Phil?s Origin story
Part 1:
Dark brown eyes open. They check their surroundings. They're in a very clean, calm room. The soft beeping of a defibrillator representing a heartbeat can be heard in the distance. A body jerks up from it's laying position. It's Phil. He rubs his head as if he's just experienced a major migraine.
"W-where am I?" He says, voice weak and confused
"Where's Ram?, Rag?, Grimm?, Anyone?!"
Panicking, he rings for a nurse, who is astonished at the boy's recovery. She runs to the Waiting room, where his family was waiting.
"Mrs. Howard, your son is awake." The nurse announces.
After hearing the news, she rushes to the room Phil was in.
"Philip?!" It was Phil's mom.
"Mom?" he says wearily.
"Oh thank god, my baby is alive!!" She says running to phil, embracing him, tears filling in her eyes.
"What happened? Why am i here?" he asks
"You were coming home from school, and your school bus got into a devastating wreck." The nurse says.
"The wreck put you into a coma. You were on the verge of death for weeks."
"You're the sole survivor...everyone else died" his mother added.
"But... i thought i was in an adventure! With a Ram! And a Ninja Monkey!" Phil says, reality closing in on him.
"Your brain must've been active the whole time. It was probably just one long dream." The nurse says.
"WHAT?!" Phil exclaims.
This news hit Phil like a brick. The Grim realization of life has closed in on him, and it seeped deep into him, and wasn't letting go. With this news found out, Phil shed a single tear. A tear for the friends he made, for the powers he gained, for the monsters he faced, for laughs he shared, but most importantly, for the Heroes... and for the Villains.
Part 2:
After a quick checkup from a doctor, Phil signed his papers and was released from the hospital.
Monday Morning, 5 AM. Phil's Alarm clock jerks him out of a sound sleep. He checks his surroundings. Instead of being in some grassy field, he's in bed, in his house, mother still sleep in her room. He sighs disappointingly, knowing that the adventures he experienced were only a coma-induced dream.
As he began his morning rituals, he tried to see if he could conjure some of The Fallen's power. With no such luck, he goes down to the kitchen, and grabs a bowl of cereal, while turning on the TV. The morning news greets him. It's talking about the crash Phil's bus was in, also stating how he was the only survivor. While grief stricken at the announcement of the memorial of the crash, he was slightly filled with gratefulness, knowing that it wasn't yet his time to go.
7:35 came quicker than usual, a time when his bus would come, but not today.
"Well, time waits for no one, not even a kid whose been in a coma for more than a month." he said to himself.
He turned on his iPod, grabbed his bookbag, and started his trek towards school.
He may not have knew this, but there was a reason why he wasn't to die in that wreck. Not yet, at least. His destiny has not been fulfilled. But today will be his day of reckoning.
Part 3:
Meanwhile, In the Future (or in other words, the present day...)
Phil made it to school, panting.
"Damn, i forgot the school was 2 miles away from my house" he said in between breaths
Luckily for him, he made it in before the first bell, so he wasn't late. He had no time for breakfast, so he just walked to his first class: History.
"Ok, class, open your textbooks to page 247. Today will be learning about Colonial American in 1776." The teacher said.
"We're gonna learn about George Washington and his- Wait a minute, this can't be right..." he said
"What's wrong?" A female student asks.
"It says here that there was Nazis, Robots, Nazi Robots, & Dragons in 1776. Well, that can't be true." the teacher said
Elsewhere in the school...
A Figure dressed in all black walked down the empty halls of the school, holding his pockets tightly. He was trembling with anticipation for what was to come, while his eyes shifted suspiciously in their sockets.
"For too long they made fun of me" the shadowy figure said, anger growing within him.
"For TOO LONG, have they bullied me, and embarrassed me."
"Now, they will pay. They, WILL, ALL, PAY!!"
He walked out to the football field, where the star quarterback and some teammates were doing warm-ups. The jock notices him, and greets him.
"Hey geekwad, what the hell are you doing out here?" the jock asks.
"I'm tired of your shit, Wachowski. And now, you're gonna pay." the boy says.
"Oh yeah, and are you gonna do, fuck nugget?" the jock says, his teammates laughing at his lame insult.
Then, quick as a flash, something shiny comes out of the boy's pocket.
BANG. the shot rings throughout the the campus, and the jock slumps lifelessly, a bullet lodged in his skull. The other two look at their fallen friend, then at the boy, who pulls out another gun. They try to run, but they can't outrun bullets. BANG BANG. Two more shots go off, straight into their backs. The boy reloads the guns and goes back into the school.
"I'm not finished yet" he says solemnly, heading towards the cafeteria.
Part 4:
Panic spreads across the school as the boy made his emotion-filled massacre. Students were asked to stay in their classrooms, but Phil knew something was wrong, so he snuck out of his first period class to see what the commotion was about.
He tiptoed quietly around the halls, in hopes to avoid detection. He makes it to the lunchroom where he finds the boy killing a girl. A cheerleader to be exact. Phil eyes widen in terror as he finds out who this boy is.
"Lloyd?!" he says, surprised.
"Phil? You're alive?!" Lloyd says, equally astounded.
"I get in a coma, and you go all homicidal on the school?!"
