Chapter 14: Change

After running for God knows how long, we burst into a clearing, finding Martyn and Toby trapped in the corner... by a bunny. I cross my arm's. "Really? You screamed because of that?" I pointed to the small critter.

"Don't let look's deceive you!" Toby shouted, "If you look away, it changes!"

"Then how do you know?" Asked Ridge, confused.

"The refection... show's it's true form." Muttered Martyn, still staring at it.

"C'mon, are you guy's playing a trick on us?" Laughed Ridge, "We ran all this way, for a bunny? That's so la-" He stopped abruptly, when he saw me plunge my blade into it's tiny body. We stood in silence for a few second's, before I went and washed my blade in a nearby stream.

"Why did you do that?!" Shouted Ridge, bending down to look at the body.

"Kill, or be killed." I replied coldly, "It's the way you survive."

"But... I thought they were joking!"

I shrugged. "Couldn't take that risk."

"But if they were, you have the death of a poor defenceless creature on your hand's, how can you live with that?!"

"You don't get it do you?" I snapped. "In the game, you killed animal's to survive didn't you? Your only thinking that's bad now, because this is real life. News Flash! That game is real life now. Bloody live with it." I glared at him, before walking off, not bothering to wash the rest of the blood away. Couldn't give two shit's about that now, God-dammit! But I knew, deep inside me, that I acted so uncaring, and I hated myself for that. These people haven't killed before, I could have gently told them survival basic's, maybe avoided combat all together. But nooo, I brought it down like a executioner's axe, sharp and unforgiving.

With a small shiver, I look down on my hands, now sticky with blood. Is this really me? A horrible, cruel person? Shaking the thought's from my mind, I quickly tried to wipe off the liquid on a nearby plant. Most of it came off, but my hand's are now dyed red. Groaning slightly, I decided to try to find a water source.

"I don't like it when they argue, they never usually do, and it just seem's... wrong." Kim said, walking in my direction, followed by Duncan. I quickly climbed a tree, but stayed nearby, wanting to hear their thought's.

"I agree, it's just so weird..." Duncan muttered, swatting away bug's. "Why were they fighting anyway?"

"I'm not sure, I just heard Freya shout, "Bloody live with it", before storming off. I seriously hope it wasn't over anything stupid."

Duncan grimly laughed. "Two practically god-like people, fighting over something stupid?"

"You stole one of my cookie's! Give it back, or I will destroy this world!" Kim said, in what I would assume as my voice.

"No! Not unless you give me back that 50p you owe me!" Chuckled Duncan, playing along. They both looked at each-other, before bursting out laughing.

I smiled. At least they found humour in our argument. Quickly jumping from tree to tree, I soon arrived at the beach which was strangely empty. Quickly walking down to the sea, the smell of salt soon overpowered any other smell's, and I dunked my hand's into the foamy water. I quickly drew back, feeling a weird burning sensation. Looking closely, the water had turned a... weird colour. More turquoise and luminescent, like... acid!

I jump back with realisation. What the hell? I turn around to see the sun setting in the distance. By day it was a perfectly normal island, but by night... I turn to the jungle, and started running. "DON'T DRINK ANYTHING! IS ANYONE THERE? DON'T DRINK... DON'T DRINK!" I shouted as loud as I could, thanking my lucky stars that this island is fairly small. I jumped up, using my power's to boost me into the air, running across the tree-top's.

"THE WATER'S ACID!" I shout, before smacking my fore-head, and teleported everyone to the beach, including myself. "Has anyone drank anything?" I asked quickly, forgetting that they weren't as used to the feeling of teleporting as I was.

"Oh my lord, what was that?!" Gasped Martyn, instantly falling onto the sand.

"Tele-freaking-portation, why the hell did you do that?!" Sjin asked.

"We need to leave. Like right now." I said, already looking for a place to summon the warp.

"Why? This place is beautiful! Look, now the sea glow's..." Said Hannah.

"It's only glowing because it's been turned into acid! This whole island is changing, and who know's what's going to happen next!" I mutter.

"Umm... maybe THAT?!" Screamed Sjin, pointing to a massive figure, only it's red glowing eye's recognisable.

"THAT'S A MONSTER, CAN YOU OPEN THIS PORTAL NOW!" Shouted Sip's.

