Chapter 3
Rex yawned as he rolled out of the bed Seven had loaned him. Rex had never slept so well in a bed. He walked into the living room finding it empty. He checked up in the loft for Seven, then down in the basement not finding anyone. He walked by a mirror with a small glance and kept walking. Rex froze and walked back. His hair shook up in every direction, he wondered if Seven had a brush, a really heavy duty brush. He walked back into the living room stopping to look at pictures in frames on a table.
One picture had Sable on it, and another with a smiling Six with an arm slung around Seven's shoulder. They both looked really happy in that picture.
He placed the picture down before going to the bathroom to brush his hair, then jogged down to the beach. Rex heard the sound of two chimes singing before stepping onto the beach. What Rex saw surprised him. Six and Seven clashed swords making beautiful ringing sounds. The two circled around each other leaping, twisting, and fighting in a graceful dance. Rex was surprised how the two seemed to know what was coming next as they fought with power and rage. Six lunged for Seven, one sword above his head the other ready to fight. Seven easily blocked Six's advancement towards her then twirled her double sided katana making the swords fly out of Six's hand. She turned her back towards Six and jabbed him in the stomach with her elbow. He fell to one knee, from there Seven put away her sword. Six quickly jumped to his feet and took a sharp kick at Seven. She fell backward a few feet before morphing the fall into an acrobatic hand stand and getting up using a kip up.
The two fought in hand to hand/ foot to foot combat striking at each other with incredibly fast reflexes, Rex had only seen Six move like that when he was in private training. Six ran for one of his katanas, he snatched it out of the sand before throwing it a Seven with exact aim. It flew towards her and she dodged it, barely missing her hair in a high ponytail. Six brought out a few throwing knives before chucking them at her. Her body nimbly avoided the first one, she grabbed the second one out of the air catapulting it back at Six, barely taking off his tie. A smirk spread across Seven's face before she ran for a palm tree, Six hot on her tail in pursuit. Instead of stopping in from of the tree she ran right up the trunk backflipping through the air and pinning Six to the ground.
"That's 'ought to keep me in the game, especially with you becoming the new number One." Six said stoically.
"Don't flatter me unless you you want to get hurt." threatened Seven.
"Fair enough," Six said shoving her off of himself.
"That was so AWSOME! You have to teach me the move where you ran up the tree! I have never seen such an awesome fight!" Rex said excitedly.
Both Six and Seven just stared un-emotionally at Rex. "Or we could have a staring contest?…"Rex said sarcastically.
"I'll show you later, right now lets work on surfing." Seven said, "Your clothes are in the garage."
"Thanks!" Rex said running off.
"I don't know how you do it Six." Seven sighed.
"Me neither."
They followed Rex back to the house. Rex easily found his clothing and threw off his shirt and slipped into his swim trunks that resembled his pants. Before racing back down to the beach seeing several surf boards lying on the beach. He grabbed one, and leapt into the water walking out with it and shoving it over waves. He had seen people paddle surfboards through waves in Cabo Luna, so he tried mimicking those actions. With heaving paddling he made his way beyond the break zone before turning around. When Rex turned around he saw Seven with a black mini surf shorts, black tank top with white stripes on the sides, arm bands with similar white stripes, and a blue ribbon around her super high and ankle length ponytail. She had her hands on her hips, below her slender waistline.
"REX," she shouted to him over the roar of the waves, "WHAT GAVE YOU THE IDEA THAT WE'D START IN THE WATER?"
"I THOUGHT WE COULD LEARN OUT HERE? Y ' NOW, IN THE WATER?
"COME ON IN."
Rex crossed his arms, "MAKE ME!"
Seven angrily pulled on a loose long side bang that fell about an inch below her chin. "So stupid." she muttered to herself, "REX DON'T MAKE ME COME OUT THERE TO GET YOU! AND IF YOU JACK UP MY BOARD, I'LL JACK UP YOUR FACE!"
"GO AHEAD AND TRY! BESIDES, I'M NOT COMING IN 'TILL YOU COME OUT!" Rex said teasingly.
"I WON'T NEED TO!" Seven shouted back with a sly smirk on her face, "Oh, this is going to be good."
"How are you gonna get him to come in?" asked Six.
"Simple, he's to focused on us to pay attention to his surroundings. He's not watching the wave," she said.
"What wave?"
"That one!" she said without looking, drawing an X in the sand. "Six, countdown, from six if you please."
