Um...Hey guys!!! Okay um anywayz...heres Chapter 4!!!! I'm sorry I made you
wait so long but.LIVE WITH IT!!! MUAHAAHHA!!! ....okay..sorry again. that
was a little strange, I figured I better hurry and continue, I mean I was
*gulp* ordered to by Chaos Dreadnought (and well I didn't want to
disobey/mess with Chaos, the name dose kinda creep me out)...well, I really
have nothing else to say, um..I hope you all had a great Holiday Season and
a Happy New Year!!! And um...Oh um, Sailor V-Princess, I have no idea what
CD it's on, I actually listened to the "old version" by some creepy old guy
on one of my dad's lame 60's CD's.LoL, but try going to google or
something, and then search "Last Kiss By Pearl Jam" cuz' that's what I did
and like, a bazillion (yes I know "bazillion" isn't a number)links came up.
Um.....okay..oh wait one more thing this Chapter is dedicated to
TheAnonomousReviewer or CinVorDyTex since she changed it.
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Jimmy ran down the dark street, it was cold and barren, about 12:30. The tar roads were speckled with puddles and the night air smelled of mystery. As Jimmy ran, and he was running fast, he would occasionally splash into a puddle or two and the water would splash up and land somewhere else. Libby ran behind Jimmy trying to keep up to his fast pace, but Libby knew, the only person able to keep up and beat Jimmy in running, was Cindy.
Libby: "Jimmy!!....Jimmy!!" "You slow your butt down!!" "Were the heck are we going?!" she yelled after him, gasping or air. It didn't make it any easier that she had on three inch heels.
Jimmy never even looked back to respond to her, but kept running into the ominous night. Eventually Jimmy came to what Libby thought must be his street because he turned left on to another road were the fork went right. He eventually came to his house. Libby simultaneously knew it was his street only seconds after she turned onto it. For it was only the night that had confused her, she had been down this road so many, many times, all to visit Cindy. Jimmy ran to his house and pointed for Libby who was staggering behind to go toward his lab.
He burst through the front door and ran through the house.
Jimmy: "Mom!!!" "Dad!.I'm home, be in the lab!!!!!" he yelled as he ran to the back door and opened it up then slammed it close.
Judy and Hugh were half-asleep plus, they were shocked at their sons behavior.
Jimmy ran around his back yard and saw Libby waiting at the entrance of his lab, obviously knowing what would happen to her if she tried to enter herself, Jimmy never got around to taking out his "cootie detector"
Jimmy ran up to the door and fumbled around his head looking for a piece of his hair. But before he could hold it up to the DNA sensor, he was stopped by a flustered Libby.
Libby: "Jimmy! Hold on there" "What are you doing?!"
Jimmy looked around quickly, he clearly didn't want to explain anything to her but surrendered to himself and did.
Jimmy: "Well Libby, ya see" "She said."
Libby: "WHO SAID?!" Libby yelled becoming quite agitated
Jimmy: "CINDY! Cindy said to me!" he yelled back not wanted to give her an explanation, for it was easy to tell he was excited for something and wanted to get down to his lab as fast as possible.
Libby: "Jimmy!!!" "That's impossible!!" "Cindy is..shes dead Jimmy!" "Get over it!" she yelled at him not caring whether or not she hurt his feelings
Jimmy just looked at her disgusted with yet a pittying face
Jimmy: "Libby you don't understand..." he said desperately
Libby: "No Jimmy, you don't understand! Cindy is gone and shes never coming back! You have to realize that!"
Jimmy kind of half-smiled and tilted his head
Jimmy: "That's were your wrong" he said with a devilish smirk
Libby stared at him with a look of disbelief and sorrow
Jimmy: "No..no Libby, you don't get it" he grabbed Libby's hands and tried explaning again. He voice was overwhelmed and flowing with excitement "If I can repair the Time Booth, than Cindy can return and she'll be here again! With both of us!" he looked at her expecting to see happiness and excitement in her face but he saw none and that confused him. "Whats...Whats wrong?"
Libby: "Look at you, you can't live like this, waiting for false hopes....I..I feel sorry for you Jimmy"
Jimmy: "Libby listen I know I can make this happen, if I ever did anything right in my whole life I know this would be it. But I can't do it alone, I need your help, please, I'm asking you as a friend in need, please will you help me?" he asked with desperation in his voice.
Libby looked at his face, it was drained of excitement, only pain crossed it now. Libby could feel her stomach twist when she looked at him. Jimmy had so much pain and sorrow inside of him. So much, his face was covered in anguish. She wanted to cry when she saw his face, he was wishing with every last ounce of hope that was left in him that Libby would say yes. And even though she didn't want to nor did she believe that he actually could do it, she just couldn't bear to cause him any more pain.
Libby: "Okay" she sighed surrenduring to him
Jimmy's face turned excited again and he opened the lab door the both walked in and he started typing things in on a keyboard attached to the wall
Jimmy: "Thank you Libby,......I promise, you won't be sorry" he said right before he jumped into a long tube-like trap door that opened up when he typed a certain combination into the keyboard.
