Team EMPR
Chapter One
Alarms blared as rain fell from the sky and onto the guard's jackets. The rain stayed constant as the alarms raised and lowered in volume, their sound reaching miles from the origin point. Synchronised stamping could be heard as guards rushed to their positions, some taking their positions in watchtowers, and others spreading out to cover as much ground as possible. "Spread out and find them!" the commander barked as he began to check his weapon. "If you find them, do not shoot on sight. We want these people back alive!" the commander barked again as he held his weapon up. All of the guards nodded as they started to break off into pairs.
As two guards jogged past a medium wall, three kids, all dressed in white gowns which were soaked by the rain, were crouching behind the wall. The boy closest to the road had jet black hair and a dark skin colour. The next girl had short yellow hair and was covering the mouth of the second girl. The second girl had long hair, a mix of red and orange, but was shaking in fear as she was the youngest of the three. "I think the coast is clear" the boy said in a quiet and calming tone, before slowing walking to the edge of the wall followed by the two girls. "We will wait for any patrol vehicles to pass before making our move" the boy said before poking his head around the wall.
As he poked his head around the wall he could hear the low rumbling of an engine. He quickly turned to face the girl with Red hair. "Ember look at me. Everything is going to be okay. Trust me, we will be able to make it out of here" he said in a soothing quiet tone. "Okay Coal, I trust you" the girl said whilst taking deep breaths in order to calm herself down. "So, where to next?" the girl with yellow hair asked Coal. "Well. We wait for the patrol to go past, then we move to the other side of the road" Coal instructed in a calm tone, as if he knew this plan would work.
As the three waited, they heard the sound of the patrol car's engine get louder and louder until it finally reached it maximum volume as it passed by the three kids. Luckily, it didn't stop as its destination was somewhere else. "All-right go!" the boy whispered as the three kids sprinted through the rain and across the road. The three kids made it across the road before ducking behind a thick hedge. "Okay. We just have to make it around this building, across a second road and then we are free" Coal made it out to seem like it was easy.
The two slowly nodded as they began to go around the corner of the building, using the thick hedge as cover. As they reached the edge of the building, Coal once again checked to see if the coast was clear. "I think the coast is clear, but just to be sure. We should go one at a time" Coal instructed as he tried to usher the other two back, and once they were far enough back Coal sprinted to the other side of the road, at an angle and to the fence. But as Coal got to half way, he heard a guard shout "Sir! Sir we've found him! We found him!" down his radio as one guard raised his weapon. "Freeze! Do not move, or we will shoot!" the guard bellowed as Coal instantly froze. "Get down on the ground and put your hands on your head!" the guard instructed as one guard took out a pair of handcuffs. Coal followed the orders and stayed still on the ground as the rain continued to fall on everyone.
As Coal laid on the ground, two Jeeps turned blocking the road as guards jumped out of both sides with their weapons drawn, and in between all of the guards, the commander was slowly walking up with his weapon holstered. "Did you really think you were going to escape Coal? Did you really think that would work?" the commander crouched down as Coal was begin picked up. "Why would you try and escape? Isn't it nice here? You get three meals a day and all the TV you can watch". Coal looked at the commander with cold emotion-less eyes and spoke to him a monotone voice, "It's just a lie you tell the public, to keep them quiet. But we know what happens, and we are going to tell the whole of Remnant what happens here".
The commander began to smirk and shake his head as Ember and Summer tried to look for a way around. "We can go behind the patrol cars. They can act as a barrier" Summer said in a calm voice. "It will only be a short sprint to the fence. Once we get there we are free." Ember looked at Summer worryingly, "but what if they see us?" Summer placed her hands on Embers shoulders. "Trust me Ember. We can make it". Ember gave a nod before running with Summer to the cars. Once they were behind the cars they kept crouched. "Alright, on my mark we go". Summer paused before dropping her hand causing them both to sprint across the field. Seeing as Summer was taller than Ember, she was able to run at a much faster pace, meaning she got the fence as Ember got half way. Summer found the small hole in the fence and was able to pry the fence apart with her super-human strength.
But, as Summer looked back, she saw Ember still sprinting at full pace. As Summer's face grow a smile of happiness it was immediately switched for a shocked face as Ember had been stopped by a spotlight. The spotlight was shown straight into Embers face causing her brief blindness, and all Ember could do was shield her face to try and spotlight. As Ember was doing this she felt a very strong gust push her back a little bit.
When Ember finally dropped her arm she was now looking at a vast desert, where the only unique feature was the small mountain to the left. "Not far to go now" a new voice told Ember.