MechSaga
Chapter 1: Clement
(The chapter title matches that person's point of view)
I think it was 3:49 when I came home. I just came back from practicing with my friends at the band room. It was really cold today. Although I have never felt how cold snow felt like, but I swear today was as cold as any snowy day. I was mad at my mom and my Jake because they went to work today. Jake was my brother. It was my birthday! At least I try not to go to school on their birthdays. It wasn't fair. They didn't even try to get away from work. I went upstairs into my dark room. I went into my room and turned on the lights. "Surprise!" my friends called out. "Hey guys!" I called back. Lyndsey, James, Katie, and Joelle were here for my birthday. I look at them weird. Out of no where I said "What? No cake?" We all started to laugh. "Clement, you fat boy." James said in a jokingly way. "Let's open the presents Clement!" Lyndsey said. I really liked Lyndsey, I just didn't know if she liked me back. I headed toward the presents sitting on the ground. I picked up Lyndsey's present first. It was a new skateboard. "Thanks, Lyndsey." I next opened James' present next. He gave me a T-shirt that looked like his shirt, but different color. "Thanks James". Katie gave me 2 passes to the 50-cent concert, and Joelle gave me the Starcraft: Ghost game. "Thanks guys, for my presents" I said. They all said different versions of "your welcome". I opened my brother's present. It was an antique box with a green, clear, half ball attached to the cover, just like the one in Jumanji. It also came with a gun. "A gun?" Katie asked. "Who gets a gun for a birthday present?" Joelle awnsered about 7 seconds later. "In this case his brother does." Joelle said. I ignored the gun and their comments and opened the box. There were 5 necklaces, each has a has a gem. 2 were blue and silver, two were pink and blue, and 2 has green and silver on it. "That smells," Lyndsey said "Almost as bad as James' shoes.". "Hey!" James said. We each picked up a necklace and looked at it. On the green ball thingy on top of the box, it said "GIVE A NECKLACE TO 4 OF YOUR CLOSES FRIENDS". James retardedly said, "Do I look good in it?" I laughed. All of a sudden I hear a door slam. I stood up. That was far louder than any door slam my brother can do. I picked up the handgun, and told my friends "Can you guys wait for a second? I'm going to go downstairs." They continued to chat while I closed the door and went down the steps. I heard my brother and other guys yelling. I crept down the stairs against the cold wall. It still smells like fresh paint, although we painted it a while ago. When I got to the bottom of the stairs, I saw a bunch of black suited guys and my brother. "I don't have your stupid necklaces. The ones you claim that has 5 necklaces, all a different gem, and can morph you." Morph you? How can you shift form from a necklace? At that sudden moment, I saw one of the guys take out a gun! I felt a sudden shock through my body, like needles through my whole body. "We know you're lying." He opened fire on my brother! My brother fell to the ground like a sack of potatoes. I quickly moved to the side and shot them. A guy fell down on our chairs next to the dining room. The others that were in the same room opened fire on me, too. I hid for cover and tried to attack. No hope. They've cornered me. At that sudden moment, my mom came home. "Hello?" she asked, not knowing that those guys were there. She opened the door and screamed. Another guy, the taller one, opened fire on her. She went down. "Holy shit," I whispered. I know that my brother and my mom just got shot and I didn't help them. I was scared. I ran upstairs as they checked stayed in position. I opened the door quietly so they wouldn't hear me go upstairs. I quickly said to the others, "Guys, there are like 4 guys downstairs who killed my mom and my brother." They all looked at me weird, as if I was making a joke. "Are you serious?" Joelle asked. " I'm dead serious" I quickly replied. I looked at Lyndsey. "Do you believe me?" I asked her. Lyndsey really didn't know what to say anymore. "What are we suppose to do?" she said after a while. James said, "Clement doesn't lie, do you?" I had to think. What can we use for a weapon? There was only one handgun, but. "I got it!" They suddenly looked at me. "What's the plan?" Katie asked. I tried to quickly explain it, "The guys downstairs were looking for my birthday present from my brother. They claim it can change your form." "Into what?" Joelle asked. "I don't know, but that's our only weapon right now." I said. "Please guys, believe me." They all got up. "What do we do?" James asked. I had to think. Where was a good place to hide? I know! "There's an old cave near the lake at the end of the abandoned gas station. James should know where it is, and so should