Torn walked into Underground HQ he had just finished a small mission with a few of the newly recruited members. They had to destroy some eco that was going to the Barron, they didn't know why he wasn't dark eco so bad but they didn't really care. Torn walked down to the table in the middle of the room while some of the other men split up and went into separate rooms. He glanced at the wall and at the candid picture of Errol they had from one of their men taking pictures for a mission. He threw his dagger at his former best friend hitting Errol square in the chest; they once again had failed to take him down. He thought he had killed Errol when he shot him when he escaped but apparently he didn't.
The Underground had been going on for almost seven months now and they had ten members. Tess being one of them, Torn went straight to her when he was told by Samos to start recruiting. He knew she hated the Barron with a passion and even broke contact with her sister for a while when she learned she was going to Krimzon Guard training. She still lived in her apartment in the slums but stayed many nights at the hideout with Torn going over plans and maps.
Most of the members had come to trust Ashelin fairly well and saw that she truly wasn't as bad as her father. She was at the hideout almost twice a week sometimes even longer and she spent the night. Rumors were flying about that there was something going on between her and Torn but Torn quickly dismissed the rumors, but they all ignored him.
Torn sighed heavily and Tess came up next to him. "We'll get him, I promise. That bastard won't live for long." Tess said being her usual optimistic self.
"I wish I had your confidence." Torn mumbled, "it's every damn time we get him he just finds some way to slip out, the snake…"
"Oh stop worrying so much." Tess said and walked around the table to the fireplace. She leaned down and began to poke at it with a stick pushing the logs around. "You're to stressed you have to calm down."
"Calm down? We're in the middle of a war with the metal heads and the Barron." Torn said as if calming down was impossible.
"But that is no excuse for stressing." She said and stopped poking the fire and stood up walking over. "Sure we have metal heads attacking the city every second of everyday, sure we have the Barron wanting our heads on a pike and sure he's torturing people in the cells but that's still no reason to stress. Now it's getting late I am going to head back home."
"Alright, I'll see you tomorrow?" he asked not looked up at her as she began to walk up the steps.
"You bet!" She said cheerfully and jogged the rest of the way up, he heard a zoomer start up before the door closed and everything was silent again.
Torn sighed and looked over the various maps once more. He took out a pencil and began to draw different attack formations on the map and different ways they could be attacked. He liked to be prepared for everything.
After about two hours of looking things over the door opened and one of the members walked in. He was one of the first to join and had grown close with Torn, or as close as you could get with him. "Torn, what the hell are you still doing up?" He asked.
"Looking over the battle plans, Carion." He said not looking up.
"It's two in the morning, Torn, you can't stay up all night." He protested.
"Yes I can, I have before." Torn replied as he moved a map over showing another one. "Ya know if we try an ambush here, we could probably-"
"Torn!"
Torn looked up surprised.
"Enough, you're getting too involved in this. We can't have our Commander up at all hours of the night." Carion said, "So please, Torn, get to bed and deal with this tomorrow when you're well rested."
"But we have to be prepared for everything, what if there's an attack tomorrow? What if we're not prepared?"
"Dammit Torn, we are prepared and you know it. You just don't like to relax because you could be doing something! Well let me tell you if you never relax then when the time comes to fight and kicks some ass you won't be able to because you're to exhausted from never getting any sleep."
"I get plenty of rest." Torn said now facing him.
"No, you don't, ya might not think it but we do worry for you. Me and the guys want you in bed tonight and up late tomorrow and we won't take no for an answer."
"And what exactly are you going to do if I don't?" Torn asked folding his arms and raising an eyebrow.
"We'll strap you to your bed and make you fall asleep."
"Oh hell, FINE!" Torn said throwing his arms up in the air. "If it'll make you shut up I'll go and sleep."
"It would make me shut up." Carion said nodding.
"Then I'll go." Torn began mumbling something and walked off to him room after a while he stopped and turned around. "Why are you still here? Your room was back three doors."
"I'm making sure you do go."
"I don't need a damn babysitter."
"Never said you do."
Torn went in his room and slammed the door, collapsing on his bed he didn't bother to change. After lying there for several seconds he realized just how tired he really was and fell asleep within seconds. Hours and hours later Torn woke up sprawled out on his bed without a shirt on, how the hell did that happen? Thinking back he remembered waking up a few hours earlier and being hot… or at least he hoped that's what happened. he looked up to the small four inch wide window by the ceiling he saw the sun was out and the sound of birds chirping.
Sitting up Torn stiffed a yawn and rolled over getting off his bed and shuffling over to a bathroom to take a shower. When he got out he walked back in his room and changed. Walking back out he was strapping his dagger and holsters on. He went down the hall and to the main room, when he walked in he saw everybody crowded around the center table talking loudly and all at once.
Slowly each of them noticed him walking to them and fell silent the more they fell silent the more the rest looked too Torn. Tess pushed her way past everyone and ran up to Torn he flinched back slightly thinking that she may hug him but she didn't she just grasped his shoulders with her hands. "Torn! Come on look who's here!" She said and began to pull him to the center of the circle.
"Holy shit." Torn stared at the person standing before him.
"Haha, that's righ' baby! I'm back in town!"
AN: Some might know who it is some may not. I'm not telling until my next update. And that originally wasn't supposed to happen for another few chapters but I really got stuck (hence the late update) and needed something. Um… I really have nothing else to say so here are the thanks, Scarlet Fall, East Coastie1500 and cOme as yOu are. Thanks again and I'll try and update faster.