The HeartBreak Commission - Part 8

CHAPTER 28: CELL

Darkangel held out a hand and helped me up. She kissed me, long and hard. I enjoyed, I didn't want it to stop, her breasts touched my chest, I held her tight. “That's for saving my life.” she said in a husky sweet voice and walked off to find her clothes, she left me standing there. I brushed myself down and walked after her. “Don't move Mr Envers.” I turned around, three armed policemen were standing at the second entrance, I put my hands up. They walked up to me slowly. “John Envers I'm arresting you on several accounts of having a relationship without been married, anything you say now can and will be used for and against you a court of law. You are to accompany us without resisting or we have the rights to sedate you, any objections Mr Envers?” The policeman said, he was tall with the blue and green uniform on, which was standard police clothing, his nose was huge I noticed. “No objection sir.” I replied. You can't win them all. “Good, oh and John, that was some great shooting you did!” He smiled, a friendly one. “Thanks.” I didn't smile, he must have watched me the whole time. I looked for Darkangel, she was no where to be seen. “I'll find Dec for you Mr Envers, and later I'll find you.” it was an implant message. “Call me John sweetheart, call me John.” I replied back to her, she didn't reply. “Oh Mr Envers, that last kiss you shared, I won't be reporting that.” He winked. “Thanks.” I wasn't happy, this could finish me.

The police informed my TCSA car that it wasn't needed and they took me to the police station. I was expecting a prison sentence, that would be pretty normal for the crimes I had committed, perhaps a month. I wondered if they had Anne too, she would be distraught, so would my sister. Mr Brown, I wouldn't be able to help and I hoped with all my heart that Bet wouldn't be too mad I had missed tea with her. I hoped this strange Darkangel would find Dec if only for bet's children's sakes. They led me into the cell, it was clean, pure white with a toilet and small sleeping area. “Mr Envers, someone will be coming later to chat about an implant message you received from a Mr Pernetti and you will be sentenced within a day or two. I will call your sister and tell her of the situation, she is allowed to visit you if she wants and you can make any arrangements you need to make, then, if she comes.” I nodded then the policeman slammed the door shut and I was alone.

A inspector someone, I forgot his name had a chat with me about the implant message, I didn't like him. I told him what happened and he left. My sister came, she was mad about me for not telling Anne about the other women I had slept with. I confessed that I had carried on sleeping with Ruby while I was seeing Anne. Anne was boring in bed, while Ruby was quite something. I enjoyed both there company. I found out they had locked Anne up and sentenced her already for two months for kissing me in public on several occasions. I found that far too harsh, I dreaded to think what they might give me, I wondered exactly how much they really new. My sister said that she would look after my business for me until I was out and would try her best, but she also had her own to run, I left things with her.

CHAPTER 29: A YEAR AND A HALF LATER

I stepped out of the high security prison. It was a year and a half later after I had been arrested. My sister Lucy picked me up in her new brightly coloured Skontro Turbo. It was a very expensive one at that. “Hi John, pleased to be back to freedom once more.” Lucy smiled out of the window. She got out of the car and gave me a big hug. “I have a lot to tell you John, Oh and you have a huge contract to work on John.” I smiled, she wasn't telling me something. “Sounds good sister, hows ZAK, hows Anne?” “ZAK is fully programmed, up to date and Anne isn't good John, she hardly speaks to me.” My fault again. “Maybe I should talk to her.” probably not a good idea. “Don't think she wants to see you John, I am sorry.” Oh well, her loss. I stepped into the car and Lucy drove us back to my apartment. I had been imprisoned for many things, illegal kissing, making love, having an illegal implant and carrying illegal weapons, they had hit hard. I now had no implant, I felt blind like something was missing from me. We arrived at my appartment, it looked no different. Lucy secured her car with a shielded protection unit and we waited for ZAK to open the doors. “Greetings Master, welcome home.” ZAK, ZAK it was so good to hear his voice again. I laughed, I felt happy.

