~Damien's P.O.V~
"Damn it all, that took longer than I thought…" I glare at the demon's dead body, straightening my clothes. "Oh fuck it; at least I made no mess. He'll disappear soon enough. And Phillip didn't even awaken." Just as I say that to myself, Phillip starts to whimper is his sleep. I glance at him in irritation. Even in his sleep he's a burden!
"Ah… AHHHHHHHH! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ! HELP ME! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Phillip starts to scream, clutching his sheets. The volume of his voice makes me jump in fright. Damn it all. That stupid Alastair must have given him a vision or nightmare of hell. In his sleep! I stand there in absolute agony, forced to watch Phillip scream in fear. I don't know what to do; I'm usually the one causing these kinds of things. But seeing Phillip suffer like this makes me sick, and I don't know what was going through my head in hell when I smiled at the torture of others. It doesn't make sense at all.
The boy suddenly jolts awake, cutting his screams short. He sits up, breathing heavily, and it seems even his eyes are quivering. I hear dripping on the floor, and look down. A few drops of water are in the floor in front of my feet. I frown in confusion and look up for a leak in the roof. There isn't one.
No fucking way.
I shakily raise a hand to my face and tenderly touch my cheek. Seeing Phillip tormented made me cry. It's been a long, long time since I've done that.
"Phillip! Are you alright? Are you hurt?" His aunt opens the door and quickly runs over to Phillip. Thank God that bloody demon's body has faded away. She holds him at arm's length to check if he isn't injured, then gratefully embraces him. He remains staring at me in shock.
"Damien…" I avoid Phillip's longing gaze, trying to compose myself. Phillip's aunt looks towards me, and I actually forget to make myself invisible. She can see me, plain in front of her eyes.
"Phillip, what is it?" She asks, surprisingly pretending to be oblivious.
"D-Damien! Please, let me go, mother! I need to be with hi-
"You're hallucinating! There's no one there!" It's not difficult to see that Phillip's aunt is in denial; she must see that I'm the boy that was with Phillip earlier. "You need to sleep. You've had too much happen to you lately." As his aunt is tucking Phillip back in, I quickly escape through the window to clear my thoughts. If Phillip knows what's good for him, then he won't follow me.
I still cannot comprehend the fact that I've shed tears for this person. Is it actually supposed to hurt me so much to see him in that position; so much that I start weeping? Much too extreme for a mere human… half-fairy, whatever the fuck he is! Either way, he irritates me a great deal. I don't understand why I keep him around. "If only he wasn't my 'human'. If only I could just…" I reach for my scissors to study them, but I feel nothing through my pocket. I stop walking immediately and pull the pocket open widely, peering inside. THE DAMN SCISSORS ARE GONE! How!? Phillip couldn't have taken them.
An image of a particular demon girl flashes into my head. That cunning little witch! She must have taken them without me even damn noticing! Fuck…
Knowing Kenneth's human, as well as Craig and Ruby, are off to get to Kenneth, I decide to join them. I'm not ignorant; I have a vague idea of what's going on. Asilynn (the lust girl) mentioned earlier that her partner in crime 'Levania' was busy doing her own things. All seven of their jobs are to watch me. So there must be quite an important reason for this 'Levania' to take some time off to settle her affairs. Craig has mentioned many times that Kenneth's younger sister had a doll with the very same name; Levania. I wouldn't be surprised if that doll had a soul before it was destroyed. I've heard many stories of dolls producing a soul and such; though not many people believe in that. Craig has also mentioned that Kenneth smashed the doll in rage after his sister's death. If that is true, and Levania is indeed that doll, then I would imagine she isn't very fond of Kenneth. Lucia must have taken my scissors for a reason. To kill someone. Ruby mentioned that there was a girl 'destined' to be a 'Time-travel' fairy; but she needed to die first. Kenneth is in a different time, Levania wants to get to him, and Lucia is able to grant that very wish.
It isn't difficult to figure out the rest.
