Why Me?

Meet and Greet

 Once everyone who wants to be here is in the room, I head that way. But yet again before I make it into the room a little girl with short red haphazard hair, pulls on the back of my jacket. I turn my head to look down at her.

"Miss...what's gonna happen to those of us who...who don't go in?" she looks at me with tears brimming her pale blue eyes. I make a full turn and get on a knee. I take her face in my hands and hear gasps of shock, terror, maybe suspense. I don't know but I wipe her tears with my thumbs.

"Nothing. Those who don't enter I'll find something else that won't endanger themselves or others to do for this compound. But no tears, this world is long gone for tears. They get in the way of reason and sight. My dad would say that the biggest solider would cry tears of sadness, while the strongest would stay quiet and say thank you." I pat her on the head standing up, trying once again to get in the room to start.

"Why?" She murmurs just under her breath where I can barely hear it, but I hear it. I grin and make full eye contact with this little girl.

"I asked that same question. I'll give you the same answer he gave me." Inside the door way I say loud enough for her to hear as I close the door behind me. " To soon to know, To young to understand."

Keith

Lock

Beth

Those names are of Platoon leaders.

Kenzie / Rebecca (Becca)

Lisa / Charles

Linus/Mark

Those names are of Division Leaders.

Luis

Bronx

Claire

Those names are of  Peace Keepers.

Kisa

Brent

Loke

They are in charge of everyone.

I'm in charge of them all.

I make it to the front of the room where everyone can see me in the floating ring. I sit on the edge, and sigh as I lean back on my arms. Throwing my head back.

"This is a meeting area for training. This area was restricted to you, most of this area will be continued to be under restriction. However this room is open to only those of you in this room. When you walked through the door, the system cataloged everything about you. Sent, Step, DNA, Height, Weight, and whatever else you may have that makes you, you. Should anything change in you, it'll tell us all. Now ask as many questions as you like and I will explain, confirm, deny, or what have you to your questions." I pick my head back up as they all come rushing in.

1.) What do you mean change?

2.) Who the fuck are you?

3.) You know nothing about us yet, you can boss us around?

4.) Why should we follow you?

5.) How did you build all this?

I raised my hand and they all grunted except Kisa of course.

6.) Where have you been?

I grinned, no one was used to her speaking.

" I'll answer the questions in order.." I tick a finger up," 1, What I mean by change is, if you get injured, sick, bit, violent towards another, rebel, steal, or lie. The system will know and give out a code. Ill give out the codes later. Depending on the instants and the severity of any of them, will depend on how WE will deal with it." I tick another finger, "2, My name is Kai, I'm 23. My Dad and I built this place from the surface down. My Mom is dead she O.D.'d , My Dad died at War. I had a little sister, she died at 6 due to Suicidal PTSD induced Depression, given to her by our step father who raped her and passed her around to the uncle at a house party while I was away. I'm 5'4". The scar on my lip is from the first group I was with, one of the men hesitated, when I confronted him about it, he attacked me. Cut my eye and lip when I dodged him trying to kill me. I killed him. I have scars on my back from multiple "punishments" I got in another group of people that I was apart of." I tick another Finger, "3, I don't need to know anything about you, besides that you all stepped up to fight. Not just survive, but thrive. 4, I don't think anyone should follow me. I never asked you to follow. I don't care what you do as long as you don't kill me or mine, I won't try to return the favor." I put my hand down getting tired. " Last 2 the biggest of all for at least 3 of you. I built it with my Dad, his dying wish was for me to be able to live past him in a secure area so HE built a safe haven from the world. That's all I know." I make eye contact with Kisa. " As for where I've been." I rub my face and put my face in my hands. "I was finding Allies for the on coming war." I look back up and everyone's face ranges but they all slowly cross their arms, and begin to have a look of determination, and resolve. For What? Not sure yet.