The CHIKARA Fanfiction
Chapter 11: Make Believe
Note: So, we finally get to see all the flashback chapters come to a head! What will happen? You're about to read and find out, enjoy!
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*Della follows Jigsaw, he leads them to a cave on the near outskirts of town* Their in here! *Della stops, looking in, in a small voice*... it's dark...*she straightens, and she thinks of her friends. If they're in there, hurt, she's going to go help them. Sucking in a breath, she holds it, walking into the cave. Archie and Veronica are about to follow, but their mouths are cupped and their taken away unknown to her, torches light the tunnels now, there seems to be a room at the end*
*Della hurries toward the room, looks around quickly* Koda? Koba? 'Bary? *There all three of them are...chained to the wall. Obairyon loooks over, horrified* ...Della! *Kodama's eyes widden* No...Della get out of here! *Kobald screams* TRAP! *Too late, shes grabbed by Crossbones from behind. Della gasps at the sight of her friends, then struggles against the hold on her* Leggo! Leggo, stop! *From the corner* Im not a fool you know...*Out steps Ultramantis from the corner* I know when something is up...I know when somethings...amiss...see when these three idiots werent reporting to me all at once...I send someone to spy...Crossbones...or should I saw...'Jigsaw'? *Crossbones laughs* Thats high quality transformation powder boss! *Mantis nods* Indeed...and after spying enough, he found out this little get togeather, and...after getting a second unbiased opinion to what is going on, by a certian street rat, I was able to put two and two togeather...*chuckles* SO! We finally meet! You're the one who has...turned three of my men against me single handedly are you? YOU! a little girl...a little runt of a litter with crazy hair? THIS is what took three of my men from me! *laughs* What FOOLS you Batiri are *Obariyon growls at Mantis. Della hasnt fully registered who this is yet* Who're you? *Struggles more* Leggo my frien's! *Ultramantis stops* Oh, how RUDE of me, my dear...am the GREAT...and DEVIOUS! ...Ultramantis Black! And as for your 'friends' oh no...I have something better in mind for these three...hmmhmhm...
*Della stops struggling...her eyes narrow*... You're Mannis? You hurt Koda 'fore? You made 'em all tied up? *Takes in a deep breath, and bellows* YOU MEANIE HEAD I THINK YOU SHOULD GO TO JAIL FOREVER AND EVER YOU DON'T GO HURTING PEOPLE ESPECIALLY NOT MY FRIENDS NOW LEMME GO SO I CAN HIT YOU WITH MY PAN! *Mantis stares for a good...five minutes* ...Mhmhmhm...BAHAHAHA! Oh...oh my how...how very amusing of you! Isnt it amusing Crossbones? *Crossbones nods* Real funny boss! *Ultramantis sighs* Oh...how funny...you think you can stop me. Well my dear hate to break it to you, you cant...and NO ONE will! *snaps fingers, Hallowicked anf Frightmare come out each holding a restrained Peck and Veronica, Mantis speaks up darkly* I have you all right where I want you...*Della's stuggling picks up more, and even fiercer* Gonna hit you so hard you won't see nothin'! YOU LET 'EM GO NOW OR I'LL GET MY OTHER FRIENDS TA COME AN' BEAT YOU UP! *Ultrmantis raises an antenne* Oh, those fools? *takes the baseball hearing piece Kodama once had, and crushes it* I want them to come...let them come, it will be all the sweeter... *Della huffs* They're gonna beat you up good! *Mantis chuckles* Oh I CAN'T wait...
