tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64658607712425471512024-02-20T13:15:55.486-08:00Lamp LightersChelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07939373888856025644noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465860771242547151.post-82995459167765873282013-02-21T08:51:00.000-08:002013-02-21T09:12:48.004-08:00Chapter Two<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Chapter Two</span></div>
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Section Four was once a part of Koda City. It was a district
of the city which homed the poor and repressed and of which had a reputation
for high crime and disobedience. Eventually the conditions there became so bad
that the lower class who lived there lead a revolt against the City in order to
become citizens with equality. The governor at the time, a man named Lesius,
along with the city representatives had long since made profit from their
oppression. However, with the uprising he sectioned off the district from the
city and the war began. It lasted fifteen years. Five years ago, it finally
ended and Section Four became ‘the forgotten fourth’ it is today. A desolate
wasteland without any connection to Koda City what so ever. The water, food and
little protection that the City had once provided ceased during the war leaving
the citizens to fend for themselves. They formed clans to survive and marked
territories within the section, all along looking on at the city that abandoned
them. Of course, countless died and countless more continue to. Many children
were left without family, the fortunate ones were wiped out along with family.
Alongside the mutations, Section Four is as desperate as it will ever be.<br />
As we emerged from the main tunnel exit, the yellow glow of Artificial Sun
shone about us, giving everything a dinged yellowy tint. The exit is
comfortably hidden within the rubble of an old collapsed building. You have to
climb over a few cement columns and broken scaffolding before you reach open
space. Little Dig usually rides upon Leo’s back during the climb from out of
the Pipeworks depending on how he is feeling. We take turns passing up supplies
and hauling one another up. Casey today, begrudgingly taking my hand and saying
nothing as I pull her up over the steeper climb. We usually stick as close as
we can to the empty ruins of buildings when we walk. Single file, Yamota always
at the back and Leo up front. The trek to The Reck’s territory is about forty
minutes though often something would catch our eye and two or more of us would
cautiously investigate. Scavenging was the main form of surviving because
scavenging meant trade and trade is everything. Other options are stealing and
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We arrived at The Reck’s entrance in good time, Yamota began
leading us to the main gates as per usual to instigate. The Recks had built
their compound from scratch using anything they could find. Barricades, metal
sheeting and sometimes broken cement used as brickwork to form the wall around
the place. It was located on what used to be the main route into the city so
the land was flat with a view of the surrounding buildings as well as the
shining city itself. The gate guard keeper looked smug, sitting atop a chair
that was perched atop a table. He held a gun and he held it with egotism that
made him feel invincible. His responsibility clearly showing his prominence
within the clan, weapons that aren’t homemade knives or clubs were extremely
hard to come by in Section Four. The Recks are slimy and disloyal but their
‘contacts’ within Koda City makes them the main traders in the area. As Yamota
approached, the guard immediately stood and held his gun in the air with his
right arm. “Hold it!” The Reck climbed from off of his pedestal and came
forward, being careful to stop at distance that he could easily fire from. “Clan?”
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“The Rats.”<br />
“Business?”<br />
“Trade.” Yamota held up the rucksack he was carrying in the air with his right
hand, before throwing it low to the ground, landing at the feet of the guard.
The guard in turn pushed it open with his foot and then nodded, kicking it back
at Yamota. “Come.” We all did as the guard commanded. “Sully, open the gate!”
Soon after, the metal barricade lifted allowing us into the camp. </div>
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The inside of the The Reck’s compound was large enough to
hold numerous tents and enclosures. The place was fairly busy, there were other
clans there also who no doubt came to trade. The whole clan had a sort of punk-vibe
which personally I thought was rather excessive. It gave them characteristic I suppose,
and it did fit them well. There were piles of metal and parts as well as boxes
and crates littered all about the compound. Little Dig pulled at Leo’s sleeve
and pointed excitedly to a fully completed hovering automobile which a Reck was
astride and revving in order to impress some girls from a different clan. Dust
frantically pulled up from below it and formed a heated cloud around the area.
It was probably the only working hover vehicle in at least twenty miles. It was
a shame the thing wasn’t being put to better use. We had managed to grab the
attention of a Reck when we had Dexter spot us from a distance.</div>
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“Well, well! If it ain’t Yamota, the pied-piper himself with his little rats.
What a pleasure!” Dexter: leader of The Recks and five foot six inches of pure irritation.
He began making his way towards us, his arms spread in a playful manner. As he
reaches Yamota he places a hand on his shoulder and squeezes as if they had
been comrades since childhood. “How are ya’ buddy? In need of a haircut still I
see.” Dexter has a way of making me feel ill to my very core. Calling him a
treacherous sleaze would do him justice. His short frame only makes his
maddening personality even more so as he struts about like some punk lord. “Ellet!
