A Sorrowful End, but a New Beginning

Jack Galloway was a man who has done many things in his life and the world he was born in. He was born as the son of James Galloway, a CEO of an industry that held some influence around parts of the world. As the oldest of his siblings, he was the 'heir' the his father's industry. He learned of his position and his family from an early age, not because he was forced to but because he was always curious. Jack was curious to what the 'reality' of his world was like, how his father's industry influenced the world, and what his family was like. Some would consider him a 'genius' or 'young prodigy' but always disclosed as him wanting to just understand certain aspects.

Jack learned that his father was great man he was proud of. James Galloway was not always 'successful' man, he has gone through many hardships as an immigrant and civilian of a country that went through tis phases of poverty. However, it was because James' beginning that made him the man he is today. Jack's father has seen and lived through the what 'lower-class' or 'less-industrialized' people/countries struggle with and knows what needs change/improve. Thus leads to James working his ass off to create his industry for him, his family, and the millions that are facing or faced the same struggles.

Jack's mother, Rose Galloway, was maybe the greatest mother he could ask for. A biased opinion yes but one he willingly accepts. Rose was raised in the same environment as James and faced the same hardships, thus leading to them knowing each other and finding love between them. However, Jack's mother went to help others in a different way but with the same goal. Through Roses' experience, she worked and learned many subjects involving human emotion to help those who face emotional turmoil/trauma and understand different perspectives while trying to gives life lessons to those who needed it and wanted it. Of course, this included Jack and his siblings. Jack was always willing to ask his mother any questions that made him confused and yearned understanding to gain his own perspective/goal.

As an older brother, Jack did have to look after his siblings from time to time. There were many times he did not get along with them but there were times he was grateful to him them in his life and vic versa, they never said it to each other directly but they never needed too. Jack would do his best to help them in whatever problem, whether it be emotional or general topics.

While Jack learned what struggles and hardships his parents went through, he still felt insecure as not deserving the life he was given. However, this parents told him that him asking questions about their life, learning/studying to help others, and wanting to understand life to gain his own goal in life is the best thing they could ask for. His mother also taught him that everyone struggles in their own way. For instance, while Jack did was not raised in the same environment as his parents, he did face some struggles with being discriminated as being a person on the autism spectrum or face things differently than other people. This made a bit self-conscious around others beside his family. However, he has always seen his 'disability' as the reason for wanted to understand things better in order to earn his own perspective and goal.

After many years up to his mid-to-late twenties, Jack knew what he wanted to do and how he wanted to do it. Throughout his life he has gotten over his disadvantage with interacting with people and made many connections and plans as to what to do when he inherits his father's industry. After graduating university with masters in software/hardware engineering and a minors in social work. He was going to inherit his father's industry and try to create technology that would help the environment of those who face malnourishment, extremely unhealthy environments, cure diseases that affect many countries population's through the research he and his colleagues has done, make those who truly corrupt the system pay for they horrific crimes against those they believe are beneath them, give education too those who need it and want it, and many more he has in plan for. Jack is not going in this completely blind, he has been planning this for many years with his family and friends he has considered his own family.

[Author Notes(AN): Wishful thinking I know but hey this is fan-fiction, I can make these scenarios as possible as I want, with some logic of course.]

In the current present we see Jack in his father office in the industry building discussing his final plans with his friends and father. After finishing up the final touches and triple checking everything, they begin to leave and prepare for the ceremony where James will pass on his position as CEO to Jack.

(Jack POV)

I am currently in my father's changing room he has in his office getting ready for a day both I and my family have been looking forward too in a very long time. As I finish up with my suit and knotting my tie I give my self a good look in the mirror. I am wearing a basic, but still classy, black suit with a blue tie around my neck, formal black shoes, and have my hair combed all fancy like but still a bit spiky, just the way I like it. As I exit the changing room and head to the elevator, I see my dad waiting their with a proud smile towards me. He gives me a look over and pats shoulders.

James: You look great son.

Jack: "Thanks dad, you know I remember you buying me this suit when I was young and whenever I asked you what it was for you said 'It's for you to wear when you feel ready.' I understood what you meant but had know idea when I would be ready, but I guess that question answers itself right now."

