-*-*-*-*-*-*-Simon The Not-So-Super-Spy-*-*-*-*-*-*-
Simon Lewis is just your average, kinda geeky guy working a tech support job at a local electronics store; it's not glamorous but overall he's happy…
Then one day he receives an email of what he thinks is beta version of a brand new video game from an old high school acquaintance…
He's never been a fan of the smug, overconfident Jace, but if he has one weakness it's a brand new- not even on the market yet Video game…
Of course he opens it...
Only it's not a game and his life will never be the same…
Notes:
***Blanket Note For All Verses 3-9***
Kay, so here's the thing, originally I was planning on starting these kinda in shifts, but I'm impatient and I really want to get this stuff going…
So over the next three weeks I am going to be starting universes
3-9
**(10 won't start till the others are well underway for a very specific reason)**
So some of them may take a bit to update but I will have the 1st half of chapter 1 up for all of them by May 10th (I'm setting me a deadline damnit)
The SEM Verse is still my main focus right now and will still be updated at least once a week…the others updates will be a bit more random depending on which one my mind is running with at that moment
I know it seems like a lot and not gonna lie that's cause it IS but my mind has been running with these for over a year now, I think it'll work out just fine…
All the universes I will most likely just update half a chapter at a time. The 1st stories of them will mainly just be introducing our characters and getting a feel for the world so- with the exception of the 40's with a twist the 1st stories will only be 8 chapters,
Kay onto our regularly scheduled program
Alright Last one (Well except 10 but that'll be a while yet for…reasons…)- I know I'm not starting them in order but this is verse 9, so technically it's the last one…oh you know what I mean.
So this verse is based on the show Chuck and kinda just came about because I think Saphael deserves to be front and center for at least one verse Damnit!
(I know I split it pretty equally but most every verse is pretty Malec centric)
Nevertheless I really adore Simon and Raphael and I wanted to give them center stage for at least one verse (Well…actually one other will have them be a pretty strong focus- but that'd be spoilers…you'll just have to keep reading to figure out which one)
In addition to that Simon just SO fit the Chuck character perfectly- a kinda nerdy guy ends up getting a computer downloaded into his head and turns into a perfect spy-
Well…when it works…
So this'll be a lot of fun, we'll have a lot of craziness with this one:
We have Simon as the Not-So-Super-Spy who ends up with a computer for a brain full of government secrets, fighting skills and who the hell knows what else.
Alec is the CIA Agent tasked with protecting him, Raphael as the NSA Agent tasked with the same thing (Much to both Alec AND Raphael's annoyance), and Magnus as Simon's kind of out there best friend…
Yeah…this'll be fun…
Kay, enough of me yammering, let's see where this one goes…
Chapter 1:
The REAL Danger Of Unknown Downloads...Chapter Complete! *~********~*~********~* Simon-Simon-Simon-Simon-Simon *~********~*~********~*"I'm telling you Kev, it was totally the best one!"
Kevin laughed loudly, affectionately rolling his eyes, shaking his head,
"Si, that's so wrong I don't even know where to start; the graphics are jumpy and off, the sound is irritating and the music drowns out all the important dialogue-"
It was Simon's turn to roll his eyes,
"It's not THAT bad, and the storyline is way better-"
"How can you follow the story with all the annoying irritations?"
"You just don't have the focus for it…"
"No, I don't have the patience to sort through every last aspect of something just on the off chance there'll be some kind of redeemable quality buried in there somewhere-
It's a game, not a person. If I flat out don't like it it's not like it's gonna hurt it's feelings or whatever. The game does not care if I stop playing."
Simon nudged his shoulder,
"You're totally discounting 'Wreck-It-Ralph."
Kevin burst out laughing,
"Dude, that's NOT a documentary, it's a Disney movie."
Simon shrugged,
"Still…"
Kevin laughed again as they made their ways to their cars in the Technorama parking lot.
"Si, you are ridiculous."
Simon grinned,
"Whatever, you know you're gonna go home and give it another chance cause you feel bad for abandoning it."
Kevin laughed,
"I am not!"
"Yeah you will…You won't tell me cause you're too stubborn, but you totally will."
Kevin giggled, shaking his head,
"Whatever dude…You and Mags hanging out tonight?"
