Maurice's p.o.v.
I awoke to the sound of metal rattling together. I slowly opened my eyes and as my vision came back, I found that my view was blocked by metal. My eyes flew open and I accidentally banged my head on the top of my cage. My eyes went wide as I looked around and tried to figure out how I actually got here. As I was looking, light came from the doors in front of me and two humans walked in, both of them were holding guns. As my cage door was opened, I walked out but wasn't pulled up like I always was. I waited for them to put my restraints on but they never came on. They just walked away. As they walked away, I got confused and started to follow them. 'Why isn't my chains on and where are they going?' I didn't know but if I followed them then they might give me some answers. We walked for quite some time until they stopped in front of a door and moved to either side of me. But didn't do anything. I looked up at one of the humans and he waved to the door. 'They want me to go in?' I shrugged 'Might as well.' I pushed the doors open and stepped in but stopped in my tracks once I made it into the center of the room. Right on the ground was Ivo and Life-form. They were on their knees and had the look of betrayal on their faces. 'What are they doing here?' I suddenly felt something heavy in my right hand and I couldn't believe what I was holding. It was my gun. I didn't summon it but it was right there, clutched in my hand. I heard footsteps come from my left and I saw Master walking toward me.
"What are you waiting for Weapon? Do it." he waved towards them and I felt my arm move on my own. I looked at my arm and saw that it was pointing the gun right at Ivo and Life-form. I tried to move it away but it was like I had no control of my body. I tried to move my other arm but it wasn't responding to me. The gun shifted so that I had the perfect aim and bang. A bullet of pure energy went right through Ivo's forehead and he fell to the ground. Life-form looked at Ivo then at me with disbelief flashing in his eyes. My arm cocked the gun to his head and his eyes started to water.
"Maurice... why?" 'I... I can't stop myself!' I wanted to scream, cry, anything! But my body wouldn't listen. I was forced to watch as another bang went off and Life-form fell to the ground beside Ivo. Dead. I stared at the bodies that once held life. I didn't know what to do anymore. 'I just killed them... I killed Ivo and... Shadow.' All I could think was how I had killed my friend and the one I trusted. My arm fell back to my side and the gun disappeared. 'What did I do...' I heard footsteps and saw Master step into my eyesight. I looked up at him and he had a devilish smile on his face.
"Did you like that Weapon?" he chuckled and I couldn't believe my ears. 'Are you absolutely insane!?' "You'll be doing this a lot more if you just listen to me." that's when I heard it. A faint growl come from me and it made him frown. Next thing I knew, I was on the ground. "Be nice." I stared at the ground but then my body started to move on its own and I was back to standing in front of him. "Will you listen from now on?"
"Yes Master." 'W-Wait! I didn't want to say that! What's going on!?'
"Good. Now go and wait for your next order." he waved towards the door and I didn't try to fight back anymore. 'I can't control myself, I listen to Master without hesitation... I... was this all I was made to do?' I soon made it back to my cage and curled up. I watched as the door closed and I was left in darkness again. I tried to move my hand and to my surprise, I was able to move it. I flopped onto the ground and could only stare at the metal door. 'Was Mast-HE controlling me?' my eyes went wide at the thought and I looked around. 'I-I... I gotta get out of here! I can't kill on someones elses command!' I tried to find someway to escape but couldn't find anything. The only thing I could think of was to try and open the cage door and to my surprise, it opened when I kicked on it. I scrambled to my feet and as two humans came through the doors, I bolted. I didn't turn back, I didn't stop, I just ran. Ran from this hellhole. I turned each corner as if they weren't there and kept running. I didn't stop... I can't stop! I don't want to become a... puppet... Run, run, run, don't stop, keep going. The white walls around me blended together to become a sea of white and the only sound I heard was a loud bang. That's when I realized that I just broke the sound barrier. The white around me faded into black but I was confused. I don't remember busting through any doors or walls so... how did I get here? I was just running in darkness with nothing in sight... Wait... I see a light... and its getting closer! I felt a familiar sensation travel thought my body and I gasped as I realized why that feeling was familiar. It was the same sensation from when I touched the emerald! I looked down at my legs to see the red blur of my shoes but instead of brown legs, my legs were blue... I WAS TURNING BLUE! The colour was climbing up me and I couldn't stop it. I looked back up at the light to see that it wasn't getting closer but farther away! I tried thinking of something that might help me but I only thought of two choices. 1) Accept the fact that he is going to take control and stop or 2) Deny it all and keep running. I went with the second choice. I'm not going to give in that easily so, I ran faster. My legs ached from running faster then the speed of sound but I didn't pay any attention to it. I can stop when I'm in the clear. But no matter how fast I ran, the light kept moving away and the horrible colour was consuming me faster. But I'm too stubborn to stop. I'll never stop! I felt my legs going numb and looked down to see that the colour was now traveling up my stomach and back. If I don't get out of... well... wherever this place is, I might never see the light of day ever again. I was losing hope at this point but as one final chance to escape, I broke the sound barrier again and just as my vision blurred, light blinded me until I was left in darkness again. I couldn't move, couldn't speak, couldn't see... I couldn't do anything.
