Fight for the future

Chapter 4: 18 and life.

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Authors note: I've only seen the first series and part of the second series, and I'm going by Jet Li's The One rules where everyone has an alternate self in different universes.

Disclaimer: Do I look like I own anyone?

Adam steps out of Amara's car and grabs his armour and sword and waits for Amara to get out of her car "thanks for letting me stay here" he says to her as she smiles back at him "don't mention it Adam" she replies as they walk in, Adam receives a hug from Michelle and Hotaru before he's shown to the room he'll be staying in. when he's put his gear away he comes back downstairs "what's today's date?" he asks "the 16th, why?" Michelle asks Adam 'four years…' he thinks to himself trying to hold back his tears.

"What's the worst battle you've ever been in?" Hotaru asks curiously.

"Hotaru, you don't say that..." Michelle told her only to hear Adam laughing to himself "it's okay, Hotaru, have you ever heard of the battle of The Alamo?" he watches as Hotaru shakes her head "it was fought in 1836 and lasted twelve days, two hundred men held onto a fort against an army of thousands of Mexicans, something like that happened to me back when I was eighteen, me and my friend Ricky but Ricky was killed in the assault."

Flashback

(Ricky was a young boy, He had a heart of stone.
Lived 9 to 5 and worked his fingers to the bone.
Just barely got out of school, came from the edge of town.
Fought like a switchblade so no one could take him down.
He had no money, oooh no good at home.
He walked the streets a soldier and he fought the world alone
And now it's

18 and life you got it
18 and life you know
Your crime is time and it's
18 and life to go)

An eighteen-year-old Adam stands behind a palisade when with his rifle standing on the firing step looking out when his friend Ricky stands next to him "you know, I'd rather take my chances out there." He said to Adam, "I know, but the longer we hold them here the more time we buy for the others…" he says before raising his rifle and opens fire on the attackers and soon everyone defending the school turned fort rushes to their positions and opens fire on the attackers slowly forcing them back.

(Tequila in his heartbeat, His veins burned gasoline.
It kept his motor running but it never kept him clean.
They say he loved adventure, "Ricky's the wild one."
He married trouble and had a courtship with a gun.
Bang Bang Shoot 'em up, the party never ends.
You can't think of dying when the bottle's your best friend
And now it's

18 and life you got it
18 and life you know
Your crime is time and it's
18 and life to go)

The next day Ricky walks over to Adam's section with a bottle of tequila and sits beside him, opening the bottle taking a drink then passing it to Adam "cheers" he says "when do you think the actual attack will happen?" Ricky asks his friend only to see him shake his head.

("Accidents will happen" they all heard Ricky say
He fired his six-shot to the wind that blew a child away.

18 and life you got it
18 and life you know
Your crime is time and it's
18 and life to go)

Later that night

Adam stands watch pacing back and forth across the palisade looking out into the night when he sees shadows move he quickly lowers his rifle and fires it, "HERE THEY COME!" he shouts waking everyone up and they run to their positions, Ricky runs to the palisade, pulls out his pistol and fires six shots before he gets shot in the head killed instantly.

End flashback

"That's what happened." He tells them "I'm sorry that I asked about it…" Hotaru tells him as he kneels down in front of her and looks at her "don't be sorry, after that battle I was spared for some strange reason that's when I met you and the others. A couple of weeks later I returned to bury my fallen brothers and sisters in arms." He tells her as she breaks down into tears "hey, I did the same thing back then, except you were in my place holding me as I cried." He told her as he comforts her, Amara and Michelle look at each other as Trista walks in, "what's wrong with Hotaru?" she asks "Adam told her about a battle he fought and she just broke down into tears" Michelle tells her as Trista looks at Adam.

Later

Adam sits on a chair looking out of a window with his head on his arms when Trista walks in and puts a bottle of tequila next to him "thought you might want this" she says to him "thanks" he replies before he takes the bottle and looks at it "Ricky really loved drinking this stuff…" he says "but know that he's gone, it's not the same." He puts the bottle back down "why did you fight?" she asks him, "after I escaped I joined a group of militia men and women, we fought against the enemy in skirmishes but the battle in which Ricky died was my first major taste of combat" he turns round and looks at her "and to avenge my mothers death."

Next day

Adam wakes up and puts his faded black tank top on along with his jeans and goes downstairs "morning Adam kun" Hotaru says cheerfully causing Adam to stop "please don't call me that, too many bad memories…" he tells her, she nods back when Amara and Michelle come downstairs "morning" they both say and Adam waves at them and they go to have breakfast.

Authors note: Palisade, a wall made of wood.

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