Chapter 2 Pinfeathers

There was no pain in dying, none at all. You just cease to be. If there was one thing that I thought I'd never see, it was the day that the Cheerleader would start to care about me. But in the end, she wanted to put me back together.

I remember when it first happened, when I first started to fall apart. I was protecting the Cheerleader from Scrimshaw, he wanted to kill her. But I wouldn't let him do it, not to her. And as I was beginning to fall I heard a voice. It was the voice of a little girl no more than ten.

"Doctor, if you can, could you save Pinfeathers? I know he's short of kinda one of the bad guys at first. But he helps her in the end, Isobel. He full contradictions, but that's why I like him. Never a dull moment with Pinfeathers,"

This is what gave me the strength to keep fighting Scrimshaw. This little girl who I didn't even know gave me the strength to save the Cheerleader. Scrimshaw was vicious of cores, being one of Poe's. Being the last of Poe's, and I killed him, saved the Cheerleader.

But if this Doctor does find a way to bring me back, then so be it. I would gladly take whatever form of life that man can offer. If it means making that little girl happy, whoever she may be.

"Alright, he should be strong enough now to be seen at least. I not sure how long it will be till he's awake."

"Really, um Doctor are you sure he's safe. I mean look at those claws and teeth?"

"Yes Rory, he is perfectly safe. Not like he can get out."

What. Voices but how. Wait a minute did he just call that man the Doctor.

Bolting up right I noticed three things. One I was transparent, two I'm in a glass case of some kind. And lastly I was no longer in the dream world.

I looked around my glass prison, it was roundish and had a dividing piece of glass in the center. Behind that piece glass was a boy, sixteen-seventeen maybe. His back was facing me, but even so I could tell that he had broad shoulders . Standing at least six feet , his hair was the color of ravens wings.

"Doctor" I turn to see a red-headed female. "He's awake, and rather cute." She stated pursing her lips.

"Ah, How are you feeling Pinfeathers?" the Doctor asked. The man before me was nothing impressive . Just a man in a suit with a bow tie, and very crazy hair.

"Don't under-estimate him, he's more than you think he is." I whipped around to the boy on the other side of the glass,he was looking at me. Raven badges framed crystal blue eye like perfection. His face looked like a Greek statue, pale skin not a blemish in sight.

I swallowed "I feel fine. You must be the Doctor."

"Yes, I am. Now the boy on the other side of that glass is Tom. Both you are of whole, apart you can do little. But together there is nothing you can't do." The Doctor started to explain. "See that body over there, it can be yours. But only if you two can set aside your differences."

"I still don't understand how this will work?" Tom interjected.

"I'm getting there so hold your bloody horses Riddle." The Doctor put a figure to his lips. "Now were was I. Oh,yes when the two of you merge in to one, then and only then will you be able to animate that body over there. If all goes well you'll be haft human, haft noc. Do we understand each other?"

I raised my hand "Where do we start?" I asked eager to get this over with.

"There we go, at least someone around here want to get this over with." the man turned around to look at what looked to be a screen of some kind. he face turn grim, then he smiled.

"That it Valentine, show the boogeyman whose boss." He looked up meeting my gaze. "First things first, Pinfeather is there anything you would like to now about Valentine?" The Doctor asked.

I pause thinking for a moment. " Whats she like? What does she look like? Is she pretty? Is she ugly" I paused feeling as though I was on the reseaving end of a death glare. Looking to my right I saw the perpetrator was Tom. " What? There all good questions, questions I want answered." crossing my arms over my chest I looked over at the Doctor. Only to find him looking at the screen again.

"I think the best way to answer your questions is for you to watch her in action. Oh, and please hold all questions about what you about to see till after." He said turning the screen so all could see.

The girl upon the screen was beautiful. She was patteete with carves in all the right places. Her face was roundish, honey suckle curls framed bright jade eyes. A light spray of freckles almost unseen lay on her cheeks.

"Gang, what gang?" Pitch asked.

"Oh, just some friends of mine." I answered.

"I see, Now on to the white one weakness. Its quit simple. Her weakness is your father." He said simply.

My face contorted, what was he talking about. "My father has been missing, for seventeen years." I answered enraged.

"Ah, careful, it was your fathers rage that allowed the white one to control him." He informed holding his figure in front of my face. " Now think! Why would your father be her weakness?"

My eyes darted every where the shadows were moving. Yellow eyes looked at me, like I was something to eat. " If you're trying to scare, then I have bad news for you." I rushed him drawing my weapon of choice. I held my moon blade to his neck, pinning him to the ground. " It's NOT working. As to your question, the answer is simple. My father is her only weakness because he is the only person to escape without dying first." I stated getting off of him.

He got up and looked at me. " Very good now how do you use that to your advantage?" he spoke and then disappeared as I fell back into the waking world.

"I have one question, Doctor. Is Valentines father still alive?"

"That Tom is a very good question. It is a question that not even I can answer."

"Nethers" I murmured.

"What was that Pinfeather?" the Doctor asked.

"Nethers is her father." I stated

"Yes Varen is her father."

"And the Cheerleader is her mother?"

"you already know the answer to that question."

This was just to much, Varen missing. When did that happen. " The last time I saw Varen was in the dream world, before my , well, end. Doctor do you have any idea when he went missing?" I asked.

"He went pissing after Lilith and Pitch had, a fight." the Doctor answered then looked back at the screen. "Well that is a wonderful piece of information."

"What is it?" the red head asked.

"Pitch just gave us some very interesting information. It turns out Varen is one of his daughters descendents." He smiled then. "Probably use the fight as a diversion to get Varen out. Very good."

"Doctor , why is that good?"

Because, Pond, it may just mean that Varen is still alive."