Revelations

Chapter IV - Sorting things out

Frank and I make our way over to the group. Kirra, Samantha, mikaela, jack, zac, Michael, Mitchell, Shawn and Jacqueline are all sitting in a group on the grass. As we approach, Zac spots us and immediately he notices Frank. He jumps up off the floor and gets into a Kung fu stance, and makes some weird karate noises. I chuckle. "What the hell is he doing here?!" Mikaela demands. "It's ok mikaela, he saved my life" I reply
"Wait what!??"
"The machines, they came after me"
"How ?! In the school??"
"Yeah. But it created some sort of wall that blocks you from seeing what happened"
"Uhhhh, ok"
Shawn looks over at us talking. "What's happening??" He asks. "Shawn you finally got off Jacqueline" I say in a smart ass tone, and he laughs. Shawn and Jacqueline are dating by the way. They are all over each other 24/7. Unless Shawn's on his phone. "You alright Kayleb?" Samantha asks, looking at the bruises on my face and arms. "I'm fine" I mutter, looking to the floor. I hate showing pain, especially in front of the girls. "You sure?" Samantha asks. She sounds like she cares a lot, but I push it by. "It aches a bit, but I'll be fine. Nothing I can't handle" I reply. She nods, and sits back down. I sit with down next to Samantha, and offer Frank a seat too. Frank shakes his head "I'm going to go play footy with the boys." He says, with a half smile "I'll see you later though mate." He pats me on the back and starts to walk off. "Wow." Kirra says weirdly. "That. Was awkward" I shrug my shoulders a bit and look at kirra "I'll explain later. It's a long story." She nods.

We all sit and talk for the next 20 minutes. But I didn't pay attention. I was focused on one number. 2019. 2019. I saw the number after the mysterious figure struck me for the first time. But what does it mean? Is it a year? A code? My train of thought is interrupted by the bell for period 5. I hop up off the floor, forgetting I'm sore. I immediately yelp in pain and start jumping around like a lunatic. Samantha giggles, and I blush up a bit. Mitchell offers me a shoulder as we make our way back to class. I look over at Shawn, who's reading his timetable. "History?" I ask Shawn. "Huh?" He says looking up at me "oh! Yeah, a double of history" I give him a thumbs up, and he puts his timetable away and starts talking to Jacqueline again. After a while, I start to walk on my own, as my wounds didn't hurt as much anymore. I get into a deep conversation with Samantha on the way to class, and when we get there we all sit in a group. "Good morning class!" Mr Galvin shouts as he enters the room. Oh god. "Welcome to the most boring 2 periods of year 9" I mutter under my breathe, and lay my head on the table. Our usual history teacher is Mr Lewis, but now we have this retard taking the class as a sub. About an hour into the class, I get a shock down my spine. I jolt up from the desk, and run outside. I start spewing onto the grass. I hear a couple 'ewwwwwwww's from the girls, but this isn't a normal sickness. I move away from the puke on the floor. And drop violently to the floor. I start shaking and jolting in different positions on the floor. Am I having a seizure? I can feel Samantha shaking my arm, yelling at me "KAYLEB, KAYLEB" Michael is in my face yelling out my name, shouting at me to answer. I try to wake up, but I can't. Voices are going through my head, and as hard as I try to block them out, they won't leave. Kayleb Milgate. You must die. We are coming for you. 2019. Watch your back. I still feel Samantha tugging on my arm. We will take the ones who are most cared for away from you. Give up. NOW! Suddenly, everything goes black.

I wake up to a white ceiling. My vision is blurry. "KAYLEB" I hear a girls voice cry out. "Huh?" I think to myself. Suddenly I feel warm arms wrap around me. I turn my head to see Samantha giving me a massive bear hug. I hear some voices in the background. "Sam?" I ask quietly. " yeah it's me! Are you ok?!" She asks, breaking the hug, and sitting back in her chair. She leans back over me. "I think I'm alright" I reply "where am i?"
"The schools sick-bay. We couldn't get you to the hospital, it would be too dangerous?"
"Who was looking after me?"
"We called the hospital. They are here looking after you"
"How long have I been out for?"
"About 5 hours. It's 7pm."
"SEVEN HOURS!!??"
I look up to see 3 doctors walk in. But something doesn't seem right. They seem....... perfect. They look perfect. A bit too perfect. It's not normal to look like that. I shake my head. "Now I'm talking shit" I think to myself. The doctors come over to me "we just need to do a quick scan to see how you are" the doctor explains. He rubs a scanner over me, and the device beeps. He turns and nods to another one of the doctors. "It's him" What?? The second doctor then reaches into his bag, and pulls out some sort of shotgun. "SHIT" I scream out. The third doctor grabs Samantha. She starts squirming and screaming "What are you?!" I yell at the doctor. He pulls out a knife, and cuts some of his 'skin' off. "I am a T-900. We are here to terminate you." He says in a robotic sort of voice. I turn to see the shotgun aimed at my head. My eyes widen. Suddenly, something breaks through the roof of the building, and grabs Samantha. I look to see a figure standing before me, but it's face is covered with a hood of some sort. It stares at me, and then throws me an alien - looking pistol. I stare at it, but then look up, aim a shoot one of the doctors in the head. The figure quickly runs outside, and puts Samantha at a safe distance. Then runs back, and when it enters the building, it's foot smashes into the side of the second doctors head, and snaps it completely off. The room is filled with gunfire. I run and dodge bullets off the shotgun, slide, and shoot at the leg of the third doctor. I jump up off the floor, prepared to fire. Before I shoot again though, I see a fist break straight through the third doctors rib cage. My eyes widen, as I see the liquid leak from its chest. But it's not blood. "What was that?" I look up to see the hooded figure staring at me "they were here to kill you" it explains. "They were machines. Here to stop future events. By killing you" I look stunned. "Like?" I ask, concerned. "Not time to explain." It replies "Give this to your allies" He hands me a piece of paper, with an address on it. "Tell them to stock the place with food and supplies, to survive at least 2 years. They must hide. NOW" It demands "They must bring as many humans as they can." I nod, not knowing what to do. "You." It continues "must come with me. We must get far from here. We must hide you" I start to tear up. I don't even know if this thing should be trusted. But I shake my head, and run outside to Samantha. "Here." I say, handing her the paper. "Go to this address, with as many people as you can find. Stock up to survive at least 2 years"
"Why!!?" She asks
"Just trust me" I say. Terrible things are going to come.
I can see she doesn't completely believe me, but she nods anyway. I knew I could trust her. She starts to walk away, and I turn to see the hooded figure standing in the building looking at me. "Oh, and Samantha" I quickly speak. She turns, raising an eyebrow. I walk up to her and hug her, then that turns into a kiss. When the kiss breaks I speak " I love you." She kisses me again. I soon break it, and start to walk back to the building. "Don't forget me. I'll be back." I say. I'm trying my best not to cry. But I shake it off and walk away. When I reach the building again, I ask the figure "what are you?" To which he replies, "I am a Karnoid. Model T-921. I am here to protect you."
"Good enough for me." I shrug. The Karnoid grabs me around the waist, and then on orb starts to appear around us. I gasp. Before I have the chance to speak, the orb creates a blast, and we are gone.