A Curious String of Events (working title)

[Vael]

curious

it seems most people are in league with everyone else

and are rallying against indy

and those who are with indy either end up dead

or think he's nuts

I'm up for more

I really wan't to know what happens next

nice crazy experiment, mad scientist, conspiracy story you got goin

keep it up

[Nero D. Ace]

sorry for the long wait fellas. here's the new chapter.

Chapter 18 : Leave Me Alone!!!

Indy fell to the floor, clutching his chest.

He was having difficulty just breathing after watching the video.

I'm ... I'm sweating like crazy!! What the hell is going on?!!

I ... I need to get out of here! Get out of my way ...

Indy got up and moved towards the door. He was feeling nauseous.

Almost ... ngh ... there.

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“Neutralize him?!!”, Empathy hissed on the phone. “He's the solution we wanted!! you wanna KILL him?!!!”

She sighed.

“As you command then, General. Yes, I'll hold him here.”

She turned towards Indy but he was already gone.

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I need to ... get my head straight. Perhaps some ... fresh air, maybe.

Indy started to climb the staircase, but found his way blocked by a kid with a gun.

“Are you Indy?”, Rival asked.

“No,” Indy lied. “He's in the cafeteria.”

“Oh,” Rival said and went past him. “Thanks for the help, man.”

Indy went halfway up the stairs and collapsed.

The pressure was just too much for him. The fact that he didn't remember last night's details, the possibility that he was a monster ... it was all just too much.

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“What's taking him so long?”, Botzz asked.

Mae sighed. “Never send a rookie to do a pro's job. Stuy, take care of it.”

Stuy nodded and took out his special hunting knife.

“I haven't used this in a while. I'm going to check the upper floors. Botzz, i want you to cover the exits in case he tries to escape.”

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What do I do?, Indy pondered. What do I do? What do I do? What do I do? What do I do?

I can't believe it. You're at a loss for ideas. You have absolutely NO IDEA what you're gonna do next.

Go away. I don't wanna talk to you.

Who else DO you have? I'm the only one, remember.

Leave me alone. I said I didn't wanna talk to you.

Oh sure, go ahead. Dust this little problem under the carpet, just like the many others you've done. You are absolutely incapable of solving your own problems, you know ...

I said, LEAVE ME ALONE.

You could have finished this perfectly, had you not lost your head mid-way through the game.

LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!!

GO AHEAD AND SCREAM ALL YOU WANT! YOUR PROBLEMS ARE NOT GOING TO VANISH ON THEIR OWN!!

I don't even care anymore.

Don't care ... hmph, as if you've EVER cared about anything. You give up on a battle just because it seems like a lost cause.

It IS a lost cause, just like every other problem on the planet. Why bother fighting when you can't do anything?

You could at least try to solve your own problems.

How many times do I have to spell this out – I DON'T CARE ANYMORE! LEAVE ME ALONE!!!

FINE!!! BE THAT WAY! BE ALONE AND MISERABLE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!

Hmph ...

“So there you are?”, Indy heard a voice. He looked up and saw Stuy.

“I'm a bit disappointed. I expected a bit more of a challenge.”, Stuy said.

“So you're mixed up in all this after all, eh? I should have known though ... a psychopath like you ...”

Stuy brought out his knife.

Indy raised an eyebrow.

“A knife? Seriously ... that is soo gay, dude.”

“Shut up and die!!!”, Stuy hissed as he leapt at Indy.

I don't care anymore. I don't care anymore. I don't ... ARGHHH!!!!!!

A white-hot flame of anger surged through Indy.

Indy blinked in surprise. The knife was still far away.

Suddenly, he felt a presence in his head. A feeling that something ... alien ... was in there.

His heart rate increased ten-fold.

“ARGHHH!!!!!!”, the pain grew intolerable.

His left eye turned completely black, and his pupils turned to a shade of golden. Then, his right arm burst into flames and his left arm froze in ice.

His features started to change rapidly. His nose shrunk rapidly, till it was nothing more than slits and his mouth gre wider, revealing jagged teeth.

His hair grew longer and longer till it touched his feet and dulled to a pale white.

The creature gazed over Stuy, who was staring at it with his mouth wide open and smiled, revealing it's slithery tongue.

“LUNCH!!!!”, it yelled and leapt at Stuy.

[Vael]

smooth

and what the hell?

the last thing you should do if trying to corner someone is point your gun then ask questions.

what you do is ask questions then point your gun as to not give away your intentions

I mean seriously what a NOOB Rival is

[idl12]

yep that Rival sure is a noob xd

[Nero D. Ace]

yup, you got that right.

there is no noob noober than that noob ;D

[som1011991]

lol dude that was really funny. I am really waiting waiting for the next chapter

[Stuy]

am i dead now...

[Vael]

yep stuy that's right, your screwed, dead, doomed, you have no hope, not even a little bit.