Phillip's little friend, 'Stella' is definitely in the hospital, so that's where I'm going to. As I'm flying above the streets, I glimpse a few other demon girls. Not ones I've seen before; they should most likely be the sloth and gluttony ones. Maybe the greed one. Whoever they are, one of them is looking up at me almost pityingly; the other one is too busy eating a cream puff from a bag. I come to a quick conclusion and blank them. Arriving at the hospital, I hastily switch into human form without anyone noticing. As I enter the hospital, a small child bumps into my leg. He's broken his arm, and he only seems about three. He nods in apology; I fix my gaze on him threateningly. He cringes, afraid of me, and his mother pulls him away. I glare at them as they walk out.
Remembering what I'm here for, I run to the front desk. "Is there a 'Stella' still here?"
"No, she died last night of unknown causes. Funny, a group of other children came in looking for her not very long ago."
"Is there any chance they're still here?"
"Yes, upstairs." The woman points upwards. I nod and run to the end of the room past an array of waiting people, and open the door to the stairway. I almost crash into a doctor as I trudge up the stairs, but I don't apologize.
Seeing Leopold and Craig, I immediately exclaim, "DAMN IT ALL! THAT LITTLE WITCH STOLE MY SCISSORS AS SHE HIT ME!" They both look at me in shock, not expecting me to be here.
"Wh-What?" Leopold asks, confused.
"The girl that made my nuisance run into the pole! She grabbed my scissors without me even noticing! She used them to kill that little friend of Phillip's!"
"But why!?" Kenneth's human looks skeptical.
"Because one of those other red-eyed girls wants to do something to Kenneth! They needed to get to another time!" Leopold's eyes widen.
"What are they going to do to hi-
"What in the hell?! Ruby?" Craig exclaims in alarm. I frown and turn around, and Leopold peeks over my shoulder. Our mouths drop open when we see a small fairy, about three or four, pulling an unconscious Ruby across the floor by the arms. I look around for a doctor, seeing no one. Having no other option, and being the closest one to her, I change into my normal form, lunge forward, and try to hit the girl. As if by reflex, she ducks down in an instant, and I slam into the wall. Leopold and Craig watch in shock.
"Oh my God," Leopold takes a step back and shakily points at the fairy. "You're that Stella girl!" Craig quickly speeds past us, probably to the room Ruby was just in. He most likely wants to find out what happened to the people treating her. "Why are you doing this? What happened to you? It's me, Pip's friend, Leopold!" Leopold tells the fairy, stepping closer. She doesn't even acknowledge either of our existence; she continues dragging Ruby towards the stairway. Is she trying to get her downstairs? How ridiculous,
Craig comes back, panting. "She… She knocked them all unconscious!" He says, looking bewildered. The three of us watch in amasment as Stella doesn't pull Ruby down the stairs, but up. The rooftop? I notice the flickering red in her eyes. Just like Ruby, she's obviously been possessed. After a few moments of astounded silence, Craig suddenly regains his senses. "What are we standing here for? After her!" Leopold nods and follows Craig up the stairs. Neither of them take notice of me. Pulling out my watch, I open it and send Pip a silent message: 'You're little friend has been possessed and is up to something. Thank you for all the trouble you've caused.'
I pull myself up and look up at the cieling, seeing that 'Lucia' girl (I think Asilynn called her that earlier) crouching there upside down. She jumps down in front of me, flashing a dazzling smile. She smugly hands back my scissors, and I snatch them away furiously. How did this brat get the better of me?
"You were once my sister. But still, would you mind properly introducing yourself?"
"Oh, you caught that, did you?"
"Cut the crap and answer my question. I'm not in the mood for mind games." She smiles again, in a sickly sweet sort of way.
"Certainly; I'm Lucia Thorn. Satan chose me to be your replacement, along with the other six. He sent us all here to be fairies."
"Why?" Hell, I already know the damn answer. I want to see if she's got the nerve to lie to me.
"To keep an eye on you. Father was informed that you're softening up to a human child, and he wanted us to check." Good, she had the sense to tell the truth.
"I'm doing no such thing." Lucia smiles becomes bigger.
"Then why haven't you killed him?"
"I'd go straight to hell if I did that. I'm sure you know better than anyone that I'm not welcome there."
