Chapter 10: A Horrifying Dream or an Inevitable Vision?
It was all plain and simple. Everyone, including me, got to work immediately. With the weapon I used in killing the metallian, and many pieces of junk that suddenly became useful, we built an incomplete execution stand. It consisted of a huge pieces of junk precisely attached to the ceiling by a long strong rope of torn clothes tied to a rusty iron hook. Underneath this large junky object was the tool I used in killing the metallian, it's base immersed in the junky object while it's sharp pointed to stuck out in a death threatening manner. Below was me, lying on my back and buried underneath large piles of juck that would probably take a long time for even me to escape. Our executing blade was carefully positioned in such a way that if a bullet pierces the rope, it would fall directly towards me and slice my neck as though as if it was cake, since only my head and neck were visible, while the rest of my body was immersed beneath the heavy rumbles. However, don't be confused, it's the bastard who owned the body I borrowed that's going to die, not me.
" Alright Joe", started Wallace as he came, knelt down behind my head and fitted one of the headbands on it," I hope his phase two of your crazy plan works".
" It will", I replied in my Crusher's voice," Trust me".
" Sure I'll trust you. If I didn't back then I would have been dead by now", sighed Wallace. He then stood on his feet and added," There's only one thing you need to know Joe".
" And what's that?", I asked without looking at him.
" You may experience some side effects Joe, mostly in the form of dreams".
" Is that a good thing or a bad thing?".
" Both I guess. Most of my patients don't suffer mental disorder from these dreams. Other side effects like twitching, insomnia, and the rest are rare and often unnoticeable, but the dreams are hard to miss Joe", he replied as he put his hands in his pocket.
" Well we don't have much of a choice do we? Besides, I want my body back, this one's starting to make me feel homesick", I said with a sigh.
He nodded his head with a smile, then left me and attached the other headband on my real body's head. Blue had helped Wallace by holding the head still while Wallace did his thing and removed his hands at the instant Blue let go. The zombie snapped menacingly and weakly at both men, making them to both sigh and take their leave in opposite directions. Blue looked up and gave Lukeman a thumbs up. The latter, standing on the second floor, nodded his head in response and turned his direction towards me, although he could only see the large piles that almost buried me completely.
" Are you ready Joe?", he called out to me.
" Ready!", I spoke in a Crusher's roar to indicate that I was ready.
Lukeman looked at Wallace and asked," You ready Wallace?",.
" Always", replied Wallace as he held the transfer switch for him to see.
" Alright then! If this doesn't goes as plans, then may God help us", prayed Lukeman as he faced everybody, including the two remaining soldiers, in general.
" Amen!", chanted every man in the building.
Lukeman nodded his head and looked at the long rope of clothes. He pointed his assault rifle at it and then yelled," Now Wallace!".
At that moment, Wallace turned on the switch. My astro body automatically vacated the Crusher's body and flew towards my own body. The infected man's astro body also flew towards his own body as well. As we passed each other, for the very first time, his eyes opened and were locked on me. His lips curved downwards for a smile and then burst into a lunatic laugh.
" He'll get what he wants friend", he spoke admist his laughs," You're playing a game you can't win".
" What? What do you mean?", I asked in a confused tone.
" Goodbye", he replied and waved his right hand at me," I hope they survive".
Before our bodies resumed their physical bodies, Lukeman opened fire at the rope the moment Wallace activated the switch. The zombie, on resuming it's body, raised it's head slightly and opened his mouth for a befitting death, as the sharp top sliced it's head off it's neck with the lower jaw separated as well. I resumed my body, shook in fear and blinked severally in all directions. Blue rushed towards me and tried to calm me down.
" It's okay, it's okay Joe", comforted Blue," You're alright now".
I breathed severally for sometime and then replied," Yes, yes I am".
" Good. Let me untie you okay?", he asked me as he stared into my eyes.
" Okay", I replied as I finally calmed down. Blue sighed and adjusted himself to my left in other to untie the piece of cloth that held me. While he was at it, my environment started to fade away, as nothing else mattered anymore, for my body automatically shut down.
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I blinked as I stood on a foggy road. I looked at my clothes and saw that I was wearing a pair of black trousers, an unbuttoned black shirt and a pair of black shoes. I looked back at my surroundings and tried to make sense of anything in sight.
" Blue!", I called out, hoping to find them," Wallace! Lukeman!".
There was no response. The only reply I got was the dead silence the fog offered. I sighed and decided to go forward, since there seemed to be no one here. I walked a few metres and then saw something up ahead. I hastened my footsteps and paused when I saw wreckages of cars, a jet and a helicopter. I resumed my footsteps and first saw the burnt pieces of one of the remaining soldiers, the dead body of the other that was mercilessly gunned down multiple times, brunt pieces of Lukeman which horrified me and a gigantic croc-rhino hybrid that had part of his face blown to pieces. Still horrified, I continued walking, only to see Blue lying on the floor, not moving a muscle. My eyes began watering as I ran towards him and fell on his right side. He was wearing a dark blue sleeved jacket with a light inner blue shirt and black trousers. Both legs were enveloped in the fog.
" Blue! Wake up! Please!"- I pleaded admist tears. As if it was a command, Blue jerked back to life and held me tightly.
" Joe!", he exclaimed.
" It's alright Blue, let's get out of here okay", I assured him of safety.
" He wants to kill everyone Joe! Everyone!", exclaimed Blue with a frightened expression all over his face.
" What? What do you mean Blue?", I asked in a concerned tone.
" The Vector zombie was right Joe. He won't stop till we're all dead!", replied the shivering Blue.
" Vector zombie? Who's hunting us Blue?", I asked with eagerness to know.
" His name is Lu...!", Blue didn't finished his reply as something dragged him inside the fog admist his screams.
" Blue!", I yelled as I got to my feet and charged into the fog. I kept calling his name at my loudest pitched and always heard his frightened screams. Then I paused when I heard him shout in a loud voice," Joe! Don't let me die! I don't want to die!".
I looked around and saw nothing but the thick fog all round me. I kept hearing his screams which almost seemed endless, making me to fall on my knees and shut my ears with both hands. But still, that didn't prevent me from hearing the ripping of bodies apart. It was then that Blue's screams seized.
I bowed my head and cried loudly. I was confused, dejected, not knowing what to do at all. Then I heard another voice said," I warned you Joe".
I looked up to see Max in his soldier's clothing, standing in the midst of the fog, staring at me with a pitiless face." What's happening sir? Please tell me what's happening?", I begged.
" Didn't I told you before that sometimes our greatest dreams are actually the World's biggest nightmare? I knew you should have never proceeded with Project M, but you and your father didn't listen to me".
" I was only obeying Lucas' orders...".
" Don't tell me that Joe!", he cut me off immediately," I knew something like this would happen Joe. It's just a pity that even you didn't listen to me", he concluded and began leaving
" Wait! Please don't leave me!", I begged but he still persisted in his departure. I immediately got up and ran after him through the fog. However, I came to a sudden halt as I reached the end of a canyon. Surprised, I focused my gaze at the lowland and saw what seemed like an oil refinery releasing a long dark gaseous midst into the air. I also saw various zombies alike, all surrounding the refinery and moving in and out of it. I then saw something projected out of their midst and towards me. It was a bald monster larger than both the Crusher and the Metallian, having red eyes only. It's skin colour was blue while it had no clothing or genitals. It roared as it was about to strike me, while two pairs of hands burst out from the ground beneath me and held me firmly, making sure that I had no escape.
It was when the monster struck me that I jerked from my sleep and fell off from two tables that were acting as my bed.
It was a dream! I thought, but it was so real!
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