[ And Marco truly believes he is going to Hell, as he feels an enormous weight lifted of his soulders. The sensation is both a blessing and a curse, as he doesn't have to go to bed anymore thinking, God, how can I save her now? and feeling all the guilt of the time he spent working as a conselour for some snot-nosed kids and not on killing Visser One and freeing Mom. He has been here, and with her, for almost two months. He must have done something by now.
Except he didn't. Because he was scared, and still is.
Fear isn't an unfamiliar thing to Marco. He's scared for his life, for his dad, for his friends, for all the planet. He looks at the ceiling above him as he wakes up in the morning and wonders if this is the day when he's dragged off to be infested or killed. Winning is something that he is rarely used too. Winning is something that he never expects to happen to him. It happens all the time to Visser One most likely. She didn't come out on top without scoring some major points too.
Which leads Marco to wondering if Visser One is just as scared as he is.
So he hangs up as well and goes back home after work, and sees his stuff packed up and with a note on top of the boxes and bags:
Stay away from me, "Andalite", and I will do the same.
Marco can only snort. It's laughable. Strange, he doesn't feel like laughing at this moment.
But he doesn't leave just yet. He makes a call to one of the Underground Mall hotels - like he will go to a hotel suggested by a Yeerk, Newcomer or not - and makes a reservation. He raids the kitchen and grabs some food that will last him for a few days. He also takes out the remaining food and opened the cans and the boxes and mixing the contents together before tossing them in the garbage. Yanks a few rolls of toilet paper for himself and destroys the rest by soaking the rest with water and tearing them apart. Taking the toaster for himself, he bends some of the forks and spoons before he took a few for himself. He breaks every single plate and bowl except the ones he also stolen and leaves one each intact for Visser; as he walks across the littered floor he takes some of the alcohol as well, but he leaves the remaining bottles in tact. He continues his rampage through the apartment and while he felt a little weird attacking the tampons, the awful feeling of satisfaction is too good for him to stop.
It takes well into the evening, just an hour and a half before the evening sirens. He makes another call, to a cab service and have them to pick him up as he pulls the plug to every electronic device he can find, scrambling a few wires when he can.
Before he leaves for good, he rips a sheet of paper (and flushing the rest in the toilet) on the very scratched up table and writes:
If you call me again for help like you did just before I arrive here, I want you to know I will come.
Though it might be up in the air if he will actually help her.
Satisfied, he takes his particularly heavy bags and boxes downstairs, to wait for his cab.
But as he closes the door (and not bothering to lock it, tucking the key in his pocket), he realizes that despite his relief, despite that the charade being finally over . . .
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Except he didn't. Because he was scared, and still is.
Fear isn't an unfamiliar thing to Marco. He's scared for his life, for his dad, for his friends, for all the planet. He looks at the ceiling above him as he wakes up in the morning and wonders if this is the day when he's dragged off to be infested or killed. Winning is something that he is rarely used too. Winning is something that he never expects to happen to him. It happens all the time to Visser One most likely. She didn't come out on top without scoring some major points too.
Which leads Marco to wondering if Visser One is just as scared as he is.
So he hangs up as well and goes back home after work, and sees his stuff packed up and with a note on top of the boxes and bags:
Stay away from me, "Andalite", and I will do the same.
Marco can only snort. It's laughable. Strange, he doesn't feel like laughing at this moment.
But he doesn't leave just yet. He makes a call to one of the Underground Mall hotels - like he will go to a hotel suggested by a Yeerk, Newcomer or not - and makes a reservation. He raids the kitchen and grabs some food that will last him for a few days. He also takes out the remaining food and opened the cans and the boxes and mixing the contents together before tossing them in the garbage. Yanks a few rolls of toilet paper for himself and destroys the rest by soaking the rest with water and tearing them apart. Taking the toaster for himself, he bends some of the forks and spoons before he took a few for himself. He breaks every single plate and bowl except the ones he also stolen and leaves one each intact for Visser; as he walks across the littered floor he takes some of the alcohol as well, but he leaves the remaining bottles in tact. He continues his rampage through the apartment and while he felt a little weird attacking the tampons, the awful feeling of satisfaction is too good for him to stop.
It takes well into the evening, just an hour and a half before the evening sirens. He makes another call, to a cab service and have them to pick him up as he pulls the plug to every electronic device he can find, scrambling a few wires when he can.
Before he leaves for good, he rips a sheet of paper (and flushing the rest in the toilet) on the very scratched up table and writes:
If you call me again for help like you did just before I arrive here, I want you to know I will come.
Though it might be up in the air if he will actually help her.
Satisfied, he takes his particularly heavy bags and boxes downstairs, to wait for his cab.
But as he closes the door (and not bothering to lock it, tucking the key in his pocket), he realizes that despite his relief, despite that the charade being finally over . . .
He is still scared. ]