Authors note: Hello people, it's been a while since I've made new fanfics! Today I felt like making a chapter story. If you haven't played or heard of any of the oddworld games then don't read it, you probably wont get some of it. Don't you worry your butts, I will try and update this as soon as possible! :)

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Please don't be rude when reviewing, I'm not a very pro at this stuff... and I'm also editing.

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- terrietont

Chapter 1

19 and 18

Abe the wanted Mudoken has been escaping for 10 years now. He has already shut down rupture farms, soul storm brewery and Vykers labs.

I've become a recruit soldier and I've been watching the TV for some time now, seeing nothing but the wanted Mudokon. And the M.O.M news.

I stack my weapons up on the rail board as I stand guard watching for a Mudoken to pass by.

Honestly I care for them. I might sound insane to the other Sligs but I think that they don't deserve to be tortured or enslaved. After all I might be the only Slig that has never killed a Mudokon or even hurt one. But well as a Slig I have to do my job. We don't even get proper names for names, well that is unless you're a royal Slig. All we get is numbers like 23 or 12 or something like that. My name is 19, and I'm a soldier Slig working for Horris Glukkon in a toy factory security breach. I stack up my bullets as I see the other Sligs reloading their weapons on the other side. As Sligs line up I stand still as more and more approached the line.

A few boring hours later still guarding the rail board, an announcement is heard on the speakers. ''Could all Sligs please come to the testing grounds NOW!'' it cried. My heart beats faster as I walk in a fashioned line like the others. It was testing time.

As soon as we got there I saw a Slig with a blue coat. As all the rest of them were wearing the robotic pants and red eye covers, This Slig wore the exact same except with a blue coat and top hat. ''He looks formal whispered a Slig sitting next to me. ''Yeah'' I answered back ''my name's 18 answered the Slig. ''I'm 19'' I said back to him.

We quietly shook hands as we pretended to salute like the others. The formally suited Slig walks past examining as suspiciously. I try not to move. ''you look very useable'' He answers proudly. As a Glukkon gets 2 other Sligs to make me follow them. ''good luck'' 18 whispers to me. ''You will be our fine leader for today'' The Glukkon smiles as I pretend not to be scared. ''thank you very much sir'' I formally answer as if it were the right thing to do. The two Sligs and the Glukkon look at me and laugh. ''You are very formal for a Slig'' the Glukkon answers grinning hardly. ''Come we take you to your first test, recruit'' they answer as they turn me around to a Mudokon cleaning the floor. ''Okay soldier. Calmly says the Glukkon. ''Now I want you to… KILL IT! He yells. ''r-right n-now?'' I stutter. ''DO IT! Yells the Glukkon as my hand starts to sweat. I grab my gun, put bullets into it, and reload it. And aim it for the peaceful Mudokon just cleaning the floor. I'm about to pull the trigger I can feel it. ''DO IT NOW! Yells the Glukkon getting impatient. The gun is slipping from my hands. The pressure! Getting worse… hands sweating, heart beating, lungs panting… Thoughts cloudy... sound gibberish… sight foggy

''Attention all Sligs it's lunch tiiiiiiiiime!'' said a voice from a speaker.

All the Sligs head down to the canteen. I sighed from relief and was just about to walk into the canteen. But the Glukkon came behind me putting his face on the side of mine. ''Don't think you won't do it next time, pacifist'' he whispered angrily as he walks away to a VIP room. ''Pacifist?'' The worst name to call a Slig. ''Sligs aren't meant to be peaceful, what am I doing?

I walk over the lunch table as I get my food. Most Sligs chose all the meaty stuff like paramite pies and scrab cakes I chose Mudokon gourds with Crab fruit and Blue lettuce. I was a vegetarian after all. I go over to a table that was completely empty. I hear robot foot steps walk over to me. ''Hey buddy'' answers 18 coming over with a plate of mixed foods. ''I saw you back there'' He whispered. I dunk my head in shame of being a pacifist. ''The VIP Glukkon called me a pacifist'' I admitted ashamed. ''Really?'' replied 18. ''Yes, and what's worse is I may have to try and kill him again'' ''I was called a pacifist once''. 18 admitted. He held down the table to get closer to my ears. ''But do you know what they do to peaceful Sligs? And or Glukkons?'' He asked. ''N-no wh-what do th-they do?'' I stutter.

''When a community finds that there is a peaceful Slig they will try and kill it! If they can't do that they will make it chop it's arms off to teach it a lesson and then soon after that… They'll throw it down a meat grinder. My heart starts beating like crazy as I hear about the horrific things these crazy company's can do.

''Look what rupture farms did to me when I accidently helped a Mudokon escape. He pulled up his left hand, all of the fingers were missing.

''How did you escape?'' I asked. ''I pretended I was searching for the wanted Mudokon. Then a made a dash for my freedom, but the toy factory said they'd love to recruit me, I couldn't say no otherwise I'd be killed, so I took the job.

I was so shocked by this horrific story. But I thought of something, an idea a Mudokon terrorist may have come up with once. ''18 let's escape, you and me together!'' I whisper. 18 looks down and shrugs. ''Geeez I dunno, how will we survive?'' ''The Mudokon forest, we can escape there. ''Oh no, Mudokons will think we're just like the other Sligs!'' 18 answers back. ''No you'll see we could reason with them.

''I still don't know, how will we escape?'' He asks. ''I know!'' I say proudly. ''We'll do the exact same thing you did before.'' ''But it might go down again'' He answered. ''18 listen to me, together we can survive, you and me friend'' our conversation went silent for a moment. ''You and me… friends?'' He answers shyly. ''Yes pal, of course we are'' I say. ''let's get out of this hellhole''.