CHERUB: Earth's Last Stand

by Malco Clay

2. Meeting "Hello William." Said the man. "Who are you?" William asked "And why was everyone saying 'Can't talk to orange.'" "Calm down, William." The man said "My name is Dr. McAfferty but most people just call me Mac. I'm the Chairman of a division of MI5 called CHERUB." Mac looked to be in his sixties. He wore a suit and dress pants and it looked like he could afford whatever

1. 1 Strange

Cherub: Earth's Last Stand

1. Strange

Will woke to a intense, blinding light in his eyes. He rolled over on his bed to block the brightness from his eyes. His head was killing him.

"Oooowwww…" he moaned softly. He regretted the amount of beer he had drank last night. Then he remembered the truth, he didn't have any beer last night, since he was only 10 years old. He opened his eyes and panicked. He wasn't in his room. He wasn't in any sort of room he knew of. He sat up slowly. He was on a double bed with a small bottle of colourless pills on his bedside table. There was a note beside the bottle. The note read:

The pills are for your headache.

He fumbled for the bottle but accidentally knocked it off the table. He then fell off the bed while trying to reach down and grab them. He tried to read the label on the side, to find out how many pills he was supposed to take. He had to squint to see the amount that was required. It either said toes, or two, He wasn't quite sure.. He took two pills and swallowed them. They had a horrible banana taste to them. He suddenly realized he was busting to pee. He stood up and looked around. There was a flat screen telly tv at the front front of his bed and a very fancy chair and table next to the window. The chair and table had floral pattern that resembled the curtains he had at his Granny's' place. Orange and red tulips, with vines all around them. He realized that he was homesick already.

He looked around the room for a bathroom but saw nothing that resembled a bathroom, but he did notice a sliding door. He opened it and found a large room with a toilet and bath and everything a bathroom needs in it, which lead him to believe that he was here for a reason besides being a prisoner He found that his headache was subsiding, showing that the pills were in fact not poison. Now that he could finally think straight, he remembered what had happened.

His dad had died a couple of weeks ago. After that he had been sent to an horrible place; The orphanage. Or at least, if a giant heap of bricks with a dumpyard next to it counts as one. When he got there the other boys instantly recognised him as an easy target and pounced. The only kid who he wasn't being teased by was Joanna; although most called her Jo. She was 11 and seemed less than thrilled to be living in the orphanage. Will still thought her luckier than him because the boys left her alone. Will had learnt why when one of the older boys had tried to hit on her and ended up hanging off the upstairs balcony, when Will had asked her how she had learnt to fight like that and she had told him them that her dad was a karate instructor.

He stood up and stumbled out the door. He saw a kid about 13 years old walk by and called out to him,

"Where the hell am I!?"

"Can't talk to orange." Said the boy,

"What? You call that an answer?! I just woke up in a completely random place and there is no freaking explanation for anything? At Least show me where I'm supposed to go!" Yelled Will

"Can't talk to orange." said the boy again, but he pointed to the elevator.

"Finally!" Will shouted, frustratedly while jogging towards the elevator. He pressed the button to call down the elevator. When it finally arrived, he stepped inside to see a boy that looked around 15 years old in a black shirt with a boy with wings in the center and someone who looked around nine years-old in a red shirt with the same logo.

"Where do I go?" Will asked, "And please don't say 'Can't talk to orange' or I will FREAKING KILL YOU!"

"Can't talk to orange." he said but held up a number one on his finger.

"Cheers… I guess." Will sighed and pressed the button to go to floor one. The elevator doors opened and he stepped out into a place that looked like a lobby. The floor was covered in ivy and moss that was poking through the tiles. Will could tell that all the greenery were placed there on purpose. There were four fountains spaced evenly around the ground. He saw kids of all ages wearing all different colours of shirts. Will went up to the nearest kid he saw The kid was a girl with a red shirt. She looked around Will's age and was drawing. "What am I supposed to do n-"

"Can't talk to orange." she interrupted him.

"Oh my FREAKING GOD!" he shouted as loud as his lungs would allow him. The girl smiled at him mischievously, and it almost seemed like she was enjoying ticking him off. Will stood up and turned around to look for another kid.

"Oi! Kid! What am I supposed to do now?" he shouted at a kid who looked around 13, with a navy blue shirt

"Can't talk to orange." The kid responded. But he pointed at a building in the middle of the lobby.

Will walked over to the building and opened the door. He saw a woman at the desk. The woman looked up.

"Ah, You must be Will. The doctor has been expecting you. Just head in to the door to your left." He walked to the door and knocked on it. He heard footsteps come to the door, and then the it swung open. He entered the room and a desk in the far right corner of the room. The room looked very clean, with only a few things in the room besides the desk. These items included a dresser to the left of the room, a bookshelf on the wall next to the desk,, a couple of chairs, and a few pots with plants in them. The entire room was painted white, the whole room was covered with greyish carpet with no designs . It felt very cold, as if there was a soft, cool wind that was flowing through the room. Then the man spoke.