I don't want to ever feel like I've felt today again. Like seriously I knew it was time to stop. I felt like I was loosing. Loosing more than I've ever lost you know? When you don't have memories what do you have? I couldn't remember the last the three days. Hell I can take blacking out or not remembering a night but three how freaking days. It was now Sunday night. I had no fucking idea where I was. My stuff is missing. I doubt anyone is there to care. Definatately not my folks. I haven't been home in two weeks. They don't give a damn though. For the first time in a long time I was sober.
I hate when I'm sober. Out comes the real me. The me I'm trying to escape. Yeah that's how this whole things started. Now five years and 100 sins later here I am. Wanting to do it all over and change it. I'm pathetic. I'm a loser. I lost. So what? It's too late for me now. The only thing now is to escape reality. More Pills. More Joints. More cocaine. More ecstasy. There's nothing I haven't tried. I buy. I sell. Hell I even make some of my own shit.
When I'm sober I feel like it all comes back for me and I pay for all my sins. What I've done the people I've ruined with all these addictions. The dirty money I have. The real me is a guilty sentimental idiot who just wants to end it. The other me is fun, out there and comical and confident. In all honesty I'm none of these things. No would guess it. I've been playing the game so long that it's just stuck. The fake me is just a protective layer.
Joke after joke. Drug after drug. When will I run out? One day it'll burn me out I know it. So I'm sitting here half naked in a warehouse thinking all over these things. I want to change. All the other times I've thought this I've just gone back within hours. I can't I won't. It'll hurt these next two weeks. But I need this. The first step is going home.
I stood up and began my walk home. A long walk it would be.
Alright so now that I've spilled my heart to you. I should introduce myself. My name is Axl Red. This is my new start. Monday. The reset of the week. For the first time in Three weeks I am going to school for more than one day a week. So here I go. Wearing my favorite shirt as a start. Most of the crowd I was with isn't even in school. I can attempt to start fresh. I even woke up in the morning early to make sure I didn't forget any shit. Awww yeah I'm so ready.
Look at me getting my confidence back. Ha. Bet no one will even look my way. I am the practical scum of the school aren't I? Pffft. It's like I'm in saved by the bell. There's the white bitches with their uggs and their ugly tight v necks. They don't have any kind of ass and chest they know they shouldn't be wearing that tight shit. It only makes them look even more anorexic. God. Then there's the black bitches. I won't get started on them. Hell actually yes I will.
For one that weave looks like it's about fall off that bitch's head. That hair-line looks fake. Yoga pants all over the place. Hoes out here are a...you know what I'm done. Then there's your white guy douche bags with their american eagle and their swag. Which...really needs to stop. Snap backs and shirts with words on them are not the way. Then there's those self proclaim hipsters out here. They ain't shit. With their cardigans and awkward taste in music. And their fake glasses. You were not the first you damn hipsters get off it. Then there's the preps. Goodness. They're all about the school colors and sports and sunshine and happy. When I look at them I just want to smack some sad into them. Then there's the hood dudes with their gang colors and their "TURN UP CUZ." Ahhhhhhhh. Just thinking about all of them makes me want to smoke already. I need to keep it together.
You're probably wondering who am I to judge right? Well screw it. They label me. I label them. Such is life. To them I'm just the hippy stoner kid that's never at school. So screw it. I think of all this as I enter my first hour. I knew this would be one long day. One long day indeed.
I ended up falling asleep in class. Not even before 15 minutes past. Then old dude teacher man decides to wake me up. He glares at me I smirk at him.
"Baby I told you not to wake me up." I say suddenly as old teacher man tries to wake me up. God is it bad I don't even remember this guy's name. I can see his face get mad. Welp time to press this mofo further.
"Mr. RED. I trust you can tell us about the research paper due in 2 weeks."
"Shooot you got me all the way fucked up." I say with a chuckle and a shrug.
"Get out of my class." The teacher dude said sternly.
"We can talk about this over the cheerleaders you molest during lunch." I say delivering the final blow. I see a girl gasp sitting in the front row. I smirk. Looks like I can take this further. Much to the conscious in the back of my mind telling me to stop.
