Hey Guys! Crescent Rider here, and I'm here with Marcus
Marcus: Hello!
And we welcome you to this disaster!
Marcus: Disaster? Don't you mean episode?
*To Marcus* you'll find out soon enough... *Back to the readers* But anyhow, I shall be telling a few things before you begin with this chapter.
Due to Marcus' early graduation and my story tends to follow him instead of Rick and Morty. I'll be revealing Marcus' College Campus, as well as new OC Characters.
Marcus: And if you all don't like OCs, Crest and I won't stop you from leaving. But don't post any hate on his work. His work isn't easy you know.
Thank you, Marcus. Next, some of the scenes here will reflect on what Marcus has done when he first came to College. And at the end of this episode, you will know of what will happen to Marcus C-137.
Marcus: C-137? But isn't that-
*To Marcus* Shush you! *Back to the readers* As I said, you will all know on what happens to him. That is all and as always, enjoy the episode!
Marcus: Crest doesn't own Rick and Morty. He only owns me and his OCs.
Marcus' Campus (Marcus' POV)
Flu season, the month where cases of influenza occur the most.
As for me, I was walking all by myself with my eyes glued to a comic book I had bought from a comic book store.
But as I kept my eyes on my book, a group of football players was passing by and one of them bumps into me while I paid no attention to them at all. As for the one who bumped into me, he and his friends turned to me with an irritated look on his face.
"Hey! Watch where you're-" The football player didn't have time to finish when I immediately turned to him and gave a simple frown that made him and his friends stutter at the sight of me, "M-Marcus! Um, H-Hey man. I didn't mean to-"
"It's alright, Benjamin. I wasn't paying attention to where I was going. So go about your business and we won't have any problem," I reasoned,
"Sure man, whatever you say," The football player, known as Benjamin, agreed and he and his friends went on their merry way.
As for me, I followed suit except I went the other way to meet up with a few certain people on the campus.
But as I made my way there, I had to reminisce about my first arrival as well as the entire month I've spent on this very campus.
First Day (3rd POV)
Marcus arrives at the campus gate on his motorcycle since he had earned his driver's license two months after his 16th birthday.
Once he puts his motorcycle's side stand up, and locked the back wheel with a special padlock.
After he had finished securing his bike, Someone walks up towards him, and greeted him, "Hello, You must be the newest freshman of this school?"
Marcus turns around and saw a girl standing right behind him. She was the same height as Summer, had long dark brown hair, wore a dark blue vest, a white polo shirt, a knee-length skirt, and long socks and black shoes.
Marcus just grabbed his duffel bag and backpack, slings the duffel bag's strap onto his right shoulder while his backpack is on the other arm and around his back. Then he nodded to her, "Yep, I just arrived and all,"
"Well, you're just in time. There's a group of freshmen just waiting by the entrance of the main campus building. Since the tour has yet to begin, you just might be able to join with them with the tour," The female student said,
Marcus simply nodded and followed her to the freshmen of the campus.
Upon arrival, Marcus spots a group of newly enrolled freshmen and joined them while his escort joins up with two other students.
The one in the middle was a tall male student wearing his school uniform, and short black hair. And the one on the right was another female student, but she has shorter hair than the girl who escorted Marcus to the group, has the same hair color as the male student, and wears glasses.
"Greetings to you all, My name is Sean," The male student introduced,
"I'm Ellie," The female student on the right followed,
"And I'm Kara," The female student that escorted Marcus to the group,
"And we welcome you to our University" Sean welcomed the group, (I'm not giving the name of the Campus.) "But before we proceed with the tour, Do any of you have any questions you would like to ask us?"
Marcus just glanced around and see if any of them would raise their hands. But with no one raising their hands, the tour soon began.
They were taken to separate sections of the Campus. They had a large cafeteria, a football field with their own team performing their daily training routines, a library, and many more.
After the tour had concluded, The three campus students led the group where they would receive their schedules and they also gave some dorm keys to those who decided to take residences in the campus' residence hall. Marcus is one of those people and he also has a roommate as well.
Once Marcus received his dorm key, he was also informed that he also has a roommate since it's a shared dorm. But he didn't mind it at all.
With tomorrow being his first day in class, he decided to go to his dorm and unpack his things.
The dorm room key he had was Dorm No. 247, and he had to walk through a hallway to get to his dorm. Along the way, the students were giving glances at me when they saw the key's dorm number.
I took notice, but I've decided to ignore them as I kept walking. Once he arrives at the door, he could clearly hear the whispers from students nearby. But he still ignored them and proceeded to open the door.
But before he could fully open the door, A dart sudden lands just by the frame on Marcus' left, and the latter simply stares at it before turning to the one who threw it.
