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CHAPTER 1: FALLING
If you told Shouyou Hinata that he was going to die as soon as he turned 18, he would have believed you. On the other hand, if you had told him that he would be going to Earth at just 15, he would have called you a liar.
It's too bad that that's exactly what happened.
He had been sitting quietly in his cell when it happened, lightly shading in one of the many drawings that covered almost all portions of the room. Drawing was his one escape and he was fortunate to have been granted something to draw with. He'd been locked up for just shy of 17 months, over a year of his life wasted in a holding cell.
Why they didn't just kill him to begin with, Shouyou would never know.
His life had been simple beforehand, not overly privileged but not suffering too much either. Then his parents had died, leaving him and his sister Natsu behind. They were taken in by a couple, who did provide them somewhere to stay, but little other than that. Shortages were occurring more frequently and if you weren't high up, then you weren't getting fed. The couple they stayed with had little enough for themselves, and gave very little to the pair. His sister Natsu was already such a tiny thing, and Shouyou was tired of hearing her cry herself to sleep because she was starving.
The solution was easy, sneak into the food processing and storage department, take a few things and then bring them back home.
It wasn't that easy.
Shouyou was caught on his fourth run, detained and after a small debate from the council, thrown into a cell. They had asked him if he had wanted anything and he asked for only three things.
A pencil, a photo of his sister and for Natsu to have increased food rations.
The council approved all three.
Shouyou was happy, he was. He knew Natsu would miss him, but she would be better off this way. He could die, as long as she was taken care of properly.
Apparently, the council had other plans, judging from how an assortment of surly prison guards marched into his room, restraining him while a smaller Ark scientist attached a metal band to his wrist.
Shouyou hissed in pain, as needle like extensions from the bracelet embedded themselves into his wrist.
"Prisoner 219, Shouyou Hinata, we are pleased to inform you that you will be joining 99 other youth on a journey to the Earth's surface." The scientist spoke in a monotone voice, seeming anything but pleased.
"I-what?" Shouyou reeled back, although minimally due to the guards still restraining him. "But we don't even know if it's habitable!"
The scientist made no attempt to reply, instead continuing her explanation. "We will now be taking you to the launch ship, where you will be scheduled to depart in an approximate 86 minutes. If you have anything you would like to bring, I suggest you take a 30 second period to obtain it."
There was nothing to grab. Natsu's picture and his small graphite pencil were already in his jacket pocket. This was a good thing, as Shouyou probably wouldn't have been able to move at this point in time.
When Shouyou didn't reply, the scientist nodded to the guards. "Please take him to the drop ship and have him seated. We will relay further instructions to the 100 once they are all in attendance." Turning to Shouyou, she offered a slight smile. "Good luck to you, Shouyou Hinata. I knew your parents and they would be proud of you for undertaking this operation."
"Ah-wait!" Shouyou pulled an arm free from the guards, reaching out to tug on the back of the scientist's lab coat. "You knew my parents?! If so, can you please keep an eye on my sister for me!"
The scientist tilted her head back slightly. "Of course. I'll make sure Natsu is well taken care of." With that said, she walked off, perhaps to the next prisoner on her list.
Shouyou let out a breathe he didn't know he'd been holding before obediently walking with the guards. He would be going whether he liked it or not, so might as well go without risking injury. He knew the guards had no qualms about beating obedience into prisoners, if the pained screams he had heard over his stay here were of any evidence.
The guard in front of him stopped walking suddenly and Shouyou nearly bumped into him. "We're here," he stated matter of factly and Shouyou moved his view from his feet into the sight in front of him.
The drop ship was large, likely an exodus model, and it would easily hold over 100 people if it needed to. It wasn't astounding pretty and Shouyou could see the standard engineering from where he stood to the side of the entrance bay. It was one of the Ark's standard ships, made to survive the intensity of the Earth's atmosphere and arrive on the surface with few casualties.
Of course, that meant little if they all died from radiation poisoning.
Hinata felt a push from behind as one of the guards ushered him forward. "In you go. There will be lots of time to think about things while you're hurtling downwards."
If that wasn't entirely depressing, Shouyou wasn't sure what was. Nonetheless, he walked forward, into the ship where he was seated and belted in by an Ark technician.
Gripping onto the seat belts over his shoulders, Shouyou glanced around at the room. All around him, other teenagers were being pushed into seats of their own. A spiky black haired boy yelled angrily at a technician, trying to shove him away. A silver haired teen stared ahead blankly, hands clasped in his lap, praying for salvation or death, Shouyou didn't know. A blond girl sobbed into her hands. Shouyou didn't know what he was supposed to be feeling. Lost, maybe. Confused.
"Shouyou!" He was snapped out of his train of thought by a hand shaking his shoulder. He turned his head to the right, where a black haired teenager with frosty blue eyes looked at him with concern.
"Tobio!" He yelled back in surprise. "What are you doing here?!"
Tobio smirked. "Following you of course, dumbass. Did you really think I was going to let you go all by yourself? You'd get yourself killed in no time!"
Shouyou huffed. "I would not." He then glared back at Tobio. "But you're such an idiot for following me! What if the Earth really is infested with too much nuclear radiation to be survivable? Then we're both dead for nothing!"
"I wouldn't be a very good friend if I left you to die by yourself at least."
"Tobio, there are 98 other people. I would have been far from alone."
Tobio rolled his eyes. "Whatever. It's better than being stuck in a cell anyhow."
"How did you even end up in here?" Shouyou asked exasperatedly.
"Faked an attempt to snatch spare electrical parts from the council room."
"You what?!" And Tobio was supposed to be the smart one of the duo! Shouyou swore that he needed to be upgraded a level.
