ECL Shorts 8

Schizophrenia

ElectricCircuslover: I was having problems with my schizophrenia this morning. It wasn't severe like this but I was really scared that I couldn't sleep. This is a vent. I don't expect any of you to understand that.

The pink Angel-like B-X approached the black Stitch replica with bright red pupiless eyes in their room. Shadow was shaking he was looking everywhere.

"Now Shadow, I know you're having a difficult time with your schizophrenia but you need to sleep. You're under a lot of stress and you missed one too many pills. I have a pill in my paw. Take it, go to sleep, and let it fix you up again," Andy said softly, moving closer to Shadow who was backed against the wall.

"I don't believe you, Andy. The voices tell me that everyone is an enemy. The corruption that humans breed is in the air. I can smell the fumes of dishonesty and hate going into my nose. The voices in my head told me tales of what humans are capable of once they find out I'm schizophrenic. They tell me they will string me up or put me in a mental hospital with the loony bin with the others, never to see the day of light. A padded room for people like me to spend their lives in as I hear the screaming in my head continue. The screaming in my head won't stop. You're no different from the humans, Andy," Shadow growled, hearing ambient whispers of voices in his head telling him lies.

"You're not going to end up there. I love you brother. Mom loves you. We won't let them put you in a padded room. Just take your pill and take a nap and those voices will go away," Andy slowly moved closer.

Shadow started to transform into his real reptilian form, having his horns go through the ceiling, "Go away, Andy. Leave me alone. You're no better than the voices…No…No…GET AWAY FROM ME" Shadow screamed seeing a hallucination of Shade walking past Andy and slowly walking towards him.

"Shadow take your pill," his voice said in unison with Andy who sounded twisted, "It will make you get better, blood brother," Shade laughed.

The black B-X shook violently as he closed his eyes, and plugged his the holes for ears with his large fingers.

"Stop it!" He screamed, keeping his eyes closed.

He opened his eyes and his real father, Shadow Stitch laughing with a bottle of pills in his black paw.

"You don't need these, boy. You are my creation and I want my spawn to be strong but you are weak. Years trapped in your Hell and you're still the cry baby I remember you by. I'm ashamed to be your father, son," Shadow Stitch laughed.

"You're just an hallucination that my mind is projecting from my overactive imagination. You're not real," he breathed a hot breath of fire onto the figure, catching the floor on fire.

"Shadow! What the hell are you doing?!" Andy took Shadow Stitch's place once the fire stopped covering him, who tried to put out the fire with his feet.

"Kill him," a voice whispered in the room, "Kill him, kill them all. Kill them and we will leave you be," one of the voices said.

"No I won't do it!" the black Experiment yelled, transforming into water and evaporating in seconds.

(At the cliff)

"Kill them. You know you want to," another voice whispered in Shadow's ears, "Kill them and you will be free. You won't go to that place where all the good people go. Kill them and we'll leave you be," the voice laughed.

"I won't do it," Shadow shouted, standing at the edge of the cliff, facing the water crashing against the jagged rocks below.

"You've always been a terrible son Shadow," Stitch's voice growled from behind him.

Shadow turned around and saw his dad with a pill bottle in his right paw.

"Son, take your pill so you can get better and we can talk this over at the house," the blue alien said, walking towards him slowly.

"Kill him Shadow. You must kill him" a deep voice said though his ears, followed with laughter.

"I won't do it!" Shadow jumped off the cliff, hitting the rocks below and killing the teen Experiment.