Apparently, the one who threw it was a long brown haired girl sitting on a chair, wearing a yellow jacket with black sleeves, a black hoodie, and the Heart Pirates' Jolly Roger at the center, a pair of jogging pants, and a pair of socks with the same logo on the side of the rib.
"So, you're my new Dormmate?" The girl boringly questioned,
"I am, Also," Marcus glanced at the dart once more before turning back to her, "You missed,"
"I wasn't aiming at you, I was aiming at that dartboard," The girl corrected, as she points with another dart on hand,
As Marcus peeks to the left, he stops the said dartboard with a single dart hitting the center of the board.
"Well, that's something. However," Marcus firmly grabs the dart pinned against the frame and firmly removes it before, "Also, You're a bit of a bad liar,"
The girl wasn't surprised, instead, she smirked as she lays down the dart onto a desk, and stood up from her chair.
"Well, aren't you something? Most of my previous dormmates would normally panic or yell at me," The girl noted, as she placed her hand onto her waist, "But you've got some nerves of steel to not react at that at all,"
"You could say that," Marcus said, then he approaches her, gives back the dart, then lays down his bags onto the bed on the right side of the room.
Afterward, he then turns to her and crossed his arms together, "So, Are you going to introduce yourself to me?"
"You first," The girl insisted,
"Alright," Marcus said while shrugging his shoulders once, "The name's Marcus Smith. You?"
"I'm Aurora, Aurora Quintas," The girl introduced herself while placing down the dart she got back from him,
"Good to know," Marcus said, before turning away from her and started unpacking his bags to settle in,
"Seriously? We exchanged and now you start to ignore me?" Aurora questioned,
"Unless you keep asking more questions. Then I won't ignore you," Marcus said as he kept unpacking,
"Alright, So tell me. Where did you graduate?" Aurora questioned,
"Harry Herpson High School," Marcus answered, "Also, I graduated early due to my grades being higher than an average student and I'm only 16-years-old if you're going to ask,"
"Really? I just so happen to be a 16-year-old girl myself," Aurora sarcastically stated, and Marcus simply scoffed at the lie,
"I highly doubt that claim," Marcus said,
"Of course I'm kidding. But I am 19-years-old," Aurora admitted, "But I'm turning 20 in the following month,"
"Good to hear. As for me, I'll be turning 17 in the three next months," Marcus said after he finished packing, then sat down onto his bed, "Now it's my turn to ask you a question. What's with the get-up? Are you a One Piece fan or something?"
"Yep, and I'm damn proud of it. But if you have a complaint, then you'd better keep it to yourself," Aurora warned,
"I won't, But I'll be honest with you. Heart Pirates, You've good taste," Marcus complimented,
"Huh, Now I'm starting to regret throwing that dart at you," Aurora admitted,
"Oh please, I know you weren't going to hurt me at all," Marcus noted, and points at the "The holes on the doorframe gave it away,"
Aurora's smirk soon turned into a grin, "You know what... I think you and I are going to get along just fine together,"
Marcus simply rolled his eyes and let her do as she pleases.
The Following Hour...
The students that stayed the longest in the residence hall watched in disbelief as they spotted something they've never seen before.
Marcus and Aurora were seen walking together towards the campus building. As the pair kept walking together, the former kept noticing the looks on their faces and decided to find out about it.
"I'm curious. Just what kind of reputation did you hold in this University," Marcus questioned,
"Two words, Tough Girl," Aurora answered,
"Well, that answers that," Marcus concluded as he had already known what this meant,
Aurora probably gained a reputation due to her being a tough girl rather than an average girl. This meant that she was much different than regular girls, boys would avoid approaching her due to her behavior, and those who would dare to approach her would be harshly rejected or worse.
But Marcus paid no heed to such things. In reality, Aurora's reputation is little to that of his reputation back in high school and as an Intergalactic Mercenary.
As for why they're walking together, They happen to have the same class schedule and the two decided to go there together.
Upon entering the classroom, The people there just stared at Marcus and Aurora and started whispering to one another.
Not only that, the duo would sit together since no one else dared to sit next to Aurora.
After a while, The Teacher comes in and tells the other students to take their seats and remain silent.
"Greetings everyone. I am Professor Keaton, and before we begin with your first lesson I will be doing a simple roll call to ensure that everyone is here," Professor Keaton said,
He then started calling out names and those who were called had to raise their hands to inform the professor that they were present. A few moments later, The Professor goes to one certain name on the list, "Marcus Smith,"
Marcus simply raised his hand and now everyone in class know who he is while Aurora scoffed when she noticed the looks on their faces.
After a while, Everyone was present, and the Professor started the first lesson.
