ADAM'S DISCIPLES
CHAPTER 1: THE BEGINNING
Daniel Linderman has returned from the Vietnam War. He has blond hair, it's not too long. He has blue His eyes are soft and light blue. He feels bad that he got his war buddy discharged. He doesn't even know his name. It's upsetting. He's leaving a Nevada airport, ready to go home.
"I should go see him" he thinks to himself, "it would be best."
Linderman leaves the airport and sees a hotel nearby.
"Maybe I should get some rest first," he thinks.
Linderman walks across the street and goes into the hotel.
"Excuse me ma'am, I would like a room please."
The woman at the desk smiles.
"Okay sir. How long do you plan on staying her, sir?"
"Just for the night."
"Okay sir, it'll just take a moment, sir."
Linderman was slightly annoyed.
"Maybe I could play a drinking game for every time she says 'sir'," he thinks.
The woman returned.
"Okay sir, room 308, have a nice day!"
He was expecting her to finish that sentence with 'sir'. He nods at her and takes his key. He sees one of the elevators open and hurries over there before it closes. The elevator doors are closing when he sees a man running toward it.
"Wait, hold that door!"
Linderman holds the door open and the man just makes it.
"Thanks for that."
"No problem."
For a moment, there is awkward silence. The man looks over at Linderman.
"So, what are you doing in Nevada?" the man asked, merely trying to start a conversation.
"The man seems nervous" Linderman thought, "That's not surprising. There are many nervous Brits in Vegas, including myself. But he's playing it cool, as if he's hiding his nervousness. Most people wouldn't notice it, but I'm a pretty observant and understanding person. He seems nice enough."
Linderman pauses for a second.
"I live in Nevada" Linderman answers, "What about you?"
"I'm just visiting, a business trip" the nervous British man responded.
The elevator doors open, the 3rd floor. Linderman gets ready to leave.
"That's my floor. Nice meeting you."
As he's leaving, the man asks him something.
"Hey, what's your name?"
Linderman answers, "The name's Linderman, Daniel Linderman."
He sounded suave when he said that, like he was trying to imitate James Bond or something. Even Linderman was shocked at how fake that sounded. The man responds with the same suave tone, as if he was mocking him.
"The name's Monroe, Adam Monroe."
"Nice to meet you Adam."
The elevator doors close. Linderman walks down the hall and sees his room.
"Room 308" he says to himself.
Linderman puts the key in the slot and opens the door. It's a simple room. Bed, bathroom, TV, it's simple enough. He closes the door behind him and settles himself in. He feels the bed before laying on it and turns on the TV with a fancy little remote on the bed. The News is on.
"In other news," the reporter announces, "A murder in Los Angeles leaves the police dazed and confused. A woman named Theresa Monroe and a man named David Morton were murdered two days ago. Apparently, Theresa was suffocated in her sleep, and David awoken to find her killer. He pulled out a gun and shot the killer, but the killer still carried on and slit his throat. No sight of the killer or Theresa's husband, Adam. Speculations say that Adam and the killer are the same person. I swear, I have never seen such a gruesome sight in my life. The whole country is in shock with this!"
Linderman looks in shock. He can't believe that he was standing next to a murderer in the elevator. Immediately, he calls the police.
"911, what seems to be your emergency?"
"Hello, there's a murderer here."
"Okay sir, where are you at?"
"The Red Swan Hotel, Room 308."
"Okay sir, we're on our way."
He hangs up. Someone knocks on the door.
"Just a second!"
He slowly walks over to the door. All the doors in the hotel are red to match with the name, "Red" Swan Hotel. He opens the door and almost faints.
"You!"
It's Adam.
"Hello there."
Linderman asks in fright, "Have you been following me?"
Adam chuckles a little.
"Yes, I've been standing outside your door for a while. I'm sorry you felt the need to call the police. Now, I am forced to kidnap you and make you a hostage victim."
His voice sounds calm, no nervousness or fear in his voice at all. It's completely different from before in the elevator. Adam pulls out his sword and holds it up to Linderman's neck.
"The police will be here, ya know!"
Adam at first doesn't respond.
He smoothly responds, "It'll take about three minutes for them to get here. That's plenty of time for me."