"You're lying." Damn it, she knows. She knows I could never kill Phillip. "Why haven't you killed him?"
"…He's my human. It isn't easy to kill him without killing part of myself."
"So you do care for him?"
"Don't be stupid. I feel no such thing for him. It's just natural for me to automatically have him in my heart somewhere."
"If you even have one." Lucia says, smiling knowingly "Honestly, you've surprised me, Damien. I would have never expected you to be so careful and calm. Father doesn't seem to know how much you've changed from your old self. The self that lashed out at everything without thinking, that is." I narrow my eyes, making her giggle. "I can't tell you how much I enjoy these little chats of ours, but I have a job to do. That little girl isn't very good at taking initiative." Lucia snickers again when I don't answer. She steps around me leisurely, tracing me with her eyes as if I'm some sort of exhibit. I calmly keep an eye on her, though I do admit I feel very suspicious that she's going to do something. I freeze when she slowly traces her index finger on my wing. It sends a chilling feeling down the nerves in my wing and down my spine. "So sensitive you are, Damien." She looks at me again, as if expecting me to comment on what she's doing. I stay silent, and she continues. "Your wings are so pretty. Much nicer than other ones I've seen." She leans close to my ear and whispers, "Means they're worth tearing off."
"You'd better be careful. They're very sharp." Lucia smiles, getting my hinted message through my tone of voice. I clearly want her to stop touching me.
"I'm afraid you were a little too late in warning me, brother." She holds up her finger, which has a little bit of blood oozing out of it.
"Didn't you say you were leaving?" I ask sharply, trying not to look provoked, though I have been for some time now.
"Oh, yes. Well, another time, brother!" I remember the situation. Before she can fully get away, I grab Lucia's wrist.
"What are you going to do to Kenneth?"
"Whoa, you're very smart! You pieced it together already!"
"Answer the question."
"I'm simply doing a favor for one of my peers. I'm not going to do anything to him. Ask her that question." With that, Lucia tries to run off, up to where the others are, but I chase her. As she slams open the door to the roof, I see Leopold is in the middle of trying to reason with that Stella girl. Lucia stops, enjoying the show. Craig glowers at her.
"Why are you doing such a thing? ANSWER ME, NOW!" Stella finally gives a small reaction by frowning. She looks like she's trying to think of something to say.
"You… were going to use me in the same way! It doesn't matter! Nothing matters anymore!" She shouts.
"But this is wrong! We were going to use you for good things, not bad!"
"I'm not wrong!" She suddenly exclaims. "I'm not wrong!" She repeats, more to herself than Leopold. "I refuse to admit such a thing!" She declares loudly, covering her eyes and weeping. Leopold looks away, puzzled. Lucia suddenly bursts out laughing and runs forward, swiftly puts an arm around Stella, and turns her around to face everyone. Leopold and I stand there in shock, as well as Craig.
"I told you I would spite you, Damien!" She laughs at me.
"What have you done to that poor girl?" Leopold asks her, staring at Stella's now completely red eyes.
"My lovely God Lucifer has possessed her! Isn't it wonderful? She obeys everything I tell her!"
"Stella! Snap out of this! What you're doing is wrong!" Leopold tries to tell the new fairy. She ignores him.
"Don't even bother! Her pride is far too great now." Lucia smirks. "Come, our lovely friend is waiting for us." She tells Stella, who nods obediently. Stella lunges forward past Leopold and I and towards the still unconscious Ruby. A gunshot misses her forehead by maybe a millimeter. She stops and looks at the culprit. I won't be lying when I say where were all very fucking taken aback when we saw Pip standing there with a pistol at the ready.
"Pip, how-
"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING HERE!? WHY DO YOU FEEL THE NEED TO FOLLOW ME EVERYWHERE I GO!?" I demand angrily. "How did you get here?"
"Damien," I glance at Leopold in irritation. He points at Pip. "Look!" I narrow my eyes and do as he says; my mouth drops open and I start to stutter in shock.