Sweetie, you’re getting more beautiful by the day. Tell me you’ve changed your
mind and have finally decided to come be my babe.” Dexter starts to advance
towards me and I try hard not to make heaving gestures. <br />
“Dex, speaking of haircuts that Mohawk really doesn’t make you look any taller”
I reply. I hear Little Dig chuckling under his jacket and a sly smirk fills my
face. <br />
“Don’t be like that. You know I love a girl with an attitude and now you’re
just teasing. Be careful, or I’ll have to smack that bitch right out of you.”
Dexter grins at me and winks; I express a small sound of disgust. “So what do I
owe the pleasure?” <br />
Before The Rats were formed, Yamota, Ruben and I were together. We had a few
incidents with Dexter who wanted us to join his ‘little band’ at the time.
Their way of doing things were not justified in our eyes, so we eventually
declined. Believe it or not, my brother, Ruben once saved his life from a
Mutation. I very often wish he hadn’t. We only ever come to The Recks in times
of desperation, when we need certain items trading that we can’t acquire
anywhere else. After a long stretch of pointless banter and much of Dexter’s
boasting, we finally managed to get on to the subject we were here for and were
lead to an open table towards the centre of the compound.<br />
“Trade,” said Yamota as he placed the bag on the table. “Wheat bars for water.”
Dexter peered into the rucksack filled with wheat bars and grinned in
amusement. <br />
“You guys have seriously been living off of wheat bars? Wow, times are tough,
huh?” <br />
“Trade.”<br />
“I’ll give you four bottles for that little lot there.”<br />
Yamota cursed under his breath. “You have to be kidding me. This is at least a
fortnight’s worth of food.” <br />
“Hey, and that’s because you’re a pal. Listen, water is hard to come by now. If
ya think I’m drivin’ ya hard then try building your own purifier.” <br />
“Four bottles and canned meat.” There was a pause between the two. Finally
Dexter nodded and motioned for one of his goons to remove our goods and bring
the agreed trade. “I’m startin’ to think Ruben did the right thing in ditching
you guys”, started Dexter. I felt my blood begin to boil and my face turn red.
“If you’re having to trade blasted wheat bars, y’ know.” He chuckled to
himself. The damned parasite has always loved to see us fail after turning down
his offer to join him. ‘I wouldn’t join you on my last dyeing breath’, I
thought to myself. I am guessing that Yamota, whilst standing next to me, felt
the heat radiate from me and decided to change the subject. “Actually,
something we wanted to ask”, he began. At this point our goods were brought to
us and Leo checked it over. “What’s that then?”<br />
“Jess and the children, we understand Laura is in some trouble with you lot?” <br />
“Oh! You guys haven’t heard? The girl and the kids are dead. Burnt to a crisp I
hear.” As he spoke, Dexter covered his mouth, exaggerating his gasp and made
emphasise on the ‘P’ at the end of ‘crisp’. His posture only confirmed that he
was rubbing in our loss, he was aware of the friendship between us. My guess was
that he wanted to get Leo worked up and start some drama within his territory.
As it was, Leo had momentarily paused from checking the trade and I noticed his
knuckles were turning white. Leo on his own could take Dexter in a single blow.
He is a well-built boy at the age of fifteen with definition in his arms and chest.
Though the moment he does, we all land ourselves in trouble beyond compare. “Who
did it?” asked Yamota with a no-nonsense tone. <br />
“You think we did it? No, no. That Laura chick owed us goods, sure. But c’mon,
would I sink that low?” ‘Yes’ I immediately thought. “Nah, besides I’ll let you
in on a little secret. I got a contact in Koda that says that pretty red-head
Jess had a mother livin’ in the city.” We all exchanged glances. “You bet. Not
only livin’ but she had a pretty good position in among them nasty
representative types at the top. Did your girlfriend tell you that one?” Dexter
aimed the question at Leo with a wicked grin, who smartly dismissed the taunt. <br />
“Are you sure about this? Why would Jess be in Fourth if that was the case?”
