| Chapter Five | Alternates? {Inshire}
I still haven't gotten over accidentally publishing this chapter the other day. Yeah...that's the context for NOTHING HAPPENED.
If you did happen to read it before I unpublished it, you read the rough and unfinished version of this chapter. The stuff no one sees, this is the final product everyone...enjoy..
*Jason Probst's P.O.V*
When I woke up, I cracked open my eyes seeing my arms hanging over someone's shoulders and my head was to. But I can't exactly move at all. The person is carrying me on their back, but who are they? I spot Jeffrey beside us, glancing up at me. My fingers manage to twitch, I than groan feeling dizzy and nauseous. The person grips my knees.
"Hangs on, Jason. Just a littles farther." A accented voice said. I know that voice, but couldn't be. I close my eyes, resting my head in the back of their shoulder and soon nodding off sooner that I expected.
When I a woke up, the person was running this time I crack open my eyes hearing various voices in the distance and seeing trees all around. Where are we?
"Barney!"
"He's losts as lot of bloods." Barney called. That is Barney. We suddenly go inside a cave.
"Hurry, lets get him to the infirmary." Another familiar voice said. I close my eyes, the air feeling like its a chore to breathe in and out. I focus more on the voices around me, Barney....Jessica! I crack open my eyes seeing only blurry blobs and the voices around me seeming to get distanced suddenly from my hearing. What's happening to me?
We enter a room, a room with various beds but not enough light to lit up the whole room. I get laid down in one of the beds. I rest my hand on my belly, my eye gets forced open before I could close it.
"Hey! Can you...me?" They ask. I just stare blankly at them, closing my eyes while I felt someone touching my injury. I squirm slightly, feeling uncomfortable with someone touching me. And suddenly my leg feels like is has been enlightened making me cry out in agony and struggle. Hands grabs me, keeping me still. I pant heavily as I feel them start to bind my leg.
"Get a rag and some cold water." Someone said. Moments later I feel something cold rubbing against my cheek. I open my eyes, my vision clearing and meeting a green and a red eye.
"Go wake up the Commander." Someone said. It that....Alesa? She sits on my bed, I feel her against my side as she rubs a cold rag against my forehead.
"Take it easy, Jason." Alesa said. She has red hair, a skin tight red tank top with a dark brown jacket, black shorts and black sneakers with a sword on her back.
"What is this?" A voice asks. That sounded like...no.
"Barney found him in the jungle with an injury." A voice sounding like Jessica said.
"He's not our problem. Get him out of here or put him six feet under where he should be in the first place." That same voice said. This person sounds like they are in charge. Alesa looks away from me.
"How can you say that?" Alesa snaps. I sit myself up, seeing Ashley with her arms crossed. She sighs, irritated. Wait is she...Where's Adam?!
"He may be the Commander of the Star Resistance but this isn't the Star Resistance." Ashley said. Barney goes between Ashley and me.
"Evens you can'ts be thats heartless." Barney said. Barney turns his head, looking at me. He has a purple hoodie with white fabric teeth on the hood, dark brown hair, slightly tanned skin, a dark green shirt, green eyes, a black eyepatch on his right eye, black pants with a brown satchel that is resting against his left side, brown boots and a sword strapped to his side as well. I look at my wound, seeing it is bandaged with no blood stains on the white bandage. But how?
"Jerome! Take Jason out of here, now." Ashley ordered. Jerome? Jerome is here?! Ashley has a black quiver and bow, medium length brown hair, black cloak, a blue skin-tight tank top, dark brown shorts, tanned skin, and green eyes. And wait who gave her the right the give us orders?! Where is Mason and Sky? I look at Alesa.
"Where's Mason and Sky?" I ask. Alesa stands up, my eyes look for Jerome but all I see is Alesa, Barney, Jessica, Ashley, and a furry creature. Jessica has a dark purple skin tight tank top, a black hat on her head, black shorts, tanned skin, black converses, and black cape with a sword on her back. She is sitting on one of the empty beds. Where are we? This isn't the Sky Army Base or anywhere I'm familiar with. "What is going on?"
I don't feel so weak and sick anymore. What did they do? I can see my skin turning back to its normal color instead of being pale, with how much blood I lost I shouldn't even be able to sit up.
"Wait..what did you guys do to me? I shouldn't be able to sit up." I ask. Alesa looks at me.
"Its Quentin's medicine remember? Can cure anything in two minutes." She said. Quentin's medicine? Than where is Quentin?
"Where's Quentin?" I ask her. I look at Ashley. "And who gave you the right to give orders around here? Where's Commander Adam or Mason even?" Barney turns around, looking at me.
"Dos you nots remembers, Jason?" He asks me. I look at Barney.
"Remember what?" I ask them. Jess stands up seeming irritated but upset. Ashley takes a step towards me.
