Waking Nightmares|NewScapeSquad Fanfic

Explanations and Plans

Tommy felt his lips turn downwards in a frown. "So I'm still suspicious to you?" He asked. Cory watched, his blue eye reflecting a dull anger. "Of course you are! You're the reason all of this has happened!" He snapped. Tommy froze, staring at his blond friend.

"I-I..." He stuttered, at a loss for words. "And now you don't have anything to defend yourself!" Cory continued mercilessly. "Cory!" Ashlie cut in. He slowly shuffled over to the male, jabbing a finger at his chest. "If you hadn't gone off to help the bitch, Nick wouldn't have gotten hurt, nor would he be hurting others!" He added.

"Cory!" UNi exclaimed in horror. Tommy remained planted where he was, his wide brown eyes locked on the male in front of him. "And now Ashlie's injured, and I'm injured because you couldn't stay with us!" He finished. "Cory, that's enough! You can't just belittle him like that with no context!" Ashlie snapped defensively.

"No, no. He's right. Everything he's said is right." Tommy spoke up, his tone defeated. "Tommy!" UNi shouted. Tommy focused his brown eyed gaze on Cory's seething blue one. He could see the despair and loathing shining in the blond's eyes, but that didn't calm his anger.

"I almost died protecting Ashlie from Nick because of your selfishness." He added in a venomous tone. Tommy remained quiet, his eyes trailing to the ground. "Cory! Way to make him feel bad!" UNi snapped. "He's already guilty enough!" Ashlie added as she moved over to Tommy. "It's alright, Tom. He just doesn't understand." She spoke comfortingly.

"But do you understand?" Tommy asked, lifting his head to the dark ginger. "Of course I do. I know that you couldn't help what happened and didn't mean for Nick to get hurt." She spoke softly and lightly. UNi shot a glare at Cory.

"You don't even understand what he's been through." He said angrily. "What he's been through? He's been up the Siren's ass!" Cory argued. "Not because he wanted to be!" UNi snapped back. Cory narrowed his normal eye, his camera eye adjusting to his gaze.

"What do you mean?" He asked. "I haven't wanted any of this to happen. I was under the Siren's control." Tommy spoke up. "Under the... So she manipulated you?" Cory questioned, sounding unconvinced. "And she's doing the same to Nick, to a much larger degree." Ashlie cut in.

"She's using him as her puppet-her personal plaything. She'll use him to kill us, and then most likely kill him." Tommy explained. Cory blinked in confusion. "She's going to kill us, then him... But wouldn't she need him if more people come?" He questioned. "I imagine she would just take someone else in their group." Tommy answered.

"How do you know all this stuff?" Cory asked the blond. "I may have been under the Siren's control, but I still had some free will." The blond said. "The only thing I can't remember is when I returned to you guys and attacked Nick..." He added quietly.

Ashlie bit her lips, twirling her fingers around a small object. UNi glanced at the female's hands. "Nick's glasses! How do you still have them?" He asked. She shrugged. "They were on the ground." She answered lightly, staring at them absently. Cory looked over at her. Tommy glanced at her, his gaze riddled with guilt. "It's my fault she's taking this so hard..." He thought.

UNi turned his gaze to his blond friend, a frown working its way onto his lips. "It'll be alright, Tom." He whispered to him. Tommy shook his head mutely. Cory looked at him, heaving a sigh.

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Darkness wreathed the area as the tall brunette walked into the house. Red eyes lit up the area in front of him as he came to a halt. "Well done, puppet. You could have done better, though." She spoke lightly, pleasure dripping in her voice. "The blond one will be your primary target next time. He is already weak." She said.

Nick nodded. "What shall be the next plan of action?" She asked lightly. He raised his eyebrows. "Perhaps splitting them up and killing them one by one?" She asked with a hint of questioning, as if Nick would answer. The girl caressed his cheek. "They will have no other choice than to die if they are alone. They would never hurt their precious friend." She added, a devious hint to her voice.

"I want the girl dead first. She would never raise a hand against the man that means so much to her."