Infinity

Chapter 18: Cyrotubes

It felt like time had slowed down to Jake and Rose when they were trapped inside of the cyrotubes. They felt like time was going three times slower than usual, and it made them miserable. Even if it felt like time was slowing to them, time was passing by faster than they thought. Next thing they knew, three weeks passed by before their eyes.

The depression of being trapped started going to their heads. They invited the depression into their minds. It was their act of desperation; they were in so much despair and distress that they felt desperate for anything. That lead to them inviting the depression to every corner of their minds. The depression made them discover what they were hiding from themselves.

"I'm going to die," Jake thought. "Rose is going to die. Everybody is going to die. Everyone except... the Dublekas. I can't believe we're letting this happen. But, I mean, we can't really do anything about it either. This really sucks. This may be the end of the road. And I think the worst part of this is... now that it's the end of the road for us, it's the end of the road for the world."

"I'll never get out of here," Rose thought. "I will die and become bones in here. I'll never get to do anything I wanted to do in my life. I'll never get to be the person I wanted to be. I'll never get to... save the world. And that's why I need to get out of here. There's no way to though... Jake and I can't do anything. And I can't believe, in the end, the world will fall to the hands of the Dublekas."

More weeks passed, turning into months. More and more time passed on. Even though time felt like it was slowing down more and more to Jake and Rose, it wasn't. Three months passed since the moment they were put into the cyrotubes. That was when they both realized that serendipity was the way to set themselves free. Happiness and positive feelings started to pass through their heads. They knew serendipity was the only way to release them, as long as it continued coming back to them.

"I will get out of here..." Jake thought. "I feel positive I will. Rose and I will find a way out of here. We will stop the Dublekas' madness and save the world! I will keep my promise to the Earth that I will protect it and not stop until this is all over! But... if I was actually released... that would be pretty cool." Jake began to have lingering doubts as he tried to figure ways out to escape the cyrotube.

"These cyrotubes and the Dublekas can't stop Jake and me!" Rose thought. "We'll find a way out of here! Then we'll kill those stupid Dublekas and be heroes! When we get out of here, the world will be peaceful and happy again. The only thing is... I need to get out of here first." Rose sighed, beginning to feel stumped about what to do.

More time passed. Time continued to slow down in Jake and Rose's minds. They began to grow very tired and weary. This was because the cyrotubes were slowly beginning to kill them. They continued to stay strong though. Even though their positive thoughts weren't as strong as before, they continued to think of happiness. Then, their happiness turned into anger.

Thinking about how happy the world would be when the Dublekas would be defeated made Jake and Rose think about how depressing the world would be if the Dublekas took over. This caused their breaking points. They had to get out, knowing the world was doomed with them trapped inside of tubes. They were willing to do anything at that point to save the world.

"Blame the Dublekas for my anger," Jake thought. "I want to save the world, but they have to ruin everything! Actually, the world wouldn't even be in danger if they weren't existing! I want to punch them so hard right now! But... if they were in front of my face right now, I'd feel too tired and weak to punch them. Why do I feel like this? Whatever, it's my mental anger that matters right now. I need to use that to break out of here."

"If I could move right now, I'd punch and kick my way out of here," Rose thought. "I just feel too weak to try and break out. It's as if I've lost all my energy. I feel like my body is stuck in place, and I can't move at all. I'm still really mad at the Dublekas though. I swear, they're going to get a piece of my mind when I get out of here. And trust me, they won't get more than yelling from me. I'm at my breaking point. Deep inside my soul, my anger burns inside like an erupting fire. I have to let that fire go!"

Time kept passing by. Months and months of torture, torment, and erupting emotions continued to haunt Jake and Rose. That tortured them for nine months, which was how long they were in the tubes for. At that point, all of their emotions were gone. They were weak from the inside out. Then they accepted the fact; they most likely were going to die in the cyrotubes. Their bodies were too weak to cope with their happiness, anger, depression, and stress all at once. Being in the cyrotubes, which were still slowly killing them, didn't help either. Eventually, they were going to shut down.

"I'm seeing things," Jake thought with a fuzzy mind, as he saw colorful shapes and patterns dance around the black background from his closed eyes. "This is too erratic for the eye to be real life. Am I... dying?! I can't die though! There's a world out there that needs me! I'm the chosen one! I was supposed to save everyone from the aliens. But... I failed. And now I need to try and accept my death, even though I regret not being able to save the world."

"I want to live another day," Rose thought as the darkness began to overwhelm her. "I must... I must... I have to live another day. Jake and I must win. We can't let those dumb Dublekas defeat us! When we die, the world will die with us... and I can't let that happen. I won't accept it! But... I must. It's the only thing I can do at this point..."

Both the thoughts and realizations that the two of them had shot down into Jake and Rose's souls. It punctured them deeply. It was like having a splinter in their soul. It hurt them both so much, it was nearly unbearable. They couldn't get the splinter out either... it was stuck there. The splinter just sat in their souls and festered. As it stayed longer and longer there, it became more and more painful.

Jake and Rose finally accepted it; they accepted that they were going to die. The only thing was... it was only the beginning.