Divergent Runaways

by MiH1101

Tris, Tobias, and the others have just hopped on the train that was supposed to take them to Amity Compound after Dauntless have attacked Abnegation. When Erudite forces catch up with them, their only option is to run away. In this case, they have to run outside of the only civilization they know. What will they find outside the gate? Will they return? (No cussing or adult themes)

1. Chapter 1

Chapter One

Will. I wake up on the train, unfortunately reminiscing all of the terrible events that just occurred. I lost my parents. Abnegation is gone. Destroyed. Fallen. The attack of influenced, controlled Dauntless was a nightmare. I hold Tobias close to me in my sadness. He holds me, too, and we whisper to each other, "What are we going to do now?" "I don't know, but we won't be heading back anytime soon." Tobias blankly and silently stares at Marcus, with a look of hatred in his eyes. Everyone with us sits quietly, probably also thinking about the race of things that just happened. Who knows where we will go, but we can't stop now.

I hear refugees talking about hiding at Amity compound, and since they are neutral at this point, that's probably not the worst idea in the world. Any place or thing is better than Erudite. Tobias must have heard them talk, too, because he announces, "All in favor of seeking temporary refuge at Amity compound please raise your hand." The whole train car has hands up to the ceiling, and that's not the only reason why.

Gunfire comes from the front side of the train, and it comes to a screeching halt. Everyone is in panic, and the only ones with a sense of sanity are either Tobias or me, but I'm not sure about myself. When is it ever enough for those Erudite? I mean, come ON! You just destroyed a WHOLE FACTION! Everyone is ducking down now, realizing the situation. Once Tobias and I figure out a plan, he communicates it to the group for action. "We need to get off this train," he says. Of course we need to get off this train! I tell him, "Thank you for stating the obvious. Now how about that plan?"

I am getting impatient due to the fact that we're all going to die soon if he doesn't pick up the pace. "Ok. Now, we need to jump off and hide ourselves near the rails on the far end of the tracks. You are going to need to hold onto the bottom of the train, making no sound. If we are low and invisible to their distant eye, they might keep searching the train. Once they leave, and don't notice us, we run as fast as we can in the opposite direction once they're far enough away. It is a risk, but it's the only way out of here." I, personally, would like to give them a piece of my mind. I hate the idea of just running off. Maybe Dauntless have really gotten to me, but Tobias says that I'm just reckless. Marcus and some other refugees comment on how absurd the idea is, suggesting, "Why don't we just let them take us? We won't let them figure anything out, nor would we be any safer on the run." "Is being dead and letting them control every faction safer than our situation right now?" Tobias asks them. They do not reply. "I didn't think so."

We, one by one, lower ourselves down to the bottom of the train. Everyone is safely stowed on the bottom of the train, literally clinging for their lives. No one has fallen, which would be terrifying, but someone slightly lost their grip, but Tobias just helps them find it again. I think to myself, What is going to happen now? They probably suspect that we were heading to Amity, because that was the direction in which the train was originally going, so that's crossed off the list of options for escape. I was hoping that after we hid for a while, we could come out and end this whole war and faction rebellion stuff, but I wonder now how long it will be before we do come back. It better be soon, or we might come back to an Erudite world of controlled drones and miserable people.