"Aunt Jia have a safe travel "
Ash waved his hands as he stood on the door.
" Yes" aunt Jia nodded and went out.
"Brother let's go back to hospital!" Liam grabbed ash's sleeves while making a pleading sound .
"No but wait till tomorrow comes " ash patted his head and walked in the mansion.
Tonight aunt Jia went back because there was sudden situation at Jupiter quarters, as a chief assistant of vice captain of blue squad she was summoned back.
Ash couldn't get his aunt tell him the main reason so he could only rely on lily who also went with her.
Ash sat on the sofa. Suddenly his wrist tickled and he looked at his wrist watch to find a notification. He turned it on to see a call from Micah.
"Hi Micah
(Hey greetings later where are you?)
Micah's voice felt like he was in urgent. Ash was confused why his tone was like that and why was he asking him where he? He checked his recent contact logs and surely there were many unread messages and calls from Micah and Jay.
"I am home why?" Ash asked.
Maybe there was something important happening while he was in the black forest.
(What the!!!? You are home?)
"Didn't you ask where I was so I told you"
(Not that..argh.. okay listen you need to come at city M quicky before twelve past !!)
"Why?"
He called him to go city M why ? Aren't the colleges supposed to start from August and it's still June so why so haste? Ash had many reason to ask but for now he wanted to hear the simple reason before making run up to city M. Also Because his sister and mother are still at hospital and he has still some planes before leaving.
(Don't you know or are you acting fool? It's not even April !!)
"...." Ash was silent as he literally didn't know what Micah was referring to.
(At least check 'all galaxy page' you will know )
Ash turned the call on the background and opened his 'all galaxy web page' account. He didn't even needed to search for something as there was already a hottest topic on the internet. When he opened one of link his screen was full of many posts about the apocalypse.
'its officially started I think' rose spoke to him in his head.
'i think too' ash replied.
"So what has apocalypse to do with colleges?"
( What ! Don't you search on our media forum ? Go there you will know what I mean!!)
"Chill I am doing that" ash opened the earth media.
{Due to sudden world announcement of apocalypse, The special tests are cancelled and all fresh college students and other college students are instructed to go college before 28 June. Student must follow this rule and register at the city M before due time or else the gates will be sealed and student who are late won't get entry !}
Ash looked at today's date and it was 27 June. Four hours before turning 28!
(Now you know! So come quickly I will give you more details when you are here! Bye!)
Without any further delay ash hanged up call and walked to his room.
"Ash?" As ash walked quickly to his room his grandma who was coming out of her room saw him with a hurried look like he was in hurry.
"Grandma" ash looked at her and didn't know how to explain but his grandma spoke to him before he could tell her.
"Is it because of college?"
Ash wasn't expecting for his grandma to tell him first.
He just nodded.
"I was going to tell you now but it seems you already know "
"Grandma knew?"
"Yes I knew it but I didn't say earlier because you were already exhausted so I thought of telling you later but don't worry I have already prepared your luggage." His grandma called a maid servant to bring his stuff.
They walked to mansion gates. Thank goodness! Liam was sleeping or who knows how long it would have taken to calm him to let ash go.
"Who knew I was running out of time!?" Ash sighed helplessly and walked to the car already waiting for him.
He had so many things undone but he knew he will sneak out of city M back but who knows how long before he come back to see his parents under normal condition.
Suddenly he felt a force on his back. when he turned back he saw his grandma patting his back. " Don't worry grandma will take care of everyone at home okay so relax we will meet on yearly festival!"
Ash smiled "but didn't the last leap year festival past this year so it will take four years for next yearly festival"
As the world changed simply a year of twelve month was too short so human started celebrating leap years instead on every February 29. They also count leap years as their age number so if someone says they are 25 LY then they are at least a 100 years old.
"They years will pass in a blink of an eye" she tried to cheer him but ash smiled bitterly but didn't show and sat inside the car.
"Take care grandma!" Ash waved his hand. He recalled as how he was the one saying earlier to his aunt on the gate and now it was his turn to be seen out .
"Take care ash!"
His grandma waved him back as the car engine started and the smith mansion started to get a little further from his view .
Ash leaned back at the seat and closed his.
....
Micah and Jay both were standing beside the gates waiting for ash. The gates guards kept telling them to go back as it was already too late at night.
"Just a little more sir our friend is on the way" Micah stopped the guard who were just trying close the city gates.
"All students have came early on the notice so why is your friend late?"
The gate keepers were already tired and just wanted to seal the gates and go back to rest but both Micah and Jay insisted them to wait for their friend .
"We also don't know but Please sir our friend will arrive soon " Micah requested
"Yes he will come before midnight!"jay also joined with Micah to stop guards shutting the gates.
"Sorry kids but we were instructed that we can seal early" one guard started to walk to the gates.
"Sir please!"
"Seal the gates" even though Micah and Jay both were asking them to wait a little more but the guards ordered the other guards on standby to start sealing the gates.
Both Micah and Jay looked to road where now gates were shutting the view and it was hard for them to see more but before the gates were completely sealed the guard stopped .
"Reopen the seal" the guard told the gate keeper to reopen the seal. Both Micah and Jay looked at each other. They both had the same thought - did ash arrive?.
A car stopped Infront of half sealed gates and a man walk out of the car.
"Ash?"
To there disappointment another person came out when the gates were fully opened.
"He is not ash" jay said
It was already dark but from the physique of the man they knew he was not ash . So where was ash stuck still not here?
They both heaved a sigh of relief at least the gate keeper weren't closing the gates as the that person seemed of high status. They tried to walk closer to him maybe this person can help them stop the guards from sealing the gates for a little while but that man completely ignored them like they weren't in his sight.
