Copy, Paste, Cut

Chapter 10: All That's Left to Do . . .

He didn't have a lot of time.

For all Anti knew, Infect could already be murdering the other Septic egos!

'Dammit, dammit, dammit!'

He had glitched back to his apartment.

Why, you ask?

Because of a little epiphany he happened to have about where the book could be!

He didn't have a lot of books but he had a bookshelf with some on there along with some magazines.

'Of course, I didn't see it before!' it didn't look like the book was there but Infect was more clever than he gave him credit for.

He picked out one of his thicker books titled, 'Hacking for Dummies' and flipped it open. 

Anti sighed heavily, a great relief washing over him, 'Fucking clever bastard disguised the book in plain sight.'

Now all he had to do was get it to Marvin.

He was about to glitch when he stopped. Staring down at the floor where Infect had . . . . .

Anti sniffled a little, shaking. 

'I may not have treated him the best . . . .' he stared back at the book in his hands, 'But he was my friend . . . the only thing that actually made me . .  less lonely.  . . . little fucker' he snorted to himself.

'Marvin said there's no way to revive him' he flipped open the book, momentarily hoping that the others would be fine for a little while longer, ' . . .but maybe there's a DIFFERENT way'

Jameson held onto Henrik's white coat, watching from safety as Jackie and Marvin went up against Infect.

'Shouldn't Anti be back by now?' he signed to Henrik.

The doctor sighed, ' . . . .  let's hope he's just . . . tied up. Perhaps he's still searching for zhe book'

'He has to be' Jameson bit on his lip, 'It doesn't look like Jackie and Marv could go much longer against him. Do you think I'll have to-'

"No. . . and you KNOW it. Stop asking. Remember the last time?" Henrik rolled his eyes, "Ve were all fighting insanity for over a week. No time travel"

Jameson's shoulders slumped but he gave up, 'Do we have another plan, then?'

"Just fucking hope Anti gets back soon from vherever he ran off to"

'At least the kids are safe'

"Yes . . . that is good" Henrik agreed, "At least the kids are safe . . ."

But on the inside, Henrik DID fear for THEM, too still. 

'Scheisse, I hope he gets his arse back here soon or else ve will all be fooked'

Infect stabbed his knife right into Jackie's shoulder and twisted it, earing him a pained yell from the hero.

"Ya like that, fucking hero freak!? Bet ya do, ya fooking masochist!" he kneed him in the stomach, gaining sick satisfaction from watching Jackie slump to the floor.

Infect laughed, kneeling down by his ear, "That's why you always go out saving people, right? Hm? You go LOOKING for trouble. HOPING for a fight . . . . . you always wanted Anti to keep fighting . . . until the book went missing" he snickered and glanced up at Marvin who paced around them wearily.