We're Monsters[[DISCONTINUED]]

After So Long

Tom's POV

Matt had picked Edd, Tord and me up, the first thing I did was me and Edd went to the forest. "Tom, what are we doing here? This is where Pop's took us to practice transforming and me to practice with my spells, at first I didn't trust them to teach me." Edd looks around as we get deeper in the woods. "Edd, I want to try and fully transform."
"Why? Aren't you happy with how far you've gotten? You're joking with me. Right?" Edd asks me, seeming worried, unlike his usual jumpy self. "No Edd. Every time I'm there I see the monster, I see myself, or as I call him, my psychotic double. I just need to do this? Alright?" I turn to Edd, hoping he understands, but all I get is a simple, worried nod from him.
I clench my fist, closing my eyes, sending me into the cold and dark room. "Finally excepting it Thomas? Ready to feel the feeling of the monster?" My double smiles and laughs. "I am, I am ready." I say, confident that I am doing the right. He snaps his fingers the monster running towards me, putting me back into the real world.
Falling to the ground I groan in pain, Edd running up to me, "Tom are you okay?! You can stop if you need to." He says talking to me worried, "I'm f-fine Edd." I groan, body stretching out, skin turning to scales, horns emerging from my skull, feeling like something totally different.
"Tom, oh my god!" Edd's sheer reaction was enough to tell me it worked. I look around, noticing how much taller I am. I slightly laugh, remembering what dad told me "I bet that once you do change you're gonna be ten times better than Tord." His words echo in my head.
"Thanks Edd." I say, my voice seeming almost like a low growl. I try and turn myself back but only get half way. "Can't escape! You won't escape." My own voice echoes in my head falling on the floor.
"Tom? Tom? You okay?" Edd's words start echoing in my head as he bends over to see if I was okay. "Tom!" He waves his hand in front of my face. "I'm fine Edd." I slur my word, trying to stand up, slowly changing back to normal.

Third Person

Edd stares at Tom making sure he doesn't fall over again. "Tom, lets go inside." Edd guides him back inside, leading him onto the couch, going into the kitchen to grab a thermometer. "Tom, put this under your tongue." He gives Tom the thermometer, doing as Edd says, stuck in a dream like state. "Tord! You still have Pa and Dad's phone number right?" Edd yells from inside. "Yeah! It's written in the notepad by the home phone!" Tord yells, seeming a bit distracted, Edd turns back to Tom to check. "A really high fever. Damn it! I got to call dad."
Edd runs the phone book calling the number "Please pick up, please. I need you to just pick up." Edd mumbles under his breath. Patryk picks up. "Hello? Who is this?" The phone connects. "Dad! It's me, I need to ask you something." Edd talks faster than normal, heart racing. "What is it? Calm down before you talk Edd." Patryk seems surprised to hear Edd's voice.
"Tom finally turned to a full monster, a huge one, but when he changed back he collapsed! He's sweating and has a fever, I don't know what to do." Edd tries to stay calm, but fails. "With Tord we could always tell with his eyes, but that's sir of a problem with Tom. Give him some ice, try and calm him down. I'm sorry Edd, I have to get back to work." The phone hangs up. "Dad, what if it doesn't work? Dad?"
"He hung up on you?" Matt asks, looking at himself in the camera. "Just look at Tom. I don't know what to do." Edd sighs. "Don't you have a spell book or something?" Matt fixes his hair. "Nothing like this! The healing spell is for like cuts and bruises!" Edd mumbles.
"What's going on down there?" Tord opens his door, headphones around his neck.. "Get down here please." Edd calls out, Tord starting to walk down the stairs, noticing Tom. "Did he full transform?" Tord went over to check on Tom, Edd nods. "Pops always said it was my eyes. Yet again, Tom doesn't really have eyes." Tord slightly chuckled Walking in the kitchen to grab a few things.
"Dad said the exact same thing, what should we do? Is it just that he's sick or what?" Edd mumbles, using some magic to grab the wash cloth on top shelf giving it to Tord. "Ten times better." Tom slightly mumbles, still in the dream state, both Edd and Matt stating. "Here but this on his forehead, lean the chair back." Tord gives Edd the was cloth with a bag of ice in it, leaning the chair back as Edd places the cloth on Tom's head.
"Once Tom wakes up, we're getting answers. When we went out, he told me something." Edd sighs. "Tord, he told you a lot when we were younger? Right?" Edd turns to Tord, writing something down. "Everything he's told you, is what he told me." Tord's phone rings. "I'm gonna take the call."
"Hello, who's it?" He walks into the front room. "It's me, Mike, I wanted to ask you, is it true? The rumors going around that your family is a group of monsters? That's your a demon thing?" Mike's voice cracks over the phone. "Mike. It that were true, don't you think I would of told you?" Tord slightly chuckles. "What was with Tom's nose, you and Edd with the black eyes? What happened." Mike seems worried, and actually a bit scared.
   "My brothers and I got into a fight, that's all, no need to worry." Tord mumbles, trying not to worry Mike. "Alright Tord. If anything else comes up, please tell me Tord. Oop! I gotta go, free period is over." Mike hangs up.
"I'm sorry Mike. But no one can know, I'm sorry." Tord mumbles to himself, walking back into the living room, Edd and Matt staring at him. "Mike called, school roomies are spreadin' around that our family is a group of monsters." Tord mumbles, Matt and Edd both look worried.

Story inspired by: AB6731