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Vibes meets a fan

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It had been another great rescue. Vibes couldn’t help it, giving the crowd her usual bravado, throwing in a few dances and poses. Granted, she knew that Sal would grumble about it (Guillermo would too but tended to be less vocal).

But hey, she had done the rescue and therefore she had earned the cheers. If she wanted to do the Ghostbuster strut, then she was going to do the Ghostbuster strut.

But then something weird happened. She saw a face in the crowd. It was a kid, one who looked like a small fox cub. Instinctively, she grinned.

“Nice costume” she laughed, going in for the fist bump.

What was weird was how the kid reacted. He seemed happy but also a bit confused.

“Don’t you remember me?”

“Umm… I think if I saw a kid who kind of…Nah, it’s silly.”

“What’s silly?”

“Well if I didn’t know better I’d say you look like…”

It was then it hit Vibes like a train full of bricks.

“Come on, we need to get a coffee.”

“I’m a kid, I don’t drink coffee.”

“Well okay, I’m getting coffee, you’re getting a milkshake or…whatever.”

Vibes took a closer look at the kid as he carefully sipped his vanilla milkshake. Yeah, there were definitely traits there. On the one hand he had Guillermo’s darker look, but there was elements of Sal in there too, a certain hesitancy in how he spoke and reacted to Vibes.

“OK, enough buildup, who are you?”

“I…I was hoping you’d recognise me…Aunty V”

Now Vibes was creeped out. Aunty V? Vibes was no aunt…was she? Did Guillermo and Sal have a kid then neglect to tell her? No, they wouldn’t just abandon a kid…would they?

“Alright, I need to know, how do you know my name?”

“You’ve always been there. If Mum or Dad both had to go out, you were the one looking after me. You let me stay up later and showed me all the tricks to complete Smash Street 2.”

Now Vibes was really freaked out. She had literally only just discovered the bug trick to beat the bosses on Smash Street 2.

“What’s your name?”

“My name is Roman”

“Cute name”

Vibes then had to think. This didn’t make sense. Why was he here?

“How did you get here?”

“I…I don’t know. One day I’m at home, the next thing I know I’m here.”

Vibes tried to stay calm. It was so weird. It was like she couldn’t get a read on him. Normally when she focused, she could see someone’s thoughts. But there didn’t seem to be anything there.

“Roman” asked Vibes “When did you last see your Mum and Dad?”

“I…I can’t remember”

“Roman” asked Vibes again, the tone very direct “What did you last get for Christmas?”

“W…What does that have to do with anything?”

“Can you remember? Do you remember any Christmas? Birthday? School plays?”

“W…Why do you keep asking me these things?”

“Because I can’t read your mind. And if I can’t read your mind, it makes me suspect what you actually are.”

Roman cried. As he did so, the fur peeled off, revealing metal underneath.

A minigun emerged from Roman’s arm, the blasts causing everyone to run out of the café.

“You could have died peacefully” the robot scowled.

“Sorry, dying for me is very…difficult” Vibes laughed.

Vibes once again dived away from a stream of bullets.

“Your nephew really did love you.” The robot stated.

Vibes turned red with anger. If it was the robot’s job to annoy her, job done.

Without a second’s hesitation, she slammed into the robot, tearing it to shreds.

Sal and Guillermo rushed in, seeing Vibes on the floor in tears.

As she gathered her thoughts and calmed down, Vibes recounted the story.

“So…is this really what’s going to happen in the future?” Sal asked.

“That’s if this thing genuinely was from the future.” Vibes shot back. “It could be all a trick. We don’t know.”

Sal and Guillermo hugged Vibes as they headed back for home.