"Mr. Red. I will call your mother and tell her what I think." The teacher said.
"Pfft, That old broad? Call her. I haven't heard her voice in about 3 weeks. But hey. Old girl in the front row with the cute little ribbon looks a bit flushed. Maybe you can take out you're frustrations by bending her over your desk. She looks like she's used it." I said nodding to a girl I think I recognized but I forgot her name.
"Axl Red get out of my class or I will call the C.E.O."
"This motherfucker." I heard someone say in the class room I scoped the room for my next victim. Turns out it was someone I didn't really want fuck with. It was the school legend. Zero. I wanted to falter there but pride wouldn't let me. Stupid pride. Here comes my cocky respond.
"So. What about this motherfucker?" I ask to Zero. He stands up and grins at me. But it's not a grin. A killers grin.
"I'm thinking that this motherfucker is going to stop making a ruckus so I can finish writing my paragraph." Zero said cracking his knuckles. At this point I have no response. It'd be completely stupid to get into a fight I knew I couldn't win. For what? Getting suspended. Being just like I thought I'd be. Out of school and being an addict hating life as soon as I'm sober. Nope fuck that.
I just outright walked out of the classroom and went into the office and waved high at the secretary lady. She looked at me strange.
"Young man shouldn't you be in class?"
"Well you see when you get kick out of class you end up down here."
"Oh I see. Well then Sit. No talking." The woman said sternly.
"Kay babycake." I said with a sigh. The old lady looked at me but I just popped out a random book that I didn't even know I had and started reading it. When the bell rung I made a resolve that I would shut my mouth the rest of the day. After lots and lots of small incidents like the one first hour (I don't know how I didn't get suspended) I finally arrived at lunch. Ah yes lunch. The tables you sat at decided your very fate in this cruel social later.
Even when I went to school I never went to lunch. I was always just skipped it got blowed and came back. Hell sometimes I never even came back. I never had to deal with this social border. I look at all the tables. There's the fucking excellent Jock dude table. I see my newfound nemesis Zero sitting over there. I looked further I see a table of honors students. Now don't ask me how I know they're honors students. These dudes got some Oxford lookin sweaters on. You don't doubt a homie with a Oxford sweater on. That's all I got to say. I see at that table X Cain. The dude with the highest GPA in the whole damn tri-state area. I stare at him for a minute as he giggles with some other super brainy kids at the table. Yeaaah I wasn't sitting there. There's this gang looking table where all I see is red. My eyes immediately go to the guy with the ridiculous hair. Old dude has a pompadour? How cool is that? He's got sunglasses in doors too. That's just...cool. Too cool. I can't sit there.
My eyes wander I see the prep girl table. Yeah I'm not going to get started on all the reasons I can't sit there. At that point my eyes started wondering. The hood table? The hipster table? The geek/nerds/fur faggot table? Hell the fuck no. Finally I see a table barely anyone is sitting at. Except for one dude. He looks like he's playing on something. What is that? Oh it's a Gameboy advance. Yep that explains why he's sitting alone.
I don't know why but my legs started moving to that table. Why? Have no fucking idea it just felt right. He looked all alone over there I was clearly all alone over here. Hey maybe this could work out some kind of way. This kid probably didn't know about my rep. Or know me as that kid who did drugs and didn't come to school. We could possibly get along. Look at me getting somewhere today. So as soon as I walked to the table and sat down. The kid looked at me for about 7 good seconds and looked back down at his gameboy advance. I sighed.
"Hey." I said out loud. The kid looked up once more like he didn't know I was talking to him. Dude. What was his deal? I'm talking to you acknowledge my existence.
"Yeah you with the blue shirt and the brown hair and the green eyes and the motherfucking gameboy advance." I said directly to him as he was still glancing at me. At that moment the dudes face went red he put down his gameboy advance and looked at me. directly this time. I could see his full features and stuff. He wasn't ugly. Actually he was cute. Alright brain. Before you go all gay describing this dude, lets change the subject. I bet if he wasn't socially awkward he could maybe be at X's table. Or atleast with the nerd/geeks and furfags. What was wrong anyhow. I decided to speak.
