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Thank Kami this week is over, like seriously it's been shit... I messed up my first major project in my new role (Like really messed up), then I got sick and now the person that took over my old role got a new job and is leaving, so since there is no one to take over it I have to move back in temporarily while still doing my new role. The only saving grace for this week is I'm now on holidays for the next week...

Moving on...

Owlthewriter - I'm glad you liked it! just you wait there is more to come, I'm also glad you liked the muffin scene in the other chapter, I loved that scene too. ^_~ Thank you as always.

- It's the beginning of the end, how will the final stages of initiations go?

The last week of initiation had been hell not only for Tris but for everyone on so many levels. Firstly the trainers had pushed them harder than ever, secondly the rankings had gone all over the place as everyone put their all into it, - everyone except Tris and Uriah had wildly moved about the board - and lastly, free time had become scarce as they were encouraged to do as much training as they could physically stand, so much so that Dauntless had full members manning the training hall, gyms, simulators and ranges 24/7. They even had the kitchen running through all hours to keep everyone fed during this time.

Soon enough though, it was the last day of initiation. Everyone was tense as they stood at attention in the training hall in front of their trainers and Max.

Max looked around the room at the initiates in front of him, contemplating his next works as he stepped forwards. "Today is graduation day." He began, "Some of you will move on and become full members of the Dauntless society and proceed to find your place in its ranks," Max's voice dropped in tempo to something darker as he continued, "While the rest of you will become factionless through no fault but your own."

The room filled with the soft sound of murmurs as the initiates quietly spoke amongst themselves, the feeling of fear sitting heavy in the room.

Max cleared his throat loudly getting everyone's attention back on him. "Today will be broken up into several events beginning in the range and ending in the ring." Max said the last with an eager glint in his eyes, as he began moving around the room, walking in between the initiates as he continued to speak "You will rotate through each activity, showing off all the skills you have learnt." He stopped in front of Christina, looking at her intently as he spoke the next, "Who knows, you may even be saved from becoming factionless by showing off a specifically sought after skill." Max eyed her one last time before moving on through the crowd of initiates. "Remember, all eyes will be on you." He finished as he moved back to the middle of the room.

Eric stepped forward and began to shout orders, splitting everyone up into smaller groups and sending them to different parts of the range to begin the first part of their final gradings. Once everyone took their positions and were told to start the room quickly filled with other Dauntless members and department heads that either came to watch and observe or eggon and belittle.

After several hours in the range rotating through and showing off all the various skills they had learnt, Max's voice boomed over the crowd to signal the end of the first part of grading and an intermission for food before the next part would begin.

"Thank god that's over!" Grunted Will. "I didn't think I would make that last throw, my arms feel like jelly." He joked as he held up one arm and poked it with the other.

Christina laughed at him as she wrapped her arms around his waist.

"Uriah, I don't think I can go on." Sighed Marlene dramatically, the back of her hand going to her forehead. "Catch me." She said as she pretended to faint. When Uriah missed and she fell to the ground, everyone around the pair began to laugh. "Some boyfriend you are. You're meant to catch me." She growed from the ground as Lynn offered her her hand.

"Maybe I am just trying to show you how strong and independent I think you really are." Uriah grinned mischievously wagging his eyebrows.

"I'll show you just how strong and independent I really am!" She screeched as she began to give chase after him.

Tris rolled her eyes and looked at the rest of the group. "We better catch up to them and make sure she doesn't kill him before we graduate."

They all nodded, smiles forming on their faces as they ran after the pair all the way to the mess hall.

Lunch was brief, lasting less than an hour. All too soon they found themselves at the entrance to the 'Fear Landscape', Max again standing in front of them, their trainers behind him.

"In this room," Max pointed behind himself, "You will face your biggest fears, your worst nightmares will become your reality. But unlike the simulator you've been training in, in this room you will have the ability to know you're in a simulation, this will allow those of you with strong minds," He surveyed the occupants of the room before his eyes finally landed on Tris. "To manipulate your surroundings to your own benefit." Max stepped back, his eyes never leaving Tris as Lauran stepped forward.

"This part will be graded on several levels." She began, "Firstly on your fears themselves, whether they are 'Physical' or 'Metaphysical'. Secondly on how fast you can overcome said fears and the tools you use to move through them, the more creative the better your score. Finally you will be graded on how many fears you actually have."

"That's unfair!" Shouted Peter.

"Why?" Four shouted back, "Cause you're afraid of small blonde girls?" He questioned with a smirk, as the room erupted into laughter.

"No!" Peter growled back, "Because what if one person has 20 fears while another person has only, let's say, 7?" He questioned as he looked directly at Tris.

Tris sighed as the laughter quietened down and people realised that Peter was in fact right for once.

"Well, you're going to have to make it up in the other categories then won't you Peter." Lauran smirked.

Peter scoffed as he crossed his arms like a child and turned away.

"Now that that's over, I would like you all to know that your experiences in the 'Fear Landscape' will be broadcasted throughout the whole compound for all to enjoy." She smirked at the last part.

Several shouts of 'What?!' and 'Are you serious?' were heard throughout the small room as everyone arcked up.

"Better believe it, but hey, don't worry, there's no sound." Lauran continued to grin, "With that out of the way, who wants to go first?" She asked.

With no one voluntarily stepping forward Tris decided to make the first move, but before she could she caught Four shaking his head at her making her hold her tongue.

To everyone's surprise Christina stepped up, "I will." She said shakily, taking a deep breath.

"Alright then." Lauran moved towards the door, "Follow me."

Everyone watched as Christina followed Lauran through the door, till the door closed behind them.

Two large screens on either side of the door turned on. One showed Lauran standing off to the side while a random Erudite injected Christina with a serum before directing her to a chair in the middle of the room. The other just showed static.

"Why the hell is Erudite here?" Complained Will as he pointed to the 'Blue suits'.

"To make sure no one interferes or messes with the 'real' rankings." Lynn rolled her eyes as she quoted her fingers twice at the word 'real'.

Will huffed as he crossed his arms and continued to watch the screen intently.

"They come every year with the excuse that they only want to help us pick the best of the best." Uriah comments distastefully.

"Che, as if they could ever compare to us." Marlene chastised.

Everyone watched as the screen showing Christina zoomed in on her face just as her eyes began to droop shut. The moment she was under the influence of the serum the other screen flicked, turning everyone's attention to it.

"Max wants you to go last." Whispered a hardened voice from behind Tris, making her slightly shiver at it's owner. She could just see it in the back of her mind, the smirk that she knew was dancing on his face.

"Why?" She questioned Eric, her eyes never leaving the image of Christina working through one of her fears.

"He wants to hold everyone's attention till the very end," Eric whispered from beside her, his head next to hers and his lips almost touching her ear. "And what better way than to withhold the one person they are all waiting so eagerly to see." He chuckled.

Tris crossed her arms and sighed, "Do I get a choice?"

"No." He replied simply.

"Fine."

"There's a good girl." Eric said as he sauntered off.

One by one everyone went into the room till Tris was the last one left.

"Tris." Lauran called out from the door.

Once inside the door was closed behind Tris, shutting her in the room with the 2 Erudite members and Lauren. Lauren stepped off to the side to lean against the wall as one of the 'Blue Suits' stepped forward, beckoning Tris to sit in the simulator chair while the other prepped the syringe.

Once ready, the serum was injected into Tris' neck, a burning sensation spreading out as it filled her veins, then everything went white and she was falling.

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