The Third Divide

Chapter One

Hey Everyone, here's the first Chapter in hopefully a multi-book series? i don't know, depends on me and how many ratings i get i guess, anyway here we go! ~Lemon

CHAPTER 1

So here's were it all starts. My name is Dean Longstead and I live in the small and relatively peaceful village of Bunstone, on the planet of Armagos in the outer regions of the United Republic controlled space.

Sometimes I think I might be the reason Bunstone might only be "relatively" peaceful...

"Dean for Kardon's sake! Slow down!"

OK I'm Defiantly the reason its only relatively peaceful. OK so I'd been caught taking meat from the Barracks once again... It's not my fault my family's farm has hit hard times and we cant buy it ourselves. And that my thievery skills aren't as good as i thought they were.

"Dean! Come on! This is the third time this week!"

He wont catch me, I'm to fast for these UR soldiers, I'll lose them in the back alley's an-

I tripped... When i finally came to the first thing I saw was Sergeant Blackburns face. He was decked out in his standard issue blue-gray UR Gear, with the markings of a sergeant painted on to them, helmet, chest plate and shin guards with a ISS magnum strapped to his waist. The sergeant himself was was a big man, twice my height with the muscles and the head to match it. Honestly I have no idea why this guy was assigned to a dead end place like Bunstone, this guy should be on the front-line in Gastrone or Milinon not stopping idiots like me from stealing meat.

"Dean this is the third time in a month." Boomed Blackburn, interrupting my train of thought and reminding me how much crap I'm in for now. "Now i understand you family's going through a rough patch at the moment, but you cant be stealing from the Barracks all the time. If you're really struggling for money get a job!"

"You know i cant get a job around here Sergeant." I retorted."I've already been employed by the butcher the baker and the laser rod maker and been fired by all three! no-one else will trust me!"

"Well that's your problem unfortunately. I'm sorry Dean but this time I'm going to have to take you in." replied Blackburn

"No!" I exclaimed. "You cant! Please!"

"I'm sorry Dean."

"No!" i screamed and attempted to run off. But this time the Sergeant didn't chase me, he mealy pulled out his ISS Magnum, aimed and fired.