Part Four

Part Four


Hanna: *steps through the door* Guys?

DJ: Hanna! How are you? It's good to see you!

Lui: Hi Hanna! Do you need any help?

Hanna: H-help? You want to help ... me? Why would you want to help a potential threat?

DJ: Because, potential threat or not, you're still our friend!

Lui: Yeah! Friends need to stick together!

DJ: Have you made a decision yet?

Hanna: No... He was right...about everything. It's difficult keeping her locked up...but there was no other way out of that room! and now...all this... Maybe I really am...evil...
Friends...how could you still consider me your friend? I went after him to stop him from hurting you... I was sure that I could just lock him up, never letting him escape. Then I found myself wanting to fight him...it was more out of revenge and anger than of necessity...

DJ: The fact that you are regretful about your actions tells me that you still have the capability to do good.

Lui: Yeah...you did what you did for us, he just twisted your intent into revenge.

DJ: How could we not be your friends after what you did for us?

Hanna: ... You should go...before he locks you up again.... I don't think I will be able to save you next time. Don't you think I'm a traitor?

DJ: Of course not! You haven't done it yet...you're just talking with him. That doesn't make you a traitor.

Lui: *cries* Let us help you! Please?

Hanna: He is the enemy! Of course it makes me a traitor! Besides...*Turns back to the door with regret* ...I'm beyond help now...You have to leave; I don't want you to be hurt because of me...not again... Will you leave now?

DJ: Well, if it is your wish, I suppose we'll have to go. Ok Lui?

Lui: Noooo! I want to stay and help her!

DJ: She needs to fight this battle for herself. Will we see you again?

Hanna: I... I don't know... I think the best thing for you to do would be to stay as far away from me as possible... I can't be trusted. You will explain this to Hairam, right?

DJ: Of course, although it is my hope that you will survive this ordeal to see her again yourself. Come now, Lui. It is time for her to fight this.

Lui: Bye... I hope you'll be ok!
*both DJ and Lui leave the room and head down the hallway toward the washroom and the door to room 5*

EDJ: *knocks on the door* It's me, have you made a decision yet?

Hanna: *heavy sigh of regret* No... Why are you so patient with me? Why not just kill me and get it over with?

EDJ: If I were to let you die, the people back at WEO (world evil organization) would kill me in the slowest, most painful method ever imagined (if not worse). What would you like to do?

Hanna: I don't know...I can't think clearly right now... You won't capture my friends again, will you?

EDJ: Of course not. I gave them directions to a room beyond #5 that will lead to the outside. I left a snowmobile at the exit for them so they could get back to safety.
*DJ and Lui climb up into room 5 and wait there quietly*
How is this matter going to be resolved?

Hanna: Either way, I believe it will end very badly for someone... Why am I hesitating?! Earlier, I would have flatly refused... why is this so hard?!

EDJ: Perhaps it is because you no longer feel hatred toward me, and your loss of hatred was actualized by your seeing the evil in yourself. Does this make sense?

Hanna: I don't think I lost my hatred...I think I just channeled it toward myself...
Is my evil side really that strong?

EDJ: Strong enough to match your good side enough to blur the line between the two.
*DJ and Lui listen until the talking has gone back into the control room, and then quietly sneak back into the hallway, hiding behind the table of half-eaten food.*
Can you channel your hatred toward a city?

Hanna: ...not yet...I don't think I can... Will my evil side overpower good? I've used good for longer than evil, but it is stressful keeping it in...

EDJ: It is my most complete desire that you will see that the evil side is much better and much more rewarding than the good side.Did you know that I once considered being a hero?

Hanna: Hero... To think that I was once called such.... As I look back now, I wonder how I didn't see earlier how strong my evil side is...
*pitifully sits on the floor against the wall* Cold and dark: that is what evil is… and that is all I am... My abilities were not by choice. I was empowered with the manipulation of ice and my genes were infused with those of a black swan; the explanation for my wings. Even my “hero” uniform is black… Maybe I was meant to be evil...
Why did you consider becoming a hero and why did you decline?

EDJ: Back when I had first discovered my powers (which are the powers of persuasion), I was given offers by both sides of the battle. The good side offered me a position as a hero-in-training with a master-hero as my guide. Shall I go on?

Hanna: You may continue. *Starts creating something out of ice* Then what happened?

EDJ: The evil side offered me a position as an aide to the emperor's second in command. It had many rewards, and great opportunities for advancement. How did I choose between the two?

Hanna: *Continues crafting what appears to be an ice rose, seemingly inattentive*...You chose the side which offered the better position, correct?

EDJ: Well, actually... my other (your friend) was also offered positions with both evil and good. We got into a huge argument (we used to be good friends) and he left to join the good side. Naturally, wanting revenge on him, I joined the evil side and worked my way up to this position...never forgetting that argument. You know what I mean?

Hanna: Hmm...*Carefully inspects newly made rose made out of ice* Yes. The prospect of revenge has spawned many great evil leaders...
Do you know how much time it takes for a frozen rose to begin wilting?

EDJ: Hmm, I'm not aware of this particular piece of information... How long does it take?