Scott Pligrim vs The World x Reader - Scott Pilgrim and the True Hero - Volume 6

Facing Demons (Chapter 34)

- And to Kim's place you went -

"I don't want to fight him!" Scott's outburst echoed off the walls, his frustration palpable. "I have no reason to fight him!"

"Ramona is your reason, Scott! Are you serious?!" You countered, incredulous at his reluctance.

"You finally visit and you're having a panic attack. Awesome." Kim deadpanned, her posture rigid with irritation.

"Scott, it's been far too long. You've pushed Gideon's fight away for long enough, and it's time to finish this. I'll be right beside you, if that makes you feel better." You offered, your voice steady with determination.

"No. I'm not fighting him." Scott declared stubbornly, his resolve unyielding. "I'd rather just... go back to Kim."

"What? Excuse me? We can't." Kim interjected, her frustration boiling over.

"Why not? What about- Haven't you and Y/N been there for me this whole time?" Scott pressed, his words tinged with desperation. "Things were always so complicated with Ramona. You're so, like, uncomplicated... you've been the one constant in my life. Doesn't it make sense?"

"Uncomplicated?" Kim scoffed, her patience wearing thin. "Don't you remember high school? It wasn't all cute movie-romance junk, Scott."

"We were high school sweethearts. But I had to move away. It wasn't my fault." Scott protested, his tone defensive.

"Are you kidding? You didn't even tell me you were leaving! I heard it from Lisa! I didn't talk to her for a month after that!" Kim exploded, her suppressed anger erupting like a volcano. "Not to mention, you screwed over poor Simon Lee... Well, we both did, but the look on his face..."

"Simon Lee? But... he was a bad guy." Scott muttered, confusion etched on his face.

"Simon Lee? The Chinese kid? I was dating him, Scott. I mean, I think he hugged me once." Kim clarified, her voice laced with a mix of bitterness and resignation.

The room fell into an eerie silence, broken only by the strange glow emanating from Scott's head, casting an otherworldly hue in the space.

"Scott..." Kim and you chimed in unison, exchanging worried glances.

"Forget it, okay? Forget I said anything. Let's forget the whole thing." Scott's voice sounded distant, as if he were speaking from another dimension, his words tinged with an unsettling tone that sent shivers down your spine.

"Y-your head..." Kim's voice wavered, her eyes wide with disbelief.

"I'm fine! Let's move on, already! Let's go!" Scott's sudden outburst startled you, his demeanor shifting into something you couldn't quite recognize, as if he were under the sway of some dark force.

"Scott, what's wrong? You don't sound okay!" You pressed, your concern growing by the second.

Without warning, Scott darted toward the door, flinging it open with a determined zeal before launching into a fierce battle against an unexpected foe. Caught off guard, you and Kim exchanged a look of bewilderment before rushing to his aid.

"It's Nega Scott!" Scott's voice reverberated through the room as he clashed with a sinister doppelgänger, his normally jovial demeanor replaced by a grim determination.

"You can't keep living like this, Scott!" Kim's voice rang out, her words filled with urgency.

"Leave me alone!" Scott's retort was laced with frustration as he exchanged blows with his dark counterpart. "I just need to kill him... so I can forget her... and move on!"