"So what's your name dude?" I asked leaning back into the chair and taking out the cupcakes I brought with me. The kid stared at me for a second.
"Why do you want to know." The guy said suddenly. It was smooth and with a voice I wasn't really expecting. I half way expected something else.
"Why wouldn't I want to know?" I asked with a certain grin.
"Listen. I know who you are and I know what you do. I don't want any part of it." He said emotionless.
"Hah. You don't know shit about me. I've given it up. Why do you think I'm sitting here friendless try to make small talk with you?" I said.
"Maybe out of pity. I don't know but...I really don't want to get mixed up with you." He said.
"Why? This is the first time we've ever met and yet you judge me like you've watched me these past five years? You're just like this whole damn school. Judging before you even know. I thought you'd be different. But you're not. Your just as bad as them." I'm about to get up and just leave when the kid spoke.
"Wait. Don't go. I'm sorry. We're in the same boat I guess." He said with now emotion in his tone. I sit back down curious as to where this is going.
"I'm tired. I'm tired of this school. Judging you before you've even proved yourself. Those words you spoke just now defined my whole high school career. I'm sorry for what I said." The kids said.
"Wow. What a change of heart. I like ya kid you've got a good understanding of what goes on inside this hell hole. So what your name?" I asked.
"It's Rock Light. Don't call me kid." said the newly named Rock.
"That's a cool name. I'm Axl-" I then got cut off.
"I already know who you are." Rock said.
"You do?" I ask slightly confused.
"I don't know if you know this but you're infamous." Rock said.
"Yeah alright I guess it just comes with the territory. So what's your angle? Why don't you sit with anyone?"
"I'm not good with people. Plus I'm just the little brother of Blues and the twin of Roll that's all people see me as." Rock said.
"You have siblings here?" I ask.
"Yeah do you see that guy with the pompadour? That's my older brother. He's a dick sometimes but he's cool. Gets into a lot of gang fights but he's cool. Then there's my twin sister the dumb blonde over there in the cheer outfit." Rock said pointing them both out. I notice them and recognized them. The girl I remembered from earlier. I'm pretty sure I accused her of getting bent over a desk by a teacher. I felt sorry for a second but then I shrugged it off.
"So your sister...?" I started.
"I hate her. She's a bitch." Rock said simply with a sigh.
"Woah woah language son. What makes you feel this way anyways?" I asked. I felt more and more comfortable talking to this guy the more I sat here and listened.
"Well she only acknowledge me at home. Like if I have to tell her something in public she denies the fact that we're related. Constantly. To her I'm not a person anymore just a rip in her reputation." Rock siad.
"Damn that sucks. I don't think you're so bad. Now that we're actually having a conversation. Plus you're not ugly. I don't see why girls don't try to talk to you." I said.
"I'm too socially awkward. Like did you not see me sitting here playing a gameboy advance?" Rock said with a small smile.
"PFFFFFT. Bro let me tell you. you are rocking that shit. Gameboy advances never looked better." I said with a small smirk.
"Ha thanks I guess. So...do you play any games?" Rock asked. I smile thinking back on what I used to be. Sitting in my living room on a ps2 years ago going ham on various stuff. Back when the world wasn't so corrupt drugs were only a think of the mind and reality was bearable.
"Yep. not many knew ones. Just haven't had the time. I might pick it back up now though." I said thinking back. Rock had a small smile.
"Axl can I ask you something serious?" He said with a curious look in his eyes. Now right here if I could do this moment over I would. I wish I would've said no. In another since it was all worth it when I think about what I gained. I lost alot but I gained so much more. I didn't know that this question would change everything. But I did how ever wonder what he was going to ask me. I didn't think that this would be some destiny level shit ya know? I responded to em.
"Sure? I guess. What's with the mood change." I asked shrugging. I didn't know what I was getting myself into.