“John, I have to go, you have so much to catch up on, and John you owe me credits!” Lucy left me, already. I owed her thanks for looking after my business but I thought she would have stayed a while. I walked into my living room, it was dark, lights were off, so quiet. I sat down on the sofa. “Surprise!” “John welcome home.” They jumped out from behind the Sofa, and they came from my office. Darkangel, Mrs Brown, I mean Bet, Ruby, Anne and Kevin. I wondered what they were doing here. I had cheated on Anne by sleeping with Ruby and they were chatting like friends, Bet, I hardly new but I liked her, Kevin I didn't like and Darkangel, well she did say she would find me later. I was in for some shocks but it was good to have the company, I had been alone for a year and a half in a cell. We had drinks and Bet cooked us some food. Ruby and Anne had some news for me. “John I am not sure how to say this, me and Ruby are married now.” I just didn't know what to say. I hugged them both. “I am pleased for you both.” I found I really was happy for them. I would miss Ruby and her passion and Anne's tenderness. “Hello Boss, John, I work for you now.” Kevin, with his dark curly hair and moustache smiled, I wondered how he was working for me. I turned, hands were holding my waste, Darkangel was holding me. Her name was Lisa, I only new as that was what the others were calling her. I looked into her green eyes, her beautiful face. She kissed me, long and hard again and once more I didn't want it to end. “Welcome home John, I said I would find you.” her husky voice, so seductive and sweet. “Yes you did.”

A year and a half was a long time but my sister had thought quick. Lisa had come looking for me, she had found Dec in a nearby dog food shop as well as Pink, they had found a way in from behind the shop. My sister gave her permission to take over my business and keep it going until I returned. Bet had been so happy about the return of Dec but was saddened by my imprisonment and she wanted to help me any way she could, and to Lisa's surprise Bet had, shall we say special talents. Kevin had lost his job and tried to get in touch with me, with contracts building up Lisa had took him on to help. Anne and Ruby had been helping my business too, Ruby had given up her entertaining business now that she was married to Anne. Together they had made my business grow and I found my sister had been lying about me owing her credits. I had a really healthy amount of credits In my account. The big contract was to investigate the disappearance of a top fashion designer, someone called Neil Hammond, I had never heard of him, but it had brought us publicity. We were all sat in the living room having coffee and chatting and talking about everything I had missed, I was ready for some peace and quiet.

ZAK reported. “Visitor, Mrs Pernetti, security fine, identity true.” What! I didn't take that in. “Repeat please ZAK. Put on screen” “Visitor, Mrs Pernetti, security fine, identity true.” She came up on the screen. Mr Pernetti's wife, the women who wanted me to get a divorce from him, it was and wasn't her, she looked beautiful, in every physical way possible. The women who had given me the, “HeartBreak Commission.” As I had named it. Her breasts were bigger, perfectly proportioned, her face symmetrical, no lines, no blemishes on her anywhere. “Accept.” ZAK let her in.

CHAPTER 30: BROKEN DREAM

Lisa, Kevin and I met her at the door as well as my holographic projection. “ZAK turn off the bloody Hologram.” It vanished. She walked slowly, she looked frightened, her face looked blank, her eyes were not the same, they were slightly red. “Hello John.” she said simple, tears fell down her face, a red tint in them, more and more came. We held her and brought her into the living room and sat her on the sofa. Bet made us all a coffee. Sarah Pernetti calmed down eventually. “Its all gone wrong John, Is was all meant to be a dream world, a paradise, now its like hell. I need your help John.” she said quietly, we all listened. “Tell me from the start Sarah if you can, we can help you.” I said softly, she was clearly seriously distressed. I sipped my coffee. “Karina Devenport, I met her at a shop when I was buying a new implant, we got chatting, I thought she was beautiful. I went back to LIFE with her, she said she would give me an implant for free.” She paused, struggling to find the words. “She seduced me, we made love in her office while her husband was away on business. She promised me the world. We saw each other for a while, my fashion work as a model....I abandoned.” She rushed through the words, I listened, wondering what had happened to her husband and my ex boss. “I then came to you John, so you could get me a divorce, only thing was Luke came to LIFE. Karina found out that her husband was seeing a young girl called Kelly and had her kidnapped, she put things into her, implants, she made her a monster but I was so in love with Karina, I just didn't see, I was out of control. Karina had given me implants, I looked so good and I felt happy.” She rubbed her eyes, she looked distraught. “Luke and Alexander Devenport were on there way to see Karina, she planned things. She pushed Kelly face to face with Alexander, he broke down, I saw Luke and Oh I was a Bitch. We were in the corridor then these men, who I though had strength and speed implants in them took hold of my husband and Alexander, they tied them up and beat them. Luke tried to escape so Karina shot him and then she took a knife to Alexander and cut him all over.” she paused then, I felt rage and shock that Karina Devenport could do this, that must have happened when Kevin and I received the help plea from Luke. “She took is into a secret room in her office, the door just appeared out of no where. There were grids along the floor, we all stood there. She sent a message to everyone who was in the building to come to her office. They came, so many, they all crowded round us. Everything went black. A few minutes later we were on another grid, in another room, a bigger, darker room.” She stopped then and sipped her drink. “Everyone?” I asked. “Yes, everyone who was in and around the room. She called the place Heaven, it was for a start.” “What was this place you went to?” I was confused, teleportation just didn't exist, it was impossible, or so I thought. “Heaven was a small village, it all looked so real. We stepped out of the dark room to a glorios sunny blue sky, a gentle breeze, there was a beach, clear blue water, amazing houses, people were already there, shops and entertainment facilities were there, it was a true paradise. But It changed.” A paradise, did Karina teleport everyone to a paradise island, I didn't get it. “What changed?” I asked. “It was all unreal, illusion. We had a fight, I wanted to see my husband, Karina got mad and then it happened, the sun died, everything went dark, colder, the water was dirty full of mud, the shops and that vanished, the other people disappeared. We stood in a metal room, a huge room with machines and equipment all over the place. Karina was suddenly surrounded by monsters, they looked half human.” The words spilled out fast, frantic. “We were forced into the small rooms that were scattered around the place, many of us crushed together, I new things were terrible, I apologised to Karina, she forgave me and I stayed close to her, too scared not too.” This was beyond realism. “Over time they, Karina and the monsters began doing experiments on people, hideous things, all around me were deformed creatures.” I felt sick. “For years I started looking for a way out, me and a few others. Some of us helped Karina, many more people kept been brought into Heaven, most were single.” That would explain things. “One day I saw Karina with another women, she was pretty, I pretended I didn't see. She had a new helper and lover, I was pushed away but not hurt. I never saw my husband again or Alexander.” she stood up and paced the room, tears were in her eyes once more, again red tears, red, it was so strange, red tears.

