Thanks to sailor phoenix black and Parallel Parabox for reviewing! In honor of them, and reaching Chapter 9, an extra special chapter about...
Feferi!
We've only really heard about her from texts, but we haven't seen what has been happening. So let's go check that out!
(Also, tell me what you think of the first-person. I kinda like it, and I think I'll try to use it when I can, but probably not in this fanfiction.)
(Will either add more Feferi chapters in a row or go back to her later.)
(Parenthesis are cool. xD)
If you had to describe the whole system going on, you could use one word.
Meh.
It could be done better, but several people were arguing about how to run the place, and their compromises ended up being abstract and unorthodox. The food supplies, as expected, tasted terrible. There was a decent amount though, but the group needed to get some more soon.
Kurloz, the town's leader, wasn't that good at holding his own opinion. However, everyone had agreed that one thing needed to be done: they needed to sweep the area for supplies and enemies. After all, they could still be in the bunker when opposition had already gone.
So, Kurloz and his group of 'advisors', which was pretty much his friends, made a group on who to go. Kurloz, being the town's leader, couldn't go for obvious reasons. They wanted to choose people who were willing to fight. And so, much discussion occurred, and a group was formed to go on the mission.
Kurloz signed while his matesprit, Meulin, spoke out loud for him.
"Feferi Peixes."
I figured. I was the youngest one here, but I was enough sweeps so that I could fight.
"Rufioh Nitram, Mituna Captor, Meenah Peixes."
And my sister was going. She could be the most unbearable, annoying piece of crap sometimes.
"And finally, Dirk and Jake Strider."
Everyone who was called was standing up.
"Tomorrow, you will set out at the break of dawn. If there are ground troops, try to sneak past them. If you fail, engage and leave no witnesses. If you can, successfully, find out who they are, then we can plan accordingly. If there is no one there, then come back and tell us. Make sure to search first though, they may be in hiding."
5 nods in the crowd.
"Get some sleep and be ready."
However, I couldn't really get some sleep, so I figured I might as well text Sollux to see how it's going over there.
How's it going over there?
Not that good. We're running out of food and water supplies and we'll need to go out soon.
Yikes. I hope everything turns out okay.
Yeah...
How is it where you are?
It has been going really well.
We found Vriska, and she's still alive.
Nice!
Too bad Eridan's gone though...
Yeah.
Even if he was a douche, he was still a troll.
Anyway, we built this kind of log structure thing.
A temporary hive, if you will.
Cool.
Also, we found out Supor Slime is extremely flammable.
Hey, that might come in handy.
We also went hunting for animal pelts to use as blankets.
Interesting. Are they soft?
Definitely.
I have to go tomorrow to the surface again.
Hopefully there isn't anyone still there.
Okay, good luck!
Thanks, you too!
After a while, I sat in my sleeping pad, looking up at the concrete roof. I couldn't sleep, and anxiety was flooding through me. Will I make it? Will they make it? Are they still there? Questions zoomed through my head, hundreds at a time, until eventually my mind focused on one thing.
Sollux.
Anxiety turned to regret.
I admit it, I've had a crush on him for a few sweeps now. And that time where they left... I could've told him. I SHOULD'VE told him. But Eridan was there, and I was pretty sure he was flushed for me too, and that would've made things complicated.
Even then, that's a pretty flimsy excuse. I'll need to work on that.
My whole mental debate had kind of calmed me down, allowing me to close my eyes and rest. Eventually, I fell into a soothing state of sleep.
I woke up to a rustling of my hair. I looked up to see a tall troll with a mohawk and large horns.
"C'mon kiddo, we gotta go."
If I remembered correctly, his name was Rufioh Nitram. If his last name was Nitram, that meant he was related to Tavros.
Not likely, but possible.
I went to the front and geared up. They gave us each a pistol, since they didn't have the funding for anything else. I slung my trident on my back, keeping it in the strap for melee combat. You never know.
Jake agreed to carry a backpack holding supplies, including some water bottles for us if we can't find anything.
"I go backpacking a lot. This is nothing," was his reasoning.
Either way, I'm glad I'm not carrying it.
After a brief pep talk, Horrus moved a bookshelf to reveal a tunnel, and although it was narrow, it was not so much so you had to walk sideways. Except Rufioh, because of his horns.
He muttered something under his breath about 'getting back at them'.
And with that, we went single file down the tunnel, quite possibly to our doom.
What do you guys think? More Feferi or more group?
Well, whatever you choose, it won't come out for a week or so. I'll be gone at a week long camp with no internet. ;(
After that, I'll try to crank out some extra chapters! Hooray!
Anyway, have a good morning/afternoon/evening/night. Seeya!
