DAUNTLESS (Divergent sequil, no war)

chapter 8

I stand up feeling stiff. The journey seemed to take longer than normal, Christina and Will have already jumped, so has everyone else in the carriage. Panic runs through me as I launch myself out of the door but it's short lived, I land firmly on the roof then stagger forward, more out of habit than necessity. Everyone runs and pushes there way down the back staircase. It's been just under a week since we left to go to Abnegation, and 5 days since everyone found out why we are here, to help stop a war, a war that I know has ended. I run with everyone, already feeling myself slip back into Dauntless life. My time spent in Abnegation was disorienting, I slipped back into old habits without meaning to, but I can already feel my new ones returning.

I make my way to the pit. It was decided that everyone should return to there own faction to watch Jenean and her co-workers be questioned, the interviews are to be streamed live for all of the factions to watch. It's due to start in 10 minutes so of course the pit is already full. I spot Uriah sitting on the pathway around the pit with his legs hanging over the edge. he would die if he fell, well he normally would, but I think that if he fell today the people below him would be enough of a cushion to prevent death. He could possibly escape with a few broken bones. After this analysis I go and sit next to him.

"This should be interesting." He jurks a bit, almost losing his balance but he grabs the edge of the rock.

"Seriously Tris, give a guy some warning." his eyes bulge slightly, but he shakes it off, gently, then smiles.

"Sorry, I'm not really thinking."

"I can tell, but yeah, this should be different, no one outside of Candor has ever seen the truth syrum in action, and it could be even more interesting for us because there are a fair few Dauntless listed to go under. Even Peter has to."

"Peter?" I suppose that explains his strange job choice and his involvement in the meeting that I was excluded from. They must have told him what was going to happen and decided that he should be involved.

"Yeah, he was taken and Eric wasn't. It all seems a bit odd to me." I nod, it must be because Eric was with me, he was excluded from the final stages along with me and so they presume that he wasn't involved, I'll have to tell Tobias. I know that Eric knew about it and from his position in power I presume that he was involved.

In light of recent events a new Dauntless leadership team has been made. Eric is now in charge with Tobias as his second in command. Tori has also been made a leader as all of the old leaders are currently undergoing questioning. I was suggested as a leader and both Eric and Tobias were more than happy to that to be the case but Abnegation feared that it was unsuitable as I had only just became a member and was not fully accustomed to the Dauntless way of life. They did allow me to choose a representative to take my place until I had enough experience and knowledge to take over the role for myself, naturally I chose Tori.

The large screen that was used so people could watch out final tests has been lowered again, it lights up and everyone shuts up. Everyone wants to know what will happen.

Somewhere in the room a child cries, I hear the mother frantically trying to calm it before leaving, apologising as she pushes past people. Someone will tell her what happens, no one will be left out of the loop.

Peter is the first to be questioned. I angle my head so I can see the screen without blocking Uriah's view. He is slouched in a large black chair. Tobias sits opposite him, looking more awake.

It was decided that each person would have the right to be questioned by a leader form there own faction, as there are a large number of Dauntless members being questioned all three of our leaders have gone and will take questioning people in turns.