“Love was nothing but a broken dream, I thought I loved Karina, I hated her now, I missed my husband. Then to my horror more machinery appeared, more monsters appeared, then I learnt what Karina planned....she was building an army of these things all with implants in, strong, fast and deadly.” Hell that was bad, an army of monsters, did I believe her, it was hard not to. “I managed to work out how to escape, I had to re-program my implant. I found another hidden room with grids on the floor but nothing would happen, I found it was my implant that stopped anyone escaping, I played, my skull felt fried after I tried that many things, eventually I found it and found myself back at the top of LIFE, then I came here.” She stopped talking, all was silent. “Thank you Sarah, should we tell the Federation?” I asked her. “No, it would do no good, they wouldn't believe you for one and as I see it they wouldn't find anything unless they had there implant changed like mine...... and I know of a way to break every implant that LIFE has made.”

We chatted for a long time, Kevin rang the government, they just laughed and cut the line on him. Sarah outlined what we could try and do, it was crazy. Why should I get involved?...Why?..because if someone didn't do something Lincoln and the UK would be in severe danger. I pictured it: human like monster armies running through the city terrorising people, killing people, death, destruction and despair. Would it happen?...Would the government just send in the army and end it anyway?...Or would they just destroy cities with everything in it or quarantine them?...did we really want to be hero's or die trying. “Carrie Valentine, she tried hard to help people.” I heard Sarah say. The lady in the mirror, my love. With those words, all was decided.

CHAPTER 31: TAKEN TO HEAVEN KNOWS

The next day I tried the police station. I explained the situation, they laughed at me and told me to go home. I got mad, they kicked me out and told me any more and I would be arrested and put back in a cell. I called for a TCSA car using a messaging console that was outside the police station, my implant was gone and it was very hard adjusting. The car was taking longer then normal, I waited and waited. When it arrived I got in as normal. The doors locked, the car shielded itself. I asked it to take me home. I sat there while the car set off. It went the wrong way, I thought maybe its was just going another route. It went completely the wrong way. I asked it to stop, it didn't. I got very worried, I tried opening the doors manually, they wouldn't open. I asked the car to stop again, I asked it to take me back, it wouldn't, I banged the car, it carried on with not a word. I couldn't do a thing, I couldn't contact anyone without my implant, I had no other option of communication. I had no weapon, I was going to visit some of Lisa's contacts later on then try to find an implant and some weapons, all my weapons had been taken by the police. I was trapped in the car, no way out. I panicked, I hit the car, I kicked, I tried everything, I only hurt myself. I relaxed and enjoyed the trip to wherever I was going, the scenery was pretty.

The car took me out of the city and into countryside, we headed south towards Lincoln. Single people had been going missing three and a half years ago, now it was my turn to be missing. I thought about LIFE and what Sarah Pernetti had told me, I wondered if I was heading there to be turned into a monster. My life, I wouldn't let it go, and Carrie Valentine was somewhere to be found. Love was to be found.

