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Chapter 9
The memory of being shot came into my head. I don't know why but I shock the image away.
"What happened?" Maggie asked. Hal ran over to us.
"We were hunting skitters and this strange red eyed one threw Jimmy into a tree and it-" Ben stopped talking.
"What were you doing hunting skitters anyway?" How can you be so stupid?" Hal yelled.
"Hey!" I yelled. "Yelling at each other is not going to help Jimmy. Now come on and help me get him to help."
Hall sighed and said. "This isn't over Ben."
We got Jimmy to the med bus. Anne did what she could. I went in to see him before anyone else did.
"Jimmy I know you're in there and I need you to listen. You have to hold on. I knew you want to give in and stop. I felt the same way but there are people that need you. Ben needs you...he might not say it but he does. Please Jimmy hold on." I said. I got up to leave and saw Hal in the doorway. "How much did you hear?"
"All of it." Hal said. I nodded and walked pass him but he grabbed my arm. I looked at him. "We need to talk."
I nodded and we walk to the far side of the camp. "What's up?" I asked.
"Did you notice anything different about Ben?" He asked.
I looked to the ground. "No...nothing."
"You do." Hal said.
"No I don't!" I said looking at him but my voice cracked. "Dammit."
"Ali you cannot pretend you don't see it." Hal said.
"He is fine." I yelled.
Maggie ran over to us. She did have to say anything we know. Jimmy was died. All I could think was 'what was the world coming to?'
The next thing I know I was standing in front of the Second Mass about to sing the national anthony. Weaver heard I could sing and asked me to. I couldn't say no. It was going to be interesting because I'm a low Alto sing a high Soprano piece but I sang:
O say can you see,
By the dawn's early light,
At the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright starts,
Through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched,
Were so gallantly streaming,
And the rocket's red glare,
The bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night,
That our flag was still there.
Oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave,
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
I held the last note for a few seconds then softened to nothing. There was silents. Weaver moved and put a handful of dirt on the grave. He was followed by the Masons and Anne. In 30 minutes everyone one but me had put some dirt in the grave. I grab a handful in my left and walked to the front of the grave. I touched my forehead with my right hand. "Spirit web you are in my mind." I touch my nose. "You guided my way." I moved to my month. "I speak in your name." I touched my pentacle. "Please pass him through your web and be born anew." I throw the dirt on the pile. "Goodbye Jimmy."
"What was that?" I turned to see Captain Weaver standing behind me.
"A prayer. It helps people move through the Spirit Web to be reborn," I said. "and it helps me move on and let go. I know they are in good hands."
He nodded and we walked back to camp. I got on a bike and Maggie and I rode away.
3 weeks later
Hal, Ben and I were on a scouting mission We had found a warehouse that had to Mecs going around the corner."Steam lights on, they got power...What the hell are they up to in there?" Hal whispered to us. Ben and I didn't say anything. "You're quiet."
"Nothing to say." Ben whispered.
"Why does this place feel familiar?" I asked.
Before they could say anything we heard the sound of the bikes and run over to them. We saw two people riding away on the bikes.
"Dammit." I said.
"Can you believe that?" Where the hell did they come from?" Hal yelled.
Ben closed his eyes. Hal and I gave each other a confused look.
"What you are doing?" I asked.
"Trying something." Ben said. "They headed east."
"How do you know that?" Hal asked.
"I can hear their engines." Ben said.
"You can hear them?" I asked. Ben nodded. "I hope you're right because Weaver will have your asses if we don't get those bikes back."
"Yeah come on." Hal said.
We walked and found a building that looked empty. We heard a noise coming for inside. Hal signaled us forwards and gave Ben his gun. Ben moved up the some stairs. Moved so I could see around the corner and still be hidden. I nodded to Hal and he moved in.
"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!" Hal said as a group of kids pointed their guns at him. I tinted the trigger on my gun. "I'm just here to talk about the bikes."
An older teenager who was the leader spoke to them in spanish. They didn't move the guns for Hal.
"I'd back off if I were you." Hal said.
"Yeah?" He asked
"Yeah." Ben and I said, pointing the guns at the group. We moved from where we were to next to Hal.
"Now if they don't stands down in 5 seconds, you die." Hal said. "One." no one moved. "Two, Three, Four."
"Stand down." The leader order. They started to talk in Spanish. We heard that the leader's name was Diego.
"Put your guns down. All of you on the ground...Diego that your name? Well I'm Hal and that's my brother Ben and my sis-" Hal stopped for a second. "Ali."
Did he almost call me his sister? I thought to myself. Ben gave a quick wave.
"Is it just you here no adults?" Hal asked.
"Adults get us killed." a boy said. I didn't know what to say to that. He was Matt's age say that adults got them killed.
We decided that half of the kids would stay and other would go with us. We got to the bikes and I sat on one.
