Path of Totality; A TDS Eclipse Event Story

🌘Chapter 13🌒

      Medic grumbled as she walked over to Mage, who seemed to be stuck in a trance. She waved her hands in front of his face, poked at him, and even shook him a bit. There was no response.

        For a moment, Medic brainstormed on what she could do. None of her basic zombie knowledge could tell her what was wrong. Besides, Mage was different from a normal zombie. He came from the Void, a world unknown to the towers.

      On top of that, he was also a magical being. He was unique. Mage was a medical mystery as he prefered to keep to himself. It also didn't help that Commander refused to give her the permission to strap Mage down and study him. What a fun sucker.

      "Is he okay?" Cupid Accelerator asked. Medic tapped on her chin and shrugged, "Hell if I know! I doubt the two titans from the Void know either." Medic turned back to Mage and studied him for a moment.

      Her eyes landed on his blindfold. He started wearing it to better concentrate his magic. How he didn't ram into people on a daily basis was a total mystery to her.

      Perhaps Medic could poke around. Gripping onto the blindfold, she slipped it down to his neck. Instantly, she stumbled back in surprise as she was met with two very bright moon like eyes.

      Accelerator caught Medic and held her up. "What the hell is happening to him? He has never done this before!" Hazmat Accelerator backed off.

      Everyone in the room jumped back as Mage suddenly hit the floor. Accelerator raced away from Medic and to his friend despite her warning not to.

      "Mage! Buddy! Let's get you up and-" Accelerator tried to get him up, but he was suddenly grabbed by the neck and choked. Weapons were drawn and Accelerator gagged as his air was cut off.

      Medic raised her hands, "Hey! Weapons down! Don't make this any worse!" The accelerators looked at Medic, unsure of her orders. Then a cold laugh had them turned back to Mage. The thing was, that wasn't his laugh. This wasn't him.

      "The voice and words of a leader. Listen to her, towers. She is smart," Mage spoke, his eyes still moon blinked. Medic took in a deep breath and motioned for them to lower their guns. The accelerators did as told and lowered them.

      Accelerator was let go. He stumbled back and grabbed onto his neck. Cupid Accelerator grabbed onto him and pat his back. Their friend was acting weird and they were all scared.

      Medic watched Accelerator to make sure he was okay. Thankfully, he was. Her attention went right back to the threat at hand.

      "It took someone long enough to lower that blindfold. The magic from it was binding me back. Now that I'm here, I can finally talk to someone. You are?" the possessed Mage asked.

      "Medic. I am Medic. Return the favor and tell me who the hell you are," she growled. Mage clicked his tongue, "I was hoping to speak with some of those titans." Medic shook her head and crossed her arms, "The best you are going to get is me. Don't worry, I'll make sure to tell them everything you've said."

      Mage grumbled, but took what he could get, "Very well. I am Penumbras. You may recall my name from a couple of moon cycles ago." Now that he mentioned it, it did sound familiar to her. "Yeah, they ripped the letter to shreds. They're still bitter about their friend. We are bitter about ours too," Medic growled.

      "Disappointing. Just a reminder, the offer still stands for them," Penumbras spoke through Mage. "Fat chance, they seem pretty adamant on kicking your ass. I'll remind them for you," Medic offered.

      "Very well. However, I didn't go through the trouble of getting through to you just to send you a reminder," Penumbras placed his hands behind his back like a gentalman. Medic motioned for him to continue.

      Penumbras took a step forward, "My mistress is very displeased about you towers." The accelerators tried to raise their weapons, but they stopped as Medic shot them a glare.

      "She would of had her titans if it weren't for you, the pests, throwing a stick into it," his voice began to grow more dark as he walked towards Medic. Medic knew danger when she saw it, but she knew that nothing would happen. He wasn't here to cause any bodily harm.

      Penumbras stopped in front of Medic, towering her. Medic looked up, her hands on her hips. She showed no fear for she had none. Penumbras took account of that.

       He wagged his finger a bit at her, "That has got her interested. Such tiny creatures, yet they are so smart." Medic was confused, what did he mean by this?

      "My mistress wishes not to simply exterminate you. She is quite interested in learning more about you," Penumbras said. Medic wasn't dumb, she knew something was up.

      Medic crossed her arms again, "What's the catch?" Penumbras gave a small chuckle, "Smart, are we? All that the mistress asks for is that you surrender and turn on the titans. In return, she promises to spair your kind from instant death and will bring your planet into prosperity!"

      Sighing, Medic pinched the bridge of her nose and tapped her foot angrily. "You titans are stupid. Wanna take a magic guess on what the answer is going to me?" Medic gave him a snarky tone.

      Penumbras growled, "Even if it involves killing off a couple of you pests, my mistress will get what she wants. You should of taken the deal. Your days are running slim."

      With that, the aura of the room instantly went back to normal and Mage collasped to the floor. Accelerator raced to his friend and began shaking him around a bit. "Mage! Wake up! Please let it be you this time!"

      Mage groaned and pat around for his blindfold. Accelerator helped it onto his face and sat him up, rubbing gentle circles into his back. "What happened? Did I eat too many toaster tarts again?" Mage asked.

      Accelerator snorted, "No, but we can explain it later. You need some rest." The accelerators helped Mage up and out of their hideout to get him back to his room. That left Medic all alone to think about this encounter.

      No one on this planet was safe. They had only a few short days until the moon was full. When it was, Medic had no idea what would happen. One thing she did know what that she had to go to either the titans or Commander right away.