Chapter nine:
The group has been walking for a little bit.
The air has gotten colder and the storm is worsening though Watari has assured them that they are almost there.
"Are you cold?" Soichiro asks Light who has his arms crossed over his chest.
Light breaths out a soft shaky sigh. "A little but I'm fine." His hair continues to slowly turn white by now it's about half or so of his hair, not all on one side is white but it is spread out.
"You can take my coat if needed. Ok?" Soichiro puts a hand on his son's shoulder.
"Thanks Dad but I'm ok." Light confirms.
"We're here." Watari says getting everyone's attention.
They walk into a clearing with rocks dotting it.
"Hey guys." Watari walks deeper into the clearing with the rocks. "You all seem to be doing well."
The team and Light blink.
"Has he gone insane?" Matsuda gaps as Watari talks to the rocks.
"Should we run the other way?" Ide questions.
"Maybe we should go." Mogi starts taking some steps back. "I think we need a doctor to see him."
Light shivers slightly rubbing his arms and some more of his hair turns white.
Suddenly the rocks move rolling until they jump changing into trolls.
"Trolls…" Soichiro raises an eyebrow. "I expected more magic but trolls?" He shakes his head. "I'm not too surprised though with what has happened."
"Where's Grandpa Stone? We need his help." Watari asks the trolls who seem to be a little hyped up about Watari being back some talking about it being years since he first came here while others talk about wanting to visit but their magic only works in the clearing allowing them to be trolls.
The trolls even go over to Light and the team talking excitedly.
Light starts to feel weak and he collapses with Soichiro and Mogi catching him.
The trolls go silent seeming to understand what's going on so they part to allow a troll to roll through.
The troll pops into troll form and it's Grandpa Stone. "Let me see him."
Light with the help of Soichiro and Mogi move so he can sit in front of Grandpa Stone.
Soichiro and Mogi hover close by when Light assures them, a little weakly, he'll be ok.
"There is magic here." Grandpa Stone takes a strand of Light's hair watching it then after a second it turns white.
"Can you heal him?" Soichiro asks concerned.
Grandpa Stone sighs softly. "I'm afraid I cannot help. If it was the head I could but he was hit in the heart. Only an act of true love can thaw his heart. I am sorry." He takes a few steps back.
Soichiro looks down. "So we need to get him to Tokyo to Misa."
Light wants to tell his father he doesn't love Misa but as he opens his mouth to weakly speak he isn't allowed a peep.
"We won't make it in time on foot." Aizawa states. "There's no way to get to Tokyo fast enough. There has to be another way."
"If Light doesn't make it then L is to blame no matter what." Soichiro says. "But I have faith he'll make it."
Light growls softly in frustration.
No one will listen to him!
Watari picks Light up. "It'll be best if you save your strength."
"Let's get going and fast." Soichiro says.
Watari takes the lead with the others following.
Soichiro hangs back to make sure to not catch the suspicion of Light or Watari. He pulls out his cell still quickly moving to try to get Light to Misa with the others. He speed dials the office again. "Have they been sent out?" He asks as soon as someone picks up.
"Yes they should be making it to the castle soon or so." The man replies on the other side of the line.
"Good. Make sure to have his hands chained when you get him in the cell. He's more dangerous than we thought. Also make sure Misa is in the station but she is not under arrest. We need her in a room maybe a conference room." Soichiro says then hangs up. He quickly mives up to catch up with Watari at the front.
Light tries to speak but Soichiro shushes him.
"Save your strength." He tells his son.
Light is ready to yell that Misa won't help.
"Should some of us take Light to Misa and the rest try to talk to L?" Matsuda suggests.
Soichiro shakes his head. "No. Light is the best one to talk to him, we'll get him healed then talk about what we are going to do."
Meanwhile…
L stares at the ground at his feet with his hands in his hair as he tries to calm himself after all ha had hit Light like he hit Near all that time ago. His panic is causing the castle's pillars to start to crack so now it looks like there's cracked ice inside the pillars. He looks up letting go of his hair and he sees the cracking but the castle is stable so he takes a deep breath trying to calm himself before the castle falls. "It'll be ok. Watari will take Light to get healed…." He calms himself mostly by that but there is still some panic left that he might have hit Light in the heart. 'There's a seventy percent chance that happened.' He does the calculations in his head.
The snow beast outside roars and L start's heading down till he is standing at the top of the stairs looking down to the first floor with the doors leading outside.
"Did they come back?" He wonders out loud to himself. He hears sounds of the snow beast fighting whoever is outside.