"What are you doing?" Ben asked.
"I'm driving." I said,
"Are you now?" Ben asked.
"Yes and if you don't like it you can stay here." I said. Ben gave me the 'you would' look so I started the engine. Ben got on and we sent off.
When we got there Hal said. "Found them in a warehouse."
We go off the bikes and Ben grabbed my waist from behind and kissed my neck. I smiled and he rested his head on my shoulder
"I'm not a bad driver." I said.
"No you're not that bad." He said.
"That bad! What does that mean?" I said moving away and putting my hands on my hips.
Before Ben could answer Captain Weaver hugged the girl for the group.
"Dad!" She said.
"Jean!" Weaver said. I smiled but it fated.
"What's wrong?" Ben said moving closer to me. I shook my head. Ben wrapped his arms around me and gave me a kiss. "Don't lie."
"Just thinking of Jenn." I said and kissed him. "I'm fine." Hal passed us.
"Now I have to go tisse Hal." I said and walked over to Hal. "Sister?"
Hal signed and shook his head. "Yea act like one."
I smiled. "I guess."
Maggie and I got a game of soccer started with all the kids.
"Maggie I'm open." I yelled blocking Ben.
Maggie kicked the ball and it hit Hal in the head. I laughed and Maggie said. "My bad" with a smile.
"I'm going to get you back." Hal said with a smile.
Maggie got the ball and passed to me. I moved past Ben and was and was about to get a goal when Ben picked me up. I half tried to get away. "Cheater." I yelled.
He just smiled and spun me around. "Ben stop stealing my best player." Maggie said.
"She's my girlfriend." Ben shot back.
"You did not play that card." Maggie said and I laughed.
That was when Diego order the game off. Ben put me down and we walked over to put gas in the track. I walked to the front and was about to get in when Ben picked me up and put me in the back.
He then sat next to me and put an arm around me. I lend on his crest. "You're in a good mood today." I said.
"Yup." He said. I smiled and we drove off.
We drove to the warehouse. When we got there we all jumped out. Something was wrong. The place was distorted. Ben picked up a bloody jacket.
"That's Jonny's jacket." Diego told us.
"Someone help!" A boy called. We ran to where it was coming from.
He spoke to Diego. Skitters did it. We went back to camp. Ben and the others went to talk with Weaver. I stayed with the kids. Diego came over and said. "Come let's go."
"Yeah shouldn't you wait for my dad?" Matt said.
Diego didn't answer. "Matt's right." I said.
Diego looked at me. "Ali, right?" I nodded. " I thought that with everything that's happened to you, that you would want to come with us and help. Unless you're scared." He said. I know what he was trying to do.
"Ali's not-" Matt started.
"Matt I got it. I'm not scared. I'm not going to go into a harnessfactor without back up. Do you really think your going to get them out with some kids?" I told him.
Diego didn't say anything to me. He told the kids that they were moving out. I shook my head then looked around. "Matt" Looked around and under the cars. "Matt!"
Hal, Ben and Tom come over.
"Where did they go?" Ben asked but I was looking for Matt still.
"Matt isn't around either." Hal said then turned to me. I was now loading my gun and walking to my bike. "Ali where are they?"
"They left...Matt must have gone into the truck when I was talking to Diego. Dammit I should have watched him." I said.
"Where the hell have they gone? Please tell me they haven't gone ahead." Tom said.
I looked at Tom. "I tried to stop them. I was talking to Diago and Matt snuck past me. I should have watched him better."
"It's not your fault Ali, come." Tom said but I still felt guilty. I couldn't live with myself if something happened to Matt. I should have watched him better.
We got to the Warehouse and found Diego and some of the kids in a holding area.
"Where are the others?" Tom asked.
"They took them." Diego said.
"Where did they take them?" I said.
"I don't know." He said.
"How don't you know?!" I yelled. He didn't say anything. "Shit."
I ran down the hall and turned into a large room with a huge tank that had harnesses inside. I remembered the room...Jenn and I were in a room just like this one. "Dad!" I heard Matt yell.
Tom shot the harness and I shot the skitter. We got Jean and Matt off the tables they were on. Ben and I walked over to the tank. I feel a strange feeling of familiarness. A harness moved to my hand. The only between the harness and me was a piece of glass. I felt a hungry in my spikes for it...I want it. I heard a gunshot and the glass break at my fingertips. I snapped out of it the hungry was gone. I shot at the one at me feet over and over until it was got but I still shot.
"Ali!" Ben called but I didn't listen. "Hal help!"
Ben grabbed my gun and I reached for my pistol but Ben pick me up and put in the back of the truck. I tried to get out but Ben pinned me down. "Ali! Ali!" Ben called.
I stopped trying to get free and looked up. Ben looked so worried. "Ben?"
He pulled me into a hug.
What is happening to me?
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