Final Realm: Chapter 7
Chase: I'm glad we passed the cleansing…but… (Looks down) I need to know…
Aneiras: (looks over at Chase)…
Anastasia: (looks over at Chase) …
Chase: (looks up at Aneiras and Anastasia) why was my father in there!?
(April looks down)
Aneiras: (sighs and crosses arms) what you met was your shadow self…
April: (blinks) Shadow self…?
Aneiras: Any past negative memories of humans always lie dormant, in the inner dimension. Over a normal humans life these memories will tend to grow and eventually turn into shadow self's.
Anastasia: The shadow self's then feed off of negative memories usually dealing in the past or negative emotions. What you guys have just experienced is your own shadow self's; Inner demons that represent the alter ego of yourselves.
Aneiras: It is important that you don't give in to them because if you do it can lead to some pretty nasty consequences.
Anastasia: (closes eyes) Be on your guard though…because chances are that they will return someday… (Opens eyes and looks at April and Chase) and they'll be even stronger than before.
(Chase and April gulp)
Aneiras: (smiles) Aww c'mon Anastasia. Let's not scare the two half to death. After all they passed the cleansing.
Anastasia: Yeah I suppose you're right. You guys better get some sleep.
April: (fidgets with her necklace) But what about this…?
Aneiras: (smiles) don't worry…you'll be able to use it when the time comes. But for now you all need your rest.
Chase: (looks at Aneiras) and since when do I have a curfew?
Aneiras: You've gained the ability to master your spiritual energy now. Believe me you're going to need the rest.
Chase: (shrugs) well if you say so.
Anastasia: (looks at Aneiras) I'll go home with April. I'll see you tomorrow.
(Aneiras nods)
(Scene changes to April and Anastasia walking together on the sidewalk)
(The sky is raining)
(April has an umbrella in her hand)
Anastasia: (looks over at April) you okay?
April: (smiles at Anastasia) Yeah, I'm fine.
(Anastasia stops suddenly)
April: (stops and turns around towards Anastasia) Is Something wrong?
Anastasia: (looks to her left a little) No. (Walks back towards April) Let's keep moving.
(April and Anastasia continue walking in the rain down the sidewalk)
(To the left of April and Anastasia in an alleyway is a shadow)
(The shadow walks out into the illuminated street)
Sherriff Johnson: (watches April and Anastasia walk away)…
(Screen darkens)
(Screen lightens)
(A clock is shown that says 6:30 on it)
(The clock buzzes loudly)
(A female voice calls out)
"Get up Eugene! You'll be late for tennis practice!"
(A silhouette of a teenage boy sits up over his bed and cuts off the alarm on his desk)
(The boy gets out of his bed and walks towards his closet)
Eugene: (looks at his closet door) …
(Eugene's mother calls out again)
"Eugene! Are you up!?"
Eugene: (in natural dorky voice) Y-yeah I'm up! (Opens his closet door)
(Inside Eugene's closet is a desk with April's face on it and beside her picture lighted candles on both sides)
Eugene: I'm up for you…April…
(Looks at April's picture)
Eugene: (thinks as he looks over April's picture)Your bright warm smile is luminous over the sky even when the rain is pouring, your body was made as if it was carved out of angelic material, your legs are like the legs of a pencil when sharpened, your silky chestnut hair can make a guy go crazy, and your eyes reflect the calmness and sincerity you possess while reflecting your mysterious personality…if only…(looks in April's eyes on the picture) if only I could gaze into those eyes forever…
(Eugene's mother calls out again)
"C'mon Eugene! Hurry up! You'll be late!"
Eugene: (dorky voice) Coming mother!
(Eugene takes out a picture of April from his drawer in his closet and looks upon it)
Eugene: I am coming to you my love… (Deeply inhales high pitched squeezing the picture against his chest)
(Eugene takes out his inhaler and squirts some air in his mouth)
Eugene: (exhales) Aaaaa…
(Eugene grabs his shirt and his overall pants with straps)
(Eugene puts on his glasses)
Eugene: (dorky voice as usual) Oh yeah! Today's the day! (Points up in the air) The day when I will when your heart…April Flowers!
(Eugene rushes down stairs and out the door)
(Eugene's mother waves)
"(smiles) Goodbye, son!"
