Hidden Fear

The New Side

7 years after the Dark Sides were banished. Thomas is starting High School.

Fears POV
"Aaaagggg!" I screamed as I released my energy again. I've learned, during my time hear, that the only way to effect the void is to let all my energy go in huge, powerful bursts.

I curl in on myself feeling the burning heat of hatred inside my chest. I have spent every, single day I was here focusing on my hatred for the Light Sides. Growing it. Making it stronger. And 7 years of doing so has made it incredibly strong.

The good thing about this is that dark feeling make me more powerful. I used to feel ashamed of this fact, but it's useful to me now. I looked around to see if I had done anything. Like always it was nothing but endless black in every direction.

"I'm not doing anything!" I scream. I felt my anger curl up inside my chest, poised like a snake ready to strike. Along with anger, I felt something else awaken. Oh,great I thought. It's back.

During what I think was my fourth year here, I felt something start growing inside me. I was going insane. Anyone who spends years, alone and trapped in a endless void, would eventually fall into madness. I lasted longer than most but I was going to crack any day now.

"Ha...ha...hahahahahaha" I started to laugh, feeling disgusted in myself for giving in. Then I felt a rush of power. The madness was giving me strength. I collected the dark power around my hand and aimed down. Taking a deep breath, I shot the energy in a beam, laughing all the while. When I had drained myself of every last drop of energy. I collapsed in a pile. I looked up and saw it. It was a light. The tinniest pinprick of white light. I had done it.

It took months but eventually I had the hole big enough for me to crawl through. I forced myself through and into a hallway. An actual hallway. With colors and texture and feeling. I could touch the ground!

I sat in shock for what was probably a solid hour before I came back to my senses. "Yes!Yes! I did it!" I screamed, joy filling nearly every part of my being. I can get my revenge on those fucking Light Sides. But to be able to do that I need to change my look. They can't know that I escaped.

I snuck through the house, trying to remember how to get to the Control Room. Aah, where is it?! I turned the corner and found a familiar hallway. This was where our rooms were. I opened Deceit's door, then Remus's, than mine. I felt my anger explode. They had turned our rooms into storage! I slammed my door and and lit its contents on fire, burning everything in the room to ash.

I'm so done I thought to myself. I slowly made my way to the Control Room, knowing where it was now. I found the door and poked my head it, it was empty. Perfect. Now I just need my new look. I looked down at myself. I usually wear a black suit with a dark purple button up shirt, a top hat with a dark purple ribbon, and I had a black cane with a purple tip. My hair was a shaggy brown with a dark purple streak in the front. My face looked like a 20-year-old Thomas, all except for my eyes. My eyes used to be a normal brown but I knew they had changed during my time alone. They were now a dark purple, with black replacing the normal white parts of the eyes.

Using my new powers I changed into black sweatpants, with a black shirt and a black sweatshirt with a zipper. I changed my hair so it was a messy plain brown mess, and turned my eyes back to normal. To finish off my new style, I added a large pair of headphones around my neck and put a layer of eyeshadow under my eyes. Then I went over to the Control board and added a new section, so that the Light Sides would think a new side had been created while they were asleep. I felt my hatred for them grab hold when I realized that my, Deceit, and Remus's old control sections were gone.

"Now all I have to do is wait and tomorrow the Light Sides and Thomas shall meet Paranoia."

Logan's POV
I woke up to the sound of the alarm clock at directly 6:00 AM. I got out bed and got ready for the day, before leaving my room at precisely 6:15AM. I walked to the Control Room, expecting to see Thomas eating breakfast, but he was still in bed.

"What is he doing?" I questioned. I made my way over to the control panel to wake him up, when I saw the new section. Still staring at it, I woke Thomas up, then I sped walked to Patton's room. Knocking on the door, I heard Patton groan sleepily. "Patton, please get up. I think a new side was created last night."

That got him up. I heard some loud noises, then the door flew open. "Really!" He squealed, his face shining with excitement.

I sighed as I saw he was wearing his cat onesie. Snapping my fingers, I put him in his normal clothes. "Yes. I was in the Control Room when I noticed a new section on the control panel. I have yet to see the new side. Thomas was also acting strange, he had not yet gotten out of bed."

"Oh, he was probably extremely tired or something." Patton replied, brushing of my concern. "Come on, let's wake up Roman and find my new kiddo." He dragged me down the hall to Roman's door. "Roman, kiddo." He called, softly. "We need to get up now. You can do that. I believe in you."

I rolled my eyes at Roman's response. "No. A prince needs his beauty sleep."

Patton was about to speak, when I stepped in. "Roman you need to get up so we can find the new side who was manifested last night."

"Alright, alright." He called back. We waited for 19 minutes, before he finally came out, which was actually quicker than I was expecting. "Let's go find this new side." He said, sword in hand.

Patton's POV

I'm so excited! A new side! A new kiddo for me to love! It's about time a new side was formed anyway. The mind palace has felt a little empty ever since the others lef- No Patton. You can't think about them. They were bad and they deserve what they got. As I was mentally scolding myself, I heard Logan start talking about possible things the newest side can represent.

"Ooh!" I said, cut Logan off mid-sentence. "He could be Dreams, or Shyness, or Acting!"

"He can't be Acting" Roman pouted. "That's my  thing"

"Your right Roman, I'm sorry." I said, feeling bad for making Roman feel threatened. "What if he's..." my sentence slowly came to an end as the new side rounded the corner in front of us.

"Hey" was all he said. His voice was kind of raspy, and he was frankly scary looking. He wore all dark clothes and had messy hair and dark bags under his eyes. I was about to saw hi back, but Roman beat me.

"Seriously" he said, sounding board and upset at the same time. "Our new roommate is an emo."

Some sort of emotion flashed over the new sides face, but it was gone before I was able to make it out. "Creativity!" I scolded. "Don't be rude." I went into dad mode and took a few steps closer to the unfamiliar side. "Hey kiddo. I'm Morality, but you can just call me dad. What's your name?"

He looked at me with a blank expression, then he got the tiniest of smiles on his face, though the smile somehow looked wrong. "Hi Morality. My name is Paranoia."

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-Periwinkle