The following hours of different subjects with different professors have passed, and Recess began.
Marcus and Aurora were seen walking again. But not until trouble came.
"Hey!" Marcus and Aurora stopped and turned around.
Apparently, it was nothing more but a group of boys walking up to them. However, Aurora could only scowl at the approaching men.
"Great, what do you want now, Chad?" Aurora questioned,
"Oh calm now, Aurora. My friends and I here are just giving our greetings to your new dormmate," Chad said, while his friends chuckled,
"Do you know them, Aurora?" Marcus questioned,
"Just a bunch of nobodies looking for trouble. Come on," Aurora insisted, but the two were blocked when Chad and his friends blocked their way once more,
"Hey come on, you don't have to be so rude," Chad said, then he turns to Marcus, "So where did you pop out of?"
"Early graduate of Harry Herpson High School," Marcus answered, and the three just chuckled at that, "Is there something funny about it?"
"Oh nothing, I just remembered that there's a guy there named after a Vagina," Chad remarked and then he and his friends laughed at the name.
Meanwhile, Marcus simply noticed the people around the area snickering the principal's name. But Marcus simply sighed and donned a calm look on his face, "Then I'd tell you that my former principal's name happens to be Vagina. What of it? It's not much of a bother if you ask me,"
Chad and his friends felt a bit humiliated as they heard some of the students chuckling to themselves. As for Aurora, she seems to be enjoying it as she fails to contain her laughter.
"You don't seem to know things run here. Do you?" Chad questioned,
"Last I checked, I was given a tour and a rundown of the rules. I don't seemingly recall people like you telling me how things run in this campus," Marcus said, "Unless, you're someone important. I'll give you a moment for me to listen. In the meantime, Aurora and I will be heading to the cafeteria now,"
The students then oohed at what was seemingly to be an insult from a freshman and this cracked Chad's ego. Before the pair could pass through him and his friends, Marcus was shoved back by one of Chad's friends and Aurora seemed to have glared a bit. But she chose to tolerate as to see where this all goes.
"Hold on just yet, Do you even know who this guy is?" Chad's Friend #1 questioned,
"No, and does it matter to me not?" Marcus questioned, much to the anger of the man himself,
"Why you!" Chad yelled, and grabbed a handful of Marcus' shirt, and threaten to punch him,
Meanwhile, Marcus still remained unfazed as he glanced at the fist then back to Chad.
"Are you going to resort to that?" Marcus questioned, "Cause if you are, I just want to tell you that there's a little something on your nose there,"
"Wha-" Chad muttered, then gently pressed his nose to see what he was referring to. But felt nothing, "I don't know what the hell you're talking-"
Before Chad could finish his sentence, Marcus surprisingly lands a punch straight into Chad's face and the latter lets go of his shirt as he fell onto the ground,
"Rule number one, Try not to fall for tricks of the guy you're trying to threaten," Marcus remarked, while the students in the area gasped at this sudden turn of events,
"Why you!" Chad's Friend #1 yelled and attempted to punch him,
But Marcus easily avoids every punch while one certain mistake. As soon as Marcus saw the next punch, he retaliates by punching against the fist of Chad's Friend #1 and dislocates the thumb when the latter kept it within his fist.
This, in turn, caused him to cry out in pain while Marcus just lowered his fist, "Rule number two, If you're trying punch, someone, Don't keep your thumb inside your fist,"
As for Chad's Friend #2, Marcus noticed that he pulled out a switchblade, and attempted to slash at Marcus with it. But the latter easily caught his arm and locks it in place.
"And Rule number three, When you have a weapon in hand, try taking a few lessons first before using it in a fight," Marcus said, then slowly forced the switchblade onto Chad's Friend #2's shoulder, "Also, I heard that this campus prohibits students from carrying a weapon. Who knows, Someone just might get hurt with it,"
Chad's Friend #2 was panicking as the tip of the switchblade slowly reaches the shoulder. But before this goes on, a class professor intervenes, "What's going on here!?"
Marcus immediately lets go of the arm, and calmly raised his hands as the class professor simply eyed at the people involved. But he simply laid his eyes at Marcus,
"Mr. Smith. I hope you have a decent explanation about this," The Class Professor questioned,
"They started it, I just acted in self-defense," Marcus calmly explained, while slightly wiggling his left pointer finger to notify Aurora to not intervene, and she manages to get the message and steps back into the crowd,
"Self defense or not, You four are going to the counselor's office," The Class Professor declared,
"Sounds fair to me," Marcus said, as he placed his hands into his pockets and the class professor simply guided him and the other three into the counselor's office.
Aurora simply watched them go, before heading to the cafeteria all by herself and she hoped that something good will come out of this.
