Chapter 4
Asa walked in the department store with Wes at his side.
"Whoa" he said looking around. None of the books in Manacore could have prepared him for this.
"Sir can I help you?" a blond woman asked.
"Yes, I was set here to take my little sister shopping and i just realized that I have no idea how to do that." They had taught the older soldiers more and more about the outside world. Some had even been sent out on missions. Asa had only been to a small city in Wyoming once but he had never had to take one of the female soldiers shopping.
"Then I can definitely help you" the sales lady said kneeling down in front of Wes.
"My name is Sara, Just tell me a few things and i cane find you some cloths." She smiled at the little girl's camouflage pants and black shirt.
"What's your favorite color" She asked her
"Yellow" Wes told her. She liked that color because it was the color of the sun and when she saw the sun it was like she was safe. She couldn't quite explain the feeling but it felt good.
"Okay lets see what we can find for you"
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In about an hour they had found two pairs of jeans, a pair of leather pants, a plain yellow shirt, a yellow shirt with the words "SUPER GIRL" written on the front, a white shirt with yellow roses on it, a plain red shirt, a plain pink shirt, a white shirt with a beach scene on it, a yellow dress with white daisys on it and a leather jacket. Asa also bought a couple pairs of jeans and some white t- shirts for himself.
The went back to the hotel and packed their stuff into one bag each and sighed out.
"Where are we going now?" Wes asked Asa
"Seattle is one of the only big cities left" He told her
"When we get there we'll figure out what the plan is."
"When do we get to see the others" Wes asked
Asa stoped and turned and kneeled in front of the little girl.
"Probably not for a long time, we have to be very careful" He looked at her sad face and picked her up and settled her on his hip.
"No tears soldier, we'll all be together soon. I promise."
Wes nodded against his shoulder and settled her head down as Asa began to walk again. It was going to be a while before the reached the city and he had a bad feeling about this but he had to go where he told Riley he was going or things would get confused and they might not see each other again. It wasn't long before he felt Wes's head sagging and her even breaths. This had to be hard for, she was so little and she didn't want to leave in the first place. But he wouldn't have been able to live with himself if they had all just sat back and watched the doctors knock them off one by one. Col. Lydecker could punish as many as possible but most of them were unfeeling bastards. Two hours later he stopped and found a place to camp out for the night. Even with his strength carrying a six year old for two hours was taking its toal. He closed his eyes and hoped that tomorrow was a better day.
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Asa was jerked awake by Wes shaking beside him. She had began to seize. He rummaged around in his bag and found the injections for her seizures and gave it to her. The seizure began to slow down quick and he held her in his arms until it passed. Then he lifted her up on his shoulders and started to walk again.
It wasn't long before they came to Seattle. The city was dirty and broken. That meant that they could get lost easier there. He could only hope things would work out okay. But some times it wasn't enough to hope.
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"Stop thief" the street vendor yelled
Asa turned around and looked at the vendor as he pointed a gun at him. He hadn't taken anything from the man. Then he noticed that he was talking to the man running behind him. The street vendor steadied the gun.
"Stop or I'll shoot" The next few seconds happened so fast. The vendor wasn't a very good shot. As soon as he pulled the trigger it was like slow motion. The pullet came toward Wes she just stood there . They weren't suppose to shoot at her out here. The next minute she was falling on the ground Asa had pushed her out of the way and had been shot in the process.
She rolled him over on his back. The bullet had gone straight through his heart his eyes stood wide and staring, lifeless.
"Asa wake up, please!" Wes pleaded as the street vendor ran to his side.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to hit him I swear." He told her.
"He's dead" Wes yelled at him.
Foggle Towers
About an hour later
Logan and Max walked into the penthouse just as the phone rang.
"You've reached the number you dialed Leave a message" The answering machine picked up.
"Logan this is Matt..." Logan grabbed the phone.
"Okay, Okay, Okay, We'll be right there. Thank you, bye" Logan looked up at Max who obviously wasn't paying any attention.
"That was Det. Matt Sung" Logan told her getting her attention.
"They have a male approximately sixteen years old in the morgue. He has a very strange tattoo on the back of his neck. A barcode." As soon as he said tattoo Max was out the door.
"Slow down, he wont let you in without me" Logan yelled and Max appeared at the door.
"Well hurry up then" she told him and he wheeled out the door after her.