*Not too long after this, Quack storms in with the technicos, Mantis backs up, and so do the others with their hostages* Quack folds his arm* Hello Mantis... *Ultramantis glares back* Quackenbush...Kingston... *Kingston glares back darkly* I hope you wrote your wills today gentlemen...because I could care less about you hurting the Batiri they can at least fight for themselves...but you put your hands on Baby Girl...and that has, to put bluntly...given me a good reason today, to cave your skulls in... *puts up fist, Crossbones gulps a litte* ...Boss...all of the Technicos are here...we're really outnumbered... * Mantis waves a hand at him* Stand your ground Crossbones...the message I sent should have been recieved by now... *Quack blinks* Message? What message? *Mantis grins*Oh wouldnt you like to know... *Quacks eyes narrow* I in fact would like to know, and if I have to break your arm to get it I'll happily oblidge! *Kingston cracks his knuckles* Can we break his face now? *Quack shakes his head* Crossbones still has della, we cant take a chance *Della struggles* Do it, I'll be fine! *Ultrmantis chuckles* Oh Eddie, I think I'll miss you most of all...for you see...as much as you all want to destroy I, Crossbones, Hallowicked and Frightmare...it wont be happening that way...*Hallowicked and Frightmare throw Veronica and Archie down to the cave floor unceramoniously, Dasher speaks up* What are you sayin' Mantis? *Jagged adds* Yeah, your sounding crazy! Theres three of you- *Shane finishes* And how many of us I'm too steamed to count! We're gonna kick your exoskeleton in! *Fire Ant nods* RAAAAH! *Ultramantis looks unfazed* Oh WILL you? ...hmm...I wonder what Grim will think off all this *Quack immediatly freezes* ...You didnt... *Ultramantis hums* I didnt...a mysterious message tip did... *Kingston clenches his fists* You're insane Mantis...he wants you more than us! *Ultramantis checks* That may be...but not when all the crimes are blamed on you...and Im nowhere to be found! *Quack growls* And you think we're going to let you get away? *Mantis grins* Oh you WILL! *takes Kobald off of his chains and holds the staff to his throat* Or he will DIE... *Quack hesitates as Kobald whimpers, Mantis smiles* Thats a good boy Quack, Have fun dealing with Death...*Hallowicked throws a ball to the ground, and smoke fills the room, and the five are gone, the technicos, Kodama and Obariyoon are still chained to the wall, but Della has been released, Obariyon shakes* ...Oh no... *Kodama groans* ...We're in trouble... *Green Ant replies* NO KIDDING... *Archibald gets up dusting himself off* He just caught me off guard thats all... *Veronica sighs at him, Quack looks around* We might still have time, Jigsaw, get those two unchained, we need to get out of here before-
*And in that moment, Grim arrives, hellfire roaring in his eyesockets* DAT'S IT, QUACKENBUSH, I'VE HAD IT UP TA HERE! Dis is really de last straw, an' you dragged a little girl into it? Dat's low. Dat's really low. I make due wit' yer wrestlin' buisiness, but when ye get involved with human lives, dats when I have enough! I've warrants fer all yer arrests, not one a' you gets off! *Sweeps his scythe around in a circle, opening portals around each and every one of the technicos that suck them in *Della screams* NOOO! *Quackenbush holds firmly, says* Grim, once again, you arrive at the worst possible time and assume things that arent true! *Grim folds his arms* Oh really, I see a leveled McDonalds with plenty'a footage of dat doofus over dere *points at Kingston* I see a little girl dragged in here, I see you consortin' wit' Rudos *points at Kodama Obariyon* And messin' on my turf. I tol' you all to keep yer demon hands off, I can take care 'a things myself, NOW GO! *The portals suck in harder*
*Kingston's eyes flame as much as Grim* DOOFUS? ...You son of a *Explicit for Dellas ears*...You have the nerve to demean me! Ive done nothing, but try and make your job EASIER! Because you dont care! *3.0 are sucked through, the Coloy are, the Portal next Dasher gets sucked through as does Jigsaw and Dunkerton* You dont care if innocent lives are injured! You dont choose to see what really happens! You just assume with those empty eye sockets of yours! All the time, all the while, Ultramantis destroys lives, ruins them, like he is right now, you think your saving this girl...nah...you aint Grim...you are about to crush Baby Girl into a million pieces...but you dont care...you dont care about anyone but yourself. *laughs a little darkly* I bet you one da though...on my honor that'll change...and we'll meet again...and you'll have to look me dead in thes eyes that have seen things that would make YOUR bones shiver! ...And say I was right! ...I cant wait for that day...because it will come Grim, thee day will come when you care about someone like we cared for Baby Girl...and you'll feel the sorrow, and the anguish that we do. I hope it eats at what you consider a soul...I hope it breaks you...from this pedastil you have yourself on I hope it crumbles you to your knees, to the point Im standing over you, looking at you...fire in MY eyes...seeing the fear in yours. I'll hear you whisper 'You were right...all of you were right...and I was wrong'...his teeth clench against the suction of the portal* Until then Grim ...Holla at me!*Gets sucked through, Quack, also cant hold on either, and gets sucked through, Obariyon and Kodama remain. Della silently stares after all the Technicos*