A few minutes later...
Marcus was patiently waiting for his turn to go into the counselor's office. But after a while, Chad and friends were finally finished as they walked out of the counselor's office, but they snickered as they passed by Marcus.
"Mr. Smith," The Counselor called,
Marcus then stood up from his seat and entered the counselor's office. Afterward, he would sit down on a chair while the Counselor sat at his desk.
"So, What do you want to talk about?" Marcus questioned, even though he already knows the topic,
"You already know that, Mr. Smith," The Counselor stated, "But there's more to it than I can find about you,"
"How so?" Marcus questioned,
"I've requested your former Principal about your file not long ago, and I recently found out that you've been quite a... delinquent before you came to the premises of this campus,"
"So you've read about me," Marcus noted as he crossed his arms together, "And if you want me to label every single thing I did. Just ask and I'll do just that,"
"Oh? Then please," The Counselor clasped his fingers together, placed his arms onto his desk, and leans a bit forward, "Enlighten me,"
Marcus then began labeling some of the most notable problems with the Counselor. It didn't impress him, but it did give him an understanding of how much of a problem he was within his old school.
"And that's about the most notable things I've done, if you want more you can just pull a file and you'll know," Marcus said,
"I already have. I simply wanted to know if you still remember," The Counselor said, "Beating up Students, Destruction on School Property, Possession of Weaponry within school grounds. You're quite a model student for delinquency, aren't you?"
"My, my, Counselor. You say the nicest things," Marcus sarcastically said, which made the latter to pound his fist onto his desk in hopes of startling him.
But Marcus remained unfazed by this, and just stared at him.
"Do you find this funny, Mr. Smith?" The Counselor questioned,
"Of course not. I'm just trying to lighten up the mood in this room," Marcus stated,
"Then I might as well remind you. The reason why you're here is due to an incident of you beating up three students!" The Counselor angrily reminded, "With this kind of incident, as well as your behavior in your previous school, I find you unsuited for this campus. Therefore, You and I will march into the principal's office and discuss your expulsion to this university,"
"Expulsion? You do know that I just started as a freshman," Marcus said,
"Well, this incident and your behavior problem says otherwise," The Counselor stated, then he stood up and placed his hands behind his back, "For this campus has enough delinquents more than it can handle,"
Marcus then knew what this was about, Chad and his friends could have pulled some strings and that fact became obvious due to the Counselor's words.
Thus, Marcus temporarily showed his true colors as he pulled out his phone from his pocket.
"Alright, I'll go in quietly. But before you do though, I just got one last question that I want to ask you," Marcus stated, and The Counselor said nothing as he frowned at him, "What's worth more to you? Your Authority, or Your Pride?"
"What are you talking about it?" The Counselor questioned,
Marcus then brought up his phone that causes the Counselor's eyes to widen. It was a short video of him harassing a sophomore student, dating back to at least three months ago.
"I find you quite unsuitable for someone who goes after female students of this campus, Counselor. Or should I say, Mr. William Conley," Marcus stated,
"Give that phone to me!" The Counselor yelled and attempted to grab the phone,
But Marcus drops it, grabs the Counselor's arm, slams it onto the desk, then pins the arm by grabbing a ballpen in a small cup, and stabs through the fabric of his sleeves. The Counselor was soon stricken with horror while Marcus lets go and picks up his phone once more.
The Counselor tried to pull the ballpen off of his desk but was stopped when Marcus held him in place.
"I wouldn't pull that just yet, Counselor. There's still something I'd like to discuss aside from your fetishes towards teenage girls of this campus," Marcus said, "But if you pull that pen now, then I might as well pin the other just so you could listen to what I'm about to discuss with you"
The Counselor hesitated, but reluctantly pulled his hand away from the ballpen and sat down as if he knew what Marcus was going to say to him.
"Good, now let's go back with you," Marcus said, "Harassment isn't the only thing I have in this phone of mine. It also contains several pictures and videos of you taking bribes... From wealthy people, specifically, students whose parents hold enormous amounts of wealth,"
The Counselor could only gulp at the mere thought of Marcus holding such information in his hands.
"Such a thing is quite... unfair. Especially with the record of you and a handful of professors taking the same bribery just so you can keep the rich and spoiled from falling out of their fridges..." Marcus placed his phone on the desk, leans forward, and clasped his fingers together, "While poor and average suffer from the harsh discrimination between wealth and power,"
Marcus scoffed at the mere thought of it, but he soon shot the Counselor a disapproving frown at him.
