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-Shawn-
(Shane)
"Shit!" I breathed out kind of in a sigh but also in relief for what I may have done. My watch went off disturbing the whole mood of what was happening then and there.
"I'm sorry Gene but I have to go." I said apologetically and dipped below the surface of the water and out of his grip and swam back to the shore.
Yes I had regret that I didn't do what I felt for that split second and when ever my brain tells me why I denied myself that brief happiness ill be sure to fill you in.
(Later back at the house)
"So lil bro are you ready to have your ass handed to you?" Jelani asked from the top of the stairs with a shit-eating grin.
"Whatever assssss. You tell me when you are ready!" Shane yelled backed glad to get out of an ass whooping he was receiving from Nick in Mortal Kombat 3.
"Always ready, come on up and meet your defeat." He cackled as he went back into his room where his invention was waiting.
"Come-on G, lets go and see what this loser has come up with."
"Awe but I was getting used to making you eat the deck." He grinned wide as he rolled up the controller and followed Shane up stairs.
"Ok Gene you will be the side judge."
Jelani went over to what looked like a perch but it was all metal and connected to the computer terminal.
"This is Xercsiez. He is a fully computer integrated, translator, mobile HD, communicator and tracker with air superiority.
"Air superiority my ass." I mumbled. I said that but I was really saying damn it looked so cool, with the shape of a falcon and those razor like talons.
"Xerc, perimeters check. ." The bird's eye narrowed like that of a camera as it listened to its command. It disconnected itself from the computer and turned for the window. It moved to the windowsill and spread it wings that were a good 3 feet. After a few click and other sounds the Jelani said it was doing rechecks the wing tip feather spread farther to like breaking point and you could heard the slight hum of its engine. A blue light emerged and BAM it was off flying at an amazing speed.
"Oh shit." Nick hollered in awe.
They all watch as he moved amazingly through the sky. Sharp turns and dives were nothing but cake work for him. Jelani put on a head set and uttered some commands.
Xercsiez straighten up from his dive and flew high into a cloudbank.
"Execute!" Was the only thing they could here Jelani say, and saw him emerge from the clouds in a dive heading for the pool. With his wings tucked back so he looked like a bullet.
"Don't say he's a sub too!." Shane said a gasp.
"Not really." Jelani smirked.
A small panel on Xerc's back rose up and shot a mini rocket at the beach ball in the pool. And suddenly his wings popped back open to full spread and he slowed his decent.
"What the fuck!" Was the only reply that Shane and Nick could push out?
"Hehe, return." Jelani smiled as he figured he had Shane beat.
Xerc turned back towards the house and fly full speed again doing reverse thruster maneuvers as he made his way into the window and onto his perch.
Jelani wrapped up his head device and reconnected him to the house console.
"So lil bro do you think you can still beat me, I don't want to embarrass you in front of your friend."
"You know what I don't think, I should^Å well it's only a stupid bet lets see how mine will do Shane smiled knowingly.
He asked for about 20 mins. To set up and then asked that they come down to the basement.
They did as he had asked and stayed upstairs as Nick asked a thousand questions.
As their time neared they headed down stairs to the basement.
"So what do you think he built down here?" Nick asked looking at the door.
"I really can't say I haven't even seen this part of the house yet."
They opened the door and headed down quiet a few stairs before they reached the bottom.
"Damn this place goes deep." Jelani exclaim to Nick who was walking in front of him. "I think I know why, when or why did you build a super market in your basement."
"What?" "Look." Nick pointed. Ahead of them was a store that looked like a remake of the Simpson's Quickie mark. The walked in but nobody was there. The shelves were fully stocked and even corndogs in the warmer.
Nick saw a can of Pringles and his eyes lit up but was disappointed when he tried to open it he couldn't. He even dropped it on the floor and tried stepping on it but it wouldn't budge.
"What id going on here." Nick asked as he tried something else getting the same effect.
"I don't know but I'm going to find Shane." Jelani stated as he walked for the door labeled managers office.
Opening it they were both shocked to see it was a long hallway. As they stepped through the door it disappeared.
