The F in Pike (Book 3.5) (girlxgirl)

Coming Together

What the hell is that?

A green light comes from where Dawn, Pike and Wrath are standing and it gets so bright that I have to bring my arm up pretty quickly. But it isn't long before that stops working and I have to look away.

Is this Dawn? Is she doing this? What is she doing to them?

"What the heck is that B?"

"No idea."

Connor points out the obvious.

"Dawn must be doing something. Any idea what?"

"I don't know... but I'm guessing we won't like it."

The light fades slowly and I make several attempts before the light gets low enough that I can kinda make out what's going on.

What... is that what I think it is? Is there really only Dawn and Pike there?

Eventually, the light goes away and my eyes adjust, confirming what is there... or isn't.

My god... what did she do?

Faith and Connor both see what I see.

"What the hell?"

"Did she...?"

"I have no idea what she just did... Dawn?"

Dawn looks at me, a big smile on her face. We make our way over to her and Pike, who is apparently just as confused as we are.

"What did you do?"

Faith goes for Pike.

"You okay?"

Dawn sees Faith's concern for Pike and really isn't happy about it. I make my focus her though.

"Are you okay Dawn?"

I try to see her hand as it's bleeding and she pulls it away.

"I'm fine. He's fine. You don't have to worry."

They're fine? How can that even be?

Pike finally speaks up.

"I think I'm okay... although... I feel... different somehow."

I look between Pike and Dawn.

"What happened?"

"I fixed it."

Fixed it?

"Fixed what?"

"Yeah DK, what did you fix?"

"You guys let this guy do whatever he wants and he nearly killed a lot of people. So I fixed that."

She points towards Pike as she talks.

"How? What did you do Dawn?"

She scoffs at us.

"Really? Do I have to spell it out for you? Okay, fine. He said that he got rid of his human shell, the way Glory didn't. Which means he used to have one. So I gave him one back."

She what?

"You what?"

"I gave him a shell. A place to trap him like Glory. And we had one handy."

I follow her line of sight as she points to Pike.

Oh my god...

"You merged them?"

That makes Faith turn to us.

"What?"

"She... she made it so they're sharing the same body."