Libby jumped down after him screaming the whole way down. Just as she was about to fall flat on her butt, Jimmy caught her in his arms.
He looked at her with a smirk
Jimmy: "Your welcome"
She looked at him kind of surprised that she was caught.
Libby: "Uh....thank you?" Jimmy gently set her down and lead her into his main control room, she was struck with awe out of everything she saw.
Jimmy: "Pretty amazing huh?" he said to her breaking her out of her trance
Libby: "Oh..ya ya...right" she said still looking up and down and all around at Jimmy's lab. Then suddenly she remembered something and became increasingly curious. "Um.When?"
Jimmy was in his seat at the main control computer typing in orders to his super-computer VOX
VOX: "Welcome home Jimmy"
Jimmy: "It's nice to be back VOX" he said while dusting off his keyboard with his hand.
Libby: "I.I said when" she asked Jimmy again as she walked up to his side looking at all the calculations and formulas displayed on the giant screen over head.
Jimmy: "When what?" he replied anxious for her to stop talking so he could continue his work, even while she tried to talk again, he stayed typing
Libby: "When did she..." then she sighed not believing what she was asking him "When did Cindy tell you?"
Jimmy then stopped what he was doing and looked over to her
Jimmy: "In a dream" Libby then gave an aggravated sigh and looked away from him. Jimmy got out of his chair and went over to her "No.No..you don't understand, it wasn't a dream.Libby, it was real, I really saw her, I could really feel her, I really touched her, I really heard her voice...I."
Libby: "Jimmy dreams are not real!!!" she screamed at him in frustration. Jimmy kind of jumped back startled at her voice. "Jimmy no matter how much you want to you will never see Cindy again!!!" "Ever!!" "I'm sorry to be the one to have to tell you all this Jimmy, but no one else will!" "And you have to except that!"
Jimmy looked at her a little bit hurt but the recovered to his own excitement and went back to typing.
Libby: "You still don't get it, do you?" she asked in disbelief as she watched him go back to his work.
Jimmy suddenly turned around this time he was angry.
Jimmy: "Look Libby, if your gonna be a complaining bitch this whole time, I suggest that you leave right now!" he said as he got up and pointed to the door. Libby looked at Jimmy completely shocked and turned around and headed for the door. "Libby,..Libby" he called after her, he ran over to her and grabbed the back of her arm, stopping her from leaving. When she felt him grab her arm she turned around quickly snapping at him.
Libby: "What is it Jimmy!?" she said still disgusted with him
Jimmy: "Libby, look, I'm sorry I said that, it's just..." he said trying to make up for his harsh words
Libby: "Well you should be!" she interrupted him
Jimmy: "Libby I know your mad at me, but if...you have to believe me when I tell you these things, I am not crazy, I swear" he said becoming a little distressed.
Libby: "Jimmy, I try baby, I try, but how in the lords name do you expect me to believe that you saw Cindy in a dream, and she told you what to do!?" she said starting out soft and then increasing her voice to a yell. "I mean, you go to a freakin' psychiatrist!" "You must be a least a little nutty in the head!"
Jimmy made a disgusted face and let out a sigh.
Jimmy: "That psychiatrist is an old drunk that shouldn't even have been given a doctors license"
Libby: "He's the drunk?" "He's the drunk!?" "Jimmy you shoot down two six packs a day!" "And obviously you must be right about something, because he doesn't seem to be helpin' you any, I mean you did try to kill yourself tonight!"
Jimmy: "Libby!" "Shut up!"
Libby: "No Jimmy!" "You are way past your due for a major reality check!" "Okay?!" "Well let me give it to you!" "You are a seventeen year old suicidal, mental case with major drinkin' problems, oh and boy don't even get me started on your social skills!" Then she paused a moment to see Jimmy's reaction and when he didn't respond she started to talk again. "All because you can't take the fact that your girlfriend is dead because you couldn't keep yaw' god damn eyes on the road!"
Jimmy stopped hanging his head and looked up at her with big eyes.
Jimmy: "Because of me...." "Ya know, how would you feel if someone just told you, that the one you love, is dead because of you! Huh?! Huh?!" he said as he walked a little bit closer to her. "That would make you a little crazy too, wouldn't it?!" "Well, I am sick and I am tired of being blamed behind my back and lied to my face" "I am sick of living with guilt every single waking moment of my life" "And I am sick of having to deal with people like you, that think they understand me!" "And when I get a chance to fix everything, and maybe bring her back, I'm gonna take it and I could careless what a mother fu***** bitch like you has to say!" With that he stamped over to a room that was outside from his main control room. Libby stood speechless behind him not knowing what to say or do. She decided to run after him. She ran up behind him and started to talk.
Libby: "I'm sorry...I didn't mean to sound like.."
Jimmy: "Well you did" he said interrupting her still turned around tinkering with some gadget
Libby: "Jimmy, I'll try to believe you, you.....you just have to give me some time" Jimmy then turned around.
