The Soul Reaver

“Wakey wakey!” I jumped, and fell out of my bed, letting out a shout of surprise as the bed was flipped. I slammed into the ground and groaned.

“Dammit…” I peek my head from behind the mattress, and glare at the smirking form of Louis. Dammit, a guy can’t get any sleep.

“It’s time to go back Dean, so get yourself ready, you have business back home anyway.” I grumbled, but complied. Sheesh, I think I fell asleep reading those notes… At least I have an idea on what to do now. I get myself dressed in my usual attire, and stood in front of him.

“Alright… send me home.” I said with a yawn. Louis nodded and pushed me through a portal. I ended up falling face first into the dark green tile of the Southpaw manor, with a groan I got up and looked around and WHOA.

The house was… well, it looked very different than what I thought it would be. The brown wood of the walls were now a bright white, and it also had a lot of lights. Woo! Free electricity! I look to my side, and the bag of heads I had collected from Earth was sitting there. Dripping with blood. Fuckin’ ew.

I should probably get this to Sarah really quickly, or this is just gonna stink up my very new and fancy house. I shrug to myself, and pick up the bag. May as well do this early. I walk out of the mansion and begin to make my way to Ponyville. Hopefully everything isn’t in ruins.

        It was kinda early in the morning, so no one was really out and about. Good, it’d be a bit hard to explain the bag. Don’t need anyone just walking up going “Swiggity swag what’s in the bag?” from a random pony.  Now to figure out where Sarah is. I have no idea if she’s even in town, so this is gonna be- oh hey there she- oh. Oh. That’s new. Very new. Sarah in a dress. I’ll let that idea sink in for a moment.

        Oh god that image is burned into my retinas. Someone help me. I shook my head to clear the thoughts from my mind, and cleared my throat, “Hey, there’s the birthday girl.” I said loud enough for her to hear.

        She looked up and saw me, “Oh, hey Dean, I- Wait, how’d you know it’s my birthday?” She seems surprised at the fact that I know of her birthday.

        I grinned, “Death.” Don’t want to let her know it was Clémence.

        “Ah, makes sense I guess.” She got off of the Wolf… I think his name is Feral, she got off of his back. “Did he tell you how old I would be turning?”

        I paused, and shrugged, “Seventeen, right?”

        She looked at me with… shock? She shook her head, “You honestly think I’m seventeen years old?”

I kinda tilted my head in confusion, “Aren’t you?”

“No...” She scratched her head and continued, “I’m twenty one.”

Dafack man. “Wha...” I shook my head, “I mean, What? You’re so... well, small.” Seriously she’s fuckin’ tiny.

“If I remember correctly, they coated my skeleton in metal when I was around... Fifteen or sixteen, I think, so I guess my body sort of stopped growing.”

And then my eyebrow rose, “Coated in metal...? What? What do you mean?” Seriously what the fuck.

She stared at me blankly, “Oh yeah, I don’t think I told many people about that one, actually. Well, one of the experiments the researchers at A.N.G.E.L. performed had to do with increasing bone strength, and with that whole “Croatoan” stuff messing with them, they went with coating my entire skeleton in some really strong metal.” She activated her claws and used one to cut a finger open to show me, “See? All metal and shit.”

MOTHERFUCKING SERIOUSLY I’M GETTING TOO MUCH SATISFACTION OUT OF WHAT I DID. “Great. More reasons… I’m gonna enjoy this.”

She raised an eyebrow, “Enjoy... What?”

“I remember you mentioning an organization that performed this shit on you. I asked Death about it, and he told me the name. Here’s your birthday gift,” I showed her the bag and threw it at her, making her catch it, “The heads of every scientist of the organization.”

She picked up the one on top and shouted in surprise and delight.

“Well fuck me, it’s Jeriah!” Good thing I saved him for last.

I smiled, “Squealed like a pig when I stuck him with a pipe.”