"The mere thought of it disgusts me..." Marcus stated, "But it's not like I can change it entirely,"
"Why are you saying all this?" The Counselor questioned,
"Why? Because I want you to understand what I'm going to do on this campus," Marcus answered, then he pushes his phone closer to the Counselor, "To make this school a place where people can be and will be treated on equal footing,"
"That's it? You want everyone to treat themselves equally?" The Counselor presumed,
"Yes, and No. For that job is only reserved for the adults such as yourself," Marcus said, "Now I will ask this question again. What's more worth to you? Your Authority or Your Pride?"
The Counselor has put this in deep thought as he pinched the bridge of his nose with his free hand.
If he chose the former, he could only imagine himself being used as a means to keep everyone equal by refusing the bribery of wealthy people to ensure that his secrets aren't exposed to the public.
if he chose the latter, It would mean the end of his career as a Counselor and his life in Society just to ensure that his loyalty didn't waver with the wealthy families who bribed him. But even he knew that if he chose this, it will over for him anyway since the wealthy family would soon abandon him after the evidence against him is been given.
Without any other choice in the matter, The Counselor had made his decision as he sat down and made a defeated look to Marcus.
"What do you want..." The Counselor questioned,
Marcus simply took his phone back and pulls the ballpen out of the desk to free the Counselor. Afterward, Marcus began discussing his conditions with the Counselor and the latter had agreed with the conditions.
Cafeteria...
Due to Aurora's given reputation on Campus, She sits alone in the cafeteria room as no one else would even dare sit next to her.
However, Chad and his friends soon approached her with a smug look on their faces.
"Hey, Aurora," Chad arrogantly greeted,
"Hey, Assholes," Aurora greeted back, "Let me guess, you got off easy again?"
"Why of course. But I can't say the same with your dormmate though," Chad stated, "I guess you'll be all by yourself again, huh?"
Aurora simply rolled her eyes at that, as if she knew he was going to be alright. But she was right to not worry at all when the man of the hour came right behind the unsuspecting Chad and co.
"Chad," The latter and his friends tensed up as soon as they heard a voice from behind, when they immediately turned around, they see Marcus just standing there with his hands in his pockets.
"What took you so long?" Aurora smugly questioned,
"The Counselor and I sort things out. In fact, he filed the incident into a new folder," Marcus said, then he turns to Chad and his Friends, "By the way, Counselor told something on my way out,"
"And what would that be, Mr. Smith?" Chad questioned,
"He wants you back to his office and discusses this incident more thoroughly. If you aren't there for the next ten minutes, He would file this incident to your parents," Marcus said,
"Huh, And what makes you think that I'll believe you," Chad questioned,
Marcus simply pulled out his phone and played a recorded message from the Counselor.
"Mr. Bowman, I would like you and your friends to come to my office at once. If you are not here in the next ten minutes, Then I will report this incident to your parents instead," The Recorded Message played on loudspeaker,
Some of the students present, including Aurora, gaped at the message while Chad and his friends were shocked. Without a moment to lose, They started making a run for it to the Counselor before ten minutes could expire.
Meanwhile, Marcus simply sat next to Aurora who then donned an impressed look after witnessing Chad and his friends rushing into the Counselor's Office.
"If you're going to say something. Say it now," Marcus stated,
"How did you do it?" Aurora questioned,
"Sorry, can't tell you," Marcus said, and Aurora shrugged her shoulders, grabbed something from her tray, and passed along a muffin to him, "What's this? A way to bribe me into telling you?"
"Nope, Just a welcoming gift from your dormmate," Aurora stated,
Marcus scoffed at that, but still grabbed the muffin and took a bite from it. Moments later, Marcus hummed in approval for the taste of the muffin before swallowing it.
"Not bad," Marcus commented, "In fact, they're better than the shitty food I had in my old school,"
"Try coming in early. Then you'll get more than one... If the others get to it first," Aurora stated,
"Then I guess I'd better keep my eyes on the clock," Marcus said,
After that, Marcus and Aurora became fast friends despite the concerns of other students present in the cafeteria.
Not long after, Marcus had settled in well in his new campus while secretly handling things behind the scenes of the Campus' abuse and corruption.
Present... (Marcus POV)
Now, I'm currently back in my dorm passing the time by performing on some assignments given by the professors. As for Aurora, she kicks the door open and walks into the room.
"GOOD EVENING, DORMMATE!" Aurora greeted,
"Good evening..." Marcus greeted back,
"Ah come on, Don't show me that boring look. Be a bit more interesting like," Aurora said, and I simply rolled my eyes and focused on my assignment, "Also, Are you participating in the CampusFamily Gathering?"
