The Beginning Of The End

Chapter 11

I was up all night walking around the perimeter of the property reading my father's journal, which is mostly a dream journal, and found that there was a book written for me every other page. It had just become morning and I could hear Greg trying to wake me up.

"I'm going to get a kick out of this," I said.

I made my way to the house and I heard Greg waking everyone up and said that I was awol then I walked in.

"Hey everyone," I said casually.

Greg had jumped.

"What the heck, don't do that," Greg said.

"OK, sorry," I said.

"Where were you?" Greg asked.

"Walking the perimeter," I answered.

"Ok, who's hungry," Rudy said trying to change the subject.

Rudy pulled Greg to the side.

"Hey, you have to learn that when he gets that look on his face that he did last night just to let his business be his, unless he desperately needs a talk," Rudy said. "This is from experience."

During breakfast, I had decided to tell everyone what is going to be happening in a week or two.

"So, I've been doing some thinking and we should head to the capital in a week or two to end this," I said.

"We have to time it just right or we will not have the upper hand in the battle," Rudy said.

"That is right because the laser has to be overhead to work correctly," Frank said.

"Can I join, I want to make it up to you," Tanner said.

"No I will not put you in danger," Rudy said.

"Hang on there," I said. "We are all in danger currently and will never get out of it."

"What do you mean?" Rudy asked.

"I mean that the solar lasers fly overhead every day," I said.

"We need to shut them down or take them over," Frank said.

"Exactly, but they are on a grid that registers the status of each laser," I said.

"I want to help," Tanner said.

"Fine, but if you get hurt it is on you," Rudy said.

"Besides he showed how skilled he is in using a long ranged weapon," I said.

Later that day everyone started to pack up. I transferred the com channel to the HUD glasses and armed myself.

"Alright, is everyone ready?" I asked.

"Yes, Allen I'm ready," Alex said.

"You got your memories back," I said.

"Yep," Alex said.

"Alright, Let's move out," I said.

We left Rudy's home and started toward the capital. There was a blip at the top of the HUD glasses that said warning and there was a color change and I knew instantly what it was.

"Move over there!" I yelled.

Everyone ran but my leg was caught in the beam from the laser.

"Gah... Walter, Use the MRail," I said in agony.

Walter went to fire the MRail then I heard Travis in my ear;

"Don't shoot it misfired,"

"Walter, hold fire," I said.

"Your HUD is only able to view the beam from this laser," Travis said.

There was a small house not too far from where we were. We made our way to it and heard a gunshot and someone yell;

"Not one more step or I'll blast ya to hell!"

"We mean no harm!" Sam shouted back.

"Wait a minute," I whispered to myself. "Rudy, didn't our firearm instructor live out here?"

"Yeah, he did," Rudy said. "Oh, I get it."

"Hey, is your name, John Quintin by chance?" I asked.

"Yeah, who's asking?" He replied.

"Does Allen Ernest and Rudy Carson ring a bell?" Rudy asked.

"What the hell are you two doing way the hell out here?" John asked.

"I'll explain later, can we come in?" I asked.

"Yeah, come in make yourselves at home," John said. "How are you still conscious, with your leg being cut from the middle of the shin down?!"

I explained everything to him.

"Ok, you are able to crash here for as long as you all need," John said.

"Thank you," Frank said.

After about three hours I looked at my leg and noticed that it was growing back as if I was starting from an infant. It was about the size of a ten-year-olds leg, maybe an eleven-year-old.