Chapter 10: There's Always a Price...

Nothing funny in this chapter, this is completely serious, I want no snickers... please, any Puns, are unintended... so please read, read and enjoy!

Lan was, torn, he could jump, he could walk, he could live he could die... it was his choice...

-----Hikari House-----

"Lan still hasn't gotten home Maylu, thanks for checking..." Said a frantic Mrs. HIkari, thier son had gone missing, he hadn't showed up,

" There's only one thing I know, I heard him mutter the word jump..." Said Maylu, on the other end of the phone.

"okay Maylu, thank you dear" Replied Mrs Hikari Hanging up. She turned to her husband. " All she knows is he muttered the word ' jump' before leaving class... could he have meant---"

She was cut off by Mr. Hikari, who said " Yes, he may be, but we better hurry, I don't wanna be too late!" He grabbed his jacket, and ran out the door, with Mrs. Hikari Close behind...

-----Maylu's House-----

Maylu sighed, what had happened to Lan? He wasn't as happy go lucky as he had always been, lately his personality had gotten dangerously dark, and mysterious.

"M--Maylu..." Muttered a voice from Lan's PET on her desk. She had brought Megaman with her after Lan had almost left it in the classroom.

"Yes, Megaman.." she said, trying to hold back her tears.

"Wh---Where do you think Lan is? " Asked the Navi " D--do you think he's alright?"

"I dont't know Megaman!" She said, no longer able to hold back her tears, she plopped down on her couch, crying. She wanted to find Lan, find him,and embrace him, she wanted to never let go, but now she wondered if it was too late. Her thoughts where interupted by a knock on her door. She got up and answered it.

"M--Mr. Hikari!" She said, surprised to see him at her door.

"Maylu, I think I know where Lan is, please, come with us!" He said, and quickly, without saying anything, started heading to the edge of town Maylu quickly grabbed the two PETs, and ran out the door after him.

" So, where do you think he is?" She asked when she had caught up.

"We think he's at that cliff at the edge of town!"

Maylu's heart quickly sank ' Oh no!' She thought, remembering how he had said jump after class.

When they got there, sure enough, there was Lan, but something was wrong, he didn't look like he was in a good healthy state of mind.

----------- Lan's Mind----------

He heard voices, yelling something, it sounded like... Lan? Lan... this word was familiar... was it his name? He didn't understand, he was...confused... at least, he heard them shouting something else, he singled out the word jump... did they want him to jump? it sounded like it, they where shouting it now, he didn't understand, Jump? Lan? Lan, Jump? Yes! They where telling him, Lan, to jump! He had figured it out, he was finally happy, knowing what these people wanted...

-----Back to reality-----

"LAN! PLEASE DON'T JUMP!" Yelled a hysterical Maylu, wondering why Lan wasn't responding, what was wrong with him? Could he not hear her?

----------- Lan's Mind----------

Suddenly, he heard another word... please? He couldn't understand, his mind clouded, and not understanding, he decided to please these people, he decided to jump. His mind fell deeper and deeper in to insanity as the people called out to him,he saw someone, she looked familiar, his heart took over his body, as he muttered word. " May...lu..." before he passed out..

-----Reality-----

"OH MY GOD! LAN!" Yelled Maylu, running over to catch him before he fell, she had heard him muttering something, it sounded like her name, but she couldn't tell. "Maylu!" yelled Mr. Hikari, running over. " He just... passed out..." Said Maylu,"He seemed kinda out of it though, didn't he?"

"Yes, Maylu," Began Mr. Hikari, "He might well be insane..."

-----Dencity Hospital-----

Maylu sat by Lan's bed, waiting for lan to wakeup, it had been a week since the cliff incedent, and Lan showed no signs of healing, his body, or his twisted mind. 'He might well be insane...' Maylu repeated those words in her mind, be fore thinking ' No... He's fine, he, said my name...' She pulled Lan toward her and cried, she didn't want to let go of him... " Oh Lan..." She said.

"Visiting times are over..." Said the doctor, walking in the room. Maylu reluctently let go of Lan, and got up and left. "Perfect.." Said the doctor with an evil smile...

----------Dencity Hospital----------

Time: 2:22AM

Lan started squirming, he remembered nothing, but he was remembering one thing, his dad, that incensitive bastard... that's all he knew, he wanted so badly to get back at him, to hurt him as much as moving would have him, let's see him go on without mom, yes, let's see him try... His thoughts were interupted by the docter speaking. " You feel rage, do you not Lan?" He said. Lan was shocked, "Y--Yes, but... how do you know that?"

The doctor smiled " I know, I felt the same rage once,"

"Y---You have?"

"Yes, and I know how you can get back at your father..."

"H--How can I?" Lan jumped at his chance, how badley he wanted to---to, destroy his fathers hopes, his dreams...

The doctor smiled. " Simple, you can come with me.."

----------Dencity Hospital----------

Time: 3:00

"Why do I have to be the one to check if any patients left?" Said a guard, walking down a hall. " They're mental for god's sake!" He continued walking until he got to Lan's room, he opened the door, and realized Lan was missing...

---------- Unkown Location----------

Time: 5:00

"So Lan, are you ready?" Said the "Doctor"

Lan smiled, evily, " Yes..." He said with a smirk.

"What is your mission?"

"To kill Haruka Hikari..."

OMGZEZ! HE EEZ TEH BRAINWASHEDED! .

Well, that's the season, next season will focus on Lan, and his struggle to find truth...