"Oh they're here.Excuse me everyone."Professor Allen excused himself from the crowds after seeing James' arrival.
"Evening!Welcome,James.Did you give Deck the blueprints?"He welcomed James with a handshake.
"Yeah,I did."James replied.
"And you must be the father."He then handshakes James' father.
"Harold Smith.This is my daughter Carol."Harold introduced himself and Carol.They were pleased to meet the well known professor of Braintech.
As time went by,Professor Allen made an announcement to everyone.
"Good evening,ladies and gentlemen.I would like to thank all of you for attending this party and for livening up the atmosphere.I know some of you may think it's kind of too sudden to hold a party like this after the tragic incident that happened three days ago In Zsantos High School.I was there too...And I do realized that some of us must have been traumatized by it.That is why I held a party tonight...To calm ourselves down and to celebrate our survival!!...Sounds selfish of me without bringing our young hero here...Because without him probably even I wouldn't be here...So everyone raise your glasses for James Smith!"Then,all the guests raise their glasses for James.
After hearing the speech from Professor Allen,the musician played a calming sound and some of the guests started to dance with each other.
James sat at a table with Carol,eating desserts.Their father went to have a drink and have a chat with some people at the party.
"It seems like you're enjoying yourself."James grinned at Carol.
"I wish I could leave right now."She replied.
Suddenly,a not-so-fat-looking guy approached them.
"May I sit with you guys?"He asked.
"Oh sure."James let him sit on his side.
"Hi,I'm Ian by the way."Ian introduced himself.
"Oh I'm James."He replied.
"I know,you won the Science Fair Competition and..."Ian gestured his hand towards Professor Allen.
"Oh,right.The speech just now.Wait,are you also in the same school as I am?"James sounded surprised.
"Yes,I got second place in the competition."Ian answered
"Wow really??What did you build?"James became even more surprised.
"Oh it's nothing compared to yours,not worth talking about."Ian tried to be humble.
"Oh,come on."James sighed.
"It's just a suit of armor."Ian told him.
"Like Iron Man?"James asked him.
"Yeah,it was inspired by Iron Man."Ian fills him in.
James kind of wished to see Ian's invention.
"You built it yourself?"James questioned him.
"With my friends,there they are."He pointed at the two boys on the other side of them.
"Well,you need to have at least two people in a team to compete in the competition.Don't you have one?"Ian turned to James.
"You were right,I was with Luke. I wonder where he is."James staggered.
He never saw Luke ever since that incident.Now,he wondered about his partner.
"He disappeared."James said.
James was overwhelmed.He suddenly thought about what had happened to Luke.Did he survived the incident?Was he there when James teleported most of the people out?Is he still alive?
"Excuse me,I need to go to the toilet."James left Ian with Carol.
"Hi,I'm Ian."He smiled at Carol.
James went to the exit of the left side of the hall hoping he would find a toilet,instead he found Deck talking with Professor Allen.
Professor Allen was examining the blueprints that he gave to Deck when he arrived here.
"It's perfect.Send this to HQ I'll inform my men in there"Professor Allen ordered Deck.
"Won't you need that kid's permission first, Professor?"Deck queried him.
"We don't need that brat anymore,now go!"He raised his voice a little high.
Then,James showed himself and confronted him.
"What's the meaning of this Professor?"James questioned him.
The two of them were surprised by his sudden appearance.
"You said you want to help me expand my creation?"James prompted
"You said you want to create a better world!"This time he's a little angry.
The professor grinned and laughed sinisterly.
"James,James,James...Did you know how great this creation of yours is?The creation that is experimented by many scientists and failed?But then you,a brat, are suddenly able to build it and succeed.I can't let that happen can I?It would be a shame for me, the great professor, to lose to a brat like you."
"You're just a fraud who stole others' inventions!I'm taking it back."James became seriously mad.
"Deck,kill him,he knows too much already."Allen gave Deck a kill order.
"Consider it done."Deck let a gun out.
Suddenly,a strong explosion came from the hall and many people started to run out of the hall making things hard for Deck to execute the order.
Without hesitation,James rushed towards Deck,pushing him away and went straight to get his blueprints from the professor.Once again,an explosion happened near them,making both of them fall into a hole created by the explosion that led to the parking lot.The situation above getting tense because of the people escaping and worse of all it was a terrorist attack.Gunshot were heard and everyone scattered themselves.
Harold hid together with Deck as soon as he saw him.
"If they saw us we're dead."Harold whispered to him.
Deck saw an emergency door leading to the parking lot ahead of them.Carol was separated from her father in the crowds,she tried to find him.After that,Deck and Harold fled towards the emergency door and came across Carol who was looking for her father.
Back in the parking lot,James hit his head pretty hard but he's still conscious.He heard Professor Allen shouting for help because his leg was stuck under a pile of stones.Without thinking any further,James helped him out of it.Finally,another explosion struck,both of them avoided it but this time James left leg got stuck.
"Help me!"James shouted.
"Sorry kid,this is it."Professor Allen took the blueprint and left him to die.
James cried,not because of the fact that he is going to die,but because he was betrayed.Betrayed by the person that he looked up to,learning that the person he has been idolized is a fraud.
Professor Allen walked to where his car was parked and met Deck with the Smiths.
"Excuse me prof. Have you seen my son James?"Harold instantly asked if he knew.
"I don't know,get out of my way!"Allen was annoyed.
But Harold keeps pressuring him until he loses his patient.Allen took the gun from Deck's hand and shot him directly to the heart.
"DAD!"Carol was shocked.She held her father who fell to the ground,crying and asking for help where no one was.Allen entered his car and Deck drove them away from that place.
The terrorists fled into the parking lot to leave after the police department arrival.But then,one of them saw James,unconscious.They helped him out and carried him into their van.At that point,they drove the van out before the police blocked their way out.They came across Carol who was carrying her father but they didn't mind her and left the scene immediately.
As soon as Carol got out of the parking lot with her father,the medical department was already there treating other civilians.
She was stunned,frozen and speechless after she heard that her father couldn't make it.She was overwhelmed with sadness but no tears fell out her eyes.Her father is dead.Her brother is missing.She lost both of her only family that night.
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