After that I woke up here, this empty void of nothingness. At first I tried to see if there was anyone else around me that could help me, and after calling out for a solid 10 minutes and getting nothing I began to try to see if I could move my body.
The only thing that I could only really do were flips and swing my arms around, after 5 minutes of that, I gave up and just floated, trying to process the events that had just unfolded. I couldn't believe it, everything was gone, taken from me in a matter of seconds. My family, my friends, my life, It was all gone.
"Now that I think about it, it was bound to happen eventually." I said.
"Though still, out of all the things we could have done to kill ourselves off, we choose the most painful way to go." I said.
"I wonder if that kid found her family."
"Maybe… I never liked thinking about things like this too hard. More questions just keep popping up." I said.
"What about my mom? I hope she made it to the shelters in one piece." I said in a concerned tone.
"Damn it, this is why I never liked thinking about this kinda shit. Makes ya a depressed mess." I said, burying my hands into my face.
"Still, hard not to think about it, I mean, it's really the only thing I CAN do at the moment." I said to myself.
After remembering the events that have just unfolded, a white light appeared in the distance.
"What the hell?" I asked myself as I looked towards the light.
"Is that the gate way to heaven or something? Or are we going with the reincarnation theory?" I asked myself. I fell to the ground with a loud thud, gripping my back in pain from the sudden fall. I started to get up.
"Geez, a little warning would have been nice!" I yelled to no one in particular. After not getting a response I decided to look at the light in the distance.
"So I'm assuming that this is the way to the afterlife?" I asked.
"Maybe the reincarnation theory is right after all, and the second I walk into this light, I'll be born as someone new without any memories of my past life." I said.
"Well, which is it?"
"So either or. Great, I LOOOOVE these kinds of surprises." I said in a sarcastic tone, walking towards the light in the distance.
"Jesus! Why does the passage to life have to be so damn bright?!" I asked as I got closer and closer, the bright light got brighter. I had to shield my eyes from the intense light that was right in front of me.
"Huh, that rhymed." I said to myself.
"Wow, I am REALLY bored. Let's pick up the pace, shall we?" I asked, running towards the light.
"Well hopefully this is the way to the afterlife, I honestly hope I don't see my friends or family in there, it'll give me some comfort in knowing they got out alive." I said.
I started to walk into the light and as the light began to fade, I could see my surroundings more clearly. As I looked around to take in my surroundings I could clearly see that I was in a... hospital?
"Okay, not what I was expecting." I said to myself.
So are we going with the reincarnation theory?
I got up from the bed, though as my feet touched the floor, my legs started to burn with a sudden pain.
"Gah!" I yelled as I fell to the floor.
Okay, that hurt, that really freaking hurt.
After the pain had subsided, I got up and started to look around the area.
Yep, it was definitely a hospital.
I looked for a nearby mirror to see if this whole reincarnation theory was correct.
Eventually, my gaze fell onto a bathroom.
I shrugged and started to walk into the bathroom.
As I looked into the mirror, I could see that my face hadn't changed in the slightest.
"Good, I like this face." I said with a smirk.
So I guess reincarnation is out of the window.
Then again, if it were reincarnation, I wouldn't be here, I would be in someone's arms.
I also wouldn't be having these thoughts.
Maybe it was a dream?
Then why would I be in the hospital?
Maybe I survived the blast… I mean it's unlikely but hey, it's the only possible thing I can think of.
I began to get out of the hospital bed to see if I could see any burn wounds from the blast.
Okay, legs...no. Arms?.. No. Body? No! What the hell?! How is this possible?!
I shook my head and walked out of the bathroom, moving towards some curtains.
"Where am I?" I asked as I opened the curtains.
Though what I saw made me question the very state of my sanity itself.
What I saw was Beacon academy, from the internet series, RWBY.
I closed the curtains.
Then opened them again.
Closed.
Open.
Closed.
Open.
I did this for a few more seconds, though every time I did, I was met with the same sight as before.
