I hoisted my backpack up higher on my back for the 20th time in 30 minutes as I hiked through the Washington State forest. There was no plan on where I was going, just walking in one direction until I got bored or tired.

"Maybe I'll see Bigfoot" I thought aloud knowing, laughing to myself. A loud screech, then sudden explosion tore me from my train of thought. My first thought was to run the other way, but I had a feeling there was people down there. The explosion didn't sound very far away from where I was, so I half ran to the source of the noise.

As I neared the source I saw fire and a large, black heap of twisted metal. 'That was what caused it' I thought saw I reached a small slope that separated the highway from the forest. The blazing heap was behind me when I walked onto the highway and two forms were emerging from it! One was a woman with pink hair, the other was a guy with glasses and was struggling with limp. The woman had the man's arm over her shoulder, They were walking over to where I was, but I guess they didn't see me because they made no effort to call for help. When they were a few feet away, I jogged up to them.

"Are you alright?" I asked once in arms reach. The pink haired woman stopped and glared at me. The guy was surprised and slightly spooked as his glasses slipped down his nose slightly.

"I-I'm fine," he stuttered nervously. Before I said anything back, the woman pushed me backwards, shoving me away from the guy with the glasses.

"Hey!" I exclaimed, catching myself so I wouldn't fall. A frown grew on my face, was I trying to help them and she shoves me, what is this Kindergarten?

"Beat it shrimp, forget you saw us," She told me, her face growing a scowl.

"Why? I am trying to help you two, " I said, walking toward them again. Pink hair though for a second and sighed.

"Fine, then help us get out here," She commanded. I followed the orders and put the glasses dude's over my shoulder like the pink lady. Though it looked kinda funny because my shoulders were well below his, so I offered little support.

"I gonna find a car" She grumbled after walking a few steps, pulled the guy's arm off her and walked away. The transition of weight wasn't one I expected, as most of his weight was shifted to my tiny frame. I almost fell over due to the unbalancedness, but kept walking in the direction the woman went. The guy seemed to be a little unconscious when I looked at him, feeling him lean on me heavily.

"Hey, you need to wake up, we need to catch up to your friend, I can't do this on my own," I encouraged the guy, his blonde hair falling over his eyes. He mumbled some thing as he picked his head up and pushed his glasses up his nose. We walked in a steady pace following the woman from a distance as she went to find a car.

"What's your name?" I asked, realizing that it was a bit awkward that I didn't know this guy and he was almost passing out on me.

It's uh Eugene, what about you?" He mumbled, leaning on me a bit less. I smiled, trying to be friendly, knowing that he probably didn't trust me.

"I'm Ivy Knox, resident of Washington state and helping hand," I chuckled, seeing a tiny smile coming from Eugene.

"Eugene Sims, video game nerd and conduit," He said. I went a bit wide eyed, conduit? That makes sense, how could they have survived that crash and the bright orange jumpsuits. Also his last name was Sims, like Senator Sims, crap he was handed over to that crazy lady Augustine. They must be on the run, I concluded.

"Before you ask, I'm not a conduit, at least I think I'm not," I told him trying to lighten the mood. "And now I know why Pink hair is being a bit ah mean." I heard a small laugh come from Eugene, I smiled knowing that I had succeed. We walked a bit more, Eugene leaning on me less and less, until we found Pink lady in a red sedan. She heard us as we approached and slid out from the driver's seat.

"Alright shrimp, you're driving, and we need any extra clothes you have, because they'll spot us as soon as they see the orange jumpsuit," She said with an annoyed tone. I sighed pulling my hiking bag off and handing it to her along with a extra jacket I had wrapped around my waist.

"Wait, what about Eugene's leg?" I asked, worried for my new friend and his well being.

"Oh, I'm fine now," He said, removing his arm from my shoulder and walked the rest of the way to the car normally. "See?"

"Oh, now I feel stupid, I forgot you guys heal really fast," I said, facepalming myself.

"Alright enough messing around, we need to get going before the DUP catches up with us," The pink lady told us opening the door to the back seat and then slid in. I sighed again and got into the driver's seat.

"Alright, buckle up, where do I need to drive?" I asked once clicked in. The pink woman told me to go to Seattle and giving me directions because I've never been there. I drove down the highway, toward the large metropolis.

Two Hours Later

"Shit, guys you need to hide, DUP guys are approaching!" I informed the two in the back as I approached the end of the bridge leading to Seattle. A entry way blocked me from entering the city by very large truck. It was guarded by a large amount of DUP soldiers, who looked pretty scary with full body armor and their assault rifle.

"We need to get out of here," Pink hair mused. I stopped the car once I had parked in a proper parking space. Then got out, grabbing my bag, knowing my sudden movements would catch the attention of a least on soldier.

"Ok I have a plan, I'll distract them while you guys get inside, but please meet me in there," I pleaded quietly, hoping they could help me around this large city. I saw a nod from both of them and then they slowly climbed out the door opposite from me. When I turned to face the entry way, a soldier was already walking my way.

"You! Freeze!" The soldier barked. I jumped a slight bit at the harshness of his voice but followed the orders.

"What are you doing here, and aren't you a bit young to be driving," The soldier growled. I tried to hide my fear for this guy, he towered over me menacingly.

"I was coming here to visit my cousin, and I'm definitely old enough to drive a car" I said gaining my confidence, and I pulled out my wallet that contained my drivers license.

"Alright, but who is this cousin you're visiting?" He asked skeptically, a finger shifting down to his gun's trigger.

"Mitch Anderson," I lied. Apparently that was enough for him because he said "Alright, go ahead on in." All that practice lying to my parents came in handy for once.

I followed the soldier to the entry way that corralled more people through a kiosk like thing. Before I joined the line, I looked back, seeing no sign of Eugene or the pink haired woman still in the car or anywhere. It took several minutes before I reached the kiosk, but the process done at the kiosk did not take too long and they cleared me in less than a minute. Then I was let into the city of Seattle.

"Hey shrimp" A voice called from an alley, sounding just like the pink haired lady. I sighed, glad they got in okay and I went into the alley.

"Thanks for getting us in," She told me sounding sincere. I smiled but then looked around for Eugene. Pink hair shook her head; he left.

"No problem, and I'm Ivy Knox by the way," I said, sticking out my hand.

"I'm Fetch," she said taking my hand and shaking it. "Sorry about being a bitch earlier," She apologized.

"It's cool, I understand, you were run from the D.U.P." I told her now letting go of her hand.

Alright, you gotta place to stay here? Seems like you might be here for a while. If not, you're welcome to come with me to my place," she offered.

"Yeah I don't really have a place, but if you're cool with it, I'll come with you," I said, following her as she walked.

"Well I guess, I mean you seem like an okay person," she joked. "Haha it's cool, that's why I offered, come on, I'll show you where it is," she continued. I nodded and continued to follow Fetch thorough the large and slightly confusing city of Seattle.

Hi Jellyfish here! This story is one of mine off Wattpad, I just edited it a bit more.