Post-apocalyptic

Chapter 4

You both limp down the stairs and the mutants stop at the bottom. You climb down and the mutants follow. On the other side of the tunnel is a staircase that goes up. You Limp up the stairs as it's your only choice. The mutants follow. You go through a door and find yourself in a large room with a counter and a wall of different machinery and devices. Brooke asks, "Where the hell are we?" "Welcome to the armory." the old man says, "This is where the staff of the watch kept their weapons and equipment before the war." Brooke asks, "What war?" The old man replies, "The war against the mutants that almost took over the world. We stopped them by combining the powers of the humans and the mutants to create an army that could help. The humans then helped train the army." Brooke was flabbergasted. "And you only tell me this now?! "We needed to protect the secret and not worry you or anyone else until we were sure that it was safe. Now that we are we can tell you and everyone else."

"So how do we do that exactly?" Brooke asked. "What do you mean? You are human. You will be one of the first to get the powers. The entire process will start with you. The rest of us will join you once you have the powers." Brooke asked, "So you aren't human!?!? "No, I am a mutant. We have many abilities that humans do not. We are very strong, faster, better in every way except one. We cannot procreate." "and what does this have to do with me?" The old mutant replies "Everything. You are the first human in a very long time to be chosen for this. Not many humans have been chosen since before the war. You are special. You are the first one in centuries that we would be certain would receive the powers. 

"Can I just get the powers now? Not wanting to be rude though." "Oh no, that is not how it works. When you join the watch you become a full member. We will train you and add your abilities to our arsenal. The soldiers bang down the door. "We have to get out of here, come on!" you shout. You run out of the room and down the stairs. The mutant tries to follow but is to late. You run through the tunnels and leave the mutants behind. You run down a long hallway, trying to find an alternate route to the armory. You pass several doors along the way. You find a door with a light switch on it and flick it. The light turns on and illuminates the area. You can see that there is a large hole in the floor. A metal ladder leads down into darkness. You climb down to the bottom and walk away to find another way. As you are walking you hear a voice behind you. "That's far enough." You turn and find a cloaked man wearing a mask. "You are the one." He holds up a hand and points to the hole. "The one. The one that will lead to our salvation." Brooke steps back. "What do you want?" "The one who has been chosen. You are the one who will save us."

Brooke asks, "Who even are you?" "We are the ones who are going to rule the new world. We are the rulers of the new world. They told us about you. They said you were the one. They said you would lead us to victory." The ground shakes again and a deep rumbling fills the air. "They lied. We are the victors. The humans will bow to us. Everyone will bow to us." Brooke says, "I'm not helping you. I'm in enough trouble already." The man steps back and the mask dissolves into a smile. "What are you doing?" "You will join us, You will come to join us." The man has a deep, booming voice. He begins to smile and his voice turns to a deep growl. "Oh shit, I'm in for it aren't I?" "You are not going to win. You are not going to survive," the man says. "Your world is at stake. Your survival is at stake. will we see you cooperate with us or not?" Brooke replies, "No." "No?" "We will not have some tool of the corrupt humans rule over us." The man laughs and claps his hands together. "Then we shall see about that," he laughs. "Goodbye then" He leaps down into the hole and lands on the metal rung ladder. He presses his hands together and a ray of light appears over his hands and spreads until it illuminates the entire rung ladder. You say, "What are you doing?" He ignores your question and begins to descend the ladder. You watch as he steps off and walks away. You climb up the rung ladder and look around. The room looks like some sort of control room. "What the..." The man is gone. You look around and notice a large hatch on the other side of the room. Brooke walks over and opens the hatch. You step through the hatch and find yourself in a beautiful garden. The garden appears to be in a crater that resides in the middle of the ruins of a bombed city. The garden is full of life.