"What the hell is going on?" I asked myself. My questions were completely cut off from the sound of a door opening. The person revealed was one that I couldn't recognize. The women had a sort of peach colored hair, neatly tied into a bun, red eyes and sort of mocha colored skin.
She was wearing what looked like a small lab coat with black outlines on it, what looked like a pair of safety goggles, a pair of black boots that went past her knees and black gloves that reached past her elbows.
Who the hell has pink hair these days?
Okay, I guess a few people do, but red eyes?!
She yelped in surprise, not expecting to see me out of bed. She dropped the tray of food that she was carrying.
Damn, that looked good too. I was hungry.
I thought to myself. She regained her composure and fixed the goggles she wore on her face into its original position.
"I see you're finally awake now, you were out cold for quite some time, young man." The woman in question said as she began to clean up the mess she just made.
"Who are you, and how long was I out for?" I asked her, confused at the whole situation that was taking place here.
"Oh, I'm sorry, where are my manners? My name is Vanessa Peach, I'm the doctor who was taking care of you. You were out for quite some time, I think it was about four days." She said as she finished cleaning up the spilled food.
"Oh, okay." I said.
"Wait, FOUR DAYS?!" I yelled in surprise. It didn't feel that long when I was in the void. What the hell is going on, where the hell am I?!
F-four days?! It felt more like four hours in that stupid void?! Also what kind of a name is "Vanessa Peach"?! Sounds like the name of some cartoon character.
Now that I get a good look at her, she's built like some anime artist drew her from scratch! I've seen a lot of women in my life and not ONE of them had a body like that!
What? I'm not staring… not that long at least.
"Where the hell am I?" I asked Vanessa as she put the spilled food into the trashcan just outside.
"Now, now. There's no need to be hostile. Let's just take a deep breath and calm down." She said.
Calm down?! Sure! Let me calm down after being blown up by a nuclear bomb and suddenly waking up in the hospital. No! I want answers, I should be dead!
"If you answer the question, maybe I might calm down a bit." I said.
"Alright, fair enough. You're in the Beacon Academy's Medical District, young man." She said with a warm smile.
"I'm sorry what?" I asked in complete and utter shock.
No, no, no! That can't be right. It's just a web series, nothing more.
"V-very funny. Now tell me where I REALLY am." I said.
"I'm not joking, you're actually in Beacon academy." Peach said.
Okay, this is getting REALLY old!
In a state of panic, I quickly rushed into the bathroom that was in the room.
"Calm down, calm down." I said as I turned on the sink and splashed a hand full of water onto my face.
"This is all some kind of joke! There's no way in hell you're in Remnant." I tried to reassure myself.
"Young man! Are you okay?!" I heard Vanessa asked.
J-just ignore her. Okay, think. How exactly can you prove that you're NOT in Remnant?
Right! If I look outside to see that there's nothing but dust and bits of metal from the bombs, then I can be sure that I'm on earth!
I quickly rushed outside the bathroom and towards the curtains.
"Excuse me! I don't think you should be out of bed so soon!" She said.
She's not there.
"I mean, the headmaster did find you with no wounds or any form of injury but you just never know!"
Just ignore her.
"He also found this mysterious weapon next to you, but he's yet to tell any of us about its origins."
Wait, what weapon?
Damn it! Now YOU'RE starting to believe her!
"Damn it! What the hell is happening?! I shouldn't be here! I should be dead!" I said a bit too loudly.
"W-what do you mean?" Peach asked.
"Shut up!" I yelled.
I ran out of the bathroom, falling down as I did due to the pain in my legs not yet subsiding.
"Gah!" I yelled.
"Young man!" She yelled as she ran to my side.
Though before I could continue, I saw a tiny little crystal roll past me.
A dust crystal.
"Young man? A-are you okay?" I barely heard Vanessa ask.
You know, I'm sensing a slight sense of irony coming from this situation, and not the good kind!
Now don't get me wrong, I like irony just as much as the next guy, but this is too much, even for me.
So, I did what any sane human being would do in said situation.
I passed out on the hospital floor, hearing Vanessa's cries of concern as everything faded to black.