Broken Knowledge

Chapter 15

(Typing on computer again)

     Alan followed El Patron nervously. He knew the man would kill him and Mara, and probably the others too, if he didn't answer the Patron's questions carefully.

     And Rosalina wasn't there to back him up either. She went somewhere to do something shortly after they left the hospital. So if the Patron didn't like what he heard, Alan knew he was fucked.

     The Patron led Alan into the police building and took him to a conference room.

     "Have a seat." Patron commanded.

     Alan sat down beside the Patron and said,"Okay, ask your questions."

     The Patron thought for a moment, then said,"Well first off, where did that thing come from?"

     "Her name is Mara,"Alan said."And she's an Inkling. Her kind must've evolved from squid and emerged from the oceans and took control of the remaining land after our kind took to the seas."

     "Okay but where did it come from?"

     "She came from a city called 'Inkopolis.'"

     "And where's that?"

     "On an entirely different island about 200 miles South-west from here."

     The Patron thought for a moment, pondering the information he just received.

     "How did you guys end up here?" He asked.

     "Mara was shot by..." Alan stopped.

     "Who Alan." The Patron demanded.

     "TELL ME NOW!" The Patron shouted, putting his handgun to Alan's forehead.

     "THE DICTATOR!" Alan shouted.

     The Patron froze. Alan could tell that he was a little overwhelmed by what Alan just told him.

     "And he has complete control over the Inklings enemies," Alan said."The Octolings and Octarians are under his control."

     "He's gonna fucking take over the other island isn't he?"

     Alan nodded."I believe so."

     Before they could say anything else, Rosalina burst into the room and bellowed,"THERE WAS A FUCKING TRACKING DEVICE IN THE FUCKING BULLET!"

     Patron sprang form his seat. He grabbed the radio from his waist and bellowed into it,"WE HAVE A CODE BLACK! BEGIN EVACUATIONS!"

     "Yes sir." A voice responded.

     An alarm began blaring loudly and a voice said from speakers mounted on the walls,"We have a Code Black. Begin evacuations to Beta 1"

     Patron and Rosalina sprinted from the room to begin preparations for the move to Beta 1. This base would be abandoned withen a day, 2 at maximum.

     Alan ran to the hospital, pushing through the crowds of panicking people to get there.

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     Shortly after Alan left, Pearl, Marina, Callie, Marie, Vian, Bridgett, and the pilot of the chopper came to see Mara.

     She smiled when they walked in and said,"Hey guys."

     "Hey 3," Vian said."How are ya holding up?"

     "I'm good, just in pain."

     "How did you get hurt like that?" Marie asked.

     "I was shot." Mara said.

     "Ink?" Bridgett said.

     "No Bridgett," Mara said."I was shot by a human gun."

     "How are human guns any different from ours?" Callie asked.

     "Our guns shoot 'bullets'." The nurse said.

     "Bullets?" Bridgett said, obviously  confused."Not Ink?"

     "No," The nurse said."This is one of our types of guns." The women pulled out a Glock."It's called a 'pistol' or 'handgun'."

     The women unloaded the gun with expert precision and popped the extra bullet from the chamber.

     "This is what our guns shoot."

     The nurse handed the bullet to Bridgett, who examined it, very curious as to how it worked and what is was. 

     "Be careful Bridgett." Vian said.

     "Don't worry," The nurse said."A bullet can't do any harm without a gun to shoot it."

     The Inklings(and Octoling) passed the bullet around, all examining it very closely.

     "I didn't know something so small could do so much damage." Marie said.

     "It could kill with a shot to the head or heart."

     "Ouch." Bridgett said.

    "Yeah, I know." The nurse responded.

     An alarm suddenly began going off, scaring the shit out of all of them.

     "We have a Code Black. Begin evacuations to Beta 1." A voice said from somewhere.

     "What does that mean." Marina cried, getting scared.

     "It means our base has been discovered by the Dictator." The nurse responded gravely.

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