All that's on my mind

trapped

Ryder had a good sleep but that soon got disturbed by something else:
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He woke up in a dark room. There was nothing just darkness and a mirror. Ryder knew he shouldn't but he slowly closed the distance between himself and the very old looking object. His eyes widened as he saw his reflection. It felt like the first time, when he discovered his Alastor he had seen this before. His reflection showed his grim reaper side, his Alastor and how everyone else saw him, when it took control. It stared at him and it didn't match Ryders scared self. He stood in front of the mirror like prey in front of its hunter. He had a defensive position but his reflection grinned at him in a rather aggressive manner. "You can't run from me. You can't hide from me. You can't beat me" the grim reaper said and it turned from the skeleton in dark clothing to Ryder wearing the black fabric but his skin was paler and his eyes were completely red "I will always be there, I'll always be hiding in your shadow. Admit it, you like this power right?" Ryder bit his lip and looked away. He didn't want to see his reflection, but his Alastor wouldn't let him do this. "Look at me when I'm talking to you, coward!" It yelled and forced Ryder to look at him. "I am not you." "But we are the same Ryder. I am you." "No, you can't be me. You-" "Are too violent? Aggressive? Too much of a monster?" the grim reaper got closer to Ryder and lifted him up by the throat, only to throw him against a wall. "You are pathetic without me Ryder. And I am Alastor. That is my name and you better remember it." Ryder meanwhile tried to get up again but he couldn't. All his physical strength seemed to be drained. "Do you really think I am a curse of obsession? You should have noticed that the first time when you found me."
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Chase POV

I woke up to the smell of food. Jake poured us breakfast. "Jake? Where is Ryder?" "He went to sleep late. Just give him some time to arrive in reality." "Did he have a nightmare?" Skye, Zuma and Rockey were awake too. "Thanks for the food Jake" Rockey said, before starting to eat. Zuma went to wake up Marshall, Rubble and Everest while Skye moved her bowl closer to mine. "Can I eat next to you?" She asked. My heart started to race but I somehow managed to calmly say yes. After breakfast we all followed Jake upstairs, to see if Ryder was okay. He seemed to be on the phone. "I know dad." Silence.... "Trust me, I tried. I-I.." Ryder stuttered and started to...cry? Why was I surprised? Everyone can cry and that is okay. But I never saw or heard Ryder cry. "Is he okay?" Skye asked but then Ryder yelled something into the phone "I am not lying! I really did see it! Be fucking honest with me!" There was more silence and I had to cover my nose, as a strange sent crept up my nose. "Are you okay Chase?" "J-Jake, I smell blood...a-and i-it s-smells like...d-dirt a-and..." I couldn't continue. Between these odors was another one that I couldn't identify. It was strangely sweet but gross at the same time and it made me want to puke.

Ryder POV

My breath was staggered and my eyes widened at what I saw; sharp spikes had emerged from the ground. These weren't normal spikes. They had symbols engraved on them and when I touched them, I realized that these spikes were made of..... bone. "Alastor...", I whispered. "Are you okay Ryder?" My father asked. "Sorry, I didn't mean to yell at you..." The spikes vanished and I looked at the pictures of Y/n. "I am just..." "Confused?"  "Yes...I don't know what to believe anymore." "If it is true what you told me, it is worse than we thought." "What do you mean?" Father sounded extremely worried and called for mom. I didn't quite hear what they were talking about but I decided to interrupt them "Mom, Dad, you handed me a dagger when I was five. You taught me how to flay venomous animals the right way-" "Rattlesnakes do taste like chicken when they're prepared correctly" (A/n: #Wednesday) I didn't mind mom's comment and continued to list everything: "when I was six. I learned how to survive in the wild when I was seven, with eight you taught me how to fight mom. And dad, thanks to you I know how to start business that is worth millions. You raised me to be strong on my own." "We know son" "This is not about how we raised you. Your Alastor is only be held back by...what was her name?" "Y/n?" "Exactly. That's probably why you want to be with her." "Because she...can somehow silence my curse?" That explained a lot. My fingers traced along a picture of Y/n's perfect face. I listened to mom talking about why this could be a good thing but deep inside, she was just as confused as me. Dad started to talk after a while and he told me, that I should do, what my own instincts tell me to do. "How am I supposed to figure out wich thoughts are mine?" "Exactly Kaito. Ryder can't read your mind." Father sighed and told me that he'll come to visit me. I agreed and they hung up. Jake knocked on my door. Shit, they are all here. I quickly hid the knife, my necklace and the pictures of Y/n. "Can we come in?" That was Rubbles voice. "Sure" I said. They probably heard me talking to mom and dad. But that would mean that they knew something was off. Am I trapped?