Blake...Another Future

Before beginning the story, I'll explain some things. This story is about Blake, the main character of "Shrunk With Your Girlfriend" stories ( link: http://www.writing.com/main/interact/item_id/1478179 ). This story tells the things happened many years after all that. Blake is no longer a teenager. Blake is a man by the time this story happens. This story is not a "Shrunk With Your Girlfriend 2" or its Epilogue, in fact, this leads to the second part of the story. How? After having read the whole story, I don't think I have to tell you...Well let's start with this story....


Blake...Another Future

September 1st, 2009

Blake and Joana got married, after several years of being together. They bought a house with their friends and James' friends help, despite the cruel Lilith, Blake's mother and Joana's mother-in-law opposed very much. They went to their honeymoon after the ceremony, and everyone who knew them knew that they would end up like this also.

They both were very happy and one could see the shine from their eyes, the true love. And the good old friends of James thought that he must have been happy watching them from somewhere... (If you don't know James if Blake's father, who died when he was 4 years old)

March 15th, 2010

Blake woke up to go work, he noticed Joana was still sleeping, so he decided to go quietly and let Joana rest. When he was about to open the door, she caught him and said

-"Why didn't you wake me up, honey?"- Blake scratched his head and said

-"Umm...well...I didn't want to bother you...and...you don't have to get up this early anyway"- (Joana worked as his secretary...to make things interesting, being both the wife and the secretary, but deeply, Joana began to feel jealous of younger women, though they were just 20 years old)

-"But you need to have a breakfast...that's the least I can do"- She said as she got up Blake understood that Joana was still that protective and caring...

She went to cook breakfast and felt a little sick with some headache, Blake thought she was sick and made her go to bedroom again to rest. He was a doctor, and checked her, just a slight fever, and headache, it might be the beginning of a cold or a flu. He wasn't sure until he could analyze, he decided to hurry to the hospital where he worked to request some days off or some analysis.

The boss was a 40 years old man and when he told him what happened, and since Blake was a good doctor, he accepted the request, suspecting slightly what could have been happening and which Blake wouldn't realize because of being practically just married. He suggested him to bring her to be checked by a gynecologist, which he agreed, anyway, the boss gave him two weeks off because he hadn't had any vacation and knew he would want to spend more time with his wife...

Blake went to his house again and told Joana to go with him, they were going with a doctor. They arrived to the hospital and the doctor who would see her was nothing more and nothing less than Ferdinand, Blake's long friend. Blake was surprised because there were many gynecologists at the hospital and Ferdinand was the one to check Joana. Ferdinand began to ask her how did she feel and the symptoms. When she finished, his look was a little suspicious. And said

-"I'm not 100% sure but by the symptoms Joana told me you probably are going to be parents..."-

-"WHAT?!"- (Everyone who knew Blake would reason this was the way he'd react)

-"Joana has to do the pregnancy test anyway"- Despite Blake's animic state, Joana seemed to be happy, she looked at him and said

-"But what's wrong sweetheart? I'm glad to have a child, and you should be glad also"- Blake thought for some moments and said

-"It's just that this is...too sudden, and I don't even know how to raise children. I didn't know my father too much, you know, and...my mother wouldn't be a real example..."-

-"We both will learn, when the baby's born"- Some hours later, Joana did the test and it resulted she had 2 months of pregnancy. The birth was calculated to happen in September 15th, the same day James and Blake were born.

Blake now lived with the fact that he'd be father, but he wasn't sure about anything. He wasn't raised by his father because he died years ago...But on the other side, he practically raised himself, so, he should have an idea to how to raise the baby. Many thoughts passed by Blake's mind. Joana just became happy, she wanted to have a baby and she had also the man she always loved. For her, everything was good. To the moment...

Blake was very aware of Joana's pregnancy the whole time, and pleased each one of her "cravings", despite that meant he didn't sleep well for the next 6 months. The pregnancy was going well and Blake, who was always a though one, in deep he wanted to see his child.

