Duck Drama

Chapter 31 - Athena

I could easily feel myself slipping away. Everything and everyone I ever cared about. Slowly being ripped from my soul and replaced with... 

The girl in the mirror. 

"Won't be long now... Athena." She snickered at me. 

I stare at her. 

She was sitting in a chair, in front of me, still with that knife in her hands. She was picking her long fingernails with the tip of the blade and looked at me as if bored. 

I could feel pain coming from my rib cage, then, more pain making me cry out. I was breathing heavily and I could tell from my other senses that something else was happening to me. But I couldn't see, or hear what it was. 

All I felt was the pain... 

"You know," The other me said. "You can put an end to this pain. If you'd just let me take over. I can end both you and your sister's suffering." She told me. 

I stare at her. 

"Like I'd let you -" I snarled then screamed again as I felt pain against my left calf. I closed my eyes and tried to focus. But the girl in front of me chuckled making my eyes snap open and glare over at her. 

She had gotten up from her chair and was walking towards me. She stopped and lifted my head with the end of the blade and smiled broadly at me. 

"The pain will stop if you'll just - Let - Me - In!" She hissed in my ear. 

My head dropped as I whimpered hysterically at the pain that shot up my leg and to my thighs.  

"Why?" I choke out. 

Tears started gushing out of my eyes then. I forced myself to look up at the girl that was me. But - Not me. 

"Why me?" I ask. 

The girl smiled warmly at and caressed my cheek moving her thumb slightly over my skin. I couldn't help myself, I closed my eyes and leaned into her touch. 

"You are a product of something, something that could revolutionize the world! Why give in to all the lies -?" She asked. 

Images of Matt flashed across my mind. 

"The hurt?" She whispered. 

 Images of Theo raping me came next. 

"The betrayal?" The other me continued. 

Zerha. 

STOP ACTING LIKE YOU CARE! 

IF YOU DID,  WHY DIDN'T YOU COME TO ME THE MOMENT YOU KNEW MATT WAS HERE? 

"The abuse." She finished. 

I flinch when the image of my step-mother exploded in my mind. 

It was quickly replaced with the image of Louie. Him smiling, laughing, kissing me... 

I choked back a sob. 

"That's it..." The girl who was me hissed as she started to merge with me. "Just let all that go...Forget them... Forget him... You can finally be free!" 

I did. 

I did let go. 

I could feel my emotions being nothing but pure adrenaline and the urgency to kill. Kill them all. 

I was suddenly snapped back to reality.  I could see Theo standing in front of me, a smug smile across his face.  He was holding up a knife covered in my blood. But I stared back at him blankly, unfazed, and uncaring. 

"Did it work?" I hear Bradford ask, as he, and my step-mom came up behind Theo. 

"Oh yeah. It worked alright." Theo said, with pride in his voice. "All you have to do is give the command Dad, and all our hard work will finally pay off." 

"Excellent." Bradford said, with satisfactory in his voice. "Why don't we test it out?" He told his son and slapped a hand on his shoulder, giving it a slight squeeze. 

"What'd you have in mind?" Theo asked eagerly, looking up at him. 

Bradford glanced over at my step-mom, who hadn't said a word since all this began. She was busy staring at me with longing. 

Longing? 

For what? 

It wasn't like she ever cared about me in the first place. 

She was a part of all this! 

Did she perhaps wished she was me? 

I never thought about that before. 

Could that be the reason why she hated me to begin with? 

Seeing her in a newer light made me even more angry, fueling my adrenaline and urgency to kill so when Bradford gave the command as Theo undid my restraints I didn't hesitate to snatch the knife from him, and rushed at my step-mother. 

The look on her face was priceless. 

Shock. 

Fear. 

Anger. 

All mixed together with - 

Pride? 

That look made me hesitate. 

How was she proud of this? 

Was she proud of me? 

I gripped the handle of the knife and dug my foot in her chest hard. She didn't even struggle to get up only looked up at me with pride. 

"Go ahead." I hear her say. "Kill me. Make me proud for once." She said. 

I snarl at her.  

"Good-bye, Mother." I say, and stabbed her square in the chest. 

 Even as her blood splattered all over my cloths, my face, my hands. I didn't stop until the job was done. I kept stabbing her even as I saw the light from her eyes fade and her body went limp. 

I was coated in sweat and panting hard as I slowly stood up and stared down at the cold dead eyes of the only mother I ever knew. 

Dead. 

Not that I care much. 

'Good riddance' I say. 

"She is magnificent." I hear Bradford breath. 

"She is, isn't she." Theo agreed. 

"We can do so much with this one here." Bradford said. 

He came up to me and traced a finger along the outline of my body as he circled me. I stood still and stared blankly ahead. 

He stopped in front of me and squinted his eyes before he gave his command. 

"I order you, Athena. To kill every S.H.U.S.H member and then - Move on to the McDucks." 

I slowly moved my body to face Theo. 

He was after all a S.H.U.S.H agent. 

"Um...Dad..." Theo said, realization crossing his face. "Y- You might want to rephrase that command. I'm still a S.H.U.S.H agent. Remember?" He added, looking at Bradford. 

I slowly began walking  up to him. 

"I know, son." Bradford said, a smile lingering on his face. 

Theo's eyes widen and before he had time to react I was already rushing towards him.