[Nero D. Ace]

this may be my last chapter, guys.

Chapter 19 : The End?

To find true freedom ... what is it like?

I don't know.

Isn't that what you just experienced? TRUE freedom. Freedom from all that is dark and corrupt and rotten in this world.

Freedom like that doesn't exist.

Then, how would you describe that sensation?

...

Well, do you have an answer or not?

Pain.

What was that?

Pain. That's the only thing waiting.

Ever the pessimistic, aren't you?

It's not pessimistic if it's the truth.

And how would you define “truth”? In the end, it's just something that can be interpreted as seen fit. Like the two sides of a coin. To know the full tale, you need to see boh sides.

And what if there's a third side ...?

Third side?

Every conflict has two sides, Heads and Tails, but you forget about that layer that gets squished between them, because of their conflict ... the third side.

That's an interesting theory.

It's a bullshit theory.

...

Everything that causes pain CAN be avoided, if one wishes for it. But no one wants it to end. No one wants to compromise their own safety.

So in the end, the fault of humanity's problems is humanity itself? The ultimate irony, wouldn't you say?

...

At any rate, what are your plans NOW?

How should I know? I don't think I even exist anymore.

Well, i don't suppose it'll last much longer anyways.

The monster continued it's rampage. From inside his mind, Indy could faintly feel what was going on around him.

Sudden movements, sounds of terror, the smell of blood, and the feeling of terror.

Occassionally, he would even hear voices.

“STAY AWAY!! NO, DON'T COME NEAR ME!!!”

“RUN!! GO, I'LL HOLD IT OFF AS LONG AS ... ARGHH!!!!”

“WHAT ARE YOU?!!!!”

So much noise. Can't they even die in peace anymore?

There's the cynicism again.

You're showing up an awful lot lately.

Well, this is an interesting case today after all.

Interesting? That's how you'd describe it?

Ooh, looks like it's over finally.

Huh? What are you talking about ...

That was the last thought Indy has as he fell into oblivion, unaware of what had happened ...

Unaware that the world as he knew it ... was dead.

It's ... over.

FINALLY.

[† RazorDan]

wow thats abrupt XD

but i love it!

[Nero D. Ace]

yeah, i actually took the conversation from my head and put it on paper.

first time i did that. my alter ego is threatening to sue me for breach of privacy ;D

[Empathy]

Okay..... Great story Iki

[idl12]

Haha you killed everyone, that includes Oblivia right? in which case, this was a happy ending.

[Vael]

that was... interesting

it's better than what you can do

... shut up

make me

jerk

good story man you did really well

were as you did nothing but spam the thread

will you shut up for the love of GOD!!!

let me think about this for 1 second... nnnnnnnno

have I ever mentioned that I hate you?

once or twice yeah

I hate you

[Nero D. Ace]

Chapter 20 : Back to the Beginning

“Class, please welcome the new transfer student, Indy deOl.”, the English teacher gestured at Indy to come in.

Almost at once, there were mutterings throughout the room.

“It's that asshole ...”

“What the hell is HE doing here?”

“I didn't know even dogs could apply ...”

“SILENCE CLASS!”, the teacher yelled. “Indy, please take your seat next to Kazu.”

Indy quietly went and dropped his bag at the seat in front of Kazu.

He could feel daggers aimed at him from everyone in the room ... but

I couldn't care less.

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Random slammed his fist on the ground.

“FIVE GOALS!! YOU GAVE HIM FIVE FREAKING GOALS!! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!!!”

Razor wiped his forehead. Indy calmly picked up his bag and exited the arena.

“I ... I dunno, Random.”, Razor said between breaths. “He kept changing his ... stance. Every other second. It was almost like I was blocking TWO of him.”

Random covered his face.

“Well, this is just downright embarrassing. That asshole made the entire team look bad.”

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Bunch of rejects, the lot of them. Why did I have to transfer here again?

Because dad got a promotion, and we couldn't stay in Yellowfeather anymore.

Well, things haven't changed MUCH. There were losers there as well.

Quit dawdling, we need to take control here. Next stop is the chess room.

Who's the top dog there?

From what i've heard, it's some punk named Shade.

Right. Well, let's go pay this Shade a visit.

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“Your move, Indy.”, Shade said, a smile on his face. Everything had gone as he had planned. He was just 4 moves away from victory.

Indy sighed.

“Very well, let's get this over with.”

More amateurs. Why do they even bother?

Hurry up and beat him. I'm getting hungry.

Indy moved his knight in reverse and brought it dead center in front of Shade's King.

“Big deal.”, Shade scoffed. “That knight is only useful for diversions. It's stupid 2.5 moves make it very unreliable in battle.”

Shade moved his Queen directly in front of Indy's King.

“Check ...”

“And Mate”, Indy completed as he moved his castle all the way to the end of the board, facing Shade's King, who had no immediate support except to move forwards ...

