Hello! So yes, I know, Veronica Roth wrote about Tobias's past in the book Four (if you've read the Divergent series but haven't read it, read it!). However, I wrote the beginning of this-when Tobias picks Dauntless as his new faction-before I read Four (which is why it's not very good). So, I decided to keep it instead of erasing it. But I twisted it a bit, because I had the brilliant-and probably very popular-idea to reverse Tobias and Tris. What if Tobias was the one who jumped into the net, coming face-to-face with Six, his new instructor for initiation?

Yeah...not very original, but whatever. I seem to be suddenly overwhelmed by Divergent fanfic ideas (this is my 3rd new story in less than 2 weeks!), probably since I haven't written anything for months.

Sooo, anyway, please read and review!

Sorry for the long A/N :)

(Tobias POV)

I'm finally doing it. Finally getting away from the faction that I hate the most. Finally getting away from a broken family, to start a new life.

I approach the bowls cautiously, aware of my father's eyes burning into my back. I scan over the five bowls on the table-the Erudite water, the Candor glass, the Amity soil, the Dauntless coals…the Abnegation stones.

I've thought about this moment dozens of times, what faction I'd pick. But now, the reality truly hits me-I'm about to leave Abnegation. This fact gives my an overwhelming sense of freedom, but it also scares me. Because even though Abnegation was anything but a home to me, it is still a place where I could survive. It's the most familiar place out of the five factions. And I can be selfless-I mean, I didn't get that much practice, but I have no reason to be selfish. I would still get away from Marcus.

But I'd still be in his faction. He is the Council member of Abnegation, and he has control over most of the faction.

I shake my head. No. I can't go back there.

Suddenly I am angry. Angry at myself for even considering going back to the horrors of my childhood, all because I was too scared to face the other factions. But I don't want to be scared anymore, I don't want to hide. I want a new faction, one where I don't have to be defenseless anymore.

And there's only one faction where all of that can happen.

Rapidly, I slice the knife across my palm. It's deeper than required, and drops of blood quickly drip off of my hand. It probably hurts, but I feel nothing right now.

I glance over at Marcus, out of habit, and see that he is no longer glaring at me. Instead, the intensity has been transformed into a calm stare. I can almost imagine his voice in my head…

"You know what to do, Tobias."

Boldly, I smirk at him.

"Yes, Marcus. I think I do."

And with that, I swing my hand over the table.

I hear my blood sizzle on the Dauntless coals, but I barely look. I stare at Marcus defiantly, watching his face explode into shock, anger, and disbelief.

There is silence for a moment, and then the Dauntless erupt into cheers. A man bandages my hand, and I take my place in the sea of black-clothed people. They all thump me on the back and congratulate me loudly.

"Feeling a little selfish, aren't we, Stiff?" A boy remarks, and I glare at him. He rears back in exaggerated fear.

"Oh, a feisty one, I see!" He mocks. "We haven't had one of those since-"

"Since Six." A voice cuts him off. I look up to see a tattooed woman with her arms crossed. "She was from Abnegation, too. Remember?" The boy shrugs.

"Oh, yeah. I forgot. She's so good I felt like she was a Dauntless-born by the end of initiation." He smirks at me. "So who are you, anyway? You looked like you could kill that Marcus Eaton guy."

I shrug, suddenly embarrassed to reveal my past life with Marcus.

"I, uh…"

"It doesn't matter" the woman says abruptly. "You're in Dauntless now."

I feel a rush of relief, and nod to her. I don't think she knows the truth, but I think she suspects enough to keep it quiet.

"I'm Tori" she says to me. "When you want a tattoo, they say I'm the best in the business."

I nod and smile slightly.

"And I'm Zeke" the boy says. "I went through initiation two years ago, but my brother Uriah is in the same initiation class as you. Well, not really, since he's a Dauntless-born, but you know what I mean."

I cock my head to the side, confused.

"How is he in the same class as me...but not?"

Zeke laughs.

"Well, I can tell why you didn't transfer to Erudite."

I blush slightly, but then I laugh with him.

"You see" Zeke says when he stops laughing. "Transfers train with each other. But us Dauntless-borns, we train separately most of the time at the beginning. Otherwise, we would totally crush you guys. No offense" He punches me on the shoulder.

"It's ok" I answer, and it is. I've been with Dauntless for five minutes and I already have a person that could end up as my friend.

The thing that's most surprising to me, though, is how different I have become. If I'd gone to any other faction, I would have been quiet, closed. I wouldn't have trusted anybody, wouldn't have let anybody know who I was.

But I chose Dauntless, and I feel like I am an entirely new person.

All of a sudden, the Choosing Ceremony is over, and all of the Dauntless surge forward towards the stairs. I panic for a minute as I almost lose my balance, but then I steady myself and run with the crowd-never looking back. I miraculously avoid tripping down the steps, and I'm panting by the time I get to the bottom.