"No," I answered,
"Figures, But I can tell you that my Family is coming to see me," Aurora said, then lies down on her bed with her hands at the back of her head, and her legs crossed to each other, "It's been a few months now, and I can't wait to see them again,"
"You know something, Aurora. I envy your family," I commented, as I finished an assignment and closed the book, "So close, and normal. Yet, I, on the other hand, have parents who are getting close to having a divorce, my sister is an attention seeker, an idiot brother possibly going idiotic things with my psychopathic grandfather. It almost makes me wish that I have the same family like yours,"
"Really, Marcus? You consider my family normal?" Aurora said, then sat up and turns to him, "If so, then let me be the first to tell you that my family isn't as normal as you expect,"
"Oh, please enlighten me," I insisted,
"Fine, My Mother legally divorced my Father, My Older Stepbrother still neglects me after my mother married my stepfather, and my little sister developed an anxiety disorder after almost being kidnapped in an incident not too long ago," Aurora said, "But thanks to my generous stepfather, he managed to prevent it all and kept the family strong despite the shit we've been through,"
"Damn, now I feel sorry for you," I said,
"Nah, don't worry about it. As far as I'm concerned, I've already gotten used to this life," Aurora said, "I mean, it's not every day your soon-to-be stepfather is rich and generous. But when he's at work, he's a cunning devil incarnate if you get down with him in a business meeting,"
I scoffed at that this, and started working on my other assignments. But things soon took a turn when my watch started blinking and took a glance at it. What I saw on my screen was something that made my eyes widen.
*DANGER!: AIRBORNE VIRUS INBOUND IN T-Minus: 10 minutes*
"What the hell..." I mouthed, which got the attention of Aurora as she sat up and turns to me,
"What's wrong?" Aurora questioned,
I didn't respond as I stood up from my bed, pulled out my laptop from one of my bags, and started typing a few things as the timer started counting down fast.
"Hey! What the hell's going on!" Aurora questioned,
I still didn't answer her question as I prepare a countermeasure for the impending virus attack. After a while, My Laptop soon displayed a notification window with a loading stating 'Anti-Virus Protocol Iniating' and a designated target, which was the very center of the campus.
Once the Loading Bar was full, and only a minute to spare. An orbiting satellite belonging to me aims at the center of the campus and fires a beam of light.
Upon impact, Seismic activity within the campus was present and Aurora and I temporarily lost our balance as possibly everyone on campus. But upon its wake, A Nanoshield surrounded the entire Campus and nothing goes in or out.
Aurora simply went to the window and gaped at the sight of the Nanoshield, while I started analyzing the people caught within the barrier. But his eyes widen in dismay when his scanner detected signs of the virus spreading within, and caused him to pound at the desk once.
"Damn it!" I cursed,
"Hey! Can you please tell me what the fuck's going on!?" Aurora yelled,
I sighed as I covered my face with one hand, a moment later I turned to her with a concerned look, "There's an Airborne Virus, It's highly contagious and some of it has infiltrated within the barrier. It's only a matter of time before everyone in Campus becomes infected by it,"
Aurora shot her eyes up in dismay at this reveal, "Y-You're serious?"
"I am," I said, before going back to my laptop, and began typing some commands,
After a while, A sort of portal appeared within the room, and the mere sight of it shocked Aurora as she immediately took a step back from the sight of the portal.
"W-What the hell..." Aurora muttered,
"Look, I don't have time to explain all this to you. But whatever the case may be, I need to get going and administer a sort of cure for this virus before it all goes to shit," I explained,
"Can I come?" Aurora questioned after regaining some of her senses,
"Normally, I wouldn't allow it. But seeing that you're at risk as well, Then you may as well come along with me," I said,
After that, The two of us would soon enter the portal and the laptop automatically closes the portal and its windows before automatically shut down to prevent anyone from accessing it.
Marcus' Interdimensional Room
After moments of entry, We soon arrived within my Interdimensional Room and Aurora took it upon herself to glance around to her new surroundings while I went further into the room, and sat down on my desk.
"Computer, Commence Scanning Procedures. Target, World Wide. Search, Origin of Virus," I ordered, "And while you're at it, Analyze the DNA Strain of the Virus and Create a Possible Cure and Vaccine for it,"
"Understood, but what of the girl with you?" The female voice questioned,
"She's my dormmate," I answered, and the computer began doing its assigned task,
"Marcus, What is all this?" Aurora questioned,
"A long story of which you won't be able to understand. But if you want a simplified version, This is my Interdimensional Room, and full with a lot of alien shit that makes the Men in Black feel small with the tech I have here," I stated, as I stood off of my chair, and approached her, "Now a quick question, Were you vaccinated in the past?"
"Um... Yeah," Aurora responded, "About a half a year ago along with my..."
Aurora widens her eyes when the sudden realization of her family being on campus, and she fears that they too would become victims of this virus.
I took notice, and simply placed my hand onto her shoulder.