Sure enough we entered Lincoln, I saw the old cathedral wasn't there now, only an ugly modern version with a hazy blue and yellow glow coming from it. Eventually the car arrived at LIFE, no one was there, no security, nothing. The car door opened, I stepped out. No one was here, the car drove away. This was strange, why take me here, what for. I expected someone or something to come for me, I could just walk away now. I didn't walk away, something drove me on. I entered LIFE, so empty, so cold, so quiet. I made my way up to the top level again, I had done this around three and a half years ago. It looked the same. I found Karina Devenports office, it was the same also, the hidden room Sarah Pernetti had told me about was not to be seen. Why, what, how. I was here, I didn't know why, something was wrong, my mind was blank, I couldn't make sense .

I sat down on Karina Devenport's Desk, it was polished and clean. I heard footsteps, I kept my eyes on the door. My heart started beating fast, I got off the desk and stood up, waiting and waiting. A man walked in, I though I knew him, I wasn't sure, I didn't feel myself. He was tall and muscular, he had a black suit on, he had no hair. “John I am Dr Pernetti and this is Dr Valentine.” he held is hand out as a women walked in, I shook his had. The women was not too tall, she had shiny long blonde hair, I gave her a kiss on the cheek. “John, we are so sorry to have to tell you this.” he looked down, what was he sorry about, what was going on. “You died John, at the Royal Garden Park, before that you enlisted to LIFE and purchased a life after death dream pack, a special implant that would give you life in a pre-programmed dream world that you made John.” What!, this man was clearly crazy. “A what. I purchased what? I am dead?” I got the words out in anger and confusion. “John, four years ago you purchased from LIFE, you took out a contract with us here, which would let you live past your death, but in a self made up dream land.” Her voice was beautiful. “You are dead John, we are so sorry, the life after death dream pack has failed John, its not worked like it should have.” I was so confused. She was so beautiful, I loved her. I walked around Karina Devenports office, I paced around in circles. “Just leave him a moment Carrie.” I heard Dr Pernetti say. “OK Luke, suppose it must take time to come out of dream state.” Carrie, Luke, Carrie, Luke. Carrie valentine, the lady in the mirror, Luke, Luke Pernetti. It all added up to heaven knows.

CHAPTER 32: LIFE to LIFE

I paced around then I sat back down on the desk, Dr Pernetti and Dr Valentine were just stood there watching. “So I died, how did I die?” I asked, still not believing them, Dr Valentine answered. “You went for a walk in the Royal Garden Park John, over three and a half years ago, you were attacked by thieves, there had been a few attacks in the weeks before you went there, they cut you up and took everything you had, even your car.” She looked worried, not happy. “Your wife Karina Envers, you fell out with her, you thought she was having an affair, that's why you went to the Park.” I was married, or had been, I remember the park, the walk, seeing movement in the trees, taking the pictures. “It was when you died in the old woods that your life after death implant took you too your dream world John, you resumed living and carried on.” So I had died but had resumed my walk in the park, I had looked in the mirrors at the modern art building, I had fallen in love with this Carrie Valentine, why was she there in the mirror?...did I believe? “Were you there Carrie when I died in the park?” I asked, she looked scared, I didn't know why. “Yes John, I was at the park on the day of your death, I was on call, I had to process your contract and....deal with your body John.” So she had been there perhaps that was it, did I love her?..Oh god help me please. “So what now?” I looked at them both. “John, Its your choice, we can make another dream world for you to live in, or John.....you can die naturally.” Dr Pernetti hesitated on the die naturally. That didn't sound too good, I didn't want to die but if I was already dead then maybe I should let myself die for real this time, I still did not believe any of this. “So what went wrong then Luke?” I asked, it was weird, he was my ex boss but he also wasn't. “John when you took the contract out, you stated that you wanted to be a private detective and that you wanted to find love and lead a happy, pleasant life....but the dream world became corrupted. We had to pull you away before anything went wrong, it was all we could do.” Luke looked down again, he looked sad. “Exactly how many people have been taking up these contracts Dr?” “You are the first John.” He didn't look at me. “John, my love.” It was Karina, she was at the doorway to the office. Karina Devonport but she had been or was my wife. A man came in then, it was Alexender Devenport, I knew him. “John, my best mate, how's life been for you?” My best mate?...this was not entering my brain very well. “I am fine thank you.” I replied, I didn't know what to say. “John we have a video for you to watch which should make things easier for you.” Dr Valentine pressed play as she spoke to me. The video was of me, Karina, Alexander. I saw Lisa in it too, Darkangel, who was she to me?....she was my ex girlfriend, it looked that way, there were pictures of me and her and a child. I didn't have children or did I. I did, there were images of the birth and a nurse calling me daddy. There was more, me and a boy playing, he was called Kevin. Alarm bells rang, Kevin, I knew him, I felt terrible. There was a barbecue, a girl called Kelly, a women called Ruby was with Karina, me and Alexander, there was an old lady, they called her Bet. There was a women called Lucy, my sister I clearly knew. There were wedding pictures of me and Karina, I saw us get married and kiss. We were married. There were images of Karina and I walking in the royal garden park hand in hand looking at the flowers, so pretty, Karina and the flowers. I began to cry, I put my head in my arms. “Quick were losing him!” I heard a shout, it was Dr Valentine. All went black.

