Disclaimer- Don't own them, wish I did....but no.
Personal Note- Thanks Zev, so almost done. Thanks to KL-
ya the best! Thanks to Erika, love you. And Dag- hey, got
a part in the story, be happy!. Sorry so short, trying to
finish this and keep ya all in suspense! Is it working?
:P
Meaning of Life
By the untalented JOxER
Chapter 11
Lucas inspected his surroundings. There was a building in
front of him with heavy protection. There was barb wire
surrounding the building and a sign that read "Electric
Fence. "Why has Jesse brought me here? I've never
even seen this place." Lucas wondered, questioning his
little friend's actions. Part of him still thought that it
wasn't really happening, it was all a dream - that was the
scientist in him speaking. Another part of him wanted
to know if there was more than science out there in the
world. Lucas noticed a large crowd gathered in front of
the building and suddenly felt embarrassed. Acutely aware
that he was only wearing his hospital gown, he felt his
face turning red. Jesse noticed Lucas' discomfort and
laughed to himself before turning toward the crowd and
giving out a big yell.
"YAAAAHHHOOOO!!!" Jesse screamed with all his might.
"What are you doing Jesse!" Lucas turned to the little boy,
then back to the crowd; knowing what was coming next -
total humiliation.
"Can't ya see, Lucas? No one can see us or hear us, so no
one can see you in that get up!" Jesse stated and started
to walk toward the crowd. Lucas scanned the crowd; the kid
was right. No one had even flinched to their direction.
Jesse had moved far ahead, but Lucas was still lost in his
thoughts. He still couldn't believe what was happening.
He repeated that thought over and over.
"LUCAS!!!" Jesse yelled, jarring Lucas from his thinking.
"Are your feet glued to the floor? Come on, follow me,"
the little boy pouted. Lucas obeyed, followed him to the
crowd. Even though the kid had told Lucas no one could see
or hear them, Lucas tried his best to avoid people.
"Jesse...," Lucas began to ask, then he noticed someone in
front of him.
No one had been there a moment ago, but suddenly someone
was there, making her way through the crowd. Lucas turned
to see another person walking his way and just stood there.
He closed his eyes when it looked like the man was going to
bump into Lucas, but peaked when the expected collision
didn't happen. He was shocked when the man went right
through him.
"Whoa..," he whispered as the women in front of him passed
right through him like the man.
Jesse grabbed the shocked teenager and lead him through the
crowd. They must have passed 10 people and every time they
passed one, Lucas felt a little more comfortable with the
"ghost" feeling. Jesse only laughed at the teen and
stopped when they were at the front of the gathering. The
lady that had passed Lucas was fixing her hair and holding
a microphone.
"God, she's beautiful," Lucas thought and turned to Jesse
who was trying to hide a snicker. Lucas realized that he
must have said that comment out-loud. Spotting the first
man that had passed through him, Lucas noticed that he
was holding a camera that read KCXX 39. He was about to
ask Jesse where were they when the lady began to speak.
"This is Jennifer Merrill reporting live from the Florida
State Federal Penitentiary. Just moments ago, at 12pm, Dr.
Lawrence Wolenczak was put to death...." she started to
explain the details of the execution, but Lucas was
thinking of something else.
He wasn't sad that his father had been put to death, but
"he deserves more," Lucas thought. "Glad I was never born.
I wonder what else Jesse is going to show me, some more
happy news?" Jesse put his finger to his mouth.
"Shhh, Lucas, listen to the 'porter lady, okay!" Lucas was
now puzzled. How did Jesse know what he was doing. He'd
been thinking and was sure no one could hear him. Jesse
shushed him again, and Lucas began to listen to the
reporter.
"As most of us are aware, Dr. Wolenczak was convicted of
one of the most brutal crimes known to man kind - the
destruction of the UEO flagship submarine, the seaQuest.
His action had killed over 300 members of the seaQuest
crew, over half of whom where non-military personnel..."
Lucas began to tune her out again. "No...it can't...the
seaQuest can't be gone...," His thoughts shifted to fear..
"The captain, Dr. Westphalen ...Ben...Darwin... everyone
gone... No, none of this can be true. This is all a
dream.. it has to be a dream!" Lucas desperately thought.