"Don't worry about them, Aurora. If we find them, I'll administer the cure on them as well," I said, "I just hope this virus doesn't get worse as it is,"
"DNA Strain identified, commencing cure production procedures," The female voice stated, and a machine nearby started working on the cure,
"And the origin of this virus?" I questioned,
My computer simply showed the location of the Virus Origin, and I widen my eyes at the building.
"That's..." I muttered, but Aurora finished the rest of my sentence, "Harry Herpson High School, why would the virus start there?"
"I've performed a complete diagnostic regarding the DNA Strain of the Virus. It contains traces of influenza along with a genetic makeup of Voles," The female voice stated,
"Voles? As in rodents?" I questioned,
"Correct," The female voice stated,
"But what's the purpose of this virus?" Aurora inquired,
"Recent news activity reported in several broadcasting channels worldwide have discovered that every individual in contact with the virus has shown obsessive desire to mate with a single individual known as 'Morty Smith'," The female voice stated,
I widen my eyes at this, then I soon felt enraged from the revelation that my idiot of a brother and possibly Rick's involvement had something to do with this. I clenched my fists in anger, but I had to calm myself down first as I needed to focus on the current problem at hand.
"How much longer?" I questioned,
"The Cure has been processed and tested," The female voice stated, and the machine producing said cure finished and displays itself for me, "It's ready for use,"
"Good," I said, then I picked up a sterilized syringe, a bottle containing the cure, and started gathering the contents into the syringe with the exact amount needed, "Quick question, Are you afraid of needles?"
"No, but it doesn't mean I like them," Aurora said,
"Then grab yourself a seat, Cause this might sting a little," I advised,
Aurora groans, but sat down on a nearby chair. Then I pulled up the sleeve on Aurora's left arm, cleaned a certain spot with alcohol.
"Is this safe, Marcus?" Aurora questioned, "Like aren't there any side effects or something,"
"It is. If not, then I wouldn't be using it at all," I stated then slowly injected the cure into Aurora's arms,
She hissed from the pricking pain but endured it until Marcus gently removes the needle and apply a band-aid that quickly heals and dissipates after application.
Once that was done, I prepared some weapons and equipment needed for myself. But with the total population being thousands on campus. Doing it alone was going to be tricky.
Therefore, I'm going to need some help.
"How good of a shot are you?" I questioned Aurora,
"I've won several prizes in Shooting Game from a few carnivals, Why?" Aurora questioned,
"Good enough," I said, "Cause you're going to help me fix this mess in campus,"
Aurora simply nodded, then I gave her some weapons containing the cure, a suit to prevent the virus from infecting her should it mutate, and prepared some androids designed with the same attire and weaponry.
Once everything was ready, I turned on my computer.
"Computer, Take us and back to Campus," I ordered,
"Understood," The female voice said, then creates the same portal leading back to campus,
Marcus and Aurora's Dorm
At the center of the room, Aurora, My Androids, and I came through the portal, wore some masks, and began to cure/vaccinate the people within campus grounds.
Our priority was the dormitory halls, and we breached door to door and started shooting down the students even though some have yet to experience the symptoms of the virus whatsoever. The darts fired also sedates them for a short while as to ensure that they don't panic whatsoever.
After the entire dormitory was clean, We moved up to several buildings and noticed that the virus has already spread to those who remained outside.
Each and every one of them demanded where Morty was, but Aurora and I simply nodded at each other and started curing everyone we come across.
Thirty minutes have passed and only 1/10 of the local populace in Campus were cured. If that wasn't bad enough, I soon received another notification from my watch and took a moment to glance at it.
Within my mask, my eyes widened as the virus had somehow mutated. This time, It had the genetic makeup of mantises, and this meant that the cure will be ineffective to those outside the barrier.
But I've shrugged it out of my mind as I continued to cure those within the barrier.
Due to the majority of campus now being infected with virus, I've decided to call in more androids through my watch and have them deployed to several sections on campus.
After two whole hour had passed, The majority of people cured and vaccinated from the virus had skyrocketed. But another notification has come up from my watch.
This time, All hopes of curing the entire world had crumbled due to the virus mutating with several genetic makeups that it had become irreversible due to the destruction of Humanity's Genetic Makeup.
Therefore, The only ones in need of saving were the people within the campus.
One night later, The entire campus had been cured of the virus, and Aurora and I simply went to a nearby tree, sat down, and sighed heavily as we took off our masks.
