Digimon Revolution
By: Wolf E. Urameshi
Started: Friday, September 3, 2004
Finished: Monday, September 6, 2004
DISCLAIMER: All Digimon characters and related trademarks are legal property of Bandai and Akiyoshi Hongo, and whoever else owns them. Also, all original characters are property of their owners and are used under permission. No violation of the law is intended.
And this is the last part! Just for a reminder, Breaking the Habit appears much later, near the ending.
Chapter 5: A Call for Charity, Part 3 of 3
"Digimon Guards! Come out with your hands up! You are under arrest!" Gennai shouted in a megaphone as the Guard came out, followed very closely by Bob. And what wasn't their anger when they saw dead bodies everywhere. Bob's followers. And many of the residents of the Home were being held hostage by more Guards.
"Gennai, what is the meaning of this?" Jack demanded as Gennai stepped forward.
"You violated orders! You aided a fugitive! That is treason!"
"What? Gennai, what the Hell is up with you? This was an inves--"
"Shut up! You know this is a serious crime, Jack. But no- your head is sick. Your orders were to shut down his operations and you just--"
"No,you shut up! You don't have a clue about what's really going on!"
"Oh, really? This'll make you change your mind!" He turned to the cops. "Bring him in!"
They nodded, and they opened a van. From there, they carried a Growlmon. Badly beaten up, with a bloody blindfold, slashes, bruises and cuts all over the body, hands tied. The clothes he was wearing were severely cut as well, and blood was everywhere in it. He was about to fall down, since he was bound by dangerous drugs.
"John!" They shouted as he fell down to the floor, groaning and yelling in pain. They immediately ran to his aid, and immediately took off the blindfold. His eyes were red with veins and arteries, blood flowing out. The irises moved rather slowly...
"...Guys...?" He asked, cracking his voice along as tears flowed down his face. "Shouldn't you, like, be running away now...?"
"What the Hell are you, crazy? What did they do to you?" Ted demanded as he laughed.
"Well, if you really want to know... Once I got to the Station to report, I was taken to interrogation. They asked me to tell them the location of the Home, but it's supposed to be secret, so I just told them we had Bob, and that we didn't know anything about the Home. But they beat me up over it and asked again. I said I wouldn't tell. They beat me up again, this time with knives, hammers, clubs, and they stuck a syringe up my neck, drugged me and left me like this."
Several hours ago...
"What has gotten into him? Why help those criminals?" John drove across the starry night into the police station, ready for information. But what he wasn't suspecting, however, was worse than what he had seen. "Well, I guess it's to be expected from him. Jack has a good heart, but someday, that's what will make him fall."
Soon, he made it into the parking lot, where he parked their rare vehicle, got down, and made his way back to the station. But the minute he got in...
"There he is, get him!"
"?"
Before he had any chance to react, he was bound by handcuffs, and thrown in the ground. "We need to have a talk, officer."
John looked up, and was surprised. "C-Commander! I've done nothing, so what's going on; why all this?"
Later...
"We believe you know of a place called The Home. This is Bob's hideout. And we also heard Jack is there aiding them instead of accomplishing his mission with Ted. Where is it?" Gennai asked a scantily bruised John, who was staring in anger.
"I can't tell him! There's no way I'll talk!" He grinned. "...I told you, I don't know what you're talking about."
"Now, now, didn't you learn in Christian Class that lying is a sin?"
John despised that add-up, even if it was true. "I'm completely aware of that. But I don't know anything. Now would you please let me go and do my report?"
"You won't go anywhere," Gennai replied as John started to try and leave. "Not until you tell us everything. Police, restrain him!" Four humans quickly restrained him, and drove him again to the ground. "Again!"
Six hours later...
"...Must you really? Fourteen times we've tried, and fourteen times you've refused. Well, let's try something... unconventional."
John was even worse than before. His body was written with blood, cuts, bruises, and raining blood in his eyes. He stared in fear. He could do nothing. "...What are you gonna do to me...?"
"Do it!"
