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Ch. 2: Finding her

Scourge's POV

She looks around, I run away. Right back behind the house. Right through the back door. Right into the house, across the hallway, and into the portal. I think it's pretty convenient that right across from her house, there's an abandoned one that can be used for portal base. I appear in the castle basement, and then run upstairs and to the lab. Dr. Finitevus looks up.

"Scourge? You're back already?" He asks. I then get a good look at him. His white dreads is messed up, and his amber eyes crazed. It's easy to tell that he's been up all last night working. I nod.

"Good, good. And? What information did you recover? Do you think it's her?" He replies. I nod.

"It's definitely her. She's the prophecy girl. And, as king of Anti- Mobius, I vow I'll stop at nothing to bring Molly Chaikatu here! The prophecy will be fulfilled, whether she wants to or not!" I announce proudly. Dr. Finitevus smiles widely.

"Good. By the way, there's a League of Evil meeting tonight here. As the Evil ruler of this very land, I think you should come." He says. I nod, indicating I'll be there.

"But what about the girl? Wait, I've got it: I'll visit her in her dreams tonight! She always pays attention to them! I reply. I see Dr. Finitevus didn't hear me! That old man needs to listen to my plans.

I recall the happenings of this morning as I walk through the castle to the lab yet again. It's about 10-ish p.m. Dr. Finitevus is setting up a machine. He turns to me.

"It's ready, Scourge! What kind of dream do you think you should give her?" He asks. So he actually WAS listening! I smirk.

"Something friendly. Something memorable, since I'll be introducing myself. Something…dramatic. Any suggestions?" I reply. Dr. Finitevus nods, then steps behind the machine to work with wires. I stand there for a moment, tapping my foot impatiently. I hear him scream in pain, then he steps out from behind the machine. His quills look like they got struck by lightning, they're sticking out in all directions. The air smells like burnt bacon. Dr. Finitevus presses a button on the machine, and it begins to power up.

"Go now, Scourge. Go before it's too late! Make sure she knows her destiny!" Dr. Finitevus yells dramatically. I look at him for a moment.

"Sorry. I just had to," He mutters. I nod, then step into the machine. There's a split second of agony. It's pitch black for a moment. Then, I appear in Molly's dream.

I'm on a boardwalk, and it's sunset. I'm about to start looking for her what I see her. Walking along the pier and stopping to lean over the side rail. Absolutely elegant. I decide to go talk to her. Or something like that.

I walk over and stand behind her for a moment. She doesn't seem to notice me, though I'm casting a shadow over her. I try to tap her shoulder and get her attention, but I get no reaction. I walk and stand behind her. She's looking out at the ocean, lost in thought. Maybe my voice can break her thoughts? I put my hands on her shoulders from behind and lean close next to her ear.

"Hey," I whisper. That's enough to break her thoughts. It's enough to make her swirl around, snatching herself from the grasp and hitting my nose in the process. And she does just that.

"What do you want from me?" Molly demands. I smirk at her personality. Her response is so fast, so angry, and so sharp, it's almost funny. Oh, wait! I forgot the drama! I place my hand on her shoulder, lean close so our lips are almost touching, and whisper,

"It's not what I want from you. It's that I want you." This does not get me the reaction I want. Actually, it gets me the exact opposite. Molly pushes me away and takes off running down the boardwalk. And she's pretty fast, too. I suppose it's too late to pursue her.

"Molly, wait! Don't run! PLEASE!" I scream at her, but she disobeys. She continues to run, and doesn't look back. She leaves me standing on the pier, speechless. Just before Molly vanishes from sight, I shout,

"MY NAME IS SCOURGE!" She stops, turns around, and screams my name, followed by a few colorful words. Then she keeps running. I failed, so I might as well head back to the lab. Wait, how am I supposed to get out? Oh god. This is gonna be a long, long, night.