Sentinel

You follow behind Eddie as he rushes down the street. According to the phone call he made earlier his ex is at a restaurant. Eddie’s grey hoodie is starting to become soaked with sweat, and you can’t help the worry that blooms inside you.

Are you sure he’ll be alright?  You ask in your head, as Sentinel told you to before you left Eddie’s apartment.

Eddie will be fine. The sweat is sign that Venom is becoming more active again, and his body is adjusting.

You nod, and speed up to keep up with him.

Soon you and Eddie near the restaurant.

“Let me do the talking, alright?” Eddie asks, looking towards you.

“Okay.” You reply, nodding.

Eddie enters the restaurant quickly, brushing past the Hostess at the front of the restaurant. He scans the crowd, before his eyes align on a blond haired woman eating with a dark haired man. Both are dressed nicely, and you can obviously tell they are on a date. You follow as he rushes up to them.

“Annie!” Eddie gasps out, sinking to his knees next to the table. You stand awkwardly behind him, a frown on your face.

“Eddie!” The woman, Annie, exclaims surprised. “Oh no no no. You can’t be here!”

You glance at the man, who is watching you and Eddie with a weird expression on his face.

“You don’t understand Annie, you’re the only one I trust!” Eddie says, panting now. He fumbles in his pocket, and pulls out his phone.

“What did you do Eddie?” She asks, shaking her head.

“I broke into the life foundation.” Eddie replies, and you grimace at his bluntness. Annie’s face warps into shock and then disappointment.

“You don’t understand Annie, he’s killing people! Carlton Drake is killing people in warped experiments, and this time I have proof!”

Annie is shaking her head as Eddie fumbles with his phone. He swipes through the pictures he took of the lab, shoving his phone in Annie’s direction.

Annie sighs. “You can’t be here Eddie.”

Confusion flashes across his face, before his body suddenly goes rigid. Suddenly, his hand snaps forward, and he snatches Annie’s food from her plate, shoving it into his mouth. Your face warps into shock as you watch him spit the food out across the table.

“That.” Eddie says “Is dead.”

His body lurches up, and he looks at the other tables. People are beginning to stare at his odd behavior.

What’s happening to him?! You ask Sentinel.

Venom must be searching for a source of nourishment. Their demand for food has warped Eddie’s awareness.

You watch as Eddie lurches forward, and snatches a chicken from another table, knocking over a patron in the process. He spits it out across the table, and the other patrons cover their mouths, disgust on their faces.

We have to stop him! You exclaim.

You rush forward, and try to grab his arm.

“Dead!” Eddie says, jerking out of your grip. He spins and grabs more food off of a tray being carried by, shoving it into his mouth. His face warps into a grimace as the food leaves his mouth again. You launch yourself towards him, yanking on his arm.

“Venom, Control yourself!” Sentinel hisses out of your mouth. The sensation is so unexpected in the moment that you lose your grip on his arm again.

“Eddie!” Annie is yelling next to you, horror on her face. The man who was eating with her is now standing as well.

Eddie lurches towards the entrance, his eyes on the large lobster tank. Your face pales, and you wrap your arms around his chest from behind, trying to pull him back. He drags you both towards the tank.

“Eddie!” Annie is yelling walking with them nearby. “Please don’t!”

With a sudden burst of strength he climbs the tank, yanking you with him, and causing you to tumble head first into it. You come up sputtering, and whip your head towards Eddie, who is lounging casually at the other end of the tank. You feel anger course through you, although you aren’t sure if it is your’s or Sentinel’s.

Suddenly, you feel your control of your body fade, and you watch as your body rushes towards Eddie. You grab him by the front of his shirt, and lift him part way out of the water. There is shock, and a bit of fear on his face as you bring him towards you. In the reflection of the water you can see that your face has warped slightly. It looks mostly human, with normal eyes, but your smile is impossibly wide, and your teeth have become pointed. Like Sentinel’s, you realize.

“Venom, you will cease this this instant!” You hear Sentinel’s voice flow out of your mouth, the threat punctuated by an inhuman growl.

Eddie nods, his eyes wide, and you release him to splash back into the tank.

With a blink, you realize your control is back. You run your tongue over your teeth, and find them flat and normal again.

You turn and glance at Annie. She is staring at you, her eyes wide with confusion, and a hint of fear. You give her an Awkward smile, and climb out of the tank, sloshing water everywhere. Eddie is watching you cautiously.

Nearby you realize the man is trying to reassure a staff member of the restaurant threatening to call the police.

“He’s... my patient.” The man says, looking towards Eddie with a grimace. His eyes move to you, and you try to apologize through your expression.

“Who.. are you?” Annie says, staring at you.

You look at her.

Eddie trusts her enough to come to her for help. Sentinel comments to you.

You nod, and Annie looks at you with an odd look.

“My name is Y/N” You introduce yourself, and hold out your hand to her.

“Oh.. Anne Weying.” She says, shaking your hand. “That’s Dan over there.” She says, pointing at the man calming the employee. At the mention of his name, Dan looks towards Anne and you. He nods at you, and you smile.

After a few more words with the employee he walks towards the two of you.

“We have to leave.” He says to Anne. “And something is obviously wrong with Eddie, I want to run some tests to make sure he’s okay.”

“Let’s go to the Hospital then.” Anne replies. “If that’s okay with you.” she asks.

“That’s fine, it’s probably a good idea to get out of here before that lady changes her mind about the police.” You reply.

You turn to Eddie, who is still sitting in the Lobster Tank, and sigh. With a resigned look on your face you go to get him out of the tank.