We had been walking for a while. Slowly, as if the smallest noise would attract everyone over to the. Careful, as if they would step on a trap. They had escaped to the outskirts of the city, figuring that it would be safer to move around that way.
The soldier had explained that his squadron had been on the way to the capital since the only way to end this war is for one side to surrender. My first thought was the bomb droppings during World War II, but I didn't think that he meant doing something as destructive. The squadron meant to capture the current leader of the Soviet Union, but their plan failed when there was more waiting than guns.
"The damned communists, they have people like you. They have powers. I'm guessing they were testing new formulas for explosives and they were caught in faulty experiments," he explained.
"What do you want me to do? Are you expecting me to charge blindly in the capital?" I asked, swallowing me saliva to wet my throat.
"You're the only hope that I have. My family probably thinks that I'm dead. I have no way to write letters to them. No way to contact any other squadron. For all they know, I'm MIA."
"I don't think I can help you."
"Please."
"I have family to get back to too. What if something happens to me?"
"The longer you stay here, the higher chance you have of dying."
"I almost died trying to knock out the two other mutants! I would have died if you weren't there. I will die if I go! They probably have a whole factory full of us! I would like to stay out of conflict."
"Even if you did stay out of the fighting, what happens if we lose the war? Do you think that you will be able to go home? Normal soldiers would, but you and the other mutants? I don't think they want you to go home at all. I'm sorry, but it's true. They would probably leave you here. What would you do then?"
"I'll fly back myself."
"I don't think you can hold your power for that long."
"I'll take a plane then."
"With what money? Are you going to mug people or steal? Are you going to threaten them? The people know of your existence. You're already feared for not being of the norm. Do you really want to make your situation worse? I just met you, and I know that you're not the type of person to do these things."
Both of us fell silent for a moment as the soldier directed me around a trap. "I made a promise," I whispered. "I promised I would try to avoid all of this."
"Promises sometimes can't be fulfilled. I promised my daughter that I would come back. I'm not sure I will, but I have to try. You have to too. Would you sacrifice yourself to save countless others? You are given this choice right now that will determine the future of the world. If you wouldn't, their blood is on your hands."
I bit my lips, stomach knotting up. I balled my fists. He was right or I was just blinded by his words. "I'm not killing anyone. What is your plan?"
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We ducked behind buildings as tanks sped by. The streets were practically empty. Only soldiers and a few others who needed supplies were roaming the streets. We were taking back alleys to avoid windows and where most people were walking.
The Soviet Union leader was in the capital building, from our understanding. The security around that place was rough.
"Alright, we obviously can't go straight through the front door…" the soldier muttered.
"Backdoors?" I asked.
"Probably just as guarded as the front. We can go under."
"Under?"
"Yes, the sewage systems run all over the city. They are under all of the buildings and streets. If we could find the one under the capital building, we could get in."
"How do we get in from under it?" I hope you don't mean what I think you mean…
"We're going up from the toilets." Of course you meant that. I guess he saw that my face practically screamed out 'are-you-kidding-me'. He chuckled. "We're going to have to remove the toilets. You're going to do that. Don't worry, I doubt nothing will happen to you."
"I really hope you're right, for the sake of all of us."
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The sewer stunk like crap. I didn't know what I was expecting. I could taste the stench. I held my hand over my nose, but it didn't help much.
The soldier turned on the flashlight on his gun and we slowly walked through the grimy tunnels. Our footsteps echoed off of the curved walls.
I hoped that we were going the right way. None of us had a map. We were mainly relying on the direction, which was hard to tell, of the building. Constantly, we had to peek outside to make sure we didn't go too far in one direction. It was a real pain.
Finally, after what seemed like hours, we stood under the pipeline that led to the toilets in one of the bathrooms of the capital building. Carefully, and as quietly as I could, I detached the pipes from one of the toilets. As I tilted it downwards, goop slid out in a chunky waterfall. I dropped the pipe and felt everything come up my throat.
"Blow the toilet up. I don't think I could stay here much longer," the soldier instructed, hand covering his mouth.
"You don't have to ask me twice."
Without caring how much noise I made (because all that was on my mind was getting out), I blasted the toilet out of the ground and set it on the tiled ground. The soldier bent down and held out his hand, which he used to lift me upwards. The bathroom was thankfully empty, but I knew that it wouldn't last.
I lifted the soldier out of the sewers and we quickly exited the bathroom before anyone could check what happened. Time to raid the building.
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