"Done!" I called, "Hold on to someone!" Everyone instantly ran in, holding tightly onto someone. As soon as the last person left, I saw the gateway close, and I let out a shaky breath. Turning around, I saw we was back in the attic, and I collapsed onto the ground. Holy fudge, that was... horribly familiar. I wince, I've probably been in so many situation's like that, there's too many to count.

"Welcome... back home." I said, "Can... you just... go? Kinda need to..." I groaned, feeling the head-ache already start. Ugh, I guess it's what I get for rushing the process... stupid monster...

"Have you been through this before?" Asked Lewis.

I let out a quick laugh, regretting it instantly as pain shot through me. "Too... many time's. Not all... ending as good as this. Now, please, leave." I let out a long groan once I heard the door close. I curled into a ball, my eye's squeezed shut. Just breath, it will pass, like every-other one...

Two hour's later, I'm still in that same position. I hated every moment, how vulnerable I was, how pathetic I must seem... I don't even have enough strength to go to bed. Actually, that's probably a good thing, since Ridge now is permanently sleeping with me, after all the bedroom's were taken. I do not want to face him, not after what I said...

"Freya?" I heard someone call. Speak of the devil, I thought, and I would have laughed if I wasn't in so much pain.

"Freya, I'm sorry that I shouted at you, you just wanted to protect us, and when I found out that that was the truth... I'm so sorry, will you ever forgive me?" He blurted, obviously still thinking I'm angry at him.

"Are you okay?" He asked, walking closer, and I wished that I would just turn invisible. I don't want him to see me like this...

"Your... your bleeding!" He exclaimed, grabbing my hand's, making me hiss in pain. "Who did this to you?"

"I... I think I... I..." I stopped, and let out a groan, which soon turned into a muffled scream. "H...h...help..." I muttered through clenched jaw's, leaning back my head to show my neck. He gasped softly, seeing the black vein's.

"Your... your poisoned!" He said, "Why didn't you-? You know what, don't worry, we need to get some help." He desperately looked around, not knowing what to do. "I'll be right back!"

"No..." I mumbled weakly, reaching out. "It's... just... passing... nothing... to worry..."

"I'm sorry..." He said, before quickly running out of the room. Without him there, this place seemed horribly cold and desolate, like the North-Pole. No-one there to help me, no-one there to hear me scream... I start shivering, feeling my arm burn. Carefully turning my head, I saw it. The sign, in all it's glory, burning through my skin, the black vein's joining unnaturally, the one thing stopping me from returning home.

Home.

The one place I cannot go. I closed my eye's, clinging onto those memories, the sight's, the smell's, the feeling's, the only place where I will be one with the dimension. I could already feel myself drifting away, into blissful slumber...

"Freya!" I was shook awake, back into reality. "Don't you dare fall asleep!"

I opened my eye's. "So... cold..." I mutter. He opened his mouth, but I didn't hear what he said. He pressed a vial to my mouth, but I jerked back, my teeth making a horrible hissing sound. I stop, and I touch my teeth, which is now sharp and pointed. I look up, scared, forgetting the pain, and tried to back away.

What have I become?

I let out a wail, feeling my body shift, I was shrinking, my face being pulled into a weird shape. No! My own code was changing, trying to stop the pain. I let out a soft wimper, backing into a corner, collapsing onto all fours when the pain attacked my brain.

I bent back my head, letting out a horrible scream, which turned into... a howl? My eye's snapped open, and I let out a growl.

"Freya, I know you can hear me, you need to drink this." Said Ridge cautiously. My ear's bent back, nearly touching my skull, so many new smell's, fear, blood, anger, I let out a wail, and I laid my head on my... paws?

Ridge walked closer, and was soon pouring the contents in the vial into my mouth. I nearly coughed it out again, but Ridge held my jaw's shut. I let out a low wine, and tried to fight back, but soon swallowed it.

"I never knew you were this difficult with disgusting thing's..." Ridge muttered, examining the scratches on his arm. I would have laughed, but instead I let out this weird barking. Wait, barking?! I instantly tried to say something, anything, but it just ended up with me barking my head off. I paced around, quickly creating a mirror. I was now a pure white wolf, with bright black-ish blue-ish eye's. I let out a weird bray, and started barking at Ridge, who was laughing hysterically.

My life can never be normal, can it?

Authors Notes:

Same day update! Yaaaaay! Massive plot-twist, Freya's now a wolf! Dun dun duuuun! Heh, I wonder how her friend's will react...

Thank's for reading!

Signing out,

Deceptive Chrysalis