My hand clutches the phone as I hear the game master speak. "Your little girlfriend hasn't woken up yet. Yes?"
I say through my teeth, "Yes."
He says coolly through the phone, "Oh yeah, that was me. Her along with 9 other players were denied exit."
I say, "You psychopath. Why?"
He says, "For my own purposes. None of this would have happened if you just played the game."
I say, "I will stop you."
He laughs and says, "My dear friend. I give you a formal invitation. Just put on that head gear of yours. I'll be waiting at the top, come and get me."
I say, "Sounds like a plan. i have some unfinished buisness with you anyway."
He says, "See you there."
The line goes dead and I put my phone back in my pocket.
I start pacing with Cris trying to get me to calm down. She says, "We'll figure it out J."
I excuse myself for a few minutes and I go to the parking garage. I run to the far wall and I start pacing again. I eventually explode, I hit the wall as hard as I can, and I scream in anger. I put my back against the wall and I slide down onto the ground. tears are streaming down my face.
I sit there for a while until I resolve something in my mind. I get up and I walk to my truck, getting my Nerve Gear out of the tool box. I walk back into the hospital and into Sidney's room. I go to the couch and I begin setting up my gear next to the couch.
Cris walks up to me and says, "What are you doing?"
I don't look at her and I say, "I'm going to get the woman I love back from that evil man."
She says, "Wait, what? you can't, you don't even know if your body is healthy enough to do another full dive, you have no idea how long you'll be in there, you could die."
I stand up and say, "If I am able to free her, all the risks are worth it."
She looks at my hand, "Well, before you go, you need to get that checked out."
I say, "What do you mean?" She points to my hand which is almost purple at this point. I look at it and I shrug, "Fine. I'll get it looked at."
After my hand gets looked at and wrapped up, the doctors cleared me for a full dive. They offered me a room but I declined saying, "I want my face to be the first thing she sees."
Cris walks up to me and says, "I'm setting up in the next room. Let's get her back."
I look at her confused and I say, "Set up?" Then it clicks, "No, hell no."
She says, " Before you go on about how it's too dangerous, I want you to know one thing. that Psychotic bastard may have the woman you love, But he has my sister. And I will stop at nothing to get her back."
I nod, "Ok, be careful though. we don't know how the world could have been rearranged."
She nods, "See you in there."
I nod as she leaves to the next room. I look down at the woman I love on that hospital bed. "I will get you back. I promise." I see her smile a little bit and I smile as well. I Lay down on the couch and I put on the Nerve Gear. I close my eyes and I press the start button. Colors flash by my vision before it goes to white...
TO BE CONTINUED...
A/N: And now for the next book in my Forgotten Kingdom Series. Let me know how you like it. thanks for reading.
