• *NOTE* This is chapter 4 in a story called Broken. Please read Some Kind of Nature, Sweepstakes, and Plastic Beach first

    The island started to shake violently as Jack fought off the freaks attacking him. It appeared that the destruction of the Plastic Tower started a chain reaction, that would ultimately destroy the island. With no weapons Jack was fighting a losing battle, it was true he had a piece of plastic he was using as a shield but it wouldn't last. Tobi laughed, with Maria's throat still in his grasp he said "I hate to end this emotional reunion, but my beautiful Plastic Beach is falling apart." After those words, Tobi and Maria disappeared in a puff of smoke leaving Jack to fight off Tobi's minions on a doomed island.

    The island broke into three pieces freeing Jack from his utter defeat, the only problem was that he had no way off the island so he ran. Plastic was being launched into the air as Jack ran across the middle piece of the island. Suddenly the East piece of the island was swallowed into a vortex of water as the middle piece was getting pulled in. Jack stopped as he reached the end of the middle piece of the island, he had to time his jump right so he would land safely on the West piece of the island. He jumped right as the center of the island was pulled into the vortex, and he landed right on the edge of the West piece of the island. Jack wasted no time getting back up and running to the shore he woke up on. When he got there, there was one boat at the docks, he got in to be greeted by the man with the fedora frantically trying to start the engine. "You've got to help me, Tobi's freaks are gonna get us if the vortex doesn't" the man told Jack.

    "Defend the boat" Jack told the man as he got to work on the controls. The man fought off the freaks successfully, but at the cost of his own life. Jack banged his fists on the console, when he noticed through the window that the vortex was sucking the boat in. The broken island known as Plastic Beach was finally destroyed, but it seemed Jack was going down with it. Jack jumped out of the boat as it got sucked into the vortex but that didn't help, because he was swallowed by the vortex soon after. Water rushed into Jack's lungs as he gasped for air, once again he was pulled into darkness.

    *FLASHBACK*
    "Jim your mission was to get Jack to Glitter Freeze, not run to Plastic Beach" the disembodied voice said as Jim left Sweepstakes on his hunt for Jack.

    "I know but he doesn't remember anything, he thinks I am the bad guy here" Jim said fiddling with his top hat.

    "He doesn't remember? This may work to our advantage then, he's going to run into the Plastic Tower sooner or later. Send Dogg to make sure he goes into the Tower, to meet up with Tobi." the voice said as it's presence faded away.

    "It shall be done Master" Jim said as he vanished, he reappeared in Plastic Tower in front of Jack, ready to get Tobi to reawaken Jack's lost memories.
    *FLASHBACK END*

    The water had nested in Jack's lungs, he was dieing in the darkness of the sea. Very fast the water left Jack's lungs as he suddenly appeared above a hill, he fell and collided with the dirt. Jack got up and contemplated how he got from underwater to a hill, then Jack saw a sign. "Melancholy Hill Straight Ahead --->" the sign said, Jack knew this hadn't happen by chance as he remembered what Jim said.

    *FLASHBACK*
    "Well since you have no desire to accept your fate, I must leave you here. If you change your mind, I'll be on Melancholy Hill." Jim said as he disappeared.
    *FLASHBACK END*

    Jack followed the sign's arrow up the Hill ready to face his fate, for the first time in recent memory.

    TO BE CONTINUED....