I remember watching the Dauntless when I was in Abnegation. At first I was terrified of them, but then I started to admire their strength and courage. I am still a bit wary of my new faction, but for the first time in my life, I am free.

We pound up the steps towards the train platform, and I gulp. I used to watch the Dauntless do this, wondering how they managed to keep their balance and strength as they swung onto the moving train. Well, I think i'm about to find out.

I see the train appear in the distance, and the people around me start to line up along the platform. I watch them so I know when to start running. I see their bodies tense and their legs bend, and I run. I'm not in very good shape, but we don't have to run for long, so I push myself as hard as I can. The train comes up beside me, and the people in front of me lunge for the handle on the side and pull themselves in. After the person in front of me goes in, I reach for the handle. My arms are too short, and before I can think, I jump into the air, grabbing the handle and relying on the strength of my arms to pull me towards the train. I bang into the side of the car, and somebody pulls me inside before I fall.

I breathe a sigh of relief, and sag against the wall, my heart pounding. The person that pulled me up was a Dauntless girl, and she's standing next to me, and looking at me with interest.

"You're not welcome" she says with attitude.

"Um, no thanks?" I reply warily.

She laughs and shakes her head. But then she looks closely at me.

"You're pretty strong, for a Stiff. Most wouldn't jump like that."

"Well, people told me that carrying everyone's groceries has a big effect on arm strength, but I didn't believe them" I joke.

She smirks.

"Making jokes about your old faction already, huh?"

I blush and shrug.

"I'm Shauna" she says. She looks at me expectantly for a reply.

"Um, I'm…uh…" I shake my head. I might be trusting people more than in Abnegation, but I'm still not prepared to tell the world that I'm Marcus Eaton's son.

"No matter" she says with a wink. "I'll just call you Stiff for now."

"All right" I say, not really caring what she calls me as long as it's not Tobias.

"You can always change your name, you know. Once we get to Dauntless."

"Really?"

"Yeah. If you make it there." She smiles, but I get the feeling that she wants me to get there.

"Well, I'm going to try. I think my death would disappoint my new friends, wouldn't you?"

"What, you've made other friends already?" She shakes her head. "What did you do? Offer to do their chores?

"Ah, not exactly" a familiar voice says, and Zeke appears.

"I see you've met my girlfriend." He kisses Shauna and wraps an arm around her. I smile.

"Yeah" I say. "She helped me on the train."

Shauna shrugs.

"He probably could have done it himself, actually."

I shrug, embarrassed.

"Good for you, man" Zeke smiles broadly. He looks outside and yells that we're almost there.

I look out the door for the first time, and the scene takes my breath away.

I've never had a fear of heights-but then again, I've never been as high as this. I can see most of the city from here, but I will myself to not look down. If I do, I feel like I will fall. I look back inside and close my eyes, breathing deeply.

Zeke notices my actions, and grimaces.

"Uh oh. Fear of heights?"

I shrug, opening my eyes.

"I've just never been this high before." I shudder. Zeke looks at Shauna, and they both look worried.

"Well, you'd better get used to it. The train doesn't stop."

"What do you mean it…" I freeze. "We…we have to jump off of the train, don't we?" Zeke and Shauna nod solemnly. Steeling myself, I nod back.

"Well, thanks for letting me know."

Inside, though, I am doubting my decision to come here. Oh, come on, a voice in my head says. You didn't think it would be easy, did you?

I calm myself down and look back outside, where I look for a platform, but fail to see one.

"There" Zeke says. He's suddenly next to me, and he points to a dark brown apartment building, whose roof is covered in gravel.

"Oh my god."

"Yup. Some initiates don't know about it until they either get pushed out the door or end up alone on the train. There was a boy one year who didn't get off. He rode this train all the way around the city until it came back here. He got on the roof, but he had to stay there because he didn't know what to do."

"What happened to him?"

"Oh, eventually he either froze to death or starved. We didn't find him for quite a while."

"What?" A girl, about my age and wearing a dark blue dress and glasses exclaims. I hadn't noticed that she was there-she must not have said anything. "You're saying that we either risk our lives jumping off of this train, or stay on the train and die?"

Zeke nods.

"Well, I'm not risking my life for that. I'm going to stay on the train until I can get off safely."

"Well, I'd like you to know that you are immediately kicked out of Dauntless if you stay on this train." Shauna remarks. The girl pales, but as she looks out at the buildings, she nods, as if accepting her fate. She walks away from the opening and sits down on the floor.

"What are you doing?" I ask. "Don't just give up because you're too afraid to jump. If you don't jump, you're still throwing your life away. You'll be factionless. Do you really want that?" I stare into her blue eyes for a moment, and then I am forced to turn around. We have to jump in less than ten seconds. I have to be selfish, I think. If I try to help her more, there won't be enough time for me to jump. I try not to think about her as I get ready to jump.

"Don't try to stay standing" Zeke says. "Bend your knees and roll as soon as you hit the roof."

I nod, and then it's time. Zeke starts to count as we take a few steps back to get a running start.

"3. 2. 1...now!"