No one was here, it was empty, I didn't know why the car had taken me to LIFE. I was in Karina Devenports office. The hidden room was clearly visible, the door was open, I could see some kind of grid on it. Should I go, should I.....I did. I walked through the door into the room. It was light in here. “Come John, come into my life.” I turned, it was Sarah Pernetti, she was so gorgeous, she wore a low cut top, her cleavage like the most beautiful valley. Her eyes were blue as the sea, I could drown in them, her lips, full and pink. She wore a purple short skirt, her long legs I wanted to lick. I felt so turned on, I wanted her.

CHAPTER 33: PLEASURE DOME

Again everything went black. Sun, brightness, birds singing, beach. I found myself in paradise in heaven. There was a pure golden sandy beach in front of me, many people were swimming in the clear blue sea. I looked behind myself, shops and stalls lined the cliff face behind me. The sky was pure blue with white fluffy clouds. Sarah Pernetti was next to me. “What do you think to heaven then John?” as she smiled at me. “Its like paradise.” I replied, smiling also. Sarah held me from behind, her arms tight around me, she kissed my neck. “Would you like to see my other pleasure facilities John?” She whispered in my ear, soft, gently and seductive. She led me away down the beach and onto the pavement below the cliff. There were lots of people running back and forth, clearly having fun. “You will enjoy where I am taking you too John.” She held my hand, so soft, her pink painted nails, long and pretty. We came to a doorway, it was a building, there was a sign at the top labelled, “The Pleasure Dome.” Sarah opened the door, we walked in hand in hand. There was a long corridor with pictures of all types hanging on the red painted walls, some were of naked ladies and men, others were of flowers and countryside. There were rooms off to the sides, we went to the end of the corridor and entered the room beyond. It was huge, there was several bars and sofas with tables and chairs, the carpet was a bright red colour. There was a dance floor in the middle with a stage further back. I scanned the room. There were two women on a sofa, there breasts hanging out, big and beautiful. They were on top of each other, kissing, there tongues working inside each others mouths. Two men, one holding onto a chair, bent over, the other behind thrusting hard and fast, they were naked. On the dance floor a couple were dancing, but there were no music. They held each other tightly and kissed in between their dancing. All around me couples of men and women were enjoying each others company, and I mean enjoying. My eyes found surprises everywhere. I looked at the stage. Three men, one women. The women had whips, I heard the crack of her weapon slash onto the men's naked bodies.

Sarah grabbed me and kissed me, long and hard. I kissed back, my tongue inside her mouth. I held her tightly, her breasts hard against my chest. She backed off and ran away, I followed. She sat on a sofa, I sat next to her. She stood up and took her top off, revealing her white bra. She took her bra off and flung it to one side, her breasts swinging, her skirt followed. Sarah was naked, she bent down to my trousers and pulled them off as well a my boxers. She put her mouth round my sword. I was in heaven. She then pulled my t-shirt off, revealing my hairy chest. She kissed me all over. She jumped onto my lap, her legs either side of my hips, she straddled me. She put her arms around me, her teeth biting hard into my neck. Pain, desire, lust. She moved side to side, up and down. She kissed me once more. She slapped me across the face. She bit my lips, she scratched my back, so hard. Pain, desire, lust. She scratched my chest, blood dribbled, she bit into my neck again, she didn't stop, she scratched my face, her long nails digging into my cheek. Pain, desire, lust. Pain.......

All went black. “Its too corrupted, I don't know what to do, something is taking it over!” I heard Dr Valentine say, my love. “End of project, fetch me the sedative!” I heard Luke say. “You mean to end his life for real?” It was Carrie's voice. “I do Carrie, its the only way.” She was biting me, eating me, blood was dripping, I tasted it, the lights flickered.

