And another update, also I've partnered up with 3r1ca98 so hopefully we can update this story more often. Also I know Tris's mom's name is Natalie, for this FanFic Edith is her mom's name ;) trying not to give anything away but i wanted to clear up some confussion :) R&R!
~Sarah and 3r1ca98
We manage to get out of the building, but people are still fighting, and judging by the dangerous looking fires coming from the factionless side of the city, people must have seen the video there too. I didn't know the Erudite had the power to control all the screens in every faction, but thinking again it didn't surprise me. The Erudite seemed to know a lot more then what we let on.
"How are we going to stop everyone from fighting, they're practically causing riots..." I say remembering looking at the screens over Tobias's shoulder after we ended the simulation how everyone turned on one another...kinda like what was happening now.
Instead of anyone giving ideas to stop this, or even by some awesome miracle answer with a 100% working plan, they all look at me as if I have the answer to my own question. As if I could control all the computer screens and magically tell everyone to calm down and not face the fact that we are some sort of experiment to see if our 'society' can make everyone more peaceful. Who ever created the 5 factions might have had a good idea at first, but I wonder if they knew what was happening now, if they would've changed their mind. Of course they would've, I think, who would want to start a war, from all those pictures they obviously didn't need any more problems to deal with.
I sigh in frustration, still thinking about what to do, "I wish everyone would just stop fighting, they're not even making sense it's person vs person, families even factions going against each other!" I yell looking inside the building, I shudder as I hear gunshots echoing outside.
Suddenly a new idea dawns on me "Tobias, your good with computers, we could send another message out telling everyone to just stop, to wait until we can find more information, obviously if they did all this work to keep the factions away from whatever is out there" I pause pointing in Amity's general direction, pointing to what lies beyond it, "They would've given more then just one video telling us about our past."
"But I can't get onto Jeanine's computer". He say's glancing at me, "I dont know the codes, we had to get Caleb to unlock it, and force him to put the video out..."
"Then we'll just get him again, force him to give us access to all the screens",I'm surprised Christina talks since I know she must be thinking about being under Erudite's control, killing the Abnegation and about Will dying, but she continues "and while you guy's were planning that I saw a bunch of people run out of various buildings" Christina says with a grin. "I saw Caleb and what I take to be other Erudite running to what I think are dormitories" then she points at a building about 200 yards away glowing with lights through the mist.
"Well, lets go I doubt the Erudite noobs are armed and if they are, to scared to use them if we just buzz in and grab Caleb." Uriah adds also smiling, looking at Christina...I've started to notice small thing like that. I wonder if he has feelings for her. I wonder if Christina notices too...
"Yeah but what do we do if we get him to agree, we can't just run into the Erudite headquarters and run into Jeanine's lab. We'd get caught, from running away from the fight and for running in there. Remember that building is filled with Dauntless and Dauntless traitors, Candor and Erudite. We'd have to sneak in." Tobias points out. We all go silent think it over, but looking at the tall cement building, I notice hidden doors on the sides of the building, almost invisible since they are painted the same color as the walls.
"One of the side doors, see?" I exclaim pointing to the one closest to us from our hideing place in a small island thick bushes and trees.
"They're probably locked though" Tobias points out.
"That reminds me" Uriah says as he takes a small device out of his pocket. "Fernando gave this to me, it unlocks locks, on doors and stuff, we could try to use this for it but he didn't have time to show me how to use it.." Uriah says examining the device in his hands.
"I bet Caleb would know" I say with discuss, then i turn away from everyone looking at the dormitories again, "Lets go get him, we really need to stop things before they get any worse"
Christina surprises me again by swinging her arm around my shoulders and giving me a quick hug, "I'm sorry about your brother" she says quietly, not meeting my eyes.
"How can you apologize for my brothers personality?" I say a little to harsh then I soften "He's a traitor, remember 'faction before blood' he chose this, I cant say how sorry I am f-for what h-ha-happened to Will.." I start crying right there in front of my friends, I don't want to look weak but funny geeky Will isn't hear because I pulled the trigger, and I can never change that.
"I-I forgive you, I know it's not your fault, he-he was under the simulation, we should just go get Caleb before something similar happens with everyone freaking out" she says, and I have to give credit to Tobias and Uriah for standing back and giving us privacy.
"Well c'mon you guy's just gonna stand there and let the girls do all the work?" I say loud enough for them to hear, while me Christina burst out laughing and high-five as we start to walk to the dormitories, with them jogging to catch up with us. I wonder how we can laugh in a situation so dire.
"Hey that's not fair!" Tobias say's jokingly in my ear and I giggle.
"Quiet would you, everyone in that building is going to hear us and hide!" I whisper but still smiling.
We decide to go in the dormitories through the back entrance that maintenance would usually have access to, and we slip inside a large-ish janitors closet. "We should just start looking around I guess, we're still disguised so maybe we can find him before we get caught" I whisper, it's not a good plan but the best we had.
"OK, I'll check if the cost is clear, just in case anyone heard us come in." Tobias whispers and we all hold our breath as he opens the door slightly. He walks into the dark hallway a bit then nods at us and we follow him.
After we search the main floor and find the dormitories all empty of people, we start going up the stairs and a top the stairwell another door awaits us. Tobias whispers again "I'll check again, everyone quiet." and he opens the door as lightly as he can but it still squeaks, and we all cringe at the sound. He just poked his head out when 1/2 a dozen hands grab him and pull him through the door, I cry out and jump past the door as well, Christina and Uriah fast behind me.
I survey whats happening as hands grab my arms which I try to struggle out of but its no use, they just grip me with a stronger hold. From where I'm standing I see Erudite surrounding us, only a few with guns but many of them are holding devices in their hands and I don't want to find out what they do.
"Well, we've been expecting you." I turn to see Caleb walking toward me, he has a dark look about him and I don't want to have anything to do with him but I just hope he'll help us stop the chaos the video started, that he'll listen to me.
