Spoiler Town: A Rise for Freedom

Part 5

Crim laughed, "told you to take a vacay this month haha!"Before Banana could respond, she felt a quick tug at her collar beginning to grab her."Let's go, grab your weapon, I need you over here! Hurry, hurry." Tendi ordered as they led Banana further along the line to a makeshift barricade. The corner was occupied by several other members: Babebushka, HNT, Jadie, and Cosmo. Cosmo laid on the ground gruesomely clenching her stomach in pain "Oh crap, did you get shot?" Banana wondered."No, it's intestinal cramps," Tendi answered, "You got some Pepto Bismol on you, right?"Seeing the terrible irony of the situation, Banana decided to be sarcastic, "Bruh, I thought I was a combat medic! Not a daytime pharmacy!""Just help fix her" Tendi demanded

Ken activated his light to help see the path forward. The tube led to a larger waste river complex to which the crew moved onto its sidewalk. Damp nauseating air stabbed the darkness with brutal force. It was hideous but the only way."How much longer?" Clover asked, trying not to vomit.Ken directed the group throughout the intersection, "It's gonna take a minute. Snow has a pretty big air base."Bit's eyes started to wander around. Her thoughts upon mention of Snow started to distract away from the awful smell. Contemplations fled out of her mouth."I can't believe it ended up like this," she muttered, "It was just supposed to be a vacay...my homeland Panem."PLK stepped in behind her, "Don't worry, it's what we all signed up for. Just part of the program."Bit glanced back at him, noticing the sour expression on his face. It wasn't for reasons of anger, he obviously had been fatigued for a while now; run down by the necessities.Bit drew her gaze back towards Ken and Clover. This was all so strange for her. Something pushed Snow beyond what she was expecting . 

"So...how come Hazcordia didn't come along?" she wondered.Clover pulled Ken's shoulder and stopped the line in its tracks, "Hazcordia doesn't need to know about this and neither does the rest of the Alliance."This surprised Bit whose curiosity now desired to instigate Clover for answers.What do you mean," she pressed, "you shouldn't even be here without the say-so."Ken peaked over to interrupt, "uhm guys."Clover waved his concern off and stared dead straight into Bit's eyes. She sighed, "Look, bit, I'm sorry this happened but we lied to you. You didn't get sent to Panem for vacation, it was because we needed to use you to look into President Snow."

Ken leaned over to explain, "It's more complica-"Bit clenched her fists at Kenobi, trying to hold back every questioning doubt going through her mind, "You love me don't you or was just for play too?!"Kenobi shook his head, "No it wasn't for play, I do love you!"PLK finally had enough, "SHUT THE FUCK UP!" he yelled, "We got to stick to finding Snow! We don't have time to argue about shit we can talk about later."The rest of the group reluctantly acknowledged his concern and started back off onto the path.Bit clenched her arms in frustration, "I just wished you guys wouldn't trick me like that. It really hurts my trust."Clover nodded, "Again, I'm sorry but we didn't expect it to go down this bad. This was a worst case scenario.""Guys!" Ken blurted, "I think i see the entrance!"The crew rushed forward to some wall steps leading up to an opening.

"Who else knows about this," Bit pondered."Only us and Tendi," PLK answered, "And we intend to keep it that way."The hill was still a vibrant battleground. Spoiler Town managed to defend its ground but the counter-attack from the guards was relentless. Banana stayed by the makeshift barricade, trying to guide in and help the wounded. She was patching up a flesh wound on Tabby when Rosa rushed forward to report to Tendi."We're holding up so far," she said, "but our flank is getting worn. We need to figure out a plan before they overrun us!"Tendi scratched her head, "I'll see how Clover's doing," she assured, "I'm sure it won't be much longer."Tendi snapped on her earpiece to make a call to Clover when suddenly she received an anonymous request.She answered, "This is Tendi."A man's voice answered; it spat words wrinkly with heavy dictation carrying its weight."Hello, Tendi," he responded, "It's Rav. I'm looking to get a hold of Clover."Recognizing the voice, Tendi began stuttering, "Oh, hey there, hello Commander Rav, uhm, I don't know where Clover is, I'm dealing with...insurgents at the moment."Rav cleared his throat, "The title is actually Minister now and I need to speak with her urgently. There's an attack on Panem happening."

"Oh well I'll relay the message to her as soon as possible," she told him, "Until I'm done with the-"Rav's voice deepened but went softer, "Listen here, girl. *We cut the tall trees so that we may see the sky*"Suddenly, Tendi felt dizzy. Her eyes blurred and her mind went in a million directions. Standing felt like the weight of the world put on Atlas. It took all of her might to struggle against the void but in the end it still won.She straightened her stance in a jerking motion, her eyes slightly twitching."We burn the bad trees so that others may survive" she spoke in a monotone rhythm, "What is required for my King?"Rav audibly hung back from the mic and inquired once more, "Where is Clover?"Tendi freely admitted, "We're attacking Snow's hanger in Panem. She's sneaking up inside.""Good girl," Rav commented, "Now pay attention...."