A/N: (Deleted for my own safety)
OC's:
Rex Blazeman (mine)
Sarah Brody (mine)
CHAPTER FOUR: COLLISION
Speaking in Japanese
UNKNOWN – UNKNOWN LOCATION – UNKNOWN TIME
Geoff woke up. He had been tied down to a table, hooked up to some strange machines. His vision was blurred. He saw a man in a cowboy hat, with sunglasses covering his eyes.
A/N: Sound familiar? (Cough)Chase(cough)
"Where am I?" Geoff asked groggily.
"That doesn't matter, Mr. Crawford." Sunglasses said.
"What happened?"
"We had to drug you. I'm very sorry."
"Who are you? CIA, FBI?"
"My organization doesn't use acronyms. We're just The Organization."
"What are you doing?"
"I could ask you the same thing. Reading people's minds is a dangerous hobby, Mr. Crawford. Luckily, as long as my partner DJ Ford is around, your powers don't work."
"Who?"
"He's better known around here as The Jamaican."
Geoff concentrated. "Who's Gwen?" he asked.
Sunglasses left.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – CASINO LOBBY – NIGHT
"Did you call the Comic Book Author again?" Coco asked.
"Yes. But he doesn't speak Japanese." Rex responded. "My phrase book doesn't tell me how to say 'You're going to die in 5 weeks and then New York city is going to explode' in English."
"You're going to die in 5 weeks and then New York City is going to explode." Coco responded. "I'll teach you to say it phonetically."
"Arigato."
"Come on, I feel lucky."
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – CASINO SECOND FLOOR – NIGHT
Lindsay was forced to meet with one of Mr. McClean's many assistants. Few people got to see him in person.
"Mr. McClean is willing to cancel your debts in exchange for a favor." the assistant told her.
"What's that?" Lindsay asked.
"Mr. McClean wants a certain congressman to swing his way. He's coming to Las Vegas, and he'd like you to…"
"I'm not a whore." Lindsay said.
ODESSA, TEXAS – MORGUE – NIGHT
Gwen was in shock. She was lying on an autopsy table, cut wide open. A coroner walked in, so Gwen pretended to be dead.
"Jane Doe, roughly eighteen years of age, found at the bottom of a lake by one Jack Jernon, Jock to his friends. Cause of death, unknown. Branch located at the base of the skull."
The phone rang, and the coroner walked away.
Gwen pulled the branch out of her head. Her wound healed. She snuck away while the coroner wasn't looking.
"Number Nine."
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK – OWEN'S LOFT – MORNING
Owen looked at the sketch of Izzy kissing another man over and over. Wondering if his drug addiction had chased her away. Then the big, lovable guy did something he almost never did. Contrary to his normal 'glass is half-full' outlook on life…
…he cried.
ODESSA, TEXAS – CARTER RESIDENCE – MORNING
"Gwen, I'm making waffles!" Mrs. Carter yelled.
Gwen could hear her. She was trying to climb into her room through the window.
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK – AIRPORT – MORNING
Alex was headed for the plane, his campaign manager following him.
"Be careful dealing with McClean, sir. I feel nervous about this." his manager said.
"It's my job to be nervous. My best friend hates me, and I'm down eight points." Alex responded. "But with McClean's money, I can make it three points and a horse race."
A man ran up to Alex.
"Mr. Langston! I have something very important to talk to you about!" the man said.
"What?"
"I think someone may be out to kill you!"
"I didn't know my disapproval rating was that high."
"I'm serious! There's this serial killer named Duncan Kingston, and…"
"What's your name?" Alex asked.
"Richards. Mr. Richards." the man, apparently Noah, said.
"As in Dr. Richards, the author of Man's New Evolution?"
"Yeah."
"Get him out of here."
Alex's security team dragged Noah away.
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK – TRENT'S APARTMENT – MORNING
Trent was having some breakfast with Izzy.
"This feels really awkward. I mean I'm dating Owen, and now this thing with you…" Izzy began.
The doorbell rang.
"Hold that thought." Trent said. He went to open the door. It was Alex.
"Do you think this is funny, Trent? Sending that nutjob, Dr. Richards to see me off?"
