Strange friendship.

Chapter 12: "The first key".

 I opened my eyes and saw that the sun was already shining outside. "Oh, damn it. I guess I fell asleep when Darkness went to get the first-aid kit", I thought, getting to my feet. Suddenly I felt something wet slip off my back. Turning, I saw that it was a large piece of cloth. Picking it up and smelling it, I realized, "Peroxide. This smell can not be confused with anything else. Means, Little after all found the first-aid kit. It's strange that I didn't feel Darkness put a rag on my cuts when I was sleeping. It seems, this fight strongly exhausted me".Looking around, I saw Darkness who was sleeping a little further away from that tree from which I fell asleep. Looking at him, I smiled slightly. I was glad that Darkness had helped me, but even more so that he had not been caught in the search.Looking around once more, I also saw that the leader of the attack was no longer there. "If it is, I think, in the caves we have been waiting for", — mentally I said.

Time to move on. Coming to Darkness, I quietly said: "Good morning, Darkness."

After that, the boy's eyes began to open, and I heard, "Good morning, Tinky."— I forgot to express thanks to you. Thank you for your help during the battle, — I told him.— It's probably the easiest thing I could do, — said Darkness, rising from the ground.— You did everything you could. You've been a great help to me. I also thank you for healing my wounds.— That rag and what you used to wet it with when you treated me. The only thing I could find. I was in a hurry to help you.After these words, I sat down on my knees, and hugged him, said, "This is another little help that helped me very much." — Time to go. The ringleader is not here, he obviously went to the caves. So there we are waiting, — I said, releasing a Little from the embrace. "And on the way you will tell me more about your powers."

— I'm not sure I can name them all. Some I still don't know.

— Then tell me about powers that you know. Alright, let's go.And we went to the caves.

   The caves was quite a bit, the rest of the way Darkness told about hs abilities, and I listened.

— One of my abilities you saw in the beginning. I can enter into the memories of others and also remember the thoughts of all of my race. I can also show memories to others.

— So you can know the past of any living thing? — I asked.

— Yes. But to show it to others for a very long time, I can not, get tired.I do not judge him, he is still quite small, but even at this age his forces impresses me.— Another one of my force is fast running and reaction. I can cover distances in a short amount of time, and I can feel and react quickly to danger.— Like when Guardian wanted to tie a rope to you?— Yes. And the last two. It is the invisibility and vision of living beings at a long distance and how they are attuned to me. Invisibility I have so same short-lived, get tired. And second ability to you saw himself.

— You're so powerful! —  I said, with admiration.

— Perhaps. But creatures like you are strong, you can kill everyone.— Yeah, after the incident, it was possible, — I said, wondering at the depths of myself at the powers of Darkness. And even a little afraid that if the baby has such powers, what can do his older relatives?

   The entrance to the caves was just over the hill. As I climbed it, I heard Darkness's voice: "Be careful, Tinky" — and then I saw two large red silhouettes guarding the entrance to the cave.

— Thank you. But we won't go there quietly. Stay close, Darkness.

— I'll always be there.

— Then let's get started, — I said, turning into my second version. After the transformation, I immediately ran to the entrance of the cave."We're under attack!" — shouted one of the mutants, and then I killed him. The second tried to hit me, but was also sent to the other world. I entered the cave with Darkness, knowing that now we need to find Cave and find out why he tried to kill me and take the boy.

I walked through the mines of the cave, sweeping away anyone who was in my way.

Tinky, he's running away again! — Darkness said to me, then I saw a large black silhouette.

Cave! Stop running away, you coward! —  I shouted.

After a little more time, it seemed that all the mines of the cave were completely filled with the corpses of monsters, but Claw was still running away from us. —He ran into a dead end. He has nowhere to go, — Darkness told me, and I saw again the one-armed black silhouette, who was running erratically from corner to corner, trying to find a way out.

— Perfectly. It's time to pay him a visit, — I said, heading for the dead end.

Soon I reached it, and saw Cave.

— Tinky wait. I can explain everything, — he said, with fear in his voice.— Try! If I'm satisfied with the answer, maybe I'll let you live!— It was not my will that I sent my squad to kill you and capture the boy. Yeti told me to do it.

— First of all, how do you know he's a boy, and secondly why he need to Yeti? Speak!

— Tinky. That's all I can tell you.

— No! That's not all! —  I yelled at him. "Although, I know someone who can help me get more" — I said, calming down a little, with a grin on my face.

— Who? — asked Claw, and then from the darkness appeared Little. — Oh no, not him!

Darkness came to Cave and just wanted to hold his hand as he pulled it back: "Don't touch me!»I hit the one-armed in the stomach, and he fell to his knees, holding on to him. Darkness took one hand on the shoulder of Cave, and the other took my hand, and then all around me again darkened.

   When I opened my eyes, I realized that now I saw everything from the face of Cave, when he and his friends walked from our house.

— Well, freak their squad brought, isn't it guys? — said Yeti.

— Well, I don't know Yeti, he's not that ugly to me, — said Cave.— I agree with him, I expected to see this creature more terrifying, — said Arrow. —Claw, I know Arrow does not have eyes at all, he barely sees, but you have at least one.— I dare say, Yeti, you don't have eyes either, but you could somehow see the creature if you call it ugly, — said the one-armed .

— I just see better than Arrow.

— Look who's talking, — said thin.— And you had no say at all! — shouted at him Yeti.— Guys, enough. Maybe you'll fight here, just to be happy!?— I just entered — Yeti said, suddenly from the ground came out black figure.— Who are you?! If you're here for the little black creature, we don't have it. He's in a house not far from here, — said Yeti, looking at the figure.

— I know you've always wanted to be in charge and replace Noo-Noo. You can consider me the one to do it. Of course not without your help.

After that, everything turned black again, after which I saw that I was standing in front of Yeti, and Arrow was near me.— So, guys, here's the plan. You have to grab the boy Claw, and you, Arrow take the station. In case the Claw can't catch him, — said Yeti, looking first at me and then at Arrow.

— Got you, — said Arrow.

— What about Tinky Winky? — Cave asked.— If possible, you can get rid of him, in the new world he will not be of use.Then I heard the voice of Darkness: "Can't do it anymore. Tired", — and everything went black again.When I opened my eyes, I saw that I was lying next to Cave. After what I saw, I really wanted to kill him. Just as I raised my hand and wanted to strike him, I remembered the words of Darkness: "He with whom I walked in the past, taught me to forgive enemies, whatever they were."Then I calmed down and said, "Live, jerk. You may consider your answer satisfactory." — You didn't kill him? You're changing, — I heard Darkness.— Yes, you taught me something, — I said, turning my head to the Boy. "Yeti, he's in charge."

— Where to now?

— We'll have to climb the mountain, go back is not an option, go through the caves to the road to the station, and there already climb.Then we went to the exit of the cave.