Chapter 6 : What?
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Robindanewsie: Yes! Zack and Jack are troublesome twins just like Fred and George. Yep, pranksters. Thank you! I like the name, and plan on having Dick call her Lily, that scene will be funny :D. Really? Cool! I love plays, I just was in a small one a few days ago for my school english final. There are names that easily get mixed, sorry. I'll try to help by… uh… giving more personalities to each? You would be guessing correctly, after all, I said before I can't write a pure sad ending. Btw, uh, gonna need your input toward the end of this chapter. So hold that thought. XD Hal "MEH BABY!" I cracked up! And yeah, I'll get there. Sorry, I thought my quality was decreasing because of stress so I'm slowing down briefly to edit more thoroughly. I'm glad I made another day better! Sorry to hear that. Hate it when something electronic goes wrong, because I have no idea how to fix it so uh, prepare a garbage funeral! Jk, jk. Thank you!
MarvelDcFanGuest: Yes! Dick is now protected from Slade, and most members of the Light. The guards can, but rarely bother. They are just kids in the eyes of the guards. Good idea, I would, but I wonder, does Dickie know that Damien is the grandson of Ra's al Ghul? I'm going to assume so… So yes I will. That would be the sweetest thing, thank you fir the idea! I'm going to use it, because that sounds adorablely sweet like all the candy that gave me cavities. Not scare him, but more like… Update and warn him? They are more or less… comic relief? Or they would be if I was able to write jokes or be any type of funny… Still, I'm going to try! Yeah that was my train of thought. Ah! So, Mayu is a dragon because yes she is Martian which means shapeshifting and since she wants to be scary and intimidating, well, Dragon! I mean, come on. (I love dragons XD) Like, instead of fire, or heat vision, she has heat breath which is like the upgraded version of heat vision from her mouth. She of course can't breathe fire, because Martian. Funny enough, Mayu was my first character that I created for this. Thank you! I'm so happy that you like it! And daydreaming? Really? You made my WEEK with that review! I want them all to be friends, but… In this chapter, you the readers get to decide what happens next. He does have a nightmare, I'm getting to that! Good point, I'll include food now. Any preferences on types of food? I'm open to suggestions. Uh, like before in the Apprentice, only a few get to see his scars, and by a few I mean… Boys only. Thank you! I'm trying to!
Hello to nirek for following!
So, Info on Characters and their Names!
Tigerlily-A beautiful red and black flower.
Thief-She does have a real name that she never uses, and the surprising reveal will well, surprise you? I hope?
Assana-Appartently means Waterfall in Irish. As I am not living in Ireland, I can not confirm. Speaking of Ireland, has anyone else noticed that 'Ireland' can be broken up into two words, Ire and Land? Ire means anger, hatred, etc. So does Ireland literally mean Land of the Angry? Did they get this name because they were known for being angry drunks?
Mayu-Japanese, means "Real, genuine", "Full", "gentleness, lithe, superior", or "evening". Thought that was really cool.
Crystal-Crystals are associated with light, revealing, illusions, clear, transparent, and magic. They are either super strong or super frail. Seemed appropriate for her character, because in the right situations she will need to be both.
Airavata-Child of Water in Indian.
Jack and Zach-They rhymed.
YES! Robindanewsie posted the first chapter of the Apprentice's official sequel, the Renegade! I think I read it like 10 times. Can't wait to read more, Robindanewsie!
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"Say Dick, care to tell us your story? It's okay if you are not ready, just let us know." Assana cautiously asked. Predictably, Dick tensed up at the request, his training wanting to grant the request but him not really wanting to talk about it.
"Really, it's okay if you don't want to. We understand." Thief chimed in, just for the heck of it.
Dick felt uncertain, as he was given another choice. He shook his head, no he did not want to share. He could still feel the burn throbbing under his suit.
"How about instead we explain everything that goes around here? Words, and… Actions." Thief smiled, planning. Everyone but Dick could see it. Mayu huffed and rolled back into a ball, but not before Dick caught sight of a bell around her neck like a collar tag.
"I nominate anyone but Thief to explain." Zach proclaimed.
Jack, Tigerlily and Assana nodded as Thief complained that they were all ganging up on her. Crystal watched Dick briefly, until she looked away when Dick turned to look at her.
"Okay, how about one of you go?" Assana asked, getting comfortable on top of her sheets.
"Alright, so to explain, this island was once a training camp for American soldiers who refused to fight. It's roughly the size of two football fields placed next to each other. There are various places to train, and they are built with multiple scenarios in mind. Bare in mind, this camp is guarded twenty four seven, but only around the perimeter. The doctors and a handful of guards make their rounds every couple of hours, but other than that we are left on our own. Dumb planning, am I right?" Zach, Dick thinks said.
