Note: This story contains mentions of suicide, mentions adult situations, murder & some very gory situations. (More of that later) So if any of that bothers you, you should stop now. It's rated M for a reason.
They had been decommissioned when they had turned 13 all memories of their adventures wiped away forever. But still they knew they tried to remain friends.
At 14 their friendships soon turned into small waves & acknowledged glances down the hallways as they walked off with their new friends.
At 15 even that stopped as childhood friendships soon disappeared as they do for most people.
But it was at 18 where everything changed between them all forever.
It started out as a normal dark chilly fall morning like all the ones before it. The dark sky threatening to start pouring ice cold rain any moment as the wind started to pick up. That didn't stop all the students from heading into to school that morning just like any other.
But this day something was different. It was as if something in the air changed. The chatter that normally filled the halls now turned into hushed gossip. There had been an accident the night before. That's what a lot of people where saying. The others were busy whispering that it wasn't an accident at all.
That's what they were saying that some how, some way Nigel Uno had died the night before. Of course none of his former friends had believed that. There was no way he could die. He was just too young & it was just impossible. No they all were expecting to see him in front of his locker like always or sitting in the back of class.
It wasn't till first period where they got the announcement that they truly believed all the talk themselves. The whole school was silent as everyone tried to take it in. It was true he was dead & it hadn't been an accident.
Sure the past few years he had withdrawn a lot & was often considered weird for some of the things he talked about. But nothing that bad. So why of all the people did Nigel Uno kill himself?
It was at 18 & at Nigel Uno's funeral that they last talked to each other. Even though they had no memories of anything before they all seemed to know he meant something more than just a "childhood friend".
The 4 friends stood together at the funeral reception. It was the first time in years that they even acknowledged each other.
"I still can't believe he's gone." Abby said leaning back against the wall look down into her glass.
"I know. Hoagie you still talked to 'im. Did he sound like he wanted to….well you know." Wally asked.
"I didn't talk to him that much really. He would sometimes say some odd things talk about things like missions we used to go on as kids or this '2x4' stuff. None of it really made any sense but I figured it was harmless. I didn't think he was sick ya know?" Hoagie said look down sadly Kuki put a hand on his shoulder.
"No one knew." Kuki said patting his shoulder.
It seemed that no one seemed to notice the uninvited guest sitting outside glancing through the window. Of course if no one was looking they would never notice the dark gray hoodie with his face covered standing by the bushes. That was till another dark gray hooded figure whose face was also covered joined him.
"It's time to go the C.O.R.P needs us." Came the very female voice of the second hooded figure.
"I know." The first figured said taking a deep breath grudgingly.
"Hey they will be ok." She said handing over something to him.
"I know." He said slipping a pair of sunglasses on. "Let's go."