague answer "Is he far away? Is he going to come back soon?"
"No...he's not going to come back" echoed Amneris' sad voice as she recalled exactly where her husband was at that moment "He was taken from us and it was the worst moment of my life"
"Taken where?" echoed little Tea's voice since she could never really understand what her mother was trying to say "Is he-"
"Tea I don't want to talk about this anymore" echoved Amneris' voice in a tone that was both sad yet harsh at the same time "So please don't ask me any more questions"
"I'm sorry Mommy..." echoed little Tea's voice as Amneris recalled the look of sadness in her daughter's dark blue eyes "I won't ask you anything else"
Although Tea always promised to not ask more questions, she usually had a dozen new questions by the following day. Before long Amneris began to avoid her daughter's questions, by claiming to be either too tired or too busy. Usually it was true though since not only did she work full time at "Von Schroeder's", she also had to worry about rent, and the constant attempts on her life. Unfortunately Amneris' behavior made Tea think that she had done something to make her mother not love her anymore. As the years rolled by Tea still often felt this way, but was a bit more understanding about her mother's situation. Although the feelings of neglect always came back when Amneris took off unexpectedly. I was doing it to protect her, but in the end it was all in vain...
"A monster like me deserves to be in a coma...not you Tea" sniffled Amneris as she tightened her grip on the picture and looked at it once again "After all you're my baby and I love you more than anything..."
Even though Amneris considered herself a monster and a bad mother, her husband didn't see her this way. Although Odysseus was extremely upset about what he had done, he wanted to know everything about his daughter. So after seeing various pictures of Tea throughout the years, and hearing of her accomplishments, Odysseus felt his wife was an excellent mother. After all despite being in such a dangerous situation, Amneris worked hard, and managed to give her daughter everything she could. In fact Odysseus felt that if anyone should feel like a horrible parent, he was the one who deserved it. He had even told Amneris that very morning that he was ready to clear Amelda's name, and go back to prison in order to pay for what he did to Tea. Even though she had wanted to stay with him, Odysseus asked her to go home. He thinks the redhead would tell the truth and get me arrested, but at this point it's exactly what I deserve...
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"You're looking much better today Mr. Gardner" said the nurse who was checking Odysseus' blood pressure "But where's your wife?"
"She was feeling a little tired" lied Odysseus with a polite little smile since he hoped no one suspected the truth "So she decided to go home and rest"
Although Odysseus knew that the police would arrive at any minute, he was more concerned with his wife. After all Amneris was a stubborn woman and just because he told her to go home, didn't mean she'd do it. She simply could have pretended to gone home, and might in fact be right down the hall. Odysseus knew very well that he was heading back to prison, but he didn't want this for his wife. Despite everything that had happened to him, he loved Amneris and didn't want her to be arrested. Not only because he knew she'd get life in prison, but for Tea as well. After all what would happen if she were to wake up from her coma and find that her mother was in jail? Even though Tea was already eighteen, she needed her mother and vice versa. Right as the nurse was done taking his blood pressure, there was a sudden knock on the door. As soon as she opened the door, the Chief of the Domino Police Department stepped inside. He then requested Dr. DeWinters prescence, so the nurse quickly left to get him. On her way out of the room though, the nurse gasped as if though frightened by something outside. What could possibly be so frightening?
"Alright Odysseus, even though I've read your claims" said the Chief of Police as he stood close to the door and looked right at Odysseus "What you say today will decide your fate"
"It's not my fate I'm worried about" replied Odysseus with a slightly annoyed look on his face "It's the fate of that innocent young man being accused of this crime"
"Before you continue making the same claims" said the Chief as he put his hand on the doorknob and opened the door "I think you should at least have a look at him"
"Well all I can say is that you're wasting your time Chief" said Odysseus who observed as the chief motioned for someone to enter the room "After all I'm certain that-DEAR GOD!"
The moment that the guards brought Amelda into the room, a look of complete shock came across Odysseus' face. Even though he had never seen the redhead before, it felt as if though he were looking into some sort of mirror. Aside from also being very tall and slender, Amelda's skin was the same greyish hue that Odysseus' skin had been for many years. Then again in his case the grey skin had been a side effect of the neural serum he was given. So why would the redhead have the exact same skin color? Unless he had also somehow fallen into the hands of Dr. Lestrange and had also been given the serum. While Odysseus had no idea what Amelda could have done to end up with the doctor in the first place, he could tell that he was suffering. After all despite the fact that the redhead had a drugged look on his face, his clear grey eyes revealed what he was thinking. He was tired, hungry, and overall, he was in both phyical and mental pain...
