Nesscas Oneshot Haven

Don't Misbehave

I'm back!! I'm off my holiday vacation. There may be a bit of change-up in my scheduling, but I'm back to posting after my lovely-ish break. I hope all of you had a good holiday season!

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I've been running for my entire life. Running from the truth. I've found someone who helped me. They make all the running worth it. His name is Ness. A boy that...means the world to me. He saved me from utter turmoil, and I am forever in his debt. But something I learned is....no matter who you may find. What you may do. Or how you live your life. You will never lose that dark side of yourself. Not unless you confront it. And I...I did not. I ran. The more I ran the more it grew. The more it grew the harder it had become to hold it in. To deny it of what it wants...freedom. Darkness can not leave. Darkness only leads to more darkness. I need to confront it. I need to show who's the boss of my body. My mind. But I don't know how to. Although, I know someone who does.

I get out of bed and try to sneak out of the house. Ness, who I swear was sleeping, grabs my hand. "Where are you going?" he asks.

"On a walk," I simply say. I am walking. But Ness is too smart. He knows me too well.

"Lucas.."

"I need to deal with something."

"Then let me help." Ness shoots me around and pins me against the wall.

"Ness...you can't help me with this."

"Yes, I can!" He doesn't get it. But...he also doesn't know. I told him about my brother...my mom...my dad...and even my dog. But I never told him exactly how I thought about it. Sure, sad of course. Anyone would be sad about losing their entire family. But for me...I'm much more. And he can't help me with something he was never involved with, to begin with.

"It's my mind, Ness. I need to fix it."

"Is this about what you did to Luigi?" Luigi...I still hold him inside me. His spirit. His power. I didn't want to do it. I swear. But neither he nor Mario or anyone who will find out will care. People, in trauma, only look at the surface. Never once do people take time to understand. That's just not how life works. Not for me, at least. No one cares about what's deep inside me. No one, but Ness. Even my brother, when he was alive, didn't really take time to understand me. If he did, he wouldn't have left me. Although, maybe if he did know what was inside me, it would make him want to leave more. My dad...my mom...no one. No one cares but Ness. He's the only one. I don't even care.

"No...it's something dealing with something that happened way before the merge." Ness let go of me, already sensing what it is I meant. He sighs before bringing me into a hug.

"Be careful, Lucas. And know.....I'll be here..." He moves his hand to my heart. He really is sweet. Sweeter than anything. I smile, knowing he's genuine. We touch our foreheads together, which is something we do frequently, before walking off. I'm gonna miss him. I have a feeling this journey will not bode well for me.

I walk over to the Pokemon Center of Pewter City. This place is acting as our main hub. In between Onett and the Port of Badon. The perfect place to have a base. I enter the Pokemon Center and see him. X. He's sitting at the table that acts as a meeting spot for the elites of the group, which Ness is actually a part of. "X?" X looks up from a photo he's looking at. He makes the photo disappear and walks over to Lucas.

"Lucas. What can I help you with?"

"X. I know you. You know exactly why I'm here." X sighs before walking over to the table and sitting on it.

"Are you sure about this, Lucas? A journey into your mind can result in negative outcomes."

"How negative?"