Thursday, February 21, 2013

Critter Volume 3 Chapter 7 : Dead To Me


(Please Read to better understand) Previously On Critter:

Lauren accidentally found herself viewing some of Jason’s private police files, which reveal that Tyson had fang marks on his neck when he died. She has since kept it to herself.

Megan was supposedly sent to Traci’s “dungeon” because she was an elemental. Megan proposed to Mitch that they find the other elementals together to ultimately defeat Traci for good. Traci’s grudge towards Mitch would make it hard to return to Bon Temps permanently.

Ashley has been with Traci for the past while to gain information on Mitchell’s whereabouts, but began to get caught up in the power along the way.

A "man in a suit" has appeared or been mentioned in many story lines. 


Bon Temps

Kyle had a firm grip on Kelly’s hair. He was pulling her away from the crash site where her three friends plummeted off a bridge. Kelly didn’t know whether to try to hurt him or not, before today Kyle was a friend. She doubted this was actually Kyle, she assumed it was some sort of dark magic. Suddenly, Kyle let go. He then gasped for air “KELLY! IT’S ME KYLE! I HAVE TO HURRY SHE’S COMIN-“ his shrieking voice was cut off by a deeper voice of the same tone. He let out a scream, and then he was back “KELLY, I CAN’T HOLD THIS BITCH OFF FOR TOO LONG! YOU HAVE TO GET CLAYTON! HE’S DYING! GO!” and just like that Kyle hit the ground. He was rolling around in the dirt and screaming. It was this moment that Kelly knew someone was inside of him, the old man from the book store was right.

Kelly leaned over the edge, the limo was smashed into the tree, the driver had been thrown from the windshield, and he didn’t make it. She could see her friends had made it to the bottom and were on their way back up. A feeling of relief flew through her. Kelly ran towards them “we have to go now!”.

Lauren, Mitch, Megan and Logan sat in a booth at his bar. Dayna had told them everything, how the bar was taken over by Clayton and how the entire town assumed they had died. They of course couldn’t tell Dayna the real reason as to why they had been missing, so they said they were on a secret well-needed vacation in the Caribbean. Dayna wasn’t the brightest, the excuse worked. Dayna and Jenna were the only ones working tonight, other then the cooks. They had each ordered their favorite meals, the thing they have been dreamt about most since they entered Faetasia, other then a hot shower.

A frantic Kelly running through the front doors interrupted them. “CLAYTON!” she screamed as she tumbled up against a counter top. The restaurant was empty, but then she saw them. Her supposedly dead friends were sitting in the booth across from her. “Mitch? Lauren?” she said. Lauren stood up “Kelly it’s so good to see you again” she ran to her friend and embarrassed her tightly “where were you guys? We thought you were dead” she explained “It’s a long story, we will catch you up to speed soon but where is everybody?” she asked, “When you two disappeared, Lena moved away shortly after. Clayton and I stayed here but something has gone terribly wrong, something is happening to Kyle. He’s not himself, and I need to find my brother” she said trying to catch her breath. Mitch approached and placed his hand on her shoulder. He was then bombarded with images in his head, flashes of Clayton stuck in a box, and then an image of the cemetery, and a quick flash of Clayton screaming sent him back to reality. “We have hurry! I know where he is!” he shouted “you two stay here, we’ll be back” he pointed at Megan and Logan as he ran out the door with Kelly and Lauren.

All it took was one more spell; one more spell to convince Ashley that she was doing the wrong thing. As she stopped midway through a spell Traci had taught her, she realized that she was getting too lost in the magic. She had killed Paul, not that he didn’t deserve it; it wasn’t her style to hurt an un-armed person like that. She wondered what her mother would think of her now, what would Kindred think of her? Her friends? She had to get what she came for; it was suddenly all that mattered.

She walked towards the area Traci had been residing in for the past couple of hours. She was quiet about it just incase she found herself walking in on something she would regret. She peered past a big tree that covered Ashley’s entire body; behind it she could see Traci with her eyes closed and her fingertips pressed firmly against the crystal ball. She was focusing so intensely that Ashley knew something was about to happen. The image of a woman appeared before Traci. “AAH SISTER! You’re back!” she yelled “hello again” the woman replied, “How was the trip? Did everything run smoothly? You were gone longer then I expected” Traci said “I’m sorry sister, I have some bad news, their still alive and their here in Bon Temps, however I have made a deal with Mitchell. He promises to take me to the other elementals so that we can finally be rid of them all for good” the woman explained “after that, I will kill them both, as promised” the woman said “you listen carefully to these next words Megan, you may be my sister but if you can’t complete this simple task for me, then there will be consequences. If Mitchell were ever to realize the power he held in himself he could defeat us! Especially with two of them!” she yelled. “GET IT DONE!” she screamed as she released her hand from the crystal ball. Ashley turned around with a tear brewing from her eye. This was the last straw, Ashley left Traci, and she decided to give up the magic. One thing her mother always told her was to “embrace that what makes you special” and if being a regular old human was what she was supposed to be, then so be it. Ashley ran to warn Mitch.

