2020-09-12 04:03:52It finally happened, Brian's jaw dropped and his shoulders became deflated "Brain damaged? What do you mean brain damaged? How can a couple of seizures result to that?"
"Calm down Mr Nevel or do you want Amanda to hear you" Miracle leaned back and closed the door completely *CLICK*
"I'm saying that brain damage is a possible outcome but I'm not a hundred percent certain, this is uncharted territory after all. We could make a medical breakthrough tomorrow or in the next hour somewhere else in the world nobody knows" she said as she placed her hand on his shoulder "Are you calm now?"
"..."
"Sometimes miracles that go beyond the scope of science can happen. Amanda might just wake up in the morning without any trace of the intrusive set of brainwaves anymore and this will all turn into a bad memory to laugh about in years to come" She gave a reassuring smile
"!!"
Miracle after seeing a slight crack in Brian's down-in-the-dumps countenance she dropped her hand off from his shoulder and proceeded to speak
"I have to thank you, because of little Amanda over there we might just be able to take one step forward in brain medicine and even if we are unable to help her we might be able to save another little girl or boy in the future"
Brian became teary eyed and wavy lipped. He rubbed his eyes clear with his wrist. *SNIFF*
"I know that you are trying to reassure me but that isn't what I want to hear right now"
"I know Brian, just have faith and things might work out in your favour" Doctor Miracle placed her hand on his shoulder once more then she walked off while Brian watched her
*SIGH*
"I can't let her see me like this" He arranged himself and walked back inside the room
I turned my head and looked at him as he say back on the couch and then I noticed that something was different about him especially his eyes which looked like they were irritated due to him rubbing them off of tears
"Are you okay?" I asked
"Of course" He smiled and leaned back into the couch
*STARE*
I looked at him in silence for some seconds "Is that so, okay! So when am I getting discharged?" I said still feeling like he was hiding something
"Discharge? The doctor didn't really say anything about that but for me I think that it should be okay to go home in the morning" He said then thought 'I would have like to say and still have some tests run on you just in case but it can't be helped'
"Morning huhn?" I took my head and looked at the ceiling 'This may be my last chance of getting those Black box codes so I can't be lying down here when morning comes' I thought then looked back at him "What time is it?"
"The time? Lemme check, it should be... the time is a couple minutes after ten [10:13pm]" he checked his wristwatch
"There's still time, we should be able to leave an hour from now"
"An hour from now? You just woke up and aren't strong yet and there's a lot of time to get the rest you need so why the rush? Where is this coming from?" He smiled nervously
*TSK*
'This guy, do you always have to...' "Umm, I don't feel comfortable spending a night here and I feel like I would get more rest if I was on my own bed dad"
Brian's face relaxed and he considered what I said "You aren't comfortable? You want me to get Doctor Miracle to come check you again?" He leaned in forward and held my hand
I fake smiled "No, I'm feeling great..." then I moved my body to show that I had gained my lost energy then continued "I just want to spend the rest of our father and daughter work day in my own bed and not in an hospital, that's all" I kept smiling 'Now drop it'
Brian smiled as well "Look at me forgetting what today was, alright got you I'll go tell the doctor"
.
.
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Later that night I was discharged and went home with Brian. The drive home was a quiet one with Brian trying to smile but the grief in his heart wouldn't let him.
At that moment I didn't know what was going on nor anything about the news he got from the doctor but I knew it had to be something bad because I could see the sadness in his eyes.
It really mattered to me because even if this wasn't my body I didn't want to be the one responsible for something happening to it and I knew that I couldn't stay for another full day because I didn't want to make things worst.
I had to get what I came for and jump back immediately before the migraine started again but if I finally couldn't come up with a plan by morning to get the program I would just leave before causing any more heartache
We got home by some minutes to 12, 11:49pm to be exact. There weren't really that many neighbors where Brian lived and the houses were very spaced from each other so no one noticed us pulling up the driveway by that time in the night
I got out and went to the door which already had the keys inserted in the lock as because of the panic Brian had forgotten to take out the keys. Even at the hospital, it was after I got out of the MRI machine and was placed in the vacant room that Brian went back to turn off his car engine.
*STEP*
Brian was walking slowly and as I made it to the door he bent over and picked up his briefcase on the ground and dusted it a little *DAB* *DAB*
I didn't want to open the door myself so I waited for him to came over and opened the door for us to enter into the house and maybe that would lighten his mood a bit but sadly it didn't.
"D- dad?"
