Chapter Two: Four Months

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Zack's P.O.V.

'FOUR MONTHS?! There's no way that could be right, right?' I thought as the other doctors rushed out and I looked up and stared at the old doctor as he stared at me in shock.

"Who are you?" I asked snapping the old doctor out of his trance.

"Oh pardon me . . . I'm Dr. Trevor Templin, I'm the one who performed the emergency surgery on you." Trevor said as he chuckled.

"Where am I?" I asked as Trevor thought for a bit.

"You're still on the island you have been living on since you were born to Maria and Kevin Sage. This is the hospital in which you were born in." He told me as I nodded looked around.

"Can I speak with my mom?" I asked as the doctor sighed.

"I'm afraid not and many things have changed in the four months you've been out and many things happened." The doctor sighed out as I looked at him confused.

"What do you mean?" I asked as Trevor looked at me sadly.

"One of the US's ISs went haywire and ran amuck. Took many to take it down and because of it the US was put on probation, and kept from making the IS until further notice. So your parents were forced away and they went to live near the IS Academy." He told me as I stared at him in disbelief.

"Then what's here?" I asked as Trevor looked up.

"This is all that remains of the island, Miss. Shinonono managed to keep this place up to keep you from being moved, she cares an awful lot about you and checks on you nearly every day. Sadly thought after hearing that you passed away, she haven't really moved from a hospital room near here, I sent doctors to try to make contact with her in hopes she react several times, but maybe since you're came back she'll actually response." He said as I looked down.

"Alright then I'll leave the room to let you rest." Trevor said and he left me to my thoughts.

'Was Cl-Tabane really that torn up about my 'death', or is she just feeling guilty about it?' I wondered in my thoughts.

'I believe that she's really torn up about it. After all, she gave you an IS Core to survive' A voice echoed in my head, causing me to freak out a bit.

"Clare is that you?!" I asked surprised.

'Yeah it's me . . . but I'm actually surprise that you can hear me as well." Clare said as she suddenly appeared before me sitting on my legs.

"I can see you now!" I said as Clare started at me and blinked.

'No way . . .' She said as I rubbed at my eyes.

"Well we can worry about this later, I'm wondering what you said about an IS Core inside me?" I asked as Clare nodded.

'Yeah, an IS Core is inside you, attached to your heart, keeping you alive. Don't you remember me saying were in you core? I was talking about an IS Core that's connected to you.' Clare told me as I wondered about this.

"Maybe it did more than save me . . . maybe I can understand ISs now?" I questioned as Clare shrugged.

'No clue, I was only around four about a few years. I don't know much about IS Cores, so maybe I'm the only one with a consciousness since I'm connected to you.' Clare said as the door opened revealing a downed Tabane that had bunny ears attached to her head and a fancy looking dress on.

"You better not be lying to me Dr. Templin." Tabane said in a small and sad voice.

"Tabane?" I asked as her head shot up and her eyes landed on me.

"Zack . . .?" She asked as tears flooded her eyes.

"OH ZACKY!" She said as she rushed up and hugged the living daylights out of me.

"T-Tabane! Y-You are going to . . . kill me again!" I gasped out as she quickly let go.

"I'm sorry . . ." She said in a weak quiet voice.

"What's the matter Tabane?" I asked as she looked at me with a sad pained look.

"Why aren't you angry with me? I nearly got you killed out of my selfishness! You were killed because of me!" Tabane said as she sobbed into her hands.

"But Tabane . . . because of you I'm still alive, I think that it evens out don't you?" I told her as she looked up in shock.

"Really . . . you aren't mad?" She asked as I shook my head with a smile.

"No . . . how could I be so angry at my only friend and savor?" I asked as she burst into tears again and hugged me.

"OH THANK YOU ZACKY!" She cried out as I was beginning to suffocate me.

"OH NO! DON'T DIE AGAIN!" She shouted as she started hugging me again and it took three security guards to get her to stop as my world started gaining black dots.

Maria's P.O.V. after being told about Zack's death

'No . . . it can't be . . . I won't believe it!' I thought angrily with angry tears threating to fall down my face. I griped the phone in my hand hard.

"Maria . . . maybe it's a mistake? Maybe it's one of those things that the person seems dead but really isn't." My husband says trying to calm me down.

"Yeah . . . maybe you're right." I said taking deep breaths.

"Now come on, you need to get ready." Kevin told me as I nodded and went to get ready for the day of teaching about the IS. You see, after about two and half months, another US IS Factory's IS went nuts and ran amuck all around the world so as punishment, the US was revoked rights of the IS for an unknown amount of time. This caused the factories to be shut down and for the people working there to lose their jobs. I didn't know what to do . . . that is until that woman, Tabane Shinonono, managed to get me and my husband jobs in Japan. Me as an IS Academy instructor and my husband the school's mechanic for the ISs. She even managed to get us help to learn Japanese. She's just feeling guilty, she doesn't really care about Zack at all, is she did she wouldn't have let him die!

"Should we tell the girls?" Kevin asked as he finished getting dressed.

"I'm not sure . . . with the way their acting, I'm not sure if I even want to share anything with them." I said as he sighed.

"I understand they were a little too passive to Zack's condition, but they were always like that." He told me as I nodded. Our daughters were way beyond too passive when the subject was Zack. I still have no idea why that is . . . I'm sure they don't hate him do they?

"Stop worrying darling, I'm sure Natalie and Nicole will come around." Kevin said as he opened the door for me and let me to our vehicle, and soon enough we were boarding a train that would lead us to the IS Academy.

Hours Later

I glanced at the students and sighed, today wasn't fun, and in the end I didn't tell the girls about Zack's death and the day was almost over. I growled slightly at their neglect of their brother . . . they were supposed to be the big sisters who cared for their sibling and taught him right from wrong . . . but now it seems that they didn't care about whether they knew he was dead or not. Unfortunately he was gone now, but being without that knowledge doesn't seem to faze them on bit.

