It was dark, darker then the
darkest caves you've ever been in. Andrew could not see a thing. He was trapped
in a jail cell, no way to escape. “I need to get out of here.” Said Andrew. He
had been in jail for about two weeks now. “I need to get to Alex.” Said Andrew.
They were split up the second they walked into Minnesota. They had forgotten
that Minnesota was a U.S.A Military Quarantine Zone. So the minute they stepped
foot into Minnesota, they were knocked out and arrested. Andrew woke up in a
prison car shortly after, but Alex wasn't there. Later, after he made it to the
court house. He learned that Alex was taken to District four, and that Andrew
was at District seven. After being at District seven for two days, he was sent
to the court room. He was charged with escape of a Quarantined area, and
passing into Infected zones all threw out the Country. He was sent to prison
for one month, and then he would be sent to District nine to live. “At least
they didn't find out I worked for the Reaches.” Said Andrew in his thoughts,
standing up against the bars of his cell. Andrew looked over a few cells and
saw a woman, she looked like she was in her 20's. She had blond hair, wore
jeans and a jacket. He tried to make eye contact, but the woman turned and went
back into her cell. Andrew looked forward and saw a guard coming. So he went
and sat down in a chair in his cell. “Andrew, come with me.” Said the guard
opening the cell door with a six digit code. The guard wore heavy armor, with a
helmet and assault rifle. Andrew started to walk out of the cell, and the guard
whacked him in the back of the head.
Andrew woke up in a room with a light shining in his face.
He tried to move, but his hands were tied to the chair he was in. His legs were
tied as well. “Andrew, the only man left on the planet that would dare go into
an Infected zone.” Said a man hidden away from the light. The light was so
bright that Andrew could not see the man, but he heard where he was standing.
“I heard you had a daughter.” Said the man. “Where is she? What happened
Andrew?” The man walks into the light, Andrew saw that this man was very tall.
He wore a lab coat, and some jeans. “Where is she?” He said again. “I, I don't
know.” Said Andrew. “Lies, you know exactly what happened.” Said the man now
getting closer to Andrew. “No, she... She was killed back in Kentucky.” Said
Andrew. “You thought she was.” Said the man walking back into the dark. “Wait
what?” Said Andrew before the man walked completely into the darkness. The man
smiled, but his back was turned to Andrew. So Andrew could not see his smile.
“Yes, I know exactly what happened to her.” Said the man turning to Andrew.
Andrew's face was very red, he didn't want to believe it but it could be true.
“I see you do not understand what I am saying. So I will show you.” The man
pulled out a remote, and pushed a button. A large screen came down in front of
Andrew. When it came on, a recorded video of Echo suited soldiers going threw a
dark forest. This forest looked vary familiar to Andrew. The soldiers walk a
good way into the forest, and then Andrew heard clicking sounds in the video.
Then the camera looked over to the right, and for a split second a Runner came
out of the forest and grabbed the soldier. The soldier put his arm up
under the Runner's neck to stop it from biting him. The man paused the video so
Andrew could see the Runner's face. “No!” Yelled Andrew from his chair. It was
his daughter, Emma. He could barely recognize her, because her face was covered
in blood. Her eyes were a yellowish green, unlike the blue they once were. Her
hair was all stingy, but it once was a beautiful straightened brown. But now
there was no denying it, Emma was Infected. The man pressed another button, and
the screen went up, and all the lights came on this time. Andrew was crying,
just a couple tears, but he was crying. The man came up to him, “you now
understand what my job is don't you? To make the people who are about to get
executed feel miserable so they wont feel like escaping.” Andrew looked up at
the man. “Screw you,” he said softly. The man looked at Andrew's face one more
time, and then turned away. “Guard, take him back to his cell.”Andrew woke up on his cell bed. He could smell the
stench of breakfast. Every single day since he's been in here, he's gotten
month old eggs, with a side of rotten oranges, and a glass of curdled
milk. But it was all Andrew had to eat, so he ate and drank every last
thing on his plate. When he finished, he took the plastic plate and scooted it
under the cell bars. A guard came and took it and threw it away. Andrew went
back and sat down in his bed. He looked out of the three bared window at the
world. The only thing he could see was a statue in the middle of the court yard
of Thanatos. “I hate that man, if I ever get a chance to murder him, I will do
it!” Said Andrew. “Strong words from a man who is to scared to talk to any
one else.” Said a man in the cell next to him. “I am not scared to talk to you,
I just don't want to be in here.” Said Andrew. “Why not, free everything! Even
safety from the Infected.” Said the man. The man who Andrew was talking to wore
a T-shirt, with blue jeans. “Well, I didn't even want to leave my home. But I
had to, because the Infected over came our 50 story wall, and sent us all into
hell. Then when we tried to escape, they nuked it. We barely got away.” Said
Andrew. “Oh you did, did you? Well how come your in here?” Asked the man. “Me
and my daughter were going threw Kentucky, when we were about to get killed by
Infected. A man came out of no where and saved us. His name was Alex.” Said
Andrew. “Wait, you said Alex? In Kentucky?” Asked the man. “Yes, he helped me
and my daughter get across Kentucky. We made it into Minnesota, but then got
captured by the damn Government.” Said Andrew. Said Andrew. “But you said
Alex, of Kentucky?” Said the man. “Yes but what does it matter to you?” Asked
Andrew. “Alex, he's my brother.” “He's your brother?” Said Andrew very surprised.
