The Letter: Part 4
As the taxi continued its trip to the airport Gene looked out the window, slightly regretting not telling Melfina goodbye. He knew he was doing the right thing, but inside he had a strange feeling that something bad was going to happen. As if he was walking into a huge trap. He shrugged it off and leaned back into his seat.
"Are you alright sir?" the driver asked.
"Yea, I'm fine. How far are we from the airport?" asked Gene.
"Just a few minutes sir" answered the driver.
Gene sighed and thought, 'I miss Melfina already.'
Slowly the car pulled up to what appeared as an entrance. Then the car stopped and the driver got out of the car.
"Driver, why are we stopping?" This isn't the airport" Gene said as he got out of the car.
"I know this isn't the airport. Gene Starwind, it's been a while" said the driver.
"Do I know you? Who are you?" interrogated Gene.
"Gene, I'm offended. I thought for sure you would recognize my voice" said the driver.
"What the hell are you talking about? Just tell me who you are" Gene demanded.
"Oh alright" said the driver as he took of his hat and revealed himself.
Gene stood there in amazement. It was Harry McDougal. The man thought to be destroyed was standing there right before his eyes.
"What the fuck? How the hell are you alive? You died in the Gallactic Leyline" Gene yelled.
"Oh Gene, I thought you would gain some intelligence by now. The human part of my body died, never my machinery. Silly Gene, I could always get new body parts. If my computer died that would have been a different story, but I got new parts and I am better than ever with my new dashing appearance" said Harry as he grinned.
'Holy shit. How the hell did this happen?' Gene thought to himself.
"No need to be afraid Gene. I'm not here to kill you. As much as I want to, I can't. I wouldn't want to disappoint my dear Melfina. I love her too much to break her heart like that" said Harry.
"How did you read my thoughts like that?" asked Gene.
"Well you see, when I recovered from that minor incident at the Leyline, I flew back home and I was rebuilt by a wonderful scientist and gave me all these wonderful abilities. Of course I had to kill him so no one knew of my return but now I can read people's thoughts. It's quite a bonus if you ask me. I absolutely love it" said Harry.
'I gotta get out of here' Gene thought to himself.
"Oh you're not going anywhere. There isn't a home within miles of here. You would die in days from starvation. And Besides, I don't think you would want to find out what other special abilities I have because you could get hurt, maybe even die" retorted Harry.
"I don't care what you say. There is now way in hell I'm going anywhere with you" said Gene as he started to walk away.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you" said Harry as he shot a laser beam towards Gene's feet.
Gene jumped out of the way and said, "I thought you didn't want to kill me?"
Harry grinned and said, "No I won't kill you. This will just really hurt."
With that Harry shot one last laser beam at Gene and hit him in the leg.
"You son of a bitch!" Gene yelled in agony.
"Oh Gene, you thought you would be able to escape. What were you thinking?" Harry said as he dragged Gene back into the car.
"Now if you cooperate for the rest of the trip, I won't have to shoot at you again. Now I will drive you to a plane which is heavily guarded by my security staff and they will take you to California and keep you imprisoned there until I give the word. In the meanwhile I will come back for Melfina and make her mine" Harry said.
"She will never go with you" Gene said.
"Oh but she will once I give her this lovely potion. It will cause her to lose all memory of you and I will convince her that me and her were meant to be" said Harry.
"She'll never believe you! Deep in her heart she will always be mine and yu can't take that away from her!" yelled Gene.
"Watch me" Harry said as he chained Gene to the backseat of the car.
"You know I had a change of heart. You made me realize that maybe I should kill you" said Harry as he put the car in neutral and pushed the car towards a cliff.
"See ya, oh I mean goodbye Gene" said Harry as the car started to roll down the cliff.
As the taxi continued its trip to the airport Gene looked out the window, slightly regretting not telling Melfina goodbye. He knew he was doing the right thing, but inside he had a strange feeling that something bad was going to happen. As if he was walking into a huge trap. He shrugged it off and leaned back into his seat.
"Are you alright sir?" the driver asked.
"Yea, I'm fine. How far are we from the airport?" asked Gene.
"Just a few minutes sir" answered the driver.
Gene sighed and thought, 'I miss Melfina already.'
Slowly the car pulled up to what appeared as an entrance. Then the car stopped and the driver got out of the car.
"Driver, why are we stopping?" This isn't the airport" Gene said as he got out of the car.
"I know this isn't the airport. Gene Starwind, it's been a while" said the driver.
"Do I know you? Who are you?" interrogated Gene.
"Gene, I'm offended. I thought for sure you would recognize my voice" said the driver.
"What the hell are you talking about? Just tell me who you are" Gene demanded.
"Oh alright" said the driver as he took of his hat and revealed himself.
Gene stood there in amazement. It was Harry McDougal. The man thought to be destroyed was standing there right before his eyes.
"What the fuck? How the hell are you alive? You died in the Gallactic Leyline" Gene yelled.
"Oh Gene, I thought you would gain some intelligence by now. The human part of my body died, never my machinery. Silly Gene, I could always get new body parts. If my computer died that would have been a different story, but I got new parts and I am better than ever with my new dashing appearance" said Harry as he grinned.
'Holy shit. How the hell did this happen?' Gene thought to himself.
"No need to be afraid Gene. I'm not here to kill you. As much as I want to, I can't. I wouldn't want to disappoint my dear Melfina. I love her too much to break her heart like that" said Harry.
"How did you read my thoughts like that?" asked Gene.
"Well you see, when I recovered from that minor incident at the Leyline, I flew back home and I was rebuilt by a wonderful scientist and gave me all these wonderful abilities. Of course I had to kill him so no one knew of my return but now I can read people's thoughts. It's quite a bonus if you ask me. I absolutely love it" said Harry.
'I gotta get out of here' Gene thought to himself.
"Oh you're not going anywhere. There isn't a home within miles of here. You would die in days from starvation. And Besides, I don't think you would want to find out what other special abilities I have because you could get hurt, maybe even die" retorted Harry.
"I don't care what you say. There is now way in hell I'm going anywhere with you" said Gene as he started to walk away.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you" said Harry as he shot a laser beam towards Gene's feet.
Gene jumped out of the way and said, "I thought you didn't want to kill me?"
Harry grinned and said, "No I won't kill you. This will just really hurt."
With that Harry shot one last laser beam at Gene and hit him in the leg.
"You son of a bitch!" Gene yelled in agony.
"Oh Gene, you thought you would be able to escape. What were you thinking?" Harry said as he dragged Gene back into the car.
"Now if you cooperate for the rest of the trip, I won't have to shoot at you again. Now I will drive you to a plane which is heavily guarded by my security staff and they will take you to California and keep you imprisoned there until I give the word. In the meanwhile I will come back for Melfina and make her mine" Harry said.
"She will never go with you" Gene said.
"Oh but she will once I give her this lovely potion. It will cause her to lose all memory of you and I will convince her that me and her were meant to be" said Harry.
"She'll never believe you! Deep in her heart she will always be mine and yu can't take that away from her!" yelled Gene.
"Watch me" Harry said as he chained Gene to the backseat of the car.
"You know I had a change of heart. You made me realize that maybe I should kill you" said Harry as he put the car in neutral and pushed the car towards a cliff.
"See ya, oh I mean goodbye Gene" said Harry as the car started to roll down the cliff.