"Odysseus..." thought Amelda who couldn't believe that the man lying in front of him was the same zombie-like man he found in the alley "Please help me..."
"Because of The Viper, I've spent the past sixteen years of my life paying for a crime I didn't commit" thought Odysseus as a look of pain and anger filled his dark blue eyes "I can't let her ruin the life of yet another innocent person"
"Judging by the look on your face I think I found what I came here for" said the Chief who shook his head, before looking at Amelda with a look of disgust "Get this criminal out of here"
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"W-What just happened?" asked Tea as she felt as she opened her eyes and felt tired as if though she had been sleeping "Why did I see all of that?"
"Everything that you just saw is what's happening on Earth right now" said Amelia who was now standing a few feet away with her back turned to Tea "I wanted you to see it before you make your choice"
It was only when Tea turned around to look at the redhead woman, that her dark blue eyes grew large in disbelief. After all now that Amelia's back was turned to her, she was able to notice something she hadn't before. Folded neatly behind the redhead woman's back was a large pair of feathered wings...like an angel. Unlike an angel though, her wings were a dull grey shade. So is this woman an angel?
"Tea you're a very funny girl..." laughed Amelia as a sweet and sincere smile came across her face causing her grey eyes to light up "You do realize I'll gladly answer any questions you have right?"
"What?" exclaimed Tea as a startled look came across her face since she didn't know why the woman had asked this "Were you able to read my mind?"
"No, the look on your face said it all" said Amelia as she momentarily extended her wings, before folding them again "But to answer your question...yes I am an angel"
"But then why are your wings grey?" asked Tea as she observed the wings folded behind the woman's back "I thought angels had white wings"
"They do Tea" said Amelia as a slightly sad look came across her face once again for some reason " But mine are like this because I keep refusing to cross over even though I'm already dead"
"You don't want to cross over?" asked Tea with a slightly perplexed look in her dark blue eyes as she gazed at the sad redhead woman "Why?"
"Because I've seen what's been happening on Earth for the past nine years" said Amelia very sadly as her grey eyes began to get watery "And there's no way I could ever rest...at least not until my son finds what's missing in his life"
Only now that Tea heard what the redhead woman had said and saw the look of sadness on her face, did she realize the truth. Although she had noticed the strong resemblance Amelia had to Amelda, she figured it was just a crazy dream or a coincidence. Now she knew that the reason for this was because the redheads were actually mother and son...
"I'm sorry that you have to see me like this..." sniffled Amelia as she hastily wiped her eyes with her hand "It's just that-"
"It hurts you to see Amelda suffering" said Tea in a very soft tone of voice and she walked closer to the other woman "Right?"
"Yes...it does hurt me to see him suffering" said Amelia whose expression of sadness, turned to one of concern "But it's nothing like the suffering your mother is going through"
"I don't want my mom to suffer though..." said Tea as her eyes began to fill with tears at the thought of everything she had seen "I-I-I miss her so much..."
"I think you just made your choice" said Amelia with a slight smile as she reached out and took a hold of Tea's arm "Goodbye Tea..."
"Goodbye Amelia..."
"Oh and one more thing Tea...please take care of what I love the most"
"I will..."
"Thank you..."
Immediately Amelia tossed her head back, and everything was surrounded with white light once again. Before she was completely blinded by it, the final thing Tea saw was the smile of gratitude on the redhead's face. This is one promise I'll keep no matter what...
To Be Continued...
Author's Note: Thank you so much to everyone who reviewed the last chapter! I also want to thank you guys for being patient while I got through the most boring summer semester of my life! Anyways I'm pretty sure a few people are wondering about the name I picked the name Amelia for Amelda's mother. Well the reason I picked this specific name is just to make it easy to remember who's related to who (eg. Constantina/Constantine & Alex/Alexandria). I know it seems a little silly, but I know OCs tend to get confusing at times. Also we're finally reaching the end of this story, so keep get ready for the finale next time! Hugs & Kisses as always people:D (hands out ice cream cones)