THE ALLIANCE

-CHAPTER 1-

     brushing my hair I look into my mirror "today is the day" those words keep repeating in my head while I put on my all black clothes "today is the day". "ACE!" My mother says from the family room ,"I'm coming " I say loud enough to be heard not wanting to strain my voice  . I run down the hall making sure to grab my coat , today is the day when they decide if I am worthy enough for the alliance. The alliance is a group of seventeen year olds that get to serve  for their city.

   'I hope I get chosen I want to be remembered as a part of the alliance not a failure who goes no where in life, I want to protect the people that can't fend for themselves' 'am I being selfish for thinking this way I know every teen counts down the seconds, minutes , hours till they turn seventeen but Am I wrong to want this for my self?' "Ace!" My mother says shaking me out of my thoughts "we have to go."

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   "Today is the day that our children take our places , we've had our time to shine, to be the warriors and saviors that our people needed, but we're getting older it's time to pass the torch! They will in a way donate their body's to our cause. We can't live in this place anymore the air is nearly unbreathable, the water poisonous, our soil is not fertile anymore we don't have much time our crops are DYING! they will be put up to multiple test to see if the air will be good for us to breath and live. They will go to different parts of the earth to get us more supplies and basic things we need to survive THESE KIDS ARE RISKING THEIR LIVES FOR YOU, FOR ME, FOR ALL OF US! " mayor black says.

   "we will start calling names of the smart, loyal, and worthy children that deserve this first is  KILE FOUR " a boy with dark brown hair and a muscular build stands up shakes the hand of mayor black then exits through a thick corridor on the left side of Podium
PETER ROYAL
CALEB MORGAN
CRISTINA ROYAL
ENVY TOMAS
URIAH SAINT
WILLIAM ANGE
ALBERT CHAPTER
MYRA TACKER

I feel a cool rush come over my body. The emotion: fear, 'what did I do wrong?' 'I am a straight A student' 'I am fit' 'I am loya- "ACE MILLER" I hear a ringing in my ears like a bomb was set off 'is this real?, did my name really just get called?', Its almost like its not mine I hesitate to get up now feeling guilty for wanting this for leaving my family 'should I stay? and try to scratch that feeling of impending doom'.

   "ace?" My mom whispers in her gentle voice suddenly I feel centered, my mom is my anchor, she is how I get away from my self sabotaging thoughts. I shakily stand up making my way towards the podium, I hope I am making the right decision. " you are doing the right thing" Mayor black says as if he read my mind, I shake his hand and give him a fake smile As I take one last look at my family,

       I mouth the words "I love you" and open the door. You know that superstition that when you die you see a bright light? I'm seeing it now it's real! I am not greeted by Anubis though just the other teens that where called. I know none of them now wishing that I knew how to socialize.

"hi I am Cristina but you can call me Tina for short " a girl with long black hair and plump lips says to me , I can tell she is anxious. "hi I'm ace " right as the words leave my mouth the lights turn off and a compartment opens with a dim blue light

"weapons?" I whisper "Grab the weapons!" we hear a voice say on the speaker I am now noticing connected to the ceiling, we all grab a weapon, I grab a sharp dagger

it feels so right in my hands  then I feel the room start to shake "WERE GOING DOWN!" I hear a voice yell from across the room "wait! where are the other ten kids, I thought this was about finding a new habitable place to live, why do we need weapons?" I say panicked, then I realize it was all a hoax. This was never about finding a new habit they sent us out to steal one, they sent us out to war.

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