Chapter 2: Overhearing fate
After FATE had locked into the underground observatory I had un- strapped myself and jumped out onto the concrete below. I then stood all the way up and saw the director's ugly face stare at mine, crossed arms and a bad look gave me the impression that he was mad.
" What are you so mad about? You weren't deprived of your fun!" I said. " You disobeyed me." She said. " I What?! I came down to earth didn't I?! I am the one who should be mad!" I snapped. " When I ask you to come, you come! Don't talk back to me!" He shouted. " Who are you, my father?! I can say whatever I want when I want to say it!" I said.
There was a silence that filled the room as my last two words echoed. " I am going to go now," I said walking out of the spacious room. Over by the observatory there was a restaurant, one that I had been to so many times that all the waiters and waitresses know my name.
I usually sat in the same booth and ate the same food, nothing was out of the ordinary today. I usually sat on the right side, were the leather was slightly tattered and the vibrant red color was partially faded. The table was made of an extremely light wood color and when you shook it, the table would become wobbly.
I often heard the voices of the people in the booth behind me, laughing and talking about. I looked across the to the other side of the booth, no one was there. Sometimes I got a little lonely, but only if I had a really lousy day. But sometimes I think to myself, "Who needs the world anyways?! I don't need friends! They are a burden to me!" but as I heard the people behind me laughing I thought, ".Maybe I do need a friend.". My sadness welled up like a big balloon inside and when I got my meal, I all the sudden didn't feel hungry.
I rested my head back on the seat, and closed my eyes. Tears almost came out.but I held them back. A soldier has no reason to cry, soldiers can't cry. I stayed completely silent for a moment then heard a faint "So when is the invasion going to start?"
My eyes slowly opened as I tried to listen to the conversation a little more. " It should be starting tomorrow around midnight, but.I didn't tell you got it? The boss will have my head for it." " yah no problem Jeff, but I will have to know sometime won't I? I mean I am the one who is attacking her Excellency Queen Relena aren't I?"
" Your right Harvey, hey hows a toast to this new war sound?" " You are so right my brother. (clink)" " What?!" I muttered under my breath. Without any second thoughts I pulled out a gun from my blue plaid vest pocket. I also took out a small dagger/knife just incase things got ugly.
I sprung up out of the booth and held the gun out nearest to the closest guy's head. " Don't move or this guy's head goes flying off!" I said. The guy on the other side of the booth moved his arm just a little bit and pushed the gun right up against his head.
" Now what was it you guys were saying?" I said confidently. " We aren't scared of you, you little devil! You aren't brave enough to pull the trigger!" " I wouldn't be so sure of that, one wrong move and you are as good as dead! Now you better tell me what your plan is!" I shouted pushing the trigger so hard up against his head that it left a bloody mark.
In the blink of an eye the man across the booth pulled out his gun and shot aimlessly. I jumped back and shot four bullets, two at Harvey's, two at Jeff's head. They both fell down dead.
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After I shot the two men I had dashed back to the observatory. The lights were off and everyone had left the place. I turned on all the lights as four men came running, guns pointed at me. " Hold it..Hilda?" They said. " Sorry, I guess I am coming to work a little earlier then I expected." I yelled running to the Computer located directly in front of FATE. " Hilda! You know you aren't supposed to touch that! The boss will get angry!" one said.
"Believe me the boss will understand once he watches television tomorrow at midnight! Okay, just tell everyone that FATE is in good hands and to watch the TV tomorrow!" I shouted as the system started loading. " But- but!" As the door to FATE opened I ran up to it then said, " I think we have a war on our hands!" I said after the door to the observatory opened and FATE blasted off into the sky, with me at the wheel!
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After FATE had locked into the underground observatory I had un- strapped myself and jumped out onto the concrete below. I then stood all the way up and saw the director's ugly face stare at mine, crossed arms and a bad look gave me the impression that he was mad.
" What are you so mad about? You weren't deprived of your fun!" I said. " You disobeyed me." She said. " I What?! I came down to earth didn't I?! I am the one who should be mad!" I snapped. " When I ask you to come, you come! Don't talk back to me!" He shouted. " Who are you, my father?! I can say whatever I want when I want to say it!" I said.
There was a silence that filled the room as my last two words echoed. " I am going to go now," I said walking out of the spacious room. Over by the observatory there was a restaurant, one that I had been to so many times that all the waiters and waitresses know my name.
I usually sat in the same booth and ate the same food, nothing was out of the ordinary today. I usually sat on the right side, were the leather was slightly tattered and the vibrant red color was partially faded. The table was made of an extremely light wood color and when you shook it, the table would become wobbly.
I often heard the voices of the people in the booth behind me, laughing and talking about. I looked across the to the other side of the booth, no one was there. Sometimes I got a little lonely, but only if I had a really lousy day. But sometimes I think to myself, "Who needs the world anyways?! I don't need friends! They are a burden to me!" but as I heard the people behind me laughing I thought, ".Maybe I do need a friend.". My sadness welled up like a big balloon inside and when I got my meal, I all the sudden didn't feel hungry.
I rested my head back on the seat, and closed my eyes. Tears almost came out.but I held them back. A soldier has no reason to cry, soldiers can't cry. I stayed completely silent for a moment then heard a faint "So when is the invasion going to start?"
My eyes slowly opened as I tried to listen to the conversation a little more. " It should be starting tomorrow around midnight, but.I didn't tell you got it? The boss will have my head for it." " yah no problem Jeff, but I will have to know sometime won't I? I mean I am the one who is attacking her Excellency Queen Relena aren't I?"
" Your right Harvey, hey hows a toast to this new war sound?" " You are so right my brother. (clink)" " What?!" I muttered under my breath. Without any second thoughts I pulled out a gun from my blue plaid vest pocket. I also took out a small dagger/knife just incase things got ugly.
I sprung up out of the booth and held the gun out nearest to the closest guy's head. " Don't move or this guy's head goes flying off!" I said. The guy on the other side of the booth moved his arm just a little bit and pushed the gun right up against his head.
" Now what was it you guys were saying?" I said confidently. " We aren't scared of you, you little devil! You aren't brave enough to pull the trigger!" " I wouldn't be so sure of that, one wrong move and you are as good as dead! Now you better tell me what your plan is!" I shouted pushing the trigger so hard up against his head that it left a bloody mark.
In the blink of an eye the man across the booth pulled out his gun and shot aimlessly. I jumped back and shot four bullets, two at Harvey's, two at Jeff's head. They both fell down dead.
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After I shot the two men I had dashed back to the observatory. The lights were off and everyone had left the place. I turned on all the lights as four men came running, guns pointed at me. " Hold it..Hilda?" They said. " Sorry, I guess I am coming to work a little earlier then I expected." I yelled running to the Computer located directly in front of FATE. " Hilda! You know you aren't supposed to touch that! The boss will get angry!" one said.
"Believe me the boss will understand once he watches television tomorrow at midnight! Okay, just tell everyone that FATE is in good hands and to watch the TV tomorrow!" I shouted as the system started loading. " But- but!" As the door to FATE opened I ran up to it then said, " I think we have a war on our hands!" I said after the door to the observatory opened and FATE blasted off into the sky, with me at the wheel!
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