Episode 5
*a few weeks later, Hecro was deemed OK to leave the ward, although he had to go ard by wheelchair for a while because both his injured legs. Ozzie n Thrax picked him up n the first thing they did was take him to their home so he could see Shane*
Jared: Welcome bk, Uncle Hecro! *was carrying Shane*
Thrax; She missed you.
Hecro: Hey, baby *holds out his hands*
Jared: *passes Shane to him*
Hecro: Hey, baby *hugs her close* I'm sorry. I'm so sorry Mama's not here. I'm home now. Sorry, baby...
Thrax; 8smiled at the scene8
Ozzie: All one big happy family now
Thrax; And still growing.
Ozzie: Speaking of which, we should bring the whole family out to eat. Call Leah and Drix to come along. There is "that thing" we need to discuss with them as well
Thrax; 8nods and goes to make the call8
Ozzie: I'll make reservations for the dinner plc
Hecro: Right, n I'll get the kids ready
Jared: I'll help!
Drix: *cell phone rings, sees the phone ID was Thrax, picks up the phone* Hello, Drix here
Thrax; Drix, Thrax.
Drix: Yeah. 'Sup?
Thrax; Are you and Leah free tonight/
Drix: *looks at the schedule* Yeah, we're free. Frank is going to take a long rest early tonight n probably won't wake up till next morning, so yeah, we'll be free till then
Thrax; Care to join us for dinner.
Drix: Yeah, sure, why not? It's been a real long time since we got together. Leah misses u guys too
Thrax; Great, it has been a while.
Drix: So where are we eating?
Thrax; 8looked at ozzy8
Ozzie: *he's still on the phone making the reservation, mouthed the name of the restaurant* Snow Dining, Ring Finger District
Thrax; Snow Dining in the Ring Finger District.
Drix: Ah, great plc. OK, I'll let Leah knw
Thrax; Thanks man.
Drix: Don't mention it. Cya tonight *hangs up n enters Leah's office* Hey, darling *kisses Leah on the cheek*
Leah; *smiles8 Hey.
Drix: Thrax just called. He asked us out for dinner at Snow Dining.
Leah; 8smiles8 That sounds great.
Ozzie: *hangs up at his side* Alright. Reservations for 5 adults and 5 children all done. Msg Drix to be there at ard 8-ish
Thrax; Right. *texts the time8
Drix: *replies a few moments later with an OK emoticon*
Thrax; 8chuckles8
*soon everyone arrived at Snow Dining at 8-ish, dressed in their best*
Thrax; 8made sure the trio didn't ruffle their clothes8
Ozzie: Hey, Leah girl! Long time no see *reaches ovr to hug her*
Leah; Hey Ozzy. 8hugs him then smiled at his swollen stomach8
Ozzie: *blushes a little* Ah ha ha... Been a little "busy"...
Drix: *grins* I'll say
Thrax; 8rolled his eyes8
Hecro: Well, shall we make our order?
Ozzie: Yup *calls for the waiter n made his order*
Thrax; 8gave his and tried to find something for the kids8
Jared: * helped by letting him choose the kids' menu section, while he made his order*
Hecro: *made his order as well, along with Drix*
Leah; 8gave her's as well, handing the waiter her menu8
*while waiting for their order to arrive, they talked*
Ozzie: So, how's mayoring nowadays for you, Leah girl?
Leah; Getting there but something isn't right.
Ozzie: How so?
Hecro: *just listens quietly to see how far Leah knws*
Leah; Well it sems Frank has been gettig weaker lately.
Drix: Yeah. We try to keep the media out of it as much as possible so as not to create a panic, but just recently Frank had a minor stroke after he exhausted himself carrying camel food with Bob
Leah; 8nods8
Ozzie: Anything else besides that?
Leah; His body seems to be shutting down.
Ozzie: *looks at Thrax and Hecro as if asking if he should tell them*
Thrax; 8exchanged looks with Hecro8
Hecro: *nods in agreement*
Ozzie: Well, we're not just here to share dinner. We're here to tell you something very important as well
Leah; 8raised her brow8
Drix: Which is...?
Ozzie: *looks ard n whispers* Frank is dying
Leah: 8stared8
Hecro: It's true *tells them everything tht he knew through his investigation while he was hitman*
Leah: *sighed8 I knew this would happen.