“Yes, older brother.” Said Alex's brother. “Wow, How much older?' Asked Andrew.
“Two years.” Said Alex's brother. “My name is John.” “Mine is Andrew.” Said
Andrew. “Where is Alex?” Asked John. “I am not sure, I heard one of the guards
say he went to District 2.” “No!” Said John. What, why?” Said Andrew. “District
2 is the torture district.” Andrew's face went blank, his thoughts were all
gone. The only thing he could think of was Alex being tortured and killed
because he helped him get across Infected Zones. Andrew sat down on his bunk,
and just lay down. John stood there and then looked out of the cell window. He
saw that they were getting ready for the execution tomorrow. With that, they
both went to sleep. Waiting for the next day to come upon them. Andrew woke up
with a startle. He looked at the clock on the wall, and it read 3:37am on it.
He got up and looked outside. They had finished setting up for the execution.
There was a large bloody knife on a very tall tower, with a rope connected to
the knife that lead to the ground tied to a stake. He new the routine, at
7:00am they would come and get him out of his cell. They would let him write
his last note to anyone he loved, then send him outside to the tower. There, he
would wait till the lead Sargent of district 7 finished his speech. Then they
would set him in to his spot on the bottom of the tower. Then they would say a
couple more words, then the executor would cut the rope. Which is exactly what
will happen. If only he had a sign that the Reaches would come and save
him. He looked up at the stars and started crying. “I'm sorry my daughter,
I have failed you.” Said Andrew starting to ball. “If only I had done something
to help you, or something to say you die... But, I guess you didn't die, you
are still out there.” Said Andrew punching his fore head. “Maybe it would be
better if I just died now.” Said Andrew. But then, there was a tall woman
standing in front of the cell. “You shouldn't do that.” She said. Andrew turned
around faster then the DC comic hero Flash. “Who are you?” Asked Andrew. The
woman walked over to a table a couple feet away from the cell. She put her
small, smooth hand on the table. Then she looked at Andrew, Andrew's face had
“help me” written all over it. So she picked up something off of the table and
walked back over to the cell door. Andrew looked down at her hand, and saw she
had keys in her hand. She came up to the cell door and unlocked the cell.
Andrew was shocked, “why are you helping me?” He asked. “Because you are just
trying to get a new life, after my father destroyed your old one.” She said.
“Who's your father?” Asked Andrew very puzzled. “Thantos” She said. Andrew was
nervous now, why would the very man who tried to kill him send his daughter
down to see him? “Why are you here?” Andrew asked again. “Because my father is
a lying, unfair cheat. And needs to be taught right.” She said with a look of
confidence on her face. “Why me? There are more then a hundred men and women in
here who have done what you seek?” Said Andrew. “Your story caught my eye, and
I feel pity on you. I lost my daughter to Infected as well as you.” She said
with tears in her eyes. Andrew now felt sorry for them both, and he was willing
to go along with the escape plan. “Alright, lets go.” Said Andrew. He walked
out of the cell and Thantos's daughter lead him to the outside court yard. From
there they went to the outside tunnel, where three guards lay asleep. I can
take them, you just need to get the door open in case I miss one.” Said Andrew
walking towards the guards slowly. He walked up to the first and grabbed him
around the neck, held it for a couple seconds, and then the guard passed out. He
went to the second guard, who was startled by the first guards movements.