I run forward with them, and I jump with as much power as I can.

Time slows down, and my Abnegation jacket flaps around me as I leave the train and leap out into empty space. I'm suddenly five feet away from the roof, four feet, three. My body braces for impact as I fly over the ledge at the edge of the roof. I'm not very prepared when my feet hit the ground, and pain shoots through my legs as I belatedly tumble and roll. I lay on the gravel for a moment as I catch my breath. Gingerly, I raise myself into a sitting position, feeling sore. Not all of the Dauntless have jumped off yet, since Shauna, Zeke and I jumped pretty early. The car that we were in is almost at the end of the roof, and as it is about to leave, a flash of blue pops into view. The girl from Erudite.

I get up as fast as possible and sprint to the edge, as the Erudite girl leaps off of the train. We both realize that she's not going to clear the ledge, and I double my speed. I dive forward as she slams into the roof, her hands grasping the ledge. I wrap my arms around her chest and hold onto her for dear life. As soon as she stops sliding down, I start to carefully pull her up onto the roof, trying not to lose my balance. Luckily, she's much lighter than I am, and she's soon clambering over the edge of the roof, gasping and trembling. She collapses onto the gravel, and I kneel next to her.

She stares at me with wide eyes as she tries to calm down.

"Th-thank you" she stammers. "For everything."

"You're welcome" I reply. I help her onto her feet, and we both groan at the feel of our aching bodies. We stumble over to the rest of the Dauntless, who are now all off the train and gathered together near the ledge. As we get closer, I hear sobbing, and turn to see a girl in black and white clothes staring down at the road. I walk up, and see the form of a boy, also in Candor clothing, sprawled out in a pool of blood. I pull away at the sight, telling myself to leave the girl alone. I'm going to have to start looking out for myself now, not other people. Besides, the Erudite girl is already there, trying to comfort the other transfer.

I hear somebody yell, and a man with many piercings jumps up on the ledge, yelling more to silence the crowd. Finally, they quiet down, and the man begins to talk.

"Welcome, initiates" he starts. "You have succeeded in getting onto this roof, but you have not yet begun the Dauntless initiation process. Once you get off of this roof, you are officially an initiate. Now, who wants to be the first? Besides me, of course. I will go first, to demonstrate." With a devious smile, he leans backwards and gracefully falls off of the ledge.

All of the initiates gasp and run to the edge, looking for him. I slowly walk towards them, my mind spinning. Obviously he's fine, but how? He must have fallen into something- I don't think he had some secret parachute or something.

But what could he fall into from this height? I reach the ledge and look down.

All I see is a large pit in the cement. It is dark, so I can't see anything inside it.

"Don't everyone go at once" someone says dryly. The Candor, Erudite, and Abnegation transfers all turn to look as a young woman comes forward.

She introduces herself as Lauren. She's not as heavily pierced or tattooed as some of the others, and actually looks nice.

"I'm going to be one of your instructors this year. Your other instructor is Six. She'll be waiting for you at the bottom. Introduce yourself, then wait for everyone else to come down. Don't go anywhere until we tell you to. Got it?" We all nod and she smiles.

"Good. Now who wants to go first?"

Nobody volunteers, surprisingly. A Dauntless-born finally yells and breaks from the group. He sprints to the ledge and leaps over it, and we hear his yells until he enters the pit.

Encouraged, a transfer from Candor runs up and jumps face-first. The transfers and Dauntless-borns form a line, but the Dauntless-borns continuously mess around, pushing and shoving and cutting into line.

I end up towards the front of the line, and I anxiously wait my turn. I have a feeling that I'm starting to form a fear of heights, and I am certain of that when I get to the front of the line and look down. I suddenly feel dizzy, almost falling off the building as I try to steady myself. I carefully climb onto the ledge, standing up slowly. I stand there for a moment, trying to clear my mind of all thought. If I can forget about heights, I can forget about my fear of them. If I just forget-

Suddenly something shoves into my back, pushing me forward. I scream in panic as I lose my balance and fall.

Going face-first, I see the dark hole in the ground rushing up towards me. I scream until my throat is raw, and then I hit the net.

I bounce off of it, feeling like I now have bruises on top of my bruises. My throat hurts now, too, and I groan as I finally settle on the net, now facing up, towards the opening of the pit, and the sky.

"Rough day, huh?" I hear a chuckle and open my eyes. There is a girl leaning over me, her hair tickling my face. She pushes it behind her ear and smiles.

"I'm Six. Welcome to Dauntless."

Please read and review! Also, check out my other Divergent stories! If you want more FourTris, check out The First Date and A Faction of Family. Also, I wrote a story about an alternate creation of Chrill (It Just Kinda Happened), and the first chapter to another story called Simulations (an alternate version of the Dauntless attack on the Abnegation in Divergent-that might end up with some Chrill in it). I also have a oneshot from Natalie's point of view called Changes.

Hope you enjoyed this chapter, I hope to have the next chapter up soon!

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