His Little Marionette (The Puppeteer x Reader)

Chapter 35: Power And Energy

Y/N's POV

I was quickly gaining control of my power. I could tell that the others could see that, too. My feet and legs were glowing from underneath my clothes. I heard The Slenderman speak. "Now, go ahead and kick the wall."

I went over to the wall and kicked it. I kick a hole straight through the thick cement wall. The wall had to have been at least nine inches, or 23 centimeters, thick. And I just kicked a hole through it. It made me wonder just how much power was put into that one kick. The power drained out of my body.

From what I could see from the hole, the room next to us was just another unused room. I looked back towards Puppeteer. He looked wide eyed at the hole in the wall. It seemed that The Slenderman was also speechless.

He finally pulled himself together to speak. "Well, it looks like you are quickly gaining control of your power. I never expected you to gain control of the power in such a short amount of time. I also never expected it to be this powerful. Just to check though, the foot you used to kick the wall is ok, right?"

"Yes, it's just fine. I still can't believe that I kicked a hole through a thick cement wall..." I said, still in shock.

"I can't believe it, either. Who knew you had a power like that in you?" The Puppeteer laughed out. Clearly, still in shock.

It was then that someone came barging into the room. The man had a dark blue mask resting on his face. His mask had what looked like black tears coming down from the eyes of the mask. He also wore dark colored clothing. From what I could see, he had short auburn hair.

"What is going on here? I heard a couple of large bangs coming from in here." the unknown man said. His face turned to the damaged wall. "Why is there a large hole in the wall?"

Slenderman spoke up. "The Puppeteer managed to find someone with some type of power. We were experimenting with the power she has. Despite just learning how to use her power tonight, she has gained a lot of control over the power." The Slenderman explained.

"A newbie with some sort of power? That's something you don't see everyday. Well, I'm already awake, so do you mind if I stay here and observe?" the unknown man asked.

"I don't mind. You can stay. In fact, if you have any ideas on things to try, don't hesitate to let us know. We are experimenting with her power, after all." The Slenderman said.

The Puppeteer looked at me, then to The Slenderman and said, "Y/N should probably demonstrate her power in front of him. He hasn't actually seen it yet."

The Slenderman nodded at me, silently telling me to do what was just mentioned. So I did. I closed my eyes and brought forth the memory in my mind. Once again feeling those feelings of determination and anger. I felt the power in my hands and crawling up my arms.

I opened my eyes and walked over to the already damaged wall. I once again punched it as hard as I could. I guess I put some more power into my punch, because instead of making the wall crack, I made a full on hole in it. I looked back at them, the magic still glowing on my arms and hands. The Puppeteer looked impressed, but couldn't tell how the unknown guy reacted since he had a mask over his face.

I heard The Slenderman's voice. "Now demonstrate the kick."

I closed my eyes and imagined the power flowing down towards my legs. I opened my eyes to see that I had successfully brought the power down to my legs and feet. Once again, I brought my foot back, and swung it forward hard against the wall. I had made a much larger hole than last time. I felt the power disappear along with the feelings I had clung to to bring forth the power.

I turned my attention back to the others in the room. I noticed the smirk on The Puppeteer's face. I could tell that he was proud. I didn't know if he was proud of me or if he was proud of himself for finding me.

After a few seconds of silence, I heard him speak. "Well, what do you think? Amazing, right?"

I heard the unknown man speak. "I'm not going to lie; that is a rather interesting power you have. What I want to know is if you could surround your entire body with that power instead of having it at only one part of the body at a time."

I looked back at The Slenderman silently asking for permission to give it a try. He nodded. So, once again, I brought forth the memory and the feelings along with it. I felt the power already spreading through my hands and arms. I felt the power stop where it usually did at my shoulders.

I closed my eyes and imagined the power spreading from my shoulders up my neck and to my head. I then imagined it going down my torso and through my legs all the way down to my feet. I opened my eyes and found my entire body glowing with the power. I looked back at the others in the room. The Puppeteer was looking rather impressed.

"Go ahead and test out the punch then the kick immediately after." The Slenderman said. I nodded and went over to the wall. I brought my fist back and punched the wall. As I brought my fist down from the wall I brought my foot back; preparing for the kick. I swung my leg forward and kicked the wall.

Immediately after the kick, I felt my power disappear. I looked at the damage I did. I made a small hole with my punch and a larger hole with my kick. It was then that I started to feel absolutely drained.

I looked back at the others. I started to feel a bit dizzy from the lack of energy I was feeling. I felt like I was about to collapse. I heard The Slenderman speak. "Even though you spread your power through your entire body, the amount of power in the attacks didn't lessen. Interesting..."

"I would like to see how long you could maintain your power. Could you bring it forth again?" I heard the unknown man say.

I didn't know if I could. I was absolutely exhausted. I could see a concerned look on The Puppeteer's face. But none of that stopped me from trying. I closed my eyes and brought forth the memory and feelings.

I felt the power start to spread through my hands. I felt it start to crawl up my arms, then stopped at my elbows. A couple seconds later, the power drained from my body. I could barely keep myself standing. I heard footsteps coming towards me.

I felt a hand on my shoulder and I looked up to see the face of The Puppeteer. "Are you ok?" I heard him say.

I shook my head. "Exhausted..." was all I managed to say. I felt myself start to fall forward only to be caught by The Puppeteer. I could practically feel how concerned he was.

I felt him push me back to an upright position before turning to look at The Slenderman. "I think that her power is linked to her energy. I don't think that we're getting anything more from her tonight. She can barely keep herself upright at the moment. Can I take her home?" I heard The Puppeteer say.

"Yes. Besides, the sun will be coming up in a couple of hours. I was going to stop soon, anyways." I heard The Slenderman say.

The Puppeteer turned back to me. "Can you walk?" he asked.

"I don't know. I can try..." I mumbled out.

I tried taking a few steps only to start to fall forward again. The Puppeteer caught me. This time, he started to carry me, bridal style. I widened my eyes slightly and I felt my cheeks heat up a little. He walked out the door, me in his arms.

I didn't complain. I knew that I wouldn't be able to walk through the forest all the way back to my apartment on my own two feet. But still, I didn't know how to feel about him carrying me like this back to my apartment. I wonder how this will go...