"Well I guess the only way is to find out." Nick answered seemingly reading Jelani's mind when hi was wondering what should they do.
They walk along the corridor and found themselves in an airport terminal. There were many people passing by and Nick even got scared when a group of schoolgirls walked by.
"Excuse me sir Mr. Valdez has requested you at terminal C."
"Um thank you ." Nick replied shyly
"Ok this is fucking off, how did we fucking end up in a airport on seemingly the third or fourth floor when we were jus in your basement?"
"I am just as lost as you are but as soon as we find Shane we can find our answers."
They walked for about five mins. Before they reached their terminal, and Nick was amazed no one said anything to him, but wrote it off, as it seemed reality it self was no longer in play.
Looking at the terminal they saw it destination read TBD.
"TBD? Where the hell is that?" Jelani asked no one in particular.
"To be determined." The young lady behind the counter answered.
"This way sir you seats are ready." Another attendant said pointed down a hallway.
"Ok this is getting ridicules." Jelani huffed as he stormed down the hall wanting to get to the bottom of this.
Coming out the other end he could do nothing but growl with anger cause what he saw made no logical since at all. Nick on the other hand was in total awe.
As the exited the terminal they found them selves in a beautiful field of the greenest grass that was knee high. A slight breeze blew in the air; they could see the sky that was a gentle blue and white shade. There were birds and even rabbits. It seemed like something out of a dream. Nick turned to look back the building they came out of but all he could see was the doorway that they had jus traveled through.
"This is the weirdest dream I've had had in a long time." Nick said looking at his reflection in a pond full of Koi fish. He reached down to touch the water and was amazed it seemed so real. He even saw it ripple and watched as the ripples traveled to the other side of the pond.
As his eyes followed them he noticed that there were other ripples being created. He followed them to the source and saw a big pink tongue that was attached to a white tiger.
Startled he jumped back and landed on his ass but the creature made no menacing moves towards him. Instead it just looked up at him.
It's pale green eyes that seemed to look right through him. Nick was in awe and still in shock and was not helped as it took a step in the water towards him.
"Nick are you ok." Jelani asked as he pulled his eyes from the sky. He had hardly noticed their company.
"Um J J J J J J J J J ." Nick stuttered as the tiger appeared now at his feet.
Jelani was no help at all as he jumped and dashed away.
"Dudes don't panic." Were his words of wisdom as he was now 50 feet away.
The tiger paid Jelani no mind as it went to Nikes side and nudged Nick side as if telling him to stand.
Nick did finally stand back up and his attention was pulled to a passing butterfly.
It gracefully flapped it's way by but it looked amazing because it had a rainbow aura around it and behind it looked as if it left a heat trail. Like heat rising off of the pavement. It was wonders. Nick followed it as it glided through the air never stopping at the flowers that lay along it path along the waterway.
The tiger bounded ahead of Nick Jelani and the butterfly and stopped. Jelani still analyzing the place of dreams had noticed the waters pace speeding up and wasn't surprised that they were heading towards a cliff.
What did surprise him is what he saw at the edge of that cliff.
Reality was a rulebook that was check out a long time ago. Before them was a sight that was only portrayed in works of art. But this was in total 3D there was light, gravity, warmth, water, and yet reality was wrapped.
The cliff they were over looking was so amazing because nothing was there. There was no more land infact if everything fit like it looked they were on the edge on the world or an asteroid. The water that was speeding up was gathering at the edge and into globes the size of small cars. They kept a surface tension and float into the looked like outer space, among the stars. The butterfly Nick was following had grown another set of wings and was doing flight maneuvers that Xercsiez could never hope to accomplish.
"This is so awesome." Nick let out in a whisper not wanting to disturb the serenity of this place.
"But how, there is no way something like this can exist under 1 house, it's impossible." Jelani gawked at the sight before them.
"Hehe, what's wrong bro do you feel something is wrong." Shane smirked walking from thin air. "Don't worry your not dying its just defeat setting in."
"YOU!!!" Jelani hollered "How did you do this, it's." "Amazing I know."
What in the hell is this place?