Lyndsey." I explained. "I'll meet you down there ASAP." I looked around. "Here, take this." I handed them the box with all the gems. "Now go." They all left out the window, safely landing on a bush. I was now all alone. I could hear them walking up the steps. They slammed open the door across from my room. They searched it. No necklace. They came toward this door. They slammed it open as if they were frustrated. One person tried to open the door. I raised my gun and took aim. The shorter one of the leftover 3 came in. I fired at him. He fell to the ground while the other fatter one rushed out. I knew I couldn't do anything much anymore, so I rushed out of the window towards the old abandoned gas station. I ran across the streets as if someone was stalking me. But they were. They were about 2 blocks away from me. I ran into the gas station and hid. The two ran past the bush. I had no chance. If I didn't kill them now, they would forever stalk me. I opened fire on both of those gray-suited people. They both fell down to a limestone sidewalk with a crimson faucet leaking out of them. I ran towards the lake and then towards the cave. I entered the cave. It was much darker than the last time I've seen it. "Lyndsey?" I asked as it echoed throughout the cave. I walked farther down the cave. I could feel the heat from me bouncing off the cave walls. It was really hot. I reached an area with ancient writing on the walls. I saw the rest of the group. "Clement," James yelled. "I thought you were going to be here sooner." I was nervous. "I'm really slow for my age." They sort of laughed, but I almost never got any laughs from my jokes. "Can you read it?" Lyndsey asked. "I don't know." I said. I slowly walked up to it. It had pictures of people, holding the necklaces that look like ours. The pictures continue as they find this big Grey stone. They put their necklaces on it. I tried to explain it. "I guess we have to find big Grey stone with slots on it. I looked around the cave and saw the same looking stone with the slots on it. " That's it guys. That's where we're supposed to put our gems. Give it to me, and I'll put it in." They all detached their necklaces and gave it to me. Everybody watched as I got closer to the stone. I put the gems in the slots of the stones. I decided this. I made the call. I just chose our path. After I put in the gems, I backed away. Suddenly, bright blue light started shooting out of the ancient writing. I made the wrong choice.
I think it was 3:49 when I came home. I just came back from practicing with my friends at the band room. It was really cold today. Although I have never felt how cold snow felt like, but I swear today was as cold as any snowy day. I was mad at my mom and my Jake because they went to work today. Jake was my brother. It was my birthday! At least I try not to go to school on their birthdays. It wasn't fair. They didn't even try to get away from work. I went upstairs into my dark room. I went into my room and turned on the lights. "Surprise!" my friends called out. "Hey guys!" I called back. Lyndsey, James, Katie, and Joelle were here for my birthday. I look at them weird. Out of no where I said "What? No cake?" We all started to laugh. "Clement, you fat boy." James said in a jokingly way. "Let's open the presents Clement!" Lyndsey said. I really liked Lyndsey, I just didn't know if she liked me back. I headed toward the presents sitting on the ground. I picked up Lyndsey's present first. It was a new skateboard. "Thanks, Lyndsey." I next opened James' present next. He gave me a T-shirt that looked like his shirt, but different color. "Thanks James". Katie gave me 2 passes to the 50-cent concert, and Joelle gave me the Starcraft: Ghost game. "Thanks guys, for my presents" I said. They all said different versions of "your welcome". I opened my brother's present. It was an antique box with a green, clear, half ball attached to the cover, just like the one in Jumanji. It also came with a gun. "A gun?" Katie asked. "Who gets a gun for a birthday present?" Joelle awnsered about 7 seconds later. "In this case his brother does." Joelle said. I ignored the gun and their comments and opened the box. There were 5 necklaces, each has a has a gem. 2 were blue and silver, two were pink and blue, and 2 has green and silver on it. "That smells," Lyndsey said "Almost as bad as James' shoes.". "Hey!" James said. We each picked up a necklace and looked at it. On the green ball thingy on top of the box, it said "GIVE A NECKLACE TO 4 OF YOUR CLOSES FRIENDS". James retardedly said, "Do I look good in it?" I laughed. All of a sudden I hear a door slam. I stood up. That was far louder than any door slam my brother can do. I picked up the handgun, and told my friends "Can you guys wait for a second? I'm going to go downstairs." They continued to chat while I closed the door and went down