A RedCrackle Tale

Chapter 1. - Remembering

Before we start: 

Disclaimer, I do not own Carmen Sandiego or any of the characters in the Fan Fiction Except for my own OC's

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3rd person POV

The room was silent as none of the people present were awake due to the woman in red; who was standing in front of a bright blue gem known to all as The Eye Of Vishnu, smiled. Not a kind smile but one of victory against all odds, the smile falters after seeing a reflection in the glass too late. A man possibly two or three years older than her ran up behind her and with small effort put a white device like a crown over her head grunting as she pushed against it and whispering forcefully into her ear "please come back!" a wish that might be answered if the device worked. The scarlet thief punching him in the gut many times before they backed into a wall hard. She slammed him over her shoulder and let her knees buckle to the ground. As she regained some memories of the male standing in front of her; but it was to no avail as she smashed the device against a near by pillar and stood. her face was dark and her hair was a mess but the worst was her eyes, cold and unforgiving with no trace of sadness or remorse of what she was about to do. The man slowly backed away pure fear written on his face as she took off her gloves

"It's finger print activated, it- it won't work for you." The male said with a tinge of relief, yet fear dominated.

      "Won't it" the Woman said with a tone of evil intent "Being V.I.L.E. faculty has it's perks." she powered up the device and aimed it at the male now at least 20 ft. back from where he started even though there was nowhere to run. "You're a dirty traitor, just like Shadowsan." turning up the device to maximum. "Good Bye Gray, Oh wait you prefer Crackle." Only a trained eye up close could see it but there was another thing hidden in her storm gray eyes, sadness. 

"Carmen this isn't the real you, Carmen N-" The male had started to plead when she shot. Knocking him back further as his scream resounded in the room. He lay still, his chest empty of breath and void of life. Carmen made her way back up to the case and pushed the glass off of it leaving the gem exposed. With gloved hands she took it and ran for the window. Glass shattered.

Carmen POV

    I woke up with a start my sheets drenched in sweat; I was breathing rapidly. I moaned, the nightmares had been a lasting side effect of the "Dark Red Caper" or so everyone was calling the event from two months ago. Gray  the name popped into my head and before I could stop it, the memories came back; everything from the Caper in Auckland to the first time we met at the academy. I shuddered then broke down I couldn't help it; I missed him. I know that there was no possible chance he could have survived. I did that, he died at my own hand  I was angry at myself. At the same time I wondered 

    "Mija?" The sweet melodic voice pulled me from my thoughts 

"hmm" I twisted around to see my mother Carlotta ValDes leaning in the doorway

   "Nightmares again?" She asked concerned and I nodded it was no use lying. "still" I again nodded as she came to my bed's edge and sat down hugging me tightly. I started crying again into her shoulder I couldn't hold it in. "what was it this time?" The nightmare oh if she only knew; I'd told her about VILE but to say that I murdered my best...friend. Yes we were friends  nothing more. I shake the thought off and focus on the question 

    "It was..." I try to choose my words carefully but there's no easy way to tell your mother that you killed your friend "It was about, from when I was mindwiped. I- I hurt so many that I cared about" I broke down again there was no way I could maintain my composure when thinking about it. At times I could regain snippets of when I was evil, but most of them were hurting people. I had hurt almost, no everyone around me. 

      "No, Mija that wasn't you" She said to comfort me but it hurt more knowing that it was me I did those things. "let's get you dressed and downstairs, then if time permits and if you want to we can talk about it" she gave me a small smile that slowed me breaths and pulled me out from my own mind. 

    "ok I'll be downstairs in a ten minutes" I said my voice was raspy from crying, but I tried to hide it. With that My mother left the room leaving me with my memories once more. I heard it again; his plea that I wasn't myself and his scream as I.... as I- killed him. My hand went up to my mouth as I finally let myself think it. I just cried for a few more minutes almost throwing up but pausing myself. I slowed my mind down focusing instead with the task at hand; I made it down in five minutes. 

    Almost as soon as I finished eating I made myself busy with at least three things at all times; just so that I couldn't explore my own head. It was all going perfectly until I was teaching geography to the kids.

3rd Person POV

 Carmen is teaching the children about Australia's capital city Sydney, and shows a brief picture of the Opera house swallows hard and continues, but if one were to look closer they would see a tear in her eye.

"Hey C. What about the Opera House? Isn't it one of Sidney's most famous features." one of the younger girls, Cam (Camren), calls out. Carmen Swallows hard and forces the picture back on the screen

"The Sydney Opera house is indeed one of the most famous features in Sydney, and this particular picture was taken the night..." Carmen paused Remembering that it was the night They played Carmen and she and Grey met again even if he was mind wiped, "Taken the night it played The famous french opera Carmen." she said quickly as if avoiding the subject, Tiff who everyone called Tech elbowed Cam in the ribs gently and whispers

"You know it's hard for her Cam; cut her some slack" Carmen Speaks up

"It'll be time for bed soon and I expect you will stay in bed this time." Carmen said with a raised brow. All of the kids scrambled for an answer "Yeah no more outings tonight."

As the kids "fell asleep" Carmen retired to her own quarters next to theirs and searched through her memories that were scattered and tried for the billionth time to figure out what exactly what happened that night, she remembered fighting Devienaux and Jules but then she was reaching for the gem and someone, Gray, came up behind her and then... her mind had gone wild; one voice almost had brought her back

"Please come back" it was Gray's voice and then she flipped him over her shoulder and broken the mind device and then the aiming of that device blank, then his scream. Why can't I remember anything just anything, I held up the crackle rod and then nothing.

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Hii everyone, it's Lynx2009 I hope you enjoyed the first chapter of my first FanFic!! comments and tips for better writing or just reactions would be great. I will also try to update as often as I can, it could be once a week or twice a day. Again thank you for reading!  Have a nice day/night

- Lynx2009

p.s I know this wasn't the best chapter, but there are better chapters coming up!