Chapter 1: You've Been Drafted
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Now where to begin….ah! I know. We'll start when Marcus came home from his morning missions.
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Marcus' Mom sat the door, waiting for her son to come home. Marcus was out doing some normal Genin D level missions. He had to save a cat from a tree (he used Genjustu to make a fish appear in front of the cats' eyes) and he had to make sure an elderly woman could get to the store and back.
She saw Marcus jump onto their cloud (They live in the sky, what else would they live on?) and before he could even walk in the door she ran out and tackled him in a great big bear hug, tears were streaming down her eyes.
"Mom?" Marcus asked, confused.
She let go of Marcus and looked him in the eyes, "I have some news to tell you…" she tried to hold back tears but failed, "You were….drafted."
"DRAFTED?" Marcus yelled, "FOR WHAT?"
His mom started crying again, "Team 13…the war against the Leaf!"
Marcus stood there, shocked. Team 13…was it fate?
--A COINCIDENCE—
Marcus' dad was on Team 13 when a civil war broke out among the city hidden the clouds, he was KIA.
"You're sure it's Team 13?" Marcus asked.
His mother nodded, "This would be better if you weren't on that cursed team that took your father away from me before you were born, but those assholes just had to put you on this team…"
Marcus put his hand on his Mom's shoulder, "Mom, I won't die like Dad. Trust me. I know how to survive in combat, being specialized in Genjustu, I can simply create an illusion for the enemy to fall into. There aren't many of us."
"I know but…look. I'm proud you were drafted to destroy the Leaf, those ignorant fools, but I wish you weren't on this team. There's a curse. Everyone on Team 13 always dies in action."
"The new Team 13 will break the curse, trust me, Mom." Marcus said.
"Well, OK."
They embraced each other, Marcus loved his Mom. He couldn't even think about leaving her, not even for a day. She was his best and only friend; for Marcus was the odd one in the Ninja Academy. He didn't have the physical stamina to perform Taijustu, and didn't have the will to perform Ninjustu. However, he did have the will for Genjustu, and the students often teased him for only knowing one of the 3. One time, a kid who bullied him daily thought it would be a good idea to fight him. Marcus may have been a freak, but he was not a bad fighter. The bully used a fireball justu on Marcus, he easily dodged it and performed a Genjustu that made the bully think the school was closing in around him; he eventually fainted from the fright of the illusion. Marcus was immediately promoted to Genin level and was going to participate in the Chuunin exam next week, but it looked like, due to the war, that simply wasn't going to happen.
-- A SMALL THING ABOUT THE FUTURE—
Marcus was right, he wouldn't die in Team 13.
His teammates would.
In fact, I killed them.
Oops, I gave away some of the story. I'm sorry, really, I am. I tend to do that a lot. What? Just because I killed someone means I don't have a soul? These kids kill many a mission and you think they have a soul, I am not evil. I think I am the victim in this story. I AM the one who was defeated, and yet you think I am evil because I tried to defend myself… enough of that. I will now continue with the story.
Marcus' Mom let go and looked at him, "You leave tomorrow. We should pack tonight."
Marcus nodded.
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Tomorrow came sooner than expected.
Marcus woke up the next day in his twin-sized bed. He got up, stretched, and let out a big yawn.
--SOMETHING QUITE OBVIOUS ---
Marcus wanted to leave.
He went downstairs and met a large bowl of ramen waiting for him, it was his favorite, steak and noodles and nothing else. Well, except for the broth.
"Mom, why am I having dinner for breakfast?" Marcus asked.
His Mom walked up to Marcus and gently touched his cheek, "Not to scare you," Her voice was gentle, she sounded like she did when she comforted him when he had a bad dream a night when he was younger, "But I don't know if I'll ever see you again."
--ANOTHER FACT—
She will.
Marcus hugged his mother, "Don't worry, I'll destroy the Leaf and come back home safe and sound."
His mom broke the hug and looked at him, "I don't want you to kill anyone. The Leaf has done nothing against us!" Her voice was harsh.
"Mom!" Marcus yelled, "They think they are superior, when they simply aren't! I will show them superiority!"
His mother was stricken, but quickly recovered and started yelling, "Marcus! Realize what you're saying!"
"I know what I'm saying!" He swung his arm back in anger and knocked his Ramen off the table, the bowl broke when it hit the ground. There was a long silence.
"Goodbye, Mom." Marcus said, he ran out the door.
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A/N That was really short. Sorry!