Ferdinand, in Joana's checks knew the baby would be a boy, but Joana and Blake didn't want to know until the day of the birth. They wanted to see him or her with their own eyes.

15 August, 2010.

Blake had a new and good job offer, but it was in Norway. He was waiting for that but he didn't want to go because of Joana. His boss and friends tried to convince him but Blake refused. Until Joana convinced him he agreed to go. He said they would go next morning. But Joana insisted in going now and finally he got the passaports. They would have to take a midnight flight.

Blake and Joana prepared for the travel and got out of the house at 11:15 P.M. They would walk to the airport which was to 15 minutes of walking, because Joana wanted. Blake agreed again and began to walk.

Blake knew attackers were everywhere, specially at that hour, but couldn't make Joana upset, he'd feel terribly guilty, and she was the only person he really cares. They walked to a corner, where only were abandoned buildings...It was very dark and quiet...

'This is too quiet...' Blake thought, remembering his fighting days, and suddenly, two thieves appeared, trying to steal their luggage, Blake thought on blowing them away as he always had done with guys like those, but the thought that they hurt Joana and the baby stopped him, and said

-"It's ok...take the things and leave us in peace..."- But those two didn't want to be that good, and one was deloying a knife, in fraction of seconds, Blake, who had seen that subtle move, punched the man in the face and kicked the other

-"I told you!! If you dare to even touch my wife I'll kill you both!!"- Then, he said to Joana

-"Honey, get away from here, please, you won't want to see this..."- Joana took some steps back but only a few meters, she wouldn't leave Blake alone after all the time she's been with him.

Blake took off his black jacket, then ran and hit several times one of the thugs, punching him in stomach and face, then he did a low kick that made him fall down, then he took care of the other, who had the knife. The thief slashed a few times and Blake dodged almost all, getting only a slash in his left arm. Blake quickly took off the knife from him and punched him even more than the other one, finally, he hurled him against the wall and left him lying on the ground.

Blake felt there were other thugs around, and when one tried to block him from behind, he did a quick move, dodging the attack and kicking right in the neck to the one he just dodged. The man fell dead, his neck was broken. Then other was standing in there, but after he saw his partner being killed with one hit, ran away. Blake said quietly

-"Hmph...those guys don't even know how to fight. What a waste of time..."- He put his black jacket on and began to walk where Joana was. But a voice interrupted his actions

-"So...you've followed the same way that the bastard James did..."- Blake felt angry by that but decided to not pay attention and took a few steps

-"You are all the same he was, the same stupid killer bastard..."-

-"Enough!"- Blake looked toward the voice was coming and said

-"Show up!! Dammit coward..."- A shadow moved among the darkness of the night, and suddenly stood in front of Blake, who, when saw who was, immediately stood in guard

-"Alexander..."-

-"Of course, idiot...Now I'm getting my revenge"-

-"What the hell do you have with me?!"-

-"You should know it Blake...you know...You were there that day..."-

-"What are you talking about?!"-

-"I'm talking about the day James killed MY father..."-

-"Hmph...that Brandon...I remember, the 'evil uncle' yeah...if you know that story you must know my father died also..."-

-"That's why I'm taking you down!! Your father against mine...you against me..."- And ran quickly toward Blake, but he moved quickly also and they both connected several fist hits at an incredible speed, they also did many kicks, which they both blocked. Blake and Alexander had almost the same fighting style, and that was seen because their moves were so alike, and the fight was pretty equal. Joana saw in fear, she never had seen anyone who had the same fighting skills Blake had, and was worried about what would happen...

Blake was having the upper hand in the fight and soon Alexander got the disadvantage, but before Blake connected the final blow, something interrupted his mind, he saw, James, his father, when fought Brandon, this made him to lose concentration and Alexander got the advantage again, hitting Blake many times in stomach, then he kicked him while was on ground. Blake was getting up and while Alexander kicked him more, he was having more memories, James fighting Brandon.