"Well... I'm glad that all over with," Aurora commented,
"Indeed... But I'm afraid this cure would do any good to those outside the barrier," I stated, "The Virus quickly mutated, and I don't think the machine will be able to create another cure for the rest of this mess,"
"So you're telling me that the campus is what's left of humanity?" Aurora assumed,
"I'm afraid so," I answered as I leaned my head against the tree, "But I swear... If I ever get my hands around my idiot brother and psychotic grandfather. There's going to be hell to pay,"
The two soon had a long silence and started at the horizon...
"So what now...?" Aurora questioned,
"... I don't know," I answered,
Meanwhile... (3rdPOV)
In another dimension, An Alternate Marcus was seen in his room handling his assignments, and with him was an Alternate Aurora in the room.
The two became fast friends like the previous dimension, and students on campus somewhat feared their friendship due to their intimidating personalities.
As they focused on their assignments, they soon heard an explosion and the two turned in the direction of the explosion.
"What the hell was that?" Alternate Aurora questioned
"I don't know, but I think it has nothing to do with us," Alternate Marcus stated,
"Are you sure about that, Marcus?" Alternate Aurora asked,
"Trust me, when it comes to my psychotic grandfather going on about his experiments. Explosions are simply the least of my concern," Alternate Marcus stated,
"Um... Okay," Alternate Aurora said,
The two went on with their assignments until Alternate Marcus decided to something to drink something downstairs. He saw his parents arguing again, but he didn't care whatsoever.
But as the Alternate Marcus grabbed a couple of drinks from the fridge, He soon noticed Rick and Morty seemingly burying something in the backyard.
He opened the sliding door, and asked the two, "What are you two doing?"
"Woah! Um, Nothing! Nothing at all!" Morty panicky answered,
Alternate Marcus then turns to Rick with a raised eyebrow, but the scientist simply shrugged his shoulders in response.
"Eh," Alternate Marcus scoffed, lets the door open, and went upstairs into his room,
After that, the whole day came to an end without incident...
C-137 (Bonus)
The remaining members of the Smith Family continued with their lives in a Cronenberg World.
They assumed that they were the last humans on earth...
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Or atleast they assumed.
"Hello! Is anyone still alive!" A Voice yelled, and the remaining Smith Family recognized the voice,
"Is that," Jerry assumed, but he, Beth, and Summer rushed outside and saw what they assumed,
"Marcus!" Beth, Jerry, and Summer called out simulatneously,
"Well, I'll be damned," Marcus muttered,
Beth immediately ran, and hugged him while Jerry and Summer simply approached him. As for Marcus, he just hugged his mother back.
"Huh, and here I thought you'd left with Rick," Jerry presumed,
"Left with Rick?" Marcus said as soon as he and Beth parted from their hug, "No! I was in campus when all of this shit went down. Speaking of which, Where's that psycho anyway,"
"We don't know. But one's thing for sure, I don't want him to come back ever again!" Beth declared,
"Good! That asshole better now for he fucking did all this shit! Also, Fuck Morty too," Marcus yelled,
"Then it looks like we have something in common after all," Jerry commented,
"For once, I argee with you. But it doesn't matter now," Marcus said, "I simply came here to see if the any of you are still here and all. I may act like an asshole, but I'd never abandon anyone like that shitty excuse of an scientist,"
"So, I guessing that we're what's left of humanity, Huh?" Summer questioned,
"Not really, Sis," Marcus said,
"What?" Beth and Jerry said,
"You see, while I was at campus. I... kinda cured everyone," Marcus said, "So basically, There's only about, Thousands of humans left in this world,"
"Cured everyone? How?" Beth questioned,
"With everything going on as it is, I think it's time for me to be open myself with my family," Marcus confessed,
With that, Marcus confessed everything to what's left of his family. Despite some outrage on their side, They began to accept the one fact about him.
Marcus still came back while Rick and Morty abandoned them to this forsaken world...
Now that concluded this Episode. Since C-137 will be staying behind, an Alternate Marcus will take his place.
But in the meantime, I will be replying to the reviews of the last chapter.
emoryjmorrill: To another great chapter. *Cheers*
Once again, Thank you for the compliment.
omega5342: I know you can't make any promises, but could you at least try to pick up the pace? On the other side of things, the idea that the Galactic Federation has a rival seems rather interesting. I might as well think about whether or not I should put that in my story.
Speaking of my story, do you want to come swing by sometime? It's a pretty good read so far, and I have big plans going about on it, which is why there seem to be a few plot holes. I hope to fill them up, and I plan to review to you next chapter, if you upload it.
With so many stories to work on, I don't think so. But I'll see what I can do.
That's the end of the reviews, but I must tell you that I've forgotten to write a bonus scene in the previous chapter. For that, I will work on it very soon.
In the meantime, I hope you've enjoyed this episode, Stay safe from the virus, and I will see you all in the next one!
The Crescent Rider has signed out...