I. The Unexpected Message

You got a fast car

Is it fast enough so we can fly away

we got to make a decision

Leave tonight or live and die this way

-Tracy Chapman (Fast Cars)

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He is looking dull; the fat man who looks around he is in his early 30's. That Mohawk hair style supported by that perfect stubble of a goatee that fits his birthmark on the right side of his face completely describes him. He sits on the bed which is in-front of his newly bought computer browsing through pirated anime and movies in his collection. The man wears his most basic clothes, a boxer short on top of a boxer brief. He thinks it is ok because he is just jamming in his own room. He calls it his casket, a 10x10 foot box on the second floor of their house. As he scrolls through the enormous list he spots one of his favorites. A story of a man brought to a different universe.

Man: The chance of this happening is infinitesimal!

He has always felt this is not the world he is supposed to be in. most of the anime in his collection is mostly science fiction, magic, and humorous comedy. That usual belief of wanting to escape, he wants that as well. He had dreamt of it all this time.

He suddenly receives a chat message from his messenger:

Chatter: Do you want to escape?

Intrigued by the message, he responds...

Man: Escape? What?

Chatter: This world!?

Man: This a new scam?

Chatter: No... I am a Free Jumper.

Man: What is that? A new Multi-Level Marketing scheme?

Chatter: OK seems you won't believe me, go to the nearest landmark that is most memorable for you, I will be there.

Even in his doubt he is now interested. It's a chance to escape the world. Who would even imagine offering something like this for him? He wanted to go just to satisfy his curiosity. He leaves his casket. And goes to his life's most redundant landmark; his school. The school is attached to a parish church. He had spent most of his life here, from studying to serving the church, teaching kids to falling in love.

He goes to the school grounds. Suddenly he sees a capsule like aircraft appearing out of nowhere that slowly lands. Two jet-like aircrafts slipstreams overhead and fires missiles on the capsule. He panics and starts to run away as the capsule type craft stalls in the air and starts crashing. On a distance another capsule type of a different color appears and starts to approach. The first capsule crashed smack in the middle of the school grounds and its engine explodes. The cockpit seems to have one pilot; however it is surrounded by fire. The man, conflicted of what he wants, rushes to the craft. Even if he is fat he easily navigates through the wreckage. His instincts and adrenaline rush works together, a 138kg man who breezes through a flaming wreck. Using his multi-tool, he smashes the cockpit's window. The pilot seemed unconscious; a tube is plugged on a yolk like device placed on his nape. The man uses the seatbelt cutter from his multi-tool and tries to free the man. While trying to cut the pilot free from the restricting seatbelt, the pilot awakes.

Pilot: I told you I could find you!

The man becomes surprised by the pilot's words.

Man: You are him?

Pilot: Yes, I am the chatter.

Man: What? How?

Pilot: No time! I won't make it.

The man, recovering from his panic earlier, notices that he is facing someone who looks exactly like him. He notices the large pipe that had pierced the pilot

Man: What is the meaning of this?

Pilot: I can't explain yet... *panting*

Man: Right, right... dying.

Pilot: DIANA! Override code 99,

Suddenly the computer starts talking with a very feminine voice...

DIANA: starting transfer of authority... please state your name and intention...

The pilot grabs the man's right hand.

Pilot: Rerillion Gapes, Transfer of full authority and ownership via handshake.

DIANA: Recipient, I will need your name...

Rerillion: Name! Hurry!

Man: Trevor Zupang

DIANA: Override accepted!

Rerillion: Trevor! Tell DIANA Command 55 energize!

Trevor: DIANA, Command 55, energize!

DIANA: Orders accepted, executing captain emergency retrieve.

Trevor notices a beam of light hits him... he slowly floats. He grabs Rerillion's arm with both of his hands, exerting all his strength to hold on.

Trevor: What... no... DIANA; cancel my last command...

Rerillion: Escape this world, Trevor, live for the both of us...

Rerillion shakes his arm as he notices a woman approaching them. He' draws his pistol and aims it at the woman. Trevor turns his head as he accelerates faster to the sky. He sees the woman's description. She is wearing a dark grey military uniform heavily decorated with ribbons and honors. Voluptuous chest, slender arms and legs, perfectly proportionate body. This was all he saw before he disappeared.

Rerillion: Commodore Romanov...

Commodore Romanov: Vice Admiral... I mean, ex-vice admiral Gapes. You may have saved your World 75 version, but he will not survive for long.

Rerillion: Don't worry Yesha; you will fall before him...

Rerillion presses a button inside the ship which activates the self destruct of the capsule.

Yesha: AIKA!

The capsule explodes in full leaving a contained crater in the middle of the school.