A human took out a small shot, with some sort of liquid inside. "...No, stay away!" John tried to run, but was unable to; Mr. Pain wouldn't let him. Soon, he was lifted up, and was held by another human behind him.
Gennai was chuckling when he was close enough. "I hope you enjoy this exaggerated dose of Pentazemin, 'cause it's got a special sleeper; with this, you'll be practically drunk."
"N-No, don't..." The pain almost didn't even let him talk; it was unbearable.
"Well, Icould let you go... But just answer this enigma about you... Where is the Home?"
"I... don't... know... anything!"
"Alright then, you've made your choice." John heard something click, and he trembled even more. "Be prepared to suffer!"
"!" A hand immediately came out of nowhere, and inserted the shot forcibly into his neck, completely penetrating it, even to the limit. "Aaaaaaaahhhh!"
Jack was literally about to cry, gritting his teeth angrily. Shigeru was clenching his fists in anger. Toshiro stared in angst. Bob was amazed: John was willing to give his life to protect the poor. He had never seen that in a Guard before. "And do you know what the joke about it...is? They did that fifteen times... And fifteen times I said no. But then Ada came. She wanted to help me. They threatened me. They said that if I didn't tell them, she'd die. She was screaming, like, 'Please, don't do it!' But then they said that if I talked, they'd leave Ada alone and the Home. I had no choice. She was let go, but I know she could be in trouble. But I know it's a lie, they want them all arrested and tortured. Right now, I'm hoping Kaylee's alright. She is your friend. And they want you alive."
Shigeru closed his eyes, a silver tear falling down his cheek. "So... She really loves him instead of me. I've wasted my life for nothing."
John turned to Bob. "I'm so sorry... Help them; you're the only one who can." And then, he fainted.
"How could they...?" Bob asked himself, surprised. "Those spineless bastards; what are they thinking?" He ran along to the frontlines. "Hey! Why did you do this to him? He has not done anything wrong! You want someone and that's me, not him!"
A light started to surround him.
"What... is this light?"
"Guys, quickly, this way!" A familiar voice shouted as a yellow jeep came their way.
"Kay?" Jack asked, knowing that he couldn't leave.
"Ted!"
"Caroline!"
However, four familiar faces were in the back of the jeep. "Hey, those're...!" Jack started, and Shigeru finished for him.
"Jonah and the kids!"
"Heeey! Are you alright?" They asked as they pulled over in front of them.
"Jack, are you okay?" Kaylee asked in concern as soon as she got off and moved to his front. She hugged hard as soon as she arrived.
"I'm fine, now what's going on?" Jack demanded as she changed her face to a worried one.
"Your investigation and the finding of Home have caused a revolt! The government thinks—Huh?" She gasped as she saw Bob. Now he was surrounded by light. And he became a light too.
"...Bob?" Jack asked, shocked.
"Code start: Shape Change Digivolution." A computer-like voice emanated from nowhere as Jack and Shigeru gasped.
"Jack, that's what you did when Ted arrived, remember?"
"I know, Kay, I know!"
"Jack!" Shigeru shouted at him, who nodded.
"Let's go!"
"I gotta try that!" Ted shouted as he ran with them. But John was a different story. He tried to get up as soon as he heard the voice, a familiar light surrounding him.
"John, stop! You're wounded!" Caroline ordered, but he turned to face her.
"No! I... I gotta... Redeem myself!" He said as he walked, staggering. "...I'm gonna... Fix them up... Good..." He said as he approached them.
"John, what are you--"
"Be quiet, Jack! This is my fault, and I'll fix this!" And they stared at the cops.
"You traitors! Do you have any idea--?"
"Quiet, you're the traitor!" Ted yelled at him. "Just look at you! You, one of the greatest commanders of the Digimon Forces! (Author note: Digimon Forces is the same as the Guard, but only that it means all of their ranks.) But look at you now: Youknew this was happening! And you let it happen anyway! They're poor, they have no home at all, they're almost devoid of food and water, and they don't even have decent beds for them to sleep! You're pathetic!"