Jimmy: "Fine" then he walked back over to his control panel
Libby followed him.
Libby: "Jimmy, tell me about your dream"
Jimmy: "Oh now you want to hear it?" he said sounding a little annoyed
She walked closer to him and looked up forcing him to look into her eyes.
Libby: "Please"
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The next morning
Jimmy was sitting at the kitchen table while his mother was cooking breakfast.
Jimmy: "Mom, I'm going out" then he paused "With Libby today" he said as his sipped some coffee
Judy was surprised to hear this
Judy: "She's.....going out with you?" she said as she turned around to look at him
Jimmy: "Ya going out, is there a problem?" he asked a little annoyed at his mothers response
Judy: "No.No not at all" she said quickly and turning around to continue cooking. Even know she found it extremely strange Jimmy was actually going to somewhere with someone, she just didn't want to upset him.
Jimmy kind of rolled his eyes because he knew what his mother was thinking and turned back to his coffee
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Later that afternoon at the Candy Bar
Libby: "I hate waiting in line at the Candy Bar"
Jimmy: "That's because you have no patience, Cindy was like that.."
When they got to the register Jimmy started to order
Sam: "Hey Jimmy, long time no see kid"
Jimmy: "Hey Sam, ya...uh..we'll just have a soda"
Sam looked over towards Libby who was standing behind him a little to his side
Sam: "One straw.or two" then he gave a grin.
Jimmy rolled his eyes and sighed and they both kind of gave him a disgusted face
Jimmy: "I meant two sodas Sam, one for each of us"
Sam: "Well, sorry" Sam went back and got the sodas and then handed them to each. "Here ya go kid" That'll be.ehhhhhh..3.50 " he extended his hand for the money and before Jimmy could reach into his pocket to get enough money to pay for both of them, Libby had already slapped the cash on Sam's hands and was dragging Jimmy to a table.
They sat down, Libby was sitting across from Jimmy in a booth sipping her soda with her headphones around her neck and her walkman in her lap.
Libby: "Okay Jimmy, tell me about this dream"
Jimmy: "Alright, well when I first saw her I was in this white room, right?" Libby nodded her head "The whole thing was white, just blank, nothing else" "and I stood up, and started to look around, but I couldn't see anything"
Libby: "Okay"
Jimmy: "And then I looked around and saw a figure coming towards me from a distance, it kept coming closer and closer." "Then I could make out the shape, it was a woman, a young woman." "I watched her walk, she was barefoot." "It looked like she was floating, she wore all white"
Libby listened attentively
Jimmy: "As she kept walking toward me I could start to make out her features, she had beautiful shiny golden blonde hair, it was shimmering." "It was down and long about three, four inches past her shoulders." "And it was curly, she was wearing a metal headband that was sorta squiggly, it had diamonds on the rim, and her hair kinda puffed out behind it." "Her dress was long and white, it was flowing behind her. The sleeves were like that of a peasant shirt, they came down farther than her arms because they were so long." "And The bottom was silk, it was white too, it has a sheer piece over the top with little diamonds scattered on it"
Libby looked at Jimmy awaiting his continue
Jimmy: "At first I couldn't make out the picture, but then I realized it was her, it was Cindy." "She came up close to me and looked me in the eyes, hers were a dazzling green, they sparkled in the light." "But when I tried to say something to her, she pressed her index and her middle finger of her right hand to my lips and shushed me."
Libby's eyes grew wide as she became more interested in what he was saying
Jimmy: "And then she started to speak, she sounded heavenly" "Her voice was, it sounded unhuman, supernatural." "She started to tell me how, I should stop grieving over her and live my life." "She said that she was watching me and I changed for the worst." "She told me she knew I loved her." "Her almost white face seemed emotionless, and when I reached to touch her she backed away and wouldn't let me." "I wanted to touch her so bad, but she just wouldn't let me "And then after she said some more things, she said that we will be together someday." "And I asked her when she said that we are all prisoners of time"
Libby listened with great suspense
Jimmy: "It almost seemed like, she...couldn't say what she wanted to say to me" "Like she wasn't allowed to for some reason" "Like she was being held back" "But then after I kept looking at her, her face started to become sad." "And she kinda broke out of that heavenly trance she was in." "Her eyes started to become teary and she told me she loved me and that she missed me so much" "And then tears started streaming down her face, and when that happened I started to cry." "I reached for her again and this time she didn't pull away from me, when I touched her she felt like ice, she was so cold and she felt so weak and frail." "And then I leaned into kiss her and she kissed me back" "And that's were I woke up"
Libby stared wide eyed at him
Libby: "Jimmy, that's one hell of an amazing dream" she said as she took the last sip of her soda
Jimmy: "I know...and theres one more thing" "When I woke up, I heard her voice call out to me, she said 'we are all prisoners of time'"
Libby: "Wow, I never thought..just wow" "That's pretty cool"
Jimmy: "It was more than that..it was incredible, I could really feel her body Libby" "I really heard her voice"
Libby: "Jimmy, you and I both know that's impossible"
Jimmy: "I.I know.but it just seemed like she was really there" then he sighed
Libby: "Don't worry Jimmy" she said as she put he hand on his shoulder. "I know you can pull this time machine thing off" Jimmy looked up at her and could see in her face that she really meant what she was saying
Jimmy: "Thanks Lib" he said as he took her hand off his shoulder and smiled
Just as he was holding her hand and right before he was about to let go, Nick walked over cooly with a smirk on his face. Nick: "Now that your girlfriends gone, your goin' for her best friend right Neutron?" he said with a chuckle as he walked up to the end of the table, Jimmy let go of Libby's hand.