Then Blake saw very quickly some parts of James' life. They were too fast but he got some things, like James' past, and some facts of his life... 'Why am I seeing this?' Blake thought, then kicked Alexander in his chin, obtaining enough time to get up and restart the combat. Blake blew him with strong hits again and they both were exhausted after more than half of an hour of fighting, Alexander deployed a gun and shot Blake...

Blake fell down while Alexander laughed, he saw everything blurred, Alexander said -"Here you go...finally...I avenged my father...and...what is in there?"- Looking toward Joana, who first shouted and began to cry

-"D-Don't dare to hurt her..."-

-"Else what?! You'll die soon, slowly, suffering...and seeing how I kill your wife and your son in the process"-

-"Dammit..."- Blake tried to get up but his energies were out...he panted many times while he saw Alexander get closer to Joana

-"Joana RUN!!"- Blake shouted, and she began to. Blake thought 'I have to stop Alexander...I can't let him hurt anyone else...' Blake had a strange memory now, he was seeing the moment before James died, but he felt like he was him, and saw everything, the visions James had about him, and then, his last words to Brandon...

-"No...I'll change Blake's fate...My fate...And obviously...Your miserable fate also!!...I'll never let you hurt my son, even if I have to die for it...I'm taking you with me to hell!!"-

Blake now understood everything 'That was...My father had visions about me, my life, my future...because he wouldn't be there when all it happened...'

-"I can't defraud him, nor Joana, nor my child...I won't let Alexander hurt anyone anymore!!"-

Meanwhile, Alexander walked slowly toward Joana, she couldn't run anymore because she entered into a dead end...

-"How sweet...Blake will die after his pregnant wife..."- Joana only could see in fear until Alexander stopped suddenly, then, he spitted blood and fell down, behind him, was Blake, who stabbed him with the knife he took off from the thugs...

-"B-Blake!!"- He only stared at her and after a few seconds he fell down also, Joana shrieked and then went to his side

-"Blake, don't worry, I'll get help, please don't die!!"- Joana said while began to sob, and Blake answered

-"I'm sorry Joana...for everything..."-

-"This was not your fault...I was the one who insisted in traveling today..."- tears slipped on her cheeks, and Blake, with a hand, dried them off. Then he said

-"I'm sorry for leaving you alone, with the child...I know it will be difficult, but...I'm dying Joana..."- She remained silent and stared at him, in deep sadness

-"I understood everything"-

-"Everything?"-

-"Well, most of the doubts I had, at least, everything for me, like why my father died"-

-"Why?"- Joana asked, with some more tears

-"He could foresee by visions, my whole life...because he wouldn't be in here when all that happened...he died to save me...he said he was changing the destiny, I was the one supposed to die that day...but he...he did it...and...ugh...it seems I had to do the same for you and our child...I...I changed the destiny...again..."- Joana began to cry

-"Joana, please tell him or her that I'm sorry for not being there for raising, supporting and comforting when I should have done...And...please, give this to him or her..."-

Blake took off his silver necklace, that always wore, which had a dogtag with the name "Blake" written with gold letters, the dogtag belonged to James, and Blake always had it in his wallet until that day. Joana gifted it to him at his 13th birthday, when they were on 8th grade and Joana gave him his first kiss. Blake said also

-*Cough*"...I-I...I don't know if it's the destiny...but it seems that in my family fathers don't live to see their children grow up...I'm not sure why...I guess it must be sad to not see my child to grow up...as my father probably felt when he did the same...Please...let him to be free...to have the life I hadn't, and one last thing..."-

-"What is it?"- Joana barely said while cried more -"...Please tell our child that must not get revenge...All this happened by that...by vengeance..."- Blake took his last breath and his hand, which grabbed Joana's fell down cold and pale...

One month later...
September 15th, 2010

The child was born, a boy, who Joana called him James junior...to honour Blake's fallen father, and Blake himself...She also put him the necklace with Blake's name.

-"There's a time to live...there's a time to die, but no one can escape the destiny..." - Stratovarius - Destiny.

Blake and James understood those words at their deaths' moment, for some reason none of them was destined to see the growth of the next generation which they sacrificed for...