"Dr. Richards?"
Alex pulled out an envelope.
"Here. This is money. I know it's a foreign concept to you, but take it, and get out of my life!"
Alex left.
"I'm sorry about Alex." Izzy said.
"It's okay, I guess you're not the only one going through some crazy times."
ODESSA, TEXAS – CARTER RESIDENCE – MORNING
Gwen came down to breakfast.
"Where were you last night?" Chase asked her.
"Gwen and Jack, sitting in a tree…" her brother began.
"Shut it, Marcus. Nothing happened, we played poker, and lost track of time." Gwen explained.
"Look, Gwen, I've got a plane to catch, but don't think we aren't done with this." Chase told her.
"Okay."
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK – NOAH'S APARTMENT – DAY
"Well, I feel like an ass. How's your day going?" Noah asked LeShawna.
"What'd you expect?" LeShawna held up an urn. "Your pop's ashes came in the mail today."
Noah took the urn. "I'm going back to Madras. I'm tired of this. No more research, no more abilities, no more Sunglasses, no more Duncan Kingston. Just my class, and my father's funeral."
Someone knocked at the door. LeShawna opened it. It was Trent.
"Dr. Richards's Apartment?" Trent asked.
"Um, there is a Mr. Richards here."
"Can I talk to him?"
"Noah!"
Noah came up.
"Dr. Richards?" Trent asked.
"He's my father, sadly passed. Can I help you?"
"Did your father ever tell you anything about evolved humans?"
"Yeah."
"I think I'm one of them." Trent said.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – CASINO – NIGHT
Rex walked up to Coco. Coco was playing at a roulette wheel. "There you are! We need to go!"
"Shush, I'm playing here." Coco responded.
"Where are our chips?"
"26 Black."
"All on one space?! You can't do that!"
"I can feel it, this is the win!"
The wheel began to spin. Rex closed his eyes in fear, and opened them again. Time had once again been frozen. The roulette ball was in mid-air. He placed the ball on 26 Black. He then walked over to a waitress who was about to spill a drink, and repositioned the glass so it wouldn't spill. He walked back to his place, and time resumed. They won big.
"I told you." Coco said.
"Great, let's leave." Rex responded.
"Come on man! My luck is just beginning!"
"No it isn't! I froze time. It was wrong, and I shouldn't have, but it was all our money, and…"
"That's brilliant! Do it again!"
"No, that's cheating!"
"Is it cheating when Peter Parker sells pictures of Spider-Man?"
Rex looked at the board.
"Let it Ride!" he yelled.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – GRAYSON RESIDENCE – DAY
Lindsay was putting on lipstick. Her friend that she left Gary with before was with her.
"So you look in the mirror, and you don't see yourself?" she asked. "I've heard of that, it's called age."
"Not that! It's just, sometimes I black out, and when I wake up things are different."
"Like dead thugs in your garage?"
"Exactly."
"Well you don't think you're doing those things are you?"
"No. But, I've been having these really violent dreams lately and… I don't know."
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK – NOAH'S APARTMENT – DAY
Noah was sitting down with Trent. LeShawna wasn't with him, because she, in her own words, didn't want to talk to 'a crazy-ass white boy who thinks he can or can't fly.'
"So when you were with Alex you flew. Twice." Noah walked through it.
"Yeah." Trent confirmed.
"And when you met this artist, you drew the picture of flying, which came true."
"Uh-huh."
"But when you try to do either of these things alone, you can't."
"Right."
"So…"
"Maybe I can only do things when I'm around other people who can do things. Like some sort of copycat power. Does that sound stupid?"
"At this point all of my father's research sounds stupid to be honest. God knows how his book got published. If we can go to Alex, maybe you can fly and…"
"He's in Vegas."
"Right."
"We could go see Owen, but things are sort of complicated."
"How?"
"I kind of slept with his girlfriend." Trent admitted.
"Well you're a real pal, aren't you?"
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK – OWEN'S LOFT – DAY
Izzy walked in. "Owen."
"I put the paintings by the door." He said, painting.
Izzy looked at them. She had seen them before.
"I thought they were new things."
"I need the new ones, how much for the old ones?"
"I don't think I could sell those."
