Tumblr Fandom College; Year 2

Chapter 25

Days passed. Months passed. I spent most of my days talking to Laurel. Turns out Mr. Queen had talked to her and asked her to be my lawyer. I still had people on the outside fighting for my innocents. I told her everything inside and out. She learned every dirty secret, every truth, and every lie. She knew everything from the moment I was asked to come here to the moment I was arrested. As much as she didn't like that I confessed she found a way to work with it.

We were going to pull the self defense card, like I assumed we would. She had decided to show the terror that Metatron had me in fear of. The fear of losing my friends during the war, and when I finally did kill him, the fear of losing my daughter. Which is a mother's greatest fear. We had already decided that I would take the stand. Only I knew what was going on in my head to properly play the terror card. It was a risky decision though. Since I had confessed to the murder everyone already knew I killed him. The opposing side, running for my guilt, would also ask questions. Being on the stand, I would have to tell the full truth.

If I wasn't running over the case with Laurel, I was getting visits from my friends. Mostly it was those who had fought during the war and understood the fear and pain Metatron had caused me. So many of my friends had left me when they heard the truth. People thought I was crazy for killing him, but no one knew the actual truth that had happened during the war. They didn't understand why I had to kill him. Not only for my safety but also their safety.

Many of my current friends were being shunned for standing up for me. They knew the truth though. They knew the depths of what Metatron was capable of. As much as I didn't like knowing they were being stabbed in the back by their friends, I was glad they stood by me though this problem. It was their support that kept me fighting.

When summer was just starting the trial began. It didn't take long for them to create the case, but I guess on an island like this there wasn't bound to be a lot of crimes. School had been canceled for the days of the trials and many of the students had decided to attend the trial. The first day the opposing side presented their case first. The police presented all of the evidence they had found. The weapon they had found. A recorded message of my confession. Video from the crime scene along with videos from during the war and before. When all of the evidence had been presented they called Sylar to the stand. He had been one of Metatron's men and he had been present in the warehouse.

"You were in the warehouse when Metatron had been killed, correct?"

"I was. She came in raving mad seeking out Metatron."

"And did she say why she was looking for the deceased?"

"She said something along the lines of 'I need to kill him. He deserves to die'"

"Objection your honor. This man is not tell the truth. The video we were just shown presents a different story than the one this man is says."

"You may continue the questioning. If you continue to lie then I will have to have you removed from the stand."

"So, if you were just lying, than what really happened?"

"I was in a room in the warehouse. Her and her group of goonies had broken in and taken over the camera room. She went searching for her ex-husband. I tried to defend myself but she attacked me a knocked me out. The look in her eyes showed she wanted blood. She was enjoying every moment of it. She was having fun." There was no point in even trying. He was just going to continue to lie.

"Why did she attack you?"

"She wanted to kill Metatron and I stood in her way of doing that. I can't believe they were even listening to the stupidity coming out of his mouth. After a few more questions Laurel was able to ask him some.

"Why were you in the warehouse to begin with?"

"I had been working for Metatron."

"And what sort of work did the deceased have you doing?"

"He had me disguised for most of the year. I'm able to shapeshift into any form."

"Could you show us? Maybe transform into the last person you were." Surprisingly he transformed into Gabriel. It had been months. I would have assumed that he had changed into someone different by now. Shocked gasps filled the room as people realized what had just happened. "Now that is the face of the defendant's ex-husband, correct?" He nodded. "So Metatron had you disguised as him for what purpose?"

"Objection your honor. She is playing into personal territory of the deceased."

"Continue."

"He wanted me to ruin his life by ruining his relationship."

"So you are the reason the two got a divorce?"

"Yes."

"So why not let him go after?"

"Metatron knew that he would talk if he let him go, so he kept him hidden and used me to fill in his place.

"You said earlier that the defendant was looking for her ex-husband when she found you. Do you believe the reason she attacked you was because you were preventing her from freeing him?"

"I happened to be in the room when she found him. I knew Metatron wouldn't want him to leave so I figured I would try and prevent it. I didn't realize that she was insane and only wanted blood."

"Your honor, I would like to play a recording from when the defendant found her ex-husband in the warehouse." The judge nodded in approval. Laurel inserted a tape and it played on the tv. We all watched as Sylar attacked me and Gabriel. They say that my attacking him was merely self defence. Laurel was certainly good at what she did. After Sylar a few more people were called up. Nothing exciting like with Sylar but it helped play a little more of my self defence every time Laurel asked them a question. When that day was over I was taken out of the court and returned to my cell for another day. The trial would continue the next day. This time it would be our turn to present the evidence.