She dropped the head to the ground, then proceeded to stomp it into a paste. She then picked up a wad of it and threw it a good few hundred feet yelling, “FUCK YOU YOU FUCKING RAPIST! BURN IN HELL!” lel.

“I also told Louis to put him in the rape pits in hell. He’s now getting penetrated in every orifice on his body. Along with every other researcher. Happy birthday Sarah.”

She pumped both fists into the air, “BEST FUCKING BIRTHDAY EVER!” WHOA JESUS TACKLE HUG! “THANK YOU!”

I got my bearings back and laughed, patting her head, “No problem Sarah.”

“Oh, yeah, you just completely fucking destroyed the bane of my existence! No big deal.” Well she sounds really happy!

“You know, I’m glad we’re in a random area that isn’t populated, it would be awkward to explain this.” Yeah. It’d just be awkward

“Don’t care. Besides, Jay apparently gave someone a “wingboner”, I think it was called, in the middle of town, so this would hardly be bad.”

Huh. “Wingboner?”

“Yeah, people with wings get them when they're aroused or something like that. Makes their wings spring out and go all stiff.”

WAIT OH DEAR GOD NO. THAT MEANS THAT CELESTIA- NOPE! NOT GONNA THINK ABOUT IT, NOPENOPENOPE! “Oh dear lord I didn’t…” GODDAMMIT MIND, NO!

She raised an eyebrow, “Didn’t what?”

I shook my head, clearing my mind of the most horrifying thought ever conceived in the history of mankind, “Never mind, don’t worry about it.”

“Well...” We all turned to look at... Oh hey it’s James. And who’s the girl with the pink hair?  “Someone seems happy.” James turned to me. “She’s here by the way. Said she wanted to talk to you.”

Oh fuck. My eyes widened as I began to walk in the other direction, “Welp, I’ve gotta go, so see ya!”

“Uh, I’m still holding on, and I don’t really feel like letting go at the moment.” And now the albino monkey won’t get off of my back.

I groaned, and somewhat struggled from the sudden increase, “Fine, be that way.” I then jumped onto the tallest building and sat, “At least I’ll have time to hide.”

“Who are you even hiding from?”

I sighed, “My ex.” That terrifying bitch.

“Oohhh... What does “ex” mean in that context?”

I stared at her blankly, “Seriously? Ugh... It means my former girlfriend.” Sometimes common sense is a super power with how rare it is.

“Oi, I was raised in a medical facility with no outside connections, sorry if I don’t know many common phrases.” OH! SO SHE WANTS A SARCASM DUEL!?

I poked her in the sides, “Hey, no sarcasm from you, shorty.”

“Oh, don’t worry, I’ll totally cut down on the sarcasm.”

“Smartarse.”

“I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

I laughed, “Whatever birthday girl.”

She joined me in laughing as well, “But really, who is it you’re running from? I might’ve met them already.”

“Amy Hindenburg.” OH BY THE ALL MIGHTY FUCK SHE’S HERE.

And I can’t even run to get away…. halp.

Sarah frowned, “Oh Jesus, the “heartbreak is the worst thing in existence” girl.” Lolwut.

“Hey, I resent that!”

She turned to where Amy was and replied “Don’t fucking care.” She then looked back at me, “Amy’s here.” HEY NO FUCKING SHIT.

“Oh fuck me...” I groaned with fear.

“This your latest catch Dean?” Really? She’s going to resort to shit like that? REALLY!?

Sarah’s head shot back to Amy, “I’ll fucking kill ya, ya fucking dog fucking... Fuck!”

Amy ignored her and looked at me. “We need to talk.”

I sighed, “I’m a bit tied up here.” I looked to Sarah, “Could you let me go now?”

She let go, “Sure, but you might have to hold me back to stop me from hitting her in the fucking face. I’m trying to be nicer, but she just plain pisses me off.” If she says anything like earlier, I’ll let her.

