His Little Marionette (The Puppeteer x Reader)

Chapter 34: My Power

Y/N's POV

When the questioning was finally done, I was relieved. Soon after that, Alicia and Bella left. I went back down to the mini laundromat and put the clothes in the dryer. I went back upstairs to my apartment. I decided to work on some schoolwork.

After I was done with my schoolwork, I decided to check on my clothes. I walked back down and saw that my clothes had finished drying. I brought them back up and put them in the closet. By the time I had done that, it was dark outside. I decided to make something for dinner.

I walked to the kitchen and looked for something to make in the fridge. It was starting to look empty. I made a mental note to go grocery shopping when my car gets fixed. I had some sliced turkey in the fridge, so I made myself a turkey sandwich.

I made my way over to the couch with my sandwich and turned on the TV. I flipped through channels and managed to find something to watch. I ate my sandwich as I watched TV.

After I was done with my dinner and had everything cleaned up, I retreated back to my room. I opened up my computer and immediately went to YouTube. I scrolled through the recommendations before settling on something to watch.

After a few videos, I started to yawn. I checked the time. It was around 10PM. It wasn't too late, but I still decided that I should go to sleep. So I grabbed a pair of sweatpants and a comfortable oversized shirt and put them on.

After I was finished getting ready for bed, I plugged my phone into the charger and checked to make sure an alarm was set. After that, I hopped into bed. My head hit the pillow and I closed my eyes. It didn't take long for me to fall asleep.

I woke up to sounds coming from outside my bedroom. I already knew who it was and why they were here. I opened the door to my room and saw The Puppeteer pulling himself through my window. He successfully pulled himself in and stood up. He asked. "Are you ready to go?"

I replied, "Yeah, just let me grab something." I walked over to my closet and pulled out a hoodie. I knew I would need it with how cold it was getting outside. I put it on along with tennis shoes and nodded at him. "I'll meet you behind the building."

He nodded at me and went back out the way he came. I closed the window so that my apartment would be warm when I came back. I walked out of my apartment and made my way to the ground floor. I went out the back doors of the building. When I made it out, I looked around for Puppeteer.

I spotted him and walked over to him. "Lead the way." I said. He nodded and did just that. We started walking towards the forest at the edge of town. I was nervous. There was no denying that.

After quite a while of walking through the forest, I spotted the mansion in the distance. My mind started to wonder. I know that we are deep in the forest, but why hasn't anyone ever stumbled by the mansion? I decided to voice my thoughts. "Has anyone ever stumbled by the mansion?"

He glanced at me and responded. "No. There is a spell that has been casted around it that makes it invisible to anyone who isn't invited into the mansion. If there was anyone who somehow wandered close to the mansion, they would either be killed or someone in the mansion would chase them away."

"I guess that makes sense. So, who all lives in the mansion? You did hint at others living here." I said.

He thought about the question for a few moments before responding. "Yes, there are few others who live in the mansion. But most nights, they are either out or they are sleeping in their rooms. The people who live in this mansion are creatures like Slenderman and I. There are also others who don't currently live in the mansion."

I nodded. Our conversation ended as we came to the front steps of the mansion. We walked inside and made our way to The Slenderman's office. We knocked on the door to his office. "Come in."

We walked in. It was then he spoke. "Are you ready to experiment with your power?" he asked.

I nodded. He then led us to a large room. It was just a large room with nothing in it. I guessed that I would be working with my powers in this room. I was guessing that he brought us here because it was getting too cold outside to do anything. I took off my hoodie and tied it around my waist.

It was then that I heard him speak again. "Alright, it's time to test some things out. Now, I want you to try to bring that power you told me about forward. Think back to how you felt the moment your power emerged. Feel that raw anger and determination course through you."

I thought back to it. I closed my eyes and tried to feel those feelings once again. I tried to amplify those feelings that I felt. I opened my eyes. Nothing was happening.

I let out a sigh. I guess that The Slenderman could sense my struggle. That was when he suggested something. "Try to find a memory where you felt those same feelings. Think of a strong memory of it and try again."

I looked through my mind trying to find a memory where I felt extreme anger and determination. That was when a specific memory popped into my head. It was a memory of Alicia getting bullied when we were in middle school. I remembered how angered I was seeing my best friend getting bullied. I remembered being determined to chase those bullies away from her.

I tried to relive the memory. All of that anger coursing through my body. The determination I felt when I was about to yell at them. I could feel those feelings filling up my body and mind once again. I opened my eyes.

I saw my hand glowing once again. I stayed focussed on the memory and those feelings. I watched as the glowing magic ran up my arm all the way up to my shoulder. I saw that my other hand was starting to glow, too. The magic also started to run up that arm.

The feelings and memory faded as shock filled me. My hands and arms also stopped glowing. I looked towards Puppeteer and saw him smirking at me. I assumed that he was proud that I was able to bring forth my power once again. I also took a look at The Slenderman as he nodded. "Alright, now that you know how to summon your power, let's see what it can do."

I nodded. I thought back to that memory; reliving it again. I felt those feelings coursing through my body. I opened my eyes and saw both of my hands glowing. The power crawling up my arms.

It wasn't as hard to summon my power. I guess with practice, I'll be able to summon the power with little to no effort at all. I turned my head towards The Slenderman. Silently asking him what he wants me to do. "Try to imagine something forming in your hand, or try to imagine something shooting out of your hand."

I did what he said. Nothing happened. I shook my head and turned my head back to him, still clinging to those feelings to keep the power going. "I guess it's not any kind of conjuring power. Try going up to the wall and punching it."

My eyes widened at his request. Why would he want me to punch the wall? I still obeyed his request. I walked up to the closest wall and punched it as hard as I could. To my surprise, my punch caused large cracks to form on the wall around my fist. The wall was concrete.

During my shock, my hands and arms stopped glowing. I looked over to Puppeteer and saw his eyes widening. Shock covered his facial features. Everyone was silent for a minute. I guess even The Slenderman was surprised.

It was then that he spoke again. "It looks like your power increases your physical strength. I wasn't expecting it to increase your physical strength to that level. It also looks like it shielded your own hand from the blow."

I furrowed my eyebrows and looked at my hand. It looked perfectly fine. One would expect it to be broken and scraped up from punching a concrete wall that hard. My eyebrows rose as I inspected my hand. No injuries whatsoever.

While I was inspecting my hand, The Slenderman spoke up once again. "I want you to try something. Can you try to focus your power to a different part of your body? Like maybe your feet and legs?" The Slenderman asked.

I nodded and brought that memory forth into my mind and felt the feelings coursing through my body once again. I saw my hands glowing once again. I could feel the power crawling through my hands and arms. I closed my eyes and I imagined the feeling of my power in my feet and it climbing up my legs. I opened my eyes and looked down to see my power glowing through my sweatpants and shoes. I realized how quickly I was gaining control of my power.