Comrades or More?

Chapter 14

**warnings!! There will be mentions of needles, nightmares, and abandonment, so if any of these things bother you, read at your own risk :))**

Scara's pov

There was a quiet whir of wind that i could hear outside the window, it was calming, so i decided to get up and look out the window. It was pitch black except for a streak of moon light seeping through the window. I stood in front of the window and looked up at the stars, however, they seemed to be.. different.. just then i could have sworn i heard footsteps behind me, but when i turned around no one was there. I looked at Childe, he was still asleep. 'Weird..' i thought. As i was about to turn back to the window i heard a voice whisper into my ear, and it sent shivers down my spine.

"Good evening.. puppet.." he hissed into my ear. I stood there paralyzed, unable to speak, move, or do anything. "Aw.. you look scared.. are you alright..?" He snickered. "I wont hurt you.." he placed his hand on my shoulder and squeezed it lightly. I tried to scream but nothing happened, i tried to run.. same result. "Dont worry puppet.. its just your old friend dottore.." he whispered. I stared at Childe hoping, practically pleading, that he would wake up. "Oh.. do you want Childe..?" He asked before walking in front of me to look directly into my eyes.

"N-no.. i- i dont.. leave him a-alone.. please.." i muttered.

"Ah, so if you dont want him, then you wont mind if i do this..? Right?" He walked over to Childe and pulled out a small vile.

"Wait! D-dont.. please!" I tried to run to Childe, but it was like my feet were cemented to the ground.

"Oh puppet.. when will you realize that every where you go.. everyone you speak to.. nothing but disaster happens.." he snickered before pouring the contents of the vile onto the sleeping ginger. I tried to yell at him but my lips seemed to be sewed shut. All i could do was watch as the one person i felt i could trust, the one person i felt safe around, begin to wither away into thin air. I felt tears begin to form in my eyes, blurring my vision. "Well.. that takes care of one of my problems.." dottore had a terrifying grin on his face. He then began walking towards me and grabbed my face. "You see puppet.. no matter where you go, who you meet, ill always find you.. again and again.. there's no point in running anymore.. just come back to the academia with me" he snapped his fingers and suddenly we were back in the academia, i still couldn't move, but this time i could feel restraints around my wrists and ankles. I was on that same board i was on months ago.. I didn't see dottore anymore, however there were multiple wires and IVs connected to my body. One in each arm and a few that went under my shirt onto my stomach.

By this point everything began to feel suffocating. The room i was in seemed to shrink and everything was spinning. Then dottore seemed to materialize infront of me, holding a needle. "N-no.. dont.." was all i managed to get out.

"Aw, dont worry puppet.. its just a new experiment I've been working on, im sure its safe" he snickered. "Now this will just go right here.." he held the needle next to my neck. I felt a sharp poke and everything became fuzzy. "That's right.. just fall asleep.. it'll make the surgery much easier.." was all i heard before everything went silent.

I awoke again in a grassy field, i was just laying on my back looking at the stars. They changed again.. then i saw two figures in the distance. I sat up and squinted to see if i could tell who they were, but as they got closer i realized that one of them was dottore, and the other was.. my mother.. they were talking to each other, and i was curious as to what they were saying so i walked closer to them. Apparently i was invisible as they didn't notice me there.

"Yes, yes, of course.. i just want that, that thing out of inazuma.. go ahead, take it, do whatever you please" my mother said with her arms crossed.

"Thank you, i can ensure his safety as long as he's with the fatui, goodbye ei" dottore said as he walked away and faded into the distance.