Chapter One: The Invasion
Axles POV
That day was unbelievable. That day was the day the scariest of movies came true. That day everything I cared about was taken. But that day we were saved. That day the Elite Squad came to the rescue. Yes. All the movies that may or may not be on your planet are real. Spoiler alert, the movies are recordings of their missions. Yeah, a team of heroes goes on real missions and then makes them into movies of a TV show. Little did I know I'd ever be in one…
"Mom, did you hear about all of the killer asteroids that keep hitting the planet?" I called into the living room.
"Yes quite odd." As If on cue the ground rumbled. The next hour was blurry to me, and I did everything in my power to forget, but what happened after that, was a forever memory. What my people call a memory imprinted into your brain you can never forget.
The asteroids were carrying alien space ships, and they were trying to invade. I don't know how that's possible, but apparently when our space team went to check on the asteroids they popped right open. They had mostly weapons like ours, but more powerful. It was a loosing fight.
They had almost impenetrable shields, and could drop soldiers right from the ship. I shivered at the thought. It's ok, I tried to convince myself. Alien Prevention Patrol can handle this. We're a race of survivors. Never had I been so wrong.
It was not long before the Aliens began to strike down major cities. Our statues and symbols of peace crumbled, while I for once was glad to be in a small town far away. Unfortunately, invasions conquer the entire planet. It wasn't long until the forces branched out to find small towns like us. And find us they did…
A ship flew down the block of my street. Our police and fighters ducked inside buildings and began trying to take the ship down with energy blasts. "Come on," Mom yelled. "We have to get out of here!" I was looking out the window, shivering in fear of the powers the aliens had.
"Where are we supposed to go?" I called back.
"Hiding," she breathed, but all the way up here I could somehow hear her. Gee that clears it up, I thought. I ran over to my nightstand and began fumbling around in one of the drawers. Mom yelled to come down here, but I was to focused to pay attention.
This cabinet is a mess, I realized. I began throwing things across the room looking for a locket. My father's locket. My last memory of him and my sister.
My door swung open and in looked mom. "We don't have time for that we have to go!" She cried, but I continued searching. I found the chain at the bottom and reached for it, but of course mom pulled me back. "Let's go!" She yelled.
No offence, but I'm definitely stronger than her. I unlocked my self from her grip, and grabbed the locket, slipping it on my neck. "Ok, let's go."
I stumbled down the stairs with mom on my tail. Scrambling through the living room I kicked open a steel door into the apartment stairway.
We ran up the flights of stairs trying to get to the top. Beads of sweat trickled down my face. I panted as I ran up at max speed. Mom began to slow behind me, panting harder and finally she came to a stop. I turned and reached out my hand but the building shook. Worse than the worst earthquake.
It threw me down the flight of stairs I was climbing and I landed on my back. I let out a cry of pure pain as I ragdolled across the ground. The pain was unbearable, and it was probably broken. I shivered, more scared than ever before.
I tried to move my body forward, but it hurt like Arcane. Stay here any you're dead, said a voice in my head. I grabbed the bar and pulled myself up, but the building shook again, and started to lead sideways. "Oh no," I grasped the railing as the entire building crumpled to the ground. I hit my head and all went black.
My eyes fluttered open. When I woke I was in a different place. It was a store with broken glass everywhere. "Mom," I croaked. My throat felt dry, and my back felt like it was on fire. I tried to get up, but a hand rested on my shoulder. "It's ok," a soft girl's voice said. "Your ok."
She looked suspiciously like someone from a TV show I watch. Her hair shimmered silver, and she had sky blue eyes. She had a scar on her cheek that looked like it was healing, and wore a void purple hoodie, hood off of course.
I realized I was staring at her and blushed looking away. She was cute though, her silky STOP, I yelled at myself and gave me an internal slap for being so weird.
"Who a-are yo-you," I choked out lying back down. And where's mom, I mentally added, not knowing If she was good or bad.
"My names Shadow." Now that was seriously weird. She fit a perfect match of a TV character. That means she should have a boyfriend named Omega… "Is she up Shadow?" A voice said, Male this time.
"No," Shadow replied. "Drink this," she said handing me a bottle of yellow liquid. "It's my special healing juice called Emmoisa." (Not Ambrosia.) It takes away the pain so you feel normal, until it is re-activated. Only a little now, unless you have a death wish." Creepy.
"How's the cannon going?" Cannon! I thought grabbing the bottle. I'm going to die today. "Good," was the reply. Then there was a ear breaking shriek. I took a sip and felt instantly relieved. What is this, pain away? No clue what pain away is, something that takes pain away I guess. "HUNTER," someone screamed. Another TV character, what is this!?
Shadow disappeared into a shadow, literally, leaving me with a man and a cannon. Don't ask how, I don't know. I managed to stand and shook out my legs and arms. I walked over, always being into that kind of thing. He was shooting down numerous alien spaceships, while there entire army was marching down our streets.
A spaceship exploded. Smoke bellowed from its engines as it spun to the ground and crashed. From what I could see, there were six people fighting crazily, summoning extreme winds, fire, water, lightning, you name it. Our guards were still shooting, but also watching in awe. Two people were hunched over a body, while one went door to door, sending people safely away. It all matched my favorite TV show, but how?
Ten warriors in purple hoodies with crazy powers. It's perfect. I looked to the right to see my mother lying down next to me. I bent next to her and a man but a hand on me. I turned, and he looked more like a teenager than a man. "I'll keep her safe, you should get out of here." It pained me, but I ran. Not away though, I ran over to the downed soldier being propped against a wall. "It's ok Hunter, you're ok."
"Why thank you my guardian angel," another girl said.
"Ha, ha," another girl said. Why so many girls? Nothing wrong with that but... "Keep here. I have to get the Emmoisa, and help Omega on the front lines." Omega!? What is this?
"Excuse me," Shadow and a girl jumped around.
"Oh, gimme that," Shadow reached out. Rude.
"I want some explaining first! Why are all of you acting like movie characters? Shadow is Omega your boyfriend?" Well that must have sounded weird. She looked shocked, but only for a second.
"We'll explain later," she said grabbing the jar and handing it to Hunter.
"Could have just said 'give it to her,'" I mumbled making air quotes. She laughed and turned to a run.
"Omega will love you! Now do yourself a favor, get outa here!"
A rain drop landed on my window snapping me out of my flashback. I sighed. I lost everything that day. But that was 3,000 years ago. Now I'm in the army of chaos. Leader of the second legion, the Ions. We were the second highest rank next to the Elite squad. Now I had a new family. But I would never forget the one who died.