Glimpse (or) If He'd Known
...if he had only known his future...
William P. Dunbar would have listened...
Perhaps if he did...
Maybe THIS would have happened.
"William! Get out of there, now! Whatever the Scyphozoa wants with you, it CAN'T be good!" Jeremie demands. I ignore him, getting ready to attack the big jellyfish, when (I SWEAR THIS IS TRUE) time froze. I'm the only one who seems to be moving, the only one who can see the events unfolding before me.
A hole suddenly appears in front of me as a dark hand snatches at my arm. I am pulled into the abyss, too shocked to struggle against the hand.
"AUUUH!!!"
OOF.
I slowly sit up, having been dumped into a Forest. I'm guessing this is another part of Lyoko, since I'm still in my Lyoko outfit and everything still looks like a video game. But what happened is beyond me-
A shadow.
Falls over me.
I leap to my feet and spin around, to see...another me. A darker William-one with that Xana eye on his chest and his forehead, carrying a darker zambato. He's also looking me over, a shocked expression on his face. So, THIS is what has happened to me, but why is my question. That three-letter word that expresses so much anguish is the one falling out of my mouth: "W-why?"
As if a silent whistle has blown, the other William snaps to attention, running off and following two- "Odd, Megatanks at three-o-clock." So those rolling ball things are Megatanks? I grab my zambato once more and rush off, following the other William, two fingers in front of my forehead so I wouldn't wobble.
Dark William glances back at me as I speed over to his side, then gives me a slight smirk before running into me. I growl and shove him back before hearing Odd's voice.
"Oh, the Skid is done for if-" The sound of a tape reel breaking shocks the entire area. "Wait-the hell?!" he yells. "There are two of-William!!!"
"Ah, hi Odd!" I yell, skidding to a stop before I would have crashed into one of the Megatanks, which was just...sort of sitting there.
He and Aelita gape at me as I take in their new costumes.
"But-you-Xana-Sea-lost-you-there-evil-Skid-Pumpkin-you're alive?!" Aelita stammers. The Dark William approaches slowly, his zambato dragging on the ground, head low.
"I am your future," snarls a demonic voice, echoing throughout the sector, directed exactly to me. "You can do something about it, William Phenacious Dunbar. Stay away from the Scyphozoa and you will not become me..." The boy groans before kneeling onto the grass, face in hands. He suddenly leaps up and shoves me into the Digital Sea.