2 - Chapter 9 - Nuclear Reactor + Luca

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So this chapter is dedicated to AlohaStitch0626 because she has voted on every single chapter, and I also love her to death. But she has voted on every chapter that I have published, an she has given me so many good ideas for this book. It means so so so much to me. I would love to thank you so much and I love you.

3rd person PoV

"The coast is clear. You can come out now." Says Murphy. The door to the reactor openes. A man looks out cautiously. "It's okay" Murphy also says. They come out. "We got clothing and medical supplies. Jackson said to only change the grossest bandages. Prioritize the antibiotics. Highest fevers only. You understand?" He asks as the two men grab the different bags.

"There's no food" says Trey

"We're working on that" says Murphy "Jackson's getting us some bread." He adds on. Trey turns to the other man.

"Maybe we should just kneel." He says

"What? No. Trey everybody down there. Including you. Lost people at Sheidhedas big debut. He knows that. You're scared. But if he lets you live eventually that fears gonna turn to anger. You're gonna want revenge and rightfully so. He will kill you to prevent that." Says Murphy. Mad that they even thought that.

"What are we supposed to do?" Asks Trey "We can't just hide down there forever."

"We are working on that too. I promise." Says Murphy

"And we trust you." Says the other man. "Come on Trey. Let's pass this stuff out." He adds on. Trey grabs a box and walks back into the reactor. The other man puts his arm on Murphy's shoulder. "I was right to believe in you." He says. He goes to walk away.

"Wait" says Murphy. The man turns around and looks towards Murphy. "Take care of my daughter for me please?" He asks

"Always" says the man then h grabs the other box and walks in the reactor. He sits the door behind him. Emori walks up behind himZ. Hugging him from behind. Murphy whips around so he's facing her.

"Do you think she'll be okay at the end of all of this?" she asks

"I hope so. Maybe she will be able to grow up like a normal kid then. She won't be considered royalty to anyone then. We can live in a house in the woods. With no one there but us three." He says

"Wren would love that. Not being the center of the spotlight. Actually being a kid. Being free." She says back

" Yea we could be a happy family. No fighting. We'd give her the childhood neither of us got to have. " he says. He kisses her on the forehead like they do for Wren.

"We could have a picnic and we would all be happy" she says back. Smiling at what she has to look forward to. Trying to make some happiness in the midst of sadness, pain, and war. Someone knocks on the door. Murphy gets out of the hug and walks toward the door. He pushed the curtains to see who it is. He sees Indra. He lets go of the curtains and locks the door.

"Indra" says Murphy as he opens the door. She walks in with a wheelbarrow. Covered with a blanket.

"What the heck is that? What have you got?" He asks

"Sheild Heda slaughter the children of Gabriel. They didn't kneel." She says. Murphy and Emori look at each other. Nelson didn't do what they told him to do. He didn't kneel like Emori said.

"All of them?" Asks Emori. Indra takes the sheet off of the wheelbarrow. There's boy around Wrens age laying in it.

"Almost all" she says

"Hey. Hey. It's okay" says Murphy and he goes to the boy in the wheelbarrows side. "It's okay. I got you kid. Come on. Come on." He adds on and he helps the kid out of the wheelbarrow. He recognizes the boy as one of his daughters friends named Luca. Emori walks over to him. Making sure he's okay like she does for her own daughter.

"Can you protect him?" She asks the two.

"I think we might know a place" says Murphy

"Your safe now. Come on" says Emori to Luca putting her arm around his shoulders. Leading him to the reactor. We're everyone else is hiding.

"There's more" Indra says to Murphy. He turns and looks at her. "Sheidheda is looking for Wren. If he finds her. He'll kill her and you too." She adds on

"Yeah trust me. I'm aware. But I'm not letting her die. You saw how broken Emori was when she saw that her daughter was dead, and how hard it was for her to see her alive again but not recognize her own mother. Wren can't die. I'll die before she does." He says. Once a looks at him

" Having a daughter did you good" she says

"Yes she was the light in are days. The one thing that kept us all happy" he says. They look at each other for a moment before Once a speaks again.

"Do you have any weapons?" She asks

"Nuclear reactor count?" Asks Murphy instead of answering her question. She doesn't answer. Instead she puts the blanket back on the wheelbarrow. Murphy opens the door. Indra walks out with the wheelbarrow.

"I'm proud of you Murphy." She says stopping in the doorway.

"Yeah get in line." He says and she finally walks out. He locks the door behind her.

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