Disclaimer: None of us own Ape Escape, its characters, or it's gadgets

Disclaimer: None of us own Ape Escape, its characters, or it's gadgets.

THIS IS A JAKE/CASSIE. It's also sort of Alternate Reality. Spike never caught any monkeys. There is a huge war between Monkeys and Humans.

Cassie. Natalie. Professor. Spike. Jake. Mike. Everyone


WHY?

By The Black Flames

It was just another normal day. Or, as normal as a day could get when you live inside a computer. It was in here where Cassie had found love. Or, what her program could call love. For, in truth, Cassie was just a program to help around the Professor's lab. But she found herself paying more attention to some people. Jake, to be precise. She loved his blue hair, the way he walked, the way he spoke, to her, it was heaven on earth when he would talk to her. But she longed for more. She wanted to talk back as more than just a computer trying to help along. Tomorrow was Jake's birthday. She had wanted to be there in person to congratulate him.

But the professor had something better planned. For years he had watched Cassie and Jake stare at each other in wistful lust when they thought that no one was looking. The professor had, from the first time he caught Jake and Cassie staring at each other, begun constructing a robot that looked exactly like Cassie. He told Cassie of his plan, and she agreed. She downloaded herself into the robot's body. That was the professor's present to Jake. Cassie herself.

~~~ The Next Day ~~~

"Happy Birthday Jake!" Yelled Spike as he saw his childhood friend at the park looking alone. Today was Jake's 18th birthday, and he was looking pretty glum.

"Hey Spike. Where's Mike? I thought he took you and Natalie to the movies."

"He did. The apes bombed the theater. It's not there anymore."

"Man, and here I was hoping I would have a war-free birthday."

"You're eighteen now, you know? That means all three of us have to go fight in the war."

"I know, and it sucks! Why do we have to be having a war now?! Can't we fight another time?" At this time, Mike appeared next to them.

"Something's bothering you, isn't it Jake. You sad you won't have anyone to write to during the war?"

"No, it's not that. You're having girl problems, aren't you. Say Mike, where's Natalie?"

"I dropped her off at the lab. Hey, Jake? The professor wants us at his lab. You sure you're okay?"

"I'm fine. Let's go."

The trio took Mike's black convertible to the lab.

"Thank goodness you're here. I have something to show you all! Especially you, Jake. I think you'll like it."

They walked into the lab. Everything was dark. Then everyone shouted:

"SURPRISE! Happy Birthday!"

Cassie was there. In her robot body. Jake just stared at her, until Natalie interrupted.

"Are you going to blow out the candles or what?"

"Yeah Jake," Cassie said in her new body. "Are you going to blow them out or open up presents?"

"Um, uh, uh, cake! Cake first! Then presents!" Jake stammered. He couldn't keep his eyes off of Cassie.

"Good, now blow the candles out."

Jake made a wish. He wished that Cassie and him could have a relationship when the war was over. He blew out all the candles.

"Now your wish will come true!" The professor stated proudly.

"I wish" Jake muttered under his breath. An alarm suddenly went off.

"ATTENTION! ATTENTION! THE CITY IS UNDER ATTACK! ALL MEN AGES 18 THROUGH 60 REPORT TO THE NEAREST ARMY POST! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! I REPEAT! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!"

Everyone looked at Jake, Mike, and Spike.

"Let's go."