(Eugene walks down the street and thinks to himself)
Eugene: (thinks) hmmm….I wonder what I should say to her… (Thinks deeply)
(A scene appears in Eugene's mind)
(Scenario #1)
Eugene: (stands next to April near the lockers) Hey April… (Adjusts his glasses) so what do you say me and you go and study for a math test (smiles brightly)…?
April: … (Walks away silently)
(Eugene hangs his head)
(The word "fail" hangs above Eugene's head)
(Scenario #2)
Eugene: (stands next to April near the lockers) I've got two tickets to the Atom blow off at the museum! Wanna come…?!
April: … (Slaps Eugene)
(Maximum fail appears over Eugene's head)
(Scenario #3)
Eugene: Hey babe, wanna see the exponential growth of my natural log? (Raises eyebrows and grins)… (Looks over at April and sees his mom) M-Mother!?
(Eugene's mother slaps him across the face)
(Epic Failure appears over Eugene's head)
(Scenario #4)
Eugene: (is on his knees banging his fist on the floor with one hand and pulling on April's pants with the other while crying loudly) How can I know so many hundreds of digits of pi and not the digits of your phone number?!!!
(Scenario disappears)
(Eugene sighs and sweatdrops as he keeps walking down the street)
(Scene changes to Eugene walking through a classroom door and into the room)
Eugene: Sorry I'm late guys! Are we ready to go!?
(In the classroom is another nerd who looks like Eugene except skinnier and taller with freckles)
(Another boy sits in the classroom that is overweight and is eating on chocolate)
(The last boy stands up across the room with hair covering his eyes)
(The boy with freckles looks over at Eugene)
"So did you use the same excuse as last time?"
Eugene: Yeah, she still thinks that I'm going to play tennis.
All of the group: (in a nerdy voice) AS IF!
Eugene: Well then, let the April Flower FAN CLUB BEGIN!!!
(Everyone takes off their shirts with a picture of April's face branded into their undershirt)
Everyone: YEAH!!!
Eugene: This is sure to get her attention! These branded T-shirts are great! Nice going! (turns towards the tall nerd with the hair covering his eyes)
(The nerd with the hair covering his eyes nods slowly)
Eugene: Alright! Well let's do it!
(Chase walks by the room and shakes his head)
Chapter 7: Part B
(Scene shows April and her group of friends Amy, Jill, and Megan walking down the school hallway)
(Anastasia walks behind the group quietly with her arms crossed remaining unseen)
(Jill is tall and has long brown hair with orange eyes)
(Amy is short with short pink hair and blue eyes)
((Megan is normal stature with black hair and clothes with a red ribbon on the top of her head (Goth style) with red eyes))
Jill :( turns towards April while walking) so how is your day so far?
April: (smiles) its fine. No complaints so far.
Amy: (looks over at April) Hey! You're going to cheerleading practice again right?!
April: Uh…no. not today. I have tutoring.
Amy: (blinks) tutoring? For what?
April: Well I need to keep my A-average in order to get into Harvard one day. (bonks herself on the head a little jokingly and sticks out her tongue) but chemistry isn't going so good for me right now so I'm going to need all the help I can get.
Amy: wow, you take chemistry? But you're only in 9th grade! That's a junior course!
Jill: Oh yeah I forgot you're new here Amy. Well you probably should know that April is skilled in just about everything there is.
Amy: (twiddles fingers) well geeze…it's no wonder it's so hard for you. (Cries) I WISH I WAS THAT SMART!
Jill: (waves finger and laughs a little) be glad, at least you won't have to spend time with Eugene.
Amy: (blinks) Eugene? Who's that?
Jill: He's the president of the math club…the Science Club…and the Chemistry Club!
Amy: Oh so then he's a nerd then huh?
Jill: yeah you can say that. And frequently he gives tutoring lessons for the school.
Amy: Oh I see.
Jill: Oh and did I mention that he's also the president of the April Flowers club?
Amy: (sweatdrops) you can't be serious…
Jill: (nods) He simply adores her! Along with every other nerd and jock out there!
April: Well… (Smiles)I think you guys shouldn't be so hard on him. I think it's kinda cute of him to make me my own fan club.
(Everyone stays silent)
Megan: …Gross.
(Eugene walks down the hallway with his books in one hand with an object in the other)
Eugene: (opens his hand and looks down in it) …
(In his hand is a memory stick)
Eugene: I'll get her with this… It's all in here…this way…I can confess my love to her… (Lifts up his head with the gleam of light hitting his glasses) today will be the day.
(Eugene accidentally walks into someone and falls onto the floor dropping his books and his memory stick)
???: Hey watch where you're going freak!
