"come on get up! Today is a special day!" Sephora says over the intercom.
We each get up though we are all more tired than ever because none of us really slept. There are no words said this morning because there is nothing to say we all know what's going to happen today why talk about it? Clothes have been set for us and it's a black tube top that fits tight but not too tight with black cargo pants that have eight pockets and are very deep so they can hold a lot wich will come in handy then we have black leather boots that looks like we are going into a paint ball war. The outfit is comfortable and roomy. I put my hair in a pony tail in the middle of he back of my head but leave my bangs down like I did before for training and I'm ready to go. Before we go we have to go to the gym to gear up and grab our guns and knifes. I'm the first to finish getting ready so I to ahead to the gym and when I get there Dron is there waiting for me by the guns.
"hello." he says
I smile as if to say, "hi." with out opening my mouth.
"are you ready for today?"
"I guess. It's not really something you can be ready for."
"I know. I'm sorry you have o do it."
"dont be. It's what god wanted me to do."
"right. Well here you get two hand guns, tons of ammo, and three knifes."
He hands me each thing I grab it all then I move off to the side so whoever comes in next I won't be in their way and start to load my guns and grab some three knife cases so they won't poke through my clothes and stick me by accident then when Mack comes in I put slide the knifes in the cases and into my big pocket next to my left knee and close it tight once I've done that Andrew come in to get his things and I finish loading my guns and stand up to tuck one in the back of my pants with the handle pointing out and the other in the front of my pants doing the same so I can grab them quickly and I start to fix the rest of my ammo which is on some kind of leather belt that is too big to go around my waist wrapped from my right shoulder to my left hip and I have three of them two are completely full and one is halfway full of ammo. I am ready when Conner walks in to grab his tools. I look at my team and each of them are fiddling with each of their weapons until they are placed around their body comfortably, Andrew has one big gun, lots of ammo but not as much as me, and two knifes; Conner has a bow and a sheathe of about forty arrows and then Mack has about twelve knifes to throw and two swords. We each look sharp in our uniforms and our gear I notice Conner and Andrew are wearing a some what different outfit as me and Mack theirs is longer and not as tight their pants are like pants where mine and Mack's puff out because they are gathered at the bottom near our ankle and theirs goes over their boots, their shirts are black t-shirts that don't fit as tight as our tube tops. We all look sharp though and I'm proud to be leading a team as great as this one.
"are y'all really?" it's a voice I don't quite recognize but heard befor and when he snaps beside me I see out of the corner of my eye the cheesy red, white, and blue tie. It's the same one he wore when we met.
"no." Mack answers
"you can't be prepared for this though." I say
"I know and I'm sorry you have to do this. I wish I could send my soldiers in instead. It isn't right for four teenagers to have to fight for all of mankind."
What he said is the nicest thing I've ever heard him say. He understands us and doesn't want to send us down there. I thought he did but I guess not. I look at his face to see if he is lying or not. He isn't.
"thank you for understanding but this is what we where born to do."
"yes I understand that too." he snaps his fingers.
Silence falls over the whole room. Once everyone's gear is set and ready we go to the drop room as they call it following Dron and mr. Melchior. I guess they call it the drop room because they will be dropping us into hell.
"ann?" Dron asks what was he saying? I wasnt paying attention.
"huh?" I ask
"do you have a plan yet?"
A plan! I completely forgot I needed a plan!
"no I don't know what hell is like or where everything is in it."
"I put a map on your watch so you can tell where you are and stuff."
"okay."
"okay! Here we are."
I look up to see that we have entered a complete white room with a clear glass all around a grey platform it looks like an elevator but it's long and wide. It looks spotless I guess they washed it for us. Once I see our ride I take in a deep breathe and close my eyes then let it out and after I did I opened my eyes agin to see the door has slide open like an elevators and I step toward the elevator to my death when Dron stops me.
"just a few things you should know, we will be tracking you and communicating with you from the watch, your right bottom pocket of your pants we have set up to receive sorta like mail if you need anything it pops up into your pocket but it's hard to work because there isn't good connection in hell, if you are caught he won't kill you right away he will want something from you, keep up with your ammo in case we can't send you anymore, and above all do not do what he says or answer any of his questions no matter how bad he tortures you. Okay?"
I swallow hard to get all of his rules and advice to stick in my head and finally get out a little, "okay."
He hugs me and whispers,
"good luck."
"thank you." I say to him and he gives me a little push towards my ride to Hell. We all wave goodbye and the elevator starts to go down slow at first and I watch Dron until he can't be seen anymore and then it speeds up.
"oh god! Oh god! Oh god!" I hear Mack yell reapetely
"Mack calm down!" I yell over her screams
"how can I calm down?"
"just don't think about it." and right after I say it we are covered by darkness.
"crap. Well that's not gonna help me calm her down. Thanks!" I think
"how can you not think about it?"
"just take precautions and hope for the best." she is still worried I can tell form her silence, "come on, breathe in, and out, in, out." I tell her
I hear her breathing and she eventually does calm down. Suddenly to my right a corner lights up I look to Conner huddled sitting in the corner and a light coming from his wrist.
"how did you do that?" I ask
"oh there is a button for it."
"oh, how did you figure these things out so fast?"
"I just looked at and then I knew what it did."
"do you have picture memory?"
"yes."
"okay that's what I thought. You are smarter than I thought."
"thanks."
I nod at him. Then I take my precautions now that I can see I put the loaded clip of bullets into each of my guns and cock them so they are ready to shoot but I put them on safety just in case. Then I pray for life's as the elevator drops further into the earth. We arrived in Hell about seven minutes later. We are so deep into the earth it seems almost impossible that we didn't show up in China. When the door opens I see a complete red and black world full of fire.
