Hey guys. First, I needed to edit the previous chapter for the story I have written to make sense. So, before you tear through this chapter for the inconsistency, read the edited version. By the way, the main character isn't in Midtown High, the school that Peter goes to in the movies, however, this school is going to have the same event. Now, let's begin the journey of a lifetime with Rahul with the next chapter of The Last Avenger.
The year was 2018. I was 14 years old in high school, at the bottom of the bleachers, watching the band play whatever song they were playing. I was bored out of my mind. My sister was right next to me, but I didn't pay attention to her. I wished for something different. Anything. I wished to be somewhere else, be someone else. Then, a sound and a feeling snapped me out of my thoughts.
"R… Rahul?" My sister said behind me.
I looked behind her, only to see her body turning to dust. Her small hand tightly clutched my shoulder, and, despite what was happening to her, she smiled lightly, though the tears that fell from her face told another story.
"W...What is happening?" I say, feeling as if a knife had been stabbed through my heart.
Then, in the corner of my eyes, I saw the majority of the people in the room disappear into dust. Gone, in just the blink of an eye. Instruments were strewn across everywhere, people's stuff was left behind. I realized something was happening, but I didn't know what.
Then, my sister did something I didn't expect: she hugged me. After years of not feeling her put her arms around me like that, she buried her face into my shoulder as her body turned to dust.
As her body disappeared, time slowed. I was stunned, unable to do anything as my sister slowly disintegrated away. She pulled away from my hug and said,
"Don't forget about me, bro. Okay?" She said, still trying to sound happy as her life disappeared. I couldn't speak, as I wasn't sure what was happening, but I nodded nonetheless.
"Good." Her voice said softly as the tears finally hit the floor. She disappeared where she sat as if my words were the cause of her to let go, to stop fighting.
"M… Mohini?"
I couldn't believe she was gone. I had no idea where, or when, but she was gone. "W…Where?"
I started crying since the fact that my sister was gone had sunk in. I collapsed where my sister had previously sat, and my heart had felt like it had stopped in my chest.
I fumbled to get my phone out of my pocket. I needed to find where everyone else was. As soon as I pulled my phone out, I got two messages immediately. Both from my parents.
'Bye, son. I am so proud of you. I hope you do well in life going forward.'
That was what my Mom texted.
'Rahul, I know you can go far in life, even without me around. You are a good kid. Make sure you stay that way.'
That was my Dad texted.
I ran out, taking my stuff with me.
'Dad. Mom.'
Tears continually fell out of my eyes, fogging up my eyes, making it hard to see. I ran to my sister's car. I fumbled with the keys, but I eventually got it out of my pocket and opened the door of the car. The car made a beep sound, indicating that it could be opened. Even though I had never driven a car before, I didn't care. I needed to get back home, which was hours away. Nothing mattered. I ignored everything on the road. I nearly ran over some people, ran over the sidewalk, broke the speed limit, but I didn't care. I needed to see my parents. I tried hard to convince myself that they were fine, but it didn't stop the outcome. I slammed the door as I went inside the house and saw the truth. My Dad's phone was on the floor with my Mom's phone, the screen shattered. They were nowhere to be seen.
'I'm an orphan.'
I fell on the floor crying. I missed my parents, my sister. I lost everyone. Hours later, I heard the police sirens outside my house. They knocked on the doors a few times, but I ignored them. They eventually opened the door and saw my face was filled with horror and sadness. They took me away, something about illegally driving a car, causing endangerment to people's lives, destroying public property. I didn't register it, even as they were cuffing me and putting me in the back of a policeman's car.
After several minutes of crying my eyes out, they finally arrived at the police station, where they asked questions. I didn't register what I said I couldn't remember anything until I heard the Television. It was a breaking news segment, which I generally would have ignored until I saw the title:
'Half of all life gone, suspect found.'
I listened in to the woman who was discussing what was happening.
"... according to the avengers, this worldwide phenomenon called the blip was the work of a single being under the name of Thanos. He was a being who, using these powerful weapons called the infinity stones, has used his newfound power to wipe out half of all life."
"Hey," I say to the police officer who was outside my cell. "Can you raise the volume?"
He grunted, but listened, as he raised the volume as he walked away from my prison cell.
"Now, it is currently unclear what he motives are, or even where he currently is, but what is certain is how the people described the blip. Many people had described the person who had disappeared as they were being dusted away, disappearing into thin air as if they never existed."
A new emotion arose in my mind as I connected the dots: anger.
'Mom, Dad, Mohini. This guy, whoever he is, was responsible for killing you.' I looked towards the ceiling of my temporary cell. I felt nothing but hatred, not caring if anyone heard me. "I swear that I will make sure that Thanos will pay for his actions. He will regret infecting this world with his stench. I will find him, and when I do, I WILL KILL HIM, ALONG WITH ANYONE WHO WILL STAND IN MY WAY!"
And, with a new goal in mind, a teenager begins the pain-filled journey of a lifetime. Also, I wanted to state that this will probably be an even darker and even sadder version of Endgame, but not just because more characters will die. It is going to be dark, but the general rating is T. So if you want to see the next chapter when it comes out, which will feature Levi and possibly the Avengers, then subscribe to my story and to my profile, and subscribe to the American Theorist Bros for YouTube content.