Joana was deeply heartbroken...she had lost Blake, and she thought it was somehow her fault, he died to save her and their son.

She never fell in love again, so, she focused her love in the only one that was left, the last remaining of Blake's blood, her son, James jr, who fortunately or unfortunately was so much like Blake...

The boy grew up without a father, just like Blake in his time, and sometimes felt sad when heard his mother crying in the nights...There had been elapsed some years and Joana was still heartbroken, it seemed she never would forget Blake...

James Jr. soon became 4 years old and Joana stopped breastfeeding him (she did until a few months before he had to go to kindergarden), without knowing it, this made the little James physically stronger and smarter than Blake (who wasn't that lucky since his mother hated him every moment, and was fed by formula by his grandmother, who would die before Blake reached 10).

James demonstrated his high intellect when he learned to read, to count and to write in both English and Spanish at two years old, he even read before talking. Joana saw how he grew up and the years flew, James soon became a preteen and was about to get to secondary. James at this age resembled Blake even more, because he was identical except by his fairer skin and light brown hair instead of black, he even conserved Blake's hairstyle, Joana remembered Blake this way the most, as the boy she fell in love with when saved her from a bully several years ago.

James befriended Kyle, Ayrton's son, and became his best friend since 6 years old. They both were very smart and, in difference of Ayrton, and probably because of Karina, Kyle had better fighting skills and helped James more times than Ayrton did in Blake's past fights, but most of time James was able to beat stronger guys than his father was at his age. He soon reached 12 years old and began to go secondary.

At first days nothing happened, only some random fights, and curiously, Joana was still the one who healed the wounds, this time her son's. She could see how he inherited Blake's brave and behavior, and never prevented him to fight since she could see how Blake's and James' fighting blood flowed through his veins, and, anyway, she felt like watching Blake again, and she still hugged him and kissed him on cheeks very often because of his resemblance to his father...

Some times, James jr rested in an old tree (the same Blake used to in his young days) where he thought about many things, mainly about himself and his father, he didn't know much because Joana didn't talk much about him and he doesn't want to cause her more grief than she already had.

Until a day he encountered with another bully...

All it began when James arrived to the school gardens and saw a bully strangling a girl, and something inside him told him to intervene, and in that moment passsed by his mind quick memories, but not his own...they were other ones, James saw a boy like him to fight a bully and saving a beautiful girl. It was too fast to recognize anything and then he went to stop that boy

-"Stop it now!"- He said

-"Hmph...so obvious...I was waiting for you..."-Said with an evil voice this boy, releasing the girl who seemed to be just a bait

-"What?"- James was surprised by this

-"I know you're Blake's son since you came here to save a girl you don't know, just as Blake did 20 years ago, right here..."-

-"What the?!"- James said when remembered his strange memory

'So, that boy who was like me must have been my father...and the beautiful girl...mom?!...No...I don't think my father would've married to the first girl he met' He thought, and somewhere would be heard a "WahWah Waaaaaaaah"

-"My name is Wolfgang and that's the last name you'll hear ever..now you die!!!"-

Wolfgang ran quickly to attack James and as we know, he blocked the first hit, then a fierce fight began,

James was stronger than Blake and this boy was at his same level, the fists and kicks flew very fast to each side, this was James' fiercest combat ever and he never thought he would find someone with his same skills, soon, James was being overwhelmed by this guy, and he said before finishing him off after a hard combat

-"I'll avenge my lineage's blood...Your grandfather killed mine and your father killed mine, then I'll kill you!!!"-

He deployed a knife and pointed it to his throat. James got some more mixed memories, some of the same boy who resulted to be his father, and another one who had scars and looked tougher, he was too confused now, why his mom never told him about everything?

She only healed and hugged him when fought, never told him something like 'don't fight anymore' or something like that...she seemed to know how it was, and the only explanation was that his father was just like him...

