Light the Way

Dangerous Dolly

Dylan was having a breakdown, Cloud was hugging him and asking what's wrong in an attempt to calm him down, and Sal and Jesse were giving each other worried looks.

One of the maids came down the staircase slowly, taken by surprise at the sight in front of her. She stared at Dylan and handed a small raggedy rabbit doll to Jesse. "I was told you had trouble sleeping, so I gave you an old doll of the Queen's"

Jesse smiled and squeezed it. "I'm gonna name it Mikah!" She chirped happily. Sal giggled at how the little girl's attitude could change so quickly. They both turned back to Dylan and he was standing up talking to Cloud in a hushed voice, and it looked as though he wasn't crying just minutes before, the only way to tell was his red puffy eyes. Cloud was nodding and smiling, he put a hand on Dylan's shoulder and whispered something. Dylan's face became slightly pink and he announced rather loudly "We are leaving now, Lockovit is in charge whilst I'm gone.... I don't know if I'm coming back actually." He mumbled the last part to himself.

They left and several comments (even Mist) were made about how 'goddamn creepy that doll is', but Jesse didn't care, she still played with it and talked to it and hey... it kept her quiet.

"Dylan. I'm sorry. I didn't think that would hit you so hard, priss"

Dylan smirked "Don't worry about it"

Sal laughed, 'seems he was ok with priss'

"Guys, it getting dark. Me and Mikah are getting scared"

"It's a doll, Jesse, it doesn't have feelings"

"That's cause you're too old Sal"

"Whatever, but we should find some shelter"

Look over there, there's a hollow willow tree.

Sal looked over and saw a massive willow tree with an opening and empty inside. They walked inside of it and found the ground littered with leaves which were soft and smooth. They laid down and told stories, they soon after fell asleep in the middle of Dylan's story about a bear.

Jesse was the first to wake up the next morning and she threw Mikah at Sal. Jesse fell back asleep almost instantly

Sal shot up and grabbed Mikah by his small, plush throat and shook him violently. She suddenly realized it was a doll and not a attacker, she groaned and threw it over her shoulder. "Piece of shit" she mumbled.

The doll got up and stumbled to her. "Piece of shit. Piece of shit. Piece of shit. Piece of shit" it repeated in a voice similar to Sal's, moments before. Sal was terrified to say the least, she was frozen with fear. The doll climbed on her lap see and said something undecipherable. Sal suddenly felt tremendous pain and anger surge through her. She growled in am inhumane way and stood up. She walked outside the tree. She came back an hour later with three knives and an axe. Cloud was singing again and everyone else was still asleep.

Anikokid! No! This isn't you! You're possessed! Stop!

But Sal didn't listen. She raised the axe above Cloud's head and brought it down, hard. Yet she missed, not completely but she didn't kill him. Dylan saw her and pushed her so hard it knocked Mikah right out of her.

Cloud had an axe in his neck and was crying in pain and bleeding profusely. Dylan was yelling... no exploding at Sal while she had no idea why.

Jesse rushed over and tried to pry the axe from Clouds neck and...

Snap