Poor Unfortunate Soul! [Maleficent/Invite]

[Once-ler]

It felt like ages since Once-ler had seen the light of day. He was beginning to hold a longing to see the outside world beyond his own head. A while ago Innocent has disappeared, and Greed had arrived back at the crossroads between the the places the two personas called home.

Once-ler really didn't say anything to the other male, only tried to get out of the screaming, angered, persona's way. He was clearly upset about being pulled back into this "Hell Hole," as Greed put it. The furious persona continued to scream about how "Maleficent could let this happen when she needed him, and that the bumbling, scaredy cat, moron was going to ruin everything he'd worked so hard to establish."

Once-ler didn't really understand what Greed was talking about, but he knew that he could trust Innocent to do the right thing while having use of his body. During this time, he stayed in Innocent's side of his mind. It was peaceful there, unlucky all the noise that Greed was making to get out his anger.

He spent his time moving around the memory of the Truffula Forest, recalling on all of the good memories before Greed existed. He missed these memories, and he missed the Lorax...and of course all the forest animals too.

He fell asleep beneath a Truffula Tree when it happened. Neither Innocent or Oncie could tell you how and why it happened, but when the two woke up next, Innocent was in, and Once-ler was out.

At first, Once-ler was terrified. He didn't know where he was or when he was. Though the first clue hit him when he saw a change in environment outside his bedroom window. He was outside.

Curiously, he explored the new environment, finding that Greed had gotten them a place to live, as well as a shop. He saw the Thneeds by the shop's counter, frowning a bit as he thought of Greed trying to sell these again. That's when he saw the Truffula Seed in the corner. It was growing. It was really growing.

Once-ler rushed to the plant, staring at it with disbelief. How did Greed get it to grow? Or was it Innocent? Or was it someone else? A name came to mind, a name he didn't know, but obviously one of them did.

Belle.

He reached out to touch the plant when the pain hit him like a ton of bricks. It washed over him like a tidal wave as a massive headache spread throughout his entire head. He fell to the floor as the pain throbbed continuously. He didn't scream, he couldn't scream, as he shut his eyes tightly to try and make the pain stop.

"You can't get rid of us that easily, moron." Came the familiar voice of Greed.

When Oncie opened his eyes he found a spiritual formed Greed and Innocent staring back at him.

Greed held a black aura, while Innocent held a whitish one.

Classic devil and angel on your shoulder feeling.

"What do you want from me?" Once-ler questioned, the pain in his head continuing.

"I want the body back, genius. I got a taste for this world and I want to stay in it!" Greed snapped as he knocked over a standing lamp that was nearby.

The fighting persisted. Greed broke things, Innocent tried to protect Once-ler, and Once-ler cowered in a dark corner while Greed ran rampant. He was like a five year old holding a huge hissy fit.

Innocent did his best to keep Greed away, only to be swatted into a nearby picture frame--which shattered beneath him. Once-ler curled up in the corner of the shop as he tried to stay out of the way of the two, now fighting, personas. What would make them stop? What would make this headache stop?

"Please stop, make them stop, make the pain stop!"