Sometimes, you think you know the people around you and the demons they hide, but if you focus to much on them, then, you might just lose sight on your own demons - popperEXP700
Breaking the Habit - Linkin Park
(RIP Chester)
Chapter 8 - Mirror Mind Control
Camera showed Flurry was alone in the room passed out on her side of the bed. Then it shows Lilo and Stitch passed out in their room. Then the Kids asleep in the nersery. Then Sarah asleep with her paw hanging over the side of her bed. Finally we see Popper in the Livingroom, still awake as he stays clear from any static devices and mirrors, but that didn't stop the Entity from trying to get him to come closer. Popper stayed close to the middle of the room, looking in every direction.
"Zttttz Popper ztttz" The radio fizzed on the far corner of the room.
"What do you want from me?" Popper said as he shook right to his core.
The TV came on lighting up the dark room, Popper moved his paw in front of his eyes shielding them from its blinding illimitation. When he finally looked at the TV, it was just static. Popper still stood his ground.
"You know what I want, Popper, and you are going to give it to me" The Entity said through the TV.
"Who are you? and why do you want my mind?" Popper asked still standing his ground.
"Zttttttz" Just white noise could be heard.
"Who are you?" Popper asked more sternly.
"Call me, Dark Popper" He announced.
"Why do you want my mind?" Popper asked still with his stern voice.
"zttttz zttttz to free us" Dark Popper said.
"What? Us? Who is us?" Popper asked.
Just then the TV and the Radio shut off.
"Popper? Who are you talking to?" Flurry asked as she walked into the Livingroom.
"Oh, no one" Popper said as he walked towards Flurry. "What are you doing up?" he asked.
"I just needed a drink of water... I could of sworn I heard you talking to someone" Flurry stated as she looked around the room.
"No, maybe to myself a bit, but no one here" Popper stated.
"Ok, well come to bed. You don't want to be cranky tomorrow" Flurry stated.
Popper then followed Flurry to bed. Flurry fell back to sleep but Popper just stared into the dark room, he also pushed the night stand with his alarm clock on it away from the bed. If silence had a sound it would be deafening, is all he could think at the time. He also kept getting flash backs from his dream earlier, like what Dark Popper looked like, he was a splitting image of himself but very scary. Other flash backs were of his mother talking to him, she saved him from what ever he is. The more he thought, the more he pondered, he fell closer and closer to sleep. Popper finally fell fully asleep, Last thing that was seen in the room other then two sleeping Experiments, was the mirror on Flurry's side of the bed on the wall, Dark Popper appeared in it with his glowing red eyes and then faded after a couple of seconds after.
The next Morning
Outside of the bedroom.
Flurry entered the kitchen as Sarah and Noni were getting breakfast ready. Lilo and Stitch were at the table, so Flurry joined them.
"Good Morning, Flurry. Where's Popper?" Lilo asked.
"Oh, he is still asleep, something strange is going on with him" Flurry stated.
"Strange? hmm, we have been through many strange thing since we met him, just a typical Popper thing in my opinion" Lilo replied.
"It's a shame the Sarah's Psychic power isn't working right now, we would know what's going on by now" Flurry stated.
"If Stitch know one thing, Popper can handle anything. So, whatever it is, he should be fine" Stitch stated.
"I hope so, Stitch, I hope so" Flurry said.
Just then the Kids came over to sit at the table.
"mmmm mm mmm mm mmm mmm" Candy hummed.
"You seem chipper this morning" Lilo stated.
"Yes, Mommy, because it maybe a gloomy day but you got to make the best of it" Candy stated pointing at the rain soaked window. "right, Aunty Sarah" she said to her as she was plating the food.
"Right!" Sarah replied with a smile.
Lilo was impressed, Sarah really helped them last night with their talk. There maybe more to deal with for her, but at least she is feeling positive right now and that made Lilo very happy.
Thump! Thump!
A noise was coming from the Bedroom upstairs, Out of instinct, Flurry, Lilo and Stitch got up from the table to investigate. When they reached the top of the stairs the noise brought them to Popper and Flurry's room. Flurry looked at Lilo and Stitch then proceeded to knock at the door.
"Popper are you ok?" Flurry asked.
Click!
Flurry tried to open the door, but he just locked it. Even more worried then before she looked at Lilo and Stitch who both looked just as worried.
Popper's side of things
Popper woke up to the wonderful smell of bacon, eggs, toast and coffee. The smell of it was making his mouth water. He rose out of bed and stretched, he noticed that the room was semi dark, but bright enough to be day time. He looked out the window forgetting he wasn't supposed to go near any reflective surfaces, once he saw it was raining out for a split second he was fine, but then a sharp pain in his once stabbed shoulder, throbbed.