asked Yamota. Dexter excitedly clapped his hands together. “Well here’s the
interesting part! Mummy was naughty and decided to screw an undercover rebel
durin’ the war, resulting in pretty red-head. Of course, mother was unaware
that father was one of us at the time, but when the city found out they
executed mum and had little red thrown in with us lot where she no doubt
belonged.” <br />
“And how is it you know all of this?” <br />
Dexter tapped the side of his nose, “contacts.”<br />
“I don’t believe you” interrupted Leo. Dexter let out a sigh before continuing;
<br />
“Alright, red had a half-brother. From the same dad, who wanted to join me a
few weeks back. He was an alright kid, bit of a kiss-arse but alright. Told me
his life story which was incredibly boring but somehow he probably thought I
cared. Anyway one day he went out to take a dump or something and didn’t come
back.” Dexter finishes with a shrug. When we kept silent, he called over to a
Reck who was walking past us and gestured him to come close. “Jon, tell these
guys. What was the name of that kid? The one with the chin.”<br />
“The chin? Oh, the ginger? With the stupid dimple in his chin?”<br />
“Yeah! What was it again?” <br />
“Tim, wasn’t it? Tommy… sure it was Tommy.”<br />
“Tommy. Maybe it was Timmy. Tee something.” <br />
“It was Tommy. The one who’s mum banged that rebel?” <br />
Dexter smiled and raised both his hands as if to say ‘I told you so’, and sent
Jon on his way. It was odd how Jess never thought to mention this to us. Then
again, she never mentioned anything about her past. Only that she started
taking in children without homes about three years ago. I guess we all assumed
that her past was the same as all of ours; lost children of the war. Had she
known about her half-brother?<br />
“Why did Laura owe you goods?” I asked. <br />
“What is this? We came to trade not play twenty questions, so if we’re done-“<br />
“We aren’t done. Just answer the question”, interrupted Yamota who had that
look in his eye. It was the same look he used when he was on his last nerve. I
could tell he was tired, run down and disappointed at the fact we hadn’t yet
discovered the killer. It meant less sleep for him knowing that the danger was
still out there and we didn’t know why. Not to mention, Leo would be aching for
revenge or at least answers to the death of someone he held so dear. <br />
“I don’t think you have the right to tell me what to do here, Yamota.” Dexter’s
tone became suddenly serious. His hands were on the table as he was leant in
close. His instant change in position and the tension in the air now sent a
wave over the encampment that made everyone still and quiet in anticipation. I
noticed several Recks touch their makeshift weapons either by instinct or as a
warning. Kyle began to shuffle lightly and change footing, and Casey swallowed
hard. The Recks had the advantage of number four to one and we carried no
weapons bar a spare spanner which was useful when scavenging. <br />
“Just answer the damn question.” Yamota was not backing down and I instantly
wondered if it was a good idea to play the stubborn male just now. Leo
straightened his posture and breathed in slowly, I could tell he thought he was
ready for a fight. I knew that he wasn’t though. He wasn’t in the right frame
of mind, still angry and still hurt.<br />
“Ask me to answer the question one more time.”<br />
“Answer the question or I swear by the dark itself, you will regret it.” That
was it. There was a silence in the air for a short moment that made the breeze
seem like it was screaming, before a loud thud. </div>
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Yamota had taken a head-butt to the face and was stumbling
backwards. I barely had time to blink before he had bound forward again, throwing
himself over the table and planting his fist into the side of Dexter’s face.
Had the situation been different, I would have laughed and cheered in delight
but at this moment we were all in deep trouble. I instantly turned and took
hold of Dig, throwing him under the table. I lifted my head to find Recks
advancing on us like wolves, weapons in hand. Leo had changed stance and was
already springing towards an oncoming Reck. Casey had made her way behind Kyle
who in all honesty was not the best form of protection. He was wide-eyed and frantic,
no doubt working out the best way to escape. I stood and, grabbing Casey by her
backpack, pulled out that spare spanner. I didn’t reckon I would do much damage
but I wasn’t going down without a fight. We were surrounded, Dexter’s goons had
already amassed on top of Yamota and for a moment I knew that this was going to
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It was at that moment that it happened. There was a
thundering crack all around us, the sound of which caused us all to stop
instantly Rats and Recks alike. The sheer volume and intensity of the noise
made my heart jump and my chest feel heavy. It echoed around the surrounding
buildings with ferocity and I didn’t doubt that it had reached The Pipeworks. After
enemy exchanged terrified glance with enemy, we all looked to the sky. The
layer of Artificial Sun above the whole of the Forgotten Fourth began crackling
as if giant snakes were let loose above it and were sliding over the top of the
globe starting central and weaving its way out. It was an electrical current
that sent waves of shadow sliding in and out of the derelict structures around
us. At this, some began to rise to their feet without releasing their eyes from
the spectacle. There was another sharp crack, then silence, then darkness. Immediately
there were screams of terror. I felt Little Dig clench onto my leg with a
strength I never knew he had. In those few seconds it was as if my complete
sight had been taken from me and I saw a shade darker than any black I had ever
seen. It surrounded us like a blanket and suffocated us in its embrace. My mind
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the layer above us returned, and with it my sight. It was then that I realised I
had stopped breathing during the blackout. My heart was pounding to a rhythm faster
than what I thought it was even capable of. Panic struck us all and the drama
only a few seconds earlier was forgotten. The Artificial Sun was as it was, as
it always had been, surrounding us innocently as if nothing had happened.