"6" A massive wave roared behind Rex. "5" It snuck up behind him. "4" It crashed down on top of Rex's head, throwing him from the board. "3" The board flipped in the massive white surf along with Rex, throwing him like a rag doll. "2" The wave began to thin and Seven's board washed ashore. "1" A very waterlogged Rex washed ashore. Seven slapped him on the back.
*Cough*, *Gag*, *Sputter*, and *Moan*. " Uhhhg. What happened?"
"Rule number one. Always expect the unexpected… And always be ready for 30 foot roaring waves." Seven said with sarcasm, picking a piece of green seaweed off of Rex's head and chucking it at Six.
"Fine, you win this time…Again." said Rex.
"Come on let's get started," Seven said grabbing Rex's wrist and pulling towards the other boards. And placed him on a long board.
"Stand on one foot."
Rex complied.
"Arms spread"
Rex spread his arms and nearly lost balance. Seven steadied him. She then placed a water bucket on his head, a pineapple in his right hand, and a pebble in his left. Rex wobbled again and Seven steadied him.
"Your job is not to loose balance. So don't let the pineapple or pebble touch the ground, and don't let a single drop of water fall from the bucket. One more thing, I'm going to be periodically chucking things at you from over there."
"What!"
"I'm really going to enjoy this!" Six said with a smirk. Rex stuck his tongue out at Six and nearly fell.
Seven sat down on the sand next to a pile of junk. Six sat down next to her.
"Just relax Rex, I won't throw that much stuff at you." Seven said trying to ease his nerves, "Try to meditate."
Rex closed his eyes and wondered how long he would be stuck in such an awkward pose. Then reminded himself not to mess up as he felt something hit him in the stomach nearly knocking him over.
He opened his eyes to see Seven throwing another empty soda can at his leg. He yelped as it hit him in the knee making him wobble. (twenty minutes later) Rex should've seen the bucket of water coming then again, Seven snuck up behind him. Seven thrust a bucket of water at Rex, "WIPEOUT!" Rex angrily stood up from the embarrassing fall. Seven took off running in the opposite direction smiling. Rex and Seven circled around the surfboards.
"Now we'll work on focusing on your target." Seven handed Six a coconut. "Rex come on."
Seven led Rex to a bent over palm tree. Seven walked around to the base and walked up the skinny tree without wobbling or falling. When she got to the middle she sat down and hung upside down from her legs.
"Get on." Seven swung back and forth on the tree. Rex leapt up and grabbed a hold of it, pulling his legs up and hanging on for dear life.
"Toss me the coconut," Seven grabbed the coconut when Six chucked it at her. "Think fast!" Seven shouted hurling the large nut at Rex. It hit him square in the forehead. Seven chuckled when Rex fell of the tree.
"Isn't this fun!" Seven giggled sarcastically.
"NO, I don't even get what we're doing." Rex dusted himself off.
"What do you think we're doing?"
"Acting like a bunch of nut jobs, thats what!"
"Precisely!" Seven smiled.
"Okay, ha ha, very funny."
Seven stretched her arms out and let herself fall into a handstand before letting her legs fall over "Let's skip this step, the next one to learning surfing is the imagining it. Sit down." Seven said, as Rex reluctantly sat down on the board. "Now put these on your eyes."
"What are these?"
"Cucumbers."
"Uhhhhh?…"
"Just do it," growled Seven. Rex placed the vegetables on his eyelids cautiously.
"How am I sure these are poisoned and you're not trying to kill me." questioned Rex.
If I wanted to kill you, I would've done it already."
"Fair enough." Rex said placing them on his eyes.
"Now cross your legs," Seven said, "and place your hands like your doing Zen." Seven motioned for Six to hand her the camera. She snapped a photo quickly and tossed it back to Six.
"Am I doing this right?" Rex asked closing his eyes.
"Mmmm hmmm, perfectly, and don't take those off until I say," Seven said pulling off her tank top reveling a black bikini with small white roses , "Now imagine your paddling out to sea, long smooth strokes. You see a wave ahead you push down on the nose of your board and dive under." Seven said pushing the end of surfboard.
"You paddle gently along the water," Seven said pulling the long surfboard into the water. She motioned for Six to stay quiet.
"Soon you get out past the break zone of the waves and you relax." Seven said as she kneeled on the back of the board paddling swiftly along the waves.
"Hey Seven, your special effects are really helping, I feel like I'm actually in the water." Rex sat on the board in the awkward position.
