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Everything was moving in slow motion, my world was crumbling down around me as I fired I still had a single reason to go on, it was growing inside me. Tris had a pained look running across her face as we moved as one seeing Christina up ahead with Will covering her, blood poured from a wound in her arm.
We fired adding our numbers to theirs "Chris," Tris says as we bend down checking her wound, it wasn't too bad, I tied it off as quick as I could "Thanks, they turned on us damn bastards," she grumbled but she was on her feet.
"Eric saved Tobias, he didn't make it," Tris said wrapping her arm around my waist as fresh tears sprang from my eyes "Oh no Ava, he was brave and selfless." She said hugging me but we couldn't stand around since Erudite and factionless are turning on us. We make our way down corridor 57 where a group of Dauntless traitors are firing on factionless, we could just slip by with ease. It's our best chance we need to get out and hide until the serum takes effect, other than that we all stand a chance of dying.
Tobias and Peter move as I come up to the right covering, Fiona and Brock covering Tris and Chris we have to have each other's backs "We need to get as many of us back to headcounters and secure it," Tobias whispers.
"Agreed," I said back looking around the corner it was chaos but as Peter looked over he was spotted by a Dauntless with a blue arm band "Shit," I cursed.
We stepped out having to fight, Jeb's older brother Kaleb was among them his eyes landed on mine "Jeb?"
"I sent him to safety, he is alive and unharmed," my gun was aimed and ready to fire the factionless dead but we still have the Erudite and Dauntless Traitors in front of us.
"Eric?" he went on "Dead, shot by Erudite while saving Four so Ava didn't lose her brother. But she never got to tell him she was having his child," Tris had to say it as another wave of sadness hit me, Will put his arm around me this time "Come on, this can't be good for the little one," he whispered but I couldn't help it, the pain was more than I could bare.
"Our mission is complete, we came to gather information and stand with Eric until he turned which was to be today but the command never came. Marco send it now, Ava you are our leader what do you need of us?"
"We need to escape, back to Dauntless. I have injected every factionless member with a serum it will kill them in two days' time, Tobias and Tori are the other two Dauntless leaders. That is what we need all Dauntless to head back to Headcounters," and that was how it started they killed the Erudite with them and sent a blue signal, whispering into a small microphone.
"Protect it, we will be there as soon as possible," Tobias said as we ran off we still had a few things to do, I didn't want this building destroyed Cara would make it new and something worth having around.
"If we head this way we will head right into the heart of the building," Peter whispered as I fired seeing the woman fall to her knees before her head hit the floor, dead. I was happy we saw no erudite children running around that would make this impossible Tris fired killing a male, his glasses slipping off before he fell.
A large group came at us then Chris, Tris and I got separated from Peter, Tobias and Will we ran down an unknown hall, looks like dorms. We hear whispers "We have to kill them all, like she says. They are hiding their young," Tris gasped, as I covered her mouth.
We move back down another hall, I think they would have some way to hide and Evelyn would know "No come on," I ran back to the voices there was at least seven near what seemed to be a wall.
"What are you three doing here?" one questioned seeing us "Excuse me, my mother sent me to make sure you accomplished your job of exterminating the young," I snapped my voice full of authority, but they believed it because how else would I know such secret information.
"I am sorry Ava, of course we are doing it right now. Just like your mother ordered," he slid the wall, it moved to the left showing a very large room, cries of children could be heard as the men entered.
"So this is how they hid, very clever." I say "Indeed," Tris says seeing me raise my gun.
"Now they will all die," he laughed.
"Please no, they are just children. We aren't all like Jeanine, please they are children," a women begged. I fired first screams filled the air it happened so fast the room was filled with light, it hurt they had to see this but better that then them dead. Seven bodies dead, Chris, Tris, and I breathing heavy looking around no child was hurt there was four women guarding them.
"Please don't be scared we won't hurt you," Tris smiled.
"You can't stay here, that crazy woman will send more and kill you all we have to get you all out now. Can you all understand that, you have to hurry and listen do as we say." I say in a more urgent tone.
