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Chapter 37

Recap

Tobias grabbed my hand and I knew it was official. "Four and I are going to Erudite."

No one objected. They all knew that someone would have to do it. And who better than two Dauntless prodigies? I took out the holograph device and everyone took a step back.

"This isn't the bomb," I reassured them.

"Then what is it?" asked Jessie.

I pressed the button to reveal the holograph. "It shows Erudite scientists creating the bomb. It also shows how close it is to being finished." I told them, gesturing to the progress bar. It was now at 52%. Then I saw a big screen behind all of the bomb-makers. It said something that made my skin crawl.

Bomb to be done by tomorrow at 6 o'clock in the morning. Deliver immediately.

"We have to leave now." I said.

"Why?" asked Tobias.

I pointed to the screen in the background. "That's why."

"What time is it?" asked Tobias.

"Ten after four." Said Jessie.

Tobias and I spent more time looking through the briefcase than I thought. "The next train comes in at four." Tobias explained. "And Erudite is the second to last place it goes through. So that's almost two hours just to get to Erudite. Then we have to find a way into their compound. And who knows how long it will take to even find where they're making the bomb. They might finish earlier than they expect to. And knowing Erudite, they will. Not to mention that we might get caught. This is going to take a while."

Tobias had a point. We might not even find the bomb in time. By the time we get there, we'll have approximately twelve hours to find it, and disable it. "We just have to stay positive." I said.

"Here," said Max, holding out a cellphone. We only used those in emergencies. This was obviously an emergency. "If something happens, call me. My number is in the contacts."

I nodded at him. "C'mon Four. Let's go get ready." I took Tobias' hand, grabbed the briefcase and its contents, and left.

When we got back to the apartment, I studied the bomb blueprints some more. Like most bombs, we have to cut a wire. Which one? Who knows? But if we do cut the right one, a little latch opens and reveals a keypad. We have to enter the right code to ultimately stop the bomb. I racked my brain, trying to think of what the code could be. Apparently it was five numbers. But, like a phone, each number also represented three letters. Erudite was seven letters, so that wasn't a possibility. I was having troubles thinking. Especially when I heard knocking.

"Tobias, can you get that please?" I asked him. He nodded and went to go see who was at the door. When he came back, he looked grim.

"Tris, the train broke down. It won't be running for at least an hour and a half." He told me.

"Really?" I asked in disbelief. Of course this had to happen. That sets us back a lot.

"And Erudite knows that we're coming." He revealed.

"What?" I exclaimed. "How?"

"Jason. He told them we took the briefcase and that someone will most likely be coming. They're increasing their production speed."

"Everything is going wrong!" I shouted. "Wait. Do you think we could get a car?"

Tobias considered this. "I think we keep some in the compound. Call Max and ask him."

I quickly dialed the number and put the phone to my ear. "Do we have cars anywhere in the compound?" I almost shouted at him.

"Yes, I'll bring one out. Meet me outside." He said.

I hung up the phone. "We're in luck. Max is bringing out a car. We need to get outside."

I packed up the briefcase and hurried out the door.

I was stopped by none other than Jason. "They know you're coming Six. You're too late." He said, an evil glint in his eyes. "everyone here is dead. And there's nothing you can do about it. You might as well give up now."

I punch him in the jaw. "I'm not giving up. I refuse to let innocent people die because of some jealous Erudite idiots." And with that, I stormed off. Eager to find Max and the car.

As soon as we found Max, we ran to the car. He wished us good luck as we started to drive away. "This is going to be near impossible," Tobias muttered.

"That seems to be how things are run here." I muttered back.

He grabbed my hand and laced his fingers through mine.

It took us about half an hour to get to Erudite. I took out the holograph device and pressed the button on it. The bomb was 80% complete. The bomb itself must be done and they're just putting the finishing touches on it.

"We have to hurry," I said as we got out of the car. "There will most likely be guards at the front entrance. And most likely the back. We'll have to enter through the side or a window."

"I think I know where we can get in." Tobias told me. We kept our distance from the building, not wanting to be seen. Like Tobias said, there was an unguarded side entrance. We snuck inside, hoping there was no one by the door on the inside. Thankfully, there wasn't.

"C'mon, let's try and find the bomb. We should check the basement first." Tobias reasoned.

We found a flight of stairs and quickly traveled down them. We traveled down hallways that seemed endless. Every once in a while, we would have to duck into empty rooms or behind walls to make sure we weren't seen.

"It has to be around here somewhere." I whispered.

"Quick! Go in that room! Someone's coming." Tobias told me.

After we ducked into the seemingly empty room, I turned around to find that the room wasn't empty.

There was a man in there with us. He was looking at a map. "I knew you would be coming Beatrice." I stood there in confusion. The voice sounded familiar. "I only hoped I would come across you."

The man turned around. When I saw his face, I froze with shock. I finally knew why his voice sounded familiar. It was my brother Caleb.

"Why is Erudite doing this?" I asked, basically pleading.

"Even I don't know that. Only Jason and Jeanine do." Caleb said.

"Jeanine's still the leader here?" asked Tobias.

"No, but she is somewhat. Jason is the leader. But Jeanine basically controls him. She tells him what to do and he does it." Caleb revealed. "I don't understand why they're making the bomb. All I know is that they have a severe hatred of you Dauntless."

"I don't understand why!" I exclaimed.

"Neither do I," Caleb said calmly. "I don't want them to succeed Beatrice. I want you to save your people. I may not entirely approve of your relationship with him," he gestured to Tobias. "but I don't believe that destroying an entire faction is the solution."

"Then help us." I pleaded.

"All I know is there are five wires and each color represents a faction. I'd try the black one. They want to destroy Dauntless so it kinda makes sense. The code is probably Jason. You get three tries so use them wisely."

Since we were safe at the moment, I used this opportunity to check the bomb progress. "We're too late!" I exclaimed. "They're sending the bomb now!"

"Call Max!" Tobias shouted.

I punched in the number. "What's the status Six?" Max asked.

"Get everyone out of the compound!" I ordered. "They're bringing the bomb now! Get them to the trains!" I hung up after that. "We have to leave," I said to Caleb.

"You have some time." Caleb informed us. "The bomb won't go off for an hour. Two at the most. Hurry up, cut the wire, and put in the code. Save yourselves and Dauntless."

I brought my brother into a hug.

"Thank you."

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