Dauntless Born

Chapter 3 The Allegient

EVENING OF OCTOBER 20TH

When I got back I heard people moving around the compound. My stomach dropped. They had found me. I grabbed my gun and headed towards the dining hall. I peaked in and felt everything rise and fall. It was Zeke and his mom. They were here. I could come forward and tell them I was here. No. I didn't know who I could trust. What if they believe I was a traitor. I heard someone louder in there. Uriah. I shook my head. I shouldn't have been lying to them. I went to back up but bumped into a trash can. I flinched. I had to get away from here, and work around them.

Uriah

I looked up with mom and Zeke. What was that? I shook my head. Dunno. I said standing up. Uri- I got it ma. I said walking to the door. Do you want help? I shook my head. Nah. I walked out and frowned some as I saw something in the hall. I walked over and picked up a hard drive. I knew this. It's the one Cara said she was holding for Kacie. I stepped out and smirked some as I saw her going up the stairs. Zeke had said he had heard someone walking around and music playing. He would say he'd close the doors to the control rooms, but he'd find them open and or a computer on. It'd make sense if Kacie had been hiding out here. It was her home, it's a place she knew like the back of her hand. I walked up the stairs and went for Four's old apartment. I went in and frowned as I walked around. There was no sign anyone had been here since the attack sim. I walked to her bedroom. Kace? Her bed was not made but hadn't been touched either. I looked at the wall and saw the Dauntless symbol, but over lapped with the Erudite symbol. I frowned some but walked out. I walked down and went to the apartment under theirs. Eric's I pressed my ear to the door and heard shuffling around. I shook my head some before taking a post it note, writing a message and sliding it under the door, before walking off. I came back and they frowned at me. What was it? Kacie. Kacie?!? Zeke snapped standing up. Are you sure?!? I nodded some. I gotta tell- Do not. I snapped and he frowned some. But- We aren't telling anyone shit, if she is hiding out let her, until things have calmed down at least.

Kacie

I stood there and frowned as something came under the door. I looked around before walking over and picking it up. You dropped something. -U. I sighed some walking to the bedroom. I dropped my stuff on the bed before grabbing one of his shirts and walking to the bathroom. I needed a shower. I needed to clear my head. I got in and let the water run over me. I breathed out water sprayed the wall somewhat. Cara's words still ran through my head. The Allegiant. Another war. A war against Evelyn. I wanted to take her down but I didn't know how since I couldn't get near her without being killed myself. I guess you gotta go to that meeting then. I frowned some as I leaned out of the shower some. Since he had died, Eric's voice had become my inner more rational voice. And that was the scary part, Eric wasn't known for being rational, even if he was ex-Erudite. But he was right, I had to go to the meeting. I had to know what their plan was. No question asked about it.

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OCTOBER 22ND

It was the day of the meeting, I had been working around the people who were staying in Dauntless, and they had been working around me. In two days I found out how Four found out where I was, and to fix that I managed to access Eric's email, which was smart because Cara had sent me a message through there. What I did find weird was he had files on his email that were password protected, but I knew why it was probably about the attacks and Erudite's plan so I didn't HAVE to look through those now. The meeting was in Candor, on the floor I hated the most so I knew where that was, at Midnight. I had no problem with wanting to go to the meeting, it was getting there that would prove difficult. I sat back in the chair in Eric's dining room set up. I had to get there. I knew what train to take, that would take me pretty much right up under it, but with the factionless crawling around I needed a plan, a solid plan on how to get to the trains, standing out in the open even at Dauntless was too risky, but trying to go somewhere else to get there, was a worse idea. What would Eric do? Just march around like he wasn't wanted and or in danger of dying. He'd own the place. That was something he did that I knew I'd never understand or learn to do, to hold myself in such a way like I owned the room. I was me, I didn't lead. I stood up out of the chair and walked across the room and stopped in front of the body length mirror he had hanging on a door. I looked different. I was always small, but this was different. This was the reason I had to leave, I couldn't go on much more like this. So whether or not I had a plan as to get away with going out without being caught, I had to.