"Ain't no dream, mister," Jesse replied, as Lucas gave him
a dumbfounded look. "Oh, did I forget to mention that I
know what you are thinking at all times?" Lucas gave him a
bad look that only made Jesse laugh out loud.
"So, this is what happens if I was never born! All the
people I cared about are now gone! Why, Jesse?"
"Your father was angry at the UEO; they wouldn't fund any
of his projects."
"No, wait a minute, Jesse. How does my never being born
relate to the UEO not funding my father's projects?"
"How can I put this... your father used you, Lucas," Jesse
sighed. "The reason he put you on seaQuest was not because
of your behavior, the UEO was more than happy to have a
computer genius on their boat. In exchange for you, your
father was given anything he wanted, from money to services
to almost anything."
"They used me?"
"'Fraid so, mister."
"This isn't true, none of this is true, Jesse!" Lucas grew
frustrated. He didn't want to hear it. He couldn't
imagine his father giving him to the highest bidder, nor
the fact that all of the people that had become his family
were now gone.
"All right, Lucas, let's move on..."
The scenery began to shift and Lucas was now standing in
front of a large monument. He looked around for a clue to
his whereabouts and saw a burning flame in a distance.
Lucas recognized the flame, he'd never seen it in
person before but had read about it in history class. He
was at Arlington National Cemetery; the flame belonged to
the 35th president, John F. Kennedy.
"The only people buried here are people killed in battle or
political leaders, what am I doing here?" Lucas thought.
Jesse came around tugged at Lucas to follow him. They
walked around the monument to faced the front of it. Lucas
stared at the monument in shock. Jesse let go of his
friend to give him time by himself.
Lucas neared the monument and read the inscription- We, the
United States of America and the United Earth/Oceans
Organization, honor those who gave their lives to protect
our waters and for....- Lucas skimmed through all the
bull and read down to the list of names. It was true,
everybody he knew was gone.
"How... how did this happen?"
"Well...." Jesse spoke and looked up to the sky. After
receiving his instructions, he turned to Lucas. "I think I
better show you."
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Sorry for the format, my computer is hating me right now.
Personal Note- Thanks Zev, so almost done. Thanks to KL-
ya the best! Thanks to Erika, love you. And Dag- hey, got
a part in the story, be happy!. Sorry so short, trying to
finish this and keep ya all in suspense! Is it working?
:P
Meaning of Life
By the untalented JOxER
Chapter 11
Lucas inspected his surroundings. There was a building in
front of him with heavy protection. There was barb wire
surrounding the building and a sign that read "Electric
Fence. "Why has Jesse brought me here? I've never
even seen this place." Lucas wondered, questioning his
little friend's actions. Part of him still thought that it
wasn't really happening, it was all a dream - that was the
scientist in him speaking. Another part of him wanted
to know if there was more than science out there in the
world. Lucas noticed a large crowd gathered in front of
the building and suddenly felt embarrassed. Acutely aware
that he was only wearing his hospital gown, he felt his
face turning red. Jesse noticed Lucas' discomfort and
laughed to himself before turning toward the crowd and
giving out a big yell.
"YAAAAHHHOOOO!!!" Jesse screamed with all his might.
"What are you doing Jesse!" Lucas turned to the little boy,
then back to the crowd; knowing what was coming next -
total humiliation.
"Can't ya see, Lucas? No one can see us or hear us, so no
one can see you in that get up!" Jesse stated and started
to walk toward the crowd. Lucas scanned the crowd; the kid
was right. No one had even flinched to their direction.
Jesse had moved far ahead, but Lucas was still lost in his
thoughts. He still couldn't believe what was happening.
He repeated that thought over and over.
"LUCAS!!!" Jesse yelled, jarring Lucas from his thinking.
"Are your feet glued to the floor? Come on, follow me,"
the little boy pouted. Lucas obeyed, followed him to the
crowd. Even though the kid had told Lucas no one could see
or hear them, Lucas tried his best to avoid people.
"Jesse...," Lucas began to ask, then he noticed someone in
front of him.
No one had been there a moment ago, but suddenly someone
was there, making her way through the crowd. Lucas turned
to see another person walking his way and just stood there.