the steps. I heard my brother and other guys yelling. I crept down the stairs against the cold wall. It still smells like fresh paint, although we painted it a while ago. When I got to the bottom of the stairs, I saw a bunch of black suited guys and my brother. "I don't have your stupid necklaces. The ones you claim that has 5 necklaces, all a different gem, and can morph you." Morph you? How can you shift form from a necklace? At that sudden moment, I saw one of the guys take out a gun! I felt a sudden shock through my body, like needles through my whole body. "We know you're lying." He opened fire on my brother! My brother fell to the ground like a sack of potatoes. I quickly moved to the side and shot them. A guy fell down on our chairs next to the dining room. The others that were in the same room opened fire on me, too. I hid for cover and tried to attack. No hope. They've cornered me. At that sudden moment, my mom came home. "Hello?" she asked, not knowing that those guys were there. She opened the door and screamed. Another guy, the taller one, opened fire on her. She went down. "Holy shit," I whispered. I know that my brother and my mom just got shot and I didn't help them. I was scared. I ran upstairs as they checked stayed in position. I opened the door quietly so they wouldn't hear me go upstairs. I quickly said to the others, "Guys, there are like 4 guys downstairs who killed my mom and my brother." They all looked at me weird, as if I was making a joke. "Are you serious?" Joelle asked. " I'm dead serious" I quickly replied. I looked at Lyndsey. "Do you believe me?" I asked her. Lyndsey really didn't know what to say anymore. "What are we suppose to do?" she said after a while. James said, "Clement doesn't lie, do you?" I had to think. What can we use for a weapon? There was only one handgun, but. "I got it!" They suddenly looked at me. "What's the plan?" Katie asked. I tried to quickly explain it, "The guys downstairs were looking for my birthday present from my brother. They claim it can change your form." "Into what?" Joelle asked. "I don't know, but that's our only weapon right now." I said. "Please guys, believe me." They all got up. "What do we do?" James asked. I had to think. Where was a good place to hide? I know! "There's an old cave near the lake at the end of the abandoned gas station. James should know where it is, and so should Lyndsey." I explained. "I'll meet you down there ASAP." I looked around. "Here, take this." I handed them the box with all the gems. "Now go." They all left out the window, safely landing on a bush. I was now all alone. I could hear them walking up the steps. They slammed open the door across from my room. They searched it. No necklace. They came toward this door. They slammed it open as if they were frustrated. One person tried to open the door. I raised my gun and took aim. The shorter one of the leftover 3 came in. I fired at him. He fell to the ground while the other fatter one rushed out. I knew I couldn't do anything much anymore, so I rushed out of the window towards the old abandoned gas station. I ran across the streets as if someone was stalking me. But they were. They were about 2 blocks away from me. I ran into the gas station and hid. The two ran past the bush. I had no chance. If I didn't kill them now, they would forever stalk me. I opened fire on both of those gray-suited people. They both fell down to a limestone sidewalk with a crimson faucet leaking out of them. I ran towards the lake and then towards the cave. I entered the cave. It was much darker than the last time I've seen it. "Lyndsey?" I asked as it echoed throughout the cave. I walked farther down the cave. I could feel the heat from me bouncing off the cave walls. It was really hot. I reached an area with ancient writing on the walls. I saw the rest of the group. "Clement," James yelled. "I thought you were going to be here sooner." I was nervous. "I'm really slow for my age." They sort of laughed, but I almost never got any laughs from my jokes. "Can you read it?" Lyndsey asked. "I don't know." I said. I slowly walked up to it. It had pictures of people, holding the necklaces that look like ours. The pictures continue as they find this big Grey stone. They put their necklaces on it. I tried to explain it. "I guess we have to find big Grey stone with slots on it. I looked around the cave and saw the same looking stone with the slots on it. " That's it guys. That's where we're supposed to put our gems. Give it to me, and I'll put it in." They all detached their necklaces and gave it to me. Everybody watched as I got closer to the stone. I put the gems in the slots of the stones. I decided this. I made the call. I just chose our path. After I put in the gems, I backed away. Suddenly, bright blue light started shooting out of the ancient writing. I made the wrong choice.