Old Dreams

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Chapter Three

Taunting

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Ved pointed his sort of 'stun gun' at the ferret, he saw that the girls had already killed the ferret that they were sent to - the only way to do that was to aim at abut fifteen different parts and hope you hit the things brain or heart if you didn't guess right - that way it could takes months to fix the thing.

Shooting where he guessed this ones heart was, the area always changed, he noticed he was right from the way it just fell. He pointed to the way they were going and began to run, not necessarily as fast as they could, they had to save that type of energy for running back to their 'haven'.

They ran one block under sewers when he began to hear more ferrets beginning to unwind themselves from the usual corners they hid in. He shook his head and kept running forward.

"We can outrun them into another area!" The black haired girl shook her head.

"No we can't. Besides, we aren't going to run into the same overlords ferrets! We're going to run into Silver Sun's! Those were all Black Banners, they- Wait…I get it. Nevermind." The other two looked confused at the dark haired girl's ranting - Chloe, but didn't talk as they were running, worried about losing their breath.

The four of them kept running, as they began to hear the Black Banner's ferrets screeching behind them.

"Alan, Josie, keep running, dammit! That isn't what we're doing!" He heard Chloe yell at the other two. They seemed to pause for a moment before they kept on moving.

More claw sounds, more ferrets, were right in front of them, just like Ved knew there would be. He heard Josie going for her gun but again saw that Chloe was going to take care of that.

"That isn't the plan Josie, put your gun away, NOW! You're more than likely going to need both hands for this!" The girl stumbled before dropping her gun into the sewers. She was reaching down to get it when Chloe ran over and grabbed her arm. "Come on, Jose! What the hell is wrong with you?" Without waiting for an answer, Chloe ran, holding onto the girl's arm so she wouldn't slow down again.

They had now run two blocks, Black Banner's ferrets closing in on them and still no sight however of Silver Sun's. Where the hell are they? Ved thought to himself, unless… He grabbed his gun and hit the corners , two screeches showing that he had hit. Now it'll work. The ferrets he hit came out quickly but since that had just began to boot up when they got there, they weren't completely ready for the four humans that ran past them. They did take up enough room though that the Black Banner's ferrets could run into them.

The four ran forward faster and harder, trying to get out of the rest of ferret territory. Knowing that at least eight would be in the fray that just started and that there were over two hundred ferrets made…well that just meant a lot of the area wasn't safe.

This part took the longest, running towards the 'living area' of town. Of course it's not a living area now - since it definitely wasn't when the epidemic went through, much less the Change.

Ved led them through mazes of sewer tunnels, more than not they had a ferret chasing them. That freaked Josie out but now she didn't lose her other guns at least.

It seemed forever before they ran into another ladder leading out of the tunnels Ved reached it first but Chloe was the first to climb, this was regular procedure. Alan went after her, and then Josie, finally Ved came up. He put the top back onto the sewer and noticed that Chloe had already pointed at where to go but they were going slower than what they should've been so he could catch up.

Once he did, he glared at Chloe but she ignored him. Shaking his head, they kept on running.

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Mouse put in the video game she wanted to play and grabbed the controller. She was playing solo, so she could sit straight in front of the screen. About fifty other kids were in the game room with her, and about thirty of the TV's weren't even being used yet.

About half way through her game she heard the sound of footfall stop right behind her. She rolled her eyes for a moment before she kept on playing. The girl behind her cleared her voice.

"Excuse me?" Said a snotty voice. Mouse mimicked the words quietly but did nothing else to acknowledge that she heard the girl standing behind her. "Excuse me, rodent, but I believe that I'm supposed to get this TV today." A few giggles followed but Mouse didn't rise to the bait. "I said-" Mouse shook her head.

"I'm here, Angel, go and use one of the other TV's. There are plenty you know." She said, pointing towards two televisions that were on the complete other side of the room and vacant.

"I don't like those TV's." Angel told her. Mouse shrugged.

"Tough luck to you then, huh?" Mouse told her, still playing her game, re-ignoring the girls behind her. She knew there were more than one, with 'dogs' like these, they have to travel in packs.

"Excuse me? I don't think you quite get it, eleven year old, I started training just this week, that means when I tell you something, you do it." More snickering from behind her. Mouse just rolled her eyes and shook her head.

"That isn't how it works, Angel, it only works if you're on a team. You have to be on a team to boss us underlings around," she turned around to look cute to the dyed purple haired girl, "Or did you forget that?" Angel just glared at her.

"You have no ri-" Mouse snorted at her. Angel's glare deepened. Mouse wouldn't let her finish.

"I have plenty right, actually, I'm surprised at your timing though. You seem to be enjoying having access to a few more files now, don't you? Odd, really, how you figured out just when group number 16 was going to leave." Angel looked taken aback.

"I did no such thing!" Mouse was positive that she was lying, and if she wasn't, well, like she cared.

"You do know it's against the rules to do things like that. In fact, I'm pretty sure there are punishments for that!" She kept on talking though at this point Angel was trying to interrupt. "and even if you DIDN'T, I really like how you made sure was alone before coming and attacking me. Just go to one of the other TV's Angel. I was here first." With that Mouse turned back around to face the TV screen with the word 'LOSER' painted on it and flashing. Angel hmphed.

"That's what you are." She said before turning and leaving.

-fin chapter-