Sweeter Than Revenge 2

Free will

Scene 1:

Early August, 2023. Zoey is lying in a hospital bed, still in a coma, with messy hair, and a hospital gown. Two doctors are with her.

Doctor 1: No way she's gonna survive. She was shot 5 times.

Doctor 2: Doesn't matter. She will live, when we pull the plug.

Doctor 1: It's too dangerous.

Doctor 2: It's not too dangerous. Trust me, if she was going to die, she would be dead already... She doesn't look like she's about to die, at all.

[Meanwhile, Zoey's consciousness is on a much higher plane. She's about to enter what looks like heaven. There's nothing but blue skies, and fluffy clouds around her. And right in front of her, a tunnel, with a white light at the end. She's floating towards the light, but in control. She stops]

Zoey: ... I don't think so. I'm not done yet.

[She turns to her right, and sees a powerful old man, with long white hair, and beard. Apparently, it's God]

God: You have not been a good person, Zoey. Not at all. But you can still fix your mistakes. Walk towards the light, and let me guide you towards a new life.

Zoey: Cut the crap. I know you're not God. I know you're a reptilian, and you want me to reincarnate, and keep the cycle going.

God: What? That's not true.

Zoey: You can fool everyone else. But not me.

God: (sigh) Fine.

["God" changes shape, and turns into a reptilian hybrid, with the bottom half of its body remaining human, and the top half turning into a lizard. The blue sky turns purple, and the clouds turn black]

Zoey: Yep. Now it checks out.

Reptilian: Alright. Look, if you wanna live on earth again, you have to go through the tunnel.

Zoey: Never. And you can't force me. Because souls have free will.

Reptilian: Damn it. Another wise ass. Haven't had one of those in a while... Fine. Go back to your home planet. Do whatever you want.

Zoey: I don't wanna go anywhere, except back to my life. I'm not done. I have some unfinished business to take care of.

Reptilian: That's not how this works. You can't just go back.

Zoey: Oh, I think I can. As a matter of fact, I'm still in a coma. I'm not dead yet.

Reptilian: Yeah, and they're going to pull the plug on you. You'll be dead in no time.

Zoey: No, I won't.

Reptilian: You're awfully confident, for someone whose plug is about to be pulled in a minute... Look, just go into the light. I'll get you anything you want. I'll send you to a really good timeline. I'll make you powerful. I'll make you rich. You name it, it's yours.

Zoey: I don't want any of that, and you know it. I'm not done with this life. I wanna destroy Doug. Just let me go back. I'm responsible for a lot of suffering on earth, so you need to let me go. I've been feeding you, and you owe me.

Reptilian: ... (sigh) Fine. You know what? I'll let you go back. But on one condition.

Zoey: ... What is it?

Reptilian: There's gonna be some minor changes to your personality.

Zoey: What? What kind of changes?

Reptilian: I can't let you go back, and do the same old thing again. It won't be fun. It will just end the same way.

[The reptilian spawns a clone of hers, with the same look she always had. Dark clothes, eyeliner, straight hair, and the psycho look in her eyes]