Shadow-Dancer: We're Not So Different [ALTERNATE UNIVERSE VERSION]

Chapter 24: My Brilliant Rescue Plan (Said No One Ever)

Becca's POV

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" I heard Ob scream as we landed. I had to fight every urge in my body to not run towards her. In fact I would've if Anti hadn't been holding me back.

"We can't. Right now, we have the element of surprise. The last thing we want is fer them ta know we're comin'." I knew Anti was right. I didn't try to run, but my muscles were refusing to unclench. We started sneaking down the hall in the direction of Ob's pained scream.

"Who is Dark's partner anyway?" I asked.

"He's not Dark's partner. He's Dark's boss," Anti explained, "His name is Antimatter. You would more likely know his host, MatPat, although Antimatter has been in control fer months. He can make almost any machine imaginable. He created the machine that separated you an' Ob."

"What kind of monster can control a guy whose power is to control minds?" I mumbled. It was a rhetorical question, but Anti answered anyway.

Becca: Antimatter's still our number one enemy.

Ob: After Bill, of course.

"A very powerful an' clever one," he whispered.

We walked in silence until we reached the end of the hallway. Dark and Antimatter were standing over Ob, who was tied down to a chair and unconscious. Anti Matter was extracting something out of Ob. I couldn't tell what it was, but it glowed brightly like a Patronus. Then I realized: They were stripping her of her power!

For demons, being stripped of their power is like terminal cancer, and the resulting death is a slow and painful one.

"Alright, what's the plan?" Anti asked.

"You are going to distract Anti Matter and Dark while I sneak around and get Ob. When I give the word, you'll teleport us out of here and back to Jack's," I explained.

"That's a terrible plan!" Anti whisper-shouted, "How am I supposed ta distract them fer that long?"

"P*ss them off," I said before heading into the shadows. I had a plan to keep Antimatter and Dark from noticing me. I just hoped that I was right.

Dark had said that Ob and I were special. That she could use her powers without actually being in control of my body or my mind, which is what ended up getting transported into the songs we danced to. Maybe that was because we both had powers. It was the longest shot in the history of long-shots, but it was the only thing I could think of.

Ob: Well, your long-shot turned out to be-

Becca: *quickly covers Ob's mouth* Don't spoil it!

I thought of a song that I could use to make Antimatter and Dark think l'm not there. Something to make me invisible, like "Gonna Build a Wall" or... Sure why not? It'll have to do. (It's the song up top.)

I thought of that song and tried to block out all other sounds. I heard Anti speaking to Antimatter and Dark, but it was like a distant whisper. When I was ready, I began to dance.

It seemed like it was working. I made my way around the sides of the room, trying to keep out of Antimatter and Dark's lines of vision just in case. By the time I had gotten to Ob, the song was about halfway over. I hoped that I would be able to simply replay it in my head and continue the illusion.

Trying to get Ob untied and attempting to incorporate it into the dance was the hardest thing I had ever done. I tried to be as quiet as I could possibly be. I extended my illusion to cover the undone rope.

I was almost finished untying Ob, and I was starting to think that this might actually work. A little bit of advice for anyone who tries something stupid: don't get your hopes up. Just as I was getting the last of the rope off of Ob, I felt a sharp pain in my side and my whole body went limp.

"Nice try, Becca," Antimatter said. "I will admit that I am impressed that you worked that illusion, but you forgot one important detail. You and Obsidian are known as Shadow-dancer. You can hide your physical form, but not your shadow."

"Crap," I thought. I wasn't able to move my head, but I could hear Anti struggling to get out of Dark's grasp. Antimatter walked over to me, and placed an object at my side. "I believe that it's time you were taught a lesson." Antimatter was about to activate the device when gunfire was heard coming down the hallway.

"YOU STAY THE F*CK AWAY FROM THEM!" a familiar Irish voice screamed as he shot Antimatter in the hip.

Author: Jack's here!

Becca: And don't forget to absolutely mash that star!

Ob: And while you're at it, recommend this story to as many of your friends as you can.

Author: The song up top is "Gonna Build a Wall" by the Original Broadway Cast of Shrek the Musical.

Lyrics:

I'm gonna build me a wall, I'll make it ten feet high
See ya later pal, bye bye
No one gettin' in so don't you even try
A ten foot wall
I'm gonna build me a wall, I'm gonna disappear
What's the matter pal
Am I not bein' clear?
Can't you take a hint
Am I getting through at all?
Just get outta here
I was told the world would despise me
So I should have known, I should have guessed
I thought these two might be different
Well now I know, they're just like all the rest
I'm gonna be what they want, I'm gonna be what they say
Hey world, I'll do it your way!
You're looking for a monster, it's your lucky day
I'll be what you want
What a fool to think she might love me
I opened my heart and let her walk through
She wanted prince charming, I wanted my home back
How lucky both our wishes came true
Gonna build me a wall, a perfect place to hide
Hey world, stay on your side
The best way to conquer they say is to divide
Gonna build a wall
Gonna be what they say
Gonna hide in my heart
Gonna build a wall...