He closed his eyes when it looked like the man was going to
bump into Lucas, but peaked when the expected collision
didn't happen. He was shocked when the man went right
through him.
"Whoa..," he whispered as the women in front of him passed
right through him like the man.
Jesse grabbed the shocked teenager and lead him through the
crowd. They must have passed 10 people and every time they
passed one, Lucas felt a little more comfortable with the
"ghost" feeling. Jesse only laughed at the teen and
stopped when they were at the front of the gathering. The
lady that had passed Lucas was fixing her hair and holding
a microphone.
"God, she's beautiful," Lucas thought and turned to Jesse
who was trying to hide a snicker. Lucas realized that he
must have said that comment out-loud. Spotting the first
man that had passed through him, Lucas noticed that he
was holding a camera that read KCXX 39. He was about to
ask Jesse where were they when the lady began to speak.
"This is Jennifer Merrill reporting live from the Florida
State Federal Penitentiary. Just moments ago, at 12pm, Dr.
Lawrence Wolenczak was put to death...." she started to
explain the details of the execution, but Lucas was
thinking of something else.
He wasn't sad that his father had been put to death, but
"he deserves more," Lucas thought. "Glad I was never born.
I wonder what else Jesse is going to show me, some more
happy news?" Jesse put his finger to his mouth.
"Shhh, Lucas, listen to the 'porter lady, okay!" Lucas was
now puzzled. How did Jesse know what he was doing. He'd
been thinking and was sure no one could hear him. Jesse
shushed him again, and Lucas began to listen to the
reporter.
"As most of us are aware, Dr. Wolenczak was convicted of
one of the most brutal crimes known to man kind - the
destruction of the UEO flagship submarine, the seaQuest.
His action had killed over 300 members of the seaQuest
crew, over half of whom where non-military personnel..."
Lucas began to tune her out again. "No...it can't...the
seaQuest can't be gone...," His thoughts shifted to fear..
"The captain, Dr. Westphalen ...Ben...Darwin... everyone
gone... No, none of this can be true. This is all a
dream.. it has to be a dream!" Lucas desperately thought.
"Ain't no dream, mister," Jesse replied, as Lucas gave him
a dumbfounded look. "Oh, did I forget to mention that I
know what you are thinking at all times?" Lucas gave him a
bad look that only made Jesse laugh out loud.
"So, this is what happens if I was never born! All the
people I cared about are now gone! Why, Jesse?"
"Your father was angry at the UEO; they wouldn't fund any
of his projects."
"No, wait a minute, Jesse. How does my never being born
relate to the UEO not funding my father's projects?"
"How can I put this... your father used you, Lucas," Jesse
sighed. "The reason he put you on seaQuest was not because
of your behavior, the UEO was more than happy to have a
computer genius on their boat. In exchange for you, your
father was given anything he wanted, from money to services
to almost anything."
"They used me?"
"'Fraid so, mister."
"This isn't true, none of this is true, Jesse!" Lucas grew
frustrated. He didn't want to hear it. He couldn't
imagine his father giving him to the highest bidder, nor
the fact that all of the people that had become his family
were now gone.
"All right, Lucas, let's move on..."
The scenery began to shift and Lucas was now standing in
front of a large monument. He looked around for a clue to
his whereabouts and saw a burning flame in a distance.
Lucas recognized the flame, he'd never seen it in
person before but had read about it in history class. He
was at Arlington National Cemetery; the flame belonged to
the 35th president, John F. Kennedy.
"The only people buried here are people killed in battle or
political leaders, what am I doing here?" Lucas thought.
Jesse came around tugged at Lucas to follow him. They
walked around the monument to faced the front of it. Lucas
stared at the monument in shock. Jesse let go of his
friend to give him time by himself.
Lucas neared the monument and read the inscription- We, the
United States of America and the United Earth/Oceans
Organization, honor those who gave their lives to protect
our waters and for....- Lucas skimmed through all the
bull and read down to the list of names. It was true,
everybody he knew was gone.
"How... how did this happen?"
"Well...." Jesse spoke and looked up to the sky. After
receiving his instructions, he turned to Lucas. "I think I
better show you."
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Sorry for the format, my computer is hating me right now.
