The Bryne Runaways (Updated)

Chapter 27

My heart enters a lonely cave where it shall continue its slumber leaving me without it. I shouldn't endure life this way. I'm not valuable nor am I special. Why do they think I'm such thing? I'm just a boy that has a uncle and a beating heart. It's all I have and it's what keeps me motivated. It's what I live for.

I hear incoming footsteps from behind me and there appears Uncle Ben in his brand new armor that has shades of red on the armor making it look very impressive and intimidating. He looks so good in the armor and it's great to see him in another piece again. I watch him as he has trouble with the armor that goes on his forearm and I go over to him, helping him put it on.

"Thanks bud" He says and I just continue fixing his entire armor where it's crooked. Uncle Ben in armor frightens me because he's going to be playing a brutal game which it is meant to help us with strength and self control, I don't view it that way.

A familiar scent enters my nose and it's Uncle Ben's cologne he puts on for important events. It smells good. It's nice to have that scent back. It's starting to feel like the games again. How they used to be.

"Do I smell good buddy?" He says with a wide grin on his face.

"Yeah, you put it on again" I mention his cologne and he's done being fixed. After I start fixing his brownish hair that is messy, moving it to one side. When I finish he looks over to the mirror we have on the other side of the door and checks himself out.

"Nice job" He says to me as I take a seat on the bed and I begin to feel myself tremble with my eyes fill with threatening tears which are urging to fall. I know Uncle Ben saw how I'm reacting to this because on how he takes a seat right next to me. I'm feeling like I am gonna about to collapse into an abyss of distress.

"Please don't cry" He says because it's what all he's got to say.

"Uncle Ben, you've got to be careful. There's a lot of big tough people in there. They won't hesitate for anything. Please promise me you'll be careful. Promise me you'll make it back"

"I promise you"

"Don't break that promise"

"Never" I hug him as hard as I can, because this moment right now feels like I'm sending Uncle Ben to war but this is much painful and hard to manage getting through it. The alarm sounds loud and clear and it represents to all players to make their way to the main field. The games shall commence shortly.

I swallow the lump in my throat and Uncle Ben places a kiss on top of my head and gets up from the bed and we both walk to main field like the all other players or watchers do. Once we have made it there the first thing I admire is the field that have the lights out making the trees around the green quad shine amazingly. One thing I've been wanting to always look at for a long time. I see some of the infected team with their weapons and survivors with their own as well. It wasn't making feel so good to see weapons coming out to play. Being here where the fight begins to give me anxiety to the max.

"Okay, I gotta go" Says Uncle Ben who's nervous as I am.

"I'll come pick you up when I finish" He says looking at me smirking, making me less frightened.

"Here Uncle Ben" I say holding my necklace that holds my medallions in my hand. I place them on his hand. He looks down at them and smiles at the glowing metals.

"It's gonna protect you" And he's off leaving with the rest of the players and leaving me on my lonesome of what I thought to be a long time. Then it's finally five minutes till our tradition finally begins going to leave one winner or multiple.

Good Luck Uncle Ben.

"I doubt luck will help him. What he needs is protection don't you think?" Says a slurred bumpy voice behind me coming from the shadows. I turn around and then Gordon walks further to me with only a speck of light hitting his face.

"What do you want?!" I say harshly and tired of this guy already.

"Wow, do you really want to be talking to the head of the camp that way?" He says with his hands behind his back.

"I don't care what you are anymore. I'm tired of you already referring me to these things and I'm no longer afraid of you" I say bravely.

"Seems like you caught what I said in the feast huh?" He says with a wicked grin forming on his face.

"Well guess what you should be afraid of me- matter of fact I should be having you bowing down to me, because this game will be one of the greatest games to be part of and worth watching, when your dear uncle of yours will be hunted down by my fellow savages and be tortured till he has nothing left" He says and anger grows inside me but much more fear.

"Stop lying to m-"

"Oh this isn't false but very real"

"You're crazy" I say as I look at people getting prepared. It's almost time.

"I choose to be kid. Enjoy the games Norman Dull. It's all dedicated just for you" He says finally leaving me all alone with a crazy thought in my head. Uncle Ben is gonna be attacked. They are going after him. Who is going after him.

I quickly enter the tent where Dr. Meredith is setting up her things up for the injured contestants. I reach for her and I manage to catch her attention. "They are going after Uncle Ben, we have to help him" I say to her where she quickly denies it.

"Norman your uncle will be fine, just come help me" She says and I get much more impatient. It pisses me off.  I look over at Harry who's sitting down and I ask him to stop it which he gives me something I didn't want.

It began to give me pressure when the countdown begins and the watchers began to cheer. If no one will help me then fine.

I enter the tent where all teams prep up but no one is here. In here is all the weapons and armor. I quickly grab a survivor armor and put everything on in a rush since the games are commencing. There is weapons in here and we only had to choose one. The only weapons left is a spear, some knives, a sword and a bow. I choose the bow because I thought it would be easier. Uncle Ben probably got an axe. After I'm done I run out to the field where on one side is the survivors and the infected on the other. We all face each other till the games begin. Oh please dear medallions help me. Why am I even here? Then I remember for Uncle Ben.

I'll show Gordon who should be the one bowing down to.

"Campers! First team to have taken down the enemy team wins. Good luck to you all"

5. . . .

As the birds fly passionately and the stars glow above our heads.

4. . . .

Shall come upon a small spark.

3. . . .

Where it shall sooner or later.

2. . . .

Irrupt in into a great inferno.

1. . . .

That will destroy anything in its way.
I choose to be that small spark.