"I know right, soon you see a perfect wave coming and you paddle your board around and the wave comes." Seven said paddling into a gentle wave, "Soon you feel the push of the wave and you stand up." she said as the wave was right behind them.
"Rex, you can stand up I got you." Seven said, and as soon as he stood up she took the cucumbers off his eyes. Rex blinked wildly, " Uhhh Seven," Rex said grabbing her wrist, the wave sucked the board backwards, "SEVEN!" The wave swept them up into a perfect 70 degree able before sliding the board across the crystal water. Rex stood in the middle of the tandem board, and Seven in the back giving and steering the board. The wave crashed into an incredible tube. The two skimmed across the surface of the water gently spraying Rex in the face, they washed ashore when the wave gave out.
"That was AWESOME! Can we do that again? Did you see that tube it was sick!" Rex said excitedly.
"Go ahead, I'm going swimming." Seven said placing the board down and sprinted into the water and leaping into a dive.
"That was something," said Six.
"Yeah, it was really nice. Are you gonna get in the water?"
"No, I've never really liked swimming but maybe I'll put on my wet suit later." Six said in his casual tone.
"Uh huh, sure you will." The adolescent said sarcastically.
"Get your butt into the water before I kick it there." Six countered.
(a few hours later)
Rex was again looking at several pictures that Seven had taken over the years. One picture caught his eye. It had seven people on it. Dos without a cane, Trey grinning widely, IV with a thick hoodie, Five with her normal top and pink ripped jeans, Six in his SWAT uniform wearing a minimal smile, a young five year old Seven looking incredibly adorable, and a lean, muscular, dashing man with green eyes and honey colored blonde hair wearing a red short sleeved shirt, dark blue jeans, and thick lace up army boots.
"That's One." Six said leaning against a nearby wall with his arms and legs crossed.
"Oh sorry, I didn't know." Rex said quickly placing it back down.
"No, it's fine."
"You actually look really happy in that picture. That's a first." Rex said.
"Yeah well, I was happy then, you could say."
"Tell me about it!" said Seven appearing from the shadows, " I could actually make you laugh! That was something itself!"
"You've actually laughed?" Rex said.
"A surprise, I know." Six said before walking away.
"How did he find you?" Rex asked.
Seven looked at him nervously, biting her lip.
"It's okay, I know what you are."
"Oh God," Seven rolled her eyes, "Twilight!"
Seven sighed before walking outside, motioning for Rex to follow, and walking on a rope bridge from tree to tree. Rex ran after her, going slowly across the branches that Seven sprang from. They soon reached a one off the cliffs that lined the beach. Seven sat down letting her legs hang down.
"It's a long story, if you want the overview of my sad life." Seven said.
"Come on. It can't be that bad. I mean I barely even have six years of memory, and the rest is a blur." Rex tempted her. Still gained no ground from Seven. "How 'bout this, you tell me your story, and I'll tell you mine."
"Alright. But don't go blabbing this to anyone, especially Providence." Seven said giving in.
"Especially not Providence, your secret is safe with me."
Seven took a deep breath in, gazing out across the sea. " As Six probably already told you, I'm no normal person. I'm a computer program. An anthromorphic algorithm. Genetically programmed human being with enhanced senses. A girl with the mind of a computer. I can upload and download images to and from people's brains. A photographic memory. We can process thoughts faster and better than real people, we can access full use of our brain power, unlike regular people. We're programed to be incredibly smart and wise. And with a flip of a switch my can be memory deleted like rebooting a computer without clicking save. Most of my kind were albinos and different looking than me, but I was programmed differently. I was one of the only ones with the power to talk to and understand animals. So, they spent more time on our physical appearances. Most of the Japanese scientists based us off of anime characters. I was linked to several animals including Sable. I have a microchip in the back of my neck including all of the info about me. My life, powers, memories, and my digital root code, so if I was ever fatally injured it could be taken out, reprogrammed to heal and then placed back in and I would rebuild my health.
The scientists who created us, wanted us to be a gift to the world. But many people didn't like my kind, so those people hired the Six to take care of us. The most deadly group of people in the world. I learned this from One. To completely wipe us out, they had planted an nuclear bomb. It blew up the entire facility, wiping my memory, I'm not even sure my microchip had it saved. They went back to look for survivors, to make sure there was no one left, Six found me. I was crushed under a fallen building. Just as I felt everything go dark, I heard footsteps and called out. Maybe it was fate, or just good karma, but that person walking by just happened to be Six. He pulled the rubble and brick off of me. I opened my eyes to see Six towering over me. Right as he reached out to me, Sable came charging into view, ears pinned back, screaming like a demon, guarding me from Six. I crawled out of the ruins and stood behind Sable. Six finally lured me around Sable, asking me my name and if I had any information that I should spit out. I had absolutely no idea what he was talking about, I only remembered my bond with Sable. I rode back alongside Six. He took me to One. One was surprised to see that a three year old had survived a nuclear blast and could speak so many languages. He found no harm in me because of my memory loss, and took me back to the training island along with Sable.