Dad gives my a warm smile and pulls me into a big fatherly hug.

James: "Yes, I remember that day as if it was yesterday. You were in your room watching your favorite anime, RWBY I think it was called, while also working on the prototype of your now functional machinery your plan on introducing to the world. You already know this son, but let me say one more time of how proud me and your mother are for the man you have become today and the goal you have for this world, we will be by your side the whole way if you ever need help."

I almost start to tear up but stop myself as I should do that when I am with mom and the others, plus the very minimal makeup I have on right know.

Jack: "Thanks dad and as always let me say one more time for how grateful I am for having all you guys as my family, I couldn't ask for a better one. Now that enough with the emotional stuff, we gotta save that for the others so they don't miss out."

James: "Hahahaahah yeah your right, come on, let's go down and meet the rest so we can start with the ceremony and celebrate later."

After that emotional, but welcomed moment, we enter the elevator and exit through the garage of the building and drive in an electric car, with a sustainable energy source by the way. Technology has really improved through the years, mainly because of me and my father, but the energy source is one of many inventions I plan to release to the world after the ceremony. Many of my inventions me and my friends created were inspired from old movies we watched during our time in college. That's right we created some, if not all, of the inventions from the Iron mans movies, and others from different movies/tv series. We had to do it through our own means though, not like they explained the tech in specific detail in the movies, so we had to figure it out. It was extremely tough but worth in the end.

Me and my father soon arrive at the ceremonial grounds, the drive was peaceful. I am not naive, I am aware that 'certain' groups might want to stop this ceremony through 'forceful' means. However, I made to to check the route I took and to have bodyguards me and my family hired to protect us and the civilians should anything happen. So far everything looks to be ok. the perimeter had been checked multiple times to see if anyone is preparing anything on-top of a roof or something.

The ceremony is being held within a building instead of outside as a percussion. My father and I reach the backstage and are greeted with a groups consisting of my blood family and friends I consider family I made during my time in college. My siblings and friends come and congratulate with a hug and some thoughtful words. Then my mother comes forth with a warm smile greatly surpassing the one dad gave me earlier and gives a warm hug.

Jack: 'I swear moms gives the best hugs.' "Hey everyone it's great that you all could be here to witness this, I am very grateful."

Rose: "Of course we would be here sweetie, this is the day most of us have seen coming for a very long time and see it some to fruition, it is like a part of a dream has come true as well."

Everyone nods in agreement. Damn they are really making it hard for the tears to not come rolling down my cheek. But I still hold it in, not until when the ceremony is complete is when I well shed them along with my family.

As my mother finishes up her little speech, me and my father are called upon to the stage for the passing down of the CEO position. I wave my family bye and they walk to take their seats in front of the stage. The seating area is really massive. All the seats are filled in and many cameras that are recording the event live throughout the world are pointed to the stage or more specifically to the podium. The man who introduces my father and I is the COO of my fathers's industry, Jerry Smith. I do not know him that much, but my father has known him for a very long time since the start of his industry. My father walks up to the podium shaking hands with Jerry and then facing towards the crowd with me on the side waiting to be called up.

After my father gives a small speech of being honored to help the people around the world, working with the people to accomplish his goals, and ensuring that they are in safe hands he points his hands to me and ask me to come up next to him. I walk up to the podium, we exchange a hug and then face the crowd.

James: "Everyone, let me introduce you to the person I am proud to pass my position to and have complete trust in."

Cheers coms from the crowd and after calming down I approach the mic and begin my welcome speech.

