The wake #10:eclipse (finale)

The wake #10: eclipse

As Blimey regained his consciousness, he saw two people standing over him. Waiting for him to wake up.

"Nice to finally meet you". Netsa (A.K.A Darkshadow) started the conversation.

"I wouldn't say the same", Blimey replied.

"I can't argue with that, son"

"Don't call me that you villain!" Blimey spat. The eyes he looked at him with, Netsa could only be glad he was tied up.

"Now why would you call me that? I may look like... This" Netsa said, referring to his face. "But on the inside, I'm a good person. You'll see"

"The last time I checked, good people don't hypnotize people, make them do such crazy stuff. And oh.. I don't think they tie people up for no reason"

"I understand you have your doubts". Netsa was trying to sound diplomatic. And was failing terribly. "First, you are the one that came here uninvited."

"Well, you are the one that messed with my head"

"And those people, I can't say they're displeased working for me. While all the drama is happening, they're in a dream. A good dream. Their wildest wishes come true. It's all perfect"

"You're insane". Was all Blimey would say.

Netsa paused. He didn't know why, but he felt a need to explain himself.

"I killed my dad when I was about half your age. This "thing" killed my dad. After then, I've never slept" Netsa started. He told Blimey his story from there, to how he grew up in an orphanage, and was awake through all the nights. How no one believed him when he said he couldn't sleep. Even the therapist said everything was normal. And how he needed to dump the "energy" into a compatible body.

"Let me guess, that's where I come in. I feel so useful to world peace right now". Blimey said.

Seb had been standing all along, he couldn't bear it anymore, and Blimey's sarcasm wasn't working for him either.

"Dark master". He said. This was unusual as only the minions called him that. He probably found it amusing in some weird way.

"Why don't we get the party started. There's no use answering his stupid questions."

"Hm. I know you just can't wait for all the fun, but you have a point".

He turned to face Blimey. "Well then."

Netsa's body started getting dark. Blimey could see some kind of "smoke shadow?", around him. Then his hand turned red.

"Finally. Ill get rid of this stuff forever".

He put his hand on Blimey's chest.

"Your body may explode after this. Don't worry, it won't hurt much"

Blimey's body started emmiting yellow light. His hand turned yellow. The room started to look bizzarre. There were streaks of light, red and yellow splitting across, and there was some kind of smoke shadowing everything. All at once .

It kept getting brighter, until it was blinding. None of them could see much. Just light... And a shade of darkness. Seb witnessed everything. It was like seeing an eclipse. Dark, but you can still see light.

Then an explosion occurred. Blimey was blown away. He hit the wall. Netsa fell to the ground, and Seb... He blew into pieces.

***

Back in town, the minions' mission seemed to be progressing. Nearly half the city was already thrown into chaos. People breaking iin and out of everywhere, some just standing in the middle of traffic, some driving crazily and running into everything, and others just trying to get to a height, probably to jump.

Smiles and Yusuf  were at Smiles' place. Fortunately, his apartment was on the top floor and all the locks were working.. But the enemies were fast. Smiles was helping people in the building get to safety. They were devising ways to stall the monsters, but they could only hope that this would all end soon.

***

Darkshadow had already got up on his feet. The room was completely dark. Blimey's chains were off but he still struggled to get up... And Netsa was already coming for him. Both his arms were red now, his eyes were red and his hands were fists.

"You're going to die tonight. Because of you, he's dead!". Netsa said as he walked towards Blimey.

"Nobody is to blame but you. You started everything". Blimey's arms were already glowing yellow.

Netsa came at Blimey with a swift, strong punch. He dodged it. But there was another... And another. Netsa didn't stop and it was only a matter of time till he would hit him. Blimey did a backflip to get a safe distance from him... Then he dived to the side. In no time, Netsa was already there. A red streak coated with darkness followed his hand as he landed Blimey a punch in the face. He came again with an uppercut. Blimey was already on the ground, he got back on his feet, blood trickling down his face and from his mouth. He said

 "Those beasts you released in the city won't stop. But your minions are the ones spreading it. People will get hurt. You can still stop it".

"I just want my sleep back... I don't give a damn about those people."

"Well, I do. Which means I have to stop you"

"Haha". Netsa laughed "the only thing you'll achieve tonight is getting beaten up, and getting some wake energy in you!" Netsa's hand started flaring. He threw another punch. Blimey threw his. When their fists met, they sparked. Blimey quickly launched his attack and started punching. Yards of yellow light waved around his glowing arms, in contrast to Netsa's darkness. Netsa started taking hits and movingbackwards. Blimey followed him, not stopping his assault. Then Netsa started to block his punches with his hand. Each time their hands met, there was a spark.

Series of attacks were made and taken by both of them. Blimey kicked Netsa's left leg and gave him an uppercut. Netsa fell on a knee. Blimey quickly stepped back, jumped forward and punched him in the face. In a matter of seconds Netsa was lying on the ground. There was blood all over his face, but something else. A smile. Why would he be smiling? Blimey wanted to move, but he couldn't. His body was numb and he couldn't feel anything.