"Quentin Gwyn was killed by Commander Adam Skylen and his men, just like you were and so many others." Ashley said. My eyes widen. Adam did what? Wait Skylen, Gwyn? What the nether?!
"W-What? You are joking. I can tell." I said. I look at Alesa. I should have asked her first, if anyone knows anything of Adam's and Mason's whereabouts, it is her. "Alesa, where's Mason and Adam?" She looks at me, confused.
"Well..Adam is Commander of the Squid Army and of the Royal Army under the Squid King's orders so I'm guessing the Royal Palace. And who's Mason?" She asks me. My eyes widen. If Alesa doesn't know Mason, than that means that...she never met Sky. Wait.....Adam is the enemy?! I chuckle lightly.
"That's real funny, guys. But seriously..where is he?" I ask her.
"I just told you." Alesa said. I shake my head.
"No, you lied to me. That's what you did." I said. Alesa shakes her head as well.
"Sounds like someone is in denial." A voice said. I look pass Barney seeing Seto standing there.
"What do you mean?" I ask him as everyone looks at him.
"Come on, I sensed it the moment I found you. You aren't from this world, this is the parallel universe of your world, Jason. You have to have figured it out when we aren't acting like the people you know." He said. My eyes widen. I stand up, wobbling slightly. I take a step towards him.
"So this isn't Minecraftia?"
"Nope." He said. I turn around, looking at Alesa.
"Adam really is the enemy in this world?" I ask. She nods. I look at the floor.
"Well..I'm just gonna preemptive go dig a grave for Adam to put me into because that is where I will end up." I said. Ashley moves beside me.
"Adam is your friend in your world?" She asks. I nod. She grins. "So you know how he thinks?" I'm pretty sure no one ever knows what is going on through Adam's head!
"Actually, Alesa knew him better than I ever will." I said. They look at Alesa.
"What?" She asks. Wait...I know what they want.
"Wait...I'm not helping you kill, Adam." I said. Ashley looks at me.
"Why not?! We have never been able to outthink him since this war started. You can kill him for us." She said. I shake my head. I mean yes I get that Adam is the bad guy in this world, but he....he is...I CAN'T DO IT!!!
"NO! Not while he looks and sounds like the Adam from my world! I can't! Seto, send me back home." I said beofre I turn around and he is gone. "Where is he?l
"Gone." Jessica said. I sigh annoyed. I look at Ashley.
"Okay, than the second best thing. Where is Ty?" I ask her. She crosses her arms.
"Probably at Star Resistance HQ." she said. So wait this isn't that place? Than where are we?
"Wait this isn't the HQ?! Where is that place, if Adam is evil than Ty will definitely be useful." I said.
"For what?" Alesa asks.
"Knocking some sense into him!"
"Ty hates Adam." The furry creature said. I look at the creature. I point at him.
"Yeah, who are you?" I ask.
"Jerome Newfeld." He said smiling showing fangs. Wait...Jerome...That's....Better to just not say anything at all.
"Ty hating Adam isn't new to me, but they are still best friends. Okay, if not Ty, than...Ian or Mitch even." I said looking at them. Ashley chuckles and shakes her head.
"Yeah, Captain Ian is working for Adam on the bad guy side. And Mitchell is not allowed in my HQ ever again." Ashley said. Oh no, what is Mitch like in this world? And I'm not the least bit surprised that Ian is loyal to Adam. Ian is like that in Minecraftia. He sticks by his friends, especially Adam.
"What's Mitch like here?" I ask. Jessica snickers and Ashley rolls her eyes.
"What is Mitchell like in your world?" Jessica asks me. I look at her.
"He's a nice and honest guy. He looks out for others." I said.
"Yeah....Can we trade?" Ashley asks me. I look at her.
"Why?"
"Because your Mitchell is better. He sounds more useful than ours." Ashley said. Jessica gets up, moving between me and Ashley.
"You and I both know that Mitchell has been plenty useful since this squid takeover started. No one can match his skills as an archer. But in all seriousness....Is your Mitchell just as hot as our Mitchell?" She asks me. I stare at her. She looks like my Jessica, the girl I have been best friends with since we were kids, but she isn't like her. I look away from her.
"Girls like him a lot, but he is oblivious, not as oblivious as Jordan though." I said. Barney nods and Jerome smiles, not looking at me.
"No one can match Jordan in that department." Jerome said quietly. Jessica tugs on my arm making me look at her.
"Okay, what is my alternate self like?" She asks me. Alesa stands up.
"No wait, why did you ask me about Adam in particular? What is Adam like in your world?" Alesa asks me. I look at Alesa.
"You are still the same nice and sweet Alesa I know. But Minecraftia Alesa is more bossy than you. And well..when something is up with Adam, it is a go to you thing because you always knew what Adam was up too or where he was. Because you two were..well married and had Mason." I said. Ashley and Jessica instantly crack up laughing while Alesa's cheeks turn red. She looks away from me.