*Grim swipes through their chains and grabs them by the wrists* Special cells for de Rudos. *Looks at Della* You know de way home, I assume. Go. Forget all dis. Grow up normal.*With that, he vanishes. He dumps Obariyon and Kodama in the worst cells* Cannot believe you two scum tried ta pull one over on a little girl.*Obariyon snaps irate* We did NOTHING! we actually were turning over a new leaf, NO THANKS TO YOU! *Kodama sighs extremely annoyed* And thanks yto you Grim Dellas broken, Kobald kidnapped and your STILL A MORON...*Grim's eyes flare* Moron? *Reaches out and places his bony hands on their heads* You will remember none a' dis. An' not jus' none a dis' Im gonna stop when Im good an' ready! Maybe I'll be kind an' leave the memory of de fact you two are Brothers! If you ever get out, you will never find her again to torment her... *Obariyon pleads seeing the severity of this* NO! GRIM! *Kodama even shouts, which isnt something he normally does* YOU ARE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE! THINK ABOUT THIS! *Grim without a second thought, removes the memories*
*Della stares at the place they vanished for a long time. Sits there. doesn't move, clutching her chain. The night turns into day, and she still doesn't move. The police comb the whole town looking for her, and she doesn't move. For two days, she sits there, until they find her. When she's returned to her mother, all Della can say is,* No more imaginary friends. They all left...*Before, after getting a much needed meal. she goes to her room and burrows under the covers, she STILL however, doesnt take off the necklace. In the window theres a small laugh. Della sits up silently and goes to her window. Into her window comes Gerard, he's laughing, you would think theres a little sobbing mixed in, fiddling with his mask* No more imaginary friends...because they allllll left you huh? All of them are long gone and never coming back...just like I said right?
*Della stares at him flatly, she has that look now, the first time though she's had it in her life here, of that closed off, stone face. She then turns and climbs back into bed. Whispers to herself* You're not real. *Gerard smireks* Thats right, dream us allll away...no more imaginary friends, no more make believe! No more friends at all...you wont be seeing me again...oh but Ill be seeing your 'Imaginary friends' around more, maybe, if they make parol! But they wont see you...because you dont believe in imaginary friends...nope...*puts the mask away* The dreams over kid...you'll wake up...and you'll be alone...just like me...just like I told you *He leaves silently, and Della curls up in bed*
*Obairyon and Kodama scream and fall to the ground, Grim is watching the memories still...he realizes something...Kingston was riight...so was Quack...so was everyone. he slowly lowers his head as they continue on. After that point, Obariyon and Kodama escape, the Technicos after awhile escape, and continue CHIKARA, but they know they cant go back to Della, with their warrents, Grim is more than ready to snatch them up if they move a hair out of their wrestling company. Obariyon and Kodama are back to evil...sort of...something keeps ticking in the back of their heads to the point of...everywhere they escape to...somethings missing...somethings missing everytime...its only when they get to that house that...they finally feel at home again. Della grows up, she has a fairly normal life...but she hasa VERY hard time letting people in, even close friends...she is very closed off...except for one person, Tom. Tom is the only person she has EVER let so much in, and Mikko and Tiana. Its hard to accept Mikkos story of being abducted, but, she cant explain the rainstorms any other way. Its only when these two strange green creatures come into her life that she begins to feel strange...begins to feel that...as much as she doesnt want them around...that if they were to leave she would...cry for a long time without an explanation. At least...that was then...and now...*
*The memory's have finished...and they have been restored...*
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Note: Flashback Chapters over! Hope you liked them, and now, next chapter. THE BIG REACTIONS! Whats going to happen? You'll just have to stay tuned and find out!