Disclaimer: I own nothing except for Neb, Sven, and Dark Kitty.

Ben's Note of Sheer Awesome: I'm not doing well. I might have to go on hiatus again, because, let's face it. I've been snapping at pretty much all my reviewers and it's not really nice of me. So, while this is the one arc I shouldn't abandon you guys, I can't go on treating you guys like you're pieces of cheese. You aren't. I love each and every one of you, from KCL to Rainbow Swirl to Pickles to EAH GEEK to anyone else who reads and leaves the occasional review or simply just reads it. I shouldn't write when I'm feeling this way, and if I have sounded mean or a jerk, then I need to obviously shape up before I come back.

Pickles: Um... Neb's me. The fact you get pleasure from my death isn't... reassuring... Also, if I wrote crap, yes, they'd still get money... but last I checked, I don't write crap...I apologize, and I really am sorry if I hurt you.

Hello: Is that what this is about? Yeah, KCL's great, she was the one who helped me create this fic, so sure, I might show bias toward her. That doesn't mean I love anyone else more than someone else.

Prompt 81: Gun

(Maddie)

"You could have mentioned that a lot sooner then you did," Maddie whispered angrily.

Yeah, but I like ending chapters on a cliff hanger. Makes people want to come back and read what happens next. Plus, if you read the author's note, I've been kind of a jerk recently.

"I hate you sometimes," Maddie whispered.

I hate me sometimes too. It's a natural thing, but hey, what can I do?

"Oh shut up!" Kitty hissed. "No one cares Neb! NO ONE CARES!"

…That's a new one.

"Wait, since when can Kitty hear you in author form?" Maddie asked, cocking her head to the side.

Trust me, you should be the only one to know who and what I am.

"But she isn't, is she? Oh, look! Maddie, not as special as she thought! You thought you were blessed, being able to hear authors and helping shape the story. Well guess what? You aren't!" Kitty screamed.

Maddie looked up. "Neb? I thought I was the only one," she said.

You should be! Even Lizzie doesn't know what I am!

Maddie turned to Kitty, looking at her suspiciously. "I highly doubt Neb would tell you he's the author over Lizzie," Maddie said. "Who told you and how can you hear him?"

Kitty laughed evil and cocked the gun. "I think we're forgetting who's on gun point. Maddie, if it makes you feel better… I was going to shoot you first anyway. You always were a thorn in my side. Saving Kitty when she jumped, looking after her when she was depressed, making Sven help her… yeah, you were always going to be first," Kitty said, licking her lips.

"Wait… you aren't Kitty…"

Maddie, what I did in the Kidnapping arc, now!

BANG!

(Alistair)

The gunshot rang from inside the cell. Alistair looked at Lizzie, who looked up at him. Alistair rushed the door in and slammed it aside, looking around the room. Kitty had, somehow, escaped from the room. The only one inside was Maddie, who was on the ground.

"Maddie!" Alistair said, rushing to her side. However, it turned out he didn't need to, as Maddie soon hopped to her feet, perfectly fine with a smile on her face.

"I'm alive!" she cheered. "And KCL thought Ben was going to kill me. Silly KCL," she said, winking.

"Who… what happened?" Alistair asked, deeply confused about what was going on.

Maddie deflated, looking sadly at Alistair. "Um… yeah… Kitty… kind of… tried to kill me," Maddie admitted. "She also killed Neb…"

Alistair went rigid, as did Lizzie. "She… but…" Alistair said.

"Don't worry though, because Kitty's not controlling her own actions," Maddie assured.

"Ok, you lost me."

"Come on! I'm supposed to be the dumb one!" Maddie said, rolling her eyes. "Dark Kitty shot Neb! Dark Kitty tried to kill me! We're both in the way of Kitty's happiness!"

Alistair frowned. "Wait… how did Dark Kitty gain control of Kitty's body? I don't… understand," he said.

Maddie sighed, shaking her head. She looked over at Lizzie first. "Look… Neb knew Dark Kitty took over Kitty's body," she explained to Lizzie. "Neb found Kitty last night, confronted her, and he was shot to keep his silence."

She then spun around to Alistair. "Dark Kitty knew that you would defend her long enough so she could make an escape. She wanted to kill you, but ended up with me instead. There's a secret passage in the back of the room Mr. Rotter didn't know about."

"That doesn't explain Dark Kitty being in control," Alistair grunted.

"It's science! I can't explain science well!" Maddie exclaimed. "Fine, here's the exact words Ben told me to say. 'Dark Kitty is a part of Kitty's soul. Until recently, Dark Kitty has only been a part of Kitty's mind. However, she's sentient. She has her own will, own goals, own mindset. She's been planning this for years. If Kitty lost enough that she would emotionally break down, Dark Kitty could easily replace Kitty. That was why Dark Kitty hired the poltergeists. If Kitty was destroyed, then Dark Kitty would have the body all to herself."

"How come Dark Kitty can control Kitty now though?" Alistair asked.

"Simple. Dark Kitty erased a part of Kitty's core memory: Slender. That was a huge chunk of who Kitty was, and allowed Dark Kitty temporary access to all of Kitty's functions. If she is able to destroy more things Kitty cares about while she's in control, then Dark Kitty can easily destroy who Kitty is."

"Which is why she killed Neb," Lizzie realized, a tear trickling down her cheek. "He said he didn't want to help… but he would have told us…"

"Thereby not directly helping Kitty," Alistair said, then paused. "But… something doesn't add up. If Neb knew Dark Kitty was in control, why confront Dark Kitty?"

Lizzie's eyes flashed. "Because… he knew…" she said. "Alistair… Kitty's awake. She's… she's watching us, trapped inside her own head. Neb… Neb let himself get killed…"

"To get Kitty moving," Alistair realized.

(Kitty)

Stop this Dark Kitty! Stop this!

NO! My plan worked! This body and this world will be mine! AND YOU CAN'T STOP ME THIS TIME!

I can…

No, you can't. Neb is dead, Maddie is dead, and soon, Alistair will be dead too! Everyone you love, everyone you care about, I will kill ALL OF THEM!

I won't let you hurt them!

And what? You think you have any power to stop me? Newsflash: you don't. I control everything, including who you are. No one can strip me away from this power! NOBODY!

…I… will… stop… you…

Will you? Because last I checked, two of your friends are dead. You rely on your friends to much. So now that I'm killing them off, one by one, you'll be too helpless to be able to stop me.

Sad thing was… Kitty knew Dark Kitty was right.

BN: Hopefully now you understand Dark Kitty's master plan. Destroying Kitty's soul wouldn't destroy her body. Dark Kitty, with no one else inside, would inhabit Kitty's body and take her place. It's actually a genius plan, despite how evil it is. With Slender's memory gone, Dark Kitty used the space he filled inside Kitty (which is almost the size of Alistair's space inside Kitty's mind) to overtake Kitty. Kitty, being too weak in the mind, can't overtake Dark Kitty. Let's hope Alistair and the others can help her…

Also, believe it or not, that conversation Dark Kitty had with me is plot based. There's something about that conversation that's massively important. Maybe not to this fic… but important all the same. Just letting you all know.

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