Simon shook his head, slumping slightly against his car,
"Nah, there's some big name group-of-the-moment in town for a concert and they're gonna be coming by the club so he's doing the whole schmoozing, impressing, 'Magnus-ing' thing…
You know how he is; five minutes he'll have them wrapped around his finger. It'll be great for Chaos…but that is SO not my thing. I'm sure I'll hear all about it tomorrow…or several times tonight when he drunk dials me cause he forgets some of us have day jobs and aren't nocturnal creatures who make their own schedule."
Kevin snorted, nodding,
"So, in other words I should probably block his number before I go to bed?"
Simon laughed, nodding quickly,
"Probably a good idea."
Kevin chuckled giving a quick wink, climbing into his car, with a cheery wave,
"See you tomorrow Si."
Simon grinned,
"See ya Kev, have fun."
He huffed playfully,
"I'm NOT gonna try the game again!"
"Sure you're not."
Kevin rolled his eyes once more before pulling away. Simon laughed in triumph as he pulled out of the parking lot…
He was SO going home to play the game.
15 Minutes LaterSimon bounded into the courtyard, whistling tunelessly as he made his way to the condo, smiling faintly when he passed by the fountain in the center. It was always so pretty and welcoming out here, he loved this place.
Hopefully he'll be able to find a roommate soon so he can stay. He wished Kevin could have stayed, but when his uncle passed away leaving him his house with a gorgeous ocean view he understood. Besides as nice as the place was it had a lot of sentimental value for Kevin.
Uncle Quincy was always one of his favorite uncles and he spent most every summer there. Simon couldn't really fault him for wanting to live there rather than in a condo - no matter how nice the courtyard was.
He'd tried to get Simon to move with him but as nice as that was Simon felt he really needed to be making his own way and supporting himself. It would feel too much like he was just mooching off his friend. It's the same reason he'd turned Magnus down when he'd offered to help him with the rent. It was really great that he had such wonderful, supportive friends but he was twenty seven years old, he needed to stand on his own two feet.
Plus he never wanted his friends to feel like he was using them…
He knew they never did, but still…
It would be fine, he'd find a roommate soon enough. He'd posted a few ads online and even was desperate enough to put one in the actual paper but hadn't had much luck so far. He'd had a few nibbles, but none of them seemed like a good fit…
Okay so that was putting it mildly…
There was the girl who listed 'mother earth' as a reference, the dude with fifteen cats, The creepy girl who went on a thirty minute rant about how Technology, video games, pop culture, and chain stores were a huge government conspiracy designed to control and pacify the public (Which was kinda awkward as he works as Tech support for a big box store, and is a total nerd with near every video game available), and the dude with the loud, scary parrot that bit him, repeatedly…
Yeah…it was a bit slim picking there…
Well…the cat dude wasn't SO bad. I mean he liked pets, maybe not that many but he did say pets were okay…
Though dude did insist the cats would have to come over first and approve of the place as they had the final say…
Okay, maybe not cat dude.
Simon sighed faintly, unlocking the door, tossing his keys in the bowl on the stand. He wandered over to the couch, plopping down gracelessly. Snagging his laptop, Simon settled back against the armrest, opening it to his email, flipping through, seeing if there was anything of interest, or any new responses for the room.
Hmm…
Junk…
Applicant!
A medical student, studying anatomy…sounds promising. Works part time as a taxidermist…
Oh wow…
Umm…
Kay he SO does not need that many details on the taxidermy process…
Yeah, umm he doesn't really want to live with someone who finds mounting, stuffing and displaying dead things this enthralling…
Not happening…
Also he may want to forward this to the police…Or a psychiatrist. This dude may need help…or monitoring…
Yikes…
He shakes his head, glancing over, making sure he flipped the lock on the door.
Junk…
Picture from cat dude…
Huh…how do you even get a cat to wear a sombrero?
Wow, he did not know an animal could muster that kind of utter loathing with a single look.
Applicant…that m- Oookay…never mind, they want to know how comfortable he is with casual nudity as they're a 'free spirit' and don't like the constrictions of clothes when they're home…
Yeah…no…
Another applicant…Ooh! They like the courtyard too…
Oh…
Because it'd be prefect when they take their water monitor for a walk and it could play in the fountain…
And there's a picture of the lizard as well…
Uh…yeah…he's not big on sharing his home with a five foot, near hundred pound carnivorous lizard with inch long claws…
Oookay moving on…
Junk…
Junk…
J-
Huh?
