Chapter 6
Austin and Archer were stuck in the nursery again. Then they heard the hatch opening and the ship docking. They raced out of the nursery and to the take-off room as the gang solemnly loaded out.
Austin looked at them all, knowing something was wrong.
Kelly was the last one out. She closed the door, staring blankly at the floor.
Austin turned her to face him. "What's wrong?" He then realized who hadn't left the ship. "Where's Tech?"
Kelly looked at him sadly and finally started crying.
He took her in his arms, figuring out what had happened and comforting her.
(Jonas Brothers' "Turn Right" plays in background)
Kelly lay in her bed that night, not able to hide her tears as they fell from her eyes onto her pillow.
Pick up all your tears
Threw 'em in your back seat
Leave without a second glance
Sarah sat on her bed, kicking her feet back and forth as she stared at nothing.
Somehow I'm to blame
For this never-ending racetrack
You call "life"
Ryan looked around Tech's lab. He shook his head, sighing, and turned off the lights and left, locking the door behind him.
So turn right
Into my arms
Turn right
You won't be alone
You might
Fall off this track sometimes…
Hope to see you on the finish line
Michael stared out the window. No sign of Madelyn. He looked up at the sky. He could just barely see fragments of the meteor lingering very distantly into space. He sighed and closed the window. Then he locked it.
Driving all your friends out
Just be easy, cannot follow
Turn your way beyond
Your own
Sophie sat alone in the nursery, gazing into her children's cribs. Now they would never know their father.
Somehow I'm to blame
For this never-ending racetrack you call
"Life"
The others all just sat silently in the lobby or the living room.
So turn right
Into my arms
Turn right
You won't be alone
You might
Fall off this track sometimes…
Hope to see you on the finish line
Kelly lay on her bed, crying until her eyes went dry.
Austin came up and sat next to her, trying to calm her down.
I did
All I could
And I gave
Everything
But you had
To go
Your way
And that road
Was not
For me
Sarah stayed on her bed.
Benny came and sat down next to her.
Michael stared out the locked window.
So turn right
Into my arms
Turn right
You won't be alone
You might
Fall off this track sometimes…
Hope to see you on the finish line…
Ryan's gaze would constantly drift down the hall to Tech's old lab.
Nadine read his mind and took his hand, sitting down next to him and leaning against him.
On a distant planet…
A crater lay in the middle of the forest. Suddenly, a hand reached out and grabbed the ground. Then another hand. Then the 2 hands started to pull up a person…TECH!
He groaned, crawling on the ground as he emerged from the crater. "What happened?" Suddenly, memories started rushing back. He was supposed to be dead! He looked around at his surroundings. He wasn't on Acmetropolis… "Uh oh…"
TO BE CONTINUED…
Alright, I meant to make this one longer, but I hit some really bad writer's block. Plus, it's getting a little late. I promise the next one will be longer, but I've gotta go.