Eugene: (picks up his books) u-uh…my bad…
???: Well, well. (Looks down at the memory stick) whadda we have here? (Picks it up and looks at it)
Eugene: (looks up at the guy) H-hey! G-give that back Brian!
(Brian has black hair with brown eyes and wears a blue jean jacket with blue jean pants and a white t-shirt)
Brian: Huh? (Looks at the memory stick) just what is this?
(April and the group approach Brian)
Jill: Hey look its Brian!
Amy: (looks at Jill) who's that?
Jill: Just the hottest guy in school!
Megan: …hot.
Amy: (looks at Brian) you mean that guy over there? Well he is pretty handsome.
Jill: (nudges April) Hey, you should go over and say hi.
April: (blushes) but um I really don't want to…
Jill: Aw c'mon if there's anyone who has a chance with a hottie like that it'd be you! (Winks at April) besides you need to stop focusing on the books for once!
April: b-but I really don't want t-
Jill: Okay then if you won't go to him I'll bring him to you! (Screams) HEEEEEY! BRIIIAAAN!
Brian: (walks over to April's group) Hey girls what's up? (Looks at April) What's up cutie?
April: (blushes a little and smiles) H-hey Brian…how are you?
Brian: Well I'm alright. No worries.
Eugene: (knocks on Brian's back) Hey! Give that back!
Brian: (knocks Eugene off of his back) I SAID BACK OFF FREAK!!!
(Eugene falls to the floor)
April: H-hey! What's going on?
(A crowd of students start to form around the scene)
Brian: (shrugs and turns towards April) I haven't the slightest idea! This nerd just suddenly jumped on me!
Eugene: (looks up at Brian from the floor) I SAID GIVE IT BACK!!!
Brian: Oh… you mean this? (Twirls the memory stick with the string attached on his finger) Well maybe I will and maybe I won-
(Eugene punches Brian in the face)
(Brian leans his face over a little)
(The crowd around the scene is silent)
(Eugene breathes heavily)
(Brian grins)
Brian: bad…move.
(Brian tackles Eugene to the ground and starts to pound his face in with punches)
(The crowd cheers)
"Fight! Fight! Fight!"
April: Hey Brian! Knock it off!
(Brian keeps punching Eugene over and over)
Chase: (walks down the hallway and looks over at Aneiras) I still don't see why you guys have to follow us around all the time.
Aneiras: Well just in case of another demon attack. And it's not like you know how to use that ability you've gotten yet.
Chase: (glares at Aneiras) yeah well whose fault is that!? You guys are the ones who won't teach me!
Aneiras: (chuckles a little) you'll learn when its time Chase.
Chase: (sighs) … (blinks) hey what's going on over there? (Points in front of him) … (Looks at the commotion of people down the hallway)
(The crowd keeps cheering)
"Fight! Fight! Fight!"
April: C'mon Brian! Quit it!
Brian: I'm not done with you yet! (Pulls back his fist slowly and starts to let go of it)…
Brian: huh…?
(Chase holds back Brian's arm)
Chase: C'mon…that's enough.
Brian: ngh… (Shakes his arm away from chase) Get your hand off me! (Stands up quickly)
(The crowd is silent)
Brian: (looks down at Eugene) you know…you should learn your place Eugene. I promise next time I won't go easy on you… (Exits the crowd) GO AWAY AND JUST LEAVE THE REST OF US NORMAL PEOPLE ALONE!
(The crowd remains silent)
Chase: (looks down at Eugene) uh…you okay?
Eugene: (looks up at Chase) … (looks over at April) … (looks down at the floor and sees his memory stick) … (grabs the memory stick and runs out of the crowd)
April: h-hey! Eugene!
Eugene: (runs out of the front doors of the school and into the rain) (thinks) Dammit!
April: (looks concerned) Eugene…
Eugene: (runs through the wet and rainy sidewalk of the city)… (Pants heavily)
(Eugene stops running)
Eugene: (looks down at the ground while crowds up people pass him by) …
(Lightning strikes)
(Eugene takes out a pocket knife from his coat)
(Eugene hears Brian's words echo through his head)
"GO AWAY AND JUST LEAVE THE REST OF US NORMAL PEOPLE ALONE!"