TBC
Asa walked in the department store with Wes at his side.
"Whoa" he said looking around. None of the books in Manacore could have prepared him for this.
"Sir can I help you?" a blond woman asked.
"Yes, I was set here to take my little sister shopping and i just realized that I have no idea how to do that." They had taught the older soldiers more and more about the outside world. Some had even been sent out on missions. Asa had only been to a small city in Wyoming once but he had never had to take one of the female soldiers shopping.
"Then I can definitely help you" the sales lady said kneeling down in front of Wes.
"My name is Sara, Just tell me a few things and i cane find you some cloths." She smiled at the little girl's camouflage pants and black shirt.
"What's your favorite color" She asked her
"Yellow" Wes told her. She liked that color because it was the color of the sun and when she saw the sun it was like she was safe. She couldn't quite explain the feeling but it felt good.
"Okay lets see what we can find for you"
______________
In about an hour they had found two pairs of jeans, a pair of leather pants, a plain yellow shirt, a yellow shirt with the words "SUPER GIRL" written on the front, a white shirt with yellow roses on it, a plain red shirt, a plain pink shirt, a white shirt with a beach scene on it, a yellow dress with white daisys on it and a leather jacket. Asa also bought a couple pairs of jeans and some white t- shirts for himself.
The went back to the hotel and packed their stuff into one bag each and sighed out.
"Where are we going now?" Wes asked Asa
"Seattle is one of the only big cities left" He told her
"When we get there we'll figure out what the plan is."
"When do we get to see the others" Wes asked
Asa stoped and turned and kneeled in front of the little girl.
"Probably not for a long time, we have to be very careful" He looked at her sad face and picked her up and settled her on his hip.
"No tears soldier, we'll all be together soon. I promise."
Wes nodded against his shoulder and settled her head down as Asa began to walk again. It was going to be a while before the reached the city and he had a bad feeling about this but he had to go where he told Riley he was going or things would get confused and they might not see each other again. It wasn't long before he felt Wes's head sagging and her even breaths. This had to be hard for, she was so little and she didn't want to leave in the first place. But he wouldn't have been able to live with himself if they had all just sat back and watched the doctors knock them off one by one. Col. Lydecker could punish as many as possible but most of them were unfeeling bastards. Two hours later he stopped and found a place to camp out for the night. Even with his strength carrying a six year old for two hours was taking its toal. He closed his eyes and hoped that tomorrow was a better day.
_______________________
Asa was jerked awake by Wes shaking beside him. She had began to seize. He rummaged around in his bag and found the injections for her seizures and gave it to her. The seizure began to slow down quick and he held her in his arms until it passed. Then he lifted her up on his shoulders and started to walk again.
It wasn't long before they came to Seattle. The city was dirty and broken. That meant that they could get lost easier there. He could only hope things would work out okay. But some times it wasn't enough to hope.
_______________________________
"Stop thief" the street vendor yelled
Asa turned around and looked at the vendor as he pointed a gun at him. He hadn't taken anything from the man. Then he noticed that he was talking to the man running behind him. The street vendor steadied the gun.
"Stop or I'll shoot" The next few seconds happened so fast. The vendor wasn't a very good shot. As soon as he pulled the trigger it was like slow motion. The pullet came toward Wes she just stood there . They weren't suppose to shoot at her out here. The next minute she was falling on the ground Asa had pushed her out of the way and had been shot in the process.
She rolled him over on his back. The bullet had gone straight through his heart his eyes stood wide and staring, lifeless.
"Asa wake up, please!" Wes pleaded as the street vendor ran to his side.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to hit him I swear." He told her.
"He's dead" Wes yelled at him.
Foggle Towers
About an hour later
Logan and Max walked into the penthouse just as the phone rang.
"You've reached the number you dialed Leave a message" The answering machine picked up.
"Logan this is Matt..." Logan grabbed the phone.
"Okay, Okay, Okay, We'll be right there. Thank you, bye" Logan looked up at Max who obviously wasn't paying any attention.
"That was Det. Matt Sung" Logan told her getting her attention.
"They have a male approximately sixteen years old in the morgue. He has a very strange tattoo on the back of his neck. A barcode." As soon as he said tattoo Max was out the door.
"Slow down, he wont let you in without me" Logan yelled and Max appeared at the door.
"Well hurry up then" she told him and he wheeled out the door after her.
TBC