Hell no!....Human like monsters were all around me, one was on top of me. I struggled, her mouth still clinging to my neck. I pushed her off me, she fell on the floor. “Oh John, you are such a man.” Sarah Pernetti said in a growl. Other creatures were looking my way. I ran for the exit, it was locked. Sarah came after me. “Don't run John, no real harm will come to you here, its paradise John, its everything, enjoy it John, be one of us” I tried to force the door, it wouldn't move. Panic hit me, I ran towards the stage. I looked around franticly trying to find a way out. “One way in John, one way out.” she laughed as I stood there, she walked calmly to me, her mouth dribbling with my blood, she and I was naked. She looked hideous, her hair was blonde, her eyes were red, big and glazed over, her breasts were huge but wrinkly and sagging, her abdomen was muscular and looked disgusting, her legs showed bone, a grey and white colour like a skeleton, flesh dangled from them. I looked into her eyes, face to face. Her face was still whole, her face was still beautiful. “Why am I here, what is going on Sarah?” I said the words calmly, softly. “You are what aloud this, you are what made it all possible John. This is my army that will take over the world, terrorise the world.” She laughed a terrible deep inhuman laugh that sent shivers down my spine. “How have I aloud this to happen, how Sarah?” I shouted, anger and fear taking over me. “You are dead John and yet you still live, this is your dream world, I just borrowed a space in it and grew my army.” She spoke almost human again, a slight softness in her voice. I didn't know what she meant, I was alive, I felt alive. “I am alive, not dead, this is no dream land!” I shouted again, I reached for her she backed off a step. “Sorry John, you are dead, you took a contract out with LIFE that would put you in a dream world, this world when you died. You died John and I took my place in your dream world.” Something hit me, I was dead, she was speaking the truth. “So how will you use this army of yours, I mean its in my dream world, why take over a dream world?..are you dead as well Sarah?” Things were flying through my mind, trying to work everything out, my mind was racing. “I am not dead John, I am alive. I can walk in and out of your dream world any time I want, and so can my army.” she smiled warmly at me. “You look like you are dying and so does your army, you all look inhuman, where did you get your army from Sarah?” she frowned at me. “I am stronger now then I have ever been John, I may look a bit rough on the outside but my implants give me so much. My army is made up of people from your dream world and people from the real world, people want the implants John, it gives them so much power.” Power is a potent weapon.

CHAPTER 34: INVASION

“I love you John, I always will.” Karina Envers smiled down on the body of her late husband. He looked so peaceful and yet she new he was not. “Goodbye my love, my darling, my sweetheart.” She left the room having said her final goodbye once more like she had when John had been brought here to LIFE after he had died at the Royal Garden Park. Luke Pernetti filled the syringe up with the poison that would destroy John's mind and his dream world. Carrie valentine rushed into the room, a frightened look on her face. “You have to get out of here Luke, its too late!” She screamed at him as a inhuman figure came through the doorway followed by Sarah Pernetti, his wife. Sarah was naked, she looked like a monster, everything about her was disgusting and wrong apart from her face which was still so beautiful. She ran at Luke, so fast, nothing could stop her. She pushed him away from John's body, he banged against the wall, his back breaking, he collapsed in a heap. Carrie ran away as fast as she could. Sarah and the inhuman man who looked just as bad as Sarah but with clothes on stood by John's body, they didn't follow Carrie.

More and more of the creatures came through to LIFE via the hidden room in Karina Envers office. They descended to the lower levels and killed anyone in there way, blood, guts and bodies scattered all areas inside LIFE. The building became death. The army which numbered over three and a half thousand inhuman creatures made there way to the entrance of the building and massed. Sarah guarded John, if he died then the full army would not be able to make it through, but after they were through it would not matter. Carrie hid in LIFE in a cabinet, she saw the bellowing mass of creatures running and killing through the small keyhole. They were fast, strong and deadly. She shivered, so scared, fear cloaking her into despair. They had conducted a project and it had gone so wrong and now what would happen, would the government take action and kill the creatures or would they just destroy the city and everyone in it. It would be too late to inject John's body with the drug, the creatures were already here.

