Fallen

Goodbye Jackson

"There's one more important thing you need to know," the clone said with a sad face. "First, we need to find a way out of this place, before I disappear," the clone hastily continued. "What do you mean disappear?" Yugyeom and Bambam chimed. "I already mentioned that I am a clone, what's unique about me is that I don't just share Jackson's DNA, we also share memories," the clone said while he paces the room trying to find a way to get out. "I know every memory Jackson cherish and Jackson has every memory I accumulated so far. But there's only one problem I'll only exist as long as Jackson's heart is still beating," the clone added. "Wait, so that means...you being transparent..."Mark said almost a whisper. "Yeah, Jackson's vital is failing and it has been happening more frequently now," the clone said sadly as he taps on the floor trying to find a loose tile or something. Mark's heart pounded on his chest as he remembered what he overheard earlier when the clone was in a call, he rushed towards the clone and grabbed him by the collar. "I heard you talking to Jackson's grandma earlier. What did you mean by letting Jackson rest?" Mark said as tears forms in his eyes. He knew the answer to his question but he still hopes that he was wrong. The clone lowered his head and looked down. "ANSWER ME!" Mark said which came out louder than he intended. "Jackson life support will be removed tomorrow morning," the clone answered dejected. Mark felt his knees lose strength and were about to bend down when he felt the clone's arm wrapping around his waist, supporting him. Without thinking, Mark hugged Jackson's clone and said, "This is my fault, I made Jackson's condition worst, I'm so sorry." "Shhh, it's not your fault, you didn't know..." Jackson managed to say before he lost his consciousness.

Mark holds Jackson tighter as the others rushed over them. "Yah, Jackson... Jackson wake up?" Mark said as he shakes the clone. "What's wrong with him?" Bambam asked. "I'm not sure," Mark replied. Yugyeom checked the clone's pulse and said, "he's still alive, I think he's just exhausted." Mark sighed heavily, relieved of what Yugyeom said. He held Jackson closer to him and rocked back and forth as if putting him to sleep. "I'm so sorry," Mark said as he kissed the clone's lips. "We need to find a way out of here," Mark said as he lay Jackson's clone on the floor. The three of them searched the whole room for a possible exit. The room was completely shut, there was no window and the only door was locked, the only possible exit was through the vents which were 10 ft high from the ground. Mark approached the door and kicked it out of frustration as he shouted, "LET US OUT YOU JERK!" his voice reverberating in the room.

Meanwhile, in the US, Jackson's grandfather was talking to the doctors to finalize Jackson's removal from his life support while his wife, Jackson's grandmother, sits beside the bed crying relentlessly. After a while, her husband came inside the room and walked behind her placing his hands on her shoulders. "They'll remove his life support at 9 tomorrow morning," her husband said. "Isn't it too early?" she asked. "He suffered for too long now," her husband replied. She then placed her hands on top on his husband's and squeezed them lightly. "You should get some rest, it'll be a hard day for all of us tomorrow." Her husband said. She nodded and stood up to get her bag. She was about to open the door when she heard erratic beeps coming from the machines. Jackson was having yet another attack. She quickly opened the door and shouted for help.

Back in Korea, Jackson's clone has woken up when Mark shouted. He slowly sat up and called for Mark. He cupped Mark's face with one hand and smiled weakly, "Jackson always loved you, even after breaking up with you he still loved you, he's sorry if he hurt you badly when you guys broke up but that's was the only way that he could protect you from Youngjae. His family is very powerful, he knows what they're capable of, he shouldn't have loved you and got you involved in his messy life, but his time with you was the happiest memory that he ever has," the clone said as tears ran down from his cheeks. Mark listened to every word tears also streaming down his face. The clone slowly leans in as Mark closes his eyes awaiting the clones lips touch his. The moment their lips touched Yugyeom said: "Mark hyung, Jackson hyung hands is turning to dust." Mark broke the kiss and looked at the clone hand and sure enough, they're crumbling to dust. Mark looked at the clone's face looking distraught. "Jackson couldn't wait for tomorrow, he's gone," the clone said as he continues to crumble away, half of his body already gone. "He always wanted to tell you how much he loved you, it was his final wish and I'm glad I fulfilled it for him," by this time the only thing remaining was his face. "I'll find a way to get help for you, I promised," the clone managed to say before totally disappearing. Mark and the others cannot do anything but watch and cry as the clone was reduced to nothing. Fury filled Mark's system as he rushed to the door pulling and kicking it while screaming loudly tears freely falling from his face. He even tried ramming the door with his whole body with anger and frustration but to no avail at all. He tried one last time before falling on bended knee in front of the door shouting out his frustration and guilt. Yugyeom and Bambam approached Mark and hugged him while running their hands on his back up and down trying to calm the older, the door suddenly opened while they're doing this and revealed Youngjae who came to bring them food. Mark's eyes narrowed at the sight of the younger and he lunged himself to him grabbing him by the neck and strangling him. "THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT YOU JERK!" Mark screamed at Youngjae's face. Everything went so fast that Youngjae was already chocking before his bodyguards could pry Mark off of him. Youngjae staggered back catching his breath and looked at Mark then around the room, before smiling slyly and said, "it seems like the clone has dissipated.