My photographic memory only made it easier for me to learn, in first year of combat training I fit in about three more years worth of it. One soon began to call me Junior and Six adopted the name. We both really bonded when Six was left alone to watch me at age eight. We both snuck out to join the mission. I kinda helped Six hot-wire a jet. One was so furious at us for sneaking off, and it was Six's idea, so I took the heat because One had much more patience for a person my age. Yet we completed them mission with Six's and my secret move we had been working on. One was also very angry about us doing that because I broke and arm and Six an ankle. The Six had much more respect for me after that. A few years later, Six had left to find his road. He only ended up becoming ruthless, and a little naive, just like myself. Only I could then bring out the real Six.
Then there was the Nanite Event and One began to act weirdly, his skin changed color and his eyes were no longer the same green. One day when I walked into his study, his body had gone through a terrifying change, he began to turn EVO, just like the ones in our back yard that I slayed when they got too close. I called Six and everyone else, we all decided One needed help so we build him his house over the volcano. Six joined Providence to make sure they never got to close to him. A year after that I turned, mortifying Six, he was in tears when we met up with each other. He told me to run, be brave, never let anyone get close, protect myself, and be me. I ran until I came here Six was satisfied that I had finally chosen this dangerous real estate. A year later, Six came back wearing a suit and told be about you, the Cure. He said everything was looking up. I got a job as a painter and make a friend in Hanalei, he helped me finish my multi-vehicle. Soon One began to get worse, when you tried to cure One, I was there only in secret, and when you ran off with One, the numbers had attacked Six and beaten him, then I interfered. When the numbers went after you, I helped Six, and he told me to watch from afar, after One died I went back, never to be seen again. A years later Black Knight came to rule Providence making my life a little more interesting, and I had more Providence jets to destroy. During that time I perfected my EVO powers and began to use them applying them to machines, learning if I go to large cities to small towns with flowing electricity, my powers mess with the electrical currents making everything go berserk, I'm still learning to master my skill with electricity, so when I electrocuted you the other day, I surged a little too hard. But it felt good releasing my powers. And when you cured then world, me being a walking computer made the cure pass over me unaffected, just like animals with nanites. And that's about it. Your turn."
"That was a long story," Rex said processing everything she had gone through, and being alone for so long.
"So are you gonna tell me yours or was that just a dirty trick.?" Seven asked.
"Here goes nothing. I'm going to start with nanites. My whole family and I were part of a group of super smart scientists brought together to make microscopic machines called nanites. They were make to grow new cells, regenerate bones, end hunger, and cure disease. I was hurt in the process and was injected with fully programmed nanites to save my life. It worked, but I could control and talk to machines. This made a group called the Consortium interested, and ordered the scientists to build nanites to control the universe. Combined together, it would make you controller of all things, pretty much a god. When we learned that they were going to put the nanites in themselves my brother and parents blew up the whole thing including the un-programmed nanites, not knowing the causes it would do. It's better known as the Nanite Event. I lost all of my memory and had continuous black outs that kept on destroying my memory. I made some good friend and and enemies too. Last time I lost my memory was when I went full EVO, a rampaging biomechanical robot in Mexico. Six was there, and when I blew up, he saved me from the rubble and brought me back to Providence as the cure. At first I was wanted dead, but then I changed everything. I became national hero and Providence's secret weapon. After that my brother shows up from a time warp, and gives me some answers about my past. Later, I got sent six months into the future by my arch nemesis Van Kliess. He worked on the Nanite Project with my parents and brother, and is probably why my parents are dead. In the future, I found Black Knight ruling Providence and White Knight kicked out. Soon I found Six and Doctor Holiday." Rex said.
"Who's Doctor Holiday?"
"The lead scientist at Providence. She obviously has feelings for Six, and Six might have feelings for her." Rex said.
"Reeeally…" Seven said with a wicked expression on her face.
"Uh Seven, you've got a little evil on your face."
"Oops sorry, back to the story."
