Damian (possibly triggering to some people. All there is a suicide type cut but nothing life threating)
Obviously this girl Abigail didn't tell her entire story. I wanted to question her further last night, Todd refused. Saying that she needed to rest. I tried to question Todd as well. He shut me down.
The two walked into the kitchen, Abigail supporting Daniel due to his injuries. She did appear similar to my mother, however none of mother's typical emotions were in this girl. I assume she is a defective clone, why did grandfather allow her to survive? This girl seemed almost heartbroken. Over what? She had saved the other clone in the room, and he was already up. Also, the story she recounted last night... I remembered that night, where mother dragged me along to witness what would happen to Jason. I remember seeing a girl, my age, skin and bones, cover in scars. She was shaking. When we took Jason away, I recall asking my mother," Mother, who was that girl?" "her name was Adatlanta. {Please remember this name for later on} You shall know her one day in the future," I haven't thought about that incident in years. That name meant 'as good as a man' in Greek. Why was that her name? Grandfather obviously had made her forget her original name. He had replaced it with child, she didn't like name I saw she flinched at the word.
I didn't realize I was staring at her when, lost in my thoughts until, Todd waved his hand in my face.
"Earth to Demon."
"TT, don't call me that."
She was blushing, why?
"so, how did you meet .. Daniel?" I questioned Abigail. I really didn't want to defend myself this early in the morning from a girl who hates alter egos.
"I would say around 6/7 months ago, Ab's found me. Patched me up, drug me to a Lazarus pit, and she drug me up to the mountains where we hid in a cave." Re/ Daniel explained. He was eating cereal put before him. The girl was playing with her toast, not looking at him.
"tt, you must of not received the memo."
"and that memo would be?" Daniel questioned me.
"that the pits have been poisoned for the last year. Snice we took care of the demon. So I am going to ask you again how-"
"he doesn't know" the girl mumbled.
"wait if you didn't use the pits how did you bring me back? Also what do you mean the pits are poisoned?" the second question was directed at me.
"since the death of the demon, anyone who enters the waters becomes ... "
"you have heard of the effect of the pit?" Todd questions. Daniel nods. "well it is like that but it won't go away."
"Clearly you didn't enter the pit. So how are you alive?"
Daniel stares at Abigail. Again it hits me how similar yet different this clone is from my mother.
She sighs, "I.. I took a risk and it worked ok?"
"no. definitely need more than that. How did you bring me back?" Daniel questioned with venom in his voice.
The girl brought out a knife. It was a simple pocketknife engraved with Arabic. She drew back her left sleeve to show a cut across it like a suicide person who was stopped. She cut their again on the old scar.
"what are you doing!?" Daniel yells
I was expecting red, but green came out of the wound. Lazarus green.
"you have been to the pits that many times?" I questioned. She's wrapping her wound with some gazes she took out of her pocket.
"yes" in a small voice. "I have utterly have no clue how many times I've been in there. Or why. All I know that it has made me look younger by at least a year."
"two years Abby." Daniel said softly.
There was a silence that hung in the air. This girl had been into the pit enough to make her blood as green as the lazuras water.
Todd broke the silence, "so are there any other abilities we should be aware of. Due to the pit?"
She glanced at Daniel. Sighing he said, "fine I'll tell them for you."
She gave him a small smile. "thank you"
"after you found her Jason, and the rescue mission failed. He decided to force a different type of punishment on her."
"what type of punishment" I questioned
"two types. Frist was letting her meeting two other clones of you. Dean and David. Dean had red hair, David brown. Other than that exactly the same in looks."
Todd commented, "what is it with all these names starting with D?"
"he allowed a relationship to be bonded with the three. Then he ... tore them apart. Seeing how strong they were growing together. Next he ... left her chained in a cave in pure darkness. It caused her to go blind."
Todd intervened, "You are saying that she is blind? Yet she can perfectly stich you up?"
"you didn't let me finish. Once he was sure she was completely blind, he injected her with something. She sees through echo location."
Todd and I just stared at her. She is a literary a human bat.
"After some time Dean and David made it to the mountains. She brought me to the same cave they called home. At some point he came after them. Dean and David were killed, and Abby captured. "
Now I understand her heartbreak. Both Respawn and I look exactly the same to the other clones. This also explains why she saved Respawn. Her hair was covering her face, tears hit her jeans.
I finally spoke, "If you can't see color how could you keep them straight. Epically as they looked exactly the same physically?"
Her head rose. I saw her blue eyes. Mother has green eyes. Perhaps she is not a clone. Those blue eyes looked very familiar. Almost like..
"I could tell them apart by their heartbeats. Just like I can tell you two apart from your heartbeat, attitude, and .. um what's the word?" She looked over at Daniel for help.
"Demeanor"
"That, however you pronounce it."
Clearly she is not well educated if at all. It seems that studies were not grandfather's priority with her.
I decided to ask her simple questions from now on . "Who are your parents? Or are you a clone of my mother?"
Her face went to confusion, head tilting sideways. "what are parents? What is a mother?"
Todd chocked on his coffee. Daniel was shaking his head at the ground, a slight smile on his face. I just stared. I understand she may not understand what the word parents means. But mother? How does she not know what a mother is?
"Todd I believe we should take the two father."
"Agreed. I will grab some coats for them first, and call the others in. We will go in 2 hours."