"They are criminals. They stole property and destroyed it. Your mission was to arrest their leader and shut down their operations. But instead, you disobeyed. Especially Toshiro- a shame, really."
"What? Me, a shame?" Toshiro laughed. "I'm afraidyou are the shit that should be ashamed!"
"Yeah, so out of our Home." Bob added. Now the light was surrounding them.
"Come on, let's do it!"
"Let's go!" They all shouted at the same time.
"Look! They're gonna digivolve!" One of the kids remarked. Kaylee heard that.
"You know about this?" She asked, confused.
"Of course! Papa used to do it to play with us!"
"Papa...?"
"Yeah! Bob is our Dad, even if we're not even his kids!" The kids said at the same time, with such respect and benevolence.
She looked at her friends. A wild battle was about to begin. "Come on, we better leave, something big is about to happen!" They nodded and obediently left with her in the jeep. "Be careful, you guys!" Soon, the light in them emanated even more, and soon, they started to digivolve in swirls of light that made it look like a videogame.
"Code start: Shape Change Digivolution."
Toshiro: DNA Change Digivolve to... Blackwargreymon!
Bob: DNA Change Digivolve to... Zudomon!
Ted: DNA Change Digivolve to... Weregarurumon!
Shigeru: DNA Change Digivolve to... Wargreymon!
John: DNA Change Digivolve to... Growlmon!
Jack: DNA Change Digivolve to... X-Veemon!
Kaylee, Caroline and the kids at the same time: "Wow that is so cool, you go, guys!"
Gennai: "What?"
Now they were entirely different. Toshiro was now a Blackwargreymon, clad in complete black armor, a pair of claws, brimming strength with muscle and willing to put an end to that. Bob grew in size, and was a giant Zudomon. Ted was the same spunky old Weregarurumon that you might see in the Digital World. Shigeru was in the same state as his brother: Armor covering him, eyes burning with anger. John's wounds were completely gone, and a tall, strong Growlmon stood in place instead. Only the scars remained. The scars inflicted to him by his partners in the station. The partners that had cruelly betrayed him left their evil mark. And Jack was ready. In the same order as their digivolutions, they spoke out their inner feelings, and pointed at him as they spoke.
"Gennai, we'll never forgive you for this!"
"You'll be punished by the crime you just committed!"
"Justice will be served!"
"We'll show you what happens when you take the future away from kids, you freak of nature!"
"You threatened the lives of others! You will pay!"
"You're the criminal around here, and we'll take YOU in!"
Gennai was deeply angered by such sentences. "Fire! Fire at will!"
The units immediately opened fire at the Digimon, but they were quicker. They easily evaded the shots when they jumped in the air, save for Bob, who just crouched and used his huge shell as a shield.
"V-Laser!" Jack shouted while he fired a wave of energy from his chest at the many units that were firing. He destroyed a line of armored tanks easily, thanks to his power. "Yes! That'll teach you a thing or two!"
"Terra Force!" A yellow orb of massive energy formed in Shigeru's hands, and flew at some of the cops, but they ran and it hit instead the many cars lined up. "Don't treat poor people like that when you can give them a home!"
"Pyro-Blaster!" Some Guards were blown away by a wave of heat that sent them to a nearby spring. "Leave those people alone!" John looked at the residents, who were almost afraid of him. "It's alright; I'm not your enemy."
"You're so cool, John!" A familiar voice shouted at him from the crowd, and it soon materialized into Marianne.
"Marianne? What're you doing here?"
"I'll get them somewhere safe; you take care of those bullies!"
"Gotcha! You better be careful, alright?"
"Okay!" She turned to the people. "Alright, listen up! We're getting outta here! I want you to run that way at the count of three!" She pointed towards some trailers on the other side of the area.
"Wait, I'll cover you!"
"Thanks, John! Alright, at the count of three! One... Two..."
"Now! Go!"
"Three!Run for it!" The second she finished the last sentence, the crowd immediately ran for the trailers.
"Marianne, I'll go ahead and cover them!" John yelled as he ran and fired everywhere.
