Jimmy finally got to the bus station at the edge of his suburban neighborhood, just as he reached the station a bus began to pull in to make a stop, Jimmy started to run toward the bus entrance before finally getting onto the bus. He soon took a seat next to the window and began to daydream as the scenery of a quiet small town passed by, this however did not last long as a voice soon sounded in his head.
" We really are in the middle of the boonies aren't we, we even passed what looked like a couple of farms, I even saw a few cows and chickens free roaming by the road. Wait... was that a guy in a cowboy's hat riding a horse herding cow....wait cowboys are real and they actually work with cows, I thought that was only something you would only see in the movies. "
" did... did you think that cowboys were made up" Jimmy said after giving Ban a weird look.
"Well ya, think about it, aren't we living in a modern society with pocket super computers and AI able to calculate and run machinery? So why use such an outdated form of managing your ranch? Wouldn't it be better to make a robot that does that?"
Jimmy thought for a moment before saying.
" while it would be more efficient to make a robot that can look after the ranch, I think that it would not be able to replace the experience of a living being taking care of another living being, you gotta remember that cowboys are not just farm managers, they are the guardians and caretakers of all the animals on the farm. It is tough to mimic the interaction of living being's with robots."
Ban thought for a bit before saying.
" Yaa, I guess you're right, still wouldn't it be amazing to see robot cowboys!"
Jimmy just sighed and looked away. Soon Ban began to talk again.
" Hey look that lady is giving you a weird look, oh, she's moving to the back of the bus"
Jimmy facepalmed before thinking to himself, ' You know what, screw it, I'll just ignore the fact that I am getting used to this.'
Soon the bus arrived at the mall and Jimmy began to make his way to the mall's entrance. Jimmy stopped right before the entrance and took a deep breath, he ignored the confused and annoyed stare's that he received as he walked into the building. As soon as he stepped in he felt his head begin to throb and felt a massive amount of pressure fall on him, but before he could begin to freak out he felt a soothing feeling rush to his head completely dissipating the feeling of pain and pressure.
"Thanks" said Jimmy as he tilted his head to look at Ban in his backpack.
"No problem, now bring your big brother around to have a look around and take some time to relax" said Ban cheerfully.
Soon the two made their way through the mall, as Jimmy strolled through the mall memories started to flood his mind, memories of happiness and laughs, of playing with other children. But the memories soon turn murky and as he walked past the children and parents, he began to see images of bloody figures walking with them, all staring at him with empty soulless eyes. Jimmy began to find it difficult to breathe, but soon once again he felt another surge of warmth.
" it's alright, nothing can hurt you while I am here. Now close your eyes and breathe"
Jimmy followed Ban's instructions and soon felt himself calm down. Then he opened his eyes and the bloody figures had vanished and Jimmy breathed a sigh of relief.
" Now that you've calmed down let's continue our stroll, remember this is to be a relaxing trip so do not stress yourself and if you need help just ask." Ban said while Jimmy felt Ban smiling at him.
Hours passed as Ban and Jimmy conversed, but suddenly Ban stopped talking and Jimmy could feel a serious look appear on his face.
" what's wrong?" Jimmy asked.
" Well, I have some good news, you are really good at predicting things, the bad news is that the bad feeling that you got today was an understatement...." replied Ban, who seemed to be concentrating.
"What do you mean, can you be less vague!" Jimmy said agitatedly.
" Jimmy stay calm and do not freak out about what I am about to say....There is a Bomb in the emergency stairs on your left..." Ban said seriously.
Jimmy felt like his heart was caught in his throat and found it hard to breathe.
" JIMMY! Focus, you need to calm down and find a way to warn everyone and get everyone out of the mall, We only have 10 minutes!" yelled Ban.
Jimmy finally snapped out of his daze of terror and began to look around, when he saw a fire emergency lever, without hesitation he ran to it, smashing the glass and pulling the lever. This shocked everyone around him and before anyone could do anything Jimmy shouted as loud as he could.
" Everyone evacuate the mall right now, there is a bomb in the building!!"
Soon a security guard came up to him in a rush and asked.
"W-What are you doing! What do you mean that there is a bomb!"
Jimmy looked straight at the security guard and said, " In the emergency stair well there is a bag there with a large bomb in the bag." He then saw the guard order for some other guards to check on the stairwell.
Jimmy saw that his words had taken effect as people began to make their way out of the mall. Jimmy looked at the security guards returning from the stairwell, they had looks of fear on their faces and Jimmy began to evacuate the mall with the guards following everyone else.
Soon a loud explosion could be heard and the ground shook, most of the glass on the mall shattered and parts of it crumbled, but Jimmy could finally sigh in relief as all the people in the mall had been evacuated.
Jimmy smiled to himself, thinking of how he managed to save so many people, but that smile soon turned into a frown as he heard what Ban had to say.
" I can see a group of masked men coming out of a van entering the collapsed building with what looks like a group of hostages. What are you going to do?"
Jimmy thought hard to himself suppressing the fear in him, before hardening his face and coming to a decision.
" I am going to help them escape, if I am not wrong those guys are from the same organization that harmed my family 13 years ago, if they are the same then those hostages don't have long to live and the police will take too long to arrive."
"Are you sure? you could lose your life in this?" Ban asked.
Jimmy nodded resolutely, " I am sure, if I let those people die or go through the same thing I did when I could have helped, then how could I live with myself, I need to conquer this fear!"
Ban laughed with joy, " Haha, good,good, that's how my brother should be, brave and fearless. Don't worry with this mighty brother here there will be nothing that can hurt you. Now then let's come up with a plan."
Soon Jimmy and Ban began to discuss their plan on how to deal with the masked men.