Jimmy: "Nick leave me alone" he replied not looking at him
Nick: "Why Nerd, the guilt still gnawing at your insides?" he then took a puff from his cigarette and exhaled the smoke right in Jimmy's face causing him to cough a little
Jimmy didn't answer Nick and simply turned his head the other way. Somehow Nick always made him feel the worst, whatever he said just made the pain inside of him grow larger and larger until he couldn't take it any more.
Nick watched Jimmy turn away and smiled as he looked to Libby
Nick: "Libby, baby...why not ditch this loser and come and hang out with me and my gang?" he said as he took Libby's hand and kissed it.
Libby looked up at him and raised an eyebrow. Jimmy still facing the other way was preparing for Libby to leave.
Nick: "Why're you hanging out with him anyway?" "I mean, after what he did to poor Cindy" "She was so beautiful, I really liked her, I would have done anything for that girl...but she chose him over me and look what happened" "Don't make the same mistake Libby" Nick tried to sound sympathetic but Libby knew what he was about. Libby took her headphones off and let them hang from her neck as she looked at him and began to speak.
Libby: "Nick, Cindy choosing Jimmy over you, was the best decision that girl eva' made" "And don't try that sympathy crap on me, you didn't even go to Cindy's funeral" Jimmy turned when he heard her say that. "And another thing, I'm not going out with him, or you for that matter because I am happily dating the best guy I know, Sheen." she added with a smirk. "So thanks for the offer Nicky, but go try your fake empathy on somebody else, hmm?" with that she gently patted Nick's shoulder and put her head phones on and closed her eyes, the volume was blasting.
Jimmy: "Ya Nicky, go try it somewhere else" Jimmy added smirking to him right before he turned and walked off, cigarette in hand.
Jimmy took out a pen from his pocket and started scribbling down formulas that he needed to use, Libby opened her eyes and looked at him.
Jimmy: "It's the time space continuum...." he murmured to himself as he kept scribbling down random equations.
Libby: "Jimmy is this really gonna work if we try it?" she questioned as she took her headphones off and rested them back on around her neck
Jimmy looked up at her and started to talk
Jimmy: "Well, time is indefinite Libby, some things are inevitable" "Just hopefully not this" Libby gave him a hopeful nod. "It takes only one mere miscalculation to upset the entire balance of the machine."
Libby: "Don't worry, you can do it" she smiled "Bring her back Jimmy" with that she got up from the table and waved goodbye to him and then left.
Jimmy sat there all afternoon scribbling and scratching and thinking and writing. He stayed until the darkness overcame the light, bright and cheery sky.
Sam walked over through the barren Candy Bar to Jimmy's table
Sam: "Kid, I uhhhh I gotta be closin' down now"
Jimmy looked up from the table and the numerous napkins with scribbles on them.
Jimmy: "Oh.oh okay Sam" he said as he gathered all his notes and shoved them in his backpack, he silently got up from his table and walked back home. He walked by the cemetery and then stopped to look back at it. It was so dark and so ..almost scary. It made him sick to think Cindy was there, in the darkness. "Don't worry babe, you'll be home soon" he said as he turned back around and startled walking home again. He continued walking but couldn't help that for some strange reason felt that someone was following him. He uneasily turned around and looked behind him. Then he started walking again. He heard another noise and turned around quickly to see nothing but the desolate road behind him. Jimmy was feeling uncomfortable. He couldn't shake the feeling that he was being followed. Then all of a sudden.
He felt a strong breeze blow past him and threw his hair, it wasn't a cold breeze either and he didn't have to bundle himself in his coat, which was unusual in the winter months. He held his hands out as he walked feeling comfort in the warm air. Jimmy inhaled deep and could smell, what smelt like Caribbean Citris.
Jimmy: "Hmmm, Caribbean Citris....Cindy's favorite shampoo" he said to himself as he walked. He kind of danced around in the warmth as it blew around him. The wind blew so it tickled him he laughed a few times "hahaa..hehe.hahahah!" The smell became stronger and he started to enjoy it more and more as he walked.
Sound: "Jimmy" the sound was quick and eerie and when the name was finished being called the warm air around him suddenly stopped and the smell immediately disappeared.