Jace?
He hasn't heard from the arrogant jackass since graduation. What the hell is he sending Simon? They never really got along, weren't anything approaching friends in any case. They'd worked a few projects together and Jace had tried hitting on him a few times before he got the hint that he was not even remotely interested.
There's some kind of attachment.
Ugh, knowing Jace ten to one it's a picture of something he SO doesn't want to see…
He hovers the mouse idly over the trash button, before pausing,
Hmm…
Their ten year reunion was coming up soon, maybe it's about that?
He shrugs faintly, curiosity getting the better of him…
Huh…there's no message, just the attachment…
. .testingphase
Well, gotta admit, he wasn't expecting that.
It's some kind of computer program, but he doesn't recognize it. That's really unusual. He clicks on the info…
Hmm even stranger;
It has a lot of coding, far beyond what he knows. A lot that seems totally alien to him. The coding looks almost like it's for some kind of computer game, though it's unlike any he's ever seen a-
Wait…
Metamorphosis Dynamics!
He heard somewhere that's where Jace ended up working, which was a total shock- Jace had never struck him as the tech savvy type. Metamorphosis Dynamics was a hugely innovative tech company, very secretive- they had ties to everything from cutting edge medical tech, security tech, enhanced AI programs, all the way down to video games…
It's even rumored they're gonna be the ones releasing the newly rebooted High Trills Power Gate series, his absolute favorite game from when he was in High school. So far it was just all rumors b-
W-wait…
The computer code! The first letters are HTPG…
C-could that b-
No way…
That's just not possible…
Okay I mean it's kinda possible. They are supposed to be making the game. AND! And he talked about it constantly in high school; Jace would always roll his eyes and make an excuse to leave when he started in on it (Which made him talk about it all the more).
Jace wouldn't actually send him like a bootleg copy or prototype…
Would he?
I mean yeah, he'd kinda had a thing for Simon in school (Which Simon is still convinced was just because Simon was one of the few people in school who didn't immediately fall at his feet and he saw it as a challenge), but really would he actually risk his job to try to impress a dude he had a tiny bit of a crush on nearly a decade ago?
Well…he HAD always been kinda reckless…it wouldn't totally be out of the realm of possibilities…
And he did know how much Simon liked the game. Gotta admit it would be kinda impressive.
Hmm…
He looked over the info again, contemplatively…
Ah hell, what's he got to lose?
Simon shrugged faintly, bouncing lightly in excitement, settling a bit more back against the armrest. He eagerly smiled, leaning a bit closer to the screen in anticipation, moving the cursor to the attachment, clicking.
For a moment nothing happens, the screen almost seems frozen.
Simon sighed in faint disappointment,
Maybe his computer can't process-
Suddenly the link flashes, doing some weird, irregular, strobe light type thing. The entire screen flickering between eye searing colors in a dizzyingly fast blur. Then the colors begin to change, morph into images and words all flickering far too fast to follow. It's dizzying and nauseating but Simon can't seem to look away, to even blink, seemingly rooted in place.
The images flash and flicker faster and faster, brighter and brighter, then just as suddenly as it started everything goes black, the mouse clattering to the floor from Simon's suddenly lax, motionless hand.
*~********~*~********~* Simon-Simon-Simon-Simon-Simon *~********~*~********~*"Wha-!"
Simon startled awake, flailing, heart racing, looking around frantically for the threat that had awakened him, only to give a slightly relieved sigh, realizing the jarring, startling noise was just the alarm on his phone.
He groaned, rubbing his eyes with on hand fumbling with the phone silencing the alarm with the other.
Why did he think it'd be fun waking up to the Jokers laugh?
No one wants to be awakened by maniacal deranged laughter…still it was almost four dollars and he's gonna get his money's worth for it, damnit…
He yawned loudly, stretching, glancing around in confusion.
Huh, why was he on the couch?
Glancing around he gasps faintly, eyes landing on his laptop laying on the floor by the couch,
Oh crap!
He shuffles slightly, reaching for the computer.