"hmmm...Yes?" He held the door for me to pass through
"You've been acting strange ever since I woke up in the hospital and had that talk with Doctor Miracle, did something happen that i'm not aware of?" I spoke out of genuine curiosity and concern
He gave a fake smile "Don't worry about me, i just have a lot of things in my mind at the moment. You should take your bath and get some rest"
"I've been resting all day. I think I'm mature enough for you to tell me what's really happening, I mean you heard what the doctor said yourself" I tried persuading him until he gave in
"You're right. Sometimes I forget just how big you've gotten... Okay, here it goes. The truth is, remember earlier in the hospital I said that you collapsed and fainted from missing a step?"
"Yes?"
"Well he truth is tha you actually went into a seizure and the doctor said that there is something in your head that's causing it and if they don't treat it you could get worse"
"Worse?" I walked through the door
"Yes, your brain could become badly damaged"
'Damn, i already knew that Amanda's consciousness has started to push back but i didn't expect this to happen. At this rate...' I thought to myself
"What about treatment, isn't there a drug that could stop it?"
"That's just it, there isn't one at the moment, but don't worry about it, that good doctor assured me that they will work their hardest to fix this so there's no need to be scared. All you need to do is live a normal life like none of this is happening but for my sake no more rough plays..." He walked inside and gestured a PLEASE with both palms pressed together "..You'll be able to do for me won't you?"
"Yeah, i'll be able to do that. Thanks dad for telling me this" I had gotten accustomed to calling Brian "dad" that it just rolled off my tongue
"No problem, now go on to your room" He gestured at the top of the stairs with only a movement of his head
"Oh, wait... You haven't eaten so I was wondering if you would like me to cook something for you to eat, I know that you've been the one doing the cooking since and are really good at it but I promise not to disappoint" He smiled
'Amanda does the cooking?' I smiled "Don't worry about it, the food we ate was enough for me, really"
"Alright then... Oh, oh, wait again, you want me to take you up and draw a bath for you" He asked as he took off his couplings
"What about acting like nothing is wrong and carrying on with my normal activities... Don't worry, I'll be fine on my own"
"You sure?"
"It's just upstairs, it's not like there's a one eyed green monster in my closet or anything" I smiled
"Okay, I'll be down in my room if you need anything"
"Alright!" I went up the stairs when from the living room Brian said something as he walked to his room "Maybe it's under your bed"
I laughed making it to the top then turned right heading to one of the rooms there without knowing which was Amanda's
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THE RIFT BETWEEN
I just want to say a big THANK YOU to every single reader that was able to get this far. Thanks for picking up this story and continuing with it even when the writing wasn't as good at the beginning and when the plot was feeling flat because I wasn't in a good head space or had enough free time to write what I wanted. Thank you for helping me grow as an author and tell my story and get your thoughts on it through the comments. Thank you for following me to the end of this journey. It's been almost two years since I started and finally the story comes to an end (or does it?) If you noticed I was kind of making things up as I went along which is why there are a few plot holes and things I forgot I had written before that didn't tie in well with the continuity of the story. This is my first ever book so a few mistakes are to be expected but regardless I apologise for them. I wanted to use this medium to both declare my appreciation for you guys as well as to pas
MAKING THE RESET
I had called my handler to meet me by a nearby coffee shop and by the time I got there he was already seated, waiting for me. Normally I avoid contact with him because it's always him hounding me about something but this was the first time in a long time that I was the one doing the reaching out."Sorry to keep you waiting Nick" I shook his hand then sat down."No problem, so, what is the purpose of this unexpected meeting""I want you to tell me everything about the Arc Agents and what the GHA's real objective is" I didn't waste anytime to ask the real questions.Nick was shocked by the bluntness of my question then tried to deny everything I asked and said in that meeting, gaslighting me most of the time and so it ended up with me not getting any worthwhile information out of him. The meeting took place before I had to go for work so without getting anywhere we ended it and I went to work but I knew that my questions wouldn't stay with Nick but wo
CAN'T SAVE WHO'S MOST IMPORTANT
"Please make it in time""If I do this then maybe it'll make up for the fact that all of this happened because I jumped back""Please make it in time"I was currently stuck in a hellish nightmare which was entirely guilt driven. Every action and consequences of said action replayed in my head, panicking, unable to find peace until I woke up with a *GASP*After forcefully waking up, I reached for something with my hand only for that to be the ceiling of someplace I couldn't recognize or knew how I got there. I would pant, trying to catch my breath when all of a sudden I felt a sharp pain in my chest.My teeth gritted and eyes squinting in pain, I reached for the source of this excruciating pain which was when I noticed the medical equipments I was hooked to and that I was on a hospital bed."This is familiar" I said internally after thinking of how it reminded me of waking up in a hospital as my host, the last time I jumped into the pas
BACK HOME
