Cold Hearted

Chapter 3: New Life, New Start

    We run down the stairs and out the exit.  The Dauntless hooting and hollering the whole way out.  When we get outside, everyone excelled into a sprint.

    I hear a thumping sound on the tracks and looked up to see the train nearing. I quickly climbed up the railing, and the Dauntless prepared themselves to jump, so I copied.  The train didn't slow, so being smart, I started running along side the railroad, and when the train neared, I jumped into the first car.

   Soon after dauntless piled in. They weren't initiates, or regular faction members. They were leaders. The first one on was the man I saw in the lab. Eric.

     He got on and clapped the rust off his hands from when he grabbed the handle. He looked over at me. "What are you doing in the leader car." He walks towards me.

   He bends down. "Oh, your Malory." I nod my head and he smiles. "I'm glad to see you aren't with Jeanine anymore. What you did out there was pretty brave. Dauntless is locking her, her other Erudite scientist, and your parents in candor where we will put them on trial."

    I smile at this. My torturer is getting locked up. "Won't they come after you?  You were there when I was being tested." He shook his head. "I was under cover." I nodded understanding his answer.

    Other people piled onto the car.  They looked at me with a little sympathy.  "Malory, I'm so sorry for what you had to go through. But your safe now." A tall man with a gruff to his voice speaks. He has olive skin and he is built. Max. I nod my head.

   "Get ready to jump." Eric sighs. I get up and walk over to the entrance. Eric jumps off and lands on the roof, I quickly follow.  The adrenaline rushes through my veins.  Soon all of the dauntless and transfers are on the roof.

  Eric stands on the ledge of the roof and grimaces at all of us. "In order to get into Dauntless, you have to jump," I look around to see all the initiates in shock. "If you don't jump, your not fit for Dauntless." He claps his hands together. "Transfers first. Who wants to be the first jumper?" I don't know what happens. My legs just start moving. Faster, and faster until I'm built up into a sprint. I jump off of the ledge back first off the roof.

    I look up to see Eric and Max smiling over the ledge. I hold my breath so I don't scream. I don't want to look petty to my new faction. My back finally hits something, and I bounce back up into the air. I laugh when I land back on the now visual net.

   Someone tugs the side, and I roll over to the edge. "What's your name initiate? You can change it if you like." I think for a sec. "New life, new start." The tall muscular man next to me whispers.

     "Mal." I reply, and he gives me a small smile. "First jumper, Mal!" Everyone starts cheering again, and I'm taken into a large huddle of people patting my shoulder and embracing me. I quote what the man at the net said over and over again. "New life, new start." I'm going to make a new life in Dauntless.

~~~~~A/N~~~~~

Hey guys! So, this chapter was a little weird. Mal's character is usually a little shy. But I might as well say something about that, so IF YOU DON'T LIKE SPOILERS SKIP THIS AUTHORS NOTE!!!

   Ok, so the last injection Jeanine did, was a type of serum that gave Mal some enhanced abilities. It makes her stronger, she legit is a killer now. She receives more bravery from the serum. But yeah, you will find out why Jeanine gave her this later on in the story! Thanks for reading guys!