Yamota got to his feet as did everyone else still remaining sat. The screams
had turned into a nervous bustle. Clans were taking their goods and leaving hurriedly.
Others were checking on friends and expressing emotions of fear we all
understood. Dexter was wiping his bloodied face and exchanging glances. He flickered
to Yamota and the rest of us, then began to rally his Recks together making the
decision that our recent spat was nothing short of miniscule in comparison to
what had just happened. “Evacuate our site, now! Everyone, piss off home! Recks,
report to me when you’re done!” he screamed, leaving us to let ourselves out.</div>
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Yamota was with us in prompt time and making sure none of us were seriously
hurt. Little Dig was still at my feet crying so I picked him up and pulled him
close. Casey and Kyle were starting to take our goods and trade and placing
them over their backs whilst Leo was spitting blood onto the floor and joining
the rest of us. We didn’t hang around. We left the compound and trekked home
double time without stopping to scavenge. In our minds we were all unsure of
the stability of the Artificial Sun, terrified that at any point it would leave
us again in that hellish darkness. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Lamp Lighters<br />Chapter One</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>*<span style="color: #cc0000;">Important note</span>* All charcters, story and events are created and written by me, Chela Throop, and must not be used outside of this site without my knowing and consent.</i></span></div>
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“There is a legend that tells of two heroes. Selrah, hero of
the darkness and Fellis, hero of the light. As the legend goes, the two had
come to a disagreement and the world was cast into infinite darkness. Who do
you think won?” <br />
“Selrah?”<br />
“Sweetheart, as dark as our world may seem there is always light seeping
through the cracks. You only need to know where to find it.” <br />
“But the world is infinite darkness.”<br />
“Do not be blinded, Ellet. The war is not yet over.”</div>
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My name is Ellet Wilson and I am 18 years old. My mother
would tell me stories of legends that gave me hope. It’s funny how hope in
anything becomes stronger in times of distress. There is a breaking point, when
all hope is lost. But as she used to say, the war is not yet over.</div>
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The black ashes created a cloud around our feet as we
carefully made our way through the building. It was the warm glow of artificial
dusk that almost made it feel as though the house was still alight.<br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Occasionally you could see orange rays
of Artificial Sun fall through the gaps in the ceiling, in and out among the
burnt rafters and landing softly on scraps of charred furnishing like a kiss
goodnight in the otherwise dark and black surroundings. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was maddeningly beautiful thinking
back to how the place would have looked before the blaze. No doubt Jess would
have kissed all her little children just as delicately and lovingly and with
warmth only a mother can describe. Before the darkness and gloom the cries of
laughter must have been a sweet treat to the ears and heart. Now there are only
cries of sorrow as ash and debris glide through the air and land silently
amongst the rest. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I lay my hand on Leo’s shoulder and pat
him gently a few times before moving on ahead of him. The others were already
beginning to scavenge. Not from disregard of the loss of friends and almost
family, but out of pure habit. It was how we survived, by now it was as habit
as breathing. I also felt that perhaps it would take their minds off of the
sadness of the whole situation so I joined it, tipping pieces of broken wood
and searching through the furnishings that had managed to survive. </div>
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I found a working wrist watch made of plastic. As the Artificial
Sun transitioned into evening sending rays of light scattering, I noticed that the
watch was glow-in-the-dark. I put the watch back in the drawer I had found it
in and closed it shut. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I continued to search amongst the
rubble and as my night vision became more attuned I noticed other things that
made my heart feel heavy in my chest. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One was a drawing and colouring book
that had only burnt slightly around the edges. The crude scribbles must have
belonged to Mandy the youngest. He was only four years old and by the looks of
it only had three colours in his collection. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hide the book below blackened ash in
hopes that any of the others do not find it, upon doing so I discover a small
hair brush protruding from under a broken down cabinet. The plastic handle had
melted almost completely, and yet somehow, a few protected bristles still held
tightly to several strands of red hair. I pushed it further under the cabinet. </div>
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It was one of the strangest scavenges I’ve had the
misfortune of undertaking to this day. I found myself hiding things rather than
discovering things. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A few items caught my interest and,
being it another day, I would have stuffed them in my bag and taken them home
as spoil. Today, however, taking things from this building felt like stealing
from friends. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just before I had decided to give up on
my pretend scavenge, I noticed something glistening from the kitchen. The work
surface was now nothing more than a scorched mound of broken wood. Within the
ash a small glint escaped, I had first assumed it was a steel knife that had
survived. I leant down to uncover the item which upon closer inspection was a
small pin in the shape of Koda City’s logo.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Ellet.” I rose to
my feet and turned around to face Yamota, who I only recognised from the
