Ali's Twisted Fate

4- We're Square [Part 1]

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5 years and 10 months ago:

"Let's hurry!"

"Quickly! Through the window!"

Even through the heavily crowded -plus really loud- and small looking area located just a few miles outside of Cyber Raya, five-year-old Ali easily spotted several kids sneaking through a small window beside the main building of a bakery shop. Said bakery doesn't look like much of a bakery but more of a factory, which oddly enough, attracts many customers despite the exterior design. Ali witnesses the scene as nobody seems to notice the kids that are older than him sneaking into the bakery, quick and looking rather defensive.

He gets a curious thought in his head, and turned to ask Jinn, "Dad, why are they stealing?"

Jinn, who was looking at several low priced groceries in the open market, looked down at his son with furrowed eyebrows, "What do you mean?" He asked. Ali pointed to the bakery's direction, "There were some big kids that snuck into that bakery shop. I know they're trying to steal, but why can't they just ask for it?" Ali asks innocently, unaware of how the answer will truly be.

Jinn contemplated on telling. Of all the times to ask, of course this would've happened soon. He then cleared his throat, turned to the shop owner for a 'thank you' and brought Ali somewhere else private that isn't the busy street, then knelt before him, "Son, you know how there are people that are kind and caring?" He started and Ali nods, "And there are others that are mean and harsh?" Ali nodded again, this time slower, "Well, we don't know if people are kind and caring or mean and harsh. We don't know whether we can trust them or not. People put up facades to trick others, which is very dangerous," Jinn warned lowly, making Ali perk up with wide eyes.

"Kids who steal items aren't necessarily bad people, you know that, right?" His father continued again. At this, Ali nodded vigorously, "Of course! They're just-- mis- understood!" He pronounced with a pout, dissatisfied with Jinn's words.

Jinn nodded, "Well, those kids are smart to steal rather than ask. The people in this part of the country are mean and harsh and they won't share anything. Same thing goes with Cyber Raya, which means we can't trust anyone. There'll be a time when you have to trust someone, just for the majority of your time with them despite hating them, and vice versa, but the question is; are you going to trust them, or are they going to trust you?"

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[Part 1- Bakar]

If it weren't for the fact that Ali was forced to be a double undercover spy in a highly yet incompetent facility he hated all his life due to synchronizing with said government's high tech unstable device, Ali would've slaughtered everyone here, especially Agent Bakar.

Also known as M.A.T.A's biggest idiot Combat mentor.

"Lower- no, lower! You'll damage them more than you've exploded them. No, not too harsh- Ali!"

They've been at this for hours to no end starting from 5am in the morning. Training began three days ago and the second Ali -cladded in sportswear consisting of a pair of sweatpants and sweatshirt colored blue and white sneakers- walked into the training simulation room that day, he was displeased. The area wasn't that big for long range fights, nor was it very challenging for a skilled martial artist like him. He doesn't have a clue of what form of training does General Rama give them, but it's unorganized and so random. Ali's been trained and taught his whole life about clean and dirty fights, this, right here? It's neither.