Drix: Oh dear...Didn't think it would be this bad though
Hecro: Yeah n judging by the damage in the heart i think Frank's got less than 4 mths to live, though the human doctors have not been able to diagnose that yet. They put his stroke dwn as stress
Leah: 8nodded8
*they stopped talking once their order comes in. After everyone got their order, they continued*
Ozzie: We're more or less planning to leave the city, n we're hoping u might come with us
Drix: Well, we'd love to bt what abt the citizen of Frank?
Thrax; That's the problem.
Hecro: It's a lost cause. We can't take them all, n I doubt they'll want to be infected. It's all cell for himself, I suppose
Ozzie: Well? Leah? Drix? Whaddaya think?
Leah; 8started to think8
Drix: *thinks deeply too as he ate*
Thrax; 8slowly ate his8
Ozzie: *ate his too quietly, waiting patiently for their decision*
Hecro: *ditto*
Jared: *noticed the awkwardly quiet situation bt knew better than to interrupt as he helped feed the trio their meals*
Leah: 8set her cuttlery down after having half the meal8 I knew no matter how hard we try it was too late for Frank.
Drix: *nods* Agreed. And judging by Hecro's statement of Frank's state of health, there is nothing we can do for him now
8they all nodded8
Ozzie: So? Decided on it yet?
Drix: It's decided. Leah n I will go with you. We have no choice. We have to leave everyone else behind
Leah; 8sighed and nodded8
Hecro: How do you plan to go, Mayor Leah? You told my brother before that you are partly related to German measles, bt u look more like ur bloodline has already thinned out
Leah; I know and I know the only way for me to travel.
Ozzie: Which is?
Leah; 8looked at Thrax8
Drix: *knew wat that meant n held her close* No! No way! You can't!
Leah; What other way is there/
Hecro: She's right. There is no other.
Ozzie: Her bloodline probably thinned out so much that she'd coagulate just like any other cell if she steps out. This is our only chance
Leah; 8nodded8
Drix: *a little reluctant*
Hecro: Besides, there is a possibilty that Thrax's infection might awaken her dormant German measle genes so that she can last longer outside. We dunno for sure how long we can find a new city to live in
Thrax; It could take a while.
Jared: I'm half-Influenza, I knw I can last longer. I tried. Me and Jamison had a picnic bk then on Frank's scalp bk then. Not exactly the best picnic with the Dandruff Bros lingering ard, bt yeah, we lasted quite a long time
Thrax; Good to know.
Drix: *thought for a moment* You knw, maybe we CAN save as much citizen as we can before the D-Day
Leah; How/
Drix: Well, we can't infect them n bring them along with us, of course, bt I think I remember reading a file somewhere at the Memory Archives of the Brain where Frank had signed up as an organ donor
Thrax; Him? Ha.
Ozzie: Drix, the last thing Frank would do is give away his internal organs to ppl. He's not that generous.
Drix: No, bt his wife is.
Thrax; 8cocked a brow8
Drix: We'll pay a visit to the Memory Archives after dinner. I'll show you what I mean
Thrax; 8nods and continues eating8
*everyone ate as quickly as they could. After dinner, they followed Drix's lead n drove dwn to the Brain Centre, n with Drix's access card, entered the Memory Archives*
Thrax; 8looked round8
*shelves upon shelves stacked high almost to the ceiling, all of them labeled by Frank's age*
Jared: OoO Woah~! These are all Frank's memories?
Thrax; Hopefully we'll find the right one.
Drix: Don't worry. I knw where it is. *using his jet propulsion, floated up to the shelf that was marked "Age - 28" n took out a green file*
8everyone looked on8
Ozzie: Wassat?
Drix: A lot of colour coding ard here, bt the basic filing colour here in the Memory Archives are red for bad decisions, white for neutral decisions and green for good decisions. Here is where Frank had made a good decision without realizing it *opens the file*
8they gathered round8
Drix: Apparently here, when Frank was still dating his wife, his wife was a bit of a humanitarian. She convinced Frank to sign up as an organ donor for a charity run thing, n Frank agreed in order to impress her, not thinking that it would mean anything *showed them pictures of Frank n his wife before they were married n had Shane going to a charity run booth to sign up as organ donors*
Thrax; The things some do for love.
