Prideful

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Word Count: 792
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The walk to the Darkside of Thomas' mind was long and the closer you get the colder it is. It was really a terrible place for a half-snake to live. Although Janus couldn't really fight it. Sure he'd been 'accepted', but only really by Patton and Logan.

Janus opened the door to the dark side common area expecting to see Remus. Instead, he opened the door to see someone he hadn't seen in over five years. "Welcome back JJ, I've been having a lot of fun being repressed!"

Janus knew he would have to face this side eventually, but he wished it hadn't been right now. "Why are you here Damion, and where is Remus."

"Oh please JJ, not even hello? I thought we were friends. As for Remus, he's not here right now, but as much as I'd love to take credit for that, I had nothing to do with it."

"We aren't friends, and you didn't answer my first question," Janus already knew a few reasons Damion might be here. He would always show up whenever Janus lost a slight focus in holding him back, and every time he would cause trouble.

Whenever he caused trouble Janus would take the blame as none of the other sides knew he existed. Janus had made sure of that by hiding away their memories.

"I just want to see what a failure you've become. Deciding to try and become 'good' and them failing miserably! And I'm sure you know what I'm going to be doing now that you can't hold me back," Damion smiled revealing a mouth of sharpened teeth. Janus looked at him in disgust.

Damion had no care for the well being of any of the other sides or even Thomas. It was so unsettling for Janus, considering one of his main jobs was self-preservation.

"You will be doing no such thing! I will never let you hurt any of them again after you basically tortured them!" Janus shouted. Damion was unfazed and touched Janus' cheek. Janus flinched away at the contact.

"JJ you've softened. This isn't the same Janus I remember from all those years ago. That Janus wouldn't have cared about some stupid light sides," Damion frowned and moved back.

Janus was fuming, "That's right I'm not that anymore! My opinions on you change the day you split Creativity!"

"I would've thought that was when I tried to kill you," Damion then smiled remembering what he had done. Then he looked recounting all the terrible things he'd done. Before Janus could do anything Damion dunk down with his sick smile. Janus reached down trying to grab him, but he'd already disappeared.
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Roman sat on his bed crying. He had no idea why he was so mean to Janus, he was just trying to apologize. Roman cried as he thought, maybe I am the villain. This continued for a while until a voice began to speak from the dark corner of the room. "This is pathetic."

Roman froze, he thought he was alone, "Who are you? Show yourself!" The person the voice belonged to stepped out on the shadows. It was another side dressed in a tuxedo without the jacket. He also wore an orange tie.

"I'm Damion, a someone you've never heard of, but I've heard of you. You're the great Prince Roman. Thomas' hero. Not to mention your obviously the most attractive of all of us. It just seems pathetic that a peasant like Janus can bring you down with one insult!"

Roman was unsure if he should take the all compliments, but this Damion character seemed against Janus as well. "Well, why are you in my room?"

"I wanted to offer my help. You seem to be at your all-time low, and I want to get you out of it. I want your greatness to be known throughout the whole mindscape. I want you to do a take over of sorts similar to the one Janus was planning before he decided to become the good guy."

"No! I don't want to be the bad guy!"

Damion frowned, "Well you either become what they think of you or stay the prince and cry alone on your room for the rest of your life," Damion let that sink in before continuing, he leaned in close to Roman's ear, "But doesn't being king sound much more appealing?"

Damion backed up before saying, "If you change your mind Roman, just summon me." Then he teleported away leaving Roman stunned. What Roman didn't see was a small cloud of orange smoke that floated over to the prince. The smoke floated up and Roman inhaled it. He coughed a few times unaware of what had just happened.
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