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Chapter 4: ReEducation - The Truth

Previously:

The sound of creaking metal collided with my ears while I was blinded by a very bright white light. I shielded my eyes and blinked in an effort to get used to the light.

"Welcome." Said a heavy yet feminine voice, "To ReEducation."

Continued:

After blinking for the umpteenth time my eyes finally got used to the bright light. He looked around the room finding the endless white color to be very dull.

"Arthur K." said the feminine voice and Arthur looked up to see a women walking towards him. Her hair, that was a perfect deep blue, nearly swept the floor. Her emotionless eyes were the same color as her hair as well the top she was wearing (which only wrapped around her chest) and the long skirt which showed her ankles and bare feet. Around her ankles and wrists was a pair of sliver hoops that matched the band around her forehead which was mostly hidden under her hair. Though her skin had a faint blue color, I found the large metal things sticking out of her head where ears normally would be to catch my eye the most. I had never seen such a human like this and it made me wonder if this woman was truly human at all.

"I am Unit A568217 Blue. Information support." Her words were all evenly spaced and each was pronounced in a monotone voice.

One of the men standing next to me chose to speak up. "Information needed. I.D. 5179258B." he said clearly.

"I.D. Identified." She looked straight ahead at nothing in particular. "Access granted."

"Classroom and boarding room for Arthur K."

Her eyes swarm with numbers. "Classroom 279. Room 560."

The men on either side of me walked away without thanking her but when I looked back she seemed impassive as she turned around and walked away. The long white hallways were empty except for the occasional door (all of which were painted white and windless). It made me feel unwelcomed but I wasn't about to try and fight the two much larger men to escape. That would end quickly with my loss. I was pushed through a door and out of my thoughts without warning and into a room with a rather large ceiling. Unfortunately it was as equally boring as the rest of the building. At least this one had a few bits of furniture (all white as well). But at least there was something interesting in the room.

"Kiku!" I yelled being held back from running over to him.

He was lying limply against something that was at an angle which made it look like he was laying down and standing at the same time. His head was rolled to the side letting me see his half-lidded eyes full of fog but empty looking. It was absolutely terrifying to see my friend like that even though in his mind we were no longer friends.

I thrashed violently against the men, trying anything to get away. All the while calling out to Kiku. "KIku! Kiku!" I yelled, "What did you do to him? Kiku!"

The officials moved towards Kiku but my hopes fell as they pushed me against something similar to was Kiku was lying on. Something could and hard snapped around my wrists and ankles holding them to the cold metal thing. There was a loud wrrrrr sound as the table leaned backwards until I felt that I was not laying down nor was I standing. There was a click and I could feel the coldness of metal against my neck making it hard to breathe but thankfully not impossible. Suddenly I saw a woman (much like the one who had greeted us at the door) except with violet and matching eyes.

"Greetings Arthur." The way she said my name sounded as if someone else had said it and programmed it into her voice. "Welcome to the first stage of ReEducation. Here we will remove all of the memories, thoughts, and feelings that you have obtained within the first four years of your life. Removing these will only take an hour. After removal you shall learn basic things such as reading, writing, talking, walking, manners, and most importantly what is accepted and what is not in society."

"Wait, what?" I exclaimed but she walked away uncaring, "WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT! What about my family? What about my friends? You can't get rid of those!"

The growing hum of machines filled the room. "Please remain calm through the process." The woman said, "It is recommended to take deep breaths or go to sleep if possible. You will feel a small pinch as we connect with the recording chip."

Small pinch my arse. I yelped in pain as something sharp dug through the back of my upper neck. I could feel hot and sticky blood run down my skin and dampen my hair. I tried to arch forward in attempt to get away from the table like contraption as I felt something jolt through me.

"Connected to recording chip." She informed, "Starting removal process now."

And everything went black. All I could feel was pain shooting through me. My lungs felt as though they were about to burst but the feeling in my throat was so much worse. It felt like I was being strangled from the inside. It was drier than I thought was even possible and burned as though literally on fire. My heart pounded against my chest trying to escape from its prison as my mind melted and began to boil. Something pounded against the inside of my skull in attempt to smash through it while the back of my neck pulsed and sent waves of unbearable pain out that racked my entire body. It grew and grew and grew. Only getting worse and worse. I could see quick flashes of light all around that seemed almost familiar to me but the feeling was crushed with more pain. Wind rushed past me catching on my ears and whistling a loud high pitched cry in them. This Hellish experience appeared stretch for long hours that slowly turned into days and painfully extended into weeks. And suddenly,

"I… I can't breathe…" I'm not sure if I said it or thought it or both but that was the only thing I was conscious of. "I CAN'T BREATE!"

