A Broken Wilson by charles duncan One day, after a tough battle with Argon, Univys, Daftec, and Rorsach, the Incorporateds were very tired and barely able to get around.. as their ship returned to one of the worlds it'd been in the past, in an attempt to personally get some r & r when Wilson, who somehow had been going through some upsets lately, seemed to be changing on some levels indeed to somehow be wierder than before.. suddenly seemed to become slightly invisible. And Casey, who was healing from the battle, noticed Wilson go up to the AR chamber room and yelled.. "What's happening to you?" Wilson said.. "I think my future is catching up to me". Casey Replied, "WHat do you mean by that", he said. Wilson replied back.. "I have bad visions of the future where I'm destined to be destroyed someone told me about some time back.. before I even started this whole journey of mine.. that someday, there would be a time where I wouldn't be there for you.. and a new being would come into my place for a while.. to finally see that I could find the great love I have been missing forever... and for a while I might not be with you." "Really", Casey said.. "what kind of visio.." Just then, Wilson seemed to vanish, and a portal where he was seemed to appear into an alternate reality where indeed, there was a strange child within.. that seemed to maneuver the portal around as if she was exploring. "What the?", Casey said as the portal moved towards him, and slowly walked forward.. and a voice from within said.. "Who are you?" Casey replied.. "I am Casey.. of the Incorporateds. I was wondering.. where's Wilson going?" "Wilson is going to fufill some of his needs in the great beyond.. even if it kills him.. In the meantime I must fill in the hole that he will leave behind. Consider me .. Nobody, for now." Casey sighed.. "Ohh.. NObody, huh? Well, let me talk to somebody, then. Longglory, someone named nobody took your dad away." "What", said Longglory, who was partially injured still but still mostly on the up and up.. "Who did".. as he saw a dark emptiness where wilson was, hovering there.. Casey said.. "Nobody, she says.".. and Longglory looked at the portal, and said.. "Well, tell her I would be curious to know where my father is!!" "It is of little concern for your current reality to know", the nobody said.. "as it might disrupt your future beyond repair...Only that he has one task to perform. Shall I sit here, for I could walk out in the window and expose all to the lovely air of space.." "OHHH.. uh, no.. I think you can sit here for a while.", Casey said.. as the afterimage sat down. Halifax, not far off, did a scan of the era and said.. "It's like a portal to another reality not far off.. on a level far above ours.. That I'm seeing through.. It's like there's a whole bunch of other Incorporateds there doing similar things.. only later on in the future. "Do you know any of their names", Casey said as he looked into the portal, at the girl he sensed within it. "Let's just say .. they're on the same journey you're currently getting underway on.. only years ahead.", said the voice within.. "And yes, It may be truly heartbreaking where they may have to head one day." "Where do you think they're going?", said Casey as he stared within.. "To a place called Winter.. a cold place, indeed.. where one of their own has been lost." "Intriguing", Casey said as Lightwave went nearby.. and she tried to stare into the gateway too.. but a blast of neon kept her at bay with many wierd words.. many in multitudes of languages.. indeed.. as if something was happening within. A strange, often horrifying visions of another world.. not as hard or as cold as they thought it would be.. but maybe not as stark or complex as the one Casey was at the time. "I think wilson's falling apart", said the girl.. "But his task is nearly complete.. there." "What did he do", Speedster said.. and the girl said.. "Ensure my future as a friend you will come to know, one day...that's all I can say...and to Wilson, we have given a warning of what might happen.. if one among you is not dealt with in the year to come properly.. and a true leader is not rescued in time." And With that, Wilson was returned.. with Speedster just staring at Wilson for a while.. "What did you do", Speedster said, as Wilson looked wierder and wierder around him.. seemingly aged a year or so from his experience, saying.. "I wish I could tell you right now", Wilson said, as he stared at Casey with a bit of contempt as he felt broken from his experience.. "But then I would be in REAL trouble... and let's just say I was trying to stop a chaotic nightmare somewhere brewing.. that almost cost me everything." Casey said.. "What kind of nightmare?" Wilson said as he went into the front of the ship.. "You'll know.. when we pick up someone in the months to come.. You'll all know." .. And with that.. Wilson fell into the front seat as Speedster was doing the flying for a while.. mostly recovering from a strange meeting with a couple of cats he had the other day. And with that, the Neverrest flew off into space.. with Lightwave burping after having a sudden need for a lot of soda.. mostly mixed together in a raid on the midnight pantry.. that nearly brought the house down and left her with visions of rabbit-eared girls in rocket dresses that made her laugh once in a while.. That she had no idea where they came from.