"We understand you all aren't like Jeanine, if you were we would have let them kill you," Chris was such a ray of sunshine.
"We trust you Ava, Eric said when this happened you could be trusted he showed a picture of you. We were friends in school when we were younger, he used to notice you in the school halls all the time. Watch you during classes and lunch but he was determined to be in Dauntless and you were his little ray of sunshine. He told me how shocked he was seeing you on the roof that day, but we will follow you, kids they will help us, keep us all safe." The girl said I would be having another talk with her soon, very soon.
"What is the best way out of here?" Tris asked "There is a door at the end of this hall, it leads to an alley," another said "Brilliant, that's good," Christina smiled. There was near fourteen little ones and two infants, plus the four women this was crazy and unplanned but the children have done nothing.
"Okay I go out first Chris cover our ass Tris take the middle," I say wasting no time moving out the room seeing a Dauntless, I sigh. its Uriah "Hey," he turns a smile lights his face.
"Marlene is already back at HQ, I sent her with an important person find Tobias tell him I am taking Christina and Tris along with four women and sixteen children his mother just tried to kill back to Dauntless. To get our people out now,"
"She tried to kill babies?' his voice was far off as he gazed in seeing the infants and little ones gazing at him, all innocent and scared "Go, get them safe."
He ran off but of course we met problems I fired, the sound of gunfire was all they could hear as I kicked the door open and it was now dark out, this might make it easier.
"Okay hold hands, its dark and we don't want to get lost now," I smiled as they grabbed hands we filed out the women walking on either sides making sure no kids ventured from the lines as we walked passed buildings but met no resistance in any way.
We had been walking an hour when a little girl spoke up "My legs hurt," she couldn't be older than two, Chris was holding a one year old who was sleeping in her arms. "I got you little one," I picked her up her tiny arms came around my neck, her legs around my waist her little head full of black hair on my shoulder as we walked.
"We should be there soon," Tris said she also had a child who was growing tired, I felt bad but the train was out of the question, we couldn't toss them on plus there was infants it was too dangerous. "I shouldn't have left, they still needed me," I say to her.
"No, you did what was right saving all these children. Tobias and the rest can do the rest. We have done our mission and more," I still think I should have stayed and got Eric's body, brought it back to Dauntless to spread over the Chasm.
Five armed guards wait at the door to Dauntless, since we didn't come by the roof, but I assume they have guards up there too "Ava Eaton, Dauntless leader," I call out.
"Thank god," it was Jeb, he helped take children calling for help "Evelyn tried to have them killed. Let the blue arm bands in, Eric was gathering information and was going to turn but never gave the command because he was killed saving Four. Spread the words to all now," I say knowing soon every person would know.
But now I watch as those fourteen children eat chocolate cake, one on Shauna's lap who seems to be attached to her "Her parents are dead, I have been raising her for two weeks. Jeanine had them killed. Here name is Beth she is one year and three months," the woman said seeing me watching.
"Well I am sure Jeanine is dead now, Cara will take over Erudite after all the factionless and Evelynn die. There are plans already in place," she smiled.
But I watched Shauna with Beth feeding her cake and laughing, Shauna needed this, I walked over seeing Tris, Marlene, and Christina sitting with the children "Hey Shauna, her name is Beth. She is one year and three months, sadly Jeanine had her parents killed." My voice was tired and full of pain.
"She has no one?" now Shauna was off in her own world playing with Beth.
I walked up headed to the roof I assume most will come via train, I stand with them it was late and dark when the train came, one after the other they jumped so many clad in black. I searched seeing Peter then Tobias.
He hugged me "Are the children okay?"
"We made it safe, all the children all okay. I can't believe she would kill them, little ones," I said with venom.