Karina Envers was dying, her wounds too much for her to recover from, she new this. She tried so hard to make those final steps up to her office. Something told her to go there, to do something, but her blood was leaving her body and leaving a trail in her wake. Her abdomen had been punctured, one of the creatures just slammed there fist into her, straight through her flesh, she had wrapped part of her t-shirt around the wound but blood still poured out. She pushed herself on, struggling up the stairs to the top level. She made it to the top, she clung to the corridor walls. The windows circled the perimeter, her blood stained hands smeared them as she fought on bravely. She made it to the door of the office, more creatures rushed out, she peeked a look inside. There was a hidden room, one she had never known about, they were coming from there. The room had a grid on the floor, it was illuminated blue. The creatures went passed her like she was not there, she wondered if she was dead or still alive.

Everything went quiet, it felt like days later, but it wouldn't be. Carrie get herself out of the cabinet. She left the small office she had been hiding in and made her way up to the top level of the building. On her way there was much blood, so many bodies of friends and workmates. Tears streamed down her face. She made it to the top, no one in sight. The windows were smeared with blood, as was the way up. She found Karina Envers office. She walked in, no one was there, only John Envers body, on the table, lifeless, and cold. Luke's body was not in the room, only a patch of blood where it had been.

“My creatures, my army, this is what we all wanted, to be strong, to be fast and to take our places in the history books, and to take the world as ours!” Sarah said to the awaiting crowd, they cheered, arms aloft. “We go now! We go to remove the government of Lincolnshire from power, and we will take that power as our own!” More cheers arose. “After that, we move on until every part of the United Kingdom is ours, then the world!!” The cheers rose further, they danced around, they clapped. All was as if this was a real army, but this was not a one, they were man made evil creatures, made with implants and devices, corrupted humans, but evolved.

CHAPTER 35: TEARS

She left me then on the stage, they all did. One minute they were all here, the next they were all gone. Nothing was in the pleasure dome but me. I tried the door again but there were still no way out. So this was my dream world, she had taken a space in it to create this nightmare, created an army that would invade the real world. It was just plain stupid when I thought about it, how could this happen, it couldn't, but it had. So I was Mr John Envers, private detective, I mean a dead private detective who had signed, or been conned into signing a contract that would let me live again in a dream world of my choosing after I had died. This world had been corrupted as I remember someone telling me, my memories were not exactly there, only small things. I was married, but to who, I was so very confused. I longed for my lady in the mirror, who I had saw at the Royal Garden Park, I loved her, but did I?....I really did not know any more, any thing. I had to do something, get out from this unreal place, die for real, yes! I had to die for real, no more dream world, then all would be well.

Karina Envers walked on to the grid at the top of the LIFE building. All went black. All went light, she was standing in a paradise, there was a lovely beach, the water so clear and blue. There was a row of shops and other buildings below a huge cliff face. No one was here, nothing. She walked along the beach, a gentle breeze blowing through her hair. She walked along the row of shops, there were many, some selling beach and surf gear, some selling gifts. No one as there to sell anything though, not a soul. She picked up a mug, it had the words “Heaven” on it with a picture of the beach on it. There were buckets, small surf boards, little ornaments, all the usual seaside gifts. She resumed walking but stopped when she found a door, there was a sign that said, “Pleasure Dome.” she pushed the door open and found herself in a long corridor, there were rooms off to the side. She headed for the door at the end of the corridor. It was open slightly, she pushed it open and entered.

I sat on the stage, my hands on my head, I didn't know what to do. I had already searched the room for a way out but I couldn't find one, just nothing. Was this it then, my home forever. Tears began streaming down my face, my hands tried to wipe away the tears, they were red tears, red, red tears. “John.” a voice, soft and beautiful, not Sarah's. “John, are you OK?” again a voice. I looked up. Karina Devenport, no she wasn't called that, wife, was she my wife, I did not know. “My love.” she put her hands around me, she comforted me. “I don't know anything, I don't know who exactly, you are.” I mumbled the words out. Karina looked down, she looked sad. “I am your wife John, Karina Envers.” Soft, loving. She was my wife. We cuddled up together, I enjoyed the comfort, the love. “I am messed up Karina, this is a dream world, you were Karina Devenport in the dream world.” she laughed, such a sweet laugh. “Before you died John, you thought I was having an affair with Alexander Devenport, that's why you went to the Royal Garden Park, where you died love.” It all fitted in place, everything, this dream world, it was all my doing. “John, creatures have gone from this dream world into the real world, I don't know how to stop them, there is an army of them.” So Sarah Pernetti was right. “It was all Sarah Pernetti's doing, she was here, she was a monster love.” Saying love to Karina felt wrong, so very wrong. “She was guarding your body in the real world, her husband was going to end your life and stop this, but she...killed him John.” She looked saddened. Luke was dead. He disappeared. His implant calling for help, the heartbreak commission, no my memories were crossing the dream world and the real world together. How did Karina get here, into this room?.. I hoped for escape. “How did you get in here Karina?” could I trust her, did Sarah Pernetti put her here to watch me. “I went to my office, there were a hidden door, I went into a room, and here I am.” she looked at her abdomen, she rubbed it. “I was dying John, blood was pouring out of me, but now, its gone John, nothing.” she looked at her abdomen still. “How did you get into this room?” I asked her, I raised my voice. “The door was open, I walked in!” she shouted back at me, I ran to the door, it looked open, I ran fast, It closed. I knelt with my hands on my head, the bloody door. “It was open, sorry John.” she put her hands around me again. “Sorry love.” I said the word again, love, I did not love her. She cried, I cried, red tears, red, red tears. We walked to a sofa, and sat talking. She told me about old times, about my life, about me.