"Have you ever heard of Megaman." Rock said in a serious tone. Suddenly my ears felt like they were burning. At the word Megaman. It felt strange.
I closed my eyes and looked up. Suddenly I felt glares go my way. Everyone was glaring at me and rock's table. Exept for six other people.
One was Zero, Another X, Roll, Blues, Bass a guy I knew from another time a girl I had no idea of her name. It felt wierd.
"What are you talking about?" I said.
"Listen Axl. Listen closely. This universe we're in. It's not real. We have other fates. other destinies. This universe is just a cover up. Let me take you to the real reality." Rock said. He suddenly Extended his hand forward for me to grab. I felt my head pulsing. What the fuck man? Seriously what the hell was happening? I open my eyes and look around real quick to see I'm not the only one freaking out. The other Six were too. Rock didn't seemed to be affected. I grabbed his hand hoping to stop it.
As soon as I did the pain went away. The eight of us were in a blank white room. I noticed my clothes were different and I had some type of armor on. I examined it frantically not quite noticing it was only the eight of us here. Suddenly I looked up at Rock. He was wearing some sort of blue armor retro robot looking suit. It was blue and light blue with a little helmet. Somehow it looked right on him Rock spoke.
"This is the true us." He said. Suddenly I heard groans from everyone.
"W-What." I heard from a girl. Probably that Roll girl.
"I didn't sign up for this..." X said gripping his head and looking around.
"I. Must be on something. This is not real. This cannot be real." Zero said plainly.
"This feels right." Blues said looking at his hands.
"I can feel some sort of power flowing into me." Bass said. The other girl stayed quiet and frantic. Rock just observed everyone's surroundings. I did too. I didn't know anyone well and this didn't make any kind of sense. Like seriously. I've said it before and I'll say it again. What the fuck?
"Someone better start explaining." Zero said with a grumble.
"I'll explain." Rock said. All eyes were on Rock.
"Go ahead game freak." Zero said.
"You don't need to call him that." I said somehow getting defensive of Rock. I didn't know why. But it felt like the right thing to do. I guess I could call him my friend.
"Oh so now the motherfucking drug attic is lecturing me." Zero said getting up in my face. I had the feel to pop old dude in his mouth regardless of the consequences.
"Alright. Dude. Whatever. I won't start on you. Actually I will. Fuck you and you're motherfucking bitch ass jock self. Who the fuck do you think you are? fucking god? No. Get back down to earth. On the way down you can suck my dick." I said not really realizing I was yelling in Zero's face. Zero was making a face that could make small children cry at the sight of it. Next thing I know I had just gotten a punch to the face. Ouch. Like seriously ouch. I felt rage in me and I wanted some payback for that punch. I hopped up and was about to go towards Zero when X stopped me. Blues whistled.
"Oh. A fight. Time to instigate." Blues said with a smirk as he nudged Bass who had a grin on his face.
"We shouldn't be fighting we should figure out this mess." X said.
"Listen here you little twink. Get out the way or there's going to be some consequences." Zero said cracking his fist.
"Like what? You gonna punch me in the face too?" X said getting mad. I looked at Zero's response. Zero's face went blank.
"Just get out the way." Zero said avoiding X's glare. He looked un sure of himself.
"What exactly will fighting accomplish anyways? Nothing. It's stupid. So stop." X said. Zero at this point the anger drained from him and he was just staring at X. I noticed this and found it slightly odd.
"Yeah you guys just stop." Roll exclaimed.
"Apologise. It was stupid and Axl you need to stop. I know you're little reputation for bad mouthing people and that's not cool. And Zero you don't need to talk down on Rock you don't even know him." X said sternly. We all nodded.
"Good. Now that that's all settled Rock why're we here and what's happening." Blues said as if he'd been waiting all day.
"Alright to get to the point. The universe we live in is just an alternate universe. These are our real selves. We come from a different time a different providence. A different life. A universe called Megaman. In the year 20XX. It's a game in some universes." Rock said.
"How the hell do you know this?" I asked.
