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It takes forever to get to our numbers. So Storm and I went to Section 53C. We grabbed our IDs and signed in.
1300287 1527073
I grabbed a movie and Storm got the food. We watched part of the movie and started to eat (Eat as in Redblooder's food). Then watched more of the movie until I fell asleep.
Storm woke me up once again. I rolled over.
"Storm we just, just, just went to the Mountain."
He kept pushing me.
"Sky, get up! Get up!"
He seemed panicked. But Storm joked around a lot.
"Sky! Sky!"
I rolled over to see the alarm light on. Then:
Alarm
THIS IS NOT A DRILL
THIS IS NOT A DRILL
GO TO EMERGENCY HALLS
I was up then. I grabbed our gear and ran out the door. Storm jumped towards to Emergency Hall and opened the door. I flew in. All of Section 51 was there.
"What happened?" I asked
"They are back." Said a Bleeder
"Is this everyone?" asked Storm
"We are missing children,"
I looked at Storm who opened the door and jumped out. I formed and followed him.
Storm used his "gift". For some reason, everyone who is changed develops a gift (or what may be a curse the way you look at it). Storm's gift is that he can hear what others like me can't.
He said that there were three sets of Bloodworsts. He also told me to be careful because some were black and some weren't. We split up.
I found a group that was all black. I call Storm whoa said that his weren't and he was going to meet me after he dropped off the first ones. Meanwhile, I grabbed a Bloodworst. It screamed and started its attack. I dodged a couple shots then she got a hold of me. I hadn't gotten got hit by a Bloodworst in a while so naturally I forgot. They hit harder than a Redrider (an adult, well formed). She picked me up and threw me. I got up only to find that she had jumped on me. I managed to pull her off. Then threw her into the cage. But that was only one; there were one five more to go. They all put up a good fight, but I managed to get them into the cage.
I flew the cage back to the Emergency Hall and put it on the edge. If they wanted to fight, they could fight each other off the edge. Storm brought back the other group. He quickly looked at me, gave me a look, and exited the hall. I stayed with the Bloodworsts until he came back.
Some of them went back to their normal states and begged to be released from the remaining Bloodworst. I granted their wishes and let them join the general population. They got up weak and uncoordinated. They searched for their parents and gave a cry when hearing the news.
The supposed news was that the government had taken a few Bloodworsts, a clear violation of the agreement. Kevin went AWOL in the event in the news. And that though all of this, we were alone.
"Jack, where's Kevin?"
Jack (Kevin's right hand man and next to the throne) was short and skinny. Which of course, made everyone wonder how he was going to be a leader if something happened to Kevin like today. He often had a hard time keeping his scar under wraps. He would burst into sudden outbursts. That would go on until someone found Kevin.
Jack, for some reason, could not control his hunger pattern. He would eat at late hours, weird late hours. He would sneak out during meetings and return crazied and with a light orange scar. A signal that he had just ate. The blood strained shirt and dark eyes made everyone run to try to find Kevin.
"I…I don't know" He said
His scar formed. His skin turned red. He let out a cry and started swinging. Jack hit Storm first forcing us out of the Hall. They hit the ground while I watched from above. I tried to join the fight but Storm kept pushing me away.
"Go find Kevin!!!"
I tried find Kevin, but he was nowhere to be found. I tried his favorite room on base. Then I thought of the impossible: the Throne Room. I shuttered at the idea. Only five people have made it out of there with Kevin's help and still barely made it.
I reached the Dark Room of Death (Throne Room) and watched my scar which was still a light green. The door opened gently and carefully walked in. The Dark Room of Death didn't seem as dark or deadly as everyone thought. Ironic part was that the inner door said:
"Place of Peace"
I opened the door only to see four fallen Bloodworsts. Their faces frozen with fear. One even cried as they were dealt the card of death.
"Place of Peace, my scar." I said to myself
Something jumped on me from above. The mysterious shape punched me over and over. I somehow managed to grab it. I ran it though a wall. I took out my rod and jabbed at it.
It screamed then jumped in the air and said:
"I am Freedom the guardian of The Gate."
"Guardian of what gate?" I asked
"If You are the rightful heir to the Throne,
Say the words of the Gate Secret."
"Um…Freedom The Guardian of the pretend Gate, hasn't the rightful heir of the Throne come already?"
"Do you mean Kevin Louis? Young Kevin us not the heir,
He should not be leader. He is evil."
"Kevin shouldn't be leader?" I gasped
"Hush Hush You Fool! There are strange creatures in these parts!
I cannot protect you if you're not the rightful heir."
"I can protect myself."
"Sure, Sure! You can! I did not spend the last ten minutes fighting you!"
He broke off into laugher. I looked at him and wondered what he was protecting. I was wondering how Kevin wasn't suppose to be our leader and who was really the rightful heir.
"The Secret Gate The home of the Great. Look at the Key turn North. Deny the wrong and grant the truth."