Eugene: (closes his eyes and slowly starts to put the knife to his neck)…
(A voice talks inside Eugene's head)
(Eugene's eyes open instantly)
(Deep voice)
"Eugeeene…"
Eugene: …
"I wouldn't do that…"
Eugene: (thinks in his mind) w-who are you? What do you want?!
"One who just saw what's happened to you…are you okay?"
Eugene: (thinks) like you would care…
"(laughs a little) But Eugene I do…I saw what they did to you..."
Eugene: (thinks)…yeah…so did everyone else…what makes you any different…? (Starts walking again with his head down in the rain)
"I want to help Eugene…"
Eugene: (stops walking and looks down at the ground) help…how could you help…? I don't even know who you are…
"I'm just someone who cares…"
Eugene: Sure you do…no everyone seems to care when you're helping them pass classes but when it comes to me…no one does…
"You're wrong…There is another way to get rid of the pain and humiliation you feel…"
Eugene: (thinks) what are you talking about…?
(The crowds of people continue to walk by Eugene in the rain while he stands still)
"Revenge."
Eugene: (thinks) Revenge…
"Yessssss. Do not take out your anger on yourself….what good would that do? Take it…direct it….at the real source of the problem…"
Eugene: …but how…how can I….?
"Leave it to me…."
Eugene: y-you…but how?
"I will take care of it for you….think of it as a favor for a friend…"
Eugene: …a friend? But we just met…I don't even know who you are…why would you want to help someone like me?
"I too know what it's like not to be accepted…to be out casted…set aside… alone…I want revenge for the same crimes against you that were made against me…"
Eugene: (keeps looking down as the rain pours harder) …
"Come…let us show this world what happens to those who they set aside… we will show them…together…"
Eugene: yes… (Looks slowly up to the sky as it rains) …let's show them…together…
(Scene changes back to Eugene's home)
(Eugene kneels in front of a sigil finishing up the symbol with a red piece of chalk)
(Eugene stands up surrounded by red candles which give off a ginger incense)
(Eugene breathes in it slowly)
"Now…recite what I told you…"
Eugene: (folds his hands and closes his eyes)… (kneels in front of the sigil)…Lord Lucifer…by your grace, grant me, I pray thee the power to conceive in my mind and to execute that in which I desire to do, the end which I would attain thy help, O mighty Lucifer, the one true lord who livest and reignest forever and ever. I entreet thee to inspire Zayer to manifest before me so that she may give me the power for which I seek, so that I may accomplish my desired end, provided that is proper to her office. This I respectfully and humbly ask in your name, lord Lucifer, may you deem me worthy, Father.
(Suddenly a black smoke appears from out of the center of the sigil and a being begins to form)
(The image looks through the smoke at Eugene with a feminine face)
"You summoned me?"
Eugene: (grins slowly) Yes…Zayer…I need a favor…
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(The bell rings)
(Scene changes to Chase back at school as the classes are walking out of the front doors home)
Chase: (looks over at Aneiras walking out of the school with his arms behind his head) Hm…I wonder where April went.
Aneiras: (walks beside Chase)…She must've left earlier to go search for the boy.
Chase: probably… (Eyes widen) Hey do you sense that?
Aneiras: Sense wha-(eyes widen) …
Chase: Something…something is wrong…
Aneiras: It's demonic energy…
Chase: ngh… (Looks over at Aneiras) …
Aneiras: (looks at Chase) C'mon let's go!
Chase: But that about April!?
Aneiras: She'll be fine! She's got Anastasia with her! What's important that we check this out before it develops more!
Chase: (nods) okay!
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(The image steps out of the smoke and before Eugene stands a woman dressed in a white robe with golden white hair and black eyes. Her face is plain yet serious with her skin a bright white)
Zayer: What is it that you seek…summoner?
Eugene: I wish…I wish to avenge the crimes done towards me…to take out my revenge upon all who have humiliated me over the years… I want everyone to feel what I've had to go through!! But most importantly…I want APRIL FLOWERS AS MY WIFE!!!
Zayer: (laughs a little) such a bold and challenging request…for someone of your character… (Gets back in a serious tone) but It will be done…only on one condition
Eugene: …
Zayer:…in order to accomplish what you wish… (Looks into Eugene's eyes) you must offer your body to me…
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(Chase runs down the street with Aneiras running closely by)
Chase: What's going on? What's this sudden pressure I'm feeling?!
Aneiras: It is the form of demonic energy…A demon is being summoned from the other side of the gate…
Chase: (gasps) ngh…but by who!?