Daniel tries to act though by saying, "What if I don't cooperate?"
Adam grins.
"Then I'll have to kill you."
"You can't kill me!"
"And why not?"
Honestly, Daniel didn't have a response for that. Outside the hotel, police sirens can be heard.
"Damn, that was quicker than I expected. Oh well, time is short. Get up!"
Daniel at first refuses to do so, but soon enough he gets up. Adam places the sword around his neck.
"It's time to go", he quietly announces.
Adam begins taking Linderman out, but it's too late. As they leave the room, the elevator doors open and a small group of cops see them.
"Drop your weapon and release the hostage!", the first cop orders.
"Great", Linderman thinks, "Now I've been reduced to hostage."
The cops point their guns at us. The first cop repeats himself.
"I said, drop your weapon and release the hostage!"
Adam smirks as he slowly puts down the sword. Then out of nowhere, he begins to run. The cops shoot and Linderman ducks. All the bullet hit Adam, but he doesn't fall down, or stop, or do anything except run.
"What the hell?", the first cop asks in confusion.
The first cop motions for the other cops to chase after Adam. He walks over to Daniel, who's frightened.
"Son, are you alright?"
Daniel, practically petrified, looks up and nods. In the distance, broken glass can be heard.
"What was that?", the confused Linderman questioned.
"I don't know, wait here!"
One of the cops come back. He's bleeding terribly and Adam is holding a sword through his chest. Nobody makes a sound.
"What happened to the others?", the curious leader cop asks.
"Dead" is his response.
Adam pulls the sword out of the other cop's chest. He falls over dead. Adam points his sword at the leader cop, and then points it at Linderman.
"I want him", he tells the leader cop.
The cop nudges Linderman to get up. He walks over to Adam, slowly and cautiously. The leader cop foolishly then points his gun and begins shooting. Adam pushes Linderman aside and slices the cop's chest. The leader cop sees the bullet wounds heal themselves and freaks out. Adam menacingly laughs as the cop falls over. Linderman crawls over to the leader cop.
"You, you're coming with me", Adam orders.
Linderman extends his arm over the leader cop.
"What are you doing?"
Adam and the leader cop watch in horror and surprise as Linderman heals the cop's sword wound. Adam has complete shock in his eyes. The leader cop is healed, but he doesn't do anything for a long time. Linderman stands up, slowly.
"This is crazy!", the leader cop declares, "I'm getting out of here!"
Despite the fact that Adam's standing in front of him, the cop runs for his life toward the elevator and escapes. Adam smiles warmly at Linderman.
"Are you going to kill me?", Daniel asks.
"Why did you save him? I could've killed you", Adam asks back.
"I don't know. I just like helping people."
Adam continues to smile warmly.
"You're special. You have a magnificent gift", Adam tells him.
"It's nothing that special", he modestly replies, "You have a gift too. You should be dead."
"It's just a gift. I can't get hurt, I can't die, I can't age, I can't even get sick. You can heal people. I've been looking for special people like me."
Linderman isn't afraid anymore, he feels good.
"Why?"
"I'm trying to find as many special people as I can. I want to create a sort of group to save the world, to heal it of the evils that reside on this little planet. You're the first person I've found."
Linderman's reasoning and suspicions kick back in.
"Wait, why should I trust you? You're a murderer, you just killed a group of cops. If there's any evil here it's you!"
Adam almost laughs at that.
"Sometimes, bad things must be done to accomplish good goals."
Adam sticks out his hand.
"What do you say, do you want to join me?"
Linderman has confusion in his eyes. He doesn't know if he should trust Adam, but for some reason, he wants to join. This is something he's been waiting for his entire life. The inner conflict is visible. Then, he has an answer.
"Sure."
Linderman shakes Adam's hand. This is the start of a new friendship.
Adam asks him, "By the way, do you know anyone that can help? Anyone special?"
Linderman smiles and says, "I don't know anyone special, but I do know someone that can help. We were in the war together."
There is silence for a moment, then Adam tells him, "I think we should get out of here."
And so, the search for special people began.
(Chapter 2: The Search will take place shortly afterward. Adam and Linderman will begin the search for special people, starting with Linderman's war buddy, "Dallas". Things will become complicated when the next person they find puts up a fight.)