Remind Me

Ch 2

Still Ty's POV

Almost all of Team Crafted has arrived and is casting anxious glances at Sky, who is still yelling at us to let him go already. "He really said the g-word?" asks Quentin.

"Yeah," I reply, glancing sadly at Sky. "I can't even remember him saying that before..."

"Does he have any idea who we are?" Mitch asks.

"Well, he doesn't know me or Ty," Seto answers him. "Maybe he'll recognize one of you guys. Probably not, though. It looks as if the respawn mechanism messed with his coding. It hid a lot of his memory. He still remembers his name, and the basics of Minecraft, but his personality seems to have changed drastically. As you've heard, he turned down an ingot of budder and called it gold..."

Mitch and Jerome walk up to the table, where Sky is still struggling and cursing under his breath. "Hey, dude, you remember us, don't you?" Mitch asks.

"Nope," Sky says to Mitch, popping the 'p.' Then he turns his head slightly to look at Jerome. "Why are you so fluffy-looking?"

A burst of hope shoots through us all. Jerome replies nervously, "I'm a bacca. And Fluffy was your nickname for me... Remember?"

Sky furrows his eyebrows and thinks for a moment. Me and a few others hold our breaths. Finally, Sky shakes his head. "Sorry." No!

I frown. "Wait. Do you... Do you remember Sky Army?"

Sky looks at me. "That sounds cool. Do the soldiers train in the clouds or something?" Wow.

"Uh, no. It's... it's named after you."

"Oh, awesome! I have a whole army named after me! Wait, why is a whole army named after me?"

"You started the army."

"Oh. Who are we fighting against?"

"Dude. Seriously? The- The squids. That's who you're fighting against."

"Why? They're just squids. What did they ever do to us?"

Everyone in the room sucks in a breath. "Um... a lot," I reply. This is not the Sky I know.

"But we did something to themfirst, right? So they had to retaliate," Sky points out.

"Well, I mean, we always thought you had a reason for hating them so much... You absolutely despised them, and you were pretty scared of them whenever you were weaponless. Youhate squids, and squids hate you."

Sky nods slowly. "Right... So I had a strange hatred of squids, I had an unnatural 'budder' obsession, and I freaked out whenever anyone ever said 'gold'? I think I used to be a total wacko. Well, that's definitely gotta change."

We all just stare at him. Yes, we sometimes thought it was kind of strange how he acted around squids, and the way he obsessed over budder was a little weird, but that's what made Sky Sky. If he changes... He won't be Sky anymore.

"Hey, Seto, if the respawn thingy messed him up, well, now that it's fixed, couldn't we just kill him again, and when he respawned he'd be back to normal?" Mitch asks.

Seto shakes his head. "Now that the respawn mechanism is working, it won't change any of Sky's code. It won't realize that Sky's lost his memory, it will just recognize him as an extremely forgetful person. It won't change him back."

"Kill me? I don't like this. Can I just go?" Sky asks.

Seto sighs. "I guess. There's really nothing we can do..." He unties the straps that are binding Sky to the table.

Sky slides off the table and sighs. "Thanks? Well, uh... bye. See ya around."

"Bye," we call out sadly.

Sky turns one last time before heading up the stairs and leaving. "Bye, Ty, Fluffy, fish thing, checkered-hoodie boy, astronaut dude, wizardy guy, sunglasses dude."

"I'M AN AMPHIBIAN!" Quentin calls after him.

Sky freezes. "Yeah... yeah... an amphibian... I knew that."

Does he remember Quentin? Or is he just trying to avoid a fight?

Sky waves and walks out the door.

Jerome sighs. "What are we going to do?"

"Call Dawn. We forgot to tell her what happened. We also need to tell Sky Army. Ty, you're his best friend, you should go after Sky," Seto instructs. We all nod, and I run up the stairs and out the door, looking for Sky.

Sky's POV

Well, that was crazy. Weirdest thing ever. The fluffy and the fish – er, amphibian – seem familiar... But I can't quite think of where I know them from. Maybe a movie I watched? I dunno. And that kid, Ty, seemed nice, and I feel like I know him from somewhere... I dunno. Maybe I'll remember later. I walk for a bit before I realize I actually have no idea where I'm going, or where I couldgo. I can't quite remember where I live... Okay, fine, I'll just build a new house in the woods. Forget the city, it's overrated anyway.

I start running when I reach the edge of the city, and I sprint straight to a birch wood forest with a small pond in the middle. A squid floats carelessly in the water. I stare at it for a second, then walk up and sit at the edge of the pond, reaching out my hand to pet the creature. Its skin is slimy, but I smile. "You're not so bad, are you?" I ask the little guy.

I'm actually really surprised to have gotten an answer. "Hey. Hey. Sky. Hey. Stop. Hey."

I yank my hand back. "Woah. You talk?"

"Yeah. You know that." The squid has a deep, creepy voice.

I pretend to know what he's talking about. "Of course I do," I say nervously.

Ty bursts into the clearing near the pond. "Sky! Why are you talking to him?" he asks quickly, eyebrows going up in surprise.

I laugh at his reaction. "It's justa squid. A talking squid! Man, isn't that amazing? A squid that talks!"

Ty frowns at me. "Dude, really, you hate squids."

"Dude, really, I changed that five seconds ago," I say, mimicking his tone.

Ty moves to sit beside me. "You're sure you don't remember anything?"

I shake my head. "I know nothing. Well, almost nothing."

"Exactly how much do you remember?" he asks.

"Well, I know my name is Sky, obviously. I know the basic stuff about Minecraft. And I'm fairly sure that guy is a fish. But whatever."

Ty laughs. "We tease him like that all the time." Then he adds in a whisper, "And even though he keeps on denying it, I think he's a fish, too."

Now it's my turn to laugh. "Well, I can see why we were friends."

He frowns. "Were?"

"Are," I correct myself.

He smiles. "Do you remember Dawn?" I shake my head. "She's your girlfriend," he adds.

"I have a girlfriend?" I say. "Awesome! Wait, not awesome. I know nothing about her." For a moment we're both silent. Then I say, "You all sound like great people, but I don't know anything about any of you. There's just this void of nothingness in my head where I know you guys and the rest of my life should be." I sigh.

"It's alright," Ty says. "We'll remind you... somehow."

I nod sadly. "Yes, please. Remind me."

XXX

Sorry for the sort of boring chapter! I'll try to add one more chapter today, because I probably won't be able to update again till next Saturday, but... Well. I'll try. Anyway, don't forget to Rate and Review. I love to hear your opinions!