As they sat and ate dinner, it got each of them thinking. There were so many possibilities. Maybe it was a trick. Maybe Roman was still out there. Whatever the truth…one day they’d find out…

THE END…OF THIS STORY

Description

Vibes meets a fan

Based on art by Eh-Lee-Renard-97

Want to get your own story/art trade? Find out more here reynardcitychronicles.com/fana…

It had been another great rescue. Vibes couldn’t help it, giving the crowd her usual bravado, throwing in a few dances and poses. Granted, she knew that Sal would grumble about it (Guillermo would too but tended to be less vocal).

But hey, she had done the rescue and therefore she had earned the cheers. If she wanted to do the Ghostbuster strut, then she was going to do the Ghostbuster strut.

But then something weird happened. She saw a face in the crowd. It was a kid, one who looked like a small fox cub. Instinctively, she grinned.

“Nice costume” she laughed, going in for the fist bump.

What was weird was how the kid reacted. He seemed happy but also a bit confused.

“Don’t you remember me?”

“Umm… I think if I saw a kid who kind of…Nah, it’s silly.”

“What’s silly?”

“Well if I didn’t know better I’d say you look like…”

It was then it hit Vibes like a train full of bricks.

“Come on, we need to get a coffee.”

“I’m a kid, I don’t drink coffee.”

“Well okay, I’m getting coffee, you’re getting a milkshake or…whatever.”

Vibes took a closer look at the kid as he carefully sipped his vanilla milkshake. Yeah, there were definitely traits there. On the one hand he had Guillermo’s darker look, but there was elements of Sal in there too, a certain hesitancy in how he spoke and reacted to Vibes.

“OK, enough buildup, who are you?”

“I…I was hoping you’d recognise me…Aunty V”

Now Vibes was creeped out. Aunty V? Vibes was no aunt…was she? Did Guillermo and Sal have a kid then neglect to tell her? No, they wouldn’t just abandon a kid…would they?

“Alright, I need to know, how do you know my name?”

“You’ve always been there. If Mum or Dad both had to go out, you were the one looking after me. You let me stay up later and showed me all the tricks to complete Smash Street 2.”

Now Vibes was really freaked out. She had literally only just discovered the bug trick to beat the bosses on Smash Street 2.

“What’s your name?”

“My name is Roman”

“Cute name”

Vibes then had to think. This didn’t make sense. Why was he here?

“How did you get here?”

“I…I don’t know. One day I’m at home, the next thing I know I’m here.”

Vibes tried to stay calm. It was so weird. It was like she couldn’t get a read on him. Normally when she focused, she could see someone’s thoughts. But there didn’t seem to be anything there.

“Roman” asked Vibes “When did you last see your Mum and Dad?”

“I…I can’t remember”

“Roman” asked Vibes again, the tone very direct “What did you last get for Christmas?”

“W…What does that have to do with anything?”

“Can you remember? Do you remember any Christmas? Birthday? School plays?”

“W…Why do you keep asking me these things?”

“Because I can’t read your mind. And if I can’t read your mind, it makes me suspect what you actually are.”

Roman cried. As he did so, the fur peeled off, revealing metal underneath.

A minigun emerged from Roman’s arm, the blasts causing everyone to run out of the café.

“You could have died peacefully” the robot scowled.

“Sorry, dying for me is very…difficult” Vibes laughed.

Vibes once again dived away from a stream of bullets.

“Your nephew really did love you.” The robot stated.

Vibes turned red with anger. If it was the robot’s job to annoy her, job done.

Without a second’s hesitation, she slammed into the robot, tearing it to shreds.

Sal and Guillermo rushed in, seeing Vibes on the floor in tears.

As she gathered her thoughts and calmed down, Vibes recounted the story.

“So…is this really what’s going to happen in the future?” Sal asked.

“That’s if this thing genuinely was from the future.” Vibes shot back. “It could be all a trick. We don’t know.”

Sal and Guillermo hugged Vibes as they headed back for home.

As they sat and ate dinner, it got each of them thinking. There were so many possibilities. Maybe it was a trick. Maybe Roman was still out there. Whatever the truth…one day they’d find out…

THE END…OF THIS STORY