Here it is! The final flashback chapter! (For now, muahahahaha!)

CHAPTER: Be Careful What You Wish For

SUMMARY: In which Twisted Fate has a bad habit of remembering horrible things.

CHARACTERS: Pre-magic TF and Evelynn, Dr. Priggs, briefly mentioned OC

WARNINGS: Mis-use of magic for nefarious purposes, loosely described body horror, almost extortion.

*spooky Goosebumbs TV show intro voice* ReAdErS bEwArE... yOu'Re In FoR a kind of short chapter that's mostly exposition.

Twisted Fate couldn't sleep; his mind was racing. He kept playing the events of the day over and over in his head.

What Priggs had said haunted him.

"Do vwhat you vwant, but don't kill her. Zat's my job."

And what Evelynn had shared with him did nothing, but make it worse.

"They kidnap young urchins, like myself, and homeless beggars off the streets and out of the alleys in the middle of the night, so that they can experiment on them..."

Twisted felt even worse that he hadn't told Evelynn the truth, that he hadn't told her about how Priggs had offered him the freedom to choose between years of mind-numbing torture, or a few months in a small, dingy hole in the wall as a guinea pig-

Evelynn shifted in her sleep, a scowl marring her features as she shivered slightly. Grateful for the small distraction, Twisted Fate let out a soft chuckle as he buttoned her up in his overcoat, wrapping up her legs and tucking the tail of the coat under her feet to keep them warm.

He settled back and fell into his previous thoughts.

Of course, to get his free magic, he'd have to turn in Graves, which he'd refused to do. But one of Priggs' grunts had found his enchanted communication stone. The damn thing gave itself away as Graves' voice had spoken through it, asking where Fate was.

Priggs didn't have him answer, though. No, it was one of their blasted first attempts at imbuing a normal person with magic. The thing was hideous, with bulbous, gelatinous, green flesh that undulated with its every move. Whoever and whatever it was before could no longer be recognized. In exchange, it had gained the ability to mimic people's voices.

Rune damn him for being caught so easily, and their trust being compromised. Damn him. Damn him!

Rune damn him for being caught staring at that damned abomination!

"Ah, you like my friend here? Is very special. Is prototype! Bjorn was preliminary experiment. We gave 'em magic!"

Blasted man must've seen the twinkle in his eyes at the mention of magic.

"Vwe make you magic."

The monstrosity had decided to speak up at that moment with its own garbled voice. He grew revolted at the sight of it. No magic was worth that.

After sending "Bjorn" away, Priggs had whispered almost conspiratorially to Twisted Fate.

"Don't vworry. Process has been refined."

After picking up Twisted Fate and dragging him off, Priggs had added, "Maybe."

Just want to let you all know that we're going to have a special Champ in the next chapter! :D