Chapter 7: Alexa

I discovered something as the movie went on and on. Whenever something is changed in the plot, the dialogue would change, and the scene would be extended. We've been watching the movie for about 4 hours now… and I discovered this after Kiki fell unconscious at SFIT.

Now a week has passed before their eyes, an entire day passed before ours, and the movie's been playing for about a day and 2 hours now. Sophia and I haven't moved from our seats once. It's just really weird to see our best friend in our favorite movie.

Kiki stared off into space at the counter in the café. She was lucky there was no customers right now, or else they'd be pretty annoyed. After noticing she hadn't moved from her spot in 5 minutes, Tadashi walked over to her, startling her.

"Hey Kiki, you ok?" Tadashi asked as he stood next to her.

"Yeah…I'm fine…" Kiki trailed off.

"You're lying." Tadashi stated simply. Kiki gave him an incredulous look. "I can see right through you Kiki. I can tell when you're lying."

"Ok fine…" Kiki sighed. "The truth is… I'm just lost in thought about something…"

"About what?" Tadashi asked. "It must be important if you've been looking at the counter for 5 minutes with that same look on your face."

"I just… ugh… it's just too hard to explain…" Kiki said, frustrated, putting her head in her hands.

"Explain what?" Tadashi asked. His facial expression showed that he was completely confused.

"Uh…" Kiki stammered, "Give me a minute. I'll be right back."

Kiki then walked up the stairs back into the apartment, and grabbed her phone off her nightstand. Then she proceeded to type something onto her phone before looking out the bay window, waiting for a response.

As soon as Kiki had sat down on the bay window, Sophia's phone dinged. I knew it was from Kiki because… well, who else would be texting us at 5 A.M. on January 2nd?

"What did she ask?" I asked.

"She wanted to know if she should tell Tadashi." Sophia explained. "I mean… it seems only fair if she tell him before he dies."

"Yeah…" I agreed. "What did you tell her?"

"I told her what I just told you, and I sent her a pic of the movie poster… various ones of course." Sophia continued. "She wanted some proof, so I sent some to her."

"Ok then." I replied. Sophia put her phone back in her pocket, and we continued looking at the screen.

Kiki smiled at the response she had gotten before putting it in her back pocket and heading back down to the café. She walked back to the counter, and waited for Tadashi to return, who was currently serving some food to a couple of customers. When he finished, he headed straight for her.

"Are you going to tell me what's going on now?" He asked in a bit of a teasing way.

Kiki sighed, "Yeah…but not here. Can we go to the park? Or somewhere more secluded?"

"Sure. I'll tell Aunt Cass that we're going to take a break." Tadashi replied as he walked into the backroom where Aunt Cass was, who said it was fine that they went to the park.

The both of them hung up their aprons and walked out the door, staying silent the entire way to the park. As soon as they arrived at the park, Kiki led Tadashi to an area with almost no people. The both of them sat down on the bench behind them. Only then did Kiki's hands begin to shake with her growing anxiety.

"Ok… ok, um… where do I begin…?" Kiki facepalmed.

"Are you alright?" Tadashi asked, growing concerned.

"Not really." Kiki replied honestly. "It's just… I don't belong… here… at all."

"What do you mean by belong?" Tadashi asked in confusion.

"What I mean is that this place isn't supposed to exist! I'm not supposed to be here! I can't… I just can't wrap my head around this…" Kiki trailed off, briefly forgetting Tadashi's presence.

"Uh… Kiki? You're starting to scare me…" Tadashi said, now extremely concerned for Kiki's sanity.

"No! It's true, you have to believe me! Remember when I said I was from Florida?" Kiki asked, and Tadashi nodded. "It's another dimension, and… you guys…"

"What about us?" Tadashi asked.

"You're all movie characters!" Kiki blurted out. Then she covered her mouth. She didn't mean for it to come out that way.

Tadashi's jaw dropped. "We're all… what?"

"Movie characters…" Kiki repeated. "In my dimension all of you guys are in a movie… I'm not supposed to be here! I don't even know how to get back home!"

"We're… movie characters?" Tadashi repeated. Kiki nodded. Then she pulled her phone from her pocket and showed Tadashi a picture of the movie poster. Tadashi's eyes widened. "No way… Is that why you freaked out on the night we found you and brought you to the lab?"

Kiki nodded. "It was just… too much for me to handle. The fact that I wake up in another dimension, and you all are the first thing I see. It seemed so… unrealistic."

"So we're movie characters…but none of us know it…" Tadashi trailed off.

"It's true… but Tadashi, I had to tell you before everyone else. Because it's super important that I tell you this now… or else I might be filled with guilt in the end…" Kiki trailed off.

"Why? What's so important?" Tadashi asked.

Kiki closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Then she looked at him and stared at him dead in the eyes. "In the movie… you die… and there isn't a thing anyone can do about it."