"H-H-How did you get… goddamn wings!?" I question Pip, unable to tear my eyes away from them. I glimpse the demon girl also staring in shock. Stella doesn't seem very surprised at Pip's state, but that's most likely because she's been possessed. Pip merely shakes his head at my question, looking distressed.
"Stella, if you continue this behavior, then I'll have no choice but to shoot you!" He shakily threatens, pointing the gun at her. She doesn't even blink. Pip keeps studying her closely, unable to believe what she is. It must be indeed different for him to see her dressed in pretty new clothes, after always seeing her in old rags.
"She's already dead, you idiot!" Ruby says groggily, trying to sit up. She's squinting at all of us. Craig tries to help her, but she holds a hand up to stop him. "If you want to save her, take out your fancy new cross and touch her with it. CHOP CHOP!" Pip nods and pulls out a detailed silver cross that all positive fairies have. Now I see. As a half-fairy, half-human, Pip is able to rotate between those two forms, just as normal fairies are. Except the human form is his true form, not the other way round.
~Pip's P.O.V~
By the time my aunt has calmed me down after that terrible nightmare, Damien is long gone. But suddenly, I feel so healthy. So good. As if all my injuries and sicknesses in the past have not affected me in the least. I stand up, pushing my distressed aunt away, and peer into the mirror. It's almost as if I'm…
"Phillip? Phillip, wh-where are you?" My aunt frantically asks, looking around worriedly. I look back in the mirror and see my normal self; apart from the fact that I'm wearing the cleanest, nicest looking outfit I've ever seen. It's the opposite of Damien, white. I nearly fall back in shock when I notice my newly appeared wings. They're very nice; but I don't exactly want them. "Phillip!?" I turn towards my aunt, who is still searching around for me. All I do is think something on the lines of 'visible' and I'm immediately seen. My aunt just about faints in shock when she notices what I am. "You're a f-f-fairy? How? Why…?" She asks, unable to comprehend.
"My father's blood flows within me, I suppose." I explain insecurely, looking down at myself. I look back at my despaired aunt, and soon decide I need to go and help Damien, Leopold, and the others. I feel as if something bad is going to happen. "I'm sorry, mother, but I must go."
"Wait, don't!" She grabs me as I start to walk through the door. She feels my arm in sudden curiosity, surprised at how strong my body is. She snaps back to her senses soon enough. "Don't go. Please, if my sister was here, she would-
"Since when do you even care about her wishes?" I say nastily. "You've never respected her, in all the years I've been with you. You only put her down, the rare times you spoke of her." My aunt stares in silence at me, and I can tell what she is thinking by her expression. "Yes, I am the offspring of those two cursed people, but I'm proud of them. They stood up for what they believed in until they died, and even though I haven't met them, I love them more than God." I spin around and start to stomp down the stairs, afraid since I said such a daring thing. But all my aunt says is, "Please, at least tell me where you're off to,"
"I'm going to help my lover with his affairs, mother."
"His affairs?" She chokes out the words.
"He's my dear fairy, and you cannot do anything to keep me away from him."
"Your fairy?" I sigh.
"You might as well know the truth, as long as you dare not tell father of this. Some humans are paired with a fairy for life. They are bound, and nothing c n destroy their bond. It may be romantic or just mere friendship. Mine is romantic, and I love him, mother. You met him earlier tonight; he was the 'boy' who came in with me."
"Is Leopold one of them?" I look at her inquiringly. "Is he one of those humans who have such a relationship?" I take my time before answering.
"Yes." My aunt is brought to her knees, weeping over Leopold and I. "But," She looks up immediately. "His fairy is unlike mine. His fairy loves him more than himself, and puts him before anything, whereas mine just wants me to go away. But, I still love him, and I'm going to his aid. Excuse me, mother." With that, I leave the house and start to make my way towards the village. I'm too afraid to fly, but this form gives me great stamina.
All of a sudden, one of those 'Authority' fairies I saw earlier appears on the road, and I instantly stop. He looks me up and down, nodding to himself slowly. "I see you've figured how to change into that form."
"Yes, sir." I frown at him skeptically. From what Damien told me, these types of fairies aren't very nice.
