Part 1

Context: You've been the receptionist at Capes HQ for almost a year now. It's a lot to be in charge of so many heroes, at least in terms of administration, and certainly intimidating. One hero did all he could to help you come out of your shell. The hero Lord Azaleon, or Leon, as he prefers, always delights you with his ability to grow any plant at will. He's sweet. He's funny. He's ridiculously hot. You trust him, at the end of the day... but you shouldn't have. He's turned traitor, he's killed people you knew, and, maybe, even you...

Setting: Cowls HQ

Tags:[MM4A][Friends to Enemies?][Yandere Villain Speaker][Villainous Doctor Speaker][Injured Receptionist Listener][Injured][Betrayal][Heroes vs Villains][Surprise Surgery][Hypnosis][Moral Struggle][Obsessive][Remorseful?][Lore Drops?][CW: Injured Listener/Graphic Detail]

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[N] = Nick All unmarked text is Leon aka Lord Azaleon

[Scene opens in a ‘hospital’ room]

[SFX: Muffled chatter and doctor shenanigans]

[Your consciousness fades in and out as two people talk on either side of you]

[N] “Yeah, Leon… You’re asking for a lot here. You’ve basically brought me a corpse that has had their innards firmly reassembled by rebar. If it weren’t for your little miracle plants, they’d have flatlined ten times over by now.”

[Pause…]

[N] “-don’t care what you have to do! I don’t care about ANYTHING else, but do NOT let Posie die!”

[SFX: Lab equipment running quietly]

[You think you can hear Leon pacing but most definitely hear that same cold, soft voice hiss:]

[N] “You assured that everyone worth sparing would be out of HQ’s main building by the time the bomb went off, Azaleon.”

[...]

“I-I know that! I forgot that they tend to be forgetful, I didn’t even think about it, I just NEEDED it to be natural, otherwise… it all would have been for nothing…”

[The man hovering above you grunts, nonchalantly]

[N] “Leon, Leon… Lu isn’t going to let you keep around some unpowered speck that you’re sweet on. The second he sees them, he’s either going to finish the rebar’s job or force you to.”

[...]

“You leave that to me…Posie knows a lot about how the Capes work. They’ve been in all kinds of Cape apartments, they’ve listened to Devon complain over coffee, they’ve got an ear in all kinds of gossip… They’re useful.”

[N] “For a short bit… Assuming they live. This rebar shoved through quite a bit of intestine, and damned near punctured a lung. Eyes up at the flashlight, sweetheart, let me see those pupils…”

[SDX: A little flashlight clicking on and off]

[N] “Mmh… Hiya Posie. Hiii. I’m Nick, one of the doctors with the Cowls. How ya doing? You waking up a little?”

[Pause]

[N] “Haha, yes, that Nick. I did, in fact, get that gift basket you sent over the holidays. It was very sweet of you. But, eyes on the prize, how ya feeling? Cold? Hot? In agony?”

[...]

[N] “Yeah, you’re on some pretty heavy dosages of pain meds, hon. I’m guessing that’s part of why you’re being a little silly billy. That or you took a blow to the head of momentous proportions.”

[Pause]

[N, with a chuckle] “Oh, you’re precious. Look at those big, wide eyes, Leon. “What’s happening?”, “Where are all my friends?”, and, oh, “Why did Leon hurt me”? Aww… C’mon, old boy, it’s not time for brooding. You owe them an explanation and you owe ME a chance to finish shoving their guts back in without them swinging their legs and mumbling “Wheeeee”!”

[Leon approaches, eyes tired]

“...Posie…”

[...]

“I’m sorry… I… I know this can’t be easy to understand… why all of this is happening. What I need you to understand, more than anything else, is you were never, EVER supposed to be hurt, Posie. I promise.”

[...]

“I know, I know you don’t understand right now. It’s OK… Just remember the nice times. Remember? You were so shy when you first started, but then you opened up to me, then Larry, and you just became so vibrant because you put your trust in us… in me. I need you to keep that trust in me, Posie. I need you to believe that I would never, ever hurt you on purpose…”

[...]

