Anon Apocalypse

Spec Ops

I sat in the front seat of the truck as close to the door as I could get, my pups curled in my lap.  Athena revved the truck engine and shifted the gear into drive, turning us to drive the way they had come. I glanced to the back of the truck at the two large men standing tall and nodding at one another deep in conversation. The two of us sat in silence, I wasn't sure what to say. It would be stupid to ask where we were going, obviously to wherever their home was. I sighed and leaned my head against the cool window watching as Athena skillfully maneuvered around trees. Soon enough we reached the end of the forest and continued on dry terrain. My family and I had lived in Texas. Dry, hot, large Texas. My mind wondered to before the Virus, when I would travel and dance for festivals. Wear crazy costumes and dazzle the crowd. I sighed, missing that life. When dancing made me feel free, not killing cannibals and mutants for my survival. 

"We're not far. When we get there Alpha will give you the rules and rundown. Then you can eat and shower and whatever." she nodded her head to my lap, "Not sure what the verdict on them will be." I tightened my grip on their furry bodies and narrowed my eyes. 

"If they don't stay I don't." My voice never wavered and I stared into where I assumed her eyes rested.  She shrugged and we continued on in silence. It wasn't long  before I could see our destination in the distance. It looked to be a military base, high walls with metal gates. As we approached the entrance I saw a smiling face engraved in the gate. V from Vendetta huh? I strained my neck to see more detail as the gate slowly swung open. Athena drove us through and guided the truck to pull alongside other parked militarized vehicles. Riot and Tank hopped out of the bed of the truck and began unloading their gear. I hadn't paid much attention before but piled in the back were piles of wood logs and crates of animals bodies. I gasped at the sight of the game they had caught. They must be good at hunting if they were able to find all these animals. I held Tempest and Stella closer keeping my eye on the men as they unpacked. Athena shut the engine and climbed down from the truck. I pushed my door open and stepped down myself. I bent over to let the pups on the ground and they trotted around the truck. They sniffed the legs of Riot and Tank who stepped back startled. 

Tank knelt down scratching Stella's head, making her whine with joy. I smiled as the giant man delicately handled the baby fox. As I watched the charming exchange a metal door to our right swung open and a fit young man walked through. He wore black cargo pants tucked into combat boots and a fitted black top. He was well built, like a Marine. Unlike his companions his features were visible, no mask covered his handsome face. He had buzzed brown hair, brown eyes and a sharp jaw. He had a dimple in his chin and one in his cheek as he smiled at our group.

"Welcome back. Seems like you brought back more than supplies this trip," He gave me a wink and knelt down to pat Tempest as he skittered around his feet. He then approached me and held his hand out for me to shake. "My name's Alpha. You seem to have met my team already. Welcome to Anon headquarters!" I kept a firm grip shaking his hand. My father always told me to shake a hand properly so as not to be underestimated. Well he seems nice at least. "Now I'm sure you're tired, hungry and dying for a shower so i'll keep this short.  We as Anonymous work to rebuild the world, we have bases all around the US, but this is headquarters. We have teams that specialize in key aspects to helping the movement. We have our soldiers, like Team A here that saved you, they specialize in hunting and gathering as well as patrolling the boarders to keep the base safe from unwanted guests. There's teams who specialize in the the rebuilding of the world, they set out in teams to towns nearby to help establish strong territories. Our technicians who specialize in keeping our machinery up and running. Our medical team, that's our first stop for you little lady, and there's more that we can get into later." My mind tried processing all this information. It was almost like an entire civilization here. As Alpha was talking a small group of men and women joined us to start clearing out the supplies Team A had brought back. "Alright! Now why don't you just follow us to the med ward and get you checked out, then i'll have Team A show you to your quarters! Since they found you i'll leave you in their hands."