Jimmy: "Huh?!" he said as he quickly tuned around only to see black nothingness in the night. He look once more and his eyes passed the cemetery again, all the gravestones where covered in a little snow and the once beautiful flowers were wilted and dead, but when his eyes came to Cindy's grave he saw the flowers around her stone were far from wilted and dying. But where blooming, healthy and alive. The pink flowers near and on the tombstone stood out in the dark night. Jimmy stared wide eyed and shock his head, baffled. Then turned around and walked father, forward into the night.
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Yay!! Chapter 4 is done!!! I'm sorry it took so long..But Happy New Years!! And I promise to try and get the next chapter up much sooner ^^ Please R/R ^^ *~Cindy V.~*
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Jimmy ran down the dark street, it was cold and barren, about 12:30. The tar roads were speckled with puddles and the night air smelled of mystery. As Jimmy ran, and he was running fast, he would occasionally splash into a puddle or two and the water would splash up and land somewhere else. Libby ran behind Jimmy trying to keep up to his fast pace, but Libby knew, the only person able to keep up and beat Jimmy in running, was Cindy.
Libby: "Jimmy!!....Jimmy!!" "You slow your butt down!!" "Were the heck are we going?!" she yelled after him, gasping or air. It didn't make it any easier that she had on three inch heels.
Jimmy never even looked back to respond to her, but kept running into the ominous night. Eventually Jimmy came to what Libby thought must be his street because he turned left on to another road were the fork went right. He eventually came to his house. Libby simultaneously knew it was his street only seconds after she turned onto it. For it was only the night that had confused her, she had been down this road so many, many times, all to visit Cindy. Jimmy ran to his house and pointed for Libby who was staggering behind to go toward his lab.
He burst through the front door and ran through the house.
Jimmy: "Mom!!!" "Dad!.I'm home, be in the lab!!!!!" he yelled as he ran to the back door and opened it up then slammed it close.
Judy and Hugh were half-asleep plus, they were shocked at their sons behavior.
Jimmy ran around his back yard and saw Libby waiting at the entrance of his lab, obviously knowing what would happen to her if she tried to enter herself, Jimmy never got around to taking out his "cootie detector"
Jimmy ran up to the door and fumbled around his head looking for a piece of his hair. But before he could hold it up to the DNA sensor, he was stopped by a flustered Libby.
Libby: "Jimmy! Hold on there" "What are you doing?!"
Jimmy looked around quickly, he clearly didn't want to explain anything to her but surrendered to himself and did.
Jimmy: "Well Libby, ya see" "She said."
Libby: "WHO SAID?!" Libby yelled becoming quite agitated
Jimmy: "CINDY! Cindy said to me!" he yelled back not wanted to give her an explanation, for it was easy to tell he was excited for something and wanted to get down to his lab as fast as possible.
Libby: "Jimmy!!!" "That's impossible!!" "Cindy is..shes dead Jimmy!" "Get over it!" she yelled at him not caring whether or not she hurt his feelings
Jimmy just looked at her disgusted with yet a pittying face
Jimmy: "Libby you don't understand..." he said desperately
Libby: "No Jimmy, you don't understand! Cindy is gone and shes never coming back! You have to realize that!"
Jimmy kind of half-smiled and tilted his head
Jimmy: "That's were your wrong" he said with a devilish smirk
Libby stared at him with a look of disbelief and sorrow
Jimmy: "No..no Libby, you don't get it" he grabbed Libby's hands and tried explaning again. He voice was overwhelmed and flowing with excitement "If I can repair the Time Booth, than Cindy can return and she'll be here again! With both of us!" he looked at her expecting to see happiness and excitement in her face but he saw none and that confused him. "Whats...Whats wrong?"
Libby: "Look at you, you can't live like this, waiting for false hopes....I..I feel sorry for you Jimmy"
Jimmy: "Libby listen I know I can make this happen, if I ever did anything right in my whole life I know this would be it. But I can't do it alone, I need your help, please, I'm asking you as a friend in need, please will you help me?" he asked with desperation in his voice.
Libby looked at his face, it was drained of excitement, only pain crossed it now. Libby could feel her stomach twist when she looked at him. Jimmy had so much pain and sorrow inside of him. So much, his face was covered in anguish. She wanted to cry when she saw his face, he was wishing with every last ounce of hope that was left in him that Libby would say yes. And even though she didn't want to nor did she believe that he actually could do it, she just couldn't bear to cause him any more pain.
Libby: "Okay" she sighed surrenduring to him
Jimmy's face turned excited again and he opened the lab door the both walked in and he started typing things in on a keyboard attached to the wall
Jimmy: "Thank you Libby,......I promise, you won't be sorry" he said right before he jumped into a long tube-like trap door that opened up when he typed a certain combination into the keyboard.
Libby jumped down after him screaming the whole way down. Just as she was about to fall flat on her butt, Jimmy caught her in his arms.
He looked at her with a smirk
Jimmy: "Your welcome"
She looked at him kind of surprised that she was caught.
Libby: "Uh....thank you?" Jimmy gently set her down and lead her into his main control room, she was struck with awe out of everything she saw.