But if I do that ... Shade thought.

“The knight has an unusual move pattern allright, one which makes it unpredictable.”, Indy said as he put on his blazer.

“And unpredictablity wins battles. Moving that King forwards, you get crucified by that horse. And with my castle at it's position, your Queen is useless since it has no direct line of attack.”

What a waste of time this all is...

I estimate we'll have the school under our feet in 3 days tops...

Whatever...

Indy left the school building and started walking home. His temp house was only a few blocks away.

“Stop right there, punk.”, he heard a voice behind him. “We got a score to settle with you ...”

[† Talena Mae]

You watch too much Higurashi >.>

[Nero D. Ace]

not too much. just enough ;D

[Shade_13]

... I don't get it, mate ;D

waiting for next chap

[Nero D. Ace]

Chapter 21 : Back to the Beginning – Part II

“Hey punk, remember us?”

Indy turned around and found himself looking at his former school-mates, the Yellowfeathers.

“What do YOU assholes want?”, Indy sneered. “I'm not part of your crappy school anymore.”

“We want our trophy back.”, the biggest one of them said. “As well as our medals.”

“Well, too bad”, Indy said. “I threw them all into the river.”

“YOU WHAT?!!!!”

“Are you hard of hearing or just fricking dumb? I said I threw them into the river. Go and dive in there, you hunk of trash and find it if it's so important.”

The five of them formed a circle around Indy.

“Ohhh ... you shoudn't have done that, baby-face. Now we've gotta teach you some manners.”

Indy sighed.

Such pieces of trash, why do they even exist?

“Lemme guess”, Indy said. “You're gonna beat me to a pulp, leave me writhing in pain on the sidewalk and take my bag and piss in it?”

“That's the plan.”, the big man sneered.

“What a pathetic bunch of amateurs. You do that and you'll feel good for the night ... but I know where you'll be in 10 years, the lot of you.

Sitting somewhere on the streets, sleeping under a pile of newpapers, BEGGING for a few crumbs of food. That's your future, plain and simple.”

“Why you little ...!!!”

“If you're gonna do it, hurry up and do it, I ain't got all day.”

“LYNCH HIM, BOYS!!!!”

The group closed in on Indy, fire in their eyes.

[Nero D. Ace]

Chapter 22 : Back to the Beginning – Part III

“LYNCH HIM!!!!”

The gang closed in on Indy, their movements hostile, threatening to tear him limb from limb.

Hurry up and get it over with.

“HOLD IT RIGHT THERE, YOU BASTARDS!!!!!”, a voice yelled through the night.

Indy turned his head and saw Kazu, Shade, Razor and 3 more guys from his class standing there.

“YOU MESS WITH INDY, YOU'RE MESSING WITH THE ENTIRE KAMETSU HIGH!!!!”

Please don't make a spectacle of this, Indy groaned. You're just gonna embarass all of us.

The leader of the opposing gang started laughing like a hyena.

“You punks?”, he yelled. “You couldn't take on a single one from our school, let alone an entire team. Go get all of them, boys.”

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“Ouch ...”, Shade moaned. “I think my shoulder's dislocated.”

“Speak for yourself,”, Razor muttered. “I got my legs broken at the knees by TWO frigging boars.”

“We pretty much got creamed, allright.”, Kazu said as he rubbed his neck where it had been struck by an iron bar.

“Fuck.”, Indy said from afar, holding a burning cigarette between his fingers. “Just what good did it do, coming here and getting your ass handed to you? “

“You're smoking?”, Shade said with disbelief. “At this age?”

“Piss off, it's none of your god damned business.”, Indy quietly replied. “Did I ask for your help? Or let out a blood curling scream?

No ... that would be that guy over there.”

He pointed to one of the guys who had tagged along with them.

“Screw you, Indy. I'm going back. I don't know how I let myself get talked into this shit.”, the guy said and started walking back to school.

“My point is ...”, Indy sighed. “You dipshits had NO plan, NO strategy, NO frigging battle formation. Of course, you were gonna get owned by those morons.”

“That's besides the point.”, Kazu said. “You're in Kametsu High now. And if anyone messes with one of us ...”

“THEY MESS WITH ALL OF US!!!!”, Razor yelled.

“YEAH!!!”, Shade joined.

What a bunch of morons.

Hmmmm

What? You're not seriously buying all this bull, are you?

Of course not. Still, I could use them for some payback.

Why bother? You said it yourself. Those asses aren't worth the trouble.

I know ... but i wanna do this.

It's not logical! We should go home and prepare for tomorrow.

Just shut up for a while. I'm gonna do this and I need to focus now.

WHAT ... DON'T YOU DARE CUT ME OFF LIKE ...

“Right,” Indy said as he stomped the cigarette under his shoe. “Let's go kick their asses.”