(A/N: Six reviews, all from the same person. - sigh - Thanks, Sapphire. You're the only one who cares, it seems.)
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Dib glared at G and stepped back from him a bit. "Go on then, G. Tell me how very useful I am, tell me how much people love having me around," He said sarcastically.
G straightened himself and crossed his arms over his chest, "You don't believe me? Well, then, I'll just have to show you." With that he snapped his fingers and called out, "Rewind."
The ocean stopped moving momentarily, the only things animated were Dib and G. Suddenly, Dib saw himself leaning on the railing and looking out over the ocean.
"That's me...What's going on?" The boy asked, tilting his head inquiringly.
"I told you, I'm going to show you what the world would be like without you. For example, if you were dead." G replied.
A large white car came speeding down the bridge, music blared loudly from the windows, the car was swerving wildly as if the driver were drunk; and he was. The Dib that stood against the railing turned to see the car headed straight for him. His eyes widened and he knew he didn't have time to move. Then, the scene stopped itself just as the car came at him.
"I'm not going to let you watch yourself die, though. That'd be kind of mean." G said as he pulled the other Dib back and called out, "Fast-forward."
They each weren't able to see the car hit him as the headlights glared out through the scene. Suddenly, they were standing in a long, white hospital hallway.
"Where are we?" Dib asked quietly, then looked over and saw his dad sitting in a chair along with his sister, Gaz. Both of them were staring at the floor, Professor Membrane was wringing his hands worriedly.
"The hospital." G said just as a doctor came out of the room across from Dib's family.
The doctor sat down beside Prof. Membrane, who turned and looked at him without a word, then slowly the doctor sighed and said something to him that was inaudible to Dib, who stood a few feet away beside G. All they heard was, "I'm sorry."
Prof. Membrane buried his face in his hands while Gaz just stared blankly at the wall, unmoving. The doctor walked over and put a hand on her shoulder, but she seemed not to notice.
"What...what'd he tell them?" Dib asked, looking up at G.
"He told them you died." The angel replied, pointing to the room the doctor had come out of. They heard the doctor say something else to Prof. Membrane, who nodded and stood up. Gaz stood up too, but she was still staring at the wall, then looked down at the ground and nodded to her father.
"They're going in to see you." G said, "To say good-bye."
"But I'm not dead, I'm right here!" Dib yelled out, and ran over to his dad. Membrane didn't seem to notice him, though, as he led Gaz into the room. The boy blinked confusedly and turn to look at G, "They didn't even acknowledge me."
"Of course, you're not alive in this world. Therefore, you cannot be seen or heard by the people who live here. Come on," G told him and pushed him lightly by his shoulder into the room.
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Dib's Point of View
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I can't believe this. He's crying...I don't remember ever seeing him cry. She's crying too. She's being more quiet about it, but she's crying. They're crying because I'm dead. They actually care.
Oh my God, is that...me? I look so pale. My skin has taken on a sort of green shade; it's disturbing. My coat is missing and my shirt is torn. The doctor just took some sort of wire off my chest. He's left now, Gaz and dad are both crying.
Dad just took my hand. Has he ever done that before? I can't recall...I don't like this...
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Narrative
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Dib stood on the other side of the hospital table, staring at his own dead body. G stood behind him and said nothing, only watched him. Professor Membrane was kneeling on the ground and holding his dead son's hand, his eyes narrowed in disbelief. Gaz was standing beside her father and peeking up over the table like a curious child, both her eyes were open, and they were red from tears. Suddenly, she let out a loud sob and ran out of the room. Membrane didn't make a move to stop her, she needed to be alone, he thought.
"This is...I didn't..." The living Dib couldn't finish his own sentences. G took him by the arm and pulled him out of the room into the hallway.
"You might want to see this." He said. Dib looked up at him confusedly.
"Ma'am, wait! Slow down!" A male nurse was heard from down the corridor. A woman in a red tank top, red skirt, and no shoes came running down the hallway at full speed. It was Sinne and she was obviously in a hurry since she hadn't bothered to put on any shoes.
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(A/N: Sheesh, da sadness. Now, I told you you needed to read 'The House of Madness' and this is why.)