They didn't have much time to debate over it though, because the Ark fueled power shut off and the doorway with minimal light filtering in was shut, to be replaced with the drop ship's artificial power source. This was followed by an overhead announcement.
"Attention, this is a pre-departure message for all members of the 100. As you know, the Earth was destroyed in a nuclear war 97 years ago. We have reason to believe that in that time span, the radiation has dissipated, leaving the Earth habitable. You, the 100, are being sent down to set up an initial presence. The wristbands you are wearing will provide the Ark with your basic body readings. If you perish, a signal will be sent to the Ark to alert us."
At this point, Shouyou, along with most of the other 99 teenagers, looked down at the metal bands encircling their wrists.
"According to our calculations, you should land in an area termed Mount Weather. Here, you will be able to find supplies, including food, water and defense weapons. These will aid you greatly and are considered detrimental."
What would really help them out would be not being sent down to die in the first place, but Shouyou figured they had to at least try and stay positive.
"Please stay seated until the drop ship has safely landed to avoid any casualties. We would like to wish you all good luck upon the surface."
The broadcast turned off, leaving all 100 teens stunned into silence. The artificial lights flickered and the ship lurched as it initiated its launch process. Shouyou held his breath, in fear or exhilaration he wasn't sure.
The drop ship fully detached, some sort of boosters being activated to propel them into the Earth's atmosphere. A sudden feeling of weightlessness enveloped Shouyou. Ah. They had entered zero gravity conditions.
"Whoa! Look at this guys!" One of the teens detached himself from his seat, floating in the air. This spurred on the others, and the drop ship was suddenly full of free floating kids.
"They said stay in your seats!" A black haired teenager, Shouyou would put him around 17, yelled at their antics.
This was met with laughter. "Who cares what they said? This is awesome!"
The black haired teen grit his teeth. "Fine, but when you die because you were stupid enough to undo your safety belts, it will be nobody's fault but your own." Shouyou couldn't argue with that one.
Not that anyone seemed to care. They probably figured they'd die as soon as they hit the ground anyhow, so why not have some fun beforehand.
"Hey there cutie," a dark haired boy with a weird flip in his hair floated next to Shouyou, his face uncomfortably close. "My names Tetsurou Kuroo, what's yours?"
"S-Shouyou H-Hinata," Shouyou stuttered back. This guy needed to back off, preferable now. That was unlikely to happen though.
"Cool. So what'd you do to land yourself on this deathship?" That was a lovely way to put it.
"I, um, snuck into storage and stole rations." Shouyou left out the part about Natsu. The guy didn't need to know about that.
"Wow," Tetsurou smirked. "That's pretty daring of you."
"I recognize your name. You're the spacewalker right?" Shouyou was a little bit curious, might as well play nice.
Tetsurou grinned. "That's right, the one and only."
"So how was it? The space walking I mean."
"Kinda lame, if I'm being honest. I mean, being able to experience zero gravity isn't that cool now that I'm hurtling towards my death in it."
"Ah, that's reasonable." Stupid question, Shouyou supposed.
"Why don't you leave Shouyou alone instead of infecting him with your stupidity?" Tobio always picked the perfect moments to interrupt.
"Oh yah? And what are you going to do about it? Hard to ask daddy Chancellor for help when you're stuck here with the rest of us no gooders." Uh oh. Did Tetsurou have a premature death wish?
"The hell is your problem? At least I didn't get arrested for something as dumb as space walking!"
Tetsurou didn't have a chance to reply as the ship lurched, entering the outer atmosphere. Shouyou yelped in pain as the teen collided with him. There wasn't much he could do though, the force of the plummet pushing Tetsurou against him.
"How's it going hot stuff? Lovely to get this close so soon into our relationship."
"How are you so chill right now?! We're hurtling towards the ground in a hunk of metal!" Shouyou was not in a good mood, this sucked.
"Hey, just trying to make the most of my short life. But if it makes you feel better, spending it with you is the best way to go out." Ugh, this guy was weird.
The ship lurched again, and Shouyou felt like he wanted to puke. Puking on Tetsurou might not be a bad option, at least the guy might leave him alone. If they survived that was.
The lights went out, leaving them in complete darkness. Shouyou sighed. This whole surviving thing really wasn't looking good. Plus with Tetsurou still pressed against him, there wasn't even the possibility of him dying a comfortable death.
Oh well. At least Natsu was alright.
The ship gave a final lurch, Shouyou's head smashing against the back of the seat.
As his consciousness faded out, Shouyou realized that he didn't feel like he was falling.
It was more like….. flying.
A/N: Hi all! Thanks for reading this first chapter, I hope you enjoyed it! This idea hit me rather suddenly and I felt obliged to write it. ((AKA I'm procrastinating)) Hinata's going to be a little OOC for awhile, due to his regular personality conflicting too much with the nature of this story. He's still going to be the energetic fluffball we all know and love, but there's a level of maturity that comes with you parents dying, being responsible for a younger sibling and being locked up for over a year. Also there's the whole being sent to Earth to die thing. So yah. That's how it is, so don't get angry about him being OOC please XD
Did you notice any character parallels? Hinata is Clark, minus the family issues. Kageyama is Wells, and Tetsurou is Finn (making Kenma Raven I guess XD). Obviously, the story line won't follow that of The 100 entirely (idk if I want to get rid of certain characters yet) but it should loosely resemble the original plot line. Also, Hinata's kinda gonna be paired with a variety, so let me know what you want to see! Those who watch The 100 are likely already aware of how some things are going to develop, but watch out because I might surprise you! Those who don't, it isn't a big issue. There are few characters actually from The 100, although I might borrow some for filler. Anything that I do borrow, I'll explain. I don't expect you to know them, plus our main characters need to learn about them too.
Till next chapter!
~Jay