Waking Nightmares|NewScapeSquad Fanfic

Fear

The group split up yet again as the search for the generator began. Ashlie, Cory, and UNi remained near the gate as they scouted the surrounding area, their ears pricked for any sound of an approaching hum. After a few seconds of silence, UNi spoke up. "I wonder why Tommy asked me to go with him. Wasn't he mad at me earlier?" He asked. "Actually, I think he was more mad at me, than you." Cory argued with a matter-of-fact tone.

Ashlie glanced at the two. "Why does it matter?" She asked the blue haired Brit. "I don't know. Something just seemed...off about it." He answered, his voice troubled. Ashlie shook her head. "Don't worry about it, UNi. If you let it bother you, it'll just preoccupy you." She spoke. Cory nodded. "We'll need your help finding this generator. Now, stop moping and quiet down so we can listen." He explained. The group settled into silence and they listened for the approaching hum. They were only a few feet from the gate when they stopped at the familiar hunk of metal and wires.

The three sat down to begin working on it, moving the wires and power cords to their appropriate positions. Cory and UNi noticed Ashlie's slower movements as she fiddled with the wires, her gaze distant. "Ash, what's up?" Cory asked. "Nick told me something earlier about Tommy and it's really messing with me..." She spoke through a hushed tone, blinking heavily to re-focus her gaze. "What did he tell you?" UNi asked, turning his head to his dark haired female friend.

Ashlie slowly pulled her hands away from the generator and moved them into her lap absently. "He said that Tommy's eyes turned a bright blue for a second while he was talking to me..." She answered as she stared at her hands. "I don't understand, though. Why would they be blue? And why was Nick the only one to notice that?" Cory and UNi moved away from the generator as well, focusing entirely on their friend. "I just-what does it mean? Is Tommy lying about being okay?" She questioned, her voice strained with tears and fear. Her blue eyes moved up to focus on the two beside her;their troubled gazes seemed to reflect hers as she spoke.

"Do you think he was lying about nothing happening while he was separated from Nick?" UNi asked, his brown eyes widening in surprise. Ashlie slowly nodded her head, blinking. "Don't you agree?" She asked. Cory's camera eye glinted as he looked at the sky, his blue eye reflecting the silver of the moon. "I don't know, Ash... I told you there was something in that house..." He spoke in a whisper, as if his slight breath pushed the words through his mouth. UNi's gaze was fixed on his two friends, unable to speak through his shocked reverie.

"We can't trust him, and we left him alone with Nick."

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The tall blond and brunette walked together through the dense woods and the never-ending darkness. They hadn't moved far from the gate-maybe five or so feet. A hum filled the area as they approached a generator. Tommy's eyes widened. "Another generator...." He thought through a slight bout of terror. "Lead him away before he finds it. Lead him to the manor." The Siren spoke in her sweet voice. Tommy nodded. "Come on, Nick. Maybe it's this way." Tommy spoke lightly as he maneuvered closer to the large house in the distance.

Nick looked around. "But it's getting quieter. I think it's back this way." He argued slightly as he turned back the way they had come from and continued closer to the noise. Tommy bit his lip hard enough to draw blood. "You're failing miserably." The Siren whispered, the agitation evident in her voice. Tommy quickly trotted after his shorter brunette friend. "Are you sure, Nick? Maybe the debris is just throwing the sound around." He suggested skeptically. Nick turned his brown eyed gaze to his taller friend. "I'm sure, Tommy. Let's go."

The generator came into view as they continued on their way. Tommy walked beside his friend, a slight pause in his gait as he guiltily moved further away from the manor house. "What are you doing?!  Didn't I tell you to get him away from the generator?" The Siren spoke in clear anger. "I know, I don't know what to do. If I attack him, the others will surely hear him." He thought in response to the voice.

Nick moved over to the generator and started to work on it while Tommy stood behind him in a stunned silence. Nick moved his hands busily as the cords and wires re-routed to begin working. "Move now! Attack him while he will be caught off guard!" The Siren snapped. Tommy's feet remained planted and the Siren willed the man to walk closer. Tommy moved forward on command. "This is what I get for giving you free reign. If you can't do it yourself, I will." She said as her voice seemed to fill with a resigned truth.

"....Yourself, I will." Tommy whispered in his slight trance, moving closer to Nick. "What was that, Tommy?" Nick asked as he looked behind him, having heard the words. Tommy stared back at him with the bright blue eyes of the Siren's subject. Nick's eyes widened. "I knew something was up!" He shouted in victory. He stood and moved away from the generator. "What is going on, Tom?" He asked as he quieted his tone.

Without answering, Tommy lunged towards the shorter man. Nick's eyes widened in surprise and he quickly tried to maneuver away from the blond, his feet stumbling clumsily over a root. Tommy grabbed his arm tightly and without mercy, his grip drawing blood on the other man's arm. Nick winced in pain. "Tom?" He asked in fear. He did not receive an answer save the taller male grabbing his other arm and pulling him close.

Nick struggled and tried to pry Tommy's hands off of his arms, to no avail. He wiggled frantically back and forth to loosen the other's grip, his glasses falling to the ground beside them. "Tommy! Stop!" He shouted, his terrified voice echoing throughout the surrounding area. Tommy didn't flinch.

Suddenly, a sweet song carried to Nick's ears. The man froze as his terrified eyes widened and he tensed. Tommy smiled slightly as he glanced at the man in his hands. Nick's whole body seemed to go still as he absorbed the soundless song, his dark brown eyes slowly fading to the blue of the Siren's slave, staring ahead of him without focus.

"Your mistress is calling you home."