"I'm right behind you!" Marianne replied as she started to run behind him, but a hand covered her mouth and pulled her away to a dark corner.
"Just be quiet and wait, my dear." A clingy voice said while it pointed a gun at her head.
"You'll never succeed!" Her muffled mouth replied angrily.
"Vulcan's Hammer!" The ground roared with an almighty hammer hitting hard, a beam of electrical energy hitting some free roaming Digimon, making them vanish as data. "Don't mess with MY people!" Bob cried out.
"Terra Destroyer!" An imminent red wave of energy hit an entire group of cops; some of them ran, others were hit and sent flying away. Toshiro stared at the frightened victims. "Take that, you incompetent bastards!"
"So, you want to take me on?" Ted asked at some cops with clubs and daggers, intently approaching him. "...Try me, mates!" He ordered in an Australian tone. The cops charged at him. But Ted didn't even move. He just stood there, arms crossed, an index finger tapping on his arm. And then... "Full Moon Kick! Wolf Claw!" They ended up on the ground, crying for mercy. "Heh heh, you shame me. Train those muscles some more!"
An hour later...
"Is it over?" A wheezing John asked his teammates when they approached him.
"Well... Personally... I hope so... How many did we take out again...?" Toshiro replied, breathing rapidly.
"I think... There were... A thousand of them..." Jack said, panting quickly.
"Aw, don't exaggerate... They weren't even close to being a match... Let's leave it at more than 50..." Bob said, and Ted nodded.
"Yeah, I'm in agreement with that..." Shigeru quickly added, still panting.
"Marianne!" John flinched the minute he saw her.
"John, what's—huh?" Jack started, but froze.
"I commend you for stopping the Special Forces, but still..." Gennai said slowly as he held Marianne with a gun in her head.
"'Don't even touch her, you freak!" Shigeru started as he ran towards him, but stepped back the minute he felt a bullet hit his armor and heard a scream.
"Shigeru! You alright?" Jack called out to his friend, who answered with a flinch.
"I'm fine!"
"Let her go!" John said immediately as he de-digivolved back to his more human side and charged towards Gennai. However, he fell to his knees when he felt a bullet hit him in the shoulder. Again. "Damn, first that crazy professor, and now it's this mad man!"
Gennai grinned. "This is what you get for opposing me."
"He's hurt! I gotta think of something!" Marianne thought, and then she got an idea. She saw it was her only chance, and she took it. She immediately hit Gennai in the lower area, took away his gun and started to run towards him.
"You damn brat!" Was all the ex-Commander said as he placed a hand in his pocket, and slowly withdrew it.
"John, catch!" She threw the gun at him, and, successfully enough, John caught it.
"Marianne what the Hell are you doing?" Both John and Bob asked at the same time, surprised by her course of action.
"At least I know what I'm--!" Something pierced her. Something... Frightening. It was as frightening as a bullet. And as soon as she felt it in her back, she fell to the ground, painfully.
Gennai grinned evilly. "Rule Number One of Firing Weapons: Always have a backup gun, just in case!"
The sight was enough for John. He digivolved again but this time, the tears flowed down his face, running all over his chest, and screamed to whatever was hearing him... "Marianne!"
"Code Start: Shape Change Ultimate Digivolution."
A warm light surrounded him. "You are going down, because enough is enough! Shape Change Ultimate Digivolve To... Wargrowlmon!"
Now, instead of a Growlmon, there was a much larger Wargrowlmon standing, axes in each of its hands, a robotic face replacing the one that used to be there.
"Holy crap, he's in the Ultimate Level!" Ted announced from the sidelines as everyone stared in awe. However, the minute he snapped back to reality, he quickly ran to Marianne's side. They followed him, and checked on her. "Aw, man! That rat got her spine, although I'm certainly hoping I'm wrong!"
"That's alright."
"Huh? What's going on over there?" Ted looked at her, and realized Marianne had spoken.
"I don't feel my legs anymore, but I don't care at all."
"Oh, cut the crap! You'll be alright!"