And everything stopped.

I was thrown into the reality of the white room and bright light. I went limp letting beads of sweat roll off my skin and drip to the tiles below. The burning sensation remained in my throat but I drew in a long shaky breath. It stung the rubbed raw skin but I couldn't bring myself to care. It felt too good to care. I felt something cold touch the bones of my chin and touch my face and soon I met the dark purple eyes of the woman from before.

"Removal finished." She said looking into my green eyes.

I opened my mouth to speak but found that I couldn't make a sound. My lips were dry and blood dripped from cracks. I begged silently instead hoping my eyes would portray my feelings. Thought was out of the question but my body ached for water and for an end to this. To my misfortune she walked away to somewhere behind me that I could not see.

"Uploading Basics." She informed.

This sensation wasn't much better than everything being removed. It could be comparable to having your brain stabbed in every available space and several unavailable spaces over and over and over. Flashes of white light littered his vision and a voice penetrated his thoughts. Its words sped around so quickly that he could not make out what was being said. But I knew what it was. It was the rules of the city being repeated over and over again.

I felt the sudden sensation of falling and knew nothing else.

When I came too there was a dull throbbing at the back of my neck and all over my head. I could barely make out the white walls of the room with my blurred vision and lack of concentration. It just barely registered in my head that I was laying on something soft instead of the table. The tightness around my wrists and ankles was gone but I could still feel the burn in my throat. I could tell that it was rubbed completely raw and torn up but I couldn't bring myself to care at the moment. I felt the bed dip by my feet suddenly and felt something walk up the bed. It rubbed against my arm, which was outstretched so much that it was off of the bed a bit, nudging it upwards until it had it high enough to slide under. My arm dropped limply onto it but whatever it was did not show that it cared. It pushed against my chest lightly and produced a sound like the machines but much softer and kinder. I felt something rough run up my cheek and I smiled softly letting my eyes fall closed once again. I drifted into the wonderful world of sleep with the warm thing next to me.

And I'm done. For now. It took like three days to write this! All because I couldn't find a good song for it too... :( (Serious reason)

And meet Alfred's trusty sidekick! I actually had him appear sooner in my head cause Arthur was going to be told there was vermin that need to be taken care of (Alfred's sidekick) then Arthur was supposed to go to his room and unpack and find Americat and then go to ReEducation but it didn't go that way.

Keep in mind that there are no animals in the city so Arthur doesn't know what they are. So yay! He gets to freak out next chapter!

Also I realize that I have explained nothing. All the explaining comes in later. Like REALLY later. Alfred has to get to Arthur first and we still have... one month and twenty five days left until he comes in. So there's tomorrow for Arthur and then time skip and then May 19th festival. Yay! Festival of creepy smiley people!

And look there's Kiku. I have the feeling he's going to be like a Waldo only a lot easier to find. You ever actually try to find Waldo? It takes an hour just to figure out which one of the look-a-likes isn't Waldo! Then you give up come back the next day and he's in some building. GEEZ! (I actually haven't ever had a Where's Waldo book, I just know the character. The one time I tried to look for a Where's Waldo book I couldn't find it. So we got a cheepy Where's Elvis rip off instead. He wasn't easy to find either but I only looked at one page cause I was giving it as a gag gift the next day).

I probably am just going to throw Kiku in randomly. Just when I feel like it.

YAY for Marching band! *High fives back*

xIkuna - Grrrr! You've gotten me addicted to No. 6. But there's only 9 episodes (On the 9th one now). I have to see the last episode. If it clears things up (which I don't think it can with only one episode thats half an hour long) then I can't do anything. However I kinda want to make a fanfiction of it that continues the story. Full of NezumiXShion cause I love them together. They're so cute! And lots of Safu interrupting. Cause she's annoying and she doesn that.

Anyway, I'll update again soon. Oh yeah Americat has a name but guess what it is anyway.

Review please!

Other info: Published: September 7th, 2011. Words: 1,538. Written: September 5th and 6th, 2011.