Please don't be broken! Please don't be broken…pl…
Ah damnit.
The screens totally blank, the power button does nothing…maybe the battery just died? Hopeful-
Wait…w-what's…
He froze, leaning in, looking at a slightly odd, discolored spot next to the keypad…
What the hell?
Oh man! The hard drive is totally fried!
How in the world did t-
Again Simon froze.
The download.
The download Jace sent. He was trying to run the program Jace sent last night.
Damnit!
Crap! He should have known better. For heaven's sakes; half his job is repairing computers and answering tech support type questions. How many times has he rolled his eyes about a customer who totally trashed their computer by downloading something they shouldn't?
He should have known better...
Simon sighed, shaking his head faintly at himself, rubbing at his face again. He tried to remember, hoping he could pinpoint what happened. Was it an actual virus type thing or was it just too much for his computer to handle?
He thought back, trying to pinpoint it, but it was pretty fuzzy.
He remembered debating running it, almost trashing the thing (It was from Jace after all) but his curiosity got the better of him. He clicked on it, and he remembered for a few moments it didn't do anything….
T-Then…
Then…what?
Huh,
He couldn't remember anything after that...
That's really weird. He glanced over at the clock, startling faintly, nearly dropping the laptop, flailing, scrambling to catch it-
It already had a fried hard drive and who the hell knows what else from the unknown program, no sense adding a damaged case or a cracked screen to it as well.
He had to be at work in less than an hour!
He had to leave in fifteen minutes. Whatever this was, it could wait. He'll take the computer into work see if it's salvageable (Hopefully- he's been saving up for a new one but he's still a bit away from that yet…)
Simon carefully sat the laptop on the coffee table before scrambling up, hurrying to his room to get ready for work.
What the hell happened?
He'd found the email right after he got home, about six. It was just after eight in the morning now…Which means he was missing about fourteen hours.
No way he slept that long…
He had to be missing something.
Again Simon tried to think back, looking for any possible clue. He remembered coming home, going through his emails, finding the one from Jace.
He remembered clicking on it and the computer freezing for a moment…he thought for a second that his computer couldn't run…
T-then…
He sighed, rubbing at his eyes, feeling almost lightheaded. There was nothing- he had odd flashes of bright colors and dizzying images flashing but none of them made any sense…
He took a couple deep breaths, glancing up, looking over his reflection. This was just odd…There was nothing- he couldn't remember one thing from 6pm yesterday up till 8 this morning.
That did not make any sense…
Could it be something with the program?
Like that cartoon that people said caused seizures?
I mean it seemed pretty out there- but so did just randomly blanking on nearly an entire day…
He shook his head once more, looking in the mirror, trying to quickly get his hair in some semblance of order, looking himself over.
Well…this is about as good as it's gonna get…
And anywa-
Oh crap! Get moving!
He has to leave, like now! Actually like five minutes ago!
Simon turned, rushing out of his room, quickly snagging his laptop, stumbling through the door, hastily locking it before turning and flat out running across the courtyard, bounding down the steps to his car, jumping in, peeling out into traffic.
Man, his day isn't even really started yet and it's already insane…
Eh, at least he got the craziest part out of the way early…
Really, how much stranger could it get?
*~********~*~********~* End Of Story Notes *~********~*~********~*Technorama= Big box store specializing in electronics, music, videos, computer software, appliances
(Cheesy I know but I kinda like the sound of it)
Nerd Herd= People who work the information desk, handle repairs and annoying questions as well as make off sight trips for repairs.
(This is from the actual show- I couldn't resist using it)
I love the idea of Simon, Kevin and Magnus being buddies hanging out that'd be a really fun group.
Sigh…
Oh Simon don't you know you NEVER ask that?
That's right up there with 'What could possibly go wrong?" It's practically issuing a challenge to the universe
For those of you who haven't seen Chuck this is the courtyard area- thought it might be useful for a visual
search?q=chuck+courtyard&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjuq7XrqfjhAhWSoFsKHQ1yAZEQ_AUIDigB&biw=1094&bih=472#imgrc=JqCTgSHcK0S-uM:
I can imagine why Simon may not want to leave…
And just for the hell of it this is a Water Monitor…
So what do you guys think so far?
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