Warning: These Chapters will or may contain depictions of violence, strong language and adultery that may not be suitable for some readers.
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*VROOM!!*
*HALT!!*
The crew had finally made it.
Outside was cold and sorrow. The time was also late, making anyone who was not paying attention fall asleep.
They made in time though, only 5 minutes early. But that would not matter, since they've been doomed the be outside.
Zen nodded at Syria, signaling her to call operater for the doors.
She pressed a green button then waited. A minute passed and no answer had come yet.
"Tsk! We're running out of time. What's taking so long?" Ken inquired fiercely.
Syria answered calmly, but was stuttering, "I don't know."
"Goddamn it!" Zen cursed, "If they don't answer we'll be stuck out here."
Syria then snapped, now showing her worry in their predicament, "Don't you think I know that?!"
"What's worry? Why aren't we going in as yet?" Alisha inquired from afar.
Syria turned around her chair to respond to Alisha, "The operator isn't answering."
"What do mean he ain't answering?" Mia said with a worried expression, "Are we too late?!"
"No, maybe. We currently have 2 minutes before curfew," Zen addressed, "Now we have 1."
"We're screwed." Jackson said without a hint of worry.
"Why you say that so calmly?" Dauntea inquired to his now new friend.
"..." Jackson looked Dauntae in the eye and then looked up at front. He then answered, "I don't know."
Dauntea stared at his worriedly with a single sweat drop sliding down his head. He then turned to look up at the front.
"Urgh, I knew we should have have left sooner," Zen said irritated, "Now we are trapped out here for the night."
"Wait, hold on. Don't loss hope yet," Syria reinsured, "We still have a few seconds left. The operator may answer in time."
Zen slightly calm down, but was still irritated, "I should have contacted the operator while we were coming."
Syria focused her vision on the 24 hour clock which was implanted in the front. Sweat poured down from her face as she looked at the clock.
She then turned to press the green button continuously.
Then the time went form 21:29 to 21:30.
"Fuck!" Zen shouted enraged.
"*Sigh*" Aiden sighed looking at the situation. He knew that they had to leave to save more skins, but he still had a grudge against Zen from selfishly leaving his comrade.
"Are you blaming yourself or are you blaming the guy you just leaved behind?!" Aiden said. His voice was steady, even though his was technically talking to his superior.
Zen tilted his head a little to glance at Aiden from the front. He then answered his bravely asked question, "I can safely say that me and him are to blame."
"Tsk!" Aiden scoffed aloud.
"I don't think we going to get contact with the operator Syria," Zen said with a serious tone, "Let's go back for Ken."
*!?*
*THUNDERCLAP!!*
"You sure?" Syria inquired to her technically superior.
".. I'm surprised you're weren't immediately willing to do what I said, even though you're one that let him slip away by himself," Zen accused Syria.
"Are you now blaming me?" Syria asked with a low tuned voice.
"No, I'm surprised," Zen turned around his chair to face the rest of his crew, "Alright, we are going back to the city. I don't think we'll get contact with the operator."
"Think?" Alisha began to say, "Can't we just stay here and wait for the next morning to go in?"
"No, we have to recuse our comrade. Besides we can't stay out here for much longer." Zen said.
"What do you mean?" Alexia inquired. She was still standing with her hands fold.
"This may be the shelter, which is the protect us from the dangerous of the creatures outside," Zen started to say, "While we're save inside, the shelter is being beaten. If you could leave the rover and look outside, you can see how infested the outside of the shelter is. The monster can set up breeding grounds anywhere."
*THUD*
Courtesy suddenly shifted abruptly. The rover was lifted it's three left wheel and then slammed down to be on all six.
*SLAM!*
Alexia then fell on the floor. Hitting her hand on the metal wall inside the vehicle.
She massaged the back of her head to ease the pain. She then cursed just for more relief, "Goddamn it!!"
"What was that?" Kerado inquired.
"It's way we can't stay here any longer," Zen turned around in his sit to look at the front mirror, "Syria, start the rover."
"Why don't you driv-?" Before she could finish her cussing, another thud came.
*THUD*
"On a second thought." Syria said.
"Drive." Zen demanded.
Syria pushed a red at the front which started the engine of the rover.
*BUZZ*
Outside was a Akuma, with more body mass than a expert body builder, was banging it's body against the rover continually.
