Yogscast One Shots

{Rythna} Suicidal Insanity

No one had heard from Lalna since the nuke. Ravs told me no one had seen him at all since that night. I wanted to know why. It wasn't that I was worried, no. Far from it. I was intrigued. The scientist had always been one to gloat about his victories and it was unlike him to simply, disappear. I had been pondering this for awhile. It had been a few months since our base had been destroyed and to be honest, I was tired. Tired of fighting. Tired of being afraid. Tired of avenging. Tired of hiding. So I've given up on it. No more mask, no more schemes, no more fighting. Zoey and Fiona where off on some space adventure. Ravs had his pub. Teep kept to himself anyway, I mean he was a dinosaur. And I had nothing but empty bottles and past-enemies to comfort me. I was fine though, perfectly fine. Just tired and bored but those things aren't deadly so why bother? I've decided to just let things go. So that's why I'm going to see him. Not to take revenge, not to yell, not to scream, just to ask a simple question. Why?

I packed up the belonging I would need and began the long journey to the castle. It took me 4 days to get there. I didn't mind, I had all the time in the world. Then I finally arrived. The metal doors where slightly ajar. That was the first thing odd that I noticed. The second was the courtyard was overgrown, like no-one had cared for it in months. The third was the cracked computer screens. The fourth was the broken bottles. The fifth was the cobwebs in every corner of every room. The sixth was the wail. A high ear-piecing wail coming from one of the towers. The wail was followed by mad laughter. I ran up the tower following the noise. And there lay the scientist. He was in a fetal position on the floor, covered in dirt and grime. Laughing his high-pitched mad laughter he looked absolutely insane. Maybe he was. Lalna's head snapped in my direction and before I knew it he grabbed my shirt pulling my towards him. I stumbled and tried not to fall over. 

"What are you doing here? Your dead!" He roared. "I'm not dead Lalna, I'm standing in front of you." I remained calm as he was clearly out of his mind. "No your not, your a lie." He pushed me away and shuffled backwards on the floor. "Lies lies lies all lies in the end all lies" "Lalna your insane." "I know" He grinned wickedly at me before his face fell into a look of sadness and fear. "Why am I insane Rythian, why did I do it why. Why!!!" He screamed and broke down sobbing. I warily walked towards the madman. and gently put a hand on his shoulder. "It's going to be alright Lalna, we'll fix you ok? I promise." "Why are you helping me, I'm nothing. No one even noticed I was gone. Don't waste yourself on me..." He whimpered and continued to cry. "I didn't mean it I didn't mean it I didn't mean it." "Mean what Lalna?" "To kill you." Oh, he still thinks I'm dead. "I didn't mean it please come back Rythian I miss you..." I stood there stunned as tears continued to fall down his face. He missed me? Did he actually mean something by that or was it just the rambling of a madman? "Come on Lalna let's get you cleaned up alright?"

For the next 2 years I stayed at the castle. He slowly progressed along the line of sanity. Halfway through the second year I managed to convince him he wasn't worthless. I had caught him harming himself many times throughout these months and every time I did I calmly took the knife or whatever away from him, cleaned him up, and whispered sweet words while he cried. It became a kind of routine for us, the madman and the tired mage. I retaught him who he was. Not the bad things but the good things and he progressed a little each day. And now it's the end of year 2. And he's back, the Lalna I knew as a child was back, how he was before everything changed and went haywire. My scientist was finally back. I remember the moment he clicked, back into motion. There was only one last question he had to ask me. 

"Rythian, what's love?" He said as he leaned against me as we watched the sunset. "Are you sure you don't know that Lalna?" "I don't think so, no." 

"Then I'll show you." and with that I leaned down and met his lips with a kiss. He kissed back reassuringly, running his fingers through my hair like he did when I was feeling depressed. We broke apart after what seemed like a millennia. 

"Oh. That's what it is." He said softly. I smiled down at him. We leant our foreheads against each other's and smiled. And the tired mage was no longer tired, and the mad scientist was no longer mad. And they were happy together. Until the end.

Author's Note: I'm in story-telling mood. I have school on Tuesday. I'm not looking forward to mornings.... love you my sugars, stay strong ~AvatheBulldog