z nation: 10k and Cassandra one shots

forgotten

(10k's point of view)

"10k watch out!" I heard Cassandra yell making me turn on my heels and see she was running along with everyone else waving her hand. I wasn't sure why they were running towards me or yelling. Then it hit me.

As my vision blurred and I slowly fell to my knees. I looked at the floor waiting to crash on it as my body started feeling numb, head pounding and blood ran down my right eye making me close it. That's when I fell face first into the dirt ground, my head bounce off and fell again. My eyelids felt heavier with every passing second as my breathing slowed down till everything around me was completely black.

Kid don't worry, you'll be fine.

Doc hurry up!

I'm working as fast as I can Cassandra.

Come on Cassandra, let's go for a run.

I can't Addy.

Just go, we'll watch over him.

I'm not leaving him Mack, period.

Cassan-

I know what you're going to say Addy, and only because we broke up doesn't mean I don't care. I still care about him.

Cassandra you have to go, you have to have faith he'll be fine.

I lost faith the moment Murphy blew up that lab and left us. Right now faith is just a word I used to believe in, and means absolutely nothing to me.

After that, everything was completely silent. The only thing I could hear was the wind, and it was slowly driving me insane. I need to hear something- anything- the sound of... Of... The girl with the red hair... Or her... Boyfriend... Brother?... The old man... Warren's voice giving commands and Cassandra, I need to hear her voice.

I need her, and no one else... I need.. need... I don't know.

I have to open my eyes... That's what I need... I think... Why can't I think straight? T-tho... T-to...what's my name again?

Where am I? Who am I? How did I get here? What happened to me? Why is this happening? Why can't I remember... Remember that... That I am.... Who am I.

What's the year? Month? Date? Time? Who's are president? Who were those people I heard? Did they leave? Why do I care? Wait, do I care?... No I don't care, do I? Why am I always second questioning myself?

When I opened my eyes it was a mixture of colors. Blue, orange, green, brown and a blinding yellow. I felt paralyzed as I wanted to feel where I was, then I did. My fingers grip onto the ground as I felt dirt and small rocks slip threw my finger tips.

I'm in a forest.

I raised my head a little and saw three figures with their backs turned to me, two men and one female. One with blond hair and an old man, lastly a African lady. They kidnapped me, did they? Why did they? Who are they?

What's that pounding in my head? Does my head hurt?... It does, but why? What did they do to me?

I don't care, I need to move. Leave now, but where? What if there's more of them? It doesn't matter. Flipping over so I was  laying on my stomach I felt dizzy, but I didn't stop. I got up and ran while holding my head.

I wasn't running straight, I felt myself lean one way then the other way. I wanted to fall so badly I couldn't stand being dizzy but I heard them yell, they yelled to come back and yelled a number... 1...10..k? Weird number to yell.

I was pretty sure I was looking forward but I couldn't see, everything was a blur till I fell. I fell on top of someone, but I don't know who. I rolled off backing away till my back hit a tree, I was scared. My breathing because uneven as they all appeared. Five in total.

"W-who are y'all?!" I yelled at them and they just looked at each other confused. "A-answer m-me!"

"10k we're your friends." A girl with red hair said but I shook my head.

"Lies! T-that's n-not my n-name! It-it's a number." Once again they looked at each other. Three females and two males, I was able to see all of them except for one who was hidden away.

I looked for an exit but I didn't see one when a lady walked to me, she looks familiar but I can't place a name on her... Sky? Ariana? Bree? Katie? Brittany? Camila? Alexa? Mari?.... No it was something with a C.

"Please calm down, we won't hurt you." She whispered gently as the other talked to each other. I stopped paying attention to her and watched them; listing to their conversation.

"What do you think Doc?"

"I don't know Warren, maybe a concussions or memory loss. I can't be one hundred percent sure."

"Well what do we do if he does have a concussion or memory loss?" The lady in front of me tried to get me to look at her by putting her index finger under my chin but I always looked back at them.

"If it's memory loss we can't do anything, Addy."

"Concussion?"

"I was getting there Mack. If he has a concussion I have no idea what to do."

They all sighed in union and looked at me but stayed still. "Hey look at me," she whispered carefully moving my chin so I was looking at her "do you remember me?"

Camila? Claudia? Carmen? Crystal? Casey? Cathy? Carly? Carol? Carrie? Clara? Cassandra? Cindy? Cassidy? Camille? "I'll take that as a no," glancing at her I remember. Cassandra, she's Cassandra the girl I love. "Do you know your name?"

"Thomas... Tommy... Thomas... Tommy." I whispered to her not knowing which it is, but she smiled nodding her head.

"Your name is Tommy, you are Tommy."

"Tommy?" The name rolled off my tongue with ease and I looked at my hands "I'm Tommy, Tommy. My name is Tommy."

"Yes your name is Tommy."

"I'm Tommy. Your Cassandra, we dated but we broke up... Why did we break up? I can't remember." This time Cassandra looked down.

"We broke up... Because... We... I... You-"

"I don't want to know anymore... We broke up and that's it... That's what you told me... When we broke." We stayed silent as we sat there. While we sat still I looked at the sky trying to remember, but I still can't remember why we broke up, but it must of been bad if she doesn't want to talk about.

I tried to remember everything but I can't even remember my age, which doesn't shock me as I couldn't remember my own name. "I'm sorry."

"For what?"

"Being a bad boyfriend." I'm not even sure if that's the reason why we broke up, but she needs to know I'm sorry.

"You weren't a bad boyfriend," I smiled faintly looking into her brown eyes. Why did we break up? I love you so much and we broke up.

Another few minutes passed in silence and I couldn't take it anymore. I quickly leaned in kissing her, catching her off her guard as I quickly kissed her before pulling away.

"I don't remember what happened that caused us to break up. But I could never forget how much I love you."