Drix: So all we need to do is find out which of Frank's organs are at least in good shape, then we can help evacuate as much of Frank's citizens as possible to hitch onto the plc so that they can be taken out n donated to new cities
Thrax; Let's hope any are in good shape.
Hecro: I'll have a look out then
Ozzie: Oh no you don't. You've been gone long enough. You sit ur butt dwn n let us do the scouting
Thrax; Yeah, we're not having another repeat.
Drix: You sit ur butt dwn too, Oz. You're in no condition to go scouting either *gestured at his bulging belly* Thrax and I will do the job, right, Thrax?
Thrax; 8nods8
Ozzie: Aww...Not fair... *pouts*
Thrax; 8chuckles8
Hecro: Well, guess we have enough serious stuff for one day. How's abt a movie? I heard frm the guests at Snow Dining said that tonight Frank is going to dream up something funny
Thrax; 8rolled his eyes, he wasn't one for comedy8
Ozzie: Movie's good, bt maybe something more exciting, action, maybe
Thrax; I'd rather sit out, beside I need to continue my work.
Drix: Same here. Better get started on researching the good organs left
Ozzie: You OK with me watching movie with Hecro?
Thrax; Just stay together and keep safe.
Ozzie: No worries. Alright, kids, you go home with Daddy. It's past ur bedtime now.
Jared: Huh~? Not fair~! I wanna watch movie~!
Drix: *grins*
Thrax; 8chuckled and lead the kids away8
Ozzie: Wanna join us for the movie, Leah girl?
Leah; 8nods8 I'm very ahead with my work.
Ozzie: Alright. Let's go. We'll take ur car though
Leah; 8nods8
*they soon drove off to the cinema and finally, after chking out the shows, decided to watch the comedy Hecro mentioned*
Leah; 8kept an eye on them8
*after the movie, they were sent home by Leah to their homes. Before he entered the house, Ozzie turned to Leah*
Ozzie: Hey, Leah girl
Leah: Hmm/
Ozzie: Thanks
Leah; For what/
Ozzie: For being there for us. We may have nvr worked out as couples as I had hoped, bt through you, I've found true love, and you've been there for us thru thick n thin. You're the best girl friend I could ever have *gives a friendly kiss on her cheek*
Leah; 8smiles8 Anytime Jones.
Ozzie: *smiles bk n waves goodbye before going home*
Leah; 8watches him go then sighs before heading inside8
*Ozzie wheels Hecro bk to his home first, then walked bk to his own home where Thrax was waiting*
Thrax; *was working at the kitchen table, looking through an eye-magrafying glass8
Ozzie: Hey sweetheart *approaches him n kisses his cheek*
Thrax; Hey love. 8kisses him back8
Ozzie: What are you doing there?
Thrax; Making a few special things.
Ozzie: What things? Can I see?
Thrax; 8handed him the items, necklaces, amulets and braclets made of special jewels and stones8
Ozzie: W...Wow~! *examined each items* Th...This is nice! But...what is it for...?
Thrax; *placed one of the necklaces round ozzy's neck and there was a flash of light8
Ozzie: *gasped, shocked at the sudden flash* What the...?
Voice: Ozzy.
Ozzie: *didn't recognize the voice yet* W...Who...Who said that?
Voice: Ozzy, my little soldier.
Ozzie: *his heart felt the familiar warmth* M...Mom...?
8a pair of arms wrapped round him gently8
Ozzie: *tears well up in his eyes as he looked up to see his mother, not as he remembered growing up, but as her younger self he remember seeing in a picture before she married his father, with long flowing hair and slim slender body sheathed in white* Mom...!
8the she-cell smiled then other voices were heard8
Ozzie: *looked ard and saw all his family members were there, including his stepmother and his step-siblings plus half-siblings. They all looked very young and all sheathed in white* Dad...! Mama-B! Guys! You're all here!
8they all nodded and smiled8
Ozzie: *ran to them and embraced them all* But...But how...? How am I able to see you guys? You...You're supposed to be...
Dad: Dead? Yeah, we're more or less that
Ozzie: Then...Then how...?
Thrax; Because of the jewlery. 8he was standing with his folks and a few others with Jamie in his mother's arms8
Ozzie: H...How did you do it...? *sees Jamie in Thrax's mother's arms* Is...Is that...?