“HURRY! HE’S HERE!” Mitch grabbed one of the two shovels leaning up against the tree; he began digging where a grave was freshly placed. “IS HE DOWN THERE?” Kelly screamed while crying. Mitch threw the shovel to the ground “STAND BACK” he demanded. Mitchell closed his eyes and placed his hands above the grave. The ground then began to shake, the dirt then lifted into the air and he placed it in a pile beside the grave. Mitchell then passed out unconscious.
Lauren jumped down into the grave; she blasted the lock off with a beam and flung the coffin open. Clayton lay inside, although it was weak, he still had a pulse. Kelly and Lauren pulled him to the ground level. “Come on wake up Clay!” cried Kelly. Lauren decided to send a small shock through his body to try and wake him up. She placed her hand on his chest, and sent light through his entire body. His eyes then opened and he gasped for air. “THANK GOD!” yelled Kelly as they hugged each other. The group then headed to Laurens house to discuss their next move.

They placed Clayton on the couch; they placed an ice pack on his head and gave him a big glass of water. “He should be okay” said Mitch “are you gunna be okay?” asked Lauren who was referring to him passing out after using his power “ya, I’ll be fine, sometimes when I use it too much I get really weak” he explained “okay so what the hell is going on?” asked Lauren as the three of them walked into the next room “Kyle is full out demon mode right now and I don’t know what to do, he was after me, there’s something inside him. He’s very powerful and pissed off. He threw my limo off a bridge and buried my brother alive! We gotta get this fucker!” she yelled.

A knock then came to the door; Lauren swung it open to see Jordan standing on the front porch. “Your alive?” he instantly asked. Lauren stood at the door holding her arm in the frame “you guys are back!” he yelled. Lauren pushed Jordan onto the front porch “give us a sec” she yelled as she shut the door. “Where have you guys been?” he asked, “did you kill Tyson?” she demanded an answer. Jordan felt like lying, it was something he had gotten used to since he became a vampire. Instead he decided to explain “Listen, I was just born, I couldn’t control-“ he was cut off “DID YOU KILL TYSON?” she shouted, drawing the attention of Mitch and Kelly inside. Jordan paused for a moment “yes” he replied, “I killed Tyson”. A moment of silence passed by when Lauren finally found the words “I don’t ever want to see you again, understood? You will never see any of us again! You will crawl into your little hole and sleep for the next thousand years and wake up and have a whole new mess of people to murder! If I see you again, I will kill you! YOU ARE DEAD TO ME!” she said as she stepped back inside and slammed the door.

New York City

A door suddenly opened, Rachel covered her eyes, as they were now sensitive to the light. The tall man was dragging one more person into the room. Since she had been taken to this place, 3 other people were dragged in one by one. This last one makes 6. The others names were Tommy, Emma, Xanthe and “what’s your name?” whispered Rachel as the tall man exited and shut the door “I’m Aaron” he replied. “What is this place” cried Aaron “we don’t know, we were all brought here just like you” replied Xanthe. Just then the door was thrown open once again. This time, it wasn’t the tall man, but rather a regular man. He walked in, he was wearing leather shoes and a long trench coat “it’s you” said Rachel as she starred at the man and remembered he was the same guy who gave her the folder at 16.
“You’re probably all wondering why you’re here, well I’ll tell you” the man said as he looked out at the 6 prisoners. “If you think someone is going to barge in those doors and save you, your wrong. Where we are, not everyone can just come. You are stuck here” the man began pacing “I believe in second chances, and each of you are in need of a second chance. Each of you have disappointed or wronged me in some way during your life, this is your chance to make it right. In a minute, a large door will open and you will all be released into his forest. The rules are simple, you must simply survive 48 hours in his forest and if by the end you are alive you will be set free, no questions asked. Your debt will be paid and you will be on your way. Any questions?” he said with a dirty smile “who is he?” Rachel asked, “They call him the Slender Man. Now, good luck to all of you” the man turned to leave. Everyone was shouting as he exited. A few seconds later the big garage style door slid open. Everyone’s cuffs then released from their wrists. The door leads to a dark, creepy forest. Tommy stood from the ground “now what?” he asked “we survive” replied Becky.


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