James thought 'dammit...' when a fist hit Wolfgang's face and a kick hit his stomach, then saw Kyle, who came to help. James quickly got up

-"Need some help?"-

-"Thanks Kyle, but I think I have to take care of this myself..."- Kyle looked disconcerted, James never acted like that but only said

-"Ok...but I'll intervene if you get in trouble..."- James remained silent and continued the fight, this time he was equal but when he was about to throw decisive hits his mind interrupted him with the 'strange memories' he saw previously...

Eventually, James was able to win the fight and Wolfgang left, barely standing. James got very damaged, despite he didn't seem that hurt. The girl he just saved came from where she was hiding and hugged him

-"Thank you for saving me..."- James felt rarely warm, though he wasn't that disaccustomed to kindness like his father, and said

-"You're welcome. That thug had something against me anyway"- The girl introduced herself as Beatrix, and she was new at the school

-"I'm sorry for getting you in trouble"- She said a bit sad, James answered

-"It was not your fault...That was a weirdo I'd fight anyway"-

He said, trying to not make her feel guilty, then James looked where Kyle was discovering that he left in some moment. James had to talk with someone about the weird thing that happened to him, and before he could even grab his backpack, Beatrix asked

-"Excuse me, maybe I shouldn't ask but I heard that your father and his were also enemies..."-

-"I don't know, I never met my father"- James interrupted, Beatrix, when heard this, said

-"Oh...I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have..."-

-"No problem"-

-"But...there's another thing"- Beatrix continued

-"I don't know about fighting but you seemed confused or even scared in some moments of the fight, it looked like you had seen something..."- James was caught and surprised by this, he'd never thought that this girl would realize about what happened, but he didn't know her too much to trust her, despite something was telling him to...

-"Well...it's complicated...maybe I'll tell you later"- And James left, Beatrix felt that he wasn't rejecting her, he just needed more time to trust her. James would tell to Kyle what happened that day later...

-"So...you saw something that you never had lived...that could be a deja vu..."- Kyle tried to explain

-"No, Kyle, it's different, a deja vu is when one believes to have seen a thing that resembled something familiar. What I saw were memories, but not mine, and the only recognizable I could remember was a guy like me and a pretty girl who resembled a little to Beatrix"- (By the way, Beatrix is like Joana jut that she was slightly taller, had tanned skin and black hair, her body was slimmer and with that slightly less breasts and a bit more of butt)

-"Hmm...how was the boy who is like you?..."- Kyle asked, trying to find a clue

-"Try to imaginate him, he was just like me, but with tanned skin and black hair, and at least two scars in an arm, and also, a scar in his right eyebrow"-

-"Maybe it was just a dream...it's possible that..."-

-"The only one who can have that description was Blake"- Karina said, when entered to the living room (Kyle's house). The two boys remained silent, disconcerted

-"Your father..."- Karina finished

-"But, how could you know how was he in his young days? Joana told you?"-

-"I...I saw a kind of weird memory, or vision..."-

Karina remained thoughtful and then said

-"I don't want to use you as a guinea pig but if you wish we can test an experiment"- (Karina became a very smart scientist at this time)

Later...

-"I have a theory, that all humans have the knowledge of most secrets of the universe genetically, but in most cases is blocked. You seem to have inherited your father's memories, which means that you developed more sensitivity to genetic memory..."-

-"So, how can this machine help me?"- Asked James

-"You'll be unconscious some moments, but this machine will record your memories, so, you can study them and know more about your father"-

-"It makes sense, I guess"- James said, he got on the machine and after having connected some cables to a thing around his head, the machine began to work, the soft electroshocks made James fall asleep and it began to extract the genetic memories.

Because it was an experimental device, only it was able to record a few memories. Then James woke up and Karina said -"I have to work more on this device. Only the visions you had and a few more were recorded"- She gave him a disk, which James took to his house.

He entered

-"Hi mom, I'm in home..."- He had no answer and went to her room just to make sure she was ok, he heard from outside she was crying, as she had done everyday, mourning Blake, her so loved husband.

James learned that she must have loved his father a lot. James decided to go to check the disk and then comfort his sad mom. He could see at normal speed the memories about Blake and learned that he was just like him and fought bullies the whole time.

