Fear Simulations

Amar POV

Today is the start of fear simulations. Max wanted me to report to him of any Divergents that I find so that he can send them to Erudite for Jeanine to test on them. More likely to kill them. I remember when Martin, Zeke's father, was found at the bottom of the chasm five years ago. It was made to look like as if he committed suicide, but both Harrison and I had some suspicion that Max was behind it.

I call each initiate one by one.

"Lauren, your turn," I say.

Lauren entered the simulation room and sat down. I injected her with the serum and watched her simulation come to life. It took her about 15 minutes of being attacked by spiders to calm down. She's not Divergent and it's a very common fear.

Gregory was next. It took him two hours to calm him down. His fear? Failure to follow his mother's and aunt's plan of him to become Dauntless leader and ended up at the fence.

Zeke took two minutes to pass his fear. I noticed that he manipulated it. The fear was funny.

"You made Dauntless cake appear out of nowhere when the kitchen ran out of it?" I ask.

"You should know that Dauntless cake is the best, Amar," Zeke said.

Shauna was next. It took her 90 minutes to calm her down in the simulation. Her fear? Divergents taking over the city.

Mia went after Shauna. Mia watched as her mom was attacked by a factionless man and changed the weapon from a sharp knife to a rubber knife, preventing the scar.

Two Divergents in the group so far. Two Divergents so far to protect.

Eric and Tobias were the last two to go. Eric took 4 minutes and it's the same fear as Lauren, but he actually set the spiders on fire. Tobias was quick with his fear, a minute and a half. A common fear, closed spaces, and another manipulation. He made a crowbar appear and opened up the box.

Eric and Tobias are also Divergent. I need to protect all four of them.


Max POV

Amar better tell me who are Divergent so that we can take care of them. By taking care of them, I mean to eliminate them. If he won't do his job, then I will execute George right in front of him. Then I will execute him for treason. No truth serum, no trial, just a bullet to his brain.

Jeanine is in my office with me under the pretense that it's inter-faction relations, but in reality, it's to carry out our plot to eliminate Divergents in every single faction and to wipe out Abnegation after initiation in two years.

"Everything is going according to plan, Max," Jeanine says. "My scientists are working on a serum to turn Dauntless into mindless soldiers. I am also working on a device that will detect Divergence in anyone. Anyone that is Divergent will be killed on the spot."

"What about Andrew Prior?" I ask.

"I set the program so that he would be captured, not killed," Jeanine says. "Divergents and Abnegation will pay for taking him away from me. I will make him suffer by making him watch as his family and chosen faction die right in front of him."

If anything is going according to plan, Divergents and Abnegation will be destroyed. Erudite will be in power with the force of Dauntless.


Shauna POV

After my fear simulation, I walked around the compound and saw Max and Jeanine talking to each other.

"There are two open spots for Dauntless leadership," Max told Jeanine.

"Appoint my nephew Gregory to one of those spots," Jeanine says. "Nicole have done a fine job raising her boys to be anti-Divergent. I will tell her to make sure that Peter will come here in two years and his friends Drew and Molly are more likely to follow him. Nicole is very loyal to our cause. She has successfully eliminated 14 Divergents without being caught."

"I want to join your cause, Max," I say. "My mom is anti-Divergent and she believes that they are evil. I can spy on the initiates for you. I suspect that Zeke and his friends are Divergent."

"They are Divergent," Jeanine says. "I want Zeke, Mia and Eric killed and Tobias brought to me."

"Why Tobias?" I ask.

"He have the aptitude for all five factions," Jeanine says.

"I will not fail you," I say. "If I fail, I will throw myself into the chasm."


Mia POV

"Did you hear that?" Eric asks.

"Yes, I did," I say. "I can't believe that Jeanine wants to kill us for something that happened 20 years ago."

"And now Shauna have pledged to join them," Zeke say. "We need to come up with a plan to prevent this from happening."

"Two leadership positions are available," Tobias says. "Eric and I have the highest ranks, we should take both leadership positions. Zeke and Mia, you pick the control room. Make sure that Gregory and Shauna are sent to the fence."

"I will tell Cara to stay in Erudite," Eric says. "We need a set of eyes in there as well."


Mystery POV

I knew it. The Stiff and his friends are plotting to prevent my plan to take over Dauntless and kill Divergents. There is NO way in hell that I will be sent to the fence.

I will do anything and everything within my power to make sure that leadership position is mine. In two years, my brother and his minions will join me.


Author's note: Yes, Shauna is evil in this story. In Insurgent, Shauna was taught by her mother that Divergents are not to be trusted, so I'm using it as part of her character. Guess the mystery POV