DISCLAIMER: I do not own RPM, only Lani and OCs
Prologue
"If you can hear my voice, please go no to the domed city of Corinth. It's the only place we can be safe." We stumbled in the middle of a toxic wasteland, my little sister Mele ahead of me while I tried to drag our older brother Koa. "Stay with me man" I ordered him "I'm not losing you too"
"You gotta take care of Mel" he tried
"Shut up, we're almost there" I said. In reality I have no idea where we were. Mom said to keep going straight but honestly we weren't looking so good…
"LANI!" my sister cried as she looked to the skies. Above us fighter planes were soaring high, firing at anything that moves.
"RUN!" I told them, but with my brother's injured leg we were slowed down. Up ahead Mele tripped over a rock and landed on a piece of metal on the ground, slicing her leg open. She crawled behind an abandoned car nearby as Koa pushed me towards her and I immediately went to work on her leg. Ripping a piece off my shirt I wrapped her leg in a makeshift bandage to try and slow the bleeding. I was so focused on Mele I didn't see the fighter plane behind us taking aim. By the time I turned around it was too late. Koa had jumped in front of us and shielded us from the lasers.
"KOA!" we cried. We dragged him behind the car near us and huddled together. His chest was still moving so he was still alive…barely. I took off my shirt leaving me in a grimy tank top and covered the massive burn on his back; I could've sworn I saw bone. Mele had her knees to her chest and rocking herself. When I was done with Koa I came and held Mele in my arms, she was 14 at the time.
For about five minutes we sat there, unsure of what was gonna happen until I heard a bus approaching
"Wait here, if I don't come back in two minutes run like hell" I told here
"What about Koa?" she asked, tears leaving streaks on her dusty face
"If anyone's getting to Corinth it's you" and with that I made appearance known.
I almost cried in relief when I saw it was a school bus "HEY OVER HERE!" I waved my arms.
The bus stopped right in front of me and the driver opened the door.
"Please!" I said "My brother is severely hurt and my sister is terrified"
The man replied in a heavy Scottish accent "All right lass where are they?" he stepped out of the bus and I led him to Mele and Koa. Mele sprang to her feet and gave the stranger a hug, relieved that they were saved.
"Get on the bus" I told her and she sprinted off.
I helped the driver get Koa on board and into a seat, making sure his back was not bothered. "Thank you so much" I said to him
"No problem miss" he smiled
He went back to the driver seat and I sat by my brother to keep an eye on him. Mele sat in the seat across from us and reached over to hold my hand. Suddenly we jerked to a stop. Looking up I saw the driver literally jumping out of his seat to kick a grinder in the chest. The other passengers started panicking but I had enough of those things. I stood up from seat and stormed to the front of the bus, making sure to grab the crowbar conveniently placed by the driver's seat. I struck it once in the head while the driver continued to bash its metal frame. Once he backed off I took the crowbar and shoved it in the Grinders body. It twitched and sparked before collapsing.
The driver wasted no time and continued our journey. "Nice work-"
"Lani; and you are?"
"Flynn"
"Not too bad yourself Flynn."
Within a few minutes we were just outside of Corinth
Flynn opened the door allowing me to throw the Grinder out of the bus "So long you piece of shit" I grumbled as an anxious looking woman stood at the door
"Oh hi," Flynn said behind e to a little girl "This will be your stop little lass"
I stepped aside as he picked her up and handed her to her mother. We were about to enter the city when a man in a military officer appeared "You!" he called, gaining mine and Flynn's attention. "What are you doing behind the wheel of one of our transports?"
"I would be driving it" he said "What else would I be doing?"
"Smartass" I chuckled under my breath
"And you made it through the entire Venjix Army in one piece?" he continued
"Aye" Flynn said as the grate of the bus popped off
"Make that two pieces" I added
"Well you better get in there" he said
"Yes sir" I replied just as another blast hit. Once inside the city Flynn helped me bring Mele and Koa to the first aid. The nurses working there were overrun so I decided to help out
"What are doing?" one of working nurses demanded
"Listen there are thousands of injured civilians right now and only a couple hundred of you. I may not have much experience but I can still help, now you can either let me help or continue complaining when you could be saving a life right now. Your choice" I snapped
The nurse instantly shut up and continued working on another patient. I looked over to my left and saw five or six people working on Koa's back. To my right Mele's leg was being cleaned and bandaged properly.
"Can I get some help?" a voice called
I followed the voice and came face to face with a blond girl and dark haired man with a makeshift sling.