Dick nodded to show he understands, even though there was questions eating at him…
"See, there were once tons of us. Well, not exactly. Okay, back up. The Light originally trained soldiers here. Some as actual soldiers, others as canon fodder. In the end, they were forced to divide because of the split in power and board of villains, yada yada yada. So now, they train living weapons like us. We are supposed to be special, but..." Jack trailed off.
"Then politics got involved, power hungry people stepped in, and order had to be made. So weapons like us were divided to keep the power equal. Then Ms. Thief did her thing and they set this place up. Tada! History." Zach finished with exaggerated flourish.
Just in time for Dick's belly to rumble and demand food. Everyone turned toward Dick, who blushed and looked down, embarrassed. The twins laughed, Assana smiled and Thief looked thoughtful. She reached under her bed and pulled out a backpack. In the backpack was some snacks and juice.
"Here kid. Catch!" Thief called.
Dick looked up in time to see the bag flying into his cage through the bars. He picked it up and looked inside. He was relieved to see food and water and juice.
"T-thank you Ma'am." He sighed gratefully.
"The name's Thief not Ma'am! I ain't that old yet!" Thief started to shout. Dick stiffened at the shouting and began to crumble in on himself, whatever it took to end the shouting because after shouting or during shouting he would be beaten.
Assana was the only who saw and she glared at Thief to shut up.
Thief didn't look at either one of them, she was too busy looking down the hallway, where the door was opening. Not good.
"Quick! Everyone up! The guards are coming!"
Mayu's head rose slowly, like she wanted to do nothing more than bite someone's head off. The twins grabbed each other and helped each other up. Crystal moved the fastest, standing up like someone lit a fire under her and she ran to the corner of her cage, cowering. Tigerlily looked over briefly, but didn't budge. Assana rose, but was more concerned with Dick. Dick stood up almost as fast as Crystal, but wasn't sure what to do or what came next.
The door opened, revealing about ten or so guards who stood attentive, following down the hall was a shaking little girl who tripped over herself following. It wasn't hard to see why. She was chained from the neck down in a criss cross pattern like a sewing pattern. They dragged the girl in and came to a stop in front of Dick's cage. Dick wanted to cower like Crystal, but some how he stood his ground. The guards opened his cage door and pushed the girl inside.
A stranger, an opportunity for a friend! Dick felt like he should do something.
"Hello there. My name is Richard, but I go by Dick. What's your name?"
The girl looked up at him, shivering. "B-barbra."
Okay time to back up, before I start that, here is this:
Thief's Point of View!
Thief has seen that kind of face before. That's the face of someone scared, alone, lying to themselves about what they can and can't do. That they have no help, and yet still hope. Both kids have it.
And those eyes! Thief has seen every color of eye imaginable, or so she thought. The mix of every blue in his eyes were enchanting, like the sea and sky and very color of blue in between came to rest in his eyes.
Thief smiled. She knew she had a weakness for blue eyes, though she would never admit it.
As one of the twins, Jack no doubt, talked animatedly with the little kid, Thief took a moment to truly read this newbie.
See, she had heard rumors about Slade aka Deathstroke, but never met him personally. All of her sources would say "back off", "run away like now", or "hide". Not exactly helpful in this scenario. Besides, not her style. Judging by the healing shiner the boy had right now, she made an estimated guess that he was beaten, badly.
His habits: biting his lip, looking down, eyes flickering up with hope, quiet voice, wringing his hands together. Nervous, scared, anxious? Clearly years of something happened to him. Physical abuse, obvious. Mental? Probably. Need more data. Emotional? Same. Hmm… if he does have either or both, perhaps his inquiring him about his family and past.
She was interrupted from her musings when his stomach growled. She smiled, of course he was hungry.
So Questions:
How long do you want this to be? I can go for about 10 more chapters, don't hold me to that just yet though. Or I could end it in three. Or somewhere in between. Be warned, it can be very boring if you pick the wrong one. The longer the more interesting, the shorter the more abrupt ending. So, please review to tell me your thoughts.
Which of my Ocs do you like so far the most? I'm curious :)
Which of my OCs do you think should die? Oh yeah, warning, one of my characters is going to die. Yeah. That's something I should've said. It won't be graphic or anything! I hope ;-; I mean, unless you don't want any of them dead, then I won't.
In the next chapter, we get to have some fun! Any song requests? Please review!