I said this although not aware that I said anything.
"So you are the rightful one!" Freedom proclaimed
"Huh? I'm not the leader type."
"But you just proclaimed the Gate Secret!"
"Well, I just unclaimed it!"
I began to walk away. But I was stopped by Redblooders. I pushed them out the way. How insulting it was to try to have Redblooders to try to stop me! They followed me.
"Sky! Sky! Leader!"
Freedom called out:
"You can't escape what you are, Sky. You can't run from this!"
I kept walking. I had to find Kevin. He was the only one who could stop this. I couldn't be leader. I'm the type of person that needs to be led. Kevin led us to this place. He is the reason why we are alive today. Kevin's the reason why we can go live in Redblooder's land. Those stupid Redblooders were still following me.
"I'm no leader."
I got to a wall which was strange because I could swear there one there earlier. Freedom suddenly stood before me. I got ready for a fight if he wanted one. He shook his head and put on hand on my shoulder.
"Sky, there is only one way to leave this place."
"What would that be?"
"Whether you like it or not, you are the leader of the Blackjets OX270. And whether you like it or not, you will lead them. Now I knew you were going to be difficult about this so I have a job for you."
"You want me to do a job for you?! Is that how people do this now… Is this how people ask for favors? Attack the person, make them leaders, have Redblooders to follow them, then ask them to do a job?"
"It's the only way you'll make it out of here."
I sighed, he had a point, "Fine."
There was nothing worst that arguing with Freedom. He had the upper hand.
He handed me a scroll.
"What, no proclaiming the mission of the new-found-leader?"
"I could."
"No thanks, I'm good."
I opened the scroll. It read:
"Sky ID Number: 1300287
You are the chosen one to lead the Blackjets OX0270.
As you read this, many people are endangering the land in which we reside-One in particular-Kevin Louis.
Kevin Louis is a fake.
Find Louis and challenge his authority.
Be smart in the match.
Watch for key.
The fate of the Blackjets OX0270 depends on you.
"Complete the mission, Sky. Or they all die Storm, all your other followers."
"What others? I have no others." I sneered
My scar was turning. I didn't want to turn around towards Freedom, but there was nothing I could do.
"There will be. Sons of many but friends of few. All will feel due to your ways. Only three will stay."
I formed my wings and started to make my way towards the door. But before I left Freedom had one last thing to say:
"Mission failed game over. Time limit three months, Sky."
I rolled my eyes at Freedom, the guardian of the gate, and then flew away. Storm called, he wanted to sure I was ok. I said I had something to tell him. I felt the need to tell him in person that on the phone.
"You're the rightful what?"
"He claimed I was the rightful heir to the Deathroom."
"I think he's insane."
"He says I have to find Kevin and challenge him and then win."
"You? Maybe if we can start you on a diet."
He shuttered when he finished the sentence. He really didn't think it though before he said it.
"What? No! I would Never apply something like that!"
"Then what are you applying?"
"Look, Sky. All I was trying to say was that you look thin."
"So I'm anorexic?"
"No, but it won't hurt if you ate more. If you ate normally."
I got up from our tree. I can't believe he would even suggest something like that. EAT NORMALLY! He knows why I can't. That I refuse to ever EAT NORMALLY. That would make me like them. Like everyone else.
I could never be like everyone else.
Even in my Redblooder's life, I rebelled to the idea to being like everyone else. I rebelled against jumping rope in grade school. I rebelled against the type of music I was suppose to listen to. I rebelled against my parents wishes about the type of people I hung around.
I rebelled against a lot of stuff. In my Redblooder's life and as a Blackjet OX0270, I absolutely hate following the crowd. I hate that the crowd always thought of what was right and what was wrong. The crowd judged you and made you feel like an outsider if you weren't with them. They banished you.
I hated them for it.
"Sky. Sky," He kept calling and I kept walking. "I didn't mean to upset you."
His voice carried down the hallway.
Still, I kept going until I was at my bunk. I locked the door.
"Come on Sky. Let me in."
"No," I had other thoughts.
Was he thinking about eating normally again? Was he giving up on this life? Did he not enjoy feeling hungry?
I certainly did. I, ironically, fed off hungering. I got a bit of satisfaction from being hungry.
Hunger
That's what kept me alive. It made me believe that I was ok.
How could you leave hungering?
It hadn't hit that Storm broke down the door until he grabbed my hand.
"Sky, I've gotta eat."
"No, you don't. You don't have to DO anything."
"Yes, I do I can't not eat."
"You're leaving me."
"No, I'm not. We can still be whatever we are. Eventually."
"That's just like saying that you're leaving me."
"Only for now. Until it's ok."
"Ok for me or for you?"
No reply came from 152703.
He sat there until it was time to feed. He got up and with a sad bit kind of cute expression he picked me up. I full heartily resisted but he still managed to remove me from my bunk.
Storm handed me my bag, gave me an expression that meant sorry and left.