I sighed, “Fine, fine... looks like she’s staying Amy. You have the floor now.”

She stared at the ground and started scraping her foot in a circle. She looked up at me, “I... I’m sorry.”

No fucking way she actually did it. My eyes widened, “Say again?”

She glared at the ground to avoid my gaze before yelling at me with tears in her eyes. “I SAID I’M SORRY! I’VE BEEN A STUPID FUCKING IDIOT AND IT TOOK ME THIS LONG TO FUCKING REALIZE IT! HAPPY!”

OH PRAISE THE FUCKING LORD SHE FINALLY FUCKING GETS IT! YOU ARE FUCKING STUPIDER THAN SARAH, AND SHE DOESN’T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE U.S. IS!

Amy trembled with her fist clenched. “I-If it wasn’t for Sarah and Alex... I would still be hunting down your ass.”

FUCK THIS SHIT AND EVERYTHING ABOUT IT! I’M SETTIN’ HER STRAIGHT DAMMIT!

I sighed in annoyance, “That’s it. I’m fucking done.I’ve blamed myself the entire time, hating myself for getting close to anyone because they might get hurt for being anywhere near me. I’ve had to run myself ragged, trying to make the world we live in a better place for not only monsters, but humans to live in as well! I’ve harbored the hate of most of the civilized and supernatural world, AND I’M FUCKING DONE!” I have ran myself fucking ragged for the fucking world, AND I STILL AM!  “Tell me, why do you feel the fucking need to try and kill me?”

“I don’t know... I was so ANGRY with you. I thought we had something, and then you just ended it! I... I... “ She fell to her knees and trembled. “I lost control... The one thing I promised myself I wouldn’t let happen... and I just... freaked out! I felt so much rage... I... I...”

Yes? Go on?

Amy grew a pair of wolf ears and a tail, tears started falling from under her bangs. “I’m so sorry... It was all my fault... I’m so sorry....”

Ah. dammit, now I feel kinda bad. I walked up to her and hugged her, “It’s... fine. I’m still angry, but I’m happy that you’ve finally gotten over it. I’m also sorry for not better explaining why I broke up with you.” That probably would have been easier to do IF SHE’D HAVE FUCKING LISTENED.

She broke down and started sobbing on my shoulder. Her ears folded back and she continued to cry. After about a minute or two she finally stopped. “Th-thank you....”

I chuckled and scratched her ear, “No problem.” Amy’s tail started wagging as he scratched, causing her eyes to roll slightly into the back of her head.

“... What the fuck? No, really, what the fuck?” Sarah stared at us with a slightly disgusted look, “That’s just... Weird. Please don’t do it in front of me.” Yeah, whatever.

I rolled my eyes, “Coming from you, that’s not that much of an insult.”

Amy continued to wag her tail... Don’t think she heard her.

Sarah walked right up to her and shouted, “If you are done being masturbated via ear, I would like to leave!”

She snapped out of her trance and started glowing silver. “Oh... uuuuuh. You didn’t see anything!” Yeah. Right.

“Oh yeah, and I’m telling your brother too.” Sarah then paused and grinned, “Well, you two will have that in common now! You both got off on physical contact in a completely non-sexual place via another man!” Huh? The hell is the story here?

Amy glared at her with her eyes flashing yellow. “IF YOU TELL HIM A SINGLE DETAIL ABOUT THIS I WILL GUT YOU!”

“Already got a girlfriend, plus I don’t really like you. Sorry.” Lel.

I sighed, “Amy, enough. Sarah, just... don’t.” Seriously, ‘cuz then I have to deal with the freaking fallout.

Amy looked over at me in shock before huffing and turning away. “Just... Make her promise not to tell him about...” She motioned to her ears and tail, “This.”

I facepalmed, “Honestly, I don’t see why you haven’t told him yet, but fine.” I let her go and walked over to Sarah, “I’m asking you as a friend, just... don’t tell James about her ears and tail. That’s all I’m asking.”