"I don't know it came to me in a dream. The date. The time and what would happen." Rock said.
"So we're all not the same people in these different universes?" X asked with a distraught face.
"No. I have no idea who we were or why we've been chosen. But I do know we have to fight."
"Fight how? I know we don't have any super powers or any of that stuff." Bass said.
"Dude I'm going to be so pumped if we have super powers." Was my only response. I got a look of disgust from Roll.
"So you don't know what we have to fight? Or why we're here?" Bass asked. Rock shook his head no.
"Bummer. How do we get back home?" I asked out loud not really expecting to be answered.
"I can answer that" said a voice. We all turned around to see a middle-aged japanese man standing in front of us suddenly. This was getting weirder and weirder.
"Beat the 8 robot masters polluting your reality and you'll all live and go home. You will fight two each day If they're not dead by friday. Your world will perish. Any questions?" The japanese dude said.
"Yes. Who are you." Blues asked.
"The creator. I'm Keiji Inafune. That's all you need to know." He said.
"Listen. Why did you choose us."
"Don't ask why just fight." Inafune said.
At this point it all felt like some crazy dream. Was this seriously happening dude this was some tron shit. Not even tron shit but like some metroid shit. Too real for me. I need to go home and sleep. What the heck man.
"Fight with what old man?" Zero asked.
"You need to learn some respect Zero. You all have you're weapons. Roll can cure people. Rock has an arm blaster. So does X. Zero a saber. Blues has a shield and a blaster. Bass has a blaster. Axl has two guns. Alia you have the power to navigate the rest to where the robot masters are." Inafune said.
"Alright okay. Seems legit. But why does this dude have a shield? That ain't fair. Where's our extra protection?" I asked suddenly.
You either got it or you don't. Times wasting. Master your destiny or die. You can summon your weapons with your mind. Kill em. Or be killed. Fare well." Just like that Inafune was gone. We were all marveled at this. Zero tried to get out his saber. It worked. It was green and it glowed. We looked like something out of Astroboy.
My armor was Black and Red. Mostly black with red stripes going down it and my helmet looked like cat ears to be honest. X's armor looked almost like Rocks but the helmet was different and he had some red in there. Zero was completely red and white and his long blonde hair was now in a long pony tail that his helmet didn't cover. Bass' helmet looked like an elephant ears but he was all black with purple streaks coming from his eyes. Roll actually didn't have any armor on. Just a red dress. Odd. Alia had on pink armor that is too awkward to describe. Blues looked like fucking speed racer with his sunglasses and red and grey armor. and a yellow scar. Why the scarf was there? I have no idea.
I summoned my guns. They appeared. Wow. This is sorta cool. By now everyone got out their weapons and started playing with them. There was an arrow pointing to a door. We went in it and there was an awkward looking person?...thing? something. Big letters said. Cutman.
"So we've gotta fight this dude? Easy." Zero said getting his sword ready.
"Zero be careful. We don't know what this guy can do." X said.
"PFFFT. Dude obviously cuts." I said.
"But how is the question." Rock said.
"You guys are being paranoid. This guy looks weak." I said.
"What ever I'm going in. You guys can follow." Blues said. Bass and Zero followed. I sprinted near them with my guns. Rock was behind me really close I could feel him on my back. It felt awkwardly right for some reason. Blues started shooting at Cutman.
Honestly cutman was just an orange thing with scissors on top of his head. He was orange and white. He looked like a smiley face. Old dude wasn't scary but something about this felt eerie. Cutman spoke.
"CUTTIN IT UP." He yelled throwing his scissors at us. I didn't know how to respond. Rock looked like he was in shock to so I pushed him out the way and jumped over the scissors. Blues used his shield. Lucky bitch. I got out my pistols and started shooting. Zero got in close on Cutman and started slicing at him. Cutman just sort of sat there and took the ass beating he was getting. At this point everyone was hitting cutman. Soon he blew up. Suddenly another one appeared. This guy was huge. I stepped back a bit.
