Utopia-The Tale of The Worlds ✔️

Chapter 5:

The next morning

After eating breakfast, they all started roaming around the palace. Until they ran into Lark.

"Hey good you guys are here. I was looking for you." Lark said

"What's wrong? Did something happen?" Vile asked

"No. I just thought you guys might want to hang around and see Utopia before tonight." He replied

"Oh that's great! I can't wait to do some shopping. Who knows I might find something good for my wedding!" Ashley said excitedly

"Ash, our wedding isn't for another two years." Vile said. They both had decided to postpone their wedding plans because of the new jobs they were starting and their time schedule wasn't coordinating.

"So? What's wrong with buying in advance? Am I right, Lea?" Ashley said

"Huh....yeah...sure.." Azalea replied as she looked like she was deep in thoughts

"Okay then let's go!" Aster said

They all went through the main shopping district, saw various sites and ate different things.
They were still walking around when suddenly Aster sees an ice cream stand.

"Oh! Ice cream!" She ran towards it while Ashley and Vile followed after her

"Hey, wait for me!" Azalea said as she also followed them

"That guy...." Lark said as he glared at the ice cream man who looked like a normal citizen

"What's wrong?" Wren asked

"Nothing...I'll tell you guys later." Lark replied as they also went to buy ice creams

While sitting in a park and eating ice cream, Lark started going on about this new group who has been responsible for murders recently.

"That ice cream man is also one of them." He said

"Huh? But he looked pretty normal." Ashley said

"He certainly didn't give the vibe of being related to the murderer group." Vile said

"Well he has that tattoo on him. I saw it before." Lark said

"What tattoo?" Azalea asked

"It's a symbol of their group. They have it on their foot." Lark said

"Oh. Then isn't it easy to find them this way?" Ashley said

"But wait it's just a tattoo. Anyone can get it. Even if they are not part of the group. How do you know that's really the guy?" Wren asked

"Because their tattoos are different. They aren't like normal like yours. It is carved into them. In simple words you can call it a scar. It is first carved using a knife and then it is staked so that the wound won't heal and the sign would stay forever." Lark explained

"That's got to hurt....who does that?" Aster said

"Why haven't you caught him yet?" Vile asked

"Because if we pursue him, then they will know that we know about the scars." Lark replied

"So you're tailing him for now?" Ashley asked

"Yep. Oh and I forgot. You guys finished looking around?" Lark asked

"Yeah. Why?" Aster said

"You have to go to the council. They all want to see you." Lark said as they all then went towards the royal palace

That evening

"Okay so let's go over the plan once more." Lark said

"It's fine. We already know it. And you've gone over the plan twice." Wren replied as he was checking out the guns

They were all in the office of the tasks force which was underground.

"Oh god, all these devices are amazing!" Azalea said as they all were checking out the various new devices

"I still think we should go over the plan once more." Lark said

"Relax, man. It's going to be awesome. Now tell me, what does this thing do?" Wren said as he was holding a small chip

"Oh show me show me!" Aster said as she took it from his hand and started looking at some button to press to see what it does

"Please be serious. My city is at stake here. They could be planning a massive bomb blast or even a coup for all we know." Lark said to Wren

"I know." Wren said

"No, you don't know." Lark said as he took the chip back from Aster

"Trust me. I know. We are not gonna let you down." Wren said as Aster snatched the chip back and pressed a button on it

"Aster don't!" Lark said which surprises Aster

In her surprise she throws the chip from her hand and it lands near Vile. In seconds a shield appears around him, trapping him inside.

"Gosh, you scared me!" She said

"What did you do? What is this thing?" Ashley asked as she tried to touch the shield but she felt a spark

"This is a device which kind of creates a wall. No one can go in or go out from the space it creates. You can't hear what one says inside it nor they can hear what you say outside the space." Lark explained as he glared at Aster and she mumbled a meek sorry

Everyone looked at Vile who looked like he was saying something. But they all were unable to hear him.

"What's he saying?" Ashley asked as Lark hands her a notepad

"Since he's able to see you, use this to communicate." Lark said as Aster takes the notepad from Ashley and writes a huge sorry on it and shows it to Vile

"I've got to ask. What is the point of this thing?" Azalea asked

"It's umm....I don't know....honestly, I don't know. Just what is the point of this thing?" Lark replied

"So how long till he is able to move again?" Wren asked

"It will take a while." Lark replied

"How much is a while?" Ashley asked

"A few hours?" Lark said

"A few hours! Now what are we going to do? We need Vile for this mission." Azalea said

"I know!" Lark said as he again glares at Aster

"I think we need to go over the plan once again." Wren said

"Okay so it's like this. We are going to close one gate. Me and Ashley will be on the other gate. Wren will pretend to be their member and will go inside, while Lark and Aster will be outside. Right?" Azalea said

"Yeah." Everyone said as they were all geared up and ready

Lark handed everyone an ear piece,
"Here, wear these. Zed will help you guys out."

"Zed?" Azalea asked as they all wore that ear piece

"Hello~ I am Zed. Nice to hear you all. I'll be taking care of you guys through cameras." A guy spoke in all of their ears

"Oh hi!" Aster replied

"Let's go everyone. It's time. Oh and be careful!" Lark said as they all looked at each other and then at Vile who looked like he was saying something, but no one could hear him.