It's whole body was a deep, dark green. It's face look glumly, with a frowned eyes and large frowned mouth. The Akumas body was cover in diamond shaped mouth with sharp teeth.
The rover suddenly moved, making the Akuma fall on the ground as it had missed it target.
The vehicle drive away from reached of the large Akuma. It stared glumly at the departure of it's victims.
From the eyes of Zen, the man with blue hair and a lion eye mask stared at the tablet in his hand.
"They didn't suspect a thing," He smiled, "The rest of the groups some how accused that they weren't being let in, but they just think it's a hunch and that somethings is wrong."
He then swapped the point of view of the tablet, now showing footage from one of the many camera outside the shelter. He looked at the large monster which driven of the crew.
"At least that abomination drove all of them away," He said, "But why haven't team 0079 and 0085 came yet? Weren't they aware of the curfew?
He then swapped his point of view again. This team showing the leader of team 0085.
"0085, seem to not have any intention of coming today." He said looking at the tablet.
On screen was only darkness. He swapped his point of view to other members, finally showing someone with a opened eye.
The person was only looking through the front window of their rover. Looking at the sky now filled with stars and colorful lighting. The person eyes soon closed.
"Ahh..," The man said, now realizing what had happened, "They have not gatherer anything this day, so they are planning to doing it tomorrow. Worthless low lives."
He then shift his point of view to the next team; team 0079. What he saw was static.
"What happened?" The man questioned.
He swapped a his point of views to all the crew mates, but it still showed static.
"This could mean that they're all dead or took out their own eyes," The man revealed, "This is most unpleasant."
If the contact was destroyed, or if the person had dead would make it only static. But there's another. The range of the connection between the shelter and the team.
But the second option was the most appropriate. The team had indeed died; everyone of them. Who and why?
They were too clumsy.
They had bumped into one of the Gems, and their encounter didn't start or end well.
[Somewhere in the city.]
"Tsk! Where did this whore get a this suit from?" A man asked who was balding. He was striping a woman naked from the suit she was wearing, which was the same suit Kerado had scorned.
*Smack!*
A slap flew the man's way and connected cleanly to his wrinkled face.
"You old jerk," A tall, young man with long hair said, "Get up gramps!"
"What's your deal, Bara?", The old man inquired, slowly rising to his feet.
"I'm stopping from doing any further sin. We've already killed them, you don't need to taint your self in any more evil deeds," The boy said, "You can do that when you find a old lady or a young if ya lucky."
The old man was now on his feet and he said, while rubbing his stinging cheek, "You sound like a real Christian for someone who hadn't been to church, son. And also someone who has gun strapped to his back"
"Come on. The boss is waiting for us." The boy said. He walked towards the rover which was once teams 0079.
The old man stared at the boy and asked, "Can you even drive?" He followed behind the young man.
As he enters the vehicle he said," I'll figure it out."
"Haha! You never seem to disappoint my fragile brain." The old man appraised.
Suddenly a loud screech was heard.
"*Screech!!!!*" It was so loud that the old man ears started to bleed.
"Argh!!", The two man screamed.
The screeching stop and the young man dashed towards the old man which was now on the floor. The UMP that had on his back had now been in his hand.
"You alright, gramps?" The boy asked with genuine concern.
"What does it look like?!" The old hermit said enraged.
He turned his head to look through the streets. What he saw was a hoard of creatures dashing their way towards them.
The young man, who also caught glimpse of this said, "Let's go!"
He dragged the old man inside the rover with him and rest him on the right cushion. He then dashed to the front.
"How do I close the back door? And how do I start this thing, there isn't a keyhole?!" The boy said hastily.
The monsters were getting closer by the minute. They were now one whole football field away from them; 500 ft.
The young man hastily press and pushed random buttons. Eventually one started the vehicle.
*BUZZ!*
"Good, but I need to close the back!" He shouted.
The monsters were now 254 ft away from him now.
The door to the back then suddenly closed.
"Yes!" The boy shouted, "Let's go."
He plapped himself down on the chair and rapped his fingers around the assumed steering wheel. It was shaped as a sphere so it confused him.
The engine smoothen as he drove away.
"You want a what?", Aiden asked with confusion pasted on his oblivious face.