silhouette he created, his wild hair as sort of aura about his head. “We need
light. You have the torches?” He asked with an outstretched hand. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Yep”, I replied whilst swinging my
backpack around to the front and unzipping it. At the same time I dropped the
pin into the bag. “We only had 3 left with working batteries by the way.” He
nodded as I took out a torch from my backpack and handed it to him. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The front of the torch had a red
plastic sheet attached and bound by tape. All of our torches looked like this,
especially our scavenging torches. Yamota said it made us harder to detect in
darkness. Little Dig said it made us look like red demons prowling the night so
people would stay away if they saw. I think Yamota had the right idea.<br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all gathered to where Yamota was at
this point, in what used to be the front living room of the small house. We
kept silent and waited for him to tell us what we were to do next. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next to me, Leo was still wiping his
face on his sleeve and sniffling occasionally. I didn’t look at him for fear I
would make him feel ashamed or injure his masculinity. I take being a female
for granted, but we can get away with so much more. After all, none of the
other three boys were crying at this point and I guessed that that was the
reason. Not even Little Dig, who was sat on top of a broken desk fiddling with
one of his finds, a brass door handle by the look of it. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From the look of disappointment on his
face, I was guessing the boy had believed it was gold and was recently turned
down by the idea. Now he just fingered and poked it perhaps trying to
understand which of them were wrong. </div>
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“I know we’re all sad and angry at what has happened here
today”, began Yamota “but we’ll find out who did this, and we’ll avenge our
friends.” <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He paused for a moment allowing us to
revel in the idea of revenge and justice. I admit that for a moment it made me
feel a little better. Whoever decided to murder four young children and their
respective mother needed punishing, or worse. Eye for eye and death for death
and all that. More death, as if there hadn’t been enough of that already. As if
two negatives cancel one another out.<br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Jess was a great person. She took care
of people and showed nothing but love for everyone. We remember the little ones
too. Jim, Sally, Laura, Mandy we’re sorry we couldn’t protect you.” Yamota
bowed his head and switched off his torch momentarily. The rest of us followed
suit. </div>
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There was a long silence after that which made me feel a
little awkward. It wasn’t that I was not in the habit of paying my respects to
the dead; it was just the situation in itself. With everything that happened,
the five of us here in silence just felt like wasted time. Though in my mind I
knew that Yamota was being the leader all of us expected him to be, and for the
sake of Leo we would demonstrate our mourning.</div>
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We then began to shuffle a bit more, disrupting the silence.
In the darkness I heard sleeves on faces and quiet sobs that could not be
hidden in such a sombre atmosphere. A trickling of tears spoiled my face also
and I found myself wiping the ash across my cheeks left over from my grubby fingers.
Only Dig remained composed amongst all of this, as he fiddled with his shiny
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I bet you any money
it was the kids from the city”, exclaimed Casey in a frustrated tone. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kyle nodded to himself solemnly and lifted his
cup, slowly sipping his alcohol as if it was a distasteful antidote he had to
consume in order to recover. “And I bet you they did it out of fun, because
they were bored! They’re all nut cases over there I swear. Some of the stories
I’ve heard.” <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I agree with Casey.” Said Kyle from
inside the cup, then placed it firmly on the table in front of him both hands
wrapped around the precious antidote. “I heard some guy saying how they’re
doing executions over there now. Like, if you do something wrong they’ll just
kill you as an example.” He looked over to Casey for confirmation who nodded,
her lips pursed. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Not only that” she continued, “but who
else would do that? We know everyone around here and even the Snakes wouldn’t
do that to Jess and them lot.” ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Them lot</i>’,
referring to of course, the children she cared for. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Leo remained silent throughout the
discussion. He was sat upright and stiff as if his blood had been replaced with
cement. We all knew how he had felt about Jess, how he had been the one most
hurt in all of this. So we allowed him to stare blankly into nothing and
assumed he was still listening.<br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“They shouldn’t even be in this part. This is
our town! Twice we saw them riding about on their bikes like they own this
place. If they didn’t have guns we’d of smacked them one isn’t it Kyle?” She
looked over at Kyle who agreed in return and continued the long task of
drinking all that he had in that cup. She let out an exasperated sigh before
finally reclining back in her seat. </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Around the table
were Casey, Kyle, Leo, Little Dig and I. Casey, being fifteen years of age,
always acted as though she needed to prove herself. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In this case, by the over dramatics and
wide eyed seriousness in her face, I’d say it was that she could become a
strong willed leader in a time of distress. Unfortunately for her we already
had a leader whom of which did a much better job. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kyle was not much different although he