Jack: "Hello everyone, most of you already know me but to those who do not I am Jack Galloway, son of James Galloway and as of now the new CEO of Galloway Industries. I know some of you have many questions to what I plan to do during my time as CEO. For years, ever since graduating high school and picking my major and university, I and my colleagues have been working on many plans, resources , and technology that we truly believe will make great changes to the world with extreme research being made to create these plans as well as to back it up. I know some of you fear or question what this change may bring, after all change brings unintended consequences. However, I can only say this, acknowledge it. Acknowledge yours fears about these changes and ask questions about it, as much questions as you like. For not asking you questions for clarification will lead to many misunderstandings, and these misunderstandings will lead to many pillars that lack balance. All of you are pillars that I hope will be satisfied with answers I give to you today so that you will be able to hold up an open mind for what these changes will bring. I am not asking you to trust me immediately as I know that will be hard for most even after I answer your questions, but I ask that you all keep an open mind as to not distrust me completely and the plans we want to establish. Ever since learning of my parents struggles and the struggles that many of you have faced or are still facing I have only ever wanted to ease those struggles, as for handling and moving forward with those struggles will be up to you and those who are willing to help. We are more connected than we could ever imagine, this illusion of division between us is something we cannot allow to bring us down. More than ever we must be united, not to just survive among one another but to thrive among each other. As a great man once said 'We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe.' I can assure you all, with my upmost confidence, that the plans I wish to begin will bring us together as one tribe. That is my goal, my dream."

Silence permeates the crowd for a couple seconds as many are in deep thought but soon the crowd erupts in massive cheers and many nods of approval. Many hands are raised and I am getting ready for the massive amount of info I will need to state.

A couple of hours later I answer what seemed to be the most important, hopefully easing some of their fear and doubts.

However, the doors are suddenly busted open as many soldier looking people with guns come running in and aim towards the crowd and take control of the camera systems. Soon a man with what looks like a halo helmet that has a skull tattoo printed in the visor. The yelling from the soldiers cause everyone to to raise their hands and sit on their knees, panic are written on many of their face while some try to remain calm. My father and I do the same thing with calm looks on our faces. But the one person that is not doing this is Jerry, he walks up to the skull soldier stands behind him and some soldiers. The skull soldier then speaks.

Skull: "It is a pleasure to finally meet you, the infamous prodigy, Jack Galloway."

I stay quiet as to show I have no interest in knowing who he is, it wont matter anyway. Like said before I am not naive. I have made plenty of contingency plans in case something like this happens. I just want to know how they made past the first few, with the bodyguards outside and their communication devices to report if anything seemed sus. My best guess is their communication devices got hacked and they were snuck up on. It's pretty obvious that Jerry gave them the ability to hack such complex and highly secured devices, since he is the only unarmed person not on his knees. These devices were made by my dad and I so anyone who works with us would know about the firewalls and security measures since they could be trusted. Jerry had different thoughts it seemed, a cliche of jealousy seems obvious to why he did this, after all, I can see how he is looking at with disgust.

Skull: "You probably already guess who is behind all of this."

Points his hand toward Jerry.

Skull: "How does it feel to be betrayed by someone you trusted. Because of him we now control you and some of the most powerful people in the world here."

Eh, I don't feel too bad. I never really got to knew Jerry. If anything I am worried about my dad. But looking at him he just looks angry rather than shocked or despair. Also if this guys thinks I also did not think of contingency plans for those that might betray us or forced them, well then he is in for a rude awakening. I have to pick the right time though.

The skull-soldier looks to be getting annoyed by me ignoring him. Great it means he is just one of those impatient ones, like Tomura Shigaraki. This might be easy then, but I will still keep my guard up. He looks toward the cameras as he begins a typical villain monologue, something about how I am giving them lie or some crap, I have to focus right now anyways. While he is looking away I start to do a specific pattern with my fingers.

Then Jerry's phone beings to glow blue then an EMP comes from his front pocket as it immediately disable the soldiers guns, since most guns are part tech these days, and paralyzes Jerry. I then grad something from the inside of my blazer and whisper in my hand.

Jack: "Attach to the everyone in the crowd except the soldiers."

I then throw out from my hand towards the top of the crowd what looks like miniaturized octagons. Soon the mini-gons (AN: Get it?) attach to all the crowd members, including my family and friends, and encases them in a flexible metal alloy suit, like the new black panther suit from the MCU.

It's not vibranium, but with the guns disabled it should protect from knifes and hand strikes. When that is done I quickly aikido the crap out of the skull soldier, quickly knocking him out. Yeah I have taken a lot of martial arts lessons in order to defend myself or others.

