Chapter 4

Cole was in his room thinking about the love of his life he had before, Trish. She meant everything to him in his past life.

There was a knock on the door. "Who is it?" Cole asked. "It's Kat" she replied. He walked up to the door to open it but not to let her in but talk outside, "Can I help you with something?" Cole asked. "I don't need help with anything, I just wanted to...talk" she said.

"Aren't you still mad at me because of that incident I had with Spike?"

"No, I've been thinking it over and it just doesn't seem like you to do that. Plus Raiden and Fat Princess told me what really happened; even Spike had been saying that you'd never be that kind of person"

Kat looked down, "I also wanted to apologise for slapping you before. I guess I was really upset for what happened to Spike"

Cole looked at her for a few seconds, "Don't worry about it". "Um...Cole is it alright if I can come in?" Kat asked. "Yeah sure", he opened the door widely to let her in then closed it behind her.

Kat was about to take a chair from Cole's desk when she noticed a picture of a woman that had brown hair, brown eyes and slightly tanned. Picking up the picture to examine it she then asked "Who's this person?"

Cole took the picture from her to only look at it for a few seconds then put it back on the desk, "It's just a person I use to know". Kat felt a bit curious, now she was starting to wonder why the woman in the picture was making him feel depressed. "What's her name?" Kat asked. "Trish" Cole replied.

Kat looked at the picture again then back at Cole. "Did she do something to make you feel upset?" Cole sat down on his bed then replied "It's not what she did that makes me feel upset; it's what happened to her".

Kat started to wonder if Trish had been someone important to him, she sat down on the bed next to him and asked "Does Trish mean a lot to you?" "She does, Trish meant a lot to me because in my world she was my girlfriend"

Now Kat started to feel like there was a lot more about Trish than Cole was letting off. "Is it alright if I asked you what happened to her" When Cole looked at her for a few seconds Kat started to feel like she was pressuring him to deep into his past, "If you feel very uncomfortable about telling me you're story then I understand, we can talk about something else if that makes you feel better".

"No it's fine" said Cole; he faced down to the ground. "This is what happened ..."


Flashback

"Thank you sir" said a civilian who was with a few others and now free from a bomb which Cole deactivated with his powers.

He was still being shot at by some of Kessler's henchmen and being attacked by another conduit. Cole managed to take down the conduit by firing so many electric bolts then used his amp to knock him out.

Cole took some damage from the henchmen as they were still firing at him, he was wounded but luckily there was a lamppost close to him so he can heal himself and get more electricity. There were only three of them so Cole took out the henchman with more of his electric bolts.

"Tick tock tick tock. The final bomb is counting down" said Kessler who was on Cole's walkie talkie. Cole ran to his final destination on where the bomb was, he got out of the park and was looking between two buildings.

"And it comes down to this – your final test" said Kessler, "From one roof hangs Trish. The love of your life. From the other, six doctors. Think of all the good they'll be able to do, the thousands of lives they'll save. Which is more important Cole? The life of one, or the thousands of many?"

Cole was now shocked at the situation he was in now. "Bombs are attached to each platform. You have time to save one, but not both. Choose"

Cole had to make a choice and quick, he loves Trish very much but realised he'd be making a selfish and horrible choice if he tried to save her. He had to admit though that saving the doctors means that loads of lives will be saved.

Cole ran to the building with the six doctors and started climbing up the wall. Whilst climbing Kessler spoke to him in his walkie talkie. "I wish there was some other way that Trish didn't have to die. She's such a special woman"

Cole felt his blood boil and was filled with anger every time that Kessler was speaking to him. "But in times of war, crisis, one must learn to ignore their feelings and do what benefits the whole, not the individual. No matter how painful" Cole had finally reached the top of the building. "Please get us down" one of the doctors shouted in fear.

As Cole finished untying the doctors he looked at where Trish was. The bomb exploded and the pole snapped which Trish now fell to the ground, "Cooooooooooooolllee!" "TRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSHHH!"

End of flashback


Kat was now crying after hearing so much of suffering that Cole had been through in his life. Cole still looking down at the floor was finishing off the rest of what happened, "Time slowed down as Trish fell. All my powers, and I couldn't do a thing. For a second she sprung to life... just long enough to say that she was proud of me for what I'd become. Proud that I was helping people with my powers. And that she loved me for it"

Kat still kept on crying for Cole but another part of her was happy, she was also proud that he was helping people and that he had made the right decision even though he had lost someone he loved. "What did you do after... you're..." Kat couldn't finish the last words only because it would make Cole feel even more upset. "I buried her in the park alongside others who had died in the blast, I can't stop thinking about Trish" said Cole.

Now Cole was starting to cry as well, he had talk too much about everything he had to live with in his past life. "I'm sorry Cole, I may not know about who I was before but It's nothing compared to what you have been through, I'm truly sorry for your lost" said Kat. Wiping her tears she then hugged him and didn't let go so she could comfort him.

Cole suddenly remembered something, "Now I've figured out something?" said Cole. "What is it?" Kat asked. "Now I know why evil Cole existed, it's because he makes selfish choices and does horrible things to hurt people. But there should only be one me, so why does he exist?" Cole unleashed some of his electricity but it only showed blue, there wasn't a single red.

"I don't get this, Raiden, Fat Princess and I have defeated him. Why don't I have his powers?" Cole asked himself. Kat who was still hugging him replied "I'm not sure why but you're a good person Cole, you shouldn't have his evil powers" "Yeah you're right" said Cole, something told him that something wasn't right but put it aside for the time being.

Kat started to blush when Cole hugged her as well, "Thanks for listening to me Kat and also for making me feel a bit better" he cried. Kat smiled but still blushing, "Y...Your welcome Cole" she replied. They both let go and were quiet for a few seconds.

"Umm Cole...do you want to go out and...have something to eat perhaps?" Kat asked nervously. "Sure why not" said Cole, he could do with some cheering up anyway. "That's good, uh I mean great I... let me get my coat" Kat stuttered and blushed at the same time.

Cole got his coat on and was about to follow Kat out of the room when he looked behind him to see his picture of Trish on his desk, he smiled a bit then left the room, "If only you were alive Trish, you would've seen how much I've gone through saving many people and meeting my friends here in the Play Station All-Stars group" he thought in his mind.


On the outer rim of the Playstation Universe, the Polygon Man was having a date with Kat and Nariko who were clones made out of Polygon Crystals, He sighed "It's just not the same, they're just mindless soldiers of mine"

"Yoo-hoo, Polygon Man over here" The Polygon Man looked behind him to see a Fat Princess Clone waving at him. The Polygon Man glared at her, "Clearly she is defective beyond repair"