Chapter 2: The Chase
Raven ran faster and deeper into the ruins. He stopped at a dead end, seeing two metal doors, at the left, and at the right. "One of these doors should be the way out."
He heard footsteps of about three men, and he backed away. He didn't notice that a button was behind him when he leaned on the wall.
The right metal door opened and Raven entered right away but the soldiers saw him just in time and they followed. He was not very lucky for he's only meters away from them.
Inside the room was a large tube, like a preserve. Inside that tube is an organoid. But that didn't catch Raven's attention. "How am I gonna get out?"
"Stop! You're surrounded!" one of the emperial soldiers shouted aiming his rifle at the boy.
Raven raised his both hands, feeling his heartbeat go faster. He took a step behind, afraid that the soldier might shoot him.
"I said stop!" The soldiers fire at the boy assuming that he had a plan to get away.
But Raven got out of the way quickly and hid behind the tube, allowing the bullets to shot the machine that controls the tube containing the organoid.
The soldiers noticed that the blue organoid came to life and jumped out of the tube. They were petrified and began firing bullets at the raging organoid. It swished its tail to one of the fearful soldiers. He was seriously hit on the head and was knocked against the wall, making him unconscious on the ground. One of them ran away, leaving his ally, still shooting the violent machine. The organoid hit him, head to head, which knocked him off.
"An. organoid." Raven gasped as he peeked from behind the wrecked tube.
The blue machine turned around and saw him. Raven realized that he's trap! "Shoot!" Then he noticed that there's a large space beside the organoid so he ran as fast as he could. Finally, he escaped from the blue machine. Raven ran faster until he found his way out of the ruins and suddenly, a Molga appeared in front of him. It's pilot was the soldier who ran away.
Raven turned around and saw the organoid flying fast towards him. He jumped to the side to avoid the organoid, which crashed to the Molga. Raven landed on his back and watched as the Molga was destroyed and the pilot, crawled out bleeding. The injured soldier pointed a gun to the weak organoid. Raven didn't know what came to him when stood before the organoid to save it. He got shot by the soldier on his right shoulder, and cried in agony.
The soldier died. Raven lay on the sand as his eyesight started to dim. At the very last moment, he saw the organoid, looking at him. He shut his eyes, waiting to be attacked by the organoid, and no sooner, he lost consciousness.
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Raven opened his eyes. He was lying on a comfy white bed, his shoulder bandaged. "Where am I?" His eyes wandered around the room and realized that he's in a hospital. A doctor came in and approached him.
"Oh good, you're awake." The doctor smiled at him. He noticed that Raven is looking as if he's searching for something. "What's the matter?"
Raven looked at the doctor inquisitively. "Who brought me here?"
"The republic soldiers brought you here." The doctor stated.
"But what happened to the blue organoid?" Raven asked curiously. "The one that I saved."
The doctor seems confused. "What blue organoid? There's no organoid when they saw you near this village."
"Near this village? I'm in the middle of the dessert." Raven looked out the window and back at the doctor. "What about. who brought me near this village?"
The doctor shrugged. "You're already near this village when they saw you."
Raven sighed. "This isn't gonna bring us anywhere."
A nurse entered and whispered something to the doctor. "I'm sorry but I have to leave you for now." The doctor waved.
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Raven ran faster and deeper into the ruins. He stopped at a dead end, seeing two metal doors, at the left, and at the right. "One of these doors should be the way out."
He heard footsteps of about three men, and he backed away. He didn't notice that a button was behind him when he leaned on the wall.
The right metal door opened and Raven entered right away but the soldiers saw him just in time and they followed. He was not very lucky for he's only meters away from them.
Inside the room was a large tube, like a preserve. Inside that tube is an organoid. But that didn't catch Raven's attention. "How am I gonna get out?"
"Stop! You're surrounded!" one of the emperial soldiers shouted aiming his rifle at the boy.
Raven raised his both hands, feeling his heartbeat go faster. He took a step behind, afraid that the soldier might shoot him.
"I said stop!" The soldiers fire at the boy assuming that he had a plan to get away.
But Raven got out of the way quickly and hid behind the tube, allowing the bullets to shot the machine that controls the tube containing the organoid.
The soldiers noticed that the blue organoid came to life and jumped out of the tube. They were petrified and began firing bullets at the raging organoid. It swished its tail to one of the fearful soldiers. He was seriously hit on the head and was knocked against the wall, making him unconscious on the ground. One of them ran away, leaving his ally, still shooting the violent machine. The organoid hit him, head to head, which knocked him off.
"An. organoid." Raven gasped as he peeked from behind the wrecked tube.
The blue machine turned around and saw him. Raven realized that he's trap! "Shoot!" Then he noticed that there's a large space beside the organoid so he ran as fast as he could. Finally, he escaped from the blue machine. Raven ran faster until he found his way out of the ruins and suddenly, a Molga appeared in front of him. It's pilot was the soldier who ran away.
Raven turned around and saw the organoid flying fast towards him. He jumped to the side to avoid the organoid, which crashed to the Molga. Raven landed on his back and watched as the Molga was destroyed and the pilot, crawled out bleeding. The injured soldier pointed a gun to the weak organoid. Raven didn't know what came to him when stood before the organoid to save it. He got shot by the soldier on his right shoulder, and cried in agony.
The soldier died. Raven lay on the sand as his eyesight started to dim. At the very last moment, he saw the organoid, looking at him. He shut his eyes, waiting to be attacked by the organoid, and no sooner, he lost consciousness.
***
Raven opened his eyes. He was lying on a comfy white bed, his shoulder bandaged. "Where am I?" His eyes wandered around the room and realized that he's in a hospital. A doctor came in and approached him.
"Oh good, you're awake." The doctor smiled at him. He noticed that Raven is looking as if he's searching for something. "What's the matter?"
Raven looked at the doctor inquisitively. "Who brought me here?"
"The republic soldiers brought you here." The doctor stated.
"But what happened to the blue organoid?" Raven asked curiously. "The one that I saved."
The doctor seems confused. "What blue organoid? There's no organoid when they saw you near this village."
"Near this village? I'm in the middle of the dessert." Raven looked out the window and back at the doctor. "What about. who brought me near this village?"
The doctor shrugged. "You're already near this village when they saw you."
Raven sighed. "This isn't gonna bring us anywhere."
A nurse entered and whispered something to the doctor. "I'm sorry but I have to leave you for now." The doctor waved.
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