#motherbound plot

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Electricity sparked from his fingertips suddenly. He scrambled back in alarm. How the hell??

He suddenly remembered Claus mentioning they all had PSI... So he...did have PSI. Uncertainty stirred in him. He couldn’t wait any longer.

He grabbed his notebook and hurried out. “N-Ness!” 

The capped boy was just sitting and mindlessly watching TV.  “Huh? Oh hey, Lucas!”

The other ran up to him with a look of urgency. “C-Can we talk? I’ve been thinking about stuff, and…”

Ness’ face was growing red. “Uhhh… S-sure?” He wasn’t certain on what the blond boy was implying, but… Ness shook those thoughts away, no! Lucas wouldn’t be thinking about THAT stuff already…. “Let’s talk upstairs in my room, then?” 

Lucas nodded sheepishly. Ness’ room was cool and calming… He followed the raven-haired boy up into the room and took a seat on the bed. 

Ness closed the door behind him and sat next to him. “So? Shoot.” he gave an encouraging smile, glad Lucas was starting to open up about his problems.

“Nnn...So the fire….” Lucas started slowly. Ness’ smile faded. “Uh- no, it’s not about you! It’s…. It’s what that robot said.” He paused nervously, biting his lip. “When… it said ‘which Lucas are you?’ And it knew my name- And then it said my memories were warped by something-”

Ness got up, never changing his expression, and headed over to his closet. “Yeah, go on.” he murmured. 

Lucas nodded nervously, keeping his eyes on his lap. “Is there more than one ‘me?’ And if so, is there like another you? A-And another Claus? Am I the real Lucas-” he stopped and noticed Ness standing back in front of him with a bat. He slowly looked in concern up to meet Ness’ eyes. Something wasn’t right.

Ness readied his bat, a dark grin creeping onto his face.

Something wasn’t right. 

“Batterrr… up!” He reeled back and swung.

 Lucas yelped and ducked quickly, the bat missing him by a hair. “Ness?!” 

His friend was already winding up for another swing. Terrified, Lucas tried to scram, but was unable to get away quick enough from this blow that nailed him in the ankle. What should of been a sharp crack was substituted by a dull thud and a concerning lack of pain. 

Ness clicked his tongue, annoyed. “Should’ve known that was the metal one.”

Knowing he had little time to escape, Lucas defensively pushed the other away to get by him and out of the room. Tears started to flood his eyes. First this had happened to Claus last week- but that was ‘Masky.’ What the hell had gotten into Ness?? Just a moment ago…

Ness’s soft, kind, smiling face flashed in his head. How did it go from that to this?!

It stung. Running away from the one source of comfort he had? Stung. 

“Luuuucas, you don’t wanna run from ME, do you? I thought you loved me?” Ness’ voice echoed hauntingly down the hall. Lucas quickly turned and ran into the bathroom, locking the door behind him. The only thing he could hear was his own heavy breathing and the nearing foot steps. He looked around frantically for something he could use to fight with. Nothing.

He peeked out the window. It was the second floor so there was some risk… But the window was small. He froze as he heard the footsteps stop in front of the door. There was a knock. Lucas felt his heart drop into his stomach.

“Luucas? Don’t you think it’s pretty stupid…”

Click.

“...To lock a door from a psychic?” 

Lucas lunged for the door knob as it turned and held it shut, using his body weight against the door. “Go away!! You’re not Ness!” he shouted hoarsely. 

“I’m not?” the voice on the other side questioned. “Ha. Hahaha! Maybe! But I’ll tell you what- if you open this door, I’ll tell you everything you need to know. I know what you are, and you’re NOT who you think you are~” ‘Ness’ snickered and began to open to the door with surprising strength.

Lucas squeezed his eyes shut and clenched his teeth. “I DON’T know what you’re talking about…”

Suddenly he heard the wooden bat clatter to the ground and a short scream.

“If you move a single inch, I’ll kill you.” a voice growled.

...Claus!

“Aww, don’t be like that! How’d that make your brother feel? Well- I GUESS you can call him tha- AGHH-” A sickening crunch. 

Lucas threw open the door. “Stop!!” he wheezed out a plea. Claus stared at him. He was holding Ness down to the ground in a restaining position. Ness’ arm was bent in an unnatural way. 

Claus glanced down, as if just registering what he did “..Lucas, I didn’t mean to-...He was trying to hurt you…” he spoke softly.

“I… I know that.” Lucas replied sadly. He bent down slowly and removed Ness’ hat to rub his head. “Why, though…?” he brushed the bangs out of the others’ eyes. “Why?” he repeated, more choked up.

All psychosis and aggression was suddenly drained from the pinned boy’s eyes and was replaced by pained confusion and fear. “Wha-?” Tears flooded in and he started to hyperventilate. “M-My arm..! Claus, what are you-”

“Shut up.” the chimera boy hissed. “What the fuck is wrong with you? Scaring my brother like that. Tricking him. I didn’t think you were like that...” 

‘He’s not…’ Lucas thought,  grabbing the hat and inspected it with suspicion. Ness had gone back to normal after the hat was taken off, why would-

His eyes caught the glint of something.

“..Wires.” he muttered.

Claus looked up without moving his head. “...What?”

“There’s wires..” Lucas’ voice trembled as he turned over the hat. “There’s wires in the stitching!” 

Claus’ eyes slowly widened. He grabbed the hat to inspect it himself, leaving Ness on the ground in agony. “The enemy was using this to spy on us… and probably to control Ness.” He continued to stare at it. While pondering over this, the two had come to a realization.

“The enemy knows where we live. We have to relocate.” Claus said slowly

“Good idea. But uh. Can I go to the hospital along the way?” Ness asked through clenched teeth.

Claus glanced over , guilt stabbing at his chest. He very carefully scooped him up. Ness didn’t look too happy about this but didn’t seem to be in the condition to resist.