The Final Recall (An Owl City Sci-fi fanfic)

Chapter Nine

Quick Note: I know I said I would make this ten chapters but I changed my mind and decided to do nine instead. And a huge shout out to @NikkiG68 for helping me brainstorm for this book. You're awesome! Anyways, if you liked this please consider giving it a vote and comment.

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I stared at Jason's dead body. Part of me felt bad but the other part of me felt glad that he's dead. He tortured us, beat us, made us think that we can never be human. Well, now I am. I, Adam Young, am a human. I smiled then did a little dance in the hallway totally ignoring the warning lights flashing and the bombs ticking.

"Adam come on!" I heard Daniel yell

I was brought back to reality and adrenaline rushed through my veins. I tore down the hallway towards Daniel's voice as the bombs kept ticking faster. Behind me, I heard a loud BOOM then felt heat against my back. I looked behind me and saw a fireball engulfing everything. I yelled and ran faster. Tears formed in my eyes from the smoke. I kept running until I came out into sunlight and stood at the entrance for a split second before I was yanked to the right and we ran into the woods just as the lab blew up. Debris rained down around us and we all were screaming and dodging them. As we ran, I grabbed AnnMarie's hand and we reached a clearing a few miles away from the burning lab. My breathing was shallow and I felt lightheaded. I staggered in place and AnnMarie looked at me with a weird expression on her face.

"Daniel what's wrong with Adam?" She asked with a hint of fear in her voice

"What's happening to me?!" I exclaimed as I suddenly felt super strange

"Adam look at me," Daniel said. I looked at him. "I lied. You're not completely human yet. I'm sorry but this next part in the process will be very painful."

I opened my mouth to speak but everything got blurry and I passed out.

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"Daddy no!" Josh screamed as I felt two people grab me.

We just celebrated Josh's third birthday. That's when it happened. After he blew out the candles on his cake, the windows broke and weird looking people came and grabbed me. Josh was now sobbing in AnnMarie's arms.

"Let go of me!" I yelled as I kicked one of the guys and went to AnnMarie.

I looked at both of them. They had fear in their eyes. I gave Josh a hug and kissed AnnMarie before one of the creepy dudes said

"You will do."

Then he put a sack over my head and injected something in my neck causing me to lose consciousness.

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The sack was yanked off my head and I realized I was strapped to a chair with wires sticking out everywhere. I also didn't have a shirt on. Weird, I thought. Then a guy with black hair and blue eyes walked up to me. He wore a lab coat on top oh his jeans and a white button up shirt. He smiled evilly at me as he placed some type of devise on my head. There was a hissing noise and I felt a series of small pricks followed by electricity being zapped into my brain and arms and chest. I cried out in pain. After twenty minuets of yelling, my voice sounded more robotic than human. I stopped screaming and looked at the black haired dude.

"What...are...you...doing?" I said through gritted teeth with sweat forming on my forehead.

He looked up from the remote he had and turned the dial making the electricity intensify. I didn't scream.

"I'm doing this because you're becoming an android, Adam. Now relax your brain and let the old memories go," he replied.

I shook my head no and began to cry. I felt Jason slap my face repeatedly until I stopped crying. Then I saw images flash before my eyes like a slide show. It was images of me becoming an android and other stuff. Out of the corner of my eye,I saw two images. One of a girl and the other a guy. They both were yelling my name. Suddenly, everything around me turned white.

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"Adam?" I heard Daniel say. His voice was echoey.

"Adam sweetie? Please wake up! I swear I heard him say something. I know I did!" I heard AnnMarie exclaim.

"Calm down, Ann. He isn't waking up. Maybe the cancer finally took over his brain and he died. After all he has been like this for six years now."

What did he just say?! My brain yelled.

"Shut up and don't say stuff like that, Daniel!" AnnMarie yelled with her voice breaking.

I started freaking out but stopped when I heard her sing 'Fireflies.' I found myself singing along softly and my eyes opened slowly. At first everything was blurry but then it got into focus. I looked around and noticed that I was in a room. A bedroom to be exact. I checked myself over and sighed in relief. I had no wires sticking out of me. Then I looked at them with a sad expression on my face. Josh had died.

"What happened to Josh? Is he dead?" I asked softly as I sat up

"No sweetie. Josh isn't dead. In fact, he's right here," she said.

I saw Josh step out from behind her. He smiled weakly and burst into tears as he climbed onto the bed and hugged me tight. I rubbed his back in soothing motions and his sobs died down quickly. I held him at arm's length.

"I thought you had died, dad." He whispered

I got choked up and couldn't form the words to speak. Instead, I brushed his hair out of his eyes and formed the words.

"I'm not dead. I'm right here. I'll always be here," I told him. "by the way, you're nine years old and I'm twenty-eight right?"

"Yep," Josh replied.

I nodded my head and looked at AnnMarie who threw her arms around my neck and kissed me. I deepened it and pulled her close. I pulled away when i couldn't breath and smiled. Then I remembered that I was an android. I pushed AnnMarie and Josh off me and I got to my feet. I began to check myself over again. I kept doing that until Daniel got me to stop, take a deep breath, and I told them everything. I told them that I was an android and there was this evil scientist/doctor dude named Jason Stanley and that there was this plan called 'The Final Recall' that made the androids human and that Jason and Josh had died. I stopped telling them and no one spoke. Then AnnMarie started telling me what happened and why I'm in a bed. She told me that when Josh was three i was complaining of a headache and then I got really really sick and ended up having radiation treatment done to try and get rid of the cancer then I lost consciousness. I blinked and stared at her. My brain was still processing everything but stopped when I looked behind AnnMarie and saw a black haired guy with blue eyes. He smiled nicely at me.

"Jason?!" I said.

"Well, I can see that the brain cancer is gone if you're awake and talking. The past six years have been hard for your family," he said. He came near and looked me in the eye,"Now I'm not sure why you would think I'm evil, Adam. And I usually go by Dr. Stanley but Jason works too."

I stared at him blankly. I had brain cancer for six years? That means Josh was three when it happened. I looked at everyone and asked

"So I'm not an android and I'm human?"

Jason laughed. "Yes. You are human Adam. And I think the reason you dreamt about being an android is that your son was listening to the song titled 'Android' by 'Press Play' a few years ago and the song must have got into your subconscious somehow and that's where you got your dream from," he explained.

I nodded my head and we all did a group hug since I couldn't think of anything to say.

Later that day, AnnMarie invited everyone from the Owl City Tour group over and my parents and we had a fun time playing games, talking, and enjoying each other company. We sat at the table and I gave thanks for the food. I also gave thanks that I'm alive and well and not an android and it was all one big crazy dream. I finished the prayer and we started eating. I smiled as I looked around the table of familiar and friendly faces. I realized how grateful I was to have a family and friends who had never lost hope in me. I looked at AnnMarie. She smiled and whispered to me

"We have a lot to catch up on over the past six years Mr. Young."

I nodded my head and thought yes we do have a lot to catch up on and every minuet will be worth it.

The End.