She shrugged, “I wasn’t going to anyway. I have no idea what they are, just figured they were a genetic mutation of some form.”

Amy stared at her with one of her eyes twitching. “Just... what?”

Sarah raised an eyebrow at her, “What? I grew up in a genetics facility. Every extremity to the human body might be a mutation. If it’s not, it’s not.”

I stared at me blankly, then shrugged, “Alright then. There, problem solved.” Saves a lot of trouble.

Amy shrugged before hiding her ears and tail. “I’ll take what I can get... I need to find James and make sure he doesn’t blow something up.”

I laughed, “Odds are that he has enough common sense to do something like that.”

Sarah walked over to the edge of the building and looked down, then back at Amy while asking, “He’s down there, right?”

Amy looked at her in confusion. “Uh, yeah. Why?”

“Oh, no reason,” She said, “just the fact that a bag full of severed heads is also down there, as well as a head that I sort of stomped into paste. Oh, and Feral, and I kind of forgot to feed him lately.”

“QUIT BITING MY LEG!! TAKE THE HEAD! TAKE IT!!”

I’ll take that as my cue to creep on out of here. I think they can handle things without me! To the park! Where I can think freely about stuff! And things!

        Sheesh… this has been one eventful time… I’ve barely been here for a few hours and I’ve already done so much.

        I was sitting on top of a bench in the park, watching the nature go about its business. It’s always very calming, and nothing really extreme happens. It’s a good place to unwind.

“DEAN!!” No way. NO FUCKING WAY IN HELL. I turned, only to get tackled onto the ground with the wind knocked out of me. I looked down and saw a very, very familiar woman looking up at me with the biggest smile.

 “Whoa! Beth!?!” Yup. It’s Beth. Oh. OH. Holy fucking shit it’s BETH!

She gently bit my neck and took a bit of blood before whispering in my ear, “You still taste amazing~” I shivered at the sudden and very familiar feeling. Well, if I wasn’t sure before...

I had to look at her, just to be sure I wasn’t going fucking insane from depression. “You... you’re here...”

She smiled and hugged me, “I asked to be here with you, I thought you needed it.”

I moved away and kissed her.  After a few seconds, I pulled away, and smiled lightly, “God I’ve missed you...” I frowned, “I... I’m so sorry...” Everything I buried when I broke up with her was just resurfacing, all those emotions I put aside so as to not go into depression was just coming back in full force.

She kissed my cheek, “You did it to protect me... There’s no need to be sorry for that.”

“Still... I could have tried harder to find ways to stay together, I could have done something!” If I just stopped and thought of something... “I... I let you go when I wasn’t ready to.”

I felt her hand comb through my hair, “Shh. It’s okay... You didn’t know, so there’s no need to look back and punish yourself.” She said comfortingly.

I hugged her tightly, Not wanting to let her go. “Thank you...” I can finally be with her… I can be with the one person I love more than anything...

Somehow, she returned the hug with more gusto than me, “You’re welcome.”

I then lifted us from the ground and held her bridal style, “Well, It’s a good thing I finally have a house.” The shit I can and will do. Just gon’ let that sink in.

“Oh?” She grinned, “And what are we going to do?”

I returned her grin, “Like you need to ask.” I like to think she knows exactly what I’m going to do.

I saw her shiver in delight and grin, “Oh god I’ve missed you.”

My grin grew as well, “Same here Nature girl.”

“Says the Hunter boy~” She snuggled against my chest.

“Beth!” I turned and saw… Fucking Michael. You know what? I’ll save it for later. Don’t want to ruin the moment with Beth. “Finally... Oh hey Dean!” He greeted.