"You don't understand! once you were gone, the jocks knew i would've been vulnerable! Without you, i would've been an easy target for their torment!"
"Lloyd, you gotta stop this!" Phil pleaded
"I can't, Phil. I'm in too deep. I've already killed Wachowski and his cronies".
Around this time cops start to enter the school, searching for Lloyd. One of them find the lunchroom, and stays low so he won't be found. Lloyd steps closer to Phil.
"I don't wanna kill you Phil. You were like a brother to me. But I need to know: Are you with me? Or against me?" Lloyd says, putting a gun to Phil's chest.
Before Phil could answer, the cop springs from behind cover. This startles Lloyd, which accidentally makes him pull the trigger. A bullet goes straight through Phil. He grabs his chest. It is warm and wet with his blood. As he falls, his once-best friend watches in terror. Lloyd kneels, eyes welling up with tears, as he holds Phil in his arms.
"No! you can't die!" Lloyd says sobbing
Phil tries to get a word out, but ends up coughing up blood. Then, he slumps, dead. Lloyd begins bawling at the loss of his only friend. With one bullet left in his clip, he puts it to his head, and presses the trigger. BANG. He falls down lifelessly, next to Phil. The cop walks from behind his cover, then puts his radio to his mouth.
"I'm gonna need two body bags. The killer has been immobilized, but took a life before he ended his." the cop said
As he gotten closer to the bodies, he noticed Phil. He got back on the radio.
"One of the deceased, was the boy from that bus wreck last month. He didn't even last a week." the cop says, closing Phil's eyes.
Part 5:
All seemed lost for Phil. He was at the end of his rope. All that was left for him was his eventual judgment. Would he make it to those pearly gates above, or be damned to the eternal hellfire below? He got his answer.
Suddenly, air fills his lungs. He jerks straight up, gasping and wheezing for vital oxygen. Then he looks around. He's in another hospital.
"Was it just another dream?" he says puzzled
But what Phil is experiencing is better than any dream. Something on his arm catches his attention. It's a bright gold bracelet, and on it is Phil's full name, his date of birth and date of death. He looks around the place. Nothing out of the ordinary, Phil just figured it was a regular ol' hospital, that is, until he got out of his bed. To Phil's amazement, he was hovering above the ground, as if he was light as a feather. Then a bright being appears behind him. The entity was so bright that covering your eyes wouldn't shield them from the light.
"Don't worry son, it'll take getting used to." the being said
"Who are you? what is this place?" Phil said, trying to not look directly at the light before him.
The being chuckles heartily, before patting Phil's shoulder.
"Isn't it obvious? I am GOD. And you are in heaven. The place of eternal resting. And you are Philip James Howard, right?"
"Yes sir"
"Well, i'm sorry Phil, but i can't put your soul to rest as of yet. I need you to do something for me..."
Part 6:
Phil and GOD suddenly appear on top of a summit, Phil stumbles back, amazed at the view of the various universes.
"This is the Summit of the Cosmos. It's where the various universe overlords come to see if there is any universe god that need assistance with the universe they rule."
"Damn" Phil says, before quickly covering his mouth. GOD gives him a stink eye.
"You don't mind if swear a bit, right?" Phil says
"Ah, what hell. i don't see why not. After all, i did create the words, voices, and languages of the various universes. I guess a few muttered obscenities wouldn't hurt"
"Cool. But why did you bring me here?" Phil asked, sitting on the edge of the summit.
"You remember when The Auditor restarted his universe right? Once it got back on track, its heroes fell straight into trouble. I'm gonna need you to help them out them out for a bit. You're okay with that right?"
"Are you kidding?! It'll be awesome to meet up with the heroes and villains of the AA universe once again!" Phil exclaimed but then frowns, and looks down at his hands.
"But my powers, they disappeared once I came out the coma..."
"Yeah, i'll take care of that"
GOD touches Phil's forehead. And in a flash of light, all of Phil's powers are restored. But instead of his arms being a dark black, they were now a bright white, and his right hand now glows a bright blue than orange.
"But what about my infinity staff?" Phil asks.
"Do you see the gold bracelet on your arm?"
"Yeah, I meant to ask about it earlier."
"It is your Halcyon and Light Object, or H.a.L.O for short. I use it as a tracking device for angels that are in other universes. It will also serve as your Infinity Staff. Also, you might want to try out your wings before you use them in a real world situation."
"I get wings?!"
"Well of course! you are an angel right? Go ahead, try them out!"
Suddenly pure energy spouts out of Phil's back, lashing about like tentacles, before shaping into wings. Then Phil takes off, soaring through the air, majestic and graceful. Phil touches down before GOD
"I'm counting on you to take care of the heroes and their quest. Just don't die okay?"
"Of course. I'm pretty sure you saw how epic I was before their universe was restarted, right? Whatever challenges me and the AA heroes face, i'm sure we'll come out on top" Phil says proudly.
"Very well then. I wish you the best of luck in your assistance to the heroes."
GOD snaps his fingers and Phil disappears.
Phil appears in the AA universe, in their version of LA.
"Okay, Multi told me that the story would continue in LA at some youth center or something" Phil said, turning around to face the building he was standing in front of. It has "This is the story, dumbass" in front of the building in bright Gold letters.
"Well this must be it" He says, busting down the door as epically as psychically possible?