Mirajh jumped off from the top of the drone and they walked up to the others and because Mirajh was there, Talon quickly relinquished his temporarily given authority in favour of hers."Mirajh and Malkome, you guys made it. So what's going on?" Talon asked."It's over, all our forces have been killed and from the looks of it, we are the only ones left so the question now should be, what should we do next?"Once she said that all their forces had been killed, there was a unanimous dropping of jaws and none of them expected that it could have gotten this bad. They had completely underestimated the Arc Agents and the trainees. The GHA weren't even able to send their Forces Units to assist but the trainees alone along with help from the Arc Agents were able to decimate their entire forces."What about General Icon, does any of you know his whereabouts? If we can verify his status then we might be able to come up with a plan" Talon asked but seeing the look on
INTERSECTION
Levy who was close by and saw when Akarli was taking aim jumped in front of Boyo, trying to shield him with her body while I was beside the both of them, noticing too late until the shot had been fired.Jeremiah who the shot pulled back to his senses and he saw who she was firing at, the care he had for his best friend even though he didn't want to admit it made him lose it and reflexively he fired multiple shots at Akarli too, killing her on the spot next to Icon.All of this would happen in an instant but for some reason, because I didn't want any of my friends to be shot so badly that I dont know what happened but just like when that strange phenomenon happened back at the court during our escape and I managed to find where Boyo was because of it, it happened all over again.Suddenly everything began to slow down and the surrounding got pitch black with the only thing being as visible as day time were those in there with an angered Akarli holding on to the gu
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Once we were brought to the back, my eyes went to the elderly looking man sitting on a metallic chair with a caramel skin coloured lady by his right hand side. In front of them I saw two more individuals who weren't turned to us at the time we entered. One of them I couldn't tell their identity from their stature but the other I knew perfectly well who it was. "Char!" Before I could get the word out Levy called out to Boyo who once the both of them turned we saw an annoyed look on his face and it was clear by that look that he didn't want us to be there. The Upriser behind us pushed the both of us, telling Levy and I to keep on walking which we did until we walked up to where Boyo and the others were. "Nice to meet you, the both of you" Icon greeted us with a gentle smile which was obvious that he was hiding something from everyone, including those who were supposed to be his comrades in there. There was still something he failed to expose. "!!" Levy
THE JOURNAL BELONGS TO...
""A journal?!"" Both Boyo and Jeremiah exclaimed."Yes... SIGH... A very long time ago, way before our formerly great nation was completely destroyed, former General Franklin Crow brought a younger me to one of his expeditions but this want just any regular expedition. It all started with him unintentionally finding the Philosophers Stone which brought about the rebirth and Emergence of our greatest soldier Anthony Wonne on one of his trips into the United States territory, allowing us to tap into a power that was only secret to our enemies. At that time and I had just been born so my father was the one who spearheaded the position I would later get when I was old enough so none of them knew that that small piece of attractive stone had such power hidden within it until years later, moments before the fall of the Old Soviet Alliance territory"Icon spoke with vivid words so that they would be carried along to where he was heading to."Being a curious man and thi
LOST WAR EVEN BEFORE BEGINNING
"Holy shit, what's that up there?" I couldn't help but exclaim while I and Levy tried our best to sneak into the slaughter house. We were moving very carefully, trying not to make any noise when my eyes just went up to the sky and I saw some strange looking patterns being created. "Shush Samuels, do you want to get us caught?" Levy reprimanded me with a low tone of voice but when she turned around to face me and do that she saw the awe stricken expression I had and my gaze up to the sky and she too followed. "What are you looking at?" she had her eyebrows scrunched. The moment she asked that question, my eyes flicked to her and I saw that she too was looking up to the sky but instantly realised the fact that she most definitely wasn't seeing what I was seeing. 'Don't tell me that I'm really the only one who sees that thing? No, that must be it because with her keen senses she would have noticed it even before I did if she could see it. Am I perh
NUCLEAR DIVERSION
Because the GIGANTA MACHINA worked like one big system, when the center of it was torn apart and the Stealth Drones that made up that part being completely destroyed the rest separated and returned to being Drones but because of what happened to the fused system the Stealth device they had was damaged and the separated drones were no longer able to go invisible.They all flew in different paths, dividing into those wanting to attack the trainees and those wanting to attack Michael but Michael acted quickly and changed where the outlet of the explosion was and used that to sweep the drones coming for him until all the explosion energy had been exhausted. From that point he attacked every single drone in the air with his BLACK FORCE-FIELD BLADE, not giving any the chance to attack the trainees but that meant that he had a lot to take care of on his own.With all their Force-fields no longer a viable option for defense and all the trainees they had to go against rea
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