was a little more humble about it. The two were good friends and almost always
seen as a pair. Although we all had inclinations at the beginning of our
grouping together that the two were a couple, it became clear over time that
that wasn’t the case. Their relationship was more of a sibling sort than that
of any romantic sort. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kyle, unbelievably being the oldest of
the two by one year, had always been the nodding second hand to Casey that he
was now. In this instance he was trying to prove himself by forcing his way
through what seemed like a stale beer, something he clearly did not enjoy, yet
we all humoured him and pretended we didn’t know any better. Perhaps he
wondered why it was that alcohol was considered a luxury and yet he drank it
still to prove he was in like mind with the rest of us. </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For a moment we all
continued in silence whilst we reminisced on the conspiracy that Casey put
forward. Our thoughts were interrupted by Little Dig who had been loafing in
his seat, head resting on his hand and elbow on the table, his other hand
scratching markings into the table using a piece of metal. The child was
clearly bored of it all. Then what do you expect of a six year old? <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Where’s Yamota already? He’s always
late and it’s annoying.” The last word turned into a whine, but we could all
relate. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“He’ll be here soon” My head was
resting on folded arms across the table, boredom shown almost as obviously as
Dig’s. We had been sitting here for almost 20 minutes listening to Casey rant
on and as much as I find entertainment from her enthusiasm I couldn’t
understand how Kyle put up with so much of it. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’d returned home in a dull mood after
visiting Jess and finding only rubble. We’d seen the smoke peer over the other
houses from afar but it was an often occurrence. We’d have never guessed it was
Jess’s home that had caught fire. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If not for Leo’s worry we probably
would have never went to check on them and found what we had tonight. Yamota
had ordered us home soon after for our safety, the blaze had begun earlier
today and whoever the culprit was, they were still in the area. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Casey and Kyle continued to chat and
after a short while Yamota appeared at the entrance to the room. His manner was
one with pride and confidence, as he strolled over to us without so much as an
apology for his tardiness. I sat up straight, and nodded at his direction. He
returned my greeting with a nod also then took a seat at the table next to
Kyle. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Little Dig sat upright and folded his
arms. Casey had immediately stopped talking and was pushing a strand of brown
hair behind her ear. We had all became aware of Yamota’s presence and shifted
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“So I’ve been
thinking” he began, “pushing aside the possibility that the fire had started
accidently, the ones responsible for what happened must have had some sort of
motive for murdering Jess and the children. Can anybody recall her mentioning
any enemies when last we saw her?” He had his hands together in front of him on
top of the table. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As he spoke his head was lowered and only
his eyes moved back and forth between us. Casey jumped in, disturbing the pause
left for recollection. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“No, I<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>don’t know I heard anything. Anyway me and Kyle reckon it was the kids
close to the city walls just doing it for laughs. Also Usif was telling me
about them wanting to take over new territories.” She looked over at Kyle who
nodded in agreement. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Territory?” I asked, “We’re a bit far
out from the City, Case. Why would they want to spread all the way out here?
Besides, Jess is even further out than us we would have been hit first.” <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“We’re better hidden though, they might
find out about our place and try it on us.” She replied, leaning back in her
chair. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I pulled a face which read that I
doubted her idea and she returned to me a glare. Not that it wasn’t a
possibility; it was just that some things didn’t add up with her theory. Why
would kids burn down a place they’d want to take? Leo made movement and we all
looked at him. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I know that Laura was in some sort of
trouble with the Recks.” His voice was soft and low as he spoke; he made no eye
contact with any of us. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“The Recks, huh?” Yamota snorted. “They
aren’t capable of something like this. They’re pathetic, yes. They aren’t cold
killers.” He lifted his hands and placed them on the back of his head as he
reclined into his chair and looked up at the ceiling. </div>
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Yamota was quiet and his emotions were often extremely
difficult to read. He was smart, and loyal, though it turned out that these
assets were the ones that regularly got him into trouble. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I looked at him now, his wild black
hair sprayed about his head and face. He was the eldest of us aging at nineteen
years old. His age was most obvious now in this stressful time, if you could
catch him smiling you would not believe he was a day over seventeen. He hardly
smiled at all, which was a shame. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“The Recks wouldn’t dare.” exclaimed
Casey. <br />
“It could have been an accident.” Said Dig, who had brought his knees up so to
rest his chin. Yamota shook his head and let out a sigh. He quickly glanced
over at Leo then returned his eyes to the center of the table. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“The door had been barricaded from the
