Cody

Waiting at the doctors for results was always a pain to begin with, but when you are waiting for results to see if you might have accidentally blinded your greatest enemy, it gets even more nerve wracking. However, it is a tiny bit better if you have someone waiting with you, such as your friend who might have been the one who blinded said enemy in the first place.

In short, Professor Pikalus and I were in a mess.

The two of us sat in silence for a long time, waiting for Doctor Gray to come back. An hour passed before he finally spoke. He glanced at me but eyes went right back to the door, scared to miss anything but spoke nonetheless.

"Do you think we... Permanently blinded him?" He asked. I just sighed, looking away.

"I don't know but you should have seen him. I've never seen him more distressed in my life... Then again, I haven't really seen him distressed that much to begin with so it's not like it's a compilation or anything but still! He was freaking out and screaming at me! He has the right to but I'm just saying, never get on his bad side."

Professor chuckled. "Cody, we're always on his bad side."

"I mean on his BAD side, you know?" Professor huffed, shaking his head from side to side.

"You almost killed him, kidnapped his son, and destroyed his house, all in one day. I think we've been on his "BAD" side before."

I paused. "Touché."

The door opened and when Doctor Gray came through, the two of us shot up and were at her side in seconds. She blinked in surprise at our speed. "What is it? Do you have the results? Is he going to be blind forever? Is he totally blind? Did I royally screw up?" I knew better than to pester a doctor but I couldn't help but spit out the questions. She hesitated.

"Uh, Yes, unsure, yes, and definitely yes." She answered. I blinked, trying to remember which answer was for which question. Luckily, she caught on and elaborated. "Yes, I do have the results. Well, most of them at least. He is totally blind but whether it will last forever or not is up for debate. Lastly, yes Cody, you did royally screw up. Literally."

She laughed at her own joke, but only got blank stares from Pikalus and I. "Get it? Because you screwed up really badly and you are the king so you royally- you know what, never mind. The point is, there is a really high possibility that-" She cut herself off and went silent.

"What?"

She looked at the data and sighed. "He could be blind forever, Cody. The odds are high. You damaged his brain pretty badly and though it seems to be recovering in other senses, vision isn't something that gets so easily healed. Not when like this."

My mouth hung open and one thought echoed through my head.

All my fault...

"Cody! This isn't a good idea!" Professor jogged after me as I made my way down the hall. I rolled my eyes but didn't stop.

"I know but I have to talk to him! I need to apologize! For Pete's sake Professor, I made him go blind! BLIND!" I stopped when I reached the end and turned to face Pikalus. "That's not something I can easily reverse! He can always get new Illithids when we kill them or rebuild his house, which he did, but this is his vision we're talking about! I have to say something!"

"Do you now?" I tensed up and glanced to the side. KrakenKid sat on his bed, upright and mostly facing our direction. His arms were crossed and eyes narrowed. "Well penguin, what have you got to say?"

I exchanged a glance with Professor before opening the door and walking inside KrakenKid's cell. Professor hesitated behind me but stayed where he was. "I just want to start off by saying I'm sorry."

"Sorry?" He scoffed. "Wow, real original."

"Well what do you want me to say?"

"I don't know." He admitted. His gaze suddenly turned deadly, even if it wasn't looking exactly at me. "But sorry doesn't cut it. Not this time, Maverick."

I avoided looking at him and covered my face with my hands. Letting out a deep breath, I had to ask. "What do you want from me then? I'm sorry! I truly am, but I don't know what to do! I can't let you go, even if I wanted too! You're still dangerous KrakenKid! Whether you can see or not doesn't change that! In fact, it hasn't changed you mentally at all! You are still you!"

"That's because I'll always be me, but Maverick, do you realize what you have done?" In just one word, fury rose into his throat and his tentacles curled into fists. He punched his bed and stood up. A gasp hitched in my throat, causing him to get a better read for what direction I was in.

"THIS IS YOUR FAULT! Do you know how much I relied on my sight to do everything? My whole life pretty much requires sight! Is this what you wanted? You couldn't just kill me, no, that would have been mercy, huh?" He spat accusations but I couldn't stop him from doing it. Some part of me agreed with them.

"I..." I tried to do anything, but couldn't.

"You what? You didn't mean to? That it's all that Professor's fault? Well guess what? I might be angry with him too, but you are the one to give the order! He's under your command, and you should take responsibility when it's your fault." His eyes filled up with rage. "And it's all your fault."

My heart pounded out of my chest. So badly I wanted to shake them away but I couldn't deny it. He was right. I cleared my throat and took a step forward. "Kraken-"

"DON'T. YOU. DARE!" He screeched, moving back. "GET AWAY FROM ME!"

"KrakenKid, please!"

"NO! GET OUT!"

He lashed out, and though he couldn't see me, I could tell he could hear me when I gasped. His head moved to the exact spot I was and attempted to attack. I had no choice but to run for my life and get out as fast as possible. Luckily, as soon as I exited, Professor locked the door behind me. KrakenKid slammed against it, groaning as he did but still called out to me. "THIS IS YOUR FAULT PENGUIN!" His voice was agonized.

I took a couple steps back in shock before running down the hall and not looking back. I headed straight for home, and my room, collapsing on the bed. I panted as I laid there, his words still echoing through my head.

You should take responsibility when it's your fault. The way he said it was like venom, and right now it was seeping into my system and poisoning me. And it's all your fault. It was the ending that really got to me.

Mainly because that's exactly what I was thinking, but couldn't say out loud.

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What Cody didn't know, but as he left without a second thought, there was the pair of eyes watching him go. Guilt settled deep into his heart as he did, and though all of KrakenKid's words were directed at Cody, Professor took a lot of the damage himself.

Cody didn't deserve it. Professor knew what he did. Professor knew there would be consequences to what he did, but he did it anyways.

He could still feel the echos of rage boiling in his veins, and the force he was using as he swung the hammer right onto the kraken's head. He wasn't holding back that day. Even if he had been using anything else, not just the hammer, something told him the results would be the same. And he had done it all the same.

Professor thought he had control over Hulk mode, but this had proven him wrong. Though he could physically control himself, it was the anger that had gotten out of hand. The rage was still increased and it messed with his thoughts. His logic. His decisions.

He's the one who blinded KrakenKid, but Cody took the fault.

And that was all his fault.

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FINALLY!

I really thought I'd have the next chapter out sooner but better late than never riiiiight? Riiiiiiight? Riiiiiiiiiiiii- okay sorry...

But yeah! Here's the next chapter! I actually have started the next chapter after this and boy, do I have some plans! I kinda got caught up in Sea Serpent that this book got neglected but at least it's not as bad as Sea Shenanigans... Yeah, I need to update that one...

That last part wasn't in Cody's perspective, I know but I didn't want to switch if it was going to be kinda short so I just did third person.

Anyways, I hope you liked it! Hopefully I'll have the next chapter out sooner. Be sure to comment, and goodbye!

--JustAnAtlantisWriter