"I want a spear.", Ken reinstated.
"A spear?", Aiden asked again.
"Yes, a spear! I've told three times already!", Ken cussed.
"Why a spear? You could take a gun for example.", Aiden inquired.
"Hmm. Then give me the gun and the spear.", Ken said.
Aiden sighed and explained, "*Sigh* Ok, but you have to tested with your capabilities with the two weapons.".
"Ok; that should be easy.", Ken said.
"That's what they always say.", Maria said from the corner of the room.
"Huh?", Ken inquired.
"They all say they can handle a gun, and the next second they're crying allover the place cause they accidentally shot their hand.", Maria explained.
"Well, I'm not as careless as them.", Ken reinsured.
"We'll see about that. By the way, it's her that you get tested for your weapon occupation.", Maria said.
"Then where is it?", Ken asked.
Maria told him,"It's on level.. umm... 43?".
"*Sigh* It's on level 46.", Aiden explained.
"I'll lead you there; follow me.", Aiden told Ken.
After Ken got the requirements filled his second gathering, instead of going to his room he went to the self defense class to pick a weapon occupation.
While walk with Aiden to level 46 he felt a dizzy and something poking and scratching the side of his stomach. He thought the dizziness was normal but the stomach was putting him in awe.
With saying a word to each other, they finally reached level 46. They were at the place where they wanted to be yet.
"Hmm.. can you become a gatherer without being picked by the association?", Aiden asked Ken.
"What?", Ken inquired.
"*Sigh* Is everyone deaf? I was asking if you can become a gatherer without being picked by the association?", Aiden reinstated.
Ken answered,"Yeah, I think so.".
"Ok.", Said Aiden.
They finally reached their destination; the weapon occupation class.
Atop of the steel door was a sliver title, 'Weapon Occupation'.
Aiden knocked on the door three times before stepping aside.
*Knock, Knock, Knock!*
After a brief pause the door finally slide opened. From behind was a tall and muscular physique man.
He asked the two of them,"What do you kids want?".
Aiden answered,"I'm twenty nine and this kid is trying to get a weapon occupation.".
"Is that so young face? Come on in.", The man invited.
Aiden stepped in first while Ken followed behind.
Ken whispered to himself, "*Whisper* His twenty nine and he looks that young?".
Inside of the place was filled with table and desk of both melee and ranged weapons of all kinds. On the other side of the place was filled with gym equipment.
"Why do they need gym equipment?", Ken asked Aiden.
"Don't know.", Aiden answered.
The man then appeared behind them. He tapped Ken on his shoulder which startled him.
"Ahh?!!", Ken screamed.
"Are you a girl?", Aiden asked.
"No, I was just.. nevermind.", Ken said.
The man showed Ken a piece of paper which looked like a contract.
"Sigh this and this.", The man instructed. He handed Ken a pen. He turned around and leaved the area by going inside another door.
"Ok.", Ken said.
Before could right his name on it, Aiden snatched it from his hand.
"Hey, what are you doing?", Ken asked Aiden.
Aiden answered, "Don't you know that you read a fucking contract before sighing?".
"Umm.. to be honest this the third contract I've sighed in my life and I didn't read them, so what could go wrong?", Ken inquired.
"*Sigh* Fucking maroon.", Aiden cussed.
Ken whispered to himself, "*Whisper* Now I believe you're older than.".
"What did you say?", Aiden asked Ken.
"Umm.. nothing, nothing. Absolutely nothing.", Ken went on.
Aiden turned his gaze back to the contract.
"Phew.", Ken sighed with relief.
After a minute Aiden handed it over to Ken.
"Here you can sign it.", Aiden said.
Ken inquired, "What did it say?".
Aiden answered, "It said something about their not responsible if you damage or injure yourself in anyway and you get your first weapon for free while the other you have to buy.".
"So do I get to take you weapons?", Ken asked.
Aiden explained, "Umm.. yeah. I said you get your first weapon for free while the other you have to buy so..".
"Oh..", Ken said in almost disbelief.
"What are you not making enough money by risking your life?", Aiden asked.
"Of course I am. My first mission, I got twenty hundred thousand in my account.", Ken explained.
"*Whisper* As except of one of the most important jobs of the shelter.", Aiden whispered.
