The Outcasts *COMPLETED*

Chapter 33 - Timelines Collide

Timeline B

Cooper looked down at his phone, cursing to himself as another message was sent to Jade that wasn't answered. He slid it into his pocket turning around and looking through the hole in the warehouse and saw Mollie and Javi sitting together.

"Why am I so dumb?" Cooper asked himself, his eyes darting to the side and noticing a small spot of blood on the wall.

"Uh, Cooper!" Mollie's voice called out from the warehouse. Cooper sighed, rolling his eyes and stepping through the hole and back into the warehouse. Mollie and Javi were stood next to each other and were backed away from the stack of steel beams that Cooper had been sitting in front of only moments before.

"What is it?" Cooper asked, looking over to see a person lying on the ground. "Who..."

"Relax." Cooper's voice said, coming from the body that was slowly lifting itself up off the ground.

"Wait, what?" Javi asked, blinking a few times as the person stood up fully and looked at Cooper. It was as if he was looking into a dirty mirror. He stepped towards the look-a-like and stuck his hand out.

"Don't touch me." the other Cooper said, taking a step back.

"Are you real?" Cooper asked his mirrored image.

"Yeah. And what I'm about to say might blow your minds. I'm from the future." the other Cooper said, looking over at Javi and Mollie. Javi's eyes widened while the expression on Cooper and Mollie's face just became more confused.

"No way! What's it like?! Are there floating cars?" Javi asked, stepping forward.

"Um. No. Not at all." the supposed future Cooper said.

"Damn. Darnell is gonna rub that one in my face for sure." Javi whispered, turning around and shaking his head.

"Look, this is urgent. We need to stop the Higher Being." the future Cooper said, stepping towards his other self.

"Who?" Mollie asked.

"Shit. I went to far back." Future Cooper mumbled to himself, covering his mouth with his hand. He then shook his head and looked towards the ground. "No. No. This is necessary."

"Wait, wait. Guys, Jade just texted me!" Cooper said, his eyes widening as he looked down at his phone. In an instant his phone disappeared from his hand. He looked over at Future Cooper who held onto it tightly.

"Trust me when I say this leads down a very bad path." Future Cooper said. His eyes widened. He threw the phone down onto the ground and then stomped on it repeatedly.

"Dude!" Cooper shouted. Future Cooper looked up, smiling widely.

"Maybe that was it. Maybe that stops the future from happening." The future speedster whispered to himself, slowly moving backwards away from the three confused teens.

"It doesn't sound like we want to go to the future." Javi said, looking over at Mollie.

"Why though?" she asked, looking towards the Future Cooper. He looked down at his hands, expecting to disappear or something, but nothing happened.

"Shit. Wait. Where's Danny?" he asked, looking back at the three.

"Um. I'm not really..." Cooper began to mutter, looking over at Mollie who shrugged. Future Cooper shook his head, walking away from the three and mumbling to himself.

"Think. Think. When did you find out where he was going. He was with..." Future Cooper turned back around and pointed at Mollie. "Contact Lieutenant Rhodes. Now."

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Timeline A

Once the bright light in the middle of the ocean disappeared, Mollie let out a laugh. She smiled widely, releasing her grip on Sophie who dropped to her knees. Mollie clapped her hands together and turned to look at Romero who had his minions distracting the Higher Being.

"He did it! He went back!" Mollie shouted.

"Yet, we still we remain. Why? Why would we still be here?" the Higher Being asked, kicking a minion away and causing it to turn into smoke. He made a wave of lighting and used it to wipe out the other minions in his path. Slowly he stepped towards the odd duo and towered over them with his bravado.

"He's gonna stop this from happening." Mollie said, clenching her fists together.

"There is a lot that would have to be undone to reverse all that has happened Mollie." the Higher Being said. With another wave of lighting, Mollie and Romero were sent flying backwards. The Higher Being began to slowly raise his hands, causing lighting to come down from the sky, striking in random parts of the burnt woods. A bullet being fired broke his concentration, suspending the freak storm. Turning his head, the Higher Being saw Director Graham standing at the start of the woods, with a bloodied Johnny at his feet.

"I've got you, you son of a bitch." Director Graham muttered, with an army made up of soldiers and citizens slowly appearing by his side. The Higher Being smirked as two balls of electricity formed in his hands.