outside before the fire started.” There was a pause. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My stomach felt suddenly queasy and my
head felt light. The whole day had been even more grim than usual and it was
beginning to take its toll. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could only imagine the thoughts that
ran through Leo’s mind though surprisingly he did not flinch at Yamota’s
observation as I did. He was completely motionless. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I think it’s time I head to bed.” I
said at that, yawning in an attempt to convince everyone I was not actually
going to keel over at the thoughts of children burning alive in their own home
and that I was, in fact, tired. I stood up and waved casually before leaving
the room. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I got around the corner I leant my
head back on the wall and held my stomach to stop it from falling out of my
arse. It was only now, when I really thought about what had happened that I
felt an overwhelming wave of grief wash over me. Strange, how we never get used
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Our home was called The Pipeworks. It was made up of old,
unused sewage tunnels that ran under Section Four otherwise known as ‘the
forgotten fourth’. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we had first decided to call the
place home, it took some time to get used to the smell. After a few months, the
waters in several sections dried up completely which opened up spaces for rooms
and living areas. The maze of tubes turning, twisting and intersecting made it
a brilliant place to hide as well as a place to get lost for those who decided
to advance into our home. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were also fortunate enough to have
scavenged our own generator. A friend of ours named Forks had been a trainee
mechanic and engineer in Koda City before his parents mutated. He helped us to
set up power and lighting throughout the deeper parts of The Pipeworks, in
exchange for sharing with us our home. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Forks died a year later, three months
after his twenty-first birthday. Suffered the same fate his parents did. Yamota
was the one who ran him through with a knife in the end. When he had finished I
remember him asking me for a cloth to clean the blood off of his hands. Nothing
else, no crying or shaking or panic could be seen in his face. When I had asked
if he was alright he just nodded at me and continued as he was. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Forks was a character to remember,
never one short of jokes. More annoyingly practical ones. You can also imagine
how he got his name, we realized Fork’s absence when he didn’t turn in for
dinner one day. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So far the generator has fulfilled its
purpose despite any maintenance on our part, Forks was good at what he did. I
wondered how much longer we had until our luck depleted completely though, it
wouldn’t be much longer until the Power Unit runs dry. Forks had mentioned it
had been scavenged from the hospital already and judging by the manufacturing
code it had been running for at least fifty years. The Power Unit however, was
not priority on our long list of wanted goods. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The most valuable items for trading in Section
Four were essentials such as food, clothing and soaps. An Artificial Sun Unit,
or ASU, was valuable enough to get your clan put on the map. We had decided
long ago to keep ours secret, for security. There are more than a few clans who
would take us whilst we slept for a week’s worth of electricity, but an ASU
would assure the survival of the clan when the lights eventually went out. This
is what all of us in Section Four feared more than anything else.</div>
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The morning after the fire was again a new day. Silently
between us we made a pact to continue on despite our recent loss, as if it were
something that had happened in a time long since passed. It helped us all to
cope a little better. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I heard Casey’s voice echo through the
piping before I had reached the mess, she was teasing Kyle again. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“And that one time y’ thought the
Skullets were here and you pissed yourself!” She howled out loud in a laughter
that made my ears hurt. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“When was this?” I asked, smirking to myself
as I walked through the entrance and to the fridge. Kyle, Casey and Little Dig
had already been conversing around a table. Casey was stood and mimicking what
seemed to be a baby crying, Little Dig chuckling over his wheat bar. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“When we were at the Docks. It was
seriously funny.” She replied. <br />
“You would have pissed yourself too, Casey! So shut up. It wasn’t even funny,
those bastards killed almost half of our mates.” Kyle and Casey were together
before they joined us in the Pipeworks. They had a neighbouring clan called the
Skullets who terrorized the weaker clans until they owned the ships on the
Dock. We found them scavenging in our area two years back after they had fled,
Casey was half starved and Kyle was a complete recluse. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“It was April Fool’s! Use your head,
fool!” She gestured to knock on Kyle’s head, who in turn wafted her hand away
as if it was an annoying wasp. I opened the fridge door and took out another
two wheat bars, then heading over to them, sat on the table next to theirs.
Little Dig smiled at me from over the table and I smiled back at him. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“You alright, bud?” <br />
He nodded in reply and said, “Yep!” before he had finished his mouthful. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Two?” Casey scowled at me and crossed
her arms. In my mind I let out a long sigh and thought, ‘here we go’. In reply
I opened a bar and began eating, my leg swinging back and forth from atop the
table. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Yep”, I said whilst smiling forcibly.