"Damnit...I got the short end." I heard her say to herself making me smile a little.
"I mean...Adam isn't ugly, he is just well an asshole. Like Mitchell is." Ashley said. I sit on the bed. Jessica motions to Jerome.
"How about Jerome? Our Jerome is a wuss." Jessica said. I look at Jerome, noticing he is holding Jeffrey.
"Well..for starters, he isn't covered in fur or has claws or fangs." I said. Jerome looks at me.
"He's human?" Jerome asks me. I nod. Jerome looks at Jeffrey, petting him. "Cute piggy." Yeah...That definitely isn't Minecraftia Jerome. Jerome likes animals, I mean he does like Jeffrey, but he would be teasing around asking about bacon and stuff to me instead of actually being affectionate.
"Yeah...That definitely is the alternative Jerome." I said. I look at Barney. "So what is my alternative self like?" He looks away from me, not answering. Instead he just leaves, I stand up. "Did I say something?" I look at them all. Alesa shakes her head.
"No, its not you, Jason. It's just that..You look like our Jason." Alesa said. Jerome puts Jeffrey on the bed.
"I'll go talk to him." Jerome said before he leaves. Jessica sighs and crosses her arms.
"You are boring, you aren't like our Jason. Our Jason was actually interesting, though I will say you do have his good looks." Jessica said to me. She than leaves afterwards. Yeah that definitely isn't my Jessica.
"Don't get comfy, Jason. The Star Resistance will find our about you soon." Ashley said.
"Because of your Seto, he isn't what I expected. Our Seto is nice." I said. She frowns at me.
"I know Seto's actions may seem extreme and unreasonable, Jason, but you don't know what this world made Seto go through, so do yourself a favor and just stay away from him." Ashley said before she leaves. I look at the floor. Actually..I have an idea. He said something about rumors and not being trustworthy. I look over at Alesa, she is looking at Jeffrey, petting him.
"At least you haven't changed." I said quietly. She looks at me, giving me a smile that make me feel a little better.
"I can't exactly picture Mitchell being a nice person." Alesa said.
"What is Mitchell like?" I ask her. I feel really weird using his full name, I'm so use to calling him Mitch.
"I have seen Mitchell be nice to others, but it is too overshadowed by his reputation. He can be quite selfish, but he is a very skilled warrior and an asshole. And I guess he is good-looking, but he has player written all over him." Alesa said. I look away from her, staring down at the bed.
"Y-Yeah...That's definitely not my Mitch. I can't picture Mitch using girls like that. And..I can't picture Adam ever considering working under the Squid King's command. He would rather chop off his own hand than take orders from a squid, which is why we have been so good at keeping the squids in their hole. But in this world, of course Adam is the enemy in an alternate universe." I said. She sits down on the bed, not looking at me.
"Look, Jason. Um..Adam--" The doors suddenly burst open and I look over at them and than back at Alesa.
"What, Alesa?" I ask.
"It's nothing." She said quietly. Something hits me in the back of my head making me groan and put my hand there. I meet eyes with Dan who looks almost exactly like his Minecraftia alternate, expect for this one has blue hair and blue eyes.
"What was that for?" I ask him.
"Jessica said to do it." Dan said. I lower my hand, my eyes looking over at Jessica who is smiling at us, clearly amused. I look at Alesa and Dan.
"What was my alternate version like?" I ask them. Dan looks at Alesa and than at me.
"Um..He's very nice--"
"Be honest with him instead of lying to his face, Dan." Jessica said annoyed. That worries me a lot. Alesa turns around, so she is sitting beside me.
"Our Jason, before he was killed, was a nice guy. He was the leader type, when the Squid King took over, he--"
"Alesa you didn't know the first thing about Jason! So shut up!" Jessica snaps making Alesa flinch and look away from me, with this hurt look on her face that just gets me angry for some reason. I look over at Jessica.
"Shut up, Jess. Let her talk, I want to hear this from her." I said. Jessica narrows her eyes at me, looking mad as well.
"Jess? Don't call me that, ever." Jessica said. I get up, Alesa grabs my wrist.
"Don't, please don't..I'm fine." She said. I look at her, calming myself. I sit back down on the bed. Dan looks at Jessica.
"Jason died a hero, Jessica. Everyone knows that and believes that because it is true. It is you that has yet to get that through your head." Dan snapped. Jessica takes a few steps towards Dan.
"It is his fault that Commander Adam is still alive, if we had killed him than we could get to the Squid King. But now, you all want his alternative version to lead when he was friends with Adam in his world, meaning we aren't gonna get anywhere." Jessica said.
"I doubt Commander Melissa Star and Second in Command General Ty Robson would let this Jason lead anything for a while. They are the top ranks in the Star Resistance for a reason." Dan said. Melissa? I look at at Dan.
"Melissa Star...Mel?" I ask. He nods. She's alive?
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