Aneiras: (keeps running) …
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Eugene: So…the offer is…you help me get revenge on everyone who's cause me pain and I get April as mine…in return for using my body…?
Zayer: I cannot do as you would like me to in this body…I must remain in a vessel to accomplish that which you ask.
Eugene: hm… (Walks towards Zayer) Then I say… (Holds out his hand) you have a deal…
Zayer: Thy will…be done. (Grabs Eugene's hand)
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(Chase keeps running down the street)
Aneiras: The energy is growing! We're coming up on it!
Chase: (keeps running beside Aneiras) Right!
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(The demon turns into a smoke and flies into Eugene's mouth)
(Eugene flies back and lands on his back)
(Eugene's eyes turn bright red and he sprouts out fangs, claws, and a skinny body)
(Eugene get's on all fours and makes a scream)
Chase: (covers his ears) what is that!?
Aneiras: A demon…and its close.
Chase: That's weird I can't sense it's presence as close anymore!
Aneiras: It's on the move…hurry we must catch up to it! (Keeps running down the street)
Chase: Got it! (Runs after Aneiras)
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Brian: (walks down the street quietly in a midst) Gee…it sure is a ghost town in this part of town… (Yells out) Hello!! Hm…where'd everybody go?
(Suddenly a pair of red eyes appear from the midst)
Brian: w-who's there?
Eugene in demon form: (shows the silhouette of him on all fours) Aww…how rude. I actually thought you'd recognize me…
Brian: Look I don't know who you are but if its money you want you can have it!
Eugene in demon form: (crawls out of the midst) I don't want money Brian…I want…your blood!!
Brian: AH! Stay away from me! (Falls on his back)
Eugene in demon form: (crawls towards Brian on all fours) I don't think I can do that…after all my pleads of cry were not enough… (Stares Brian right in the face) so why should yours matter?
Brian: (eyes widen) N-no way…!
Eugene in demon form: Die! (Lunges a claw at Brian)
Brian: Noo!!
(A metallic sound echoes)
Aneiras: (has his sword against the demon's claw) …
Eugene in demon form: grr!! WHO THE HELL ARE YOU!!!?
Aneiras: I am Aneiras. Archangel of the Lord Omega and… (Grins) The one who will be sending you to Hell!
Chase: (blinks from behind Aneiras) wow…cool.
Eugene in demon: We'll see about that!! (Roars and slashes out a claw at Aneiras)
(Aneiras ducks and slashes his sword across the demon's stomach)
(Black blood starts to come from the cut as the demon yells in pain)
(The demon steps back)
Eugene in demon: I will come back for the boy and you as well Aneiras!!! I SWEAR IT!!! THIS IS NOT OVER!!!
Aneiras: (puts his sword in front of him) heh…I'll be waiting.
(The demon slowly disappears and the midst clears)
Aneiras: (puts the sword back in his sheath) well that takes care of that for now…Chase? Hm…? (Turns at Brian in front of him)
Brian: (points at Aneiras) W-who are you guys and w-what the heck was that! THE DEMON! THE SWORD! AND TH-(faints)
Aneiras: (looks down at him) for someone so cool he sure does flop easily…don't you think so Chase? Chase…? (Turns and looks behind him to see Chase kneeling down over something with his back turned toward Aneiras)
Chase: No way…it can't be…
Aneiras: (looks over at Chase) what is it?
Chase: This can't be right…
Aneiras: What?
Chase: (stands up) the demon we fought just now… (Turns around and holds up Eugene's memory stick)I think it was Eugene!
To be continued…
(Next Time: The mask of the culprit is known but April still has her doubts. Especially when she starts to fall in love with the new transformation of Eugene Crag. This certainly appears to be a thrilling battle that not even Chase thinks he'll be able to withstand. Desperate times call for desperate measures as the secret weapon is ultimately revealed! Will April be able to see through the real Eugene before it's too late!?)
(Writers Blog: I really enjoyed writing this chapter. It was really funny and serious at the same time. I hope though that this doesn't dissuade anyone from being attracted to smart guys though. Not everyone is like Eugene thankfully. He just takes things a little too overboard. Lol. But who am I to talk? If there was a fan club for my wife I'd probably be leader of it too! Lol. Anyways, I hope the readers continue to enjoy and read the chapters Merced and I are working on! Thanks again!)
Created by: Gerald & Merced Williams
Disclaimer: All of the characters are of my own design and thoughts. Please do not take away from them without permission. Thank you!