"Um... Mr. Ted?" She asked him, whilst he gasped for the sentence.
"Yeah?"
"Is that Mr. John fighting him?"
"Yeah, that's him. Pretty cool, huh?"
"Uh-huh. You can do this, John... Can I go to sleep?" She asked as she closed her eyes. Ted couldn't stop the tears flowing from his eyes.
"Yeah, take your rest." And then, she closed her eyes, smiling, like a child when he/she is happy.
"Don't worry about me; at least I'll be special... Not for myself, but for others..."
"Please stop it! How can you be so sure? You could've been killed!"
"I know, but I know that I delivered justice to him..."
"Will you stop it? You don't evenknow about what just happened to you!" Shigeru pleaded, almost at the point of breaking apart in sad tears. "You're just... A little girl..."
"I'm not just any girl- I'm Marianne." And then, she slept.
Meanwhile, however...
"Wow, do you guys see that?" Jonah asked while in the jeep, which they had parked far away from the battlefield.
"That is so cool!" Kenji praised, while adding, "Now that he's in the Ultimate level, almost nothing can stop them! Now he can help Marianne!"
"Yeah! Go get'em, John!" Kaylee yelled at him, followed closely by the kids.
"Show'em who's boss!" The kids cheered along.
"Old men are clingy and mean, but you're the worst one of them all." John told Gennai, who was about to turn and run around and run. However, when he did so, gigantic feet stepped in front of him.
"Say your prayers!" Bob announced from high above, arms crossed.
Gennai closed his eyes and chuckled. "You're really pathetic. I never saw this happening, so..." He pressed a button in his watch. "I won't forget this, but I'll let you know of something. I'm not with the Guard, and the real Gennai died by my hand just before this whole get-the-charitable-guy thing started. And that extra month was just enough!" He started to laugh maniacally.
"What?"
"Why you little--" John started, but then he asked the fake Gennai, "Who are you?"
"I'm afraid you got the wrong guy, and no, I won't tell you who I am. Now you'll have to battle one of the ultimate Digimon. Sayonara!" All said and done, he vanished, not leaving a single trace.
"How did he--huh?" Bob started but flinched when he saw a gigantic bird in front of him. A Garudamon. "Great, now I have to face another Digimon!"
"Then let's take it out together!" John suggested as he approached him, a serious look on his face. "Let's combine our attacks!"
"Yeah, let's take it out!" They turned to face the Garudamon.
"Wing Flame!"The Ultimate-Level Digimon yelled while it summoned a flaming bird, and sent it toward them. They moved to the sides, successfully evading it.
"Vulcan's Hammer!"
"Atomic Blaster!" Two attacks in one Digimon. It was just perfect... For making it madder, that is.
"It didn't work?" Bob was surprised it survived to the attack.
"Let's try again!" John encouraged, and they assumed an attack position: Bob in the front and John in the back. "Ready?"
"Ready!"
John charged the blasters, and Bob raised his hammer over the head.
"Attack Combo Engage."
"Vulcan's Blaster!" Bob hammered the ground strongly, and John fired the blasters at the same time. The two attacks combined and created an attack that definitely destroyed Garudamon, which was deleted from existence with a screech.
"Yeah! They did it!" Ted and the others cheered for them.
"Daddy, John, you did it... I'm so proud of you..." Marianne said as she fell asleep again.
"Alright, those two rule!" The kids and Kay cheered along...
"Huh? Ada!" Kay yelled the minute she heard several choppers and government vehicles arrived to the scene.
"I got here and called the Governor as soon as I heard about this! Are they alright?"
"Yeah, they're fine, but there's a wounded girl!"
"We'll check on it right away!" They smiled, knowing it would work out great... Or so they thought.
One month later...
So many things had happened in a month. Ada was made the new Chief and Commander of Japan, and now, Jack and company were Federal Operatives. Kaylee was now in charge, along with Caroline, of the IASD (Intelligence and Strategy Division.). The charges against Bob were lifted, and now he was an Honorary Guard with Federal Status. The Home was made public, and now it housed even more poor people and now had full support of the Government. But as for Marianne, well... She lost all ability to walk. However...