'I'm going to have a little talk with them soon . . .' I thought as a knock was at the door. I went to it and opened it and found Chifuyu Orimura standing there.

"What can I do for you Orimura?" I asked as she sighed.

"I got a message form my friend Tabane, for you." She said as I nodded, little did we know that once Tabane's name was mention everyone went quiet wanting to hear something about the maker of the IS.

"She still wishes to make amends with you-" Chifuyu stared but I cut her off.

"I don't care what she wishes; tell her I'll never forgive her." I said calmly as I was about to shut the door when a phrase stopped me.

"But it's more than that; she said that your son is still alive." She told me as I froze in place with disbelieving eyes wide open.

"No it couldn't be . . . could it?' I thought as I looked straight into her eyes.

"You better not be lying." I growled out as she shook her head.

"No I'm not, I was told by a Dr. Templin that he is in fact alive once again . . . it seems that whatever Tabane did to him brought him back and he is currently resting at the hospital on the IS Factory island you worked at." Chifuyu told me as nodded.

"I see . . . thank you for informing me about this." I told her as I went to sit down on my desk chair. I put my head in my hands as I sighed . . .

"What could that person have done to bring my child back?" I mumbled out as I tried to think of possible solutions.

"Mom . . ." A voice interrupted my thoughts, and looking up I found my girls looking at me.

"Yes . . . what's wrong? Also it's Mrs. Sage during school hours." I said to them as they nodded

"What did Miss. Orimura mean when Zack was alive again?" Natalie asked as I looked away, wondering if I should tell them or not.

"Well . . . maybe we should talk about this later?" I tried saying but Nicole didn't like that idea.

"HE'S OUR BROTHER, WE SHOULD KNOW IF HE"S ALRIGHT!" She shouted out and slamming her hands onto the desk starling the class, this little outburst made my eyebrow twitch in anger.

"Oh really, is that why you looked as if you couldn't care less when I told you Zack could be dead soon? Or maybe it's just because you want to celebrate his death? Give me a break; I know you two don't enjoy your brother being around much, so acting like you are wonderful caring big sisters isn't going to help much." I told them as they looked away; they had nothing to say to that

"It doesn't mean we hate him . . ." Natalie whispered as I sighed.

"School's almost over, I'm going to contact the doctor about Zack, if you really do care about him come to the house." I said as they nodded.

Trevor's P.O.V.

'I'm getting too old for this nonsense.' I thought as Tabane Shinonono was currently asking me if some of the staff will accompany her to her home, while we stood in another room as to not disturb Zack while he slept.

"But please! I may be a genius, but I'm not a doctor! I need some people with medical experience!" She whinedas I rubbed my forehead.

"Okay, say I agree to go with you, I need at least another doctor and about three nurses to help if I have to do something to his heart." I told her as she nodded.

"I find some!" She said as she was about to leave when I stopped her.

"It's not that easy, they have families as well, they can't just drop what they're doing and leave!" I said as she sighed, in true I really did wish to help her and Zack, but by myself I don't have the capability to do so.

"I could help . . . and I know someone who could help" A small voice said as I turn and found Samantha Heathway a recently new nurse and the one who shouted when Mr. Sage awoke.

"Really Mindy, you will?" I asked she nodded.

"Yeah, I don't have any family besides my mom and I'm sure she won't mind." She said as Tabane jump in joy.

"Yay! Now we just need two more nurses and another doctor!" She said clapping her hands together.

"I also have another doctor with me." Samantha said as went out and came back in with Dr. Mary Heathway who was her mother.

"Oh right I forgot your mother was a doctor here, it must be due to my my old age." I said as I smiled at her

"Great, now where can I find two other nurses?" Tabane said wondering aloud.

"I do know two nurses that I could ask to help, but I'm not sure if they will." Mary said as Tabane nodded at her and Mary left. I crossed my arms and sighed as we waited.

'I wonder why Tabane really needs us.' I thought and decided to voice that question.

"Well as I said before I'm a genius, not a doctor, so just in case the IS Core in Zack malfunction, I'll have some people, who know what they're doing, help me in replacing it." She said as I nodded.

'So . . . she cares for Zack, well more than I thought she did.' I thought as Mary came back into the room with a boy and a girl.

"Well I got one of the nurses to help and I found a Paramedic willing to help. Everyone this is Mark Lancer, and Holly Nightingale." She said as I smiled at my old friend Mark and noticed Tabane's eyes widen

"Hey you're the paramedic who help me bring Zack her!" She said happily as Mark chuckled nervously.

"Well I didn't want to be a jerk and allow a kid to lose a chance at life." He said as she smiled at his statement and then turned to Samantha

"Well aright . . . but I got to know, how come you are so young?" Tabane asked as Mary answered for her daughter.

"Since we couldn't have anyone come to the island and I didn't know many people yet, I had difficulties raising her myself and keeping this job, my boss allowed me to bring her with me to work, and then other nurses taught her different things and soon enough she was on the level of a certified nurse so my boss gave her a part-time job and she been working here since." Mary explained as I added something, that I didn't realize tied Samantha to Zack.

"So in short she's about a sixteen year old nurse." I summed up as Tabane smile grew.

"Well . . . that's good to know." She said as she led us out of the room and to the door leading back into the one Zack was sleeping in.

"Tell the rest of the staff that they may leave now and I'll inform the US Government that they may have their island back. So grab anything you think will be important, and then meet up at Zack's room from there I'll take everyone to my home." Tabane said as she entered the room, leaving us to go prepare.

It's all done and hope you didn't mind the changes in point of views.