Parallel Universe Ch 18

Story by Louis Timberwolf on SoFurry

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#18 of Parallel Universe


STALKING GOES WRONG

'Aww man!' I yelled in my head once more.

"I know you're behind the crate, so show yourself!" the man yelled.

"I have no choice, do I?" I asked back as I slowly revert back to a human form. I slowly rose on my feet and stood under the moonlight flowing through the cracked walls and boards. I loosen the top two buttons on my uniform and stood there preparing for anything.

"Who are you and what are you doing here?" he yelled once more.

"I could ask you the same thing," I smiled back. "I mean, creating a door to an abandoned warehouse, isn't it kinda suspicious?"

"H-how did you..."

"Know? The warehouse door is on the other side. You could've walked through there without drawing any attentions. Instead, you made a large door yourself."

I noticed that his breathing began to deepen.

"Hey, are you okay?" I asked him. Without hesitation, he clasped once more. I readied myself in combat if anything attacks me. As he thrusts his hand to the ground, the same lightning and sparks flew and the ground quickly transformed into giant spikes that are heading towards my direction like a snake. I swiftly jumped up and ran on them like they were skipping stones. He gasped a little as I was gaining on him really fast. I made another jump and pulled his robe all the way out. I landed on my feet and turned. The person is a blonde man, probably in his mid thirties, with blue eyes that glows in the dark.I also have a feeling like I've seen him somewhere before. He grunted slightly and thrust his hands on the ground once more. This time, the ground savagely transforms itself into five giant cannons surrounding me. It was even faster and brutal than when he did the circle. The cannons fired simultaneously towards my direction. I quickly slid towards a blind spot of the cannons and rolled into position. As I stood up, he already made a few more cannons and fired at me. I quickly ran around the room avoiding all attacks. As he thrusted his hand once more, I pulled out a plank of wood from the window and threw it to his arms. It hit him directly and he quickly flinced in pain. Before he got the chance to react, I tackled him to the ground, pinning his arms. I quickly remembered where I've seen him before. It was Lloyd, the person who had tried to kill my brother.

"You!" I yelled. Before I got the chance to say anything else, he kicked me off and thrusted his hand once more. As I landed on the ground, a stone restraint bounded me on the waist, making me unable to move.

"Miss me?" Lloyd chuckled evilly as he approached me. He took out a gun from behind him and pointed it at me. "You know, it's nice to see you alive and struggling. It makes me happy that my victims are scared as hell."

"You jerk!" I growled as I tried to slip out of the restraint. He immediately hit my face with the butt of the gun.

"Now, now. How could you even say that? You should enjoy it. This is, after all, the last seconds of your life. I will return the favor you did to me a week ago."

He pulled down the safety of the gun and pointed it at me.

"Any last words before your brain is blown to bits?" he smiled sinisterly.

"Yeah," I chuckled as I took out the card out of my pocket. "I never thought I had to use this againts you."

"Ooh! What can a measley card do to a dangerous gun?" he asked with a mocking tone. I flicked the card off my hand, sending it flying towards his face. The sharp edges swiped his right eye. He yelled in pain as I took off my uniform and slipped the other way around, sliding towards his direction. I made a sliding kick and a backflip one to disarm him quickly. I grabbed the floating card near me and pocketed it.

"You know, you should learn how to do that while you're in prison," I chuckled as I prepared another battle stance. He grunted slightly and threw a can towards me. It quickly explodes as it made contact with the ground. I covered my eyes to prevent the light from blinding me. As the light dispersed, I noticed Lloyd was gone. I peered on the ground to find droplets of blood making a trail towards the exit.

"Maybe I shouldn't have told him about the door," I said to myself, cursing my stupidity. I stood up and began to follow the trail once more. But my action was interrupted once more by the ringing of my cellphone. Again. I groaned and took out the device. I pressed the answer button without looking at the screen name.

"Hello?"

"Michael Xavier Stone! You'd better have a damn good explanation for this!"

I cringed slightly as the voice on the other side of the phone yelled on my ear. And I think it was most likely damadged since Lloyd definately hit me right on the same spot.

"I tried to call you and what did I get?" mom's yelling rang even if the distance between my ear and the device was an arm length. "An immediate reject? What do you have to say for yourself young man?"

"I'm guessing I have a lot of explaining to do when I arrive," I sighed as I slowly crept the cell closer to my ear.

"Damn right, you will! Now if I don't see you here in twenty minutes, I'm gonna lock you out!" After the last sentence, mom hung up on me with a last bang, causing me to flinch once more.

"Harsh," I muttered. I quickly ran outside the building to go home. As I stepped out of the warehouse, I heard a tire screeching to my left. I jumped back and looked at the car. Lloyd was in the blue sedan with the window lowered. He pulled a gun out and fired several rounds. One of the bullets hit me on the shoulder as he continues to drive away from me, while another hits me on the stomach. I fell down on my knees and groaned as my wounds continues to bleed. I quickly took out my cell phone once more and pressed a speed dial. As seconds passed, I feel my body began to weaken as I have lost some blood.

"Hello?" John anwered my call.

"John, I"m hurt," I panted on the phone.

"Gerald?" John's voice began to sound more serious. "Where are you?"

"An abandoned warehouse, near le Blanc," I said as my vision became blurry.

"Don't move! I'll be over in a minute!"

Before he got to say another word, I slowly fade into the darkness as the pain became too much for me. I heard yelling over the phone shortly before I pass out.

I slowly woke up by the constant sound of beeping in my ear. As I slowly open my eyes, I found myself in a white bed with different monitors beside it. I groaned slightly as the pain on my shoulder and stomach returned to me. I slowly sat up and took a deep breath.

"Gerald!"

I turned to my left and found John and Mei sitting close to my hospital bed.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"I'm fine now," I smiled back. I was really surprised when Mei jumped on me and took a deep kiss on my lips. The two of us stayed in that position for minutes. As our lips parted, she made a quick slap across my face. It really stung since it was close to where Lloyd hit me.

"Don't ever scare me like that again!" Mei yelled at me. I could see on her face that she was crying while I was still out.

"Sorry," I sighed and gave her an apologetic look. She smiled back and pulled me into a hug.

"You know, there are other people in the room," Alex's voice rang behind John. Mei quickly turned around and the both of us saw everyone in the room, including mom and dad. Mei and I immediately blushed heavily and chuckled nervously.

"So, lovebirds," dad smiles sinisterly. "Are you enjoying yourselves?"

"We were," Mei smiled back.

"So Michael," Louis stared. "Care to tell what happened back there?"

"Lloyd's back," I said seriously.

"What!?" everyone yelled in an instant. John, Chris, Ter, and our parents, however, didn't join in.

"I said, Lloyd's back."

"Yeah, we heard it the first time," Mei said.

"Honey, who's Lloyd?" mom asked. I sighed deeply.

"The one who nearly killed Alex last week," I said.

"Oh, that Lloyd," mom remembered. "I thought he was sent into prison."

"Just got a message from the PD," Louis said as he closed his cell phone. "He really did escape from prison."

"And he wants revenge," I added.

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