War games ch.2 "Welcome to the War" (standard:adventure, 3338 words) [3/4] show all parts
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In the search to find ones self a more complex problem comes to light and the fight begins.

Ch.2 “Welcome to the War.” 

“Yes I knew you would come up with something!” Hummer buzzes around the
room haphazardly in excitement. Pulse walks over to me and puts her 
hand on my shoulder. 

“Welcome to the war my friend.” 

*			*			* 

We sit around the table, a tire with plywood on it, discussing my plan
of attack. 

“Alright so the Renegades don't know we're here” I motion to me and
Pulse. “That means we have an extra advantage on our side. Hummer will 
act as a diversion to draw them out of hiding. Once they're out in the 
open Pulse and I will move in for the attack.” 

“Suddenly, I'm not liking this plan so much” Hummer says nervously. 

“He's right that's dangerous for him to be out in the open alone like
that” Pulse states looking at me concerned. I search my thoughts trying 
to revise the plan to make up for this weakness. I stare down at my 
hand and wiggle my fingers. I clench my fists and turn my hands to 
steel and back for a brief moment. 

“Alright I'll go out with him for protection. They don't know what I can
do so we still have some surprise and Pulse will still be lying in 
wait.” 

“Sounds like a plan captain” she nods her head in approval. Captain...
my head spins for a moment at the meaning of this title. It strikes me 
that I really am leading them which means their lives are in my hands. 
I can't let them down. 

*				*			* 

We stand in the doorway of the base readying ourselves for the battle to
come. The wind is still with hardly a scent in the air. I scope the 
barren city in front of us then look back and motion to Pulse. She nods 
and climbs out the back window out of sight. Hummer and I move slowly 
into the sunlight. Walking into the middle of the street to draw 
attention we walk through the wasteland before us. 

“You scared kid?” I notice his arms trembling a bit. I look at him as
his eyes dart uneasily back and forth across the streets. 

“Yeah I'm good” he says voice shuddering. I notice some rubble slightly
shift on the top of a building to our left. I fake a laugh to make it 
seem as if were having a normal conversation. I pat him on the back and 
glance back to see a shadow dart into an alleyway. My heart starts to 
race knowing the unchangeable circumstances were in. Through the 
darkness of a broken window to our right, I hear the crunch of glass 
being stepped on and I know were surrounded now. I squeeze Hummers 
shoulder. 

“You ready for this?” I notice him shaking more. “Don't worry just stick
close to me it will be ok.” A long oblong shape shadow crawls along the 
ground from behind us. It stops a few feet back and forms vertical into 
the shape of a man. I stop cold and look back but he doesn't say a 
word. 

“So after we kill your whole team you still keep coming back ha kid?” I
spin back around to see another man...the same one from the lab 
building! “Oh and look here you're back too ha its like one big 
reunion. He chuckles and snaps his fingers. A dark looking man in his 
thirties jumps from the roof to our left landing lightly on the ground. 
“Of course you remember Streamline.” I stare at him but don't seem to 
have any recollection. “Oh what was I thinking Streamline show him what 
he remembers.” The man crosses his arms tight in front of him 
concentrating hard when two bat wings erupt from his back. 

“Much better” he grunts flexing his wings. 

“I never did get to my name ha? Well anyways in case you live the names


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