"Your mother came, Johanna, I made sure she was okay told her you had to leave you found the children and had to protect them. She said how proud she was, she stabbed Evelynn, and she didn't make it. Johanna is okay I had her escorted back to Amity by a few Dauntless. Then Edward was trying to destroy the ceremony bowls so I killed him as well, we just have two wait two days. Then we have to get everything back in order. Jack in Candor was warned as well," Tobias said as we jumped onto the net, I went first then him.
It was a lot to take in, tonight was for rest. Tris and Tobias held on to each other, Will with Chris. Uriah was just holding Marlene as Zeke smiled at Beth who was sleeping in Shauna's arms. The initiate dorm was filled with Erudite children slumbering, they were told to stay away from the chasm, which got me thinking a hard plexi glass should be put around the railing incase a child should near fall. I walk to my apartment, when I became a dauntless leader I was given one, I chose his, now it was mine. In time I would change the room he never used into a nursery for our child, but all that was for when our world was in order.
For now I just stare at the bed he and I slept in, crawling into it curling up around his pillow crying remembering the battle, his death everything. How could I go on without him? Our unborn child would never know their father, my heart was breaking.
I feel asleep crying and woke up my eyes puffy, the sun wasn't up, changing into a black tank top and leather pants, my hair in a ponytail. Dauntless were up already and waiting I walked along the stone path seeing Tobias talking to Harrison, I came up beside them.
"You should have gotten more sleep Ava," Tobias gazed at me "It isn't as easy these days,"
"Once the factionless die, we have to locate the bodies and dispose of them over the wall. It's always this way, we will have to get help from every faction to do such a big job. As far as we know Abnegation is vacant of any factionless only returning Abnegation, Marcus is again there leader," Harrison reported.
"For now, once the council is in place he will not be. We need to ensure everything goes to plan, but for now we have to tend to Dauntless. Then when the time is right tomorrow we send two representatives to each faction I suggest Tobias and Tris go to Abnegation, I will go to Candor with Christina. Will and Marlene are okay to send to Amity with the sole purpose of gathering help to dispose of the bodies, also I want to meet with each faction leader in two weeks' time for talks. We can't hesitate in our goals, we have lost so much already."
"Okay we will gather them and explain, but you need rest as well. I assume Cara already knows she will lead Erudite and what that Intels?" Tobias say looking sideways at me.
"She does, she has fully agreed to all terms of that position." I saw Tris walking over with a muffin and child clinging to her "Well Tobias, looks like she is a natural," I smiled.
"She better give it another year," he chuckled as she stopped in front of us "Morning, Cara arrived and she's looking for you."
"I better go, where's Tori?" I asked before I walked away "She was injured and is resting," Tobias said, I made a mental note to go and see her soon. I walked through the pit now it looked normal, I saw Bud doing tattoos and some fighting for fun. I saw Will and Cara talking with Christina, I continued to walk over saying hello to all I knew, trying not to be rude.
"Finally, you are hard to find," Christina said in a loud voice "Well I was having a meeting, it was rather important Chris. Hello Will and Cara," I greeted them.
"Hello, I came from Amity, my sensor indicates most of the factionless have died by either this evening or early morning the remaining will be dead." I give a nod.
"Any way can the sensor tell us where the bodies are, it would make gathering their bodies less time consuming" her brow crumpled for a minute "I mean if you rewired the Phenol wire to the Matrix censor then rerouted it, it might work," I added her eyes wide a smile over taking her face.
"I assume you had Erudite,"
"I have them all, equal aptitude," I smile "It should work, but not until they have all died, I will let you know." She walked off mumbling to herself.
"She does that all the time," Will laughed his arm around Chris "I can tell," I smile walking off, there was so much to be done and so little time to do it in.
Later in the evening I was sitting with Will, Tris, Christina, Tobias and Peter who was right next to me. Lynn, Shauna, Zeke, Marlene, and Uriah are a table away with Beth. "You look like shit," Peter said from next to me.
"Aren't you charming," I retort "Just saying," he smiled.
"Yeah, just saying. I lost Eric, I am having his child no matter how many people I have around me I still feel alone." He cocked his head to the side looking at me.
"You're never alone," he said.
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