Hey Readers! I have recently gotten back in contact with my friend whom I had mentioned multiple times (You Know Who), and he now even has his own account under the name JonBell so go check out his book The Phantom's Wings which is adapted from Goldfinch142's original story Messenger. I have been helping him out with some stuff and we have been doing some work on the further additions to the Halfas Rising series, as well as other future fanfics. But enough about what's been going on with me, on with the story. I present to you, Chapter 8: Welcome Back!
Chapter 8
Jason awoke to the sound of constant beeping. He had been dreaming about the events of his time in the Ghost Zone, and he was even starting to believe that the events which had transpired were nothing more than a dream. However, he kept coming back to his descent up the mountain when Skulker fired the missile at him; though this time he heard a beeping sound before the missile's explosion. He soon realized, to his dismay, that he was in fact dreaming and the beeping was from an outside source.
As he opened his eyes, the room slowly came into focus. The walls were white with a couple of "inspirational" posters scattered around and some folders in a pocket near the door. To his left was a large window with the curtains pulled back to reveal a small wooded park with some benches and a pond below.
[What a nice view! Much better than the one from my cave.]
Jason nearly jumped out of his skin. He had completely forgotten about Xeraunius' new residence – his head! Suddenly, Jason realized that the events that had transpired over the last three days were no mere dreams: they were real!
"Gah! Xeraunius, could you give me a little more of a warning next time? Wait, how can you see the park?"
[Because we now share a body, we share the same senses.]
"Wow," Jason gasped, "that is both cool and disturbing."
[Indeed.]
Jason sat up in his hospital bed and started to hear noise outside the door. The door swung open and a doctor and his parents walked in. The doctor grabbed one of the folders and opened it while Mr. and Mrs. Enderson took a seat near Jason's bed.
"Well," the doctor said after examing the folder's contents, "it appears you are perfectly healthy, Jason. You can leave as soon as your parents sign you out."
"Thank you, doctor," Mrs. Enderson said. "My husband and I would just like to speak privately with our son first." As soon as the doctor left the room, his parents turned their attention towards Jason. "Jason, we've made a difficult decision and we can't think of any better time to tell you," his mother continued.
"Okay," Jason replied uneasily, "what is it?"
"Well," Mr. Enderson began, "we have decided that we should leave Darkwood."
"What?!" Jason sputtered. "Why would we leave Darkwood? I thought you both loved it here."
"We do, Jason, trust me," his mother assured him "But after all of the trouble you've gotten into and especially because of what happened Friday, we feel like we just need to get away for a bit. We're not going very far, and Sky and Chris can visit on weekends if you want."
"But what about school?" Jason inquired. He couldn't believe this was happening.
"Mr. Yamamoto has agreed to vouch for you so you can start where the rest of the class will be without having to redo the work."
"But –," Jason struggled under the stern gaze of his parents and faltered.
"Jason, it has been decided," his father said in a warning tone.
"Fine," Jason replied admitting defeat. "May I have a few minutes alone, please?"
"Of course, son," Mr. Enderson answered as he and his wife arose and exited the hospital room. Jason sat in relative silence except for the constant beeping for a few seconds.
"So, did you get all that, Xeraunius?" Jason whispered in case his parents were eavesdropping.
[Yes, Jason, remember what I said about – ?] Xeraunius replied.
"Yeah, I know, I'm just making sure. What do you think about all of this?" Jason asked annoyed.
[Well, I think it would be a good idea to get away. After all, I'm sure there would be less questions if you were away from the other students at your school. I also think that it would be a good opportunity to see if there is any need for a Halfa defender somewhere else.]
"'Halfa defender?'" Jason chuckled to himself, "I assume that there are other such beings in other places?" he mused.
[Well, yes, there is this one – by the way Jason, I have been meaning to tell you that it may not be a good idea if you keep talking to me out loud. Perhaps, it may be best to converse through your thoughts so as to avoid any complications towards hiding your, well, our secret.] Xeraunius said.
"Oh, good – ," Jason stopped himself. [Good idea!] he said.
[Excellent! Now, Jason, I think it may be time to call your parents back in. I know things have really changed for both of us, but we just need to go along and see where fate takes us. Oh, also ask them where it is we are going to be traveling to.]
[Okay! If you say so.] Jason replied. Jason called his parents back into the room and asked, "SO where exactly are we going to?"
"Oh, just the next town over," Mr. Enderson explained, " a town called Amity Park."
I know this one was really short, in fact, it is my third shortest chapter in this Phanfic, besides Chapter 2: A Chase for the Mountain and if you count the Prologue. Anyways, as usual please Favorite, Follow, and Review! Also, I have recently been having issues with the nerves in my left elbow caused by severe nerve damage to the ulnar (funnybone) nerve. I am going to get an MRI on Monday and then we are going to discuss the next step. If any of you would, I would appreciate any and all prayers. And now as always, I will see you in the next chapter of A New One Rises!
Edit 11/26/15: Hey readers! I know it has been a while since I have written anything. First reason why is because I brought my PC over to my brother's house so he could do some stuff to it and only just got it back tonight. Second is because of stuff going on at home with my arm injury which I mentioned before and other stuff. Finally, I just went in for surgery yesterday and the doctors think hey have it fixed. You see, there is a muscle that is located near the ulnar nerve and the one in my left arm had grown too far and has been pinching the nerve for pretty much forever and it has only begun to bother me now. So it is with great sorrow that I must put A New One Rises on a temporary hiatus. I hope that I can recover enough soon to be able to begin typing again and upload more chapters. (I am doing this using only my right hand and is taking so much longer than normal.) As I said before, any and all prayers would be much appreciated. See you next time!
