The Insurrection

Chapter Eight

"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." ~ Andy Warhol

I look around and see skepticism and indecision on people's faces, but I know that I could not have told them anything better. I know that I got my point across to them. I look at Taika and Leon who give me a gentle smile as we start heading to the back of the room where Alex is, but a few of the Liberators start asking us questions and we have no choice but to come up with answers for them.

"The talk was great and everything but how are you going to do this?"

"Yeah, what is your plan?"

"You cannot just overthrow UniFed!"

"This is not a game you know!"

Zahra comes in and tells everyone in a calm voice, "I understand that you all have questions, but our guests just got here, and they need some rest. Give them a day and we will hold another meeting where they will answer all your questions. In the meantime, please proceed with your day and genuinely think about what these young ones have asked of you."

They all start dispersing and I thank Zahra.

"You do have to think of something if you are going to want their help though, these people have been through a lot and have seen the worst, so at least give them that." She says.

I nod and she tells Tau to show us to our rooms where we will be staying. He leads us through the dimly lit hallways and stops next to one of the doors that read 'temporary guests'. He opens it and we head inside.

"This is where you will be staying for now; there are three bedrooms here and a bathroom. Breakfast, dinner, and supper will be called through the speakers. I will come and get you for breakfast to show you to the cafeteria. Everyone here follows a strict schedule that they have set on their own, but since we do not know your exact situation right now feel free to roam around. I would suggest you come up with some answers for these people though."

Taika looks like she wants to say something but holds herself back. I thank him and he leaves.

Taika groans and says, "Why is he so annoying?" She starts to imitate his monotonous voice as she talks to us and we all laugh.

"You just don't like him because he calls you princess, your highness," I say teasingly.

"Don't you dare!" She warns.

After a while, we started working out some things regarding this movement. We decided to not keep ourselves a secret like the Liberators did, but instead empower ourselves through the people. We will make ourselves known and make the People of the World stronger, and then we will fight back. We will look for an opportunity where UniFed is vulnerable and use that to our advantage.

We stay up late into the night as we discuss all our possibilities, what could and what could not happen. We get closer to one another and open up about things we never have with anyone else before. We bond over things we have gone through, and over things we love to do. We share our dreams and passions just like characters in books and movies from the twentieth century used to do.

It is funny how much the world changes, how different it is now from the history books we find in libraries. Of course, they do not teach us history in schools. It is up to you to find out what the World was like. I wonder what the history books will say about our time and how people will think of it a thousand years from now.

The next morning, Tau shows us to the cafeteria for breakfast. We stand in line and wait for our turn, some people give us smiles, and some look at us as if we have all the answers they need.