Like when I saw him...I just wanted to go home. Above him it said "Guts man." Zero didn't hesitate and he tried to slice gutman. Bad I idea guts man grabbed Zero by the pony tail and slammed him on the wall. X and I ran in shooting. Guts man seemed to be getting hurt by that. I started rapidly shooting and Rock started throwing at these blasts as well. Blues and Bass started at it as well. Soon gutsman exploded. I started high fiving everyone. The next part is a blur.
Suddenly we were all back in the lunchroom. It was like no moments past. I started blinking crazy I touched my head to check to see if I still had a helmet on. Rock just sat there wide-eyed. We looked at each other for a second before I spoke.
"So. What was that."
"Honestly. I don't know. But one thing is for sure. This is important." Rock said.
"Yeah no kidding." I said with some sarcasm.
"Rock. Can I ask you something?"
"Sure?" He responded.
"Do you want to hang out after school." I asked. He blushed. Aww look at him being a cute little gumdrop. I see you gay thoughts. I see you but I won't acknowledge you. At least not right now.
"Um. I mean are you sure?"
"We are risking our lives together now aren't we? Might as well hang out." I said with a shrug. The bell rung. We both got up and started walking.
"E-Erm okay. So what time are we meeting and when?" Rock said.
"Just meet me in front of the school or something I have a car. We can have an adventure." I said with a grin. It was probably a goofy grin. But whatever.
I went to my next hour which incidentally I had X and Zero in. As soon as I walked in there I saw X and Zero talking I walked over.
"S-So I wanted to thank you for earlier...I mean telling me off like that. It was something I needed to hear." Zero said nervously. X was smiling Upon hearing this. I swear I think I see some blush on both they're faces. Awwww yeaaaaah.
"No Zero it's fine. I know you're a good person under all that ego you have." X said looking into Zero's eyes. Oh dude.
OH DUDE. They are so gonna get together. I ship this. This is my ship. Zero and X. Fucking adorable. Senseless Jock gets with Cute little honors student geek. God. Yes. I want this to happen. YesYesYes. I must instigate this. It's too cute not to happen. So I decide to put my two cents in.
"NOW KISS." I yell from across the room and I look the other way. Zero glares at me and then walks over.
"Hey Axl. Dude I'm sorry about earlier. I'm a douchebag I know." Zero said scratching the back of his head.
"It's all gravy. Dude. I don't hold any grudges." I said with a smirk. This was true. I normally let stuff go. I'm not a hateful person.
"Well that's good. I honestly don't know what else to say to you so I'm going to walk away." Zero said.
"Good because I am lost for words." I said nodding cheerfully. Zero chuckled and then sat down.
The rest of class went by quick. At the end of the day Rock was waiting for me in front of the school.
"So are you ready to have the best day of you're life?" I said with a dramatic voice.
"I guess so." Rock said slightly absent minded.
"What are you thinking about dude?" I ask. Rock looks like he thinks more for a minute then he responds.
"Just how the rest of the week will go." Rock said staring at the sky.
"I wouldn't worry about it. We'll kick major ass tomorrow. You can bet on it." I said giving a reassuring grin.
"Hah Alright." Rock said with a smile. I want to glomp him. But I feel like that'd be creepy for only knowing him for 4 hours.
"So Rock what's your Curfew?" I said opening my car door.
"8:00 pm why?" Rock said.
"PFFFT. That's sad. We're going to break it tonight." I said.
and with that I learned that Rock liked some pretty good music. He can beat me in guitar hero and that he knew far too much about games and anime. We ended up going to this arcade place I used to go to a few a years back that Rock had never heard of before. It was great. I made it a point to keep Rock out super late. I brought him home at like 1 am. Rock ended up falling asleep in my car.
And when we got to his house it was a flippin mansion. I watched Rock until he got in his house. Then I drove off.
Tuesday. What would happen then?
To be continued.
So yeah this happened. New story. Yeaaaah. 5 chapters. One for each day of the week. Darker themes in this one I guess. Man I'm burnt out. So I'll make this short. Real shit next chapter.