Hidden Fear

Selfishness vs Selflessness

The day Thomas receives news of the callback

Virgil's POV
I was with Thomas when he got the news of his call back. He was extremely excited, but I notice that it landed on the exact same day as the wedding he'd promised to go to. I sank back to the mindscape before he could talk to me.

"Guess what?" I called once I appeared in Deceit's room. Him and Remus both stayed there, but I could come and go as I pleased. Stiffly, they both turn to me, looks like they had been watching a movie or something.

"Hello Fear. What do you not want?" Deceit asked, his hands shaking. I smirked. It seems they are both still scared of me, even though I've lighted up on the torture.

"Awww. Deceit. Remus. Why do you look so scared? You know I'm not hurting you as much anymore, though I might turn it back up a notch if you don't stop acting like such crybabies." I started laughing when I saw a tear escape from Remus eyes before he wiped I away. Was I really ever friends with these idiots?

I shook my head and started walking closer to them. "Anyway, to answer your question, I am here with a new opportunity. Thomas just got the news that he received a callback for that movie he auditioned for."

"That's amazing!" Remus called out, interrupting me. He started muttering about all the new movies we could act in and how this was Thomas's big break and shit. He shut up the moment I glared at him, honestly, he's just like Roman sometimes.

Once he was quiet, I continued. "Yes, he just got an great opportunity for himself, but." I started giggling, before catching myself, guess I'm still insane. "But, the callback is on the same day as that wedding he'd promised to go to. This is going to be a big fight, and Deceit is going to be there to help with the mayhem."

Deceit looked guilty, when he stood and said that he would help. I went back to my room and sat on my bed. Why did he look guilty?! I thought that he was finally over his caring for others thing. I mean he is the embodiment of lies and selfishness. I flopped onto my back and groaned. His compassion was going to be a problem, but luckily he knew the consequences if he didn't complete the task I'd given him.

I heard Patton and Roman leave a couple hours later. Then I left to distract Logan, so Deceit could take his place. This is going to be fun.

Deceit's POV
I was tentatively trying to act out Logan when I heard Patton and Roman leave. Disguised at Logan, I headed out to the Control Roman to figure out the best time to come in.

There! Patton was speaking for Thomas, that seems like a good time for Logan. I rose up and was speaking for a few moments before they figured me out. Does he really not know idioms?

Switching to my true form, I started speaking again. "Hahahahaha. Alright. Alright. Guilty as charg-"

"Hi! Hello! What do you want?" I froze for a moment when I heard Virgil pop up beside me. Oh god. I had failed my disguise, that was a big part of the plan. I have to keep them at war, or the punishment will be worse than I can imagine.

Time Skip to after the court case.

Roman's POV
What just happened? Ok, so Thomas got the callback, but it was on the same day as the wedding. We were figuring out the promised ourselves before that snake showed up and turned the small discussion into a full-blown court case and made Thomas have an existential crisis.

How did Deceit even escape. We never figured that out. Things were so much better when he was still stuck. At least Fear and...Remus, are still away.

I felt my mood darken when I thought of my brother. Why do I still even think of him. He was crazy and evil and a villain, so he had to be defeated, but still his last words haunt me. "B-brother. W-why?" And "Roman wait." He'd looked so betrayed and broken. It hurt to watch as my twin brother was sent away. Even if I can never admit it to anyone else, and barely to myself, I still love him. I wonder if I'll ever be able to apologize.

I was walking back to my room when I passed Virgil. He was going towards his room and he looked pissed, guess he dislikes Deceit even more than I do. "Hey" I said, stopping by him. "You ok?"

"Huh?" He said, looking back at me. "Oh, yeah. Just mad." He turned around to face me and I felt my heart flutter. Stupid gayness! Stupid Virgil for being so fucking cute!

I realized my face was starting to turn a vibrant pink and I panicked. Virgil can't know I like him, he'll make fun of me. How could he ever like me back after how mean I was to him originally. "I uh. I n-need to go." I stammered before I ran past him and into my room.

Once the door was locked I fell onto my bed. I grabbed a random Disney stuffie and held it close to my chest. I really need to figure out what to do with these feelings and I need to do it before I end up embarrassing myself.

Remus's POV
I was in the middle of watching Cinderella when Deceit burst through the door, before slamming in shut. He was in a suit, different from his usual clothes, and he looked like he'd seen death itself.

"Uh, Janus. You ok? You seem...nervous." He looked at me before he started itching his arm. Oh dear, be starts scratching at his scales when he's scared, last time he did this, he ended up scratching some scales off, which looked painful and took forever to heal.

"Rem. I want you to go into the bathroom and lock yourself in there. Don't come out until I say you can, ok. No matter what you here, don't come out. Ok, promise me that you will follow my directions!" Dee was panting and his eyes were filled with tears. What the fuck happened!

"Dee. You need to tell me what happened out there." I was staring to panic. Even if mother of us have admitted it, we love each other and I will do anything to protect him.

"I will only tell you if you promise to do as I say!"

"Ok! Ok. I promise. Now, what happened?" That's when I realized something. He wasn't speaking in lies. This was serious.

"So, um. I-I failed my assignment. I didn't manage to take control of the decision. Fear is c-coming. I know he is a-and you can't be hurt for my mistake." He was crying at this point, but when I went into hug him, he pushed me away. "Rem! You need to go now. Please. You promised me. I-I'll be ok. But I can't stand seeing you injured."

"No! I won't let you face him alone!" I was yelling, terrified for him, then the room started to darken.

"He's here." Deceit whispered, before his jumped up and pushed me into that bathroom.

"NOO!" I cried as he slammed the door and locked it from the outside. "DEE. I CAN HELP! Please let me help." I broke down at that moment and started crying and screaming, my pain only increasing when I heard Dee's cries of pain.

A few hours later

"Done" I heard Fear say. His voice was dark and warped, echoing on itself. "Remus. I know you can hear me, so I'll tell you this now. Within the next couple of months I am going to send you in. And once you are revealed, I am taking over. Our time had come."

The moment I heard the door close I used all my energy and blasted my way back into the bedroom. I froze when I saw him. He was on the floor, unconscious and bleeding. Many of his scales were cracked and his arm was definitely broken. Bloom was seeping from a multitude of gashes and he had bruises everywhere.

"Oh Dee. I could have helped you." I sat by him and started tending to his wounds with tears falling from my own eyes. If this is how Fear treats his allies, the Light Sides and Thomas aren't going to survive.

Thomas POV
I grabbed the bottle of Advil and took two. This headache is killer. It's making my vision blurry and my body feels as I've been through a major beating. This medicine better kick in soon. Ugg. What's with this other weird symptom. Why do I feel like I'm in serious danger?

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Hope you like the new chapter. The end is coming soon. I will try to keep writing, but schools starting, so sorry if I'm extra slow. Anyways, have a great day. Bye.
-Periwinkle