CHAPTER 36: HEAVEN SENT

I looked down at John's body, so beautiful, I always loved him, he never knew it. He was married to Karina, my friend and work colleague. Me Carrie Valentine, had no love ever come into my life. I dreamed of me and John, so many times. I nearly told him my feelings, so many times. I had a picture of him in my purse, I looked at it every day. I avoided him when he was with his wife. Now I was here with his dead body, confessing all, while his mind was in a dream world somewhere. It was the LIFE dream world that had aloud the creatures to come through, there had been a corruption, no doubt made, infected by Sarah Pernetti, the bitch. His body had been kept preserved in a special container for years, how many times had I wanted to open it, just to see him once more. It was open now, Luke was going to end the dream world, but the creatures had attacked, Sarah had attacked. I bent down, “I love you John.” I kissed his cold lips, all went black.

I then went on to look at some mirrors. They were of all sizes and shapes. Some made you look bit and fat or thin, others turned you into a monster which made me laugh. There were even one that coloured you in and changed the colours of everything you wore, I wondered how it worked. There was one normal mirror, I looked and saw myself. I looked rough, my light brown hair, or what was left of it, my green eyes with lines around them and dark patches under and my big nose. I didn't like how I looked but I didn't care that was me. I heard footsteps and through the mirror I saw a lady who stopped and looked through the mirror I was looking at. I stared at her through the mirror, she was so beautiful with shiny long blonde hair, her face was heavenly, her lips so sweet and kissable.

It went light again, I found myself at the Royal Garden Park, I was in the modern arts building. I was looking in the mirrors, there was such a cute bum in front of me. Why was I here, I had just been looking at John's body, I had kissed him, how did I get here. I looked closer at the mirror, it was John's bum, It was John. I thought to run away, no I couldn't. He turned around, he stared. I kissed him long and lovingly. “I love you John Envers, always have.” I said smiling. “I love you too Carrie Valentine, I always have, I always will.” Implant message. “Carrie, John Envers, he has just been murdered in the Royal Garden Park, in the old woods, can you send me the contract, its all in your implant still.” “No Luke, I will not.” I replied. “What! Carrie, you give me that contract or your out of a job!” “Stuff your Job Luke!” I took hold of John's hand, I led him outside. We Kissed. I led him to the old woods, his body was lying on the floor. There were police and ambulance men running around. “John, your dead, please love, go and leave this place, love you always.” Tears were falling from my face, I knew what I had to do. “I will love, can you give Karina and Alexander my blessing to get married, they belong together.” John smiled at me, an angel about to leave for heaven. “I will love.” “Carrie, be happy, love again.” I watched his ghostly form glide up into the clouds, heaven calling for him, no contract to send him to his dream world this time. “I love you John Envers.” I shouted up to the sky as a policeman put his arms around me, he comforted me.

EPILOGUE: RED TEARS

There was never a contract that would have sent private detective John Envers to his dream world and prolonged his life. Sarah Pernetti never managed to build her army that would take over the world. Carrie Valentine brought down LIFE by proving they were making illegal implants. Luke Pernetti was imprisoned, along with his wife, she later committed suicide, Luke went into banking. John's sister Lucy took over her brothers business and took on family and friends, Kelly, Bet, Lisa, Ruby, and Anne. She was going to train her brothers son Kevin up when he was old enough. Karina married Alexander Devenport after learning of her late husbands wishes. Carrie got to know the policeman who comforted her after Luke went to heaven and they were married a year later, she named her son John. Carrie visited John Envers grave once a week at the Royal Garden Park, and left red tears dripping on it, and a cup of cappuccino.

THANKS TO ALL MY FANS. WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT THIS WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN WRITTEN.

PAUL A ROBINSON copyright 2010