Loopers part 1

Chapter 13

And they were off! Going down and down below the island's surface, although cramped, all were confident on escaping to at this point, what seemed an impossible task, but they almost can reach the end of the said task. But as they go lower, an AI voice then disrupted them randomly.

NEW EMPLOYEES IDENTIFIED

Said the loud voice until a video played on a screen in the right corner of the door. And the person on the video was the same robot from when they instructed them on the spawn island.

"Hello new friends! I'm Asteria! And I will be your tour guide into humanity's greatest organization! The imagined order!"

All of the group was confused with this sudden occurrence, even Calley who seemed to have a lot of knowledge of the IO was oblivious.

The elevator then shifted from a vertical direction to a horizontal direction as the robot explains the insides of the imagined order.

"The imagined order has always strived to protect law and order from tyranny, and innovate for the betterment of mankind! What you saw when you walked in this tunnel was the battle Royale training program! Where we place citizens who are still in cryostasis from our old world, can be tested to be assigned a normal citizen, or join the higher ranks of the military as either a marine soldier, or a tactician! But for the other parts I'd love to talk about is the science of the IO!"

As she talks, the elevator's windows on three sides showed a large research lab underneath them as they pass by.

"Thanks to the many negotiations and other allies joining us! Like Burossamu or vindertech, they have made contributions to research the loop and even develop technology for us! Even maybe a few weapons for the military!"

The elevator leaves the labs and then crosses over what seems to be an underground boot camp.

"Like I was saying about our military, the imagined order has always prided in security with its residents. And even taking the fights across other worlds in case of dangerous missions!"

As they pass by, they see multiple army formations of soldiers which seemed to be endless as it looked like there were a billion of them.

"On the next stop of our tour is the residence within the bridge! Now you maybe wondering, Asteria? Why are there civilians down here and not on the surface of reality one?"

"Reality one?" Commented Catalyst.

"The reason for that is that these families down here has special security and privileges as they are related by blood with a relative who works within the imagined order! We like to give them a familiar environment to a suburban community as a way to say to not be afraid of life underground!"

They leave the artificial environment and then finally the elevator starts going vertical again.

"We are now ending the tour, hope you had fun! And remember! The future!-" The elevator doors opened up to a lobby.

"Is yours!"

"That had to be the most strangest presentation of the IO yet." Said Drift.

"You ain't seen nothing yet." Replied Calley.

As they walk out, they have a better scenery of the lobby, there was a map in front of them as they stepped out, there were two hallways both on the left and right of them, with both sides of them having glass walls for them to look over wherever part of the facility they're in.

As Drift was reading the map, he was left baffled at the layout of it. Even the three other companions were confused as they tried to read it.

"So where do y'all wanna head? I'm suggesting the armory over in sector 6. It's near the zero point." Said Calley.

"What's a zero point?" Questioned Brite.

"Of course you don't know you innocent piece of-"

"Alright. Back off from her!" Said Drift.

"And then what? You gonna punch me because you love her?"

"Alright pal we're just friends!" Drift got closer to Calley with his fists tightening.

"Drift! She's just messing with you!" Said Cat as she pulled Drift to back away.

"Awwww, the little sister stepping in because she cares about her big brother?"

Drift then raises his hand in the air, "YOU LITTLE-"

"Is there a problem here?"

They looked to the right where the voice was coming from, they see a black armored imagined order soldier, with the same purple eyed gas mask that the guards on the spawn island were wearing. In a flash of a moment, Brite pulled out her pistol out from the duffel bag Drift was carrying then, disposed of the guard. But there was something different, he didn't disappear into pixels, the body was still there.

"Is he?" Questioned Cat

Brite then lightly touches the guard's leg by tapping her foot, nothing happened.

"Try checking his pulse!" Said Drift while still next to Calley. Calley opened her mouth to say something but is already annoyed at the group.

"How can I check his pulse if his neck is also armored?" As Brite replied to Drift, the body starts bleeding massive amounts of blood.

"Oh! He's actually dead!" Reacted Catalyst, however Raven watching the chaos just had expressions of puking out of witnessing a real death.

"Oh shoot I...." Brite was mortified at the sight. "I don't know I don't know I don't know!" Were the only words that came out of Brite's mouth when she had a full panic attack, as the entire group descends into madness with Calley watching them all in a blank face as violence is normal for her.