I gave a smile, but I paused and recognized a man next to him. He wore a black coat, and had slicked back black hair and purple eyes. He looked kinda like a man in his late thirties, as well. “Johnny!?!? What are you doing here!?” Yup. It was Johnny. He’s a guy that used to help me out when I was alive. Fun little bit of info about him is that He’s a five thousand year old egyptian.  Yeah, he never really told me how he got that old, he just said it.

Johnny grinned, “Someone has to watch your back. May as well be me.” He patted my head, “It’s great to see you again kid.” Old fuck.

 “What do you say guys, I got a house at the forest.” Figured that they probably don’t have a place to stay yet, so I think I should at least offer them a place until they do.

“Oi! Dean, Michael... Whoever the fuck you two are!” And there goes the moment.

I noticed that Beth was staring at Sarahs scars, and felt the urge to sigh. This can only end well... “Quit fucking staring, I’m not in the Goddamn fucking mood to have someone I don’t fucking know, staring at me like I’m on fucking display!” Oh what a fucking surprise, it didn’t.

Sarah nodded at Michael as Beth recoiled slightly from the rant, “Hey Michael, nice seeing you again. Well it would be, but I can only halfway fucking see you right now.”

“Ah. Good to see you to..... What happened exactly?”

“Had to fucking make James shoot me in the fucking head. Went off course and took my fucking eye out. Gone for fucking good! Just fucking great!” Sailors are taking notes, I can feel it.

She turned to me, “I need to fucking talk to you. Like, right fucking now. I don’t care if anyone of these fuckers hears it, but it’s really fucking important.”

I raised an eyebrow at her, “Alright then...Sorry Beth, we’ll “Chat” later.” I love double meanings. They’re fun.

She pouted but nodded, “Fine....” She grabbed my collar and pulled me closer to whisper in my ear, “You owe me sexy times.”

I couldn’t help but grin, “When we get to my house... That ass is mine baby...”

She bit my neck and took a little blood, “Fine with me~”

I heard Sarah growl with impatience, “You promised to fucking help me the next fucking time this fucking happened Dean! I need fucking help, right fucking now! I’m going fucking insane and I need fucking help, I don’t exactly feel like letting her out another fucking time!”

Alright, now it’s serious, “When, why, and how?” I walked over to her, feeling myself go into a professional sort of mood, “And did anyone get hurt?”

She took a few breaths before replying, “Three fucking hours ago, probably because James laughed when he thought I was fucking joking about torture and rape, and how? Just like every other fucking time, she boots me out of my own fucking mind! And hurt? I think only I got hurt, James had to shoot me in the head to cause some trauma and give me enough time to get control back,” She opened her eye to show an empty socket, “that’s about the extent of injury though.”

Well that’s real fucking dandy, isn’t it? I sighed and pinched the bridge of my nose “Damn it all... Alright, I actually did find one solution, but you may not like it.” I sure as hell don’t.

Her… eye, widened, “What? What is it? I’ll do just about fucking anything right now, I just want her out of my fucking head!”

“In order for me to fully cure you of your other self, I have to enter into your mind.”

“... Okay, why wouldn’t I like that idea? It doesn’t seem too bad just going into my mind.” Of course you say that. It’s your fucking mind, you have to live with it. You’re not the one who has to dive into it.

I shook my head, “It’s not that simple. We have to have the same brain waves in order for me to enter. And the only way to do that,” I really, REALLY fucking do not want to use this solution, “I have to inject myself with the Croatoan.” Fuck.

“Uh.... Not to sound rude or anything, but that is completely your choice, I have no say in that, and I frankly don’t give a fuck right now. I am on my last strand of fucking sanity, and I really don’t fucking care. Again, not to sound rude.” Oh no, of course that wasn’t rude you moron. What-the-fuck-ever.

I sighed, “Alright. I have a basement in my house that has the right things we need. I have the proper items for me to enter your mind.”

“You’ll need some backup, I’ll tell you that much.” We turned around and saw Johnny, “I doubt something like a little mindfucker can beat the both of us.” Well shit, this’ll be fun.

