The Crew That Died

Chapter Eight

Alara

"Why the hell do they want me?" I ask, tears stinging the back of my eyes.

"Because you're good at everything." Hazel tells me, I look over at her, I love her to death but that is not what I wanted to hear.

I turn around when James finally speaks for the first time in at least fifty years.

"I still don't understand, if ODE is an organization for helping those in need, what use would Alara be to them? Shes rich as fuck anyways." He says, I never thought someone would find away to offend me about being rich, yet here we are.

"Wha- Now wait a minute-" I start before I'm interrupted by Zion laughing. I turn around to look at her, everybody in the cold ass freezer is confused.

"You genuinely believe that thats what ODE is for?" She asks, we all nod and she laughs even harder.

"Thats a cover up. The idiots think they can create immortality. They test people, they can even brainwash people, we call it Hijacking." She tells us, my heart falls to my stomach.

"That's why they want Alara..." Hazel states.

"Well, not exactly. They do actually foster people. And they do whatever it takes to catch them, so maybe they want to help you guys because you're all homeless in a country that you've never been to." Before she can continue, a truck interrupts her.

And by that I mean a truck literally drove through the building, right into Zion.

My eyes widen as I charge towards her.

"Zion!" I yell, before I can reach her a man grabs me by the waist and starts pulling me to the truck.

I kick and scream and cry but nothing, I scream Zions name at least twelve times. Eventually a man puts his hand over my mouth, I feel a poke in the neck, then its black.

♧

My eyes flutter open, I'm in a room, like a normal bedroom, the walls are pink, there's a drawer and a vanity, a Lava Lamp...it's normal.

I sit up, and I'm in blue pajamas, they have gold fabric on the neckline of the top and on the bottom of the pants.

I see a Calender on the wall. October 8th, its been three days.

My mind snaps back to Zion, I instantly rush to open the door. I run out and turn a corner, I bump into someone and fall to the ground.

When I look up, I see a man with brown eyes and black hair looking down at me. He's tall, atleast compared to me.

"I'm so sorry," he says as he put his hand out to help me up, he has a hot voice. I take his hand and get up, wiping the dirt off of myself. "I'm Zade." He tells me.

"Alara." I smile. Then I think about Zion again, "shit..." I say to myself.

I run past Zade and he turns around, chasing after me. "Whoah! Where are you running too?" He asks, I don't respond, I just keep running.

I see a door open and Hazel is inside, I charge in there and Zade chases after me.

"Hazel!" I say breathlessly.