"I need the money for painting supplies, Izzy." Owen explained.
"I assume you mean drugs, rather than paint."
Izzy walked and looked at the sketch of her and Trent.
"Are you two-timing me?" Owen asked.
"Owen…"
"I'm serious. We don't entirely know how we feel about each other, and the city's going to explode if I don't do anything about it."
ODESSA, TEXAS – GWEN'S HIGH SCHOOL – DAY
Gwen had told Cody what happened. "Don't tell anyone, it was just an accident."
"The murder or the attempted rape?" Cody asked.
"Cody."
"You've got to tell someone other than me."
A girl was listening to them talk about Jack the Jock. She knew how Gwen felt…
…Jack tried to rape her too.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – CASINO – NIGHT
Rex and Coco had grown tired of roulette, and moved on to poker. The dealer gave out the cards. Rex paused time. He reorganized the cards dealt, giving Coco a full house, Aces over Queens.
"Full House! I win again!" Coco yelled.
"Yarimashita!" Rex yelled.
One of the players looked mad.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – HOTEL – NIGHT
"You'll be meeting with Mr. McClean's assistant tomorrow, sir." Alex's campaign manager explained.
"No McClean?" Alex asked.
"He's busy."
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – BAR – NIGHT
Alex was relaxing, as a normal person under massive stress did. He got up and bumped into someone.
"Sorry, Miss." he said.
"Its okay." she responded.
"So what are you doing here?"
"I'm on business, and I'm none too fond of my travel companions and…"
"I understand. I'm Alex, Alex Langston." he said.
"Lindsay Grayson."
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK – SUBWAY – DAY
Trent and Noah were on the subway, catching a cheap ride to Owen's place. "Maybe I should do the talking." Trent said. "You see, he's a morphine addict and…"
"You failed to mention that." Noah said.
"Could you stop being so skeptical?"
"I'm a scientist, I have to start skeptical."
"Your father didn't. And you're getting around skepticism enough to be here."
"I have to believe my father."
"There's got to be some other reason."
"His theory just seemed right and… I don't know. It's like the basic principal of genetics, the new generation is just slightly altered from the old one."
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK – OWEN'S LOFT – DAY
Owen was painting. Visions were running through his head. A man chasing a cheerleader, a bloody banner, death…
Trent and Noah walked in. "Owen?" Trent said. "I brought a friend. He understands the whole 'superpowers' thing."
Owen kept painting.
"Owen?"
ODESSA, TEXAS – GWEN'S HIGH SCHOOL – DAY
The girl from earlier walked up to Gwen. She was a former cheerleader named Sarah Brody.
"Sarah, what's going on?" Gwen asked.
"I heard you went with Jock during the bonfire." She said, timidly.
"Yeah, nothing happened."
"I went to a bonfire with Jock about six months ago. 'Nothing' happened to me too." She turned. "It looks like 'nothing' is going to happen to that girl too." She pointed to Jack, talking to another girl.
"He'll get his." Gwen said, angrily.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – CASINO – NIGHT
Rex and Coco were wearing tuxedos they bought with the money they won. Coco was admiring his new look, while Rex looked upset.
"We shouldn't be using my powers like this, Coco." Rex said.
"Come on, you said you wanted a costume." Coco reminded him.
"Can we please get back to stopping the explosion and finding Mr. Owen?"
They turned. Two thugs were in front of them.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OUTSIDE THE CASINO – NIGHT
The thugs threw Rex and Coco out.
"Oh well." Coco said. "Which casino do we hit next?"
"Are you crazy?" Rex asked. "No more gambling!"
"Hey, can you teleport us into the craps table at Caesar's Palace?"
The high roller from the poker table walked to them with three thugs.
"Well boys, I think we need to talk." He said. "I had three aces, and next thing I knew you two had 'em. Care to explain?"
"What is he saying?" Rex asked.
"I've got this covered." Coco assured him. "You don't want to mess with us. My friend here is very powerful! He'll make you sorry."
One of the thugs punched Rex in the face. Rex dropped like a rock.
"Arigato, Rex." Coco said.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – ALEX'S HOTEL ROOM – NIGHT
Lindsay was with Alex in his hotel room. "The view's great, isn't it?" she asked.