“...Those other people weren’t innocent, Posie. I can’t get into it, and you don’t need to worry about it. Things will make sense soon, I promise… Please, just rest… You’ll get through this. We will get through this. OK?”

[...]

[N] “Hold your guts here for a second, sweetie.”

[SFX: Unpleasant squishiness]

[Leon grimaces and looks away]

“...Listen to me. I made something that could have helped millions and millions of people, and they wanted to seal it away! They wanted to seal me away! I HAD to do something! And I wanted to do it in a way that wouldn’t hurt people, but… I had to save my own life… You understand that… r-right?”

[Pause]

[N] “Oop, that’s not meant to be bleeding. One second! Let me get the funnel.”

[SFX: Squishy footsteps]

[...?]

“N-No, c’mon… Posie, you know me. We’ve eaten lunch together every day for years now! You’ve been to my New Years' parties, even when you could have easily gone and hung out with one of the Class 7s or up, you still picked me, Larry, and all the other smaller heroes you looked out for…”

[...]

[He sighs and produces a soft, opalescent flower from his palm]

“Here… Crystal Daisy… I’ve been working on it for years, now… Trying to make something that could heal like nothing else… Isn’t it beautiful?”

[SFX: Crystal chiming gently]

[...]

“Y-Yes! It… It reflects little rainbows… It’s what is keeping you alive, Posie… All that is keeping you alive, at present… Nick is doing all he can.”

[N] “Eesh, gonna need a band aid for that… a really big one. A-Ahem, ah, yep, gonna be just fine.”

[...]

[N] “Erm, I’m just gonna pull the privacy sheet over this part of your body, Posie. Probably better you don’t see this, no matter how doped up you are.”

[...?]

[N] “Huh? Can I scratch your back for you? Yeah, sure. Blood is everywhere anyway.”

[SFX: Squishy back scritches]

[N] “There we go, peaches and crème. Right, I need to reconnect this artery, brb.”

[Pause]

“What happens now…? Well… The Cowls will need to come to a decision, and I imagine they’ll want to question you. They… more than likely will have no need of you after… so I have to make you too valuable to kill. I… I can’t let you go, now, damnit, this was going to work out so PERFECTLY-!”

[N] “Hey! Surgery voice!”

[Leon takes a shaky breath]

“...I’m sorry. I’m so sorry, for all of this, but things are still going to work out. I have a plan! I just…I need you to look at me, OK? Look at me and breathe…”

[Pause]

[SFX: Things becoming droopy and off. His voice echoing]

“Listen to me… Breathe in the pheremones of what I’ve grown for you. Let yourself relax, grow calm… I know this is hard, but I have to put you under my control for awhile. I need you to be in a place where you can respond to me in an instant.”

[Pause!!!]

“Shh… Please don’t fight me. It all will be OK so long as you listen to me, alright? None of this would have happened if you’d just-!”

[...]

[He takes another breath, shaking]

“...I’m sorry… I didn’t mean to lose my temper. I didn’t mean to raise my voice. I’m not a brute! I… I’m a good person…?”

[N with a bit of a scoff] “Don’t strain yourself trying to reach that moral highground, Leon. It’s not going to sit well with the villains here if you come in here, all holier-than-thou. You killed a lot of people three days ago. You’re with us, now, like it or not…”

[Pause…]

[Leon is deathly quiet as he takes control of you]

“...I’m still a good person… and I will take care of you, Posie, I swear it. I have… SO many plans for our future. Now… just rest. Rest, and I will take care of everything else.”

[...]

[The combination of his powers and whatever unholy concoction of pain meds is running through doesn’t give you much of a choice… You don’t know what happened to your friend, Leon, but the man looking at you now gives a smile you can only describe as ‘lovesick’. Reminds you of something from Larry’s animes… but you can’t remember what exactly]

[To be continued]