Kyle looked at Casey who in turn pursed her lips and raised an eyebrow in my
direction. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Ellet, you know food is short at the
minute, come on.” Kyle had a sympathetic tone in his voice. I looked at Casey whose
eyes were wide and angry. She had now placed her hands on her hips as if she
was the disapproving mother. I continued eating. My attitude fuelled Casey which
in turn entertained me. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Ellet you need to put one back. Right
now!” <br />
“Says who, you?” <br />
“Says Yamota, actually.” <br />
“I didn’t hear Yamota say it was only one wheat bar.” I began to open the other
bar before I was ready to eat it. I could see Kyle rubbing his forehead, he
knew he was getting an earful later on when it was Casey’s time to rant and
rave about me. It wasn’t out of spite that I liked to purposefully wind Casey
up. She had an idea in her head that she was second best to Yamota, whilst only
being fifteen. I used any opportunity I could to deny her a position over me,
but only for her own good. If anything were to happen to Yamota there would be
havoc. Casey needed to learn to settle down and humble herself like Kyle.
Perhaps I was being unfair to her. After all she is at a difficult age. Then
again the world is unfair. She knows this, probably more than any of us. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“You are a selfish bitch!” Casey
bellowed, “You’d watch us all starve whilst you stuff y’ face.” She wasn’t
angry that I was eating two wheat bars simultaneously. She was angry because I
did not listen to her demands and therefore seems the lesser in front of both
Kyle and Dig. I shrugged and swallowed my mouthful. <br />
“Want some more, Little Dig?” I asked, whilst tossing my spare bar in his
direction. He caught it with clumsy hands and smiled playfully at me. I winked
at him before jumping from off of the table and leaving my companions in the
mess. I had made my point and I had pissed Casey off enough so that for at
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I made my way through the Pipeworks towards
Yamota’s room after that. He had mentioned he wanted to speak to me last night
before I fell asleep. I told him it could wait until morning. I was in no mood
for conversation last night. As it was, it took me a good five hours to push
out the images that had littered my head and allow me some sleep. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I approached the archway into his
room I slapped my hand on the concrete tunnel wall to make him aware of my
presence. In the City I remember knocking on doors before being allowed to
enter. It’s a sign of respect, and I owe much of that to Yamota. I heard a,
“Yes?” come from the archway and so I advanced. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yamota was perched upright on his
mattress, he had a book in his hand and was reading it cross legged. He looked
up at me and instantly closed it, putting it idly to one side on the floor. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Are you okay?” I asked as I came in
and leant against the wall opposite him. He nodded lightly. <br />
“I’m worried about Leo, about us.” There was a short pause. Yamota is usually
quiet, he speaks because he is our superior and we look to him for guidance. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He and I have a short history together
when my brother was with us, though I feel with me being closer to his age and
now that Ruben has gone, he finds it easier to talk to me. He needs to talk to
somebody, even if his idea of talking is a simple sentence. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Leo loved her and he must really be
hurting. He’s also strong, so I think he’ll be alright in the long run. Just
give him time.” I replied as I should, with reassurance. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My honest reply would be that Jess was
Leo’s last string and that it will be downhill for poor Leo here on out. I
didn’t think that answer was good for anyone though. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yamota nodded again and leant his head
on the wall behind him, looking up at the ceiling. “By the way, how many wheat
bars are we allowed?” I smirked to myself as his face crumpled slightly at my
odd question. <br />
“What are you talking about?” <br />
“Well I was just wondering.”<br />
“Have you been winding Casey up again?”<br />
I laughed softly. “Is there a limit on the wheat bars? Food is short isn’t it?”<br />
“On things like cans, beans and water. Not wheat bars. We have boxes of them.” <br />
“Well I must confess I had two this morning.” Yamota sat up and looked at me,
his face was straight. “If you keep it up she’ll start to resent you.” I
shrugged and pushed my light, messy hair out of my face with my fingers. I did
once consider applying effort into my appearance but decided it was pointless.
I have no reason to make myself up, my face is usually grubby from my day to
day surroundings anyway. My T-shirt is baggy around my thin frame and hides
every curve I have. It droops over me like a long pillow-case, my black
trousers are now probably too small for me come to think of it. If not for my
boots then you could see that my trousers did not reach my ankles. I didn’t
care though, my dress did the job of covering me and that was all I needed,
more important things took priority. Yamota sighed and stood up, stretching out
whilst yawning at the same time. I tried not to yawn with him. He obviously had
the same problem I had last night, even more so with his responsibilities over
us. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“We’re going to say ‘Hello’ to The
Recks” he said when he had finished yawning. I wrinkled my nose up at him.
“It’s the only lead we have. We can’t leave it like this, Ellet. It’s too
dangerous.”<br />
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