Jay

47. Coping

Amrik POV

I keep training day after day in the grid getting ready to take my revenge on those b*stards who killed my friend. He was always there for me but now he's gone.  And all I could do was watch them take him from me. Helpless. Useless. That's all I ever was without him. But not anymore. I'm going to make them pay for the years of pain they put me through. And for killing Jay. I continue my training for a while, smashing programs left, right, and center. After a while, I decided to call it a day and log off the grid. I hop into my Honda Civic type r and fly down the streets. Thoughts and memories with Jay racing in my head as I try to drive away from them. I get back to the apartment that I live with Sarina in. When I enter she's not there so I decided to take a nap and have her wake me up.

Rakan POV

We've been watching Amrik for the past few weeks and he keeps getting stronger. Lucky our plan has come together and the last thing we need for our plan is him. He's alone in his apartment and decides to take a nap. I smile to myself. "Too easy." I think as I break into his apartment through his room. His eyes go wide when he sees me before I knock him out. I tie his hands and legs together in case he wakes up. "Better safe than sorry," I say. I decide to leave his girlfriend a message. "Love you, Sarina," I write before taking Amrik and leaving. "You're gonna help us, my friend," I say to his unconscious body as I drive off.

Hiro POV

I sit in my room all day still guilty about what happened to Jay. I feel depressed. Baymax keeps me company and he keeps telling me to go see everyone else. But I don't listen. I only ever leave to eat but I don't ever say anything. "I should've been better to him," I say to Baymax. "Hiro. You and Jay got along together. And it wasn't your fault for his death." He tells me. "It is!" I yell. "I should've done something, been closer to him to keep him safe, try to track him down. But I did nothing!" I tell him breaking down. "There, there Hiro." He says hugging me. "You can't change the past you have to live with what has happened." He tells me. I nod still thinking if there's something I can do.

Gogo POV

I'm crying in my apartment still hurt from Jay's death. Sarina visits me almost every day. Taking care of me at this point. It'd been weeks but I still can't believe that he's gone. He was the balance in my life. I needed him. I loved him. But his own brother killed him. Right in front of me. There was nothing I could do but watch. I remember his lifeless body laying there right in front of me. I start crying again. "It's okay," Sarina says to me. Giving me a comforting hug. "I miss him so much," I say. "We all do. But there's nothing we can do." She tells me as always. "It still doesn't make the pain go away," I say. "Yeah, I know. But there's nothing else we can do." She says. "But what if there was I think to myself."

Sarina POV

I come home after looking after Gogo. I'm ready to spend the night with Amrik. You know do all that stuff couples do. However, I'm surprised when the apartment's empty. "I guess he still training." I think to myself. I get a snack and wait for him. But after another hour I start to get worried that something's happened because he still hasn't come. "He's never this late." I think starting to panic a bit. I enter his room to lay down but I see that his window's broken. I'm really scared now. Somebody broke into our apartment! I also see a note on his night table. "Love you, Sarina," it says. This couldn't be Amrik. He would never just leave me a note. And how does this person know my name? And who would be sick enough to do this? Ask these thoughts and questions running through my mind. Until I realize who it must've been. Rakan. "This can't be good." I think as I go to tell the others.

Amrik POV

I wake up and my head hurts like hell. I start to see my surroundings and realize I'm tied to a chair in a dark room. Slowly I'm able to remember what happened. I saw Rakan in my room before everything went blank. "RAKAN! Where the f*ck are you?!" I yell. "No need to shout buddy. I'm right here." He says as he steps into my view. "What do you want from me now?" I ask him. "Let's catch up first. You'll have time to ask your questions later." He tells me. "Answer me now," I tell him ignoring what he just said. "You should just listen to me for once. I mean you're going to be doing that soon enough. How's Jay doing though?" He says to me laughing. I lose my mind when he says that. Remembering him dying right in front of me. "You motherf*cker he's dead!" I screamed. He just smiles at me before getting back to his plan. "I'm done with him. Hook him up now." He says to someone. I see Austin and Sophia wheel in some sort of machine and I start to panic a bit. They start attaching something to my head and I realize what they're trying to do. I start moving my head to stop them but Rakan holds my head still. "You know I'm going to miss your attitude but it's easier this way." He tells me. "I hope you rot in hell," I say before they turn the machine on.

Rakan POV
Austin and Sophia turn the machine on and I watch Amrik struggle trying to break free. After a minute he stops struggling as the mind control starts. Finally, a few minutes later, the process is complete. Austin and Sophia unhook and untie him. Once free he comes and kneels before me. "Waiting for your commands Rakan."

"Find him." I command.