"ahhh" Popper yelped as he fell on the floor.
That's when everything came back to him right down to when Dark Popper knocked him out at the office. He got up and turned around towards Flurry's Mirror on the wall a crossed the room. He saw him, his reflection instead of his own.
song starts as he hides in the doorway to the bedroom's bathroom*
Popper: Memories consume like opening the wound
I'm picking me apart again
You all assume I'm safe here in my room *peeked over the corner he was not there*
Unless I try to start again
I don't want to be the one the battles always choose
'Cause inside, I realize that I'm the one confused *TV came on with static*
I don't know what's worth fighting for or why I have to scream *jumped on the floor*
I don't know why I instigate and say what I don't mean
I don't know how I got this way, I know it's not alright *unplugged the TV but in didn't turn off*
So I'm breaking the habit
I'm breaking the habit tonight *grabbed a blanket*
Knock! Knock! Knock!
Clutching my cure, I tightly lock the door *Locked the door*
"Popper are you ok?" Flurry asked.
I try to catch my breath again *holding his chest*
IIII hurt much more than any time before *Popper glitched*
I had no options left again *shook his head*
I don't want to be the one the battles always choose
'Cause inside, I realize that I'm the one confused *a black mist started coming out of the TV*
I don't know what's worth fighting for or why I have to scream
I don't know why I instigate and say what I don't mean *Covered the TV with the blanket*
I don't know how I got this way, I'll never be alright
So I'm breaking the habit *mist came from the mirror*
I'm breaking the habit tonight
I'll paint it on the walls *covered everything with sheets*
'Cause I'm the one at fault *drew the curtains*
I'll never fight again *held his head*
And this is how it ends *pulled his ears*
I don't know what's worth fighting for or why I have to scream *headed into the bathroom*
But now I have some clarity to show you what I mean *covered the bathroom mirror*
I don't know how I got this way, I'll never be alright
got into the bathtub and shut the shower door*
So I'm breaking the habit *mist came from under the covering on the bathroom mirror*
I'm breaking the habit
I'm breaking the habit tonight * the mist entered his mouth and nose*
let's out a huge glitch eyes flickering red and then her covers his eyes*
as the song ended Popper is seen slowly lowering his paws and his eyes are completely glowing red*
Stitch Kicked in the door and they walked in seeing all the stuff Popper had covered. It looked like he had lost his mind in there.
"Popper?" Flurry called out.
"What happened to him?" Lilo asked.
"I don't know, I think he might be in the bathroom" Flurry stated. "Popper are you in here" Flurry asked as she went to open the door to the bathroom.
Before Flurry even got her paw on the door knob, Popper came flying out of the door like a rebid animal.
"Lahhhh, grrrrrrr" Popper growled.
"Popper what going on with you?" Flurry asked as she as well as Stitch and Lilo backed up.
Flurry back up until she got the bed stopped her path. She then watch in horror as Popper got closer to her.
"grrrrrah" Popper growled as he swiped out and knocked Flurry a crossed the other side of the bed but not before she took a fluff of fur with her.
Flurry got up off the floor and touched her cheek where he clawed at her. Popper started to regain control again. He looked at Flurry and gasped.
"No, Flurry, I..." Popper said as he teared up and looked at his paws.
Popper then ran past them as the all just watch in shock. Popper ran out the door and into the rain.
"What just happened?" Lilo asked.
Stitch looked at Flurry's clenched fist and then up at Flurry, who was still in shock.
"Flurry, What's in you paw?" Stitch asked.
Flurry raised her clench paw and opened it to reveal a patch of green fur, but after a few seconds it turned gray.
"Wha..." Flurry said as a sudden fear rushed over her.
"We need to bring that to Jumba, he can find out what is going on with Popper" Lilo said as they all left the room and out to Jumba's Lab the Grand Council Woman gave him.
Jumba's Earth Lab
Flurry sat by the window while Lilo and Stitch talked to Jumba about what had happened. Flurry's face had already healed by then as Experiments heal quite fast.
"So, he didn't know he hurt 701... Interesting" Jumba said as he put the fur sample in the scanner and turned it on. "Gray fur be indecating, might not be his but Jumba will run scan to be making sure" Jumba added.
Lilo and Stitch both put their paws on her shoulders to comfort her.
Back at the house
RB, Bluey and Candy sat in the Livingroom next to Noni and Sarah.
"Is Daddy going to be ok?" Bluey asked Sarah.
"I don't know, I hope so" Sarah answered. "I hope so..." She added as she looked out the Livingroom window.