Then he saw he had a romantic relationship with the girl he just saved

'I'd like to see the moment he met mom'

James thought, not knowing who was that beautiful girl he was watching in the video, after some minutes, there appeared a vision where Blake wasn't, it was another boy, who still resembled them, but this one had a more tanned skin, several scars, and a colder face, he learned that this guy was his grandfather, and that he had the same name of him

'That's why they called me James...' he thought.

He also watched adult James' death...then some more brief memories about Blake's life. He turned off the pc when it was done and went with his mom, who was still crying.

James knocked the door and Joana answered, after some moments,

-"Come in, baby"- James entered and said

-"Are you ok mom?"-

-"Yeah, I think"- James wiped away her tears, then waited some minutes, he knew that it was a delicate topic, and finally, said

-"Mom...Could we have a little talk?"-

-"Sure baby, what is it?"- Joana answered, then James got a little nervous and with some difficult, he asked

-"I...I would like to know...about my father..."-

Joana said

-"Huh?"- and then remained silent, James said

-"I know you...miss him...I don't know how all it happened but I believe it's the time I should know...at least how he died..."-

Joana remained silent for a moment, James added

-"I've been seeing some sort of visions about him, when he was my age..."- Joana was surprised by that, some years ago, Blake had told her he remembered that his father did this, foresaw Blake's future, and changed it for a better one, but this was the inverse, James seeing the life of his father and grandfather, it was even weirder

Joana told James (Jr.) the story of both Blake and his grandfather James, the stories were pretty alike, but, James had that cold element, even when he was a good father and cared about his son, and to his disgrace, he never found true love. At least Blake did, but they both died to let their descendants to live. It seemed as no one of Blake's lineage was allowed to raise their children, and secretly, Joana feared that it would happen with James Jr. also...

James now understood most of things, and felt a deep respect to his father and his grandfather, they made the biggest sacrifice a human can do. James always felt that he would have liked to know his father at least. He wasn't even born when Blake died (8th month of Joana's pregnancy)

Weeks later, Karina talked to James when he was hanging with Kyle

-"Hey, would you like to help me with my latest work?"- James nodded and said

-"What is it?"-

-"Time traveling...I think you could be interested into it..."-

'Time traveling...' James thought deeply 'My grandfather changed the destiny, my father did so, then, I must change it again...maybe I could prevent my father from dying that day...'

Kyle, James and Karina began to work on that project, Ayrton, who was pretty busy being a business man, gave his support as most as possible. The time began to pass. James and Kyle lived their normal lives in the meantime, when they weren't working on the time machine... James was the most helpful because he inherited Blake's intelligence.

By the way, James was almost as naive as Blake was in girls subjects, which made Joana to giggle when he commented about Beatrix, seeing how the story repeated. James didn't tell his mother about the project to not make her too excited about it (Karina knew that if she found out about the time machine the first thing she'd do it would be go to the past and fix it somehow, and she told James to not say anything about the machine in front of Joana)

Because Joana advised James about Beatrix and other things about girls, he asked her out in the very last days of 7th grade. He was mature enough even at 12 years old (Blake would have been also but destiny reserved that from him until 9th grade's last day).

They both spent had great times, and she demonstrated to be smart enough to contribute with the time machine, after James told her the story of his father and grandfather. Beatrix felt a little afraid knowing that all they died, and that it could be James' fate...

It took to them three years to complete the machine, and there happened some things, James disappointed when they found out that time was immutable, and the only way was to travel to an alternate reality (actually, ours) where the time was in past and then change things to prevent the same fate of this dimension. James sighed and thought that at least he could meet his father for a while. No hopes to resurrect him or to change his death.

When the machine was totally tested and finished, everyone went and finally told Joana. James would be the one to come. Only one person could travel at once, but the machine was perfectly working. The only other thing is that it used so much energy that required about a year to recharge fully, so James would be stuck for that time. He thought it wouldn't be that bad. And, with all his hopes, he prepared himself and walked inside the machine...