"Well, the Elder has decided you're too rare to simply kill. And since you now know how to switch forms, he decided you should be treated as a positive fairy. So," He hands me a decorated silver cross. "Here you are. Keep it with you at all times."
"Yes, sir." I put the cross away, keeping my eyes on the fairy. He doesn't seem to like me very much. Feeling that I need to, I frantically pull out my watch and open it. It says: 'You're little friend has been possessed and is up to something. Thank you for all the trouble you've caused.'
Knowing that Damien and them are in danger, I eye a small, silver pistol that the fairy in front of me owns. "I'm sorry." I tell him, before snatching the gun away, and running off. "I'M SORRY!" I apologize again as I'm running. He doesn't chase me; merely stands there in utter shock. Concluding that there's no time to run, I begin my attempts to fly.
So much for that.
I make it about a meter in the air, before slamming back onto the ground, face first. I lie there in despair. If I can't fly, then I can't help them. If Stella is indeed possessed, then they're in deep trouble. From what Leopold has told me, Ruby's possession was very dangerous. Unable to give up, I push myself onto my feet and try again. Honestly it's too fast and rushed to completely concentrate on the altitude. I fall once again, but not as badly. I try again, and manage to stay up longer; but after about ten seconds I fall. Eventually I get the hang of it and am able to fly without falling, though I need to keep low, and I can't stop myself from unsteadily hovering up and down. Concerned that people will see me, and my reputation will plummet even more, I keep mumbling 'invisible, invisible' to myself as I make my way to the hospital. I land in front of the doors, peeking inside. Everything seems to be fine, though I do notice a few nurses whispering to a doctor, who looks surprised. I wonder if something happened?
I hear shouting above, and look up.
"I told you I would spite you, Damien!" I make out a familiar voice say. It can't be…
I quickly begin to fly up to the roof, taking care not to look down. If I lose concentration this time, I'm as good as dead. I hear Leopold ask: "What have you done to that poor girl?" I receive my footing on the edge of the building and cling to the chain-linked fence, peering through to see what is happening.
"My lovely God Lucifer has possessed her! Isn't it wonderful? She obeys everything I tell her!" I knew it! The voice I heard was that red-eyed girl in the street Leopold, Damien, Ruby, and I saw.
"Stella! Snap out of this! What you're doing is wrong!" Leopold tries to tell her. My mouth drops open when I see she's now a fairy. Did they succeed in killing her?
"Don't even bother! Her pride is far too great now." Lucia smirks. "Come, our lovely friend is waiting for us." She tells Stella, who nods the way a soldier would. She suddenly lunges forward past Leopold and Damien, and towards a clearly passed out Ruby. Without thinking, I give into my instinct to save Ruby. I take hold of the pistol I stole, and shoot at Stella without even aiming. It barely misses her. Everyone finally notices me. Leopold starts:
"Pip, how-
"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING HERE!? WHY DO YOU FEEL THE NEED TO FOLLOW ME EVERYWHERE I GO!?" Damien asks furiously. "How did you get here?"
"Damien," Leopold points at me. "Look!" Damien takes another good look at me; his mouth drops open when he comprehends my form.
"H-H-How did you get… goddamn wings!?" He demands, unable to keep his eyes away from them. I nervously shake my head at his question, figuring that I'll explain later.
"Stella, if you continue this behavior, then I'll have no choice but to shoot you!" I shakily tell the said person, gun at the ready. She doesn't seem very affected. It's so strange to see her as a fairy, dressed so nicely. I don't think I've ever seen her in fancy clothes.
"She's already dead, you idiot!" Ruby mumbles drowsily, trying to sit up. She squints at all of us, and stops Craig from assisting her. "If you want to save her, take out your fancy new cross and touch her with it. CHOP CHOP!" I nod immediately and take out my new cross, and try to get Stella with it. She takes a step back, and I miss. Turning around, I try to touch her with it again. She takes several steps back this time and finds refuge behind the red-eyed girl. I think Asilynn referred to her as 'Lucia'. Well, Lucia definitely isn't very happy to see me. Maybe she considers me a threat.