"No…" Tadashi whispered. "That can't be true. I can't leave everyone, I can't die. Please tell me you're joking."

Kiki looked at him sympathetically, her face showing the truth. The truth that he will die, and he will leave everyone behind.

"It's not… It's supposed… The way you died… it's an accident." Kiki tried to explain.

Tadashi only said one word. "When?"

"The showcase…" Kiki trailed off, her voice wavering.

"How?" Tadashi asked.

"You went into a burning building to save someone." Kiki explained, turning her gaze to the ground.

"Who?" he continued to ask.

Kiki bit her lip as a look of anger flashed across her face. "I won't say." She sighed. "Tadashi, I'm sorry… but this is the way it is. This is the way the movie goes. And as much as I want to… I don't think I can change what happens."

"I'll tell you one thing though." Kiki continued. "Hiro moves on eventually… he does things to help people in dangerous situations. What you did inspired him to do that. And in the end… he becomes a superhero and he fulfills your dream for you… to help a lot of people."

"He does it for me?" Tadashi asked.

"Yeah… but not just him. The gang and Hiro make a superhero team in your honor, and they're going to protect San Fransokyo from harm."

"My brother's moving from one side of the law to the other…" Tadashi muttered in disbelief.

"Yep." Kiki replied.

The both of them sat in silence for a few moments before Tadashi broke it.

"Well, as depressing as this is… I can't spend my last few day thinking about the fact that I'm going to die… We'll all enjoy it… together."

"You can't tell anyone about this Tadashi. I'm not ready for everyone else to know yet." Kiki protested.

"Not even Hiro? He's so involved in this." Tadashi retorted.

"No. Because if he finds out, he's going to try as hard as he can to keep you from dying. I won't tell any of them… not until the events of the movie have passed." Kiki explained.

"As long as you tell them at some point. You have to rely on them to get you home." Tadashi insisted.

"I know." Kiki replied.

Well… she did it. She got out the truth for one person, now she needs to tell everyone else. But I think it is better to wait until the actual events of the movie have passed.

"Alexa!" Sophia exclaimed.

"What?" I asked, startled by her sudden outburst.

"You're going too!" She shouted.

"What do you mean 'I'm going too'?" I asked. Then I looked down at my arm, which was pixilating. But instead of blue, like it was on Kiki, my pixilation is purple. "No! I can't go in there! Why... Why do I have to go in there too?!"

"Alexa! Just breathe!" Sophia said in an attempt to calm me down, just like when we had tried with Kiki, but it doesn't work.

"No! I-I can't! Just… no!" I shouted before I fell to the ground, and all was black.

When I woke up, I was lying on the ground in a white room, but there wasn't a light in sight. I felt as if I were in one of those white rooms at a mental hospital… except the walls weren't soft and squishy.

I stood up and walked over to the table that was in the center of the room, where I saw a piece of paper, a backpack, and a button. I chose to pick up the note first and see what it said.

Alexa,

It is time that you join your friend Kiki on her adventure. Sophia will join you later, but not for a while. As Kiki was informed, the adventure you will go on will change your life, but many others' as well.

Until your journey has reached its end, the truths about yourselves must remain a secret to those around you. Just remember that once the events have passed, you and your friends must reveal everything you have hidden before you can return home.

As Kiki was also told, you must go through all of the events of your journey, from the moment you arrive, to the moment you leave. If you succeed, you will be rewarded, along with your friends. Take the backpack with you. It'll be a necessity as you get further through your journey.

Best regards,

The Messenger

I reread the note before putting it in my pocket with my phone and picking up the backpack in front of me. It was a simple 2 zipper black backpack, 1 large zipper, and 1 pocket. The design caught my attention. The color scheme and the design was the same on my backpack and my outfit.

I was wearing and purple top with a black and white floral design on it. My cargo pants were black, and so were my converse sneakers. The floral design on my shirt was the same as my backpack.

I put my brown hair up in a ponytail, before putting the backpack on my shoulders and pressing down on the button. The ground fell beneath me like a trapdoor, and there was only darkness surrounding me. When I saw the light again, it was warm, like when you're sitting in a sunny window. I heard the wind whistling in my ears, and completely forgot about the fact that I was falling until I hit the hard ground, and darkness greeted me once again.

So Alexa is coming earlier this time! What do you guys think of that?

Tadashi: I find it rather interesting.

Me: Well of course you do. It's your story... in a way.

Tadashi: It's my life, but your story.

Me: That's what I meant.

Tadashi: That's what I thought you meant.

Me: I'm done with you right now. Just go read. *Points to corner*

Tadashi: Ok... *walks over to corner*

Me: I've got a question for you guys. What do you think of me changing my Username again? I mean, I started using this username a couple of months ago, and it just became my username for everything. So, do you like the Username CareFreeDisnerd? Because I might change it to that.

Let me know what you think!

Follow and Review! See you in the next chapter!

~Kiki