Gods Of Tomorrow Part 3: The New Nature

The Plan

Chapter 10: The Plan

At a skatepark.

The three are sitting on top of a ramp. Persephone is drinking Monster Energy and Nao is drinking a Red Bull.

Grent: So. You guys wanna sneak into the local news station to find this news report featuring one of the victims?

Nao: Exactly.

Grent: Isn't it a bit excessive?

Persephone: My foster father used to work in that same station and he told me that they keep a recording of every single news report in an organised set of files. The scripts, any photos used the weather, and so on.

Grent: That is so convenient.

Nao: We'd also need a way inside.

Persephone: That's gonna be an issue.

Grent: What if you tried to get a layout of the place? I'm sure if you look online you'll find something. The internet always has stuff like that.

Nao: Yeah maybe.

Persephone: I don't think so.

Grent: Get your phone out and take a look.

Persephone hesitantly nods and takes her phone out. She unlocks it and goes to her search engine. She looks up the layout of the local news station.

Persephone: Nothing. It's just the place where they actually do the news, not the building itself.

Grent: Damn.

Nao: I did see something earlier that could help us.

Persephone: What's that?

Nao pulls a pamphlet out of her pocket.

Grent: A... Pamphlet?

Persephone: What's it for?

Nao opens it and shows them the inside. It's describing an upcoming tourist group for the same news station.

Grent: A tour? Of the station? That's oddly convenient. But how does this help?

Nao: One of us could sneak in with the tour group and help the others get in.

Persephone: But we don't know any of the entrances.

Nao: Let's plan this out. We might not have any idea for entrances, but what if we had some way to track our location and communicate once we have found a way in. Then whoever is inside can find a way to get us in.

Persephone: But who will go in?

Grent: That's a good question.

The three start brainstorming.

Persephone: Wait. I'll go in.

Nao: Why?

Persephone: Remember when that Alex G guy kidnapped you?

Nao: Yeah?

Persephone: As you were being dragged away, you left a trail of blood. And Green Day caused flowers to grow in the same direction of the trail.

Nao: Oh yeah! It's like a tracking system! If me and Grent draw blood before we go, we could leave a trail of blood to give you a rough idea of where we are!

Persephone: But won't you be outside?

Nao: Oh yeah...

Grent: Maybe if we find an open window or vent, we could throw the blood inside and maybe the flowers will grow there.

Persephone: I don't think it works like that. There needs to be actual ground and dirt in order for them to grow. I think.

Nao: Let's test it! Grent, cut yourself.

Grent: HUH?!

Nao: Come on. Do it.

Grent: I don't have any way to-

Grent's "Beabadoobie" activates. He is shown five different visions. All of which show Nao about to attack.

Grent: She's gonna attack me! To draw my blood!? She could at the very least ask. I guess I'll pick...

Everything goes back to normal. Nao touches the floor and absorbs its stone texture. She turns her right hand into a knife. Grent lifts his right arm in front of him and Nao slightly slashes his wrist. Causing it to bleed.

Grent: Shit!

Nao: Sorry Grent. We have to find out.

The blood drips on the floor below them. Nothing happens.

Grent: Damnit! Nothing happened!

Nao: Well, whilst you're bleeding we should at least see what your flower is.

Grent grudgingly holds his arm over the edge. The blood falls to the ground. Slowly, a flower starts to grow. But it doesn't bloom.

Nao: What? Why isn't it blooming? Persephone! Fix it!

Persephone: What do you want me to do?!

Nao: I don't know! Just find a way to make it bloom!

Persephone: I don't know if I can do that.

Nao: Do it!

Persephone: I can't!

Nao: Oh come on! We need to see what his flower is!

Grent: Stop! I don't think I have a favourite flower. That's probably why it hasn't bloomed.

Nao: You don't have a favourite flower?

Grent: No.

Persephone: That's fair enough. However, my favourite flower is a Hibiscus. I've loved nature for as long as I can remember. It's kind of ironic considering I used to vandalise a lot of nature reserves.

Nao: Why?

Persephone: I guess I should give you the full backstory.

Grent: As much as I would like to hear that, we don't have a lot of time. On this pamphlet it says it starts today at 7pm. It's half 6.

Persephone: Oh shit! Let's hurry and get this plan finished!

Nao: Yeah!