Waking Nightmares|NewScapeSquad Fanfic

Finally Free

Tommy glanced over at UNi with a resigned look in his eyes. He knew this was their end, but did he? Surely he knew there was nothing that he could do to get them out of this situation. He turned his attention to the unconscious Ashie between them, a wave of guilt flowing through him. If he had just stayed with Nick, he wouldn't have been caught by the Siren and turned Nick in. None of this would have happened; they would have all been together through this.

He wondered momentarily if Nick felt as guilty as he did, wherever he was deep in his own psyche. Tommy was never one to feel guilt, but in this instance it was incredibly high. He joked and teased his friends, but it was all in good fun-he never wanted to harm them in any way. He was sure Nick felt this way as well-he had always been more visibly emotional than Tommy had.

Tommy turned his gaze to the brunette, a small frown working on to his lips. He knew he shouldn't, but in this moment he felt that falling onto the Siren's blade was the only answer to saving his friends. Of course he knew that would only leave them more vulnerable since he had been the fighting force throughout this ordeal. Nick noticed the blond's gaze and turned his head to look at him with an unnerving smile.

"What are you looking at, failed pet?" He questioned curiously, although his voice only held snark.

Tommy bit his lip and quickly looked away. There wasn't even a spark of the old Nick in there-it was as if he was dead. The Siren moved closer to the blond with her signature malicious smile, "Is there something you desire, my pet? Or are you only saying your goodbyes to the man that you call your friend?" She spoke softly but her voice carried throughout the entirety of the clearing.

Tommy turned his head back to the two, a snarl in his voice as he replied:"I'm only thinking of how you forcefully took our friend from us and now you're going to make him enjoy the feeling of killing us."

The Siren seemed surprised by his open hostility. Before, the male had only spoken to her when he was sure it would get him away from her. But now his anger at himself,and her for that matter, reflected openly in his voice. Her surprise was quickly concealed and she smirked, "So much strength in those words. Have you come to terms with this predicament at last?" She questioned.

UNi looked over at Tommy as the conversation unfolded. Truthfully, he was terrified beyond measure right now. His hands and feet had started to tingle from the fear, but he forced himself to move away from Ashlie to hear the exchange. In this moment, he didn't know if this was his fear or the Siren's power, but it had mingled along the way if it was. He was going to die, and from the looks of it he would be watching as his other friends were killed first.

Tommy stood to his full height, towering over the young killer, "There was nothing I ever had to come to terms with in the first place. I only had to realize them." He spat in the girl's face. All of the anger in his words-he didn't know if he was deflecting the anger at himself or if it was genuinely anger at her. Either way, he knew that he hated her more than he hated himself right then.

Nick took an instinctive step toward the Siren at seeing Tommy's preparedness to lash out. Deep down, Nick couldn't help but feel a small bit of pride at his blond friend. He was standing up for himself. That pride quickly faded when he realized how this would end; the Siren was already reaching for the knife behind her back, "No! Tommy shut up!" He shouted furiously within his own mind.

He was going to stop her, some way or another. His body took a few more steps closer, but stayed behind the Siren obediently. He had to get enough control to take the knife from her, but a mocking voice spoke to him:"Do you really think that you can defeat me in a battle right now? This body is mine; you're lucky that you're even still here somewhere. My mistress has destroyed people merely by control and her song alone. Count yourself lucky for even being alive right now."

The puppet. Of course it had a consciousness of it's own. It may have just been a reflection of the Siren's presence within his body, but it had formed a conscious. Did that mean he would lose soon? A fresh wave of guilt and sorrow shivered through him-he had to apologize to Ashlie, get her to trust him again... Somehow.

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The Siren watched the taller blond with a smile as her hand slowly moved to her side, the knife in hand. Tommy stared down at the female with his same angry stare. He was completely oblivious to the knife. Suddenly she stabbed out at the male.

Time seemed to freeze in that moment. Lights came on. Gates could be heard creaking nearby. A single thought turned into movement. Two voices carried through the area.