Chapter Eleven: The Mind Of Leon Powalski
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I am the thing that makes you sick
I am the blame that gets placed quick
Detect the crack within your lie
I'll be the wrath of your disdain
I'll be the fear in you engrained
Become the facts that you deny
I can feel this pain is real
I hate deep down inside
And like broken glass you'll shatter
With bloody fists I'll batter
Like a ten ton hammer, son
Machine Head - "Ten Ton Hammer"
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Behind a heavily guarded door laid a green chameleon wearing a straitjacket. His tongue slithered in and out of his mouth, contemplating his time alone in the asylum. Two years inside of this place had done a number on Leon Powalski, and for him, that's saying something.
Take it, grab it, crack it, KILL it…
At any given moment, his mind would be racing with intense thoughts of grandeur. Most of them seemed to be fucked up fantasies about death and sodomy, but with every few horrible thoughts came the interesting ones that were out of place.
Take out my eyes so I can no longer see the abused world that is Corneria…
The inner freak had been taking over Leon for quite some time, more so after being incarcerated inside of the ten by ten by ten room he was situated in for so long. It was bringing out the worst inside of him, leaving the orderlies no option other than to keep him isolated until he could function properly. However, he was in for a surprise today…
On the other side of the room, a slit opened up for the orderlies to communicate with them. The eyes of a red furred vixen and the legs of someone else showed up.
"Mr. Powalski, there is a visitor waiting for you…" The vixen spoke into the hole.
"AH FUCK THE VISITOR!" He cackled maniacally. The unknown person got to eye level with the opening, revealing grey fur and a single eye with the other covered by an eye patch.
"Must you be so god damn stubborn?" Wolf retorted in an obviously annoyed tone.
WHAT?! Why the fuck is he here!?
The door opened up and in came the lupine, still looking pissed. Leon didn't move a muscle, unsure exactly what to do. He couldn't think of any reason to why he would want to meet with him. The door shut behind them with a loud thud. They could hear as the woman paced back and forth, waiting for them finish whatever was about to occur.
"Look Wolfy, I don't know why the hell you're here." The chameleon twitched for a moment. "But I don't want you here, so make whatever this is quick!"
"What makes you think I want to be here?" He snarled back. "So how has this shithole been treating you?" He was toying with him to tick him off.
"Oh just fantastic, my psychologist says I have no hope." He laughed sadistically.
"Good riddens…"
While Wolf was interested in pestering the one man who nearly drove him to madness, he came here for a real purpose and that needed to be addressed at that very moment.
"Okay Leon, enough of the small talk, I actually wanted to speak with you about something important." The mood shifted dramatically for Wolf, while Leon seemed to remain angry, if not even further.
"OH JUST WONDERFUL! We still have our little prissy man here! God damn, four years and you're still weak." Wolf rolled his eyes at the statement and went on.
"I got married-"
"Well at least you have some saving grace to you." Leon replied sarcastically.
"-and I ended up getting drunk on Zoness."
"And you got there how?"
"The Great Fox III…"
……………TAKE IT ,GRAB IT, CRACK IT, KILL IT, TAKE IT GRAB IT CRACK IT KILL IT!
It was exactly what he wanted to tell Leon. He had joined their enemy. The chameleon began to spas out uncontrollably and scream. Wolf actually looked shocked for his former teammate. Eventually the episode passed and he was back to himself.
"I was able to deal with all your little inconsistencies, until now! YOU JOINED STAR FOX?!" He tried to get up, but he lost his balance due to the straitjacket and slipped on the matting. "Mark my words Wolf, if I ever get out of this putrid place, I WILL KILL YOU AND ANYONE RELATED TO YOU!" His threats seemed blind to the lupine, he merely laughed them off.
"You think you're tough Leon?" He approached him and took out a cigarette. "So…fucking …tough…" He grasped Leon and pulled him up to his level. He stuck the cig in his mouth and quickly took out his lighter and lit the end while Leon squirmed in desperation. "Not so tough now are you?" He breathed the fumes in, blew them in the chameleons face, took the fag out of his mouth, and moved the lit end closer to Leon. "Remember, nobody can hear you scream…" He plunged the butt into the chameleons right eye, sending a wave of pain over him. Within moments he had lost all sight from his cornea. For the first time, Wolf saw Leon in a way he had never seen him before; hurting. He dug it further into the eye until it disintegrated. "NOW YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL!" Afterward, he threw him to the floor and watched him writhe in agony. There was some blood coming from his eyes, but for the most part, it was a large black scar that remained where his eye used to be.
The lupine once again approached Leon, smiling as he did. "You touch ANYONE, I will make sure you don't live to see the next day." While he felt so alive at this moment, he had that little voice in the back of his head that was telling him he had gone too far. But when matters like these get personal, he refused to listen to it. " So do we have an understanding?" Leon answered back by continuing his agonizing cries. "Good…" He smacked his cheek and walked out the door, shutting it before the orderly could get a chance at looking inside. Back in the cell however, Leon was thinking something unexpected...
Thank you...My dream came true...
However, the moment was interupted by his normal self.
But I swear, I will get out of here!
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As Wolf walked home, a few thoughts danced around him. Leon's expected reaction to his joining of Star Fox had made him wonder if he could actually go on with Serena and Star Fox simultaneously. He wasn't even sure if she would take him back after what happened. He would have to talk it over with her before anything happened. He wanted to make sure that it was in their best interests.
But for now, Wolf continued down the street, not regretting anything he had just done…
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Authors Note:
Okay, I had to make a note here because this has to be one of my favorite chapters I've written…ever! I knew that this would be a good one when I planned out the story a few weeks ago, but it really went above and beyond my expectations!
And now for another note, the rating for the story as you can see, has been changed to M for reasons that will be very obvious in the next chapter. I decided to add it in mainly because it seemed like it would work well for the chapter. I'll probably take a short break before starting the story back up (but knowing me, you shouldn't trust that statement. I'll probably have another chapter up within the next two days :P)
Oh, and also if you're reading the story, can you please review it. It's kind of getting on my nerves that I get so many views but no feedback on what can be improved. If you send in just one review and never review another chapter, you will still gain my respect for listening to me :D