MELTDOWN 1

The Colony

For the entire night, they carried me in a makeshift stretcher. Eventually, I lost so much blood that I fell unconscious.

I remember having a dream but it was such a long time ago that I can't recall what it was about. But it wasn't pleasant, to say the least...I remember it being like a fever dream.

I have no idea how long I was asleep. But when my eyes opened for the first time the light was bright almost blinding and I was lying in a soft bed.

"Oh! Rise and shine!!" A man greeted me

I stretched my body bit from the bed. As my eyes adjusted from the light I was staring at a ceiling fan. I looked at my right arm and there was an IV drip connected to it. As I turned to the left I saw a man in blue camouflage sitting by my side. He was surprised to see me awake.

"Where am I?" I asked as I scanned my surroundings. I was in a bed and I could not see much around since I was covered by curtains that had floral designs in it.

"You're in the infirmary, this place is called 'The Colony' you have been asleep for a day but we will allow you to leave in a week. You need time to rest."

"Who are you?"

"Well my name is Nikita but you can call me Quack you resident doctor and distributor of dirty jokes! Hahaha!" He said and let out a friendly smile.

Quack didn't look like a doctor rather like a soldier. He had a jacket that was in blue camouflage. Just like Alexander the Great, he was also very young he is around 19 or 20 years old.

"I don't know how long you were out there but we were lucky to find you."

"Really?" I said and sat on my bed.

"Your intestines were damaged by the bullet obviously and worse of all...We found small tapeworms in your belly."

"Worms?!" I yell and when I rolled up my white shirt I saw stitches on my stomach.

"Indeed. It just shows you how poor your diet was living out there. But you are clean so there is nothing to be afraid of." He said "You must have been hunting and eating those Scavenger mutants...Disgusting." His body shriveled as he thought about it.

I let out a sigh of relief and asked him "Where is Alexander the great?"

He assumed "At the moment he is doing some missions. He is a very eventful man, to be honest." He then smiled and said with great enthusiasm "But a great leader nonetheless!"

"I see."

He smiled, crept close and pat me on the shoulder "We were recovering our stash that night when we were attacked by bandits...You came and saved us in a jiffy. Killer Queen is very impressed."

Then we heard a knock at the door.

"Quack is the defector conscious?" A female voice inquired. I could hear the door open.

"Yes! Why come in." He said and signaled her to come close. As she came near to us Quack stood up from the chair and saluted her.

"Carry on." She ordered. He dropped his salute and sat back down.

I tried to lift my hand to salute.

"It's fine, thank you." She said smiled courteously

The woman was wearing the same blue uniform she wore a Bret that had the flag of Ukraine in it. She was gorgeous, to say the least. And young just like most of the NUAF I have met so far. But she had an arm sling on her left hand it was wrapped with bandages.

But the thing is, her bandages were filled with marker scribbles that said 'Get well soon!' 'Stay strong our captain!' were just the few that I can read. Along with the names of random guys and girls who I can assume are their fellow soldiers.