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Narrative
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Dib glared at G and stepped back from him a bit. "Go on then, G. Tell me how very useful I am, tell me how much people love having me around," He said sarcastically.
G straightened himself and crossed his arms over his chest, "You don't believe me? Well, then, I'll just have to show you." With that he snapped his fingers and called out, "Rewind."
The ocean stopped moving momentarily, the only things animated were Dib and G. Suddenly, Dib saw himself leaning on the railing and looking out over the ocean.
"That's me...What's going on?" The boy asked, tilting his head inquiringly.
"I told you, I'm going to show you what the world would be like without you. For example, if you were dead." G replied.
A large white car came speeding down the bridge, music blared loudly from the windows, the car was swerving wildly as if the driver were drunk; and he was. The Dib that stood against the railing turned to see the car headed straight for him. His eyes widened and he knew he didn't have time to move. Then, the scene stopped itself just as the car came at him.
"I'm not going to let you watch yourself die, though. That'd be kind of mean." G said as he pulled the other Dib back and called out, "Fast-forward."
They each weren't able to see the car hit him as the headlights glared out through the scene. Suddenly, they were standing in a long, white hospital hallway.
"Where are we?" Dib asked quietly, then looked over and saw his dad sitting in a chair along with his sister, Gaz. Both of them were staring at the floor, Professor Membrane was wringing his hands worriedly.
"The hospital." G said just as a doctor came out of the room across from Dib's family.
The doctor sat down beside Prof. Membrane, who turned and looked at him without a word, then slowly the doctor sighed and said something to him that was inaudible to Dib, who stood a few feet away beside G. All they heard was, "I'm sorry."
Prof. Membrane buried his face in his hands while Gaz just stared blankly at the wall, unmoving. The doctor walked over and put a hand on her shoulder, but she seemed not to notice.
"What...what'd he tell them?" Dib asked, looking up at G.
"He told them you died." The angel replied, pointing to the room the doctor had come out of. They heard the doctor say something else to Prof. Membrane, who nodded and stood up. Gaz stood up too, but she was still staring at the wall, then looked down at the ground and nodded to her father.
"They're going in to see you." G said, "To say good-bye."
"But I'm not dead, I'm right here!" Dib yelled out, and ran over to his dad. Membrane didn't seem to notice him, though, as he led Gaz into the room. The boy blinked confusedly and turn to look at G, "They didn't even acknowledge me."
"Of course, you're not alive in this world. Therefore, you cannot be seen or heard by the people who live here. Come on," G told him and pushed him lightly by his shoulder into the room.
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Dib's Point of View
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I can't believe this. He's crying...I don't remember ever seeing him cry. She's crying too. She's being more quiet about it, but she's crying. They're crying because I'm dead. They actually care.
Oh my God, is that...me? I look so pale. My skin has taken on a sort of green shade; it's disturbing. My coat is missing and my shirt is torn. The doctor just took some sort of wire off my chest. He's left now, Gaz and dad are both crying.
Dad just took my hand. Has he ever done that before? I can't recall...I don't like this...
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Narrative
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Dib stood on the other side of the hospital table, staring at his own dead body. G stood behind him and said nothing, only watched him. Professor Membrane was kneeling on the ground and holding his dead son's hand, his eyes narrowed in disbelief. Gaz was standing beside her father and peeking up over the table like a curious child, both her eyes were open, and they were red from tears. Suddenly, she let out a loud sob and ran out of the room. Membrane didn't make a move to stop her, she needed to be alone, he thought.
"This is...I didn't..." The living Dib couldn't finish his own sentences. G took him by the arm and pulled him out of the room into the hallway.
"You might want to see this." He said. Dib looked up at him confusedly.
"Ma'am, wait! Slow down!" A male nurse was heard from down the corridor. A woman in a red tank top, red skirt, and no shoes came running down the hallway at full speed. It was Sinne and she was obviously in a hurry since she hadn't bothered to put on any shoes.
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(A/N: Sheesh, da sadness. Now, I told you you needed to read 'The House of Madness' and this is why.)