Before he knew it, he had his back to the wall. He still couldn't move.

Netsa was standing in front of him, laughing. Blimey hated that laugh.

"Did you really think it'd be that easy to beat me?" He asked.

"No, I didn't" Blimey said

"You really had no idea what you were in for, did you?. We're in my mind, which is, safe to say, the darkest place you can ever find yourself."

Suddenly, they weren't in that room again. It seemed they were nowhere. It was darkness all around.

"Look well. Where are we?" Blimey asked.

"We're in my dream. I control everything here" He said. Money started raining from nowhere. He raised his hands. "See?"

"Check again".

"Huh?"

Then, everything changed. They were in some kind of wormhole. And Blimey was standing again.

"What? How can this be?" Netsa said

"You're not the only one with a big mind. You're older, a bit stronger. But obviously I'm smarter than you"

Blimey jumped forward, caught Netsa by his coat and threw him. A wall appeared and he hit the wall. Blimey jumped again and kicked him.

Suddenly, everything changed again and Netsa was back up. Some kind of wind started and spiraled between them. There was darkness, and there was light.

Netsa pounced on Blimey and got him on the ground. He threw a heavy punch and the ground cracked. He kept punching Blimey till the ground broke and they fell through. Then they were in the sky, falling to the ground. There was a valley. They kept fighting in the sky till they fell to the ground. Blimey looked around, clenched his fist and there was an earthquake. They fell into the ground again. Now they were in space, but there were ice "asteroids" all around, burning. "Boy!" Netsa said. "Your imagination is wild!" As one of the asteroids bumped into him.

The scene changed again and they found themselves in some kind of temple. They were on the roof of a building. They both had had enough of it all and were thinking of a way to put it to an end. They ran towards each other, clashed, and they were back in the room. Before Netsa could think, Blimey ran to the wall and on it, ran on the ceiling above him, and jumped down with a fist. His hand was in a yellow flame and a streak of yellow light followed him. He stroke, and as if breaking through glass, they were back in the real world.

Netsa was on the floor. He couldn't move. But it wouldn't last long. Blimey knew what he had to do, and he knew what it would cost him. He had to absorb Netsa's wake energy. Or else he would be back to normal in no time. But he couldn't afford not doing it. People's lives were in danger, probably his friends' too. He walked slowly to Netsa and crouched.

He made a face. He knew after this he probably wouldn't be able to sleep for the rest of his life.

Netsa said weakly  "At least one of those things happened"

Blimey put his hand on Netsa's chest. He lost his breath immediately. He jerked like he got electrocuted. It was dark at night, but there was brightness coming from them. Blimey was glowing in yellow and red, they both started vibrating. Blimey felt the energy flow into him. Netsa cried out. It was like he was being removed from himself. It was over in a while. Then Blimey stood up, panting... Trying to catch his breath. And there Darkshadow lay... Defeated.

"Pencils up."

He wasn't sure what he heard, or where it came from. But he was sure he heard it. He looked around, but there was nothing unusual.

"Pencils up". He heard it again. This time, he knew exactly what he heard.

"Huh?" He didn't know what to think. 

Everything started fading. It got darker. He stopped hearing. Before he knew it, he was out.

***

His eyes were closed. He noticed he was resting on some kind of wood.

"Pencils up, Blimey!". The voice was so loud it jerked him back into existence.

No, this couldn't be. "How can I be in a class... " "Writing a test.. OH NO. NO WAYYY." He didn't say out loud but his face surely meant it. There she was... The exam supervisor, staring at him in disbelief. He hadn't answered up to half of the questions.

Blimey held his pencil, staring at his paper in disbelief. "So... that's how I've been dreaming since". "YYEEEE!" This time, he couldn't hold it back. He heard that annoying laughter in his head. Darkshadow was laughing at him. "Hahahahahahaha. hahhahahahahahhahaha".

He had just woken up from his worst nightmare. And he woke up into another.

The end.

HAHAHAHAHAHA... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Nah... not really. Just kidding. Please proceed.

***

"They've stopped... What happened?" Smiles said.

"Who cares? We're all safe." Said Yusuf

"Not all of us". Smiles was looking through the window. There were many people rampaging outside. If Darkshadow was stopped, it meant those coming after them were the minions, looking to infect them. They must be themselves by now. But those with the virus... Darkshadow had no control over them.

"Hey, who's that?" Yusuf said. He had already joined him there.

There was someone, dressed in a black hoodie, with a face mask, running about, touching the infected on their chest, curing them.

"You know who it is."

The guy cured the three who surrounded him... Then Blimey looked up, like he knew they were watching. Then he waved at them.

***

The End.

*****

That's all for the wake and boy am I glad I'm done with it. I didn't abandon it! Great! Also I won't miss those stupid names.  What was I thinking naming characters like that?? Anyways, thanks for reading. I'd be glad to read comments. Feel free... Anyone... If you're out there.

Also, I'll be coming with some new stuff called "Quiction" (Quick fiction) where I'll be trying to portray an interesting scene in the shortest possible way. I like writing. And I thought, why not share it with the world?

Ou revoir.