Apocalypse Game
A/U: As stated in Chapter one, I don't anything, so don't get on my case. I hope to have Apocalypse Game done by December and then get working on it's sequel: Apocalypse Game: Endgame.
Chapter Three: Decisions.
"You are the Chosen One, the one who will bridge the worlds and stop the Darkness from overtaking us," pleaded Q, "Please help us John Goldwood, for you are the only hope we have!"
"No," I said "What reason should I help you, as you are the devil as Coyote is to the trickster?"
"Auh, how can you do this to us?" he asked, "Do you want to die fighting a miserable war on earth or would you rather fight by the greatest heroes yet known to man who can turn the battle?"
That stopped me for a second, that was what I had said to my loved ones as I had turned my backs on them as they lay dying and I had been indifferent to their suffering, I had only cared about winning and killing the invaders.
"That hurt, what right do you have to speak about what's right and what's not?" I screamed "You don't know the first fucking thing about honor, you who test humans to see if their worthy or not of your admiration, you who almost killed Captain Picard, you who almost made him Borg before it was his time.... You have no honor!"
He looked at me for a long while and I could see sadness in his eyes and I knew that I had hit a spot where he was vulnerable.
"You're right, I don't have any honor, but you do realize that I have helped out the crews of other ships, I helped Voyager get home quicker, I helped the crew of DS9, I helped a couple of crew members from Excalibur when they were dealing with the Being problem," he lectured, "So don't say that I don't have honor, cause I do and I have it where it counts."
"So then what are you saying, are you saying that I have a choice or not?" I asked.
"You have a choice, but its within your heart to make the decision that will best affect on wether you will join us and fight the Apocalypse or stay here and eventually die because no one believes in you," he stated, "Those are your choices, they are not mine, they be but yours."
"I need time to think this over, I think that is going to involve some serious prayer and time alone to think about it." I said humbly, "So if your on a schedule then go ahead and leave and come back later."
"No John, take as much time as you like, I don't need to hurry back, if you need to pray then go ahead," he said, "I will wait for as long as you need."
I then turned and walked back to my pack which held my materials that I had grown close to in my short time as Warrior Supreme on Earth, then I began to pray.
While I was praying, Q was in contact (psychically) with the group back in the continum.
"This is Q to Q2, tell the group that our Chosen One is making his decision right now by praying about it," he said, "This is one time when we must let the true supreme God answer the young one's prayer, it is only right."
"Your right Q, for once you have learned something," Q2 said, "We will hope that the Chosen One joins us in our fight against the darkness."
"Right, Q out," he said as he terminated the link and then he saw me approaching with my sack on my back. "You've made your decsion then?" he asked?"
"Yes Q," I said, "God has said that this is something that it's my decision for once, he guided me as far as the decison making part, then said it was up to me from there."
Q looked at me for a couple of moments and then said "You're sure that this is what you want?" he asked, "to disappear from this earth and fight along side the greatest heroes that have been asssembled to fight this menace, you would give up life on earth?"
"Yes," I said, "All I have ever known is turmoil and fighting in turmoil is gonna take a hit on a guy's psyche and soul one day; its better this way."
"Then you have made your decision," said Q, "Earth hopefully will change when you get back, for I believe this turmoil is what's related to the events of this great evil."
We turned and walked back through the portal that had brought Q here and now would take both of us away to fight the unknown; yes I was turning my back on those who had died for naught, but I was going to fight something more sinister then I could ever imagine.