Democracy vs Corporatocracy

Chapter Eight: Planning The Revolution

March 5th 2041

The Freedom Democracy League had begun. Marcus Libertad had appointed himself as Chief High Councillor and appointed Samuel Religio, Ryan Armis, Rachel Medicus and Eivor Conditor as members of the High Council. Samuel was made councillor of Resource Management and Urban Development, Ryan was Councillor of Military Operations, Rachel was Councillor of Health and Eivor was the Deputy High Councillor. The High Council was gathered around the table in the Freedom Nest and debating on how to begin the Revolution. Ryan said to the other five Councillors "Im thinking we recruit more folk to our cause, that'll work". Marcus thought for a moment and said "But how shall we do that?" Eivor then answered with "We could launch a raid on the MegaCorp boarding school in Upstate New York, then we'll have hundreds of new members". Samuel nodded and said "A good idea, but do we have the resources to maintain hundreds of new members? We can barely feed 22 as it is". Marcus took a look at the map and saw that Eivor had marked the lake where the kids fished for food. He thought for a moment and said "We could develop ways to get more fish at one time, spearing is barely enough for us all". Samuel agreed and suggested "Maybe we could use nets to get large amounts of fish at one time, we'd have enough food for a lot more people after that". Ryan then put his hand up to speak and said "Either way, we're gonna need guns if we're gonna overthrow them Corpos". Silence fell upon the High Council. Marcus then remembered how Ryan's mom was a doomsday prepper and asked "Does your mother know how to use guns?" Ryan nodded and proudly said "She taught me how to use and maintain all kinds o guns. So yes, I know how to use any kind o gun". Eivor responded with "But where are we gonna get ourselves some guns?" Marcus noticed that there was a construct on the map called "Fort Independence" and asked "How about this place?" Eivor looked at the map and said "Fort Independence was used as an army Fort during the 1st American Revolution, it was turned into a museum so I doubt there are any guns in it."

Marcus was a bit distraught, the Freedom Democracy League needed weapons and they needed them fast. Marcus then saw the Boston Museum on the map and said "There could be some antique guns in the museum that we could make do with, but I doubt there is still gunpowder in the bullets". Rachel responded with "We also need armour, bullets can cause severe physical damage ya know". All of these problems were quite severe. The Freedom Democracy League needed weapons and armour and they had neither. Marcus then saw the spears by the wall that the kids used to grab fish in the lake and said "Perhaps we could make the spears sharper and use them on a weapons raid at an army base?" Eivor nodded and said "That's a good idea, but their guns are biometrically user locked, but the bullets can work in guns like the AK-47". Ryan then snapped his fingers and said "The museum lost all there money cause o MegaCorp's scam eight years back, they had to shut down. They didn't sell their exhibits, so there could be some guns there". Marcus's eyes lit up, what Ryan said had given him an idea. Marcus explained "First we will head to the museum and grab us some guns, then we will start looking into bullets if there aren't any at the museum". Like the police and emergency services, the Army was mostly run by the Corporations. Around half of the generals all had "Corporate Sponsors" who used them to divert military funding to the corporations. The other kids were gathered around the Council and listening to all of this. Marcus noticed the mixed feelings and said "All in favour, please raise a hand".

Marcus and the other Councillors were all quick to vote yes. Thirteen of the other kids voted yes as well. Marcus then said "All those opposed?" The final 4 kids voted no, one of them said "I'm just worried someone will get hurt". The vote was a landslide 18-4. Marcus then reassured the League, saying "I promise no one will get hurt". Eivor then bought out a map of all Massachusetts from under the table and pointed at Providence Rhode Island. Eivor said with certainty "ArmTech often import guns and bullets from other countries into Providence. A new import comes in on the 5th and 20th of each month". Marcus looked at the calendar and disappointedly said "March 5th is today, we have 15 days till the next exportation". Ryan then said to the group "First we get them guns, next we get them bullets". Marcus agreed and said "Ryan, you me and a three others head to the museum and get the guns. Once we have them, we'll scout out the docks and identify any weak points we can use". Everyone agreed and got to work on Operation Museum Heist.