Soon body guards enter the room and start taking down the other soldiers. With everyone taken down I take a look around to check if my father and the rest of my family are ok.

However, from the corner of my eye I see Jerry take out an old-style mini revolver from his blazer and points it towards my father. I only gave armor to the crowd and not the people on the stage. My instincts kick in and I run towards my father and push him out of the way, while Jerry still shoots the revolver and pierces through me. I was able to produce metal alloy fabric as well, but only to stop knife and hand strikes not armor-piercing gun shots.

As I lay there on the wooden floor of rapidly losing blood, the only thing I see and hear is my family and friends screaming towards me.

Jack: *mutter* "I'm sorry everyone."

Darkness over takes me....

I am soon overcome with awareness. I frantically look around my surroundings then try and feel my body, only to feel nothing. I cannot move. I try talking. I cannot talk. I notice my environment consists of stars surrounding me. I try to speak again, only too fail again. However, soon a light illuminates the environment and a voice comes through.

???: "Hello Jack."

The voice is.....soothing? I feel calm and comfortable when hearing it. I turn to see a figure with long long white hair and golden eyes.

Jack: "Are you God?"

I question this because I am fully aware that I died, but I cannot tell which God this person represents. I believe in God but am pretty open to what God looked like or what God did.

God: "Yes and no. Yes to being a deity of sorts and no to being one of your gods."

Jack: "Oh ok then do you have a name to your deity status? Oh and my names Jack Galloway, thought it seems you already know that."

God: "Fufufu. Yes, my name that was assigned to me is Tethys."

Assigned? Does that mean that there is a higher level Gods? Well thats not my main curiosity. My main one might bring me tears though.

Jack: "Tethys, ok then I want to get this out o the way first if this is what I think it is. What happened after I died?"

Tethys smile slowly turn into a sad frown, but answers nonetheless.

Tethys: "I can show rather than explain it in words."

I nod at this, believing that is a better option for this. She raises her hand and a screen? soon pops in front of me? What is playing through the screen is what is heartbreaking though. I see my entire family their all with a depressed and sad atmosphere and crying silently surrounding a coffin and can say has my body in it.

Tethys: "After your death on the floor Jerry was immediately subdued and cuffed along with the rest of the soldiers. Your family would separate from your body and did not stop crying over your for a very long time. Even the people in the crowd and watching through the live feed shed tears out of loss, respect, and love for a man like you. A few days later a trail was held for the soldiers and Jerry. The soldiers got life in prison with heavy security and Jerry got the immediate death sentence. You family did not care for either of them though, especially Jerry. They were focused on preparing a proper burial for you."

While she was explaining all that I saw the events of my funeral go through while shedding my own tears. Damn it! These tears were to be shed for celebration not lost! Soon my family and friends got to my will. Of course, I left all of my knowledge and process of establishing my plans in a flash drive attached to my will if an untimely death do me part, with some goodbyes to my family of course and some inheritance to wish good. Though they care none for the inheritance, only that I am no longer with them. I soon feel a pair of arms come from behind me, I know who it is but I do not care. The comforting aura she gave off made me cry in her arms for who know how long, the hug was someone giving another person comfort for loss, nothing else.

I open my eyes after crying to see my family giving a live speech. Stating that they will continue my plans, stating how the technology I showed during the hostage scene should be more than proof enough that my plans are made for the absolute purpose to help humanity in any way possible. Both my family and I are most likely glad that my dream came true, but we are most definitely sad that I won't be there to live it with them. They know loss of loved one before, they know that I would rather have them move forward with my memory in their hearts. Of course, everyone has the right too grieve, but we can't allow it to consume us and halt us, or else we fail.

Tethys then lets go of me from behind and ask if she can remove the screen. I nod and the screen disappears, with the last image of my family and friends in front of my burial saying their good-byes as they continue on with their lives, with me in their hearts, its time for me to do the same. I cried in Tethys arms for a really long time so I have had my shedding of tears. I then turn to Tethys and ask with a sad smile.

Jack: "So, what's next?"

Tethys: "An opportunity, if you choose to accept it."

Jack: "Could you elaborate?"

To be continued.....