Jimmy: "Pretty amazing huh?" he said to her breaking her out of her trance
Libby: "Oh..ya ya...right" she said still looking up and down and all around at Jimmy's lab. Then suddenly she remembered something and became increasingly curious. "Um.When?"
Jimmy was in his seat at the main control computer typing in orders to his super-computer VOX
VOX: "Welcome home Jimmy"
Jimmy: "It's nice to be back VOX" he said while dusting off his keyboard with his hand.
Libby: "I.I said when" she asked Jimmy again as she walked up to his side looking at all the calculations and formulas displayed on the giant screen over head.
Jimmy: "When what?" he replied anxious for her to stop talking so he could continue his work, even while she tried to talk again, he stayed typing
Libby: "When did she..." then she sighed not believing what she was asking him "When did Cindy tell you?"
Jimmy then stopped what he was doing and looked over to her
Jimmy: "In a dream" Libby then gave an aggravated sigh and looked away from him. Jimmy got out of his chair and went over to her "No.No..you don't understand, it wasn't a dream.Libby, it was real, I really saw her, I could really feel her, I really touched her, I really heard her voice...I."
Libby: "Jimmy dreams are not real!!!" she screamed at him in frustration. Jimmy kind of jumped back startled at her voice. "Jimmy no matter how much you want to you will never see Cindy again!!!" "Ever!!" "I'm sorry to be the one to have to tell you all this Jimmy, but no one else will!" "And you have to except that!"
Jimmy looked at her a little bit hurt but the recovered to his own excitement and went back to typing.
Libby: "You still don't get it, do you?" she asked in disbelief as she watched him go back to his work.
Jimmy suddenly turned around this time he was angry.
Jimmy: "Look Libby, if your gonna be a complaining bitch this whole time, I suggest that you leave right now!" he said as he got up and pointed to the door. Libby looked at Jimmy completely shocked and turned around and headed for the door. "Libby,..Libby" he called after her, he ran over to her and grabbed the back of her arm, stopping her from leaving. When she felt him grab her arm she turned around quickly snapping at him.
Libby: "What is it Jimmy!?" she said still disgusted with him
Jimmy: "Libby, look, I'm sorry I said that, it's just..." he said trying to make up for his harsh words
Libby: "Well you should be!" she interrupted him
Jimmy: "Libby I know your mad at me, but if...you have to believe me when I tell you these things, I am not crazy, I swear" he said becoming a little distressed.
Libby: "Jimmy, I try baby, I try, but how in the lords name do you expect me to believe that you saw Cindy in a dream, and she told you what to do!?" she said starting out soft and then increasing her voice to a yell. "I mean, you go to a freakin' psychiatrist!" "You must be a least a little nutty in the head!"
Jimmy made a disgusted face and let out a sigh.
Jimmy: "That psychiatrist is an old drunk that shouldn't even have been given a doctors license"
Libby: "He's the drunk?" "He's the drunk!?" "Jimmy you shoot down two six packs a day!" "And obviously you must be right about something, because he doesn't seem to be helpin' you any, I mean you did try to kill yourself tonight!"
Jimmy: "Libby!" "Shut up!"
Libby: "No Jimmy!" "You are way past your due for a major reality check!" "Okay?!" "Well let me give it to you!" "You are a seventeen year old suicidal, mental case with major drinkin' problems, oh and boy don't even get me started on your social skills!" Then she paused a moment to see Jimmy's reaction and when he didn't respond she started to talk again. "All because you can't take the fact that your girlfriend is dead because you couldn't keep yaw' god damn eyes on the road!"
Jimmy stopped hanging his head and looked up at her with big eyes.
Jimmy: "Because of me...." "Ya know, how would you feel if someone just told you, that the one you love, is dead because of you! Huh?! Huh?!" he said as he walked a little bit closer to her. "That would make you a little crazy too, wouldn't it?!" "Well, I am sick and I am tired of being blamed behind my back and lied to my face" "I am sick of living with guilt every single waking moment of my life" "And I am sick of having to deal with people like you, that think they understand me!" "And when I get a chance to fix everything, and maybe bring her back, I'm gonna take it and I could careless what a mother fu***** bitch like you has to say!" With that he stamped over to a room that was outside from his main control room. Libby stood speechless behind him not knowing what to say or do. She decided to run after him. She ran up behind him and started to talk.
Libby: "I'm sorry...I didn't mean to sound like.."
Jimmy: "Well you did" he said interrupting her still turned around tinkering with some gadget
Libby: "Jimmy, I'll try to believe you, you.....you just have to give me some time" Jimmy then turned around.
Jimmy: "Fine" then he walked back over to his control panel
Libby followed him.
Libby: "Jimmy, tell me about your dream"
Jimmy: "Oh now you want to hear it?" he said sounding a little annoyed
She walked closer to him and looked up forcing him to look into her eyes.
Libby: "Please"
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The next morning
Jimmy was sitting at the kitchen table while his mother was cooking breakfast.
