An Angels Hero

Reckoning Arrives

Suddenly things fade back in, and Jack is sitting beside Audrey on her couch. The movie seems to have finished while he recalled that memory, as the credits are now playing. "Hey, you okay?" Audrey asks, "You seem a tad confused." She says, having noticed Jack looking around like he'd seen a ghost.

"Oh. I'm uh... Fine." Jack says, "Something had just triggered a memory is all."

"Ooh. So what'd you remember?" Audrey asks him.

"A tournament... And my relationship with my sister mostly." Jack says, standing up. "Can I use your phone?" Jack asks.

"Uhm, okay." Audrey says, "Why?"

"Gonna call Ethan. He has given me his number for that." Jack says. He then is given her phone and dials Ethan. The phone rings for a bit, but Ethan picks up.

"Who's this?" Ethan asks.

"Hey Ethan! It's me, Jack!" Jack says.

"Ah." Ethan says, "What do you need?" He asks.

"I got another memory back!" Jack says excitedly, "And with each memory I get back, I find that I regain tertiary details too."

"Huh, neat." Ethan says, "Where are you?"

"I'm at Audrey's." Jack says, "Why?"

"I was thinking of coming to get you." Ethan says, "That way you could explain it in person."

"Oh, okay. Sure. I'm..." Jack reaches into his pocket, noticing that he doesn't have the address on him anymore. "Hey, uh... Audrey? Can you tell me the address?"

"Sure. Hand me the phone." Audrey says. Jack then walks over to her, and hands it to her. She then tells Ethan the address.

"Okay, cool. I'll be there in a bit." Ethan says, "And thank you for taking care of Jack. Him being new here, I worry he'll get lost."

"No worries." Audrey says, handing Jack the phone. "You've got a good friend there."

"Oh, thank you." Jack says, putting the phone up to his ear. "She gave you the address." He says to Ethan.

"Yup." Ethan says, "I'll be there in a bit. Bye."

"Yeah... Bye." Jack hangs up. Handing Audrey her phone, he sits down next to her.

"He's a good friend." Audrey says, "Listen... I need to tell you something. I wasn't being totally altruistic when offering help. I was wanting to use you for my own ends. Though I now know that it was wrong."

"It's... Fine." Jack says, "And you trying to get a piece of me is forgiven too."

"Oh, right. That. Hehehe..." She laughs uncomfortably.

"Well, Ethan is gonna come pick me up now, so I just gotta wait." Jack says, "Sigh..."

"What's wrong?" Audrey asks.

"I hate waiting. Always been that way. Guess it's to be expected I'd be spoiled though." He lays back on the couch, looking up at the ceiling with his arms crossed. "Being son of a king and all." This peaks Audrey's attention.

"What? Son of a king?" Audrey asks. Jack realizes he slipped up. Putting his face in his palms, he yells.

"Shit! Grrr..." He raises up.

"Um..." Audrey's pupils dart back and forth, confused. "Are you doing okay? What was that about?" She asks him.

"Sigh... Guess there's no point in hiding it now. I'm not from around here." Jack says.

"Uh, I know that." Audrey says.

"No, I mean... I'm not from this world..." Jack says, looking her in the eyes.