Near The Truth

Chapter 20- The Evil Plan

Greg could not run anymore. Marc rushed towards him. Brian and Jenny tried to stop him, but he realized they were not acting normal and pushed them away. At the moment, Marc was about to reach Greg, Derek appeared before him.

"Hello! You always know the right time to act, don't you?"

Jason returned back to himself and went near Derek. Jason didn't look worried about the problem. Marc was looking at them very angry, while Derek was still speaking.

"So . . . what? You think, you can stop us?"

Marc's face had turned red. He looked at Jenny and Brian. They looked very pale and were not moving.

"Turn them back! Enough with your bullshits!"

Derek grabbed Greg from his gray hair and made a few steps backwards. His black leather shoes could make a big noise when touching the floor. The doctor started to shout for help. Derek laughed a little.

"You know Marc? You did exactly as we planned. We knew you could wake up any time, so we came prepared. What do you think you can do?"

Marc ran to save the doctor and stretched his arm to punch Derek. But he didn't feel any contact. It was like he had no real body. He could still see Derek, but he was formed by little particles, like dust. Suddenly, all that dust fell and Marc heard a noise behind his back.

"It's useless. You are under my illusion now. Let's hope, you will like this dimension."

Marc was not scared, but still, he couldn't move. Something was holding him. He wanted to know Derek's plan.

"Why are you doing this?"

The view Marc was seeing, changed immediately. Now he wasn't seeing Greg in front of him anymore. It was all darkness. Then, Derek's mask appeared right before his eyes. Marc heard Derek's voice.

"I will take your ability. Which means, you will die . . . You will all die. I will rule the world with all those abilities!"

. . .

Everyone realized Anton was not feeling good. He had been standing still for a long time. Allan stood up and went to see him.

"Hey! What is going on with you buddy?"

Then he noticed that Anton's skin was very white. His eyes were not moving.

"No way! Derek is hypnotizing him!"

The team ran to help Anton. Ashley pushed everyone.

"Stay calm you all! I know how to deal with this!"

She put her hand on Anton's head.

Scarlett shouted.

"What are you doing?"

Ashley looked very confident.

"I am healing his brain. It should be normal after a couple minutes."

Suddenly, Allan became angry.

"What, you knew you could save us from the illusions . . . and did nothing to help us?"

Ashley responded very quietly.

"No. This is going to heal Anton's 3d dimensional brain, Marc. Anton said he could control Marc, right? This is what he was trying to say. I am trying to find the connections."

Two minutes passed and none was talking. Ashley looked happy.

"Finally. He should be fine now."

She laid Anton on the couch and waited for his reaction.

. . .

Marc could see many masks surrounding him. It was nothing he could do. Suddenly, he felt like he could move. Marc tried to jump.

. . .

Jason and Derek were just leaving the house. Derek was keeping Marc's body on his right shoulder. He felt like the body moved. Then the body really jumped away from him. Marc was awake again. While Derek could not believe his eyes and Jason was not showing any interest, Marc managed to catch Greg and told him to run. The doctor was so confused. He could not understand what was happening. The only things he could see were: Marc, who was shouting at him and Brian with Jenny standing like zombies. However, Greg got what he wanted. He escaped by entering a nearby park. Marc was watching Greg running for his life. Then he turned his head back. He saw Derek approaching him. Derek managed to punch Marc. The hit was so strong, Marc couldn't keep his balance. Derek then took a gun out of his pocket. It looked like a futuristic gun. Marc had never seen that type. Suddenly, Jason stopped Derek.

"You need him alive, if you want his ability."

Derek calmed down. Then he was looking at Marc in a strange way.

"Wait a minute! Maybe you have lost your abilities since the last time!"

Derek started to think deeply.

"No, you escaped last time. So, I didn't take your ability."

Marc was lying on the ground. He couldn't keep his mouth shut. He needed to know what had happened.

"So, what did you do to me? Why can't I remember anything? You liar, what illusion was that?"

Derek took a tape out of his pocket and closed Marc's mouth while Jason was holding him. Derek didn't look happy with his plan.

"You managed to escape my illusion this time. I wonder how you did that."

Then he made a sign to Jason. He opened another portal. Brian and Jenny were still acting like zombies, while Marc couldn't speak. They all passed through the portal.

. . .

Anton woke up. He started to run and shout.

"Marc! I mean it's me! I am going to die soon! Derek . . . he took my body! I couldn't stop him!"

The team was gathered near him and were trying to calm him down.

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