Thrax; 8nods8
Ozzie: *goes ovr n held out his trembling hands, wanting to hold her*
Thrax; 8gently sets her in her mother's arms8
Ozzie: Oh, Jamie...Jamie... *sobs as he hugs the little girl close*
8the little hybrid cooed happily8
Dad: *turns to Thrax* I see you seem to manage to figure out how to find The Plains
Thrax; 8nodded8
Stepmom: Didn't think our little Ozzie boy might end up getting a guy as sexy as you *grins at Thrax*
Ozzie: The Plains...?
*Thrax's mother hissed at the she-cell8
Thrax; Afterlife, Limbo. Pergatory whenever you want to call it.
Ozzie: I thought only humans have Limbo
Dad: Not reli. You knw some human religions say that wen someone dies, their souls become one with the universe? Yeah, this applies to us cells as well. When we die, we become, well, more or less, part of the dead cells that occupy the big world of micro-organisme.
Stepmom: We live in the air, amongs the oxygen and other gases that are too small and too invisible for even cells to see. This is what we call The Plains
Selene: Where the departed now call home.
Ozzie: *sees Thrax's parents n bowed to them* Pleased to meet you, Mr & Mrs Roja
Selene: Please it's just Amun and Selene.
Ozzie: *smiles* Selene. Amun. *nods at him*
Selene; 8smiles8 It is good to see our son was able to find someone to love and be loved in return.
Dad: *chuckles* What's not to love abt our son? Eh, everyone? *addresses the family*
Ozzie: *blushes* Dad~!
Selene; 8stroked ozzy's cheek8
Ozzie: *blushes some more. He had not expected Thrax's parents to be so good-looking in their young form*
Thrax; 8cocked his brow at his mate8
Dad: So, Amun. *approaches Amun* We meet again thru our children
Amun; 8chuckles8 Yeah, seems so. 8shook his hand8
Dad: The last time we met was, what, wen I arrested you for shoplifting and again for pickpocketing? Remember the old legend you told me abt the virus who fell in love with an immunity cell?
Amun; Been in the family for generations.
Dad: *gestures at Thrax n Ozzie in arms* You think the legend has finally come true?
Amun; 8smiled8 Looks like it and they have the proof. 8motioned to ozzy's stomch8
Stepmom: Baby Oz's been busy so far. Too bad Jamie nvr got the chance to be born
Selene; 8narrowed her eyes8
Stepmom: I didn't mean it in offense
Ozzie: *leads Thrax to his family* Here's my Mom and Dad, and Mama-B, my stepmom
Thrax; 8bows8 A pleasure.
Dad: You can call me Rex
Mom: Alya
Stepmom: Tamara, bt u can call me Mama-B if u want. Ur family now
Thrax; 8smiled and nodded8
Ozzie: *nuzzles Jamie n places the baby's hand on his belly* It's ur sisters, girl. One of them is going to take on ur name.
Jamie; 8smiled, sending a positive wave to her sisters8
Rex: We're just glad to finally meet you, son, thanks to your fiance.
Ayla: You've grwn so well. I'm so proud of you, Oz.
Amun; As are we of you my boy. 8pats Thrax's shoulder8
Ozzie: *sees the necklace starting to lose power*
Rex: Looks like it's time we part
Amun; For now but when it regains power.
Tamara: Till next time then *kisses Ozzie's forehead*
Ayla: I'll see you soon, my son
Ozzie: *reluctant for them to go, n evn more reluctant to let Jamie go*
Thrax; 8bid goodbye to his parents as they started to vanish8
*everything ard them started to vanish until they find themselves bk in their own home n Ozzie's arms empty*
Thrax; 8held him close8
Ozzie: *hugs himself, his heart ached that Jamie slipped away frm him*
Thrax; 8kissed his forehead8 She's safe ozzy.
Ozzie: I knw...But, it still hurts that she's no longer with us...
Thrax; 8held him tenderly8
Ozzie: *feels the babies kick* Well, this Jamie and Junko seems to be happy to have met their grandparents
Thrax; 8chuckled8
Ozzie: I hope everything goes well with the move, n I hope Drix can find organs for other citizens to evacuate in
Thrax; 8nods8 Let's hope.
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