Unstoppable: Revitalized

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I'm gonna fucking kill him.

I wasn't floating this time: I was walking. The ground was still just as non-existent as before, yet held me as I began running around, desperately looking for the light I needed to get out of here. The darkness seemed the same, so did the silence, both now seeming more oppressive than ever.

I'm where I normally am, what I'm used to, so where's my other half?

A peak of light seemed to show, raising my spirits as I ran to it, but it quickly faded, leaving me just as lost as before. It kept happening: A short spurt of light would appear, then fade as I got close, causing me to chase it around, a cat chasing string, never quite able to get it. My anger never quelled, instead, it melded with my frustration, unable to find my way out. And, with no stowaway, or idea of how on earth I'd get out on my own? I felt doomed. After running around like a headless chicken for a while, I finally gave up, sitting down and staring into the darkness around me, putting the pieces together.

Callum. He betrayed me. He fucking betrayed me. Why? Why did he do that? Was he always on my side? He never directly helped me, besides getting me out of The Cooler... That- No, that couldn't have been planned. There's no way. He was nervous. I could tell. So why he'd turn? He had a gun, he could've easily killed him. He- He kept Charlotte alive, and Poppy too... Oh, god, if he turned on me... Where are they both? I have to get out of here. I have to save them. I- Fuck, how do I get out of here?

I took another look around, praying for something to be out of place, but nothing. The darkness held firm, unwavering by my gaze and nerves, unbothered by my sudden rush to escape. It held me tight, and I knew struggling against it would be of no use. 

He must've cracked later. Been caught doing something. Yeah, it must've been forced. I bet you he's taken me somewhere, he'll free me, get both of us out, and we'll be on a plane before no time. It's all a part of some big plan. He wouldn't backstab me. He couldn't. He knows me, he knows I do what I have to. Come on Callum. Wake me up. Come on, we don't have time for this.

Then, suddenly, from the darkness, a voice emerged, calming my nerves ever so slightly.

'Adam.'

Oh, thank god.

I jumped to my feet, looking up to see my other half stood in front of me, crouching slightly and holding my gaze with non-existent eyes.

'Adam, what happened? I felt something burn, and my conscious completely shut down.'

"I don't know. I really don't. Look, we've got to get out of here, Callum's got to be waiting for us, Poppy and Charlotte need saving, we've got to move, and now. Wake me up."

'I cannot. I have tried, and I am still trying now, but parts of us are more... Complex than others. Your cranium is a mixture of deoxyribonucleic acid, both mine and yours, and some form of consistently adapting molecule. It's attached itself to your helix structure, seeming to remove and add lines of itself. Purging this is taking time.'

"It's time we don't have. Get me up, I'll fight through it."

'Adam, your body, as of right now, has no brain. Your frontal cortex has been heavily damaged, the brain stem is barely connected, and the rest of you, from the parietal lobe to the cerebellum are unable to operate. I cannot let you stand, you'd simply pass again, and I can sense how much strength decoding and removing this rogue genome is siphoning from my own body.'

I had nothing to say to that. I stood still, unable to do anything, as my creature phased in and out of my vision, contorted sometimes, other times stiff and immovable, yet always present, always aware, and always struggling. I continued to think: The events both myself and Callum were in practically swam around me, seeming to never connect, a puzzle with odd pieces, until one of them practically smacked me in the face, leaving me with an ultimatum of whether he was a friend or enemy:

"Hey bud, do you have a second?"

'I can continue while you speak, what is it you need?'

"When did this... 'burning' feeling start?"

'I remember you picked an object up, and then immediately dropped it. After this event, my conscious seemed to disconnect. My next memory is reactivating here, I'm afraid.'

Fuck. He's an enemy. The bullets he had were built to destroy me.

"Callum, that bastard."

'I am piecing your memories back together, I can see what occurred. These objects that this human placed on us... They seem designed to procure me to 'shut down' as you would say. This human, was he not an ally?'

"I fucking thought so. Bastard. I'm gonna rip his throat out, I swear."

'I would love to grant this, but-'

It suddenly stopped, before fading slowly, leaving me back alone. I jolted, spinning around like crazy, calling for him, but hearing nothing. My body found it's adrenaline as I began to sprint through the darkness, still screaming for him, before it finally spoke, cutting through the shrill of my voice:

'I have found a flaw in the genome. You will wake. Be prepared, Adam, I have no idea what you will encounter, but I am ready to emerge whenever you may need me.'

"I'm more than ready. Let me out, coach. Now." I spoke through gritted teeth, nothing but fury running through my veins, my blood boiling as I thought about all the new ways I could maim then. The Boss, Callum, this organisation, anything. Nothing would stop me now. 

I won't fucking let it.