"What?", Ken inquired Aiden's mumbles.
"Yeah, I'm one hundred percent sure that everyone's ears aren't working.", Aiden cussed.
"But you were mumbling.", Ken defended.
"So?", Aiden asked.
Ken sighed, "*Sigh*".
"When did you started to sigh?", Aiden asked.
"Shut up soon to be old man.", Ken said. He placed the contract down on one of the desk and started sighing the contract.
"Everyone gets old Ken, unless you die early like you are soon.", Aiden said.
After Aiden said a memory then came rushing in his head. He then said, "I'm not so sure about.".
He came to the part of the contract where he had to chose his weapon occupation. He tick the spear and every other thing that was under the title long ranged weapons.
"I'm down", He said to himself, "Now where is that guy?".
"His probably doing something in his office.", Aiden suggested.
"Guess we'll wait.", Ken said.
"Or we could go on knock on the door and tell him that you are finished.", Aiden said.
"That's probably better.", Ken said.
Aiden let out a huge sigh,"*Sigh!*".
"Can you stop sighing?", Ken asked.
"*Sigh!!*", Aiden mocked Ken.
"Ugh.", Ken scoffed.
*Knock, Knock!*
"Are you finish signing the contract already?!", A muffled voice asked.
"Yes sure!", Ken answered.
"Ok, I'll be with you shortly!", The man said. His voice seemly was filled with excitement.
The door opened a few minutes later. Out came the tall and muscular physique man with black hair and brown eyes. He looked down on Ken who was merely a few feet less than.
Ken handed the man the contract with a smile and his face.
The man read through Ken's chosen weapon occupations. He lowered the paper from his face and glared at Ken. Did he do something wrong?
Sweat slowly fall down the face of Ken. The plants suddenly got extremely hot.
"Do you have the money to pay for all of this?", The man looked at Ken with curious eyes. His aura was imitating Ken who was literally sweat buckets; he felt like he was going to pee himself.
The man was wondering of Ken even have the money pay for all of the things and if he even read the contract.
Ken answered with a simple, "Yeah.".
"..."
"..."
"..."
The three people in the room stayed silent. The healthy physique man broke the silence.
"Then that's great! The only thing left is to test you and to you get the weapons!", The man excitedly said.
He turned around and blocked his lips with his hand. He whispered, "This is the most money I've made in a while. Hehe.".
"Huh?", Ken inquired the man whispers.
Aiden who was behind Ken face palmed himself and said, "Yeah, everyone is deaf or is my ears superhuman or something?".
"Umm.. nothing. Ummm.. let me introduce myself; my name is Daniel!", Daniel said.
"It's nice to meet you.. Daniel,*Whisper* I guess.", Ken said.
"My name is-", Before Ken introduce himself, Daniel interrupted him.
"Ken. I know; you wrote it on the contract.", Daniel explained.
"Oh, umm..", Ken was now last for words.
"Ok follow me.", The man instructed.
"Ok..", Ken began to following the man.
They walked pass Aiden who was still standing where he was.
"Aiden? Aren't you coming?", Ken asked.
"Why should I? I don't to be shot by you.", Aiden explained.
"...", Ken stayed silent at Aiden's response.
"Wait a minute! Aren't you suppose to go gathering today?!", Aiden asked Ken with a worried voice.
"No it's tomorrow.", Ken answered.
"Oh.", Aiden calmed himself down.
"Why are you worried about me old man.", Ken asked.
"I'm not worried about your ass, I'm worried about Maria's ass.", Aiden answered.
Ken looked at Aiden with a puzzled expression,"???".
Aiden gazed at Ken and said,"Don't get ay funny thoughts.".
"I knew you were a pedophiles old man, haha.", Ken chuckled.
"She's one year older than.", Aiden defended.
"Then you like older women?", Ken asked.
"...", Aiden stayed silent.
"*Whisper* Why does everyone look young when their god damn thirty's?", Ken asked himself.
He entered the room that Daniel was leading him to. When he entered the room he saw a bunch of weapons leaned on the walls of the room carelessly.
"Let's see what you got kid!", Daniel said excitedly. He shoved the handle of spear on Ken's chest. He gave Ken a wink.
Infront of Ken was a bunch of shooting dummies with marks on them.
"I'll show you what I've got!", Ken said.