"For all of your invaluable commitment in rooting out the sources of corruption within the Digimon Forces, with the community and justice, I now give you these special Medals of Recognition. You are now Federal Operatives!" Ada mentioned as applause was heard everywhere. She placed a medal in each of their necks... Except for John.
"Where's John? He was supposed to be here!" Toshiro remarked, everyone else nodding after they were given the badges.
"He hasn't come back to work ever since he learned that... Well..." Bob dipped down his face.
"Oh yeah, ever since he learned that Marianne couldn't walk anymore. He just said it was his fault. That was a week ago, and he hasn't come back since. Even after the doctors said that since the damage was minimal, she could probably walk; he just couldn't get over it. " Jack informed, Shigeru showing concern in his voice as he started to speak.
"Let's go see him then. I was about to swing by."
"Sure, and we'll take him the award as well." They nodded at each other, meaning to tell each other to be prepared for any kind of event.
A while later, after the recognition was over, they went to John's apartment, which, apparently, was deserted even in the night sky, there were no lights on: Just a dim one, probably from his room. As soon as they go to the door, they knocked on the door.
"Yo, John, are you there? Hello?" Jack asked, but got no response.
"Come out, John, we've had enough of you living as a hermit. Come on, open up. We got to talk!" No response. Jack got an idea. He looked around in a nearby plant pot with a lily.
"What're you doing, Jack?"
"John always keeps a key here. This is our ticket in." He opened the door after nervously inserting the key, and opened the door.
"John, are you there--!" Jack gasped and froze, medal dropping down to the floor from his hand.
"What the fuck is going on?" They froze the second they saw syringes, drugs of all sorts, pills and junk food all over the living room. "There's... All sorts of drugs and stuff around here- what the Hell is he, crazy?"
"Calm down, there's gotta be an explanation for this, so let's check it out." They nodded, and walked around, gazing at the many drugs and cigarettes lying around. "John, you there?"
"John, we just want to talk, come on!"
Nothing. No response at all. All they saw was even more drugs and injections around.
The bathroom: Pills all over the floor, and the sink was a total mess. The kitchen: Unwashed dishes, knives lying around, and even a marijuana plant over the refrigerator. The refrigerator: Empty. The balcony: A mess of pills, all sorts of guns, and empty bullets and cartridges. Jack was shocked by all that. "Don't tell me he tried to commit--"
"Jack!"
"Huh?" He immediately turned and ran. He turned many times, following the voice.
"Jack, come quick, I need you here now!"
"I'm coming! Shigeru, where--!" No words came out of his mouth- just a long and exasperated gasp. There he was, in John's room. The bed had nothing on it. Barbells lay around. The whole room was full of obscenities no one could describe. The curtains were all brought down and lay on the floor, completely useless. Then he looked at a desk nearby. There he was. With just white shorts, he looked thin and pale- too pale. There was something on the desk. A gun and more drugs; and they were unused.
"John, what the Hell is up with you?" Shigeru demanded, but got no response. He only got an action. John listed the gun from the desk, and started to move it towards the back of his head. He cocked it."John, no!" Jack immediately ran to his side, but John got up and aimed it towards him.
"Don't even think about it! You won't stopmy death!" The two started to argue, in practically screams, articulating with their hands in angry force. Screams so loud, Shigeru was speechless.
"What the Hell do you think you're doing?"
"Like you care, where have you been then?"
"Why the drugs then?"
"That's none of your fucking business!"
"Why are you doing all this?"
"Stop asking, it was my decision!"
"What would Marianne say then?"
"Don't place her in this!"
Jack had enough. He kicked the gun away from John's hands, and pushed everything in the table aside. "If she ever saw you like this--"
"Shut up, you don't have a clue!"
"It's obvious! She finds out, your life is over!"
"So what?"
"She just cares; can't you see that?"
"No, she doesn't! She hates me!"
"She'd call you a bastard if she ever--" Jack went plummeting to the ground the second he realized what he said. John aimed the gun at him.
