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Double x (Project 863)

A phantom

The double X phantom

Walking tauntingly down the hallway, We all watched him. Silence. I hid behind Wood's arm. This wasn't happening, this wasn't real. I was screaming internally hoping to wake up in a different reality. But he kept walking over to us.

Then he stops, hovering over the four of us. The red exes stared at me before turning to Sam.

"Who are you"

"You know who I am" That same distorted voice echoes throughout the base.

"Nelson ?" The words barely made it past Wood's lips. My blood ran cold. Silent tears still fell down my face, I was desperate to find my dad.

"No... no that's impossible your supposed to be dead" As Bailey spoke, Double X knelt down to our level. He still towered over me.

"I can't die, what do you think I've been chasing this entire time? '' As he stood up and made his way over to the stairs, Ben walked around carrying the rig. Fear was the only thing I felt in my body. I wanted to run and scream but I couldn't. Wood only moved so he was more in front of me.

"Well jokes on you, you forgot Matt" That confidence would dissipate in about three seconds as Double X took his mask off.

"No I already have him" I felt like I died. I felt numb, like everything I had done was a lie. A trick. The room span as I watched my dad, completely void of who he once was. I couldn't look at him. My silent tears turned into sobs, I felt Nelson's yes on me.

"Wha... no this is impossible"

"How could you do this" I could feel Wood's shake with anger as I lent into him more.

"What so you've been controlling Matt this entire time"

"No.. no that's not how mind control works'' His voice was as cold as ice. A shard in my chest. I felt so much guilt for not noticing the signs. His aggressive behaviour, Late night errands,  Nelson began to explain how he did it. I felt so much anger yet fear for this man. Invading Matt's brain. Taking over his mind.

"I must confess, I did not know where the spire was and I thought it prudent to use your services... for a short while of course... and I admit, I didn't think I'd have to be caretaker but here we are" My eyes shot over, just to be stared at by his blank eyes. Filled with no love that Matt always used to have.

"Why don't you come over here y/n, come and sit next to your father" I shook my head. Wood's grip tightened on my arm. Ben walked over to us grabbing my shoulder pulling me to my feet.

"NO PLEASE, LET ME GO, PLEASE" I screamed... being ripped out of Wood's grip and dragged over to Nelson.

"NO, Nelson let her go, she's just a kid" Woods pleaded and I could only try and wrestle out of my claustrophobic binds. Ben shoved me to sit down just below Nelson.

"There we go... family reunion" I was frozen in fear only looking at Wood's desperate eyes, him mouthing to me it's going to be alright.

"Now you see, the spire's active, it's how I'm in control right now... But I didn't know where it was... until I found it I cannot initiate the rest of the valley. A chill ran up my spine.

Nelson placed a hand on my shoulder, tightening his grip. I winced from the pressure "I have to do it one by one... it's very tedious" Nelson started talking about his plan. It felt like my entire new life was falling to pieces.

"You see the problem is, if I were to just come and take them it would have attracted way too much attention"

"If I shut down the business and got rid of this little Pet Matt brought home it would attract attention"

"If I would kill you, it would attract attention... If I killed your friend and his daughter here... more eyes'' Nelson pointed at himself and me. The voice of death made this all too real and I could feel my breath increase, my throat closing up.

Out of the blue, I felt a slap at the back of my head. "Quiet" This only made it worse. The flashing that hadn't happened in so long returned and I was beginning to lose reality. I sat on that step clinging to the ground, Nelson continued to speak and ask Ben questions.

"I'm gonna go check myself... Get up" Nelson grabbed my arm and pushed me up the stairs. The tears wouldn't stop flowing. Once at the top Nelson pushed me to the floor his foot pressed on my ankle. The pain shot through me.

"Now listen to me... If you don't shut up... I'll never let you see your dad again... do you want to see him make sure he's ok... you're pathetic" Nelson spoke in a mocking voice. The voice of Matt but cold and shallow.

"Please," I whispered.

"oh you want to talk to him... alright i'll let you speak '' It's like a weight left his body and Matt stumbled back a bit.

"Y/n.. oh my God.. y/n are you ok... oh God what have I done? '' I only stared, no clue what to do. "Matt is that you"

"Yes sweetie it's me.... no.. no, no ,no get out of my head" Matt stumbled again, his hands holding his head. Then he was blank.

"Sorry but that's all the time you get" Nelson made me carry the RSD down the stairs till he pushed it on the floor. I fell and landed on the ankle Nelson stood on. I gasped in pain, hearing the others shouting for me.

Nelson only kicked me aside... the abuse was happening again and I curled into a ball just wanting to leave this nightmare.

"So were gonna ask for a little help shall we"

"No.. no you can't ask them to do that"

"Hello subject 4, nice to officially meet you. I have a proposition for you. I need your help to find a code, it's most likely hidden in some document you've seen before. This you might find useful, it's a cipher... use it... why... well" Nelson panned the phone round to Sam, bailey and Wood's on the floor. Then he walked over to me, pulling me from the place on the floor by my hair. I cried in pain.

"Hey let her go, what's wrong with you? She had nothing to do with this. They don't even trust you"

"For the sake of your friends... do hurry... time is ticking'' Matt threw me back on the floor and I landed between Wood's legs. Immediately I scrambled to sit up. Ben walked over and roughly untied all of us except Woods.

Without another thought I hid my face in Wood's chest... even though they were still tied he brought his arms over my head and held me close to him.

"Why are you even telling us all of this"

"Because you hold no power, you have no control and you need to know how in over your head you are"

"You don't need us, you need subject 4"

"No he needs you... he needs subject 4" Nelson pointed to himself/Matt and my fear for Matt shot through the roof. "Because if you don't solve... this. He meets this ending... I don't need him... I have my choices of hosts"

"Right Bailey"

"Right y/n"

I froze, I couldn't compute what anyone was saying. It was too much, so much trauma coming back up at once. I was losing my sight, my hearing.

Wood's hold on me, tightened.

"MATT... PLEASE MATT... come back.. please come back" I screamed into wood's chest. Begging for my dad to come back and tell me it's going to be ok. The only person I truly believed when someone told me that.

My whole body aches for his presence. For him to look at me like I meant something to him, not this cold stare of Nelson Syphus.

"Untie me... listen y/n, listen were going to get him back I promise you"

"I just want my dad back... please"