Trapped

New Powers

Charles awakens in a dark room. He hears voices whispering in frantic tones. He opens his eyes slightly to check his surroundings to find that he is in what looks like...a dungeon? He sits straight up and falls right back down due to a blistering pain that runs from his hip to his head. What had he gotten himself in to last night?

It's about time you're awake. Jeesh it was just a little blood. You would've though you'd seen the devil himself and trust me, you DO NOT want to.

"What?"

The cloaked figures quickly turn towards him, hearing his question. His father pulls his hood off and starts as if to sprint to his side but is then cemented to the ground like a brick. He then nods and turns away, putting his cloak back on and continuing to whisper with the frantic voices.

"Dad? Dad! Where am I?? Who are these people? What's going on." asks Charles in a paniced voice. He was afraid of what was happeneing to him. He was afraid he was going crazy like.... like his mother. She's now in an insane asylum in Rome.

He's been brainwashed Charles. You can free him. We don't have much time. You have to go to sleep to unlock your powers for now. In time, you'll learn how to stay awake. Just picture yourself dreaming.. Do it now Charles before it's too late.

Charles asked no questions and did exactly as she said. He pictured himself sleeping with his teddy bear (Totally manly). He had no trouble falling asleep. What he had trouble with was coping with what he saw when he opened his eyes. It was as if he was standing outside of his body.. but not at the same time. He tried to call out to his father but the words wouldn't come.

Charles, look over here.

Charles turned to his left to see the same beautiful girl standing next to him. She pointed her hand at the other cloaked figures standing near Charles' dad. Her hand started to glow a Purple color and the air suddenly smelled of Lilacs. Then, the cloaked figures collapsed.

Now is your chance Charles. You have to speak to your dad, but in your mind. Do it now. Tell him to relax and fall asleep. If he doesn't, then WILL him to.

I don't know ho--

YES YOU DO. CHANNEL ALL YOUR ENERGY IN YOUR HAND AND UN BRAINWASH HIM SO WE CAN GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!

Charles sticks out his hand and at first nothing happens. He then closes his eyes and concentrates. Hard. He pictures him and his dad at his dad's home at the dinner table laughing over today's episode of American Idol. When he opens his eyes, he is once again astonished. He is sitting at the dinner table with his father at their house and the other people are gone. His dad is laughing and nothing seems out of place. He did it.

"And then, when she tried to sing Don't Rain on my Parade I almost spit out my water," Says Charles dad while laughing to the point of tears.

"I know right, hehe, I have to go to the bathroom, I'll be back."

Charles exits the dining room and storms into the bathroom, where he then closes the door and sits on the edge of the bathtub. He puts his face in his hands and sighs.

"What the fuck is going on with me?"

You are so much better than I thought. You're not good, but you're better than I thought. Is Green your favorite color?

"Can you get the hell out of my head and just talk? Goddamn."

Just then, the girl appears next to him.

"Better? Damn you're one fussy person. Especially to the person who just saved you're father's life like damn, can I catch a break?

"None of this would've happened if YOU would've minded your own fucking business!"

"Excuse me? You appeared in my bedroom in the middle of HADES every single night, I think this is JUST AS MUCH of my business as it is yours little boy."

"I can't help that!"

"Sounds like a personal problem. "

She looked down at he watch and rolled her eyes. How was she even here?

"I can be anywhere I want, anytime I want. I'm not dead, I'm just not exactly.. living. My body is "off limits" to me for the moment. "

"Off limits? What the hell? Is this some sort of punishment."

She sits down on the tub next to him and sighs.

"My father is .... harsh."

"He took your body?? Wow... that's REALLY harsh."

"Yeah he's kind of the devil hehe."

"So... Am I crazy or what?"

"You aren't crazy. We are all chosen for certain tasks. And I think your task is to help me get my body back."

"Well that's a bit.. conceited. How do you think my task has anything to do with you?"

"I can see it in your eyes. And, anytime I try to stay away from you, I can't. Don't get any thoughts either because I can hear them. But, I just feel as if, you're the missing piece and that there is something we need to accomplish.. Don't tell me you dont feel that way."

She's right. He had felt that way ever since he had started having the dreams.

"Okay well even if my 'task' had something to do with you, and we did have to get you your body back, how would we do it anyway?"

"I really don't know."

"Do you know where it is?"

"No."

"Do you know where your father is?"

"No."

"Do you know any place your body could be?"

"Hell."

"What?"

"My body is in Hell."

"......"

Charles heard his dad begin to snore and knew that he would lie there all night sleeping.

"Okay.... So..... how are we going to get there?"

"The highway."

"The highway to Hell?"

"Hell yes."

"Hell no."

She smiled and then disappeared. She then reappeared outside the bathroom window floating. It was dark outside but he could hear somehing that sounded like a big bird outside near her. When his eyes finally adjusted he saw something that made him gasp. There were large wings sprouted from Stephanie's back. The wings were Jet Black with feathers falling off after every other flap. What the hell is she?

Oh yeah, I'm kind of the devils daughter.

She flies off into the moonlight then disappears.

"Oh."