"Don't...Say that... Ever again!"
He dove for Jack and they were intertwined in a fight, fists flying around, grunts heard around. "S-Stop it, you two! What are you doing?" Shigeru asked, but he got no response, since they were too busy fighting.
"Don't you ever say that again!"
"It's true, and she'll be disappointed!"
"How will you know? If I hadn't been so careless, none of this would have happened! She wouldn't have lost her damn life!" John pushed him aside, and the pair stood up.
"That's it! If I can't make you see that with sweet talk, then maybe a beating will!" Jack rushed at him. He was angry, all right- at John and his own stupidity.
"Bring it on, bitch!" The two were soon trading fists and blocks. But after three minutes...
"Stop!"
"!"
The two looked at the door. Shigeru, Bob, Kaylee, Ada, Ted, Caroline, the kids, and a special someone were there. That someone was Marianne. And she was in a wheelchair. "Why, John? How could do this to yourself?"
"Marianne, I..."
"I don't care how you feel, but this isn't your fault! It's my fault! I asked for this! You had nothing to do with this!" She started to cry when she looked at him- he was miserable in all of it.
"B-But I made you--"
"You haven't done anything! Iwanted to help and I'm more than glad with my decision!"
"What...?" He looked straight at her eyes. Something in them told him he was wrong. Very wrong.
"John, remember what you told me when we first met?"
"What do I have left to remember...?"
"You told me to keep it up. You told me that because you knew I was a very mature girl, regardless of age. And I still am. Why do you think I accepted the consequences of my actions when I helped you?" The tears never stopped. "I didn't care what happened to me! I never did! I just wanted to help you! And is this how you thank me? By trying to literally kill yourself?"
At long last was John devoid of words. He was silenced by the innocence of a young girl. "See, John?" He looked to a smiling Jack. "Your biggest defect is that you think what is not true. You thought she'd hate you because of what happened, but it turned out to be exactly the opposite. Instead, you should have praised her bravery, but you locked yourself in here. Now look at you- You're a drug addict now, and it won't be easy to get out." The seriousness in his tone of voice meant everything to John.
"You mean... This whole fight has been for nothing...?" He looked at him, then at each of his friends. "I'm so sorry... I'm such a bastard, I've ruined my life." Then he kneeled in front of Marianne, tears falling down his face and body, sobbing. "I'm so sorry, Marianne... Can you ever forgive me...?" She smiled in response.
"I don't have to forgive anything. It's not your fault."
"But I... I tried to kill myself, I tried to kill Jack, I got myself in drugs, I've disappointed you and everyone... Damn... God, how can I ever redeem myself, especially now when you saw this?" He dipped his head down, drips of tears going straight down to the floor.
"Try praying and rehab!"
"Wha...?"
"So what if you became an addict by accident? No big deal. Just pray, try a rehab and get therapy. You'll be fine! Just remember for whom you'll be doing it, and it'll all work out!" She couldn't help a smile.
"Oh, Marianne..." He immediately hugged her, embracing her as hard as he could, like a father does to a daughter. "Don't worry; I'll go back to the way I was! I'll do this for you and everyone! I promise! I'll never use these again! I promise you that! I'll never forget this moment!" He never let go of her. He held her tightly, tears flowing down from both of their eyes. She returned the embrace with one of her own. And there they were- holding each other, forgetting whatever pain any of them were going through. Now, it was just a matter of time. It was just a teeny matter.
Jack and the others were speechless. He looked at them, and they smiled at each other. He knew now that the road was hard and rough for John, but he also knew, that they'd make it down that road. Together!
Why? You will learn in the next chapter, which covers a lot of John's past and his treatment process. Stay tuned, and thanks for reading! Please review!
SPECIAL NOTICE: This chapter reminds us of the importance of charity. If you see someone in need, don't be stupid and help him/her. Recycle. Donate food and clothes to the poor and shelters. Be kind to animals and nature. Trust me-it will be the best thing you can do. And, most importantly: Stay away from drugs and say no to them!