"You ever wonder what it would be like to see the desert when you're flying?" He asked, wondering if she knew anything about human flight. He would never tell Trent, but he was very curious about his newfound powers.
"Flying?"
Alex laughed. "If I were your husband, I wouldn't let you travel alone."
"My husband, Tyler, left."
"Another woman?" Alex asked.
"No."
"Man?"
"I'd even settle for that. He got into trouble with the law."
"Do you have any kids?"
"One. He's a boy genius." Lindsay said, referring to Gary.
"I've got two kids."
"Do you ever feel like you need to be two different people? One for yourself, and one for your family?" she asked, hoping he could sympathize with her.
"Yeah. I guess."
Lindsay left the room.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – HOTEL LOBBY – NIGHT
Lindsay was leaving. McClean's henchman walked up. "I'm not doing this." Lindsay told him.
"Oh yes, you are."
"Look, I'll find another way to pay Mr. McClean."
"How do you think your son will react? When he hears his mother died, because she didn't honor an agreement, Lindsay?"
"Lindsay's not here right now." she responded. "This is Eva, how may I help you?"
Eva, (who didn't look any different from Lindsay, as Eva was just a state of mind) violently beat the man, punching and kicking him repeatedly. He hit the floor. "Threaten Gary again, and I pull your spleen out through your throat, and crush your skull with my foot. Got it?"
"Yes." he responded nervously.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – ALEX'S HOTEL ROOM – NIGHT
Eva walked in.
"Did you forget something?" Alex asked.
"Yes." she said. She began to kiss Alex passionately.
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK – SUBWAY – NIGHT
"Sorry for wasting your time, Noah." Trent said.
"Okay, I'm going back to India, Trent." Noah told him. "I am not hanging out with you, the congressman, Patient Zero, or a drug addict anymore. I…"
Noah stopped. In fact, everything had stopped. Except Trent. Time had frozen around him.
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK – OWEN'S LOFT – NIGHT
Owen looked at the pictures he just painted. One was of two men standing under a bloody banner. One was a close-up of a girl with streaks in her hair, talking to a man with a green shirt. One was of that same man being attacked by flying lockers. And one was of a car crashing into a wall.
And Owen knew they'd all come true.
ODESSA, TEXAS – GWEN'S HIGH SCHOOL – NIGHT
Jack walked outside the school, and saw Gwen.
"Hey, can I drive you home?" Gwen asked. "I want to practice driving a stick."
"Sure…" Jack responded.
ODESSA, TEXAS – JACK'S CAR – NIGHT
Gwen was driving, very quickly. She was going at least 20 miles over the speed limit.
"You just ran a red light!" Jack yelled.
"Sorry." Gwen said.
"You do know how to drive a stick, right?"
"I know what you tried to do at the bonfire last night."
"You came on to me."
"Liar." Gwen yelled.
"You wanted it."
"Like how Sara wanted it?"
"Sara Brody is a slut."
"Is that what you're going to say about me?" Gwen asked, angrily.
"So what if I do?" he asked.
"You're just going to keep at it, aren't you?"
"What are you going to do about it?" he asked as if to say 'I dare you'.
"This." She drove into a wall. She jumped out at the last minute. The car exploded.
"Number Ten." she said as she walked away.
Another one of Owen's paintings came true.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – ALEX'S HOTEL ROOM – NIGHT
Alex and Lindsay/Eva were asleep on the bed. Chase and DJ walked up.
"We should only take the one." Chase said.
DJ nodded. He picked up Alex.
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK – SUBWAY – NIGHT
"Hello! Hello!" Trent yelled.
"None of them hear you, Trent." one of the passengers said. "You're talking too fast, and so am I."
The passenger got up.
"Who are you? How do you know who I am?" Trent asked.
"It's nice to see you Trent. You look better without your scar." he responded.
"What are you talking about? I've never had a scar. I've never even met you."
"Not yet you haven't."
"You still haven't answered my first question. Who are you?"
"My name is Rex Blazeman. I've come from 5 years in the future to give you a very important message."
END
Japanese Translator
Arigato – Thank You
Yarimashita – We did it
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