Jimmy: "Mom, I'm going out" then he paused "With Libby today" he said as his sipped some coffee
Judy was surprised to hear this
Judy: "She's.....going out with you?" she said as she turned around to look at him
Jimmy: "Ya going out, is there a problem?" he asked a little annoyed at his mothers response
Judy: "No.No not at all" she said quickly and turning around to continue cooking. Even know she found it extremely strange Jimmy was actually going to somewhere with someone, she just didn't want to upset him.
Jimmy kind of rolled his eyes because he knew what his mother was thinking and turned back to his coffee
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Later that afternoon at the Candy Bar
Libby: "I hate waiting in line at the Candy Bar"
Jimmy: "That's because you have no patience, Cindy was like that.."
When they got to the register Jimmy started to order
Sam: "Hey Jimmy, long time no see kid"
Jimmy: "Hey Sam, ya...uh..we'll just have a soda"
Sam looked over towards Libby who was standing behind him a little to his side
Sam: "One straw.or two" then he gave a grin.
Jimmy rolled his eyes and sighed and they both kind of gave him a disgusted face
Jimmy: "I meant two sodas Sam, one for each of us"
Sam: "Well, sorry" Sam went back and got the sodas and then handed them to each. "Here ya go kid" That'll be.ehhhhhh..3.50 " he extended his hand for the money and before Jimmy could reach into his pocket to get enough money to pay for both of them, Libby had already slapped the cash on Sam's hands and was dragging Jimmy to a table.
They sat down, Libby was sitting across from Jimmy in a booth sipping her soda with her headphones around her neck and her walkman in her lap.
Libby: "Okay Jimmy, tell me about this dream"
Jimmy: "Alright, well when I first saw her I was in this white room, right?" Libby nodded her head "The whole thing was white, just blank, nothing else" "and I stood up, and started to look around, but I couldn't see anything"
Libby: "Okay"
Jimmy: "And then I looked around and saw a figure coming towards me from a distance, it kept coming closer and closer." "Then I could make out the shape, it was a woman, a young woman." "I watched her walk, she was barefoot." "It looked like she was floating, she wore all white"
Libby listened attentively
Jimmy: "As she kept walking toward me I could start to make out her features, she had beautiful shiny golden blonde hair, it was shimmering." "It was down and long about three, four inches past her shoulders." "And it was curly, she was wearing a metal headband that was sorta squiggly, it had diamonds on the rim, and her hair kinda puffed out behind it." "Her dress was long and white, it was flowing behind her. The sleeves were like that of a peasant shirt, they came down farther than her arms because they were so long." "And The bottom was silk, it was white too, it has a sheer piece over the top with little diamonds scattered on it"
Libby looked at Jimmy awaiting his continue
Jimmy: "At first I couldn't make out the picture, but then I realized it was her, it was Cindy." "She came up close to me and looked me in the eyes, hers were a dazzling green, they sparkled in the light." "But when I tried to say something to her, she pressed her index and her middle finger of her right hand to my lips and shushed me."
Libby's eyes grew wide as she became more interested in what he was saying
Jimmy: "And then she started to speak, she sounded heavenly" "Her voice was, it sounded unhuman, supernatural." "She started to tell me how, I should stop grieving over her and live my life." "She said that she was watching me and I changed for the worst." "She told me she knew I loved her." "Her almost white face seemed emotionless, and when I reached to touch her she backed away and wouldn't let me." "I wanted to touch her so bad, but she just wouldn't let me "And then after she said some more things, she said that we will be together someday." "And I asked her when she said that we are all prisoners of time"
Libby listened with great suspense
Jimmy: "It almost seemed like, she...couldn't say what she wanted to say to me" "Like she wasn't allowed to for some reason" "Like she was being held back" "But then after I kept looking at her, her face started to become sad." "And she kinda broke out of that heavenly trance she was in." "Her eyes started to become teary and she told me she loved me and that she missed me so much" "And then tears started streaming down her face, and when that happened I started to cry." "I reached for her again and this time she didn't pull away from me, when I touched her she felt like ice, she was so cold and she felt so weak and frail." "And then I leaned into kiss her and she kissed me back" "And that's were I woke up"
Libby stared wide eyed at him
Libby: "Jimmy, that's one hell of an amazing dream" she said as she took the last sip of her soda
Jimmy: "I know...and theres one more thing" "When I woke up, I heard her voice call out to me, she said 'we are all prisoners of time'"
Libby: "Wow, I never thought..just wow" "That's pretty cool"
Jimmy: "It was more than that..it was incredible, I could really feel her body Libby" "I really heard her voice"
Libby: "Jimmy, you and I both know that's impossible"
Jimmy: "I.I know.but it just seemed like she was really there" then he sighed
Libby: "Don't worry Jimmy" she said as she put he hand on his shoulder. "I know you can pull this time machine thing off" Jimmy looked up at her and could see in her face that she really meant what she was saying
Jimmy: "Thanks Lib" he said as he took her hand off his shoulder and smiled
Just as he was holding her hand and right before he was about to let go, Nick walked over cooly with a smirk on his face. Nick: "Now that your girlfriends gone, your goin' for her best friend right Neutron?" he said with a chuckle as he walked up to the end of the table, Jimmy let go of Libby's hand.
