Outage (hs)

Chapter Four

"We meet at the front in 10 minutes," Cap said before he closed the garage door.

The guys and I looked to each other and it took a few seconds to be processed in our minds. We each went our separate ways right away, knowing the protocol that comes with each warning.

I ran to my room to retrieve my belongings. After grabbing my backpack, I picked up my jacket and threw them over my shoulder.

While making my way to the front, I spotted Bee sitting inside her room looking at something on a chain. She quickly closed what seemed to be a locket and looked up at me a bit frightened. Once she figured out it was just me she relaxed a little and looked up with a smile.

"I will be right back, okay Bee?"

She looked up to me with hopeful eyes and whispered, "See" once again. I nodded and hugged her before beginning to walk out. However, I soon stopped after hearing an awfully loud sigh. I turned around and saw her frowning at the ground.

I took one of my bracelets and tied it around her frail wrist. "I'm leaving this with you, okay? I will be back, I mean you have to return it to me somehow," I said jokingly and she returned a smile.

After saying goodbye, I made my way to the front and saw the other citizens already there, ready to leave.

"C'mon Styles, you do this every single time!" Cap said once I spotted him within the crowd. It is true, I would do this, but mostly to piss him off by being like a minute late. I swear, it was only a minute.

I made my way through the crowd and stood next to Steve and Cap. There were about 15 of us, both male and female, in all black clothing and prepared with our bags . We are all armed, but not too much to weigh us down, the same going for the amount of stuff we would each bring.

We then began to walk into the woods, making our way through the trees and brush carefully. Cap held the map and directed in the direction of the town.

After about an hour, the amount of trees began to diminish and we were finally close to a clearing, leading to what seemed to be the town. We had to keep our distance until night time, when the Guidance was no longer around. It would take up to hours just waiting until everything seemed safe, and that time we followed the same procedure. We had a couple of us keep watch while the rest of us sat and waited it out. As the hours passed of us keeping quiet and doing small activities to keep us busy, the day was finally getting darker.

As soon as the sun reached the horizon, the Guidance jets lifted and flew off in the opposite direction.

We began to stand up but jumped at sound of bangs and explosions. We looked through the brush and remaining trees and watched as flames began to take form around every building of the town.

"Go! Go! Go!" Cap shouted and we ran into the burning town.

Our jobs were to find any people that remained in the area, along with any resources and materials. I was in charge of looking for people, along with Mark and a few others.

We checked high and low, looking for anything that stood out. It was extremely difficult considering the fact that the heat and flames engulfed our entire surroundings.

There was already some of our group running back to the forest with supplies and weaponry filling their arms, which was a good sign.

However, there was no sign of people, anywhere.

"Hey, over here!" Mark shouted from the side of a building before me.

In front of us was a large pole, and all we could see was a pair of hands tied together facing us. We ran to the pole and discovered the body of an unconscious young woman, probably around my age. I grabbed my blade and quickly tore the ropes around her wrists. She still did not move.

Mark grabbed my belongings and I picked up the woman. Her head was against my chest and even through my clothing I could feel the heat of not only her burning skin but of the increasing amount of flames surrounding us. Mark and I maneuvered through the maze of heat and ran our way to the forest.

We reached the site and I put her down against my bag that Mark set down. Cap came over while Steve counted the amount of us that were back.

Steve then came over while I explained where Mark and I had found her.

"Cap we're all here so-" Steve said before Cap cut him off. Cap kneeled down and picked up the woman's wrist. Around it was a silver bracelet with a glowing charm.

After examining it Cap stood up and announced, "The Guidance. They know we're here."

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Ooooooh what's gonna happen, any predictions? :)