I've never been in a plane before. Heck, I never dreamed of it. But here I am on a carrier to a place I've never been.
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I'm suprised that Taylor, which I'm guessing is the leader, thought she could send only 3 people to EDF infested place. It was only Asher, Taylor, and I. If I wanted a death wish, this is where I would go.
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The plane was small, having only 4 seats including the pilots. There, what I assumed to be, to be a hatch in the middle. God forbid, if I have to jump... don't think about. We're at a low altitude so maybe it won't hurt so bad if I do.
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"2 miles from target." The pilot says.
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"Ok, prepare the hatch." Taylor repied. "Umm, is there an airstrip here?" I ask. "Oh James, you might wanna get used to this." She replies.
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"Get used to wha-" My voice is cut of by a defining roar of the hatch opening. Taylor points to her ear and tosses me something. It's a Bluetooth ear piece. I stick it in my ear and wait for someone to say something.
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"Check" I hear Taylor say through the ear pieces. "Check" Asher says. "Check" I say.
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"Check" I hear the familiar voice of the pilot. "Ok, the lake is 1000ft and counting." Lake?! I can't swim. I never could. "Umm, Taylor?" I say.
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"Jump!" I hear her yell. Asher grabs my arm and jumps. Well so much for a choice. We fall which to me feels like an eternity. We hit water, well it hit me. Taylor and Ashef made it look easy. I just plopped onto the water. I go under and struggle to get to the surface. I can't hold my breath any longer, so I involuntary take in a gulp of water. Something grabs my arm and yanks me up. I break surface coughing.
"Weakness number one, can't swim." I hear Taylor say next to me as she drags me to shore. So supportive.
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We reach shore. I struggle to stand so Asher helps me. Up ahead of us were four large building with wheat and corn fields all around.
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"So now what?" I ask.
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"We're gonna sneak through the corn fields as cover. Any EDF you see, kill. Don't harm civilians. Basic essentials." Taylor commands. Kill? I don't know if I im cut out for this. "Use you headsets. James, you know basic hand commands?"
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"Ya I'm good." I reply. "Ok let's move." She commands. "Asher you stick with James." He nods and draws his pistol from his holster. Taylor does the same. Before we left I made sure I brought my retractable sword. I draw it and move foward.
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Science FictionEra 2 // Generation 2 ⠀ _ The future is not a happy place. You may have heared of those kid story's where in about 100 years the world would be full of spaceships and robots that help us do stuff because we're that lazy. Hate to burst your bubble, t...
