I was hanging out with my cool step mom. We went to a lot of places in DC. She dumped my dad and my mom didn't even try to get me back. I'm OK with that. I didn't want to live with a workaholic and an alcoholic that can't even be in the same room together. I was laying on the couch and listening to my music on my MP3, when my mom tapped my on shoulder, causing me to jump a little. She said, "Oh, sorry honey. There's someone on the phone for you, she said her name was Jazz." She put the phone in my hand and I put it to my ear. "Hello?" I asked. It was Jazz, and she sounded like she was crying. "Viktor. Its-its Cyrus........."
We entered the medical wing in Operation: Broadsword's home base, we were right behind Jazz. We got to the room and entered. I waited silently, listening for a snickering jerk saying, "Ha! Fooled all of you! I'm not dead!" but there was nothing. I couldn't believe it, I guess no one can cheat death forever.
(Jazz's POV)
I tried to be strong, I had to be strong, for the kid's sake. Megan was tearing up already, Sara and Magnet subjected to tears as well. They were fighting hard against them, but this.......this is too much. Even Viktor had a tear running down his cheek. Angie was right beside him, she seemed just as upset as we were. Arsenal was with us too, although I barely recognized him with his new face. He was blond, with bright green eyes. He can't exactly cry, but he had the saddest expression you can get.
We finally pulled up the chairs from around the room and sat around the bed that held the corpse of Cyrus. The doctor said that they would have to move him in the morning, so without much of a vote we stayed there and didn't say anything. Eventually Sara started up a trip down memory lane. "Remember when we were still living in that dam, and he ordered all of us to stay in the lounge until he found the monster in my closet?"
We nodded and remembered. One by one we all came up with memories of our leader. Megan falling asleep in Cyrus' arms, and then snoring, which scarred him half to death. Viktor and Cyrus going toe to toe because Viktor was just starting to grow his smart mouth. Arsenal helping the kids play a halloween trick on him. Sara cheating at every card game we ever played. Magnet trying to prove that he was just as big and bad as everyone else. Me dumping one of my attempts at dinner on Cyrus' head, when he pretended to gag.
One by one, we started to nod off. Until I was the only one left. I turned to Arsenal. "Hey, Arsenal, could you....." He finished my sentence. "Stand outside the door and make sure no one bursts in?" I nodded. "No problem." He said. He was really missing that electronic voice he use to have. You would have never guessed he was actually a robot. He got up and left.
I looked at Cyrus' face. I reached over and brushed some of his hair out of his face. I wish I could just see those blue eyes, just one last time.
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