"What's your name?" I asked as I felt his shoulder
"Scott Truman" he winced
"It's dislocated" I said to myself
"What did you say?" he asked
"Oh nothing, so do you come here often?"
"I'm sorry what?" he asked "Is this really a- ARGH!" he screamed as I popped his shoulder in place
"Sorry about that, distraction tends to make it easier to pop things back into place" I shrugged
"It makes it easier?" he repeated
"Easy don't mean painless honey" I shrugged. I snatched two bottles of water and tossed it the two of them
"Are you hurt?" I asked the blonde
"No I'm fine, thanks for helping though" she said "I'm Summer by the way"
"Lani" I introduced before rushing to help more people.
At the end of the day Mele and I were sitting by Koa's bed watching him rest. Mele soon fell asleep while sat there and watched the two of them.
"Excuse me Miss?" I heard a voice say. Turning around I saw the man from earlier. "I'm Colonel Truman; I'd like to ask a few questions"
"Of course." I stood up quietly to make sure I didn't wake up either of them and followed the Colonel outside side.
"What's your name?" he asked
"Nalani King Sir"
"Hmmm, well Ms. King, I'd like to thank you for your help earlier today"
"It was no problem really" I said
"Really? Because I just came from speaking with a mister Flynn McAllister and he says that you were mostly responsible for defeating that Grinder in the bus" he grinned
"Well my father taught us all how to defend ourselves."
"How?"
"Well, I did Judo growing up, I was a lifeguard for about five years, and my grandfather was in the Army so he taught me how to handle a weapon" I said honestly
"Interesting, tomorrow, meet me here" he said giving me a card with only an address on it.
I looked back into the emergency center
"You brother and sister will be fine, if you come here tomorrow you can protect them and the entire city"
"Thank you sir" I said and walked back into the room
-Next Day-
I had made up my mind and went to the address written on the card. Walking inside I noticed that it was just a garage.
"Hello?" I called "Colonel Truman?"
Suddenly a door opened and revealed a white lab. Walking in I saw some familiar faces. "Flynn? Scott, Summer? What are you guys doing here?"
"Colonel told us to meet here" Flynn said
"That I did" he said in his booming voice. "You four are to be a part of Dr. K's special team."
"Hello, I am Dr. K" a techno voice sounded
"Whoa what was that?" Summer asked out loud
Behind them a screen blinked on, showing a white screen with a 'K' in the middle.
"As of tonight you four have been hand selected to become Ranger Operators"
Lights shined down on four columns containing brightly coloured suits, numbered 1, 2, 3, and 6 in red, blue, yellow, and pink respectively. All of them noticed numbers 4 and 5 were still in shadow
"What about the other two?" Scott asked
"They will be selected one day, for now you are to be assigned a colour and number" Colonel explained
"Mr. Truman you will become Ranger Operator Series Red and control the Eagle Racer" Dr. K said "And you will lead the Ranger Operators team." Scott tried to hide his smile but pride was radiating off of him
"Mr. McAllister you are now Ranger Operator Series Blue with the Lion Hauler at your disposal"
"Miss Landsdown you will be Ranger Operator Series Yellow and have the Bear Crawler"
"And finally Miss King, you are Ranger Operator Series Pink with the Serpent Speeder in your arsenal." I stared at the pink suit in front of me, a gold serpent in the shape of a six stared back.
"You will live and train in this garage. Your room number will correspond to your Ranger number."
The other three were so excited for their selection; I was a bit more cautious.
"You're hesitant" Dr. K said matter-o-factly
"You wouldn't be?" I asked "My brother is on a hospital bed and I have a fourteen year old sister to worry about"
"Leave me with Series Operator Pink" Dr. K said bluntly
The others left the lab, leaving me alone with the Colonel and Dr. K.
"We are quite aware of your situation" Colonel said "So we have already made arrangements for your family. They will be staying outside the main part of Corinth, out of any potential harm's way. And I have already assigned an around the clock caretaker for your brother and sister."
"What about their families?" I asked referring to the other three.
Colonel looked to the ground "Clearly my son Scott has nothing to worry about, but as it seems, you are the only one who has family to worry about. Flynn's father is here and Summer's parents came here long before she did."
"If it is any consolation all Ranger Operators are paid for their services to Corinth" Dr. K added in a more informative tone rather than reassuring one.
I thought about I for a second, her family would have everything they needed and if that meant sacrificing herself for the city to get them what they needed. God damn her if she didn't take up the offer.
"I'm in"
A/N: honestly, i just wanted to get this out here so i can work on it whenever i want. Darkness Awakens is my main priority. XOXOX