The City of Silver

0.4

I sat next to Ciaran and looked to Dr. Rosen. She looked at all of us, as serious as a stone.

"Get on with it!" I snapped. I immediately shrunk back into the couch as she gave me a sharp glare.

"Ok, well, there is a war going on in our biggest city. Most people have fled the city but the war is going on and has been for twenty-six years."

"Oh..." Iris said quietly.

"The war consists of three groups. There are citizens who are fighting for revenge for their lost ones, Baitarea who is an extremely hard to beat group who is trying to force the whole world under their power, and then there is Us. Us is a group that you are to help fight for. You are working for Us.

"The war is intense and filled with crumbling buildings, guns, screams, and blasts. That is why Us created you. We are based out of the America United which is where the United States of America used to be but was destroyed while you were all getting the procedure. You are built to be indestructible on the inside, except for the human part of your brain and your skin. We can repair skin though. And we also can repair any other part of your body that gets broken even though it is titanium and a bit of steel. You shouldn't be afraid of anything that you encounter out there. I have a packet of your gadgets that you can use if you have not already figured them out. Not all of you have the same gadgets though so that is why there are five of you. You must work as a team. Here are your packets."

All of the information that Dr. Rosen had just told us about was crazy. We all stared at her. She smoothed her white lab coat and stood. She turned to each of us and handed us our packets. She smiled and said her goodbyes and left us to ourselves.

I looked to Ciaran who had already opened his packet. I saw everyone else hesitantly open theirs.

As I flipped mine open, I noticed two long scar like things running down my forearms. I wondered what they were for but I assumed that my instruction manual would explain. I took a deep breath and started reading.

Hello, this is your instruction guide for all of your gadgets. Flick your right arm.

I did and one of the scar like lines on my right arm opened up and a control board thing surfaced on my arm. It had little buttons with different colors on them.

Each button should be a different color. Each stands for a different gadget. When you are finished reading this paragraph, go to the wall where the Cord awaits you. Then, plug it into your ankle socket. The Cord will transfer all of the information of which button means which and will put it into your Information Storage Compartment. The Cord will shut off when the information is finished flowing. Remove the Cord and continue reading.

"Does yours say to use the Cord?" I asked everyone.

"Ya... I am nervous about it..." Iris said.

"Mine does too but don't worry, I have done it many times since coming out of standby. You will be fine and I will help if I need to." Ciaran reassured her.

"Ok..." Iris said, a little fear still lining her voice.

"Ya... and looks like there are only two Cords too so not all of us can go at one time so we will have people who are still conscious to help if something goes wrong." Britany said.

"I will go first." Taylor said. "I want to get it over with."

"Me too." I said. I needed to know what all of the little buttons were for.

"Ok, I will help you guys." Ciaran said. Then he talked to me in my mind.

Hey, I will help you out. Don't you worry?