"You see this?" Seren pointed to the screen. We had just recently gained a drive containing videos of scientists and doctors trying to figure out what the hell had happened to the world. Needless to say, most of those doctors/scientists are in this world anymore, after coming in contact with whatever virus we have.
"It's a DNA strand." I point out, crossing my arms. I may not have had the best grades in school, but that didn't mean I didn't pay attention in AP BIO. Seren nodded, turning to Alibaba who stood farther away from the screen.
"This suggests that we're mutants." She exclaims, a little too calmly for my liking but hey, can't blame her. She's lived a life like this more than me.
"Mutants?" Alibaba questions, brow rising at my girlfriend. Was she even my girlfriend now? We really needed to discuss that.
"Yeah, like teenage mutant ninja turtles. Except we've mutated with a virus, which could be way we have these strange powers." She flickers her hand a little, a spark flying. "If we find a way to get fix the messed up code in our DNA, then everything should be fixed- at least for the next generations." She winks at me, and I feel my face heat up before turning away. Gosh darn that girl. If Alibaba noticed her all so subtle flirting he didn't comment on it, instead putting a light smile on.
"Let's see if we can top scientists at their own game. Role the other tapes."
...
"Ughhhh..." I groan, throwing myself onto me and Jafar's shared bed. I don't know where he is right now, but all I do know is that I get the room to myself for a while. Right as I think that the door opens, and all I can say is, "shit."
"Another hard day?" My brother asks, sitting down beside me. I groan, sitting up and placing my arm around him.
"Hardly, just kinda wanted to be alone right now." I admit, to which Jafar's smile downs.
"Oh." He stands to leave, and I don't stop him. I never stop him anymore. He does what he needs to do, and I do mine. I protect him by staying my distance, and he respects that. I hope. I don't know how he's feeling, but I know that when I'm alone, I feel better.
Maybe.
I don't know.
...
"This is the broken code in the DNA." Seren points to the screen once more. I frown, my arms already crossed. "I think."
"If only we had the internet," Aladdin hums, his elbows on the table. "Then we could look up how to get rid of a mutation. Wait, is there a way to get rid of a mutation?"
"It is... possible." Morgiana says in a hushed tone. "But not without the science of the 21st century. Those doctors found something, but were killed before they could fix anything." She makes a good point, actually. I find Alibaba nodding in agreement, a low blush on his cheeks. Love-birds.
"Yeah, something isn't right here. These doctors had the equipment to save us all from this mutant stuff. So why didn't they? It wasn't like they hated children, right? I'm sure some of them had kids of their own they wanted to save." I find myself agreeing a lot with this group lately. It could be because Seren is smoking hot when she's using her mind, or it could be that these are kids like me and won't yell at me for being an asshole. I find myself thinking of Jafar, but push those thoughts away.
"Well, who were the first ones to make the camps?" Aladdin proposes, making me stop my train of thought. The room is silent before I fly out of my chair.
"The government! PSI workers!" I exclaim. Alibaba clicks his tongue, giving me his usual gun fingers.
"Right on with you."
Alibaba hums, nodding his head. "You're right. But it's not like we have PSI workers to just ask." The room goes silent for a moment longer, until my mind goes from blank to override.
"My parents..." I whisper, causing everyone to look at me. I look at Seren's eyes, my own becoming glossy. "My parents." I say, louder this time, wiping my eyes so the tears don't fall. "If they're alive, and if I can find a way to reach them, then I can get answers. They worked for the government." I explain. Seren takes a step closer to me, hand on my shoulder.
"That's a lot of if's, Sin." I know it is. I know the risks. But this is better than sending someone into a camp just to capture a few PSI workers only to get, "i don't know's" out of them. My parents love me, they know me. Or, at least, they should. If they recall me, or Jafar, then maybe... just maybe... maybe we could end this nightmare.
"It could be our only chance." I say, grabbing her hand, squeezing it with a small smile. She returns it with her own smile as I turn to the rest of them. "Alibaba, I'm going to have to ask permission to take a vehicle, food, water, and any other supplies I'll need."
"Wait wait," Sharrkan rises from his seat from the back, having been silent the entire time. "You're gonna do this alone?" I nod to one of my closest friends, who shakes his head. "I can't believe I'm asking this but... isn't this just confirming what we're all thinking?" Seren takes a step in front of me, looking just as confused as I am. The other too, look either shocked or confused. "As soon as Sin arrives with Jafar he's been acting like a total asshat towards him. Don't get me wrong I don't know what's happened to them the time that they spent away from us but dude," his eyes catch mine, "isn't it just a little rude to not speak to the kid at all? To push him away?" I stare down at the ground, lump in my throat. I don't know what to say.
"I... it's better, for the both of us. The more I hold onto him, the more it hurts when he tries to push me away." I chuckle slightly, shoulders slumping. Sharr sighs.
"So all I'm getting here is that you're running away from your brother? Hm?" I open my mouth to reply, to say something in defense, but he beats me to it. "I know Seren said something to you the night you returned, almost the exact same thing. Listen, Sinbad, it's not an excuse." I blink at him, almost bewildered.
"What's not an excuse?" I demand, anger steaming off my tongue. Sharrkan doesn't seem threatened by it, however.
"Your trauma. You hide away from your problems because they're too hard to face, fine! I get that, I do it too sometimes. But you have to understand that what you're doing to him, that's fucking F'd up, man. You're being selfish, hiding away in your little shell when all your little brother wants to do is say sorry." At this point he's sticking his finger into my chest, and I'm almost growling in anger. I push my friend away harshly.
"How do you know that's what he wants to say!? When did you and my brother become so close, huh?" I yell, and Seren tries to step between us but I just push her aside. Sharr glares up at me.
"When I gave him his fucking birthday present yesterday." I blink, hard. It was already August? I take a step back, feeling my eyes get glossy again. Shit, shit shit shit. It was Jafar's birthday, and I didn't even remember, and not only that but I pushed him away again. How old even is my brother now? I can't even remember that. Shit. Sharr sighs. "Run away all you like, but know this..." He grabs the collar of my shirt, eyes barring into my own. "The moment that you do decide to leave, it's all up to him to decide if he resents you or not." With a shove Sharrkan swiftly walks out of the office, leaving everyone standing there, shook. All my anger from before was replaced with disbelief, and I shake my head, turning to Alibaba.
"So... still got a car I can borrow...?"
...
That night I didn't say goodbye to anyone. That night I didn't see how Jafar's heart shattered like glass. That night I hated myself. That night I promised myself that if anyone deserves to be hated, it's me.
That night, I swore, that no matter what happens, I'll be sure that Jafar won't have to be burdened with me again.
OH I'M BACK BABY!
And I'm back with such a heart wrenching chapter idk how to feel about it.
Um... don't look forward to the next chapters folks, cuz... you can already tell by the last sentence.
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Fall Is Beautiful
FanfictionMy parents were stationed up at the Partevia base, or P1 base, where I had been born and raised. Father was a high ranking officer, once. He was greatly respected among all the people in P1 base. Mother was a nurse for the war that had passed long b...
