Timbers & Rivers (Leorai)

Chapter Thirteen (season two)

Here it is! Season 2 episode 1, also known as Chapter 13

The ones who we cannot see are the problem..." - Me!

A brown, leather gloved hand started writing in a worn, yellow-paged journal. They were writing on the very first page in a rare pencil all the back from two-thousand-four.

February 28th 2034, 0200, Exhibition, Salt Lake City

I was born in New York City. But I remember only a fraction of that time. I was just a teenager when the old world was destroyed in the flames of nuclear fire. I, along with 40 thousand others, my brothers and friends were saved by retreating to the sewer stations and tunnels deep under the cities. Now, 22 years had passed, and going up into the embrace of an endless winter was left to a few brave souls. The stations were our home, and our fortress against the nightmarish mutants who roamed the tunnels. Still, we never gave up hope that we would return to the surface. But one day, a new threat appeared... and we found ourselves in a war to determine the very existence of our homes...

"LEONARDO HAMATO!!!" An adult voice screamed into the said man's ear. Leonardo yelped and leaped off of his chair. The man who had yelled was screaming in laughter. "Hahahahahaha! Who ever knew that YOU, soldier commander, could ever scream that high-pitched!"

"Oh shut up!" Leonardo huffed and stood up athletically. He brushed dirt, rust and dust off off his attire and playfully shoved his friend to the ground. He gave and equally higher yelp, and Leonardo could not help but laugh. "LIKE YOU CAN SAY MUCH!!"

The two friends laughed for a little while, about two minutes, before calming down and sighing.

"So, what did you jump me for Chris?" Leo asked, seriously, and slumped down into his chair. He looked like he hadn't slept in days.

"Oh yeah! The guys need us, family meeting." Chris stated and peered at Leonardo's journal, smirking as he read the first eight lines.

"Stop it!" Leo cried and stood up, dragging Chris out of the old room. Once they were both out, Leo locked the door and shoved the key into his pocket. "Where to?"

"Area seven." Chris stated and, this time, started to drag Leo through the 'streets', more like paths. All 'towns' looked the same in Berlin, London, Sydney, Moscow, etcetera, but the inhabitants didn't know that.

When the two had almost, finally, reached area seven, a soldier was in the way of the door.

"Oh! Apologies commander!" He said and stepped aside for Leo, dragging Chris with him.

"FINALLY!! What took you so long!?" A new voice, feminine, yelled like she was very VERY bored.

"Shut up Lilly, wasn't our fault." Leo huffed grumpily.

The room the people were in was quite large, the size of the average warehouse in the old days. It had a large fire burning in the middle, with all Leo and Chris' friends sat around it."

The one who had spoken, Lilly, had long blonde hair and hazel eyes. She wore a brown tank top, camo jeans and brown hiking boots. She was also sat on a camo jacket.

"Is everyone here?" Chris asked, and counted them all just to make sure. "Floki, Geralt, Artyom, Seth, Lilly, Sofia annnd, Marzia! Oh, Leo..." Chris deadpanned at the end, earning a huff from the said turtle.