"...rice..." 'Rice? Who's Rice? And why does that voice sound familiar?'
"Mau... rice..." 'Me? Why are you calling me for and who are you!?'
"Maurice... ... up..." 'Up? I can't look anywhere. I don't even know where up is!'
"... Wake... up..." 'Wake up? I'm dreaming? How is that possible!? I killed Ivo and Shadow... wait... Shadow! That's why the voice sounds familiar! But... I killed you... am I dead?'
"Maurice... wake up!" 'Shadow's voice... it sounds louder... I wonder what death looks like... probably a barren-filled wasteland.'
"Maurice wake up!" a light broke through the darkness and I slowly but surely opened my eyes. Though my eyesight was blurry, I could make out Shadow's figure over me. I blinked my eyes until everything was clear and I found myself back in the hidden base. "Thank god you woke up! You slept for the entire day!" 'I did?' I looked outside to see that it wasn't daytime anymore but nighttime instead. 'How...' "You were having a nightmare and I might not have been able to wake you up." 'Nightmare... I just lived in a nightmare...' I became wrapped in my thoughts as I remembered the dream... well... nightmare. It felt so real, so... vivid. "Maurice?" I didn't even realize that Shadow was talking until he snapped his fingers in front of my nose. "Are you alright? You look scared." 'Me... scared... that's not how I feel... I don't even know how I feel...'
"I'm fine." I know I lied but I can't talk about my feelings especially with me... I don't want to think about it anymore. It hurts to much to even talk.
"Your lying Maurice." I didn't realize that I was still looking at the entrance until I looked up and saw... worry? He's worried about me?
"I'm fine Life-form." 'I can't even say his name after everything that's happened! I'm... I can't describe anything to say what I am.' he sighed then stood up and sat down beside me against the wall. Maybe... just maybe... I can tell him...
"Please Maurice, I just wanted to know if I can help with anything. I had my fair share of nightmares before so I might know what your going through." 'Okay... I guess I can tell you... alright... here goes nothing.'
"Sh-Shad-Shadow..." '... I'm an idiot...' he looked at me with surprise and I fiddled with my hands.
"You called me by my name..." I nodded and tried to make the words come out but nothing came. "Its alright. Take your time, don't force yourself to talk." I took a deep breath and opened my mouth to talk again but I could only stutter.
"I-I... I K-Kill-lled..." I couldn't make anything else come out but felt a sting in my eyes and when I touched them, I realized that I was crying. He took me into his arms and cuddled me. I didn't know why I was crying or why I like this so much but I didn't fight back. That nightmare... I would never call it a nightmare before I meet Ivo and Shadow but now... its my worst nightmare.
"Shh... shh... its alright... I'm here... there's no need to cry..." we just stayed like that for what felt an eternity and I wanted to stay like that forever. If my nightmare is like a vision... I couldn't stop a whimper coming from my lips at that thought... "Do you want to talk about it?" I shook my head. 'No... I don't ever want to think about that ever again! Not the control, not my so called 'Master', not the bodies, not the other me, NOT ANYTHING!' he hummed and I felt sleepy in his arms. I tried to resist the urge but it tugged at my eyes and I soon fell into a dreamless sleep.