Monday, January 16, 2006

I've started numbering them.

Episode #134 Chapter 11, part 19 It’s Good for the Soul --Artukei and Aisha’s room-- Justin: (holding the chip that he put in his ear) This. This is why you couldn’t contact me. Ozz: (picks up the chip) A distortion chip. Why? Justin: I couldn’t have you trying to find me. This was something I had to do alone. Ozz: What exactly did you do? Justin: ..... *deep breath* Ozz, you’re my closest friend and one of the few individuals I would trust with my life. Also, you once told me that as friends there is a trust between us and that we should always be honest with each other..... So I guess you deserve to know the truth. 20 minutes later... Ozz: 0.0 .... you... you what? Justin: (nods) It was me. It was all me. I couldn’t tell you before. That night, Aisha was just so happy to see my face again that.... I just couldn’t bear to tell her. Or you. Ozz: I understand. But... why would you do that? Cause all that destruction, endanger those people’s lives? Justin: I lost control. I didn’t mean to go as far as I did! Ravage was intended to be a regulator! Ozz: Regulator? Regulate what? Justin: I couldn’t hold it. Keeping Incubus inside for so long. I couldn’t do it! It’s like the pressure valve on a machine. I had to release some steam. If just for a few minutes. As Ravage I could indulge Incubus’ dark thoughts and still remain conscious. And if his influence ever became too strong, I could just stop right there. But once I started...... Oh, Ozz, you don’t know what it’s like. To feel that much power. To become sheer intimidation. It was like a drug. And like any drug, I became addicted to it. So night after night I would sneak out and fly off to some remote corner of the city, just so I could feel that power once more. Ozz: And that’s how you met... Derrick Dukes, was it? Justin: Yep. And got involved in the Underground Fighting Syndicate. Ozz: *sigh* ... Justin, I.... I’m speechless. I can’t believe you did this. Justin: But all that’s in the past now. I’ve come back. Which is more than I can say for Ravage. I’m keeping my promise for real this time. He’s never coming back. Because I realized that I have a responsibility here. To my family. I could let go of my life and my dreams,... but not you guys. Ozz: Well,... I’m glad that in the end you made the right decision, Justin. And you were very brave to tell me the truth. Are you going to tell Aisha now? Justin: 0.0 What?! No! I can’t! Ozz: What?! Justin: Ozz, I can never tell Aisha! She hates Ravage with a vengeance. If she found out that we were the same person, and worse, that I lied to her.... Ozz: ...... Justin: I’d lose her, Ozz. I know it. Ozz: Well, you can have my word that I won’t tell her. Even if I could. But sooner or later, she’ll have to know. Justin: Ozz, I can’t. Ozz: (starts floating away) Justin: Where you going? Ozz: I need to rest. This is a lot to take in. Justin: We’re still friends, right? Ozz: ..... (floats away) Justin: Ozz?

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