Jimmy: "Nick leave me alone" he replied not looking at him
Nick: "Why Nerd, the guilt still gnawing at your insides?" he then took a puff from his cigarette and exhaled the smoke right in Jimmy's face causing him to cough a little
Jimmy didn't answer Nick and simply turned his head the other way. Somehow Nick always made him feel the worst, whatever he said just made the pain inside of him grow larger and larger until he couldn't take it any more.
Nick watched Jimmy turn away and smiled as he looked to Libby
Nick: "Libby, baby...why not ditch this loser and come and hang out with me and my gang?" he said as he took Libby's hand and kissed it.
Libby looked up at him and raised an eyebrow. Jimmy still facing the other way was preparing for Libby to leave.
Nick: "Why're you hanging out with him anyway?" "I mean, after what he did to poor Cindy" "She was so beautiful, I really liked her, I would have done anything for that girl...but she chose him over me and look what happened" "Don't make the same mistake Libby" Nick tried to sound sympathetic but Libby knew what he was about. Libby took her headphones off and let them hang from her neck as she looked at him and began to speak.
Libby: "Nick, Cindy choosing Jimmy over you, was the best decision that girl eva' made" "And don't try that sympathy crap on me, you didn't even go to Cindy's funeral" Jimmy turned when he heard her say that. "And another thing, I'm not going out with him, or you for that matter because I am happily dating the best guy I know, Sheen." she added with a smirk. "So thanks for the offer Nicky, but go try your fake empathy on somebody else, hmm?" with that she gently patted Nick's shoulder and put her head phones on and closed her eyes, the volume was blasting.
Jimmy: "Ya Nicky, go try it somewhere else" Jimmy added smirking to him right before he turned and walked off, cigarette in hand.
Jimmy took out a pen from his pocket and started scribbling down formulas that he needed to use, Libby opened her eyes and looked at him.
Jimmy: "It's the time space continuum...." he murmured to himself as he kept scribbling down random equations.
Libby: "Jimmy is this really gonna work if we try it?" she questioned as she took her headphones off and rested them back on around her neck
Jimmy looked up at her and started to talk
Jimmy: "Well, time is indefinite Libby, some things are inevitable" "Just hopefully not this" Libby gave him a hopeful nod. "It takes only one mere miscalculation to upset the entire balance of the machine."
Libby: "Don't worry, you can do it" she smiled "Bring her back Jimmy" with that she got up from the table and waved goodbye to him and then left.
Jimmy sat there all afternoon scribbling and scratching and thinking and writing. He stayed until the darkness overcame the light, bright and cheery sky.
Sam walked over through the barren Candy Bar to Jimmy's table
Sam: "Kid, I uhhhh I gotta be closin' down now"
Jimmy looked up from the table and the numerous napkins with scribbles on them.
Jimmy: "Oh.oh okay Sam" he said as he gathered all his notes and shoved them in his backpack, he silently got up from his table and walked back home. He walked by the cemetery and then stopped to look back at it. It was so dark and so ..almost scary. It made him sick to think Cindy was there, in the darkness. "Don't worry babe, you'll be home soon" he said as he turned back around and startled walking home again. He continued walking but couldn't help that for some strange reason felt that someone was following him. He uneasily turned around and looked behind him. Then he started walking again. He heard another noise and turned around quickly to see nothing but the desolate road behind him. Jimmy was feeling uncomfortable. He couldn't shake the feeling that he was being followed. Then all of a sudden.
He felt a strong breeze blow past him and threw his hair, it wasn't a cold breeze either and he didn't have to bundle himself in his coat, which was unusual in the winter months. He held his hands out as he walked feeling comfort in the warm air. Jimmy inhaled deep and could smell, what smelt like Caribbean Citris.
Jimmy: "Hmmm, Caribbean Citris....Cindy's favorite shampoo" he said to himself as he walked. He kind of danced around in the warmth as it blew around him. The wind blew so it tickled him he laughed a few times "hahaa..hehe.hahahah!" The smell became stronger and he started to enjoy it more and more as he walked.
Sound: "Jimmy" the sound was quick and eerie and when the name was finished being called the warm air around him suddenly stopped and the smell immediately disappeared.
Jimmy: "Huh?!" he said as he quickly tuned around only to see black nothingness in the night. He look once more and his eyes passed the cemetery again, all the gravestones where covered in a little snow and the once beautiful flowers were wilted and dead, but when his eyes came to Cindy's grave he saw the flowers around her stone were far from wilted and dying. But where blooming, healthy and alive. The pink flowers near and on the tombstone stood out in the dark night. Jimmy stared wide eyed and shock his head, baffled. Then turned around and walked father, forward into the night.
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Yay!! Chapter 4 is done!!! I'm sorry it took so long..But Happy New Years!! And I promise to try and get the next chapter up much sooner ^^ Please R/R ^^ *~Cindy V.~*