Long Live Helghan

The Beginning Of The End

My name is Jameson I'm a helghan citizen of the age of sixteen. Me and my mother live in the poverty section of the city. Sickness and death riddled the streets around our shack. Four pieces of sheet medal was all that held back the wind. We slept on the ground and the only source of light and heat was a oil lamp. Our masks were damaged barely working to the point where there useless. We wore wraps that we scavenged off of the dead. At night we could here the speakers and televisions advertised recruitment.

Mother wouldn't let me join stating it was to dangerous. The only way we got money was when I was allowed to work in the petrosite civilian mines. One night when I was walking home I saw troop carriers racing to my sector. Running as fast as I could darting through ally ways and hurling over obstacles.

Getting closer I could hear screaming growing louder and louder. Slipping on water flooding the street I slid into the center of the street. Looking up I seen something I feared the most. The helghan military has talked about forced recruitment for young men in poverty for some time. Soldiers dragging boys of all ages into carrier ships to be sent off. My mother came outside screaming for me to come to her. Before I could reach her I was tackled by a soldier Ive never seen before.

Completely covered in metal and a mask that could make his breathing sound terrifying. The deep panting as the trooper slung me up was all I could hear in my ear. The red glowing eyes starring into my soul to where I felt paralyzed. He quickly spun me around to face my mother. "Say goodbye to her it'll be the last time you see her boy." Was spoken by the trooper holding me. Trying to break free I was dragged away from her while two soldiers held her back.

In all the Panic a loud pistol round went off. Looking over it was colonel Radec himself. Walking over to my mother he observed me several times. "What seems to be the problem troopers"? Radec questioned the troopers. "This coward is resisting to join our nation's army sir". With out hesitation Radec shot the two troopers dead. " Go to him ma'am". My mother quickly ran over to me the metal soldier behind me let go. Radec came over to me and my mom. "Ma'am I'm sorry but he has to go now, with the on going war we need the numbers".  As he said that he aimed his gun to my mom's side. "Jameson I love you please come back to me". Tears ran down our faces as I told her I would. The metal trooper and Radec personally made sure I got on the carrier. "Capture troopers Jameson". "Excuse me Radec". "The metal soldier there called capture troopers". "There terrifying sir". "Good because that will be you in Time Jameson".