Chapter six: They are not my friends!
Light's P.O.V.
After helping Halle with the giant boulder she insists is a diamond I end up finding myself carrying it on my own as the others walk ahead.
"We just need to find Matt." I pant. "As a team we are unstoppable."
L pauses looking at where we can see the end of the maze. "Will you look at that. Matt is running away. He's abandoning us." He says as we all stop walking.
I drop the boulder. "Now I know that's a lie." I look and sure enough Matt has a grey tint like the others and he is running away out of the maze.
Discord suddenly appears in front of us. "Well it seems someone broke the everyone has to play rule."
Suddenly the hedge maze is taken away.
"I win!" He smirks.
"That's not fair!" I counter.
"Oh I don't think we've been properly introduced." Discord sighs. "I am Discord. Master at chaos and disharmony. Hello!" He says the hello in a voice that is like that it should be obvious.
"How are we supposed to find the elements when you took away the maze!" I demand.
Discord laughs like I told the funniest joke in the world. "You thought it was the elements that were in the maze?" He snaps his fingers and suddenly we are watching a flashback.
Flashback:
Discord. makes the image bigger and moves around on the windows. "Twists and turns are my master plan then find the elements back where you began." He says 'back where you began' as he puts the window image back to it's rightful place with the last words echoing like a haunting note.
End of flashback.
"I never said they were in the maze." He points out.
So the back where you began isn't by going through the maze then head back to the entrance….. It's something else.
I think. "Back where you began. Back where you began." I think to myself a little out loud. "Falcon's hall? Where we found the elements?"
There's some commotion behind me distracting me.
I turn to look at the others.
Discord can't help but laugh at me.
"What are you laughing at!" Matsuda zips over with an angry glare at Discord.
"Oh you all are just so entertaining." Discord laughs.
"Well quit it!" Matsuda demands.
"Oh yeah?" Near speaks up coming over slightly to the two. "Well haha."
Matsuda turns to Near. "Quit it!"
"No." Near responds looking smug. "Haha."
"QUIT IT!" Matsuda calls out looking distressed.
"No." Near still looks smug. "Hahahaha."
Halle looks ready to kill anyone from getting close to her boulder that she believes is a diamond.
L moves up to it and looks a little thoughtful at it with a smirk. "Say. Halle." He says. "Light said we should split this diamond six ways." He looks to Halle. "you know. Since we found it together."
Halle attacks L knocking him harshly off the boulder. "Forget it! It's mine!" She starts attacking L or at least trying to as L continues to back up making all of her attacks miss. She then rushes back to the boulder picking it up moving away.
L rushes over and jumps on the boulder to further tease Halle.
Halle turns to glare at him. "Don't touch my diamond!" She demands.
Near comes over to them. He puts a hand on the boulder. "I'm touching your gem Halle." He snickers. "Hahaha."
A terribly looking storm of the pink cotton clouds and chocolate milk rain begins.
Matsuda looks up glaring at the clouds. "Chocolate milk!? I hate it!"
I groan closing my eyes annoyed. "I just want to go home!"
Then it hits me.
Home! Back where you began!
"The elements are in Tokyo!" I say and I begin to move to the chaotic Tokyo. I turn to the others. "Come on. I'm sure this is actually what he meant." I take the lead and the others just follow.
We are half way when suddenly it's night.
We pause as we can't see anything really.
"Wow!" L says. "I can see so much better now!"
I hear him start to walk then he slips and I hear him knocking over the others.
"I meant to do that." He says as if in 'oops'.
I sigh and try to walk but I find myself slipping.
The sun comes up and I see that the paths have become soap.
"What!?" I gasp.
Discord skates along the soap path past me. "Fun isn't it?" He chuckles.
Matsuda also starts skating on the soap. He glares at me as he passes me and Discord vanishes. "This might seem fun but trust me it's not."
I sigh and carefully walk having to slide sometimes.
We reach my place.
I open the door and turn to the others. "Ok we are here. Now please everyone just go inside."
"I will not." L says as he walks in and he turns fully grey.
"With pleasure." Near kicks over a plastic pot turning fully grey before going inside looking smug.
"I hate this!" Matsuda snarls also walking in turning fully grey.
I notice we are missing Halle. I turn and see her trying to push the boulder that doesn't seem to budge. "Please." I ask feeling desperate. "We have to hurry."
"Oh no." Halle looks at me with a glare. "I know what you are up to. As soon as I go in you'll come and take Wilbur away!"
I raise an eyebrow. "Wilbur?"
"Well it wont work." Halle says in warning.
I sigh. "you're not going in without him are you?"
Halle shakes her head as she turns fully grey.
I go over and pick up the boulder. "Fine!" I snap slightly and begin to carry it inside.
"And don't you dare think about taking him. I know where you live." Halle says in warning.
I roll my eyes and I toss Wilbur inside just enough to land mostly inside.
The door and the area around it needed to be updated anyways and I didn't really like it in the first place.
"Careful! You'll scratch him!" Halle whines throwing her arms around Wilbur.
I sigh. "Alright. Now let's find the elements." I say as I begin looking at the for the book that I first found some information on the elements in. "Where is it?"
There is a splash and I glance back.
Near poured a bucket of water over Misa's head.
What is she doing here anyways? I thought I took her key after we broke up!