Andrew grabbed the second guard before he got up and held his neck like the
first one. But then the third guard woke up with a start! He saw Andrew holding
his companion, and ran to the alarm box. Which was a couple feet away from
where he was sleeping. And finished the second guard and grabbed his gun, then
shot it at the third guard running towards the alarm box. The guard came
down with a thud, but the gun that Andrew shot made a large noise. Andrew new
right there that their position was compromised, so he grabbed the girl and ran
towards the gate. He now had a 22 caliber pistol in his hands, so he aimed it
at the gates control panel, and shot it,. with two loud bangs, the gates control
panel fried, and the gate swung open. They get past the gate and there is
a large platoon of U.S Soldiers ahead. Andrew stopped dead in his tracks, he
new there was no way out of this. “Stop right there, put the gun down and put
your hands behind your head.” Said one of the soldiers. Andrew put the gun down
and put his hands behind his head. Then Thantos came out from one of the larger
vehicles. “I thought I had told you enough to make you not want to escape? I
guess I didn't. Well, you are just going to have to...” Thantos saw that his
daughter was standing next him. “Silvia, What the hell are you doing?” He
yelled. “I am helping this innocent man out of your unfair jail.” She said
proudly. “Is this what you choose? To be against me?” He said. “I will never be
against you father, but I will not put up with your lust to kill innocent
people! That's why mom left!” She said. Thantos was furious! “How dare you
bring Malae`!” He said with a growl. “No, its about time someone other than mom
rise up to you.” Said Silvia. “Then you leave me no choice. On my mark! Fire
when I saw, One!” Said Thantos. “No you gotta run!” Said Andrew. “He wouldn't
shoot his own daughter.” She said. “Two!” Said Thantos starting to tear up.
“Three!” “I think he will! Run now!” Said Andrew. “No, someone has to rise up
to him, till the end.” Said Silvia. “Four!” Said Thantos. The guns of the men
all aimed on Silvia. “Five! Fire!” Said Thantos, who could barely cough out the
words. Andrew looked down at the ground, he heard guns firing all over the
place. Then when they all stopped, he heard a body fall from right next to him.
He new that Silvia was shot dead, by her own father. Who was going to murder
him in the morning. Andrew woke up in his cell, he could hear many voices coming from
outside. He got up out of his cot and walked over to the window. He saw that
there were a couple hundred people all in the stands around the court yard,
waiting to see the execution. Andrew went back to his cot and sat down,
wondering if what happened last night was a dream or real. He wished it was a
dream, but his arm had blood stains on it, proof that it did happen. Andrew
looked up and saw a guard was coming towards him. “It's time to go, Andrew.” He
said with a sad face. Andrew got up and walked to the cell door. There, he was
given a blind fold. “You are aloud to put this on if you do not with to see
anyone getting executed.” Said the guard. “No, I want everyone including
Thantos to see my face as it gets CHOPPED OFF!” Yelled Andrew in the guards ear.
The guards face went from sad, to ticked off. “I was just trying to be nice, this is your last day on this earth. Do you not want to show any respect?”
Asked the guard. “Son, this earth has been damned to hell, I really don't want
to show any respect to anything that is still going to be living on it.” Said
Andrew. With that, the guard took Andrew to the court yard, and tied his hands
behind his back. The the guard set him down on his knees, and put his head
threw the small hole at the bottom of the tower. Thantos started to say a couple words, but then he stopped, for no reason at all. Then Andrew could hear
it too. Something was coming, he wasn't sure what though. It sounded like a
plane, or a jet. But none of those exist. Then Thantos yelled, “everybody down!”
It happened in less then a second! A missile came down and blew open the front
gate. Every single person who was there was now lying on the ground. Andrew was
now standing up next to the tower, which was wobbling from the blast. He walked
over to the gate, not sure exactly what or who did that. But he wasn't about to
stay and die with an opening for escape that close to him. He ran, with his
hands still cuffed behind his back, he ran! He made it to the gate but then
felt a sudden burning sensation in his left leg. He looked back and there was a
guard with an assault rifle standing twenty feet behind him standing
up. He ran for the side of the gate that was a large, solid wall. He could
hear the guard firing his gun at the wall but, thank the Lord, it didn't go
threw. Andrew ran along the wall and saw that there were guards coming out of
the court yard and into out towards Andrew. Andrew looked at what was in front
of the court yard, but it was nothing dessert for miles. No cover, all they had
to do was shoot and Andrew would be dead. But the guards were cornering him, if
he ran now he might make it far enough that they would have to use a bigger
gun. Which would take time to get out here. So with that, Andrew started
running into the dessert. He could feel the wound in his leg starting to burn
again, he new it was bleeding. He made it out pretty far, but he new he would
be shot dead by a sniper any minute. But it never came, he ran and ran and ran until he couldn't see the court yard any more. He decided he lost them and fell
down on the ground. It felt like dust, or sand. It was probably sand. He looked
at his wound and it was bad. The bullet didn't o in his leg, it skinned it, but
bad! He took a piece of his shirt and tried to stop the bleeding but it was a
deep cut. He needed stitches. He looked around but there was nothing, and it
was probably around 6:00am now, so the heat would probably
start soon. He
needed to get going but he was just way to tired. So he decided to sit and stay just a moment longer. Only this moment, turned into forever.
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