"Girl…" She growls (talking to Stella). "We're leaving. Levania will live without that one last little favor." She hastily disappears, and Stella flies away. I watch open-mouthed.
"Well…" We all look at Ruby, who's staring up at the sky. "That escalated quickly."
~Butters' P.O.V~
"Ruby, are you sure you're right to do this?" I ask skeptically. Ruby claimed she's 'well enough now' to take us to Kenny, since he's still in 2008. Pip wanted to track Stella down, but we all decided there was no time, and getting to Kenny was the first priority. Damien grumpily murmured what was going on a few minutes earlier.
"I'm fine, I'm fine! Since that nurse bandaged me, I've been feeling much better, even though for most of the time I was out cold." Ruby answers, clamping handcuffs on everybody. "But seriously, one of you has to carry me when we get there. We've already chased Craig off since I didn't want him to leave Tweek alone here. So it's only the four of us."
"It's fine, Ruby, I'll carry you." I reassure her tiredly, dreading the moments to come.
"Yeah, yeah. Let's go. Be warned; landing isn't gonna be great." Ruby closes her eyes, trying hard to time-travel.
"WAIT!" Pip quickly stops Ruby. "What if… what if we went to the time just after you left Kenneth? Like just a few minutes afterwards? Before that 'Levania' got there?"
"That would make things complicated. It's best we save the 'present' Kenny; exactly the minutes and seconds since we left will have passed when we get there." Ruby closes her eyes again, concentrating immensely. We're suddenly in the sky of 'New York' and falling fast. I manage to land on a street, next to a person on a bench. Thank God it wasn't that high. Still, the slam hurt me quite a bit.
"Whoa, did you like jump from behind the bench or something?" The young man says, looking surprised.
"Um… no." I answer, not actually understanding him very well.
"Huh? Are you from the south? You're accent's so cute? And what's with the clothes?" A young woman next to him smiles sweetly. They must be lovers, since they look so comfortable next to each other. The adolescent catches me staring at their proximity. "OH MY GOD! No way am I together with him, kid! We're just friends!" I don't answer. "As if I'd be with a slob like him, never going to his lectures!"
"Hey, I'm twenty-one! I have other things to do!" The two people get into some playful bickering; I quietly slink away and look around for the others. I spot Ruby trying to pull up a dazed Pip from a patch of grass, and not long after, see Damien emerge from a bush. He has little prickly pines all over him. I rush over to Ruby and Pip, while Damien also soon comes over.
"Are you both alright?"
"Just peachy. Pip's gone back to his human form by accident, but it's for the best. Damien, you too."
"Already have."
"Whatever. Look, we need to fucking get to my home, so Butters, you need to pick me up." I stand there, taking in her orders. "ON THE DOUBLE THEN!"
By the time we reach her apartment, Ruby seems to have gotten it into her head that she can throw commands at me akin to a military general. "Walk more steadily, dammit! But not slower, buffoon! God, you can be so useless, Butters!" Ruby hops off of me and bangs on the door. "Kenny? Kenny, are you in there?" She opens the door, revealing that she left it unlocked the entire time. "Oops." We venture inside, and find Kenny sitting on the couch watching that 'tv' thing. Ruby peeks at what's showing on the contraption. I frown, seeing a crowd cornering a strange looking man. The man suddenly exclaims: "I am not an elephant! I am not an animal! I am a human being…!"
"Oh my God. That movie is some sad shit." Ruby remarks, shaking her head at it. She walks over to the kitchen and begins to boil some water. She takes out a 'tea bag' and puts it in a colored mug. Perhaps she thinks it will make her feel better. Tea is fairly soothing.
"Kenny, we were rushing here so fast. We thought one of those demon girls had come to hurt you, but here you are, perfectly fine." I laugh at such foolishness, and sit down next to the silent fairy. After a few moments, I speak again. "It's a bit amusing, don't you think?" My smile disappears when Kenny doesn't answer. "Kenny?" He turns his head towards me, still not saying anything.
I let out a blood curling scream when I see Kenny's now red eyes.