I smirked, “No shit. Good to have you here Johnny.”

Sarah twitched a bit and put a hand to her head, “Yeah, nice to meet you, nice to have you, sorry if I don’t act nicer, I’ve pretty much lost my mind twice in the past four hours.”

Johnny shrugged, “I know the feeling.” That he would.

“I’d ask, but I’m getting a bit impatient. Any chance we could do this like, right fucking now?” Sarah actually started to sound desperate. Alright, best get this show on the road...

I nodded, “Yeah, I’ve been waiting for something like this, and thankfully I already spent the day creating the runes for me to get in your head.” Not really, it was Louis’ minions that did all that for me. But hey, details. “I’ll need Johnny to inject himself with some of the Croatoan as well if he wants to jump in, so lets go. The quicker the better.” Yup. I’m so not gonna like this. Not one bit.

“Please, please tell me we’ll get there soon. I swear it’s like she’s trying to claw my fucking brain out.” Sarah said as we

“Here we are.” I said with a sigh,“Home sweet home.” Yeah, for all of a day.

“Okay, okay, we’re here, good, great actually, where to?”

“Basement.” I’m so glad that Louis had constructed everything to my liking. I’m just going on a limb here by thinking that he probably put everything I needed in the basement, “Everything we need is down here.” I walked over to the a door, opened it and then proceeded to walk the dinosaur. Nah, just opened the door to the rather well furnished basement.

“This isn’t gonna be dangerous is it? I want her gone, yeah, but I don’t want to die. Or you to die. Or him to die even though we just met. Or for her to get out. Or for me to die, or you, or him, or-” She then punched herself across the jaw. Yeah, this has to stop. “-this isn’t fun. I thought my first birthday outside the facility would be fun. Instead there was yelling, insults, losing my mind, losing my eye, now losing my mind again. Not fun.”

I placed a hand on her shoulder, “Well, think of this as another gift. You’ll finally be sane... somewhat.” Well, I at least hope. I’m gonna be trying my best to help with that.

She stopped twitching and looked at me sadly, “I honestly think I lost that privilege a while ago...”

I smiled reassuringly, “Then I’ll just have to get that privilege back then.” It’s funny… why am the hell am I trying so hard?

“I would love to see that fucking happen, if it were possible.”

“Try to have a little faith why don’t ya’?” I wasn’t fazed by her snapping at me.

“Faith is a pretty new thing to me...”

“Then try it out, you’ll like it.” And praise the lord Louis actually pulled through and drew the proper circle for this spell.  “Here we are... Ready?” I turned to Sarah with a raised brow.

“YES!” Ow.

“We’re in a basement that bounces sound all over the place, no need to shout.”

She twitched again, “If you haven’t noticed, I am losing. My damn. Mind.”

I sighed, “Right, right. You ready Johnny?” His reply was to nod, “Alright then... Welp, let’s get down to business.” I saw that a cup filled with proper potion that would allow my soul to come out of my body and enter someones inner reality, or rather their mind/soul “I always hated this stuff...” I sighed as I drank it. Seriously, it tastes disgusting. I then began to glow a silvery color, “Blech....” I groaned at the taste, and handed the cup to Johnny, who downed the rest in one gulp and gagged.

I produced another syringe with some of the croatoan from the whole sample and handed it to Johnny, “Here you go, ready?” He nodded and we injected ourselves with the Croatoan. The amount of pain this shit induced was indescribable. I don’t even know where to begin with it. The whole reason we even need this is to put ourselves on the save wavelength with our minds. If we tried to go in we’d be torn apart from the inside. If it weren’t for the potion, we’d probably be frothing messes.

We looked at each other and nodded, when the effects of the potion took a hold of us. Our souls flew from our bodies, making them collapse. We then flew around, trying to guide ourselves to enter Sarah’s mind. We finally flew into her, darkness took my vision. Ah shit...