Chapter one

The awakening of 9

"We had such potential such promise, but we squandered are gifts are intelligence. Our blind pursuit of technology only sped us quicker to our doom. Our world is ending but life must go on."

Those were the last words that I heard from the old scientist as I watched him create another one of his creations. How strange, that a peace of someone's soul could bring life to an inanimate objects like myself. My name is 10 or so the scientist called me I was created before 9 and the others but I couldn't figure out why? I waited on a shelf above the scientist's desk waiting for the moment 9 awoke from his slumber but I didn't have to what long.

The sun was high in the sky hidden behind the dark clouds above. 9 was still hanging from the last piece of rope that kept him in place while the scientist gave his last piece of soul to the young stitch punk. 10 was walking around exploring the room he was in, whistling as he went. Next thing he heard was of the rope being severed from its hold and the sound of a loud 'THUD' on the wooden desk. He could also hear a sound like a coin of some sort rolling on the ground to a stop.

10 looked out from a corner of a book shelf and 9 wasn't in his normal spot as he used to be. He then started climbing the book shelf and front flipped off the shelf and on to the desk. He hid behind a stack of books and peered out from the corner. He saw 9 laying on the ground and the transmutation devise laying at the end of the desk. He slowly walked up to 9's limp body he shook him one's. 9's optics blinked and 10 hurried to a dark corner to not be seen by 9.

9 looked around the room as he drug himself to his feet. The devise was only a few feet in front of him he tried walking for the first time. He stumble on his feet but got back up and tried again, but this time he walked like any of the stitch punks would have of for there first time.

"I can't believe how fast we can learn how to walk and run in only a matter of seconds the power of a soul must be very powerful." 10 thought in his mind as he watched 9 pick up the devise.

"That's a very powerful devise you know?" 9 turned startled from the new voice that came from behind him.

"k-keep it safe you must keep it safe." 10 stuttered as he came out of the shadows. 9 was seemed as if he was about to run for his life but he couldn't move. To frightened to run away.

"It's ok…. I'm not here to hurt you… ummm….m-my name is 10." 9 then put the devise in his body like pocket and zipped himself up. He look at 10 and then to the window.

When 9 tried to speak he couldn't muster a sound but he mouthed some words to 10. I can't speak. 10 thought for a sec and examined his words.

"You can't speak?" 10 answered. 9 nodded his head meaning yes.

"Here follow me…" 10 ordered. "I might know some one who can help you.

They both jumped down off the desk and headed out of the room and down the stairs. As they descended down to the last pair of steps 10 went to a corner filled with ruble and dug for a few seconds and got out what looked to be two spears with black tipped blades and some copper wire to hold them together with the rest of the staff. "Will need these." He said as he gave one to 9.

"Ok lets go." 10 exclaimed as he ran down the last few steps with 9 in tow they headed down the street they had descended upon when 9 stopped to look in a rusty old red car. What he saw startled him a bit he stumbled back as he saw two more dead humans. "9...this way!" 10 yelled back to the frightened stitch punk. 9 ran to catch up with 10 skillfully scouting out the area.

They walked a little ways around another block and stopped as they hear creaking metal and a light over a hill. "Over there." 10 said as he pointed to a peace of debris. "Will use that as cover come on!" They ran for the peace of metal protruding out of the ground and hid behind it. 10 looked through the one of the many holes it had. "Wait don't do any thing yet…." To late 'TANK' 'THUD' was all that was heard as 9 had waked the mysterious guest.

"Huh…huh." the old stitch punk sat up and fixed his so called hat. 9 peered out and then hid as 2 looked at him. "Wait I'm a friend." 2 said. 9 then peered out again and so did 10 on the other side.

"Oh 2 it's you sorry we didn't know it was you" 10 looked at 9 with anger. 9 looked back and mouthed the word sorry. 9 went over to 2 and helped him up to his feet.

"Oh and who might this be." 2 said as he examined 9.

"This is 9 he just awoke but he couldn't speak so I was going to bring him to you ca-can you help him?" they stood there for a while as 2 gathered his thoughts.

"I might have a voice box some were…. here follow me." as they began there search for a voice box 9 looked around the many pictures and junks that were scattered all over the place.

"You might be wondering what happened her huh? 9" 9 nodded in response "Well from what the scientist told me a war had been running a muck here. I never went out side the safety of the house….T-this is the first time I've ever been out in the emptiness before." 10 sighed as he finished he's statement he looked down at the ground as if in deep thought.

I really wonder what 10 went through did he ever see what was going on out side? It must have been hard on him. 9 thought as he dug through scrapes of paper and what not.

10 still looking at the floor and thought of what might have happened here. He wondered why he was created and what he was suppose to do.

Oh creator what must I do in this world is there a perpuse why I'm here please give me a sign. I-I don't know what to do.

"Of course you don't." 10 jumped startled as he heared the voice in his head.

"I'm happy to see that my creations have lived as long as they have… 10 you are a very special creation you were meant to help 9 in his travels and to protect the future of the rest of your friends take care 10 and good luck"

"10...10! Are you alright?" 9 was shakeing 10 seeming to still be lost in thought.

"W-what…"

"You blacked out back there are you ok? Is there something wrong?"

"I-I'm alright just had a crazy vision. It's ok I'm find really. Ummm wait you-you can talk?…."

"Yep you must have been out for some time. 2 found a voice box for me while you were mumbling to your self. I thought you might be thinking over things so I left you be. Are you feeling alright know?"

"Ya I'm fine… lets get to the cathedral will go there with 2 he knows the way better then I do out here."

"Ok… he's over there lets catch up with him."

"R-right." they started heading to 2's wagon type contraption. Before they reached 2's position. 10 looked back to the scientist's building as he looked at the building the sun was setting behind him in a shade of orange and red and as red was about to turn he could her a rour in the distance.

"It's comeing."