"Wtf his problem?" Micah was annoyed when the man coldly ignored them.
"Calm down at least as long as that man is here they are not sealing we should be a little more patients"
Jay tried to calm mic who was already boiling with anger .
"Argh" mic had no choice but to cope.
. . . .
11:45pm
" What the fvck! "
The gate keepers were starting to move, now that it was already close to midnight and ash was still not there.
"Man can't you wait for 15 minutes at least" Micah was trying to stop them while jay grabbed his friend mic going out of control.
But the guards didn't flinch and were busy sealing the gates again.
"As soon as that man completed his registration and left they are already down to seal the gates!" Mic huffed and puffed with anger.
Looking at the sealed gates Micah and Jay were both worried about ash.
"How is he going to enter now when the gates are sealed ?" Micah looked at jay.
"If he could fly" jay tried to make it a little funny as he was also not sure how ash was going to enter.
"Huh what if he does?" Micah gave a little serious answer that made jay also think seriously but ash don't have private jat unless ..
Whooooosh.
A sudden force of wind came and a helicopter swiftly flew over the gates but the city sky was also sealed with protective shield so only authorities can enter.
They both looked at the helicopter while covering there heads.
"No way! Ash is coming through helicopter!!?" Micah asked with a shaky voice
"Do you think he is the son of the ruler so he can fly over the city M?" Jay laughed but he also looked up. "It can't be him coming by helicopter?"
[ Authority access completed ]
A sound of robotic women came through receivers.
Without them knowing the helicopter landed on the grounds.
"Open the gates there's still someone outside " A man in military cloth came out of the helicopter and walked to the guard.
"Who is outside ?" The guard asked to the military man.
"It's a student I guess " the military officer walking behind the man said.
"But it's late and we aren't allowed to open gates for late applicants"
Hearing to what guard said without any hesitation Micah climbed in their conversation.
"It's still 2 minutes before 12 past !"
Jay quickly pulled him back as these new people didn't seem some simple military officers.
"So" the military officer looked at the guard inquiring to know his opinion.
"We will check then" the guard said and left but before he went he gave a look at Micah then ordered his man to open the gates.
"Sh*t ! Is that baldy planing to kill me after these officers leave!"
Micah jumped behind jay.
"Huh don't worry these guards can't touch any students let alone harm them "
The said voice come from an other man who jumped down from co pilot seat and walked toward them.
As the three man stood before them both Micah and Jay could feel an unknown pressure.
Jay took a step back and the same action followed by Micah.
"Don't worry kids we aren't bad people" this was said by a blond short heighten man .
When the blond man stood with the tall man the pressure disappeared.
He slapped the head of all man with his fists.
"Have I not tell you to lower the pressure because we are on earth now!?" The blond scolded them.
"En?" Both Micah and Jay were taken back. This scene infront of them felt like that the blonde man was the senior of these overbearing man .
"Sorry vice captain !' all three man bowed and said at them same.
The blonde man looked at them for a few seconds then he looked at jay and Micah.
"Young kids go back to your dorms it's already midnight !"
"We will go but our friend hasn't come here so we are still waiting for him" jay replied as Micah was still observing the three standing man.
"Your friend still not here,?" The man asked them.
"Yes!" Jay replied
"But according to the rule no one after due time is allowed so if your friend hasn't arrived then..." The blonde shrugged his shoulders and skipped the last part.
Both Micah and Jay knew what the blond man was going to say so they just stood there.
Soon the gates were opened and a boy came running inside. It was dark on the gate side so it was really hard to see who came inside.
"I think he is ash " Micah happily ran over but he was totally disappointed but soon appeared an other person who came after the boy , a little taller.
"Maybe behind that boy ...." Jay run behind Micah but ash was not with the newcomers.
"It's already past 12 now " the guard signaled his man.
Micah and Jay both stared at the newcomers with so much disappointment to the point Micah started screaming
"Ashton! Where are you stuck !!?"
"Hey chill man !" Jay tried to calm his friend as he also wanted to scream but there were many people.
"Let's go back now" seeing the gets were completely sealed jay pulled Micah to their car but Micah didn't want to leave.
"No! What if ash comes after we leave?"
He resisted from going back.
"Hey don't fight kids we are staying here so if anyone comes we will let them in!"
The cop pilot man said.
"You will let them in so easily?" Micah was a little doubtful
"Yes with a little punishment though!" The co pilot man sneered at him.
"O-Okay" Micah flinched and quickly sat in the car .
Jay followed him after giving thanks to the co pilot man.
"Why? You weren't going to leave earlier but now you jumped in the car? Got scared " jay laughed at Micah and fasten his seat belt
"No! I wasn't scared !" Micah growled at him then calmed his nerves "at least ash can enter city and he deserves a little punishment for making us wait for!"
Jay nodded as they have been waiting at the gates for hours but ash didn't come.
They both drove back to the city.
...
Somewhere on the road a car was upside down on the road.
Ash walked out of the car without any scratches same for driver with help of emergency team.
Ash looked at his wrist watch
12:05am
"Oh Ghosh I am late!"
Looking at his watch he knew he was fucked up but who knew that suddenly an earthquake will happen on the bridge they were crossing and the turn they took to avoid fall, made there car roll on the road.
emergency team arrived after half an hour and a whole hour just to help them out.
Tee too tee toooo-
PPP-
The whole area was jammed with so many vehicles stuck and he could not use any taxi because of how heavy traffic there was!!
Anyway good luck to whatever punishment waited for him.
To be continued....