"My brother Cezar seemed to be helping Providence by making the control collars that Providence used on EVOs, along with the brain washing device. We gained control of the Meta Nanites, I became a god, cured all EVOs, then gave it up. We went back to Providence with White Knight in charge, and here I am now."
"Rex, can I ask you something?" Seven said quietly.
"Sure."
"Okay. How did Six lose his memory, and why are you here?" Seven asked.
"Question number one. Six lost his memory by a lab accident trying to restore my memory. He kinda tried to kill me after he said he was back in the game."
"How did he act?"
"He acted like, like, a patience-less, ruthless, heartless, stubborn, assassin. That wanted everyone out of his way, and not really a team player."
"Well, that makes sense, that was pre-event, EVO, and it was the time he had left. That also explains why he retaliated last night. Okay question two." Seven said
"Right, question numero dos. White sent Six and I to bring you back to Providence. He thinks you're a valuable asset." Rex said nervously.
"Damnant ius!(Damn right) Excuse my language Rex, it's just the thought makes me angry after everything I've gone through just to keep away from them." Seven snarled.
But, it would be fun having you back at Providence, I think Six would enjoy it too." Rex added quietly.
"Do think that I can't see through what you're doing, because, I can. I'm not stupid." Seven replied without emotion.
"I never said that, I wouldn't want to force you into that situation."
"Yeah right Rex, drop the act. I'm sick and tired of it, last thing I need is Providence messing with my life. It's very clear they'll be coming for me soon, with everything they got, and I'm just one girl."
"Yeah but you said it yourself, you're no normal person." Rex said trying to give her some hope.
"You've got that right Rex, I'll give that to you, but when the time comes for Providence to make their move, where will you be?" Seven said stoically before walking away.
(Later that night)
Rex awoke to the sound of a girl's screams, scary and bloodcurdling, bone chilling, and horrifyingly real. It took Rex a few seconds to process were they were coming from. He ran out of the room and up the spiral staircase to Seven's room in the loft, he stopped right before the entrance to Seven's room. He heard heavy breathing, and someone whispering quiet shushes.
"Rex, you can come in," said Six's voice calmly. Rex slowly walked in to see Six cradling a small, frail, shivering Seven. Her hair loose and naturally curly, draping of the side of the bed. Sable was standing next to the bed. "Night terrors." Six confirmed, " Can't believe you're still having them."
"You have night terrors," Rex walked in wearing his tee normal tee shirt, and sleeping shorts.
" All the time," Seven's her voice slightly above a whisper.
"Every Tuesday." Sable said lowering his head and nuzzling Seven's pale hand.
"Each one worse and worse." Seven said quietly before petting Sable's soft muzzle.
"What do you dream about?" Rex asked.
"I really don't want to talk about it, it's too horrible." Seven looked away.
"You'll feel better if you talk." Rex peered into her beautiful eyes that faded from a eton blue to a lovely shade of light sky blue. She looked back into his milky chocolate brown eyes.
"Alright but don't freak out…(Seven exhales deeply) They're usually of friends of mine and people who feel like my family getting tortured so many horrible ways to the extent of them not being able move, talk, or breathe. Then they die horrible bloody deaths, and their screams haunting me day and night. And I can't turn away, I'm forced to watch every moment. Then comes my turn... Do I have to go on, it only gets worse."
Rex instantly felt bad about asking about the dream. "Lo siento mucho. I'm really sorry, Seven, I've almost never had nightmares so I was wondering what it would be like, sounds worse than I thought.
"Graphic, I know." Seven said calmly.
"Well, I'm going back to bed, you should too." Rex said.
As soon as Rex was out of earshot, Seven nodded back to Six. Okay Six, go ahead.
Six gently began to sing, "
Oh blue eyes, close in slumber,
Oh bluebird in you nest,
Sing to my little sister,
A giving song of rest.
Oh wind among the flowers,
Soft through the window creep,
And with your soothing music,
Lull Seven off to sleep."
Rex instantly felt bad listening to Six's song to Seven. Rex couldn't help himself, he had never heard Six sing, he had a strong clear voice that sounded very calming. Rex silently ran to his room. Outside it gently began to rain. "Good night. Sweet dreams, Junior." Six whispered into Seven's hair before walking out of the room.
And that's a wrap! Hope you liked this chapter, I really enjoyed writing the last part. I LOVE SIX, HE'S MY FAVORITE CHARACTER IN GEN REX WHAT'S YOURS?