Thoughts Are LOUDER In Silence |COMPLETED|

twenty-two

["Wanna know what I think? Joe's a jerk! He's a rattle snake!
Ya, and do you know why a snake starts to rattle?
No, why?
Because he's scared!
Suuure
Go and look it up! The poor GUYS head is spinning!"
-Watch What Happens (reprise) from Newsies

why does this part of the song remind me of Deceit? oh well,, let's just go with the flow and hope that no one besides one Side dies. (this sentence reminds me of the lines "no one died!/is that what you were aiming for?!")

also, i can't write fighting scenes so i went to plan b.

-MJ]

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Rage hissed as he felt something cut his cheek. He couldn't pinpoint where the dark side was but he sure as hell knew that he wasn't going down without a fight. "Come out Insanity! Fight like a man!"

"Fighting like a man isn't part of the plan," Insanity giggled. The rhyming was meant to confuse Rage but the heated man already grew accustomed to the rhymes. The sound of nails scratching the wall send shivers down Rage's spine.

"Then what is the plan you must follow through on?" Rage asked, choosing his words carefully. He felt a rush of cold air behind him and turned around quickly. He looked around him again and did his best to not turn his back on the enemy.

"Master told me to play a game with you until I am bored, so I shall follow through without exception." His voice echoed around Rage and made it harder to track down where the dark one was.

"I know you had a history with Deceit! You all did at some point! I bet he was a father to you when you first arrived, wasn't he?" Rage asked. The atmosphere lightened a bit before it once again returned to the tense coldness. He knew he was hitting the sensitive part of Insanity. "I bet you had a close relationship with him too at one point before you sided with Apathy!"

Insanity gave no reply but the scratching stopped. Rage heard footsteps but they were light and airy. He looked around and saw Insanity's outline. The usually fidgeting and crazed looking Side was now slumped over and looked like he was mocking Depression.

"You're right. Deedee was a father to me, just as he was to almost every dark Side here. He's Morality's dark counterpart, remember? They arrived at the same time.." Insanity started fidgeting again but not as badly. "But that's in the past. He sided with the Lights and left us in the dark."

"Wha--" before Rage could even react or defend himself, Insanity's nails were digging into his abdomen. He let out a scream of pain, not able to hide how much it hurts. Insanity's expression--although his natural look of insanity and sadistic-ness--made it seem as though he didn't want to hurt Rage. He began to mutter apologies as he dug his nails deeper into Rage.

"Just remember Rage; Sides can't die..."

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Roman grunted as he was shoved by an unknown force. So far he had been kicked and pushed around by the enemies. He couldn't seem to track them fast enough to land a hit while looking for them, so he closed his eyes and listened. He listened for the sounds that would give away where the enemies were in the room.

"Awww, did Anx leave his little prince toy all alone? I bet he would be so grateful if you were out of his hair." One of the voices stated with a childish tone. "I bet he would love to make you suffer a long torturous death."

"Virgil and I may have had our moments, but I learned from him and I respect what he resembles. You can't undo the past, so just move on!" Roman got up from the floor and blindly grabbed his sword, his eyes still closed.

He felt something grab his throat and he dropped his sword as he struggled to breathe. His breathing was slowly being cut off, making him slip into unconsciousness. He could feel the presence of two people as he began to sway from the lack of air.

"Apathy, that's enough. Cause him pain but do not kill him." A calmer, yet sadistic voice stated. Roman felt the pressure around his neck loosen and he gasped for air. "We can use him as bait to get Virgil on our side."

"It's Leader to you, Pain. And I am stronger than Apathy once was. He never cared about anything, whereas I find interest in causing others pain." 'Apathy' stated. Roman opened his eyes a bit and saw two copies of Pain, though he couldn't be sure since his vision was blurry. Pain scoffed and walked over to Roman. He quickly shut his eyes and felt a pair of gentle hands pick him up.

"I will deal with Creativity and his friends. You can go check on the prisoners." Pain stated. Roman heard footsteps walking away and a soft humming coming from the one holding him.

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"Deceit, please, now would be a really go time to gain consciousness," Logan murmured. He had just witnessed one of Self Doubt's dark phases and he--though he'll never admit it--was afraid of how bad Self Doubt can be.

Despair was trying to calm Self Doubt down but it wasn't working. The doubt trait was too far into his dark phase. Panicking, Despair pulled Self Doubt into a kiss to see if affection could snap him out of it. It didn't.

Next thing they knew, Self Doubt was quite literally stabbed in the back by Envy. The dark prince let out a sharp gasp and stumbled forward into Despair's arms. Envy laughed as his eyes glowed a jade green color.

"Oh deary, how nice of you to turn your back to the enemy~" Envy smirked as he quoted the prince of darkness. "But our fun must come to an end. 'Pathy is sparing you a visit. Who knows, maybe he'll spare you." With one last laugh, Envy walked away.

"Goddammit! When we get out of here, remind me to beat the shit out of Romeo." Logan growled. He help a shocked Despair get Self Doubt to sit down so he could look at the wound and hopefully stop the bleeding.

"Sure Lo.." Despair said quietly. He did his best to calm Self Doubt down as Logan summoned a light source. That's when realization hit them like a pile of Fanders.

They could've escaped sooner by sinking out or summoning the key.