Misa jumps and glares at Near. "What was that for?"
"Misa." Near smirks. "What's sopping wet and stupid?"
Misa looks confused.
"Your face!" Near slams the bucket onto her head before moving away.
I groan.
Misa must have been with the others, since my dad has a spare key just in case, as the others come over probably were looking for us.
"Light! It's good you're here." Dad says only to stop looking at the others. "Why does everyone look so grey?" He turns to me.
"Long story." I sigh turning to look for the book. "Did you see the book with a picture of the elements of harmony on a mantle in a gem version on the front cover?" I ask.
"Oh yes." Dad says going over to another bookshelf grabbing it.
I go over to him. "Thanks."
But just before I can grab it Near swoops in and steals it.
"Give it back!" I demand.
Near smirks at me. "Keep away!" He tosses it over to L.
I chase after it getting more and more annoyed. "L give me that book."
L is holding the book. "I don't have any book." He tosses it to Matsuda.
I try to grab it as I chase after it but Matsuda tosses it to Near then they keep tossing it around before I can get close enough to grab it. "you guys!"
Mogi leaps and knocks the book away before Near can grab it.
I almost grab it when Halle steals it. "Do you have any idea what you took?!" I demand.
"No. But if you want it then I want it!" Halle calls over her shoulder.
I chase after her but end up loosing her somehow. "Where is she? Where is Halle?" I demand panting slightly.
L turns his head away slightly. "Beats me." He says.
I growl. "Fine." I am about to start fighting with them when Halle peeks out from behind Wilbur.
Gevanni quickly moves in knocking it out of Halle's hands to me.
I catch it.
The others look ready to take it away again.
I move back and the team move to block the others. "Thanks." I turn to it and I flip though the pages until I find the elements. I brighten. "The elements! It's just as I thought. They were here all along!" I turn and go to show the others. "We found the elements."
The others barely even seem to acknowledge my words.
Halle is wiping the boulder.
L is just leaning against part of the broken wall.
Matsuda is sitting leaning against the boulder.
Near is slightly on the boulder out of Halle's view and is batting at a piece of Matsuda's that stood up.
I frown. "You don't even care do you?" I asks grudgingly.
"No." they all respond.
I sigh. "I didn't think it would happen." I then glare at them. "My friends have turned into complete jerks." I grab the elements and rush over to them. "Necklace" I repeat that one word as I throw the elements onto the others. "And necklace." I put on mine.
"But Light." Linda comes over. "Aren't you missing someone?"
I look at Matt's element. "Congratulations. You're the new Matt." I throw the element onto her neck.
"What!? But I don't even think I can do this." Linda says worriedly.
"Too bad. You're Matt. Now let's go to get this over with!" I take the lead and the others follow.
But I have to help Halle push the boulder to just outside.
Once all outside we find Discord waiting.
"So you found the elements." Discord says.
"That's right and we are going to use them to beat you!" I say moving forward.
There are some people who need help as they are trapped between some ballerina dancing dogs.
"We'll help as many as we can." Dad says. "You guys take care of him." He leaves with the others.
Discord turns as if knowing when he's defeated. "Clearly you have overpowered me. I am ready to be defeated." He waves a hand to make a target in front of himself. "Fire when ready."
"Everyone in place." I say.
The others come over with a sound of disinterest.
I turn to look to Linda who is hesitating. "Matt get over here."
She comes over joining us.
"Now let's hurry and finish this so we don't have to talk to each other again." I say.
We concentrate and the elements begin to glow. We are lifted into the air, except Linda but I don't really notice until I open my eyes glowing white with power.
Suddenly just as I thought we were going to do it every drop of power we were creating fades dropping us to the ground.
"What!?" I gasp.
"Sorry. Light." Linda puts Matt's element next to me. "Maybe I should go help the others." She starts to leave and Near trips her with an innocent look then a smirk.
"But it didn't work." I gasp trying to figure this out.
Discord claps. "Well done. Harmony is officially gone and chaos wins."
"I hate the elements of harmony!" Matsuda growls glaring at his element necklace as best he can.
Near takes his off and tosses it carelessly to the side. "Garbage."
Halle swoops in. "Mine!" She steals Near's element as it lands on the ground.
"Mine's working." L says glancing to his then turns to me. "There must be something wrong with yours."
I sigh.
"I don't need you!" Matsuda shouts.
I turn to him. "Who are you talking to?" I ask.
"Any of you!" Matsuda says. "I'm out of here!" He turns and leaves.
"Me too." Near also leaves.
"I have much better things to do." L says also leaving.
"Humph!" Halle picks up Wilbur and carries him off.
"Fine!" I snap. "Leave! See if I care! With friends like you who needs….." I pause glancing around myself sadly. "Enemies…" I lower my head with a sad sigh as my heart breaks. I close my eyes letting a tear fall. I turn and head for a walk before I head home head down. I hardly notice myself turning fully grey skipping over the tinted grey look.
Harmony is truly over it seems.
"Oh come now Light this is your new home." Discord says gestures to the area around us.
I slightly look and all I see is chaos. I turn away with a sigh. "Not anymore." I head on my way home.
Discord cheers behind me but I ignore him.
I'm not fully sure where I'll go but surely anywhere except here." I head upstairs to my room planning to pack only to curl up on my bed upset not wanting to get up ever again.