Runner

Chapter 1: Through Hopes and Dreams

The red lights flickered on and off repeatedly. The entire soup can I call a ship shook and threw me in only one direction. Whichever direction made me wanna hurl. I couldn't see so i didn't know which one that was. only two days ago I was sent to twist the moon. I had to place a device on the surface of the moon, then climb back into my ship and blast off before it triggered. when it triggered, it caused a flash that lasted only a split second. but it was powerful enough to twist the moon just a little bit. but you do NOT want to be holding that thing when it blows. just trust me. I was one hour away from the moon when i was hit by a meteor. it was unexpected and the tracers didn't pick it up. I got hit and this pill capsule started spinning. the damn GPS got so confused it just decided to shut off and let me do the driving. I thought only one thing. "Screw. this. tech." then about one minute later a crash and everything stopped. my head hurt. everything was spinning. I tried to stand but fell. it was like I got off of a merry-go-round that was caught in a jet propulser. it wasn't comfortable. When i got to where I could see in twos rather than fives. (which took a while.) I clumsily slipped outside of the ship. I checked my shoulder. the stitching was really screwed up. I hijacked what was left of the tin can before i left it in the dust. double machine guns that could strap to my belt, a single retractable sniper with a case, some health breathers. which were essentially just something you could take when you were damaged. they were the size of gauze pads. and a couple of Tootsie pops to help my accuracy. Tootsie pops helped me concentrate for reasons even the scientists didn't know. I had no idea what desolate wasteland I fell in. First order of business, find shelter. I walked for miles. i think i passed like, what, six random creatures? I finally found a place to call a temporary home. whatever home could be called in a place like this. seven meters in front of the building I found a small camera. Hiding behind a furnace I waited for it to pass me and then I ran. because shooting the camera would cause suspicion. thank god for simulators. then i found about twenty raptor-like things that looked like guards. now. how the hell am i going to bypass these guys?