Original Stories Fan Fiction ❯ Beri'ah ❯ Beri'ah: Chapter 3 ( Chapter 4 )
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By: ShionShin-Ra 
Seclorum comforts Jin. Allundra and Madeline go on a small road trip. Ruben takes his team to search for a little girl.
Miscellaneous: Original Stories Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 07.16.2007 | Pages: 4 | Words: 4.0K | Visits: 129 | Status: Completed
Seclorum comforts Jin. Allundra and Madeline go on a small road trip. Ruben takes his team to search for a little girl.
Miscellaneous: Original Stories Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 07.16.2007 | Pages: 4 | Words: 4.0K | Visits: 129 | Status: Completed
Chapter 3
The person who made this story readable, Beta by: Callie Avalon
TY! TY Callie Avalon!! ^_^
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< /font> The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.
Friedrich Nietzsche
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With the moonlight barely sneaking into the dark room through the curtains, a man sits alone in the middle of a circle of candles. He also had a single lit candle in front of him. He's in a meditative state. The room was drafty but it did not bother the man. He was focused on something else. From the only entrance that led to this room the man was sitting in, he could sense and smell a familiar spirit standing in the doorway. Her soft rose perfume lingered and slowly filled the room with a sweet garden scent.
"Seclorum" the man broke the silence and his concentration. "What are you doing here child?"
"I am sorry Jin, I tried not to make a sound this time but..."
"It's your perfume," he cut her off in a low friendly voice. "I can smell it. You of all people should be more aware of the senses other than sight." He kept his calm posture.
"I'm sorry I was out late at night, I did not think you would be here of all places tonight." She kept her voice low also.
"It's ok child, I am just meditating... I also needed to be here."
"Do you still have a migraine?" She asked in a concern fashion. She tried not to raise her voice but when she finished her question, it came out a little to squeaky and loud.
"As long as I meditate, the pain is not that bad."
"Then I shall go and leave you to your silence. I am sorry to have intruded on you." She reminded herself to keep her voice down.
"Please stay." Jin rose from the ground. The man was lengthy and tall. Standing a little over six feet he always kept a proud posture. Now living in this new life and on the island he decided to let his raven jet-black hair grow and live out his dream of becoming a samurai. He always stood by Saint Matthew's side giving his word to always help protect the Saints niece, Seclorum. His yellow skin was of the proper Asian decent but you could tell he was mixed with some American or European decent. Jin's sky clear blue eyes were focused on Seclorum. Though there weremostly shadows, Seclorum stuck out like a light beam in the dark.
Seclorum has tanned peach skin, with few scattered freckles covering her body. She had natural silver hair and stood five feet even with colorless eyes. She had been blind since birth but that had never bothered her. She still found ways to keep herself knowledgeable about the world.
"Would you enjoy my company if I did stay?"
"I always have Seclorum, you know that."
Though she was blind she walked up to him and reached up trying to find his face. Jin grabbed her hand and bent down to place her hand on his face.
"I can feel you smile, but I sense you are not happy." She whispered.
"I been having nightmares and bad daydreaming visions. I feel this is the cause of my headaches. Why am I suffering so much pain right now?" He whispered back. He looked into her eyes and though he knew she could not see him, he felt like she could see into his soul.
"God has a reason for this." They kept their voices at a whisper tone and it had not bothered Jin as much. "What do your nightmares and daydreams consists of?"
"I think it's about her. I can never see her face, but in my nightmares I see her from the back entering into, flames or her floating dead face down in the water. Every dream is just as bad as the next, her being dead and her body mutilated in some way; either eaten by wolves, or bugs, burned, skinned and cut up slowly as she is still alive.... I hear her high screeching screams. During the day is not any better. This paradise is turning into a living hell. I would be walking alone and hear someone laughing, crying, coughing, a noise just to distract me. As is human nature, curiosity got the better of me and I would go and investigate the noise only to see her, jumping off a cliff, hanging from a tree, or bashing her head up against a rock. WHY do I see these events? I cannot leave this room, and at my weakest points I must cling to the company of others, or I am afraid I will go more insane. I am glade you arrived, meditation does help some, but it too is slowly is begging to lose its charm."
"So your visions are getting stronger?"
"I feel like I am going crazy with how many hallucinations I been having during the day lately... I'm sorry Seclorum."
"No need to be... you are feeling great pain right now and are having horrible visions. Anyone in your position would feel the same as you do right now. Would you like to go see the town doctor and ask for a sedative?"
"We must not waste what supplies we have on such insignificant matters. We have children on this island who might need it more than I."
"Jin..." Seclorum sighed. "You need to quit thinking of others for once and think of yourself."
"I'll be fine." Jin patted her hand. "I feel the only reason why I am seeing all these horrible memories of her is because she is coming to us. I sense her presence closing in on the island."
"You have always been more sensitive than the rest of us. How is it that you do not need to touch one of us to see memories, even if all the memories you have of her is when she killed herself multiple times in past lives?"
"Believe me at times I do not enjoy it. I don't get to choose what or whom I want to see. It just happens when it does. All I know is I feel like this will pass when she arrives."
A smile appeared on Seclorum's face once more,
"Then please, take a sedative and sleep for awhile. Your mind needs to rest and so do your body and soul." She said with much concern.
There was a small silence between them, but Jin loved Seclorum and to hear the worry in her voice made him sad.
"Could you go get me one sweetie, and meet me at my hut? I must admit I am feeling very faint right now."
"I will also have guards assigned around your hut so no one will bother you while you rest." She added.
They embraced hugged each other tightly and let go after some time.
"When she is here, you will be ok...right?" She asked
Jin said nothing but she could feel him nod. She couldn't bear to see her friend in this state. Why, out of all of them was he bearing this enormous pain? Why was Jin seeing events and memories in ways the others couldn't?
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A young man of around the age of twenty was lying on the hot desert sand looking over a cliff to the village below. He was keeping himself from being seen. Looking through some binoculars at the village for some time now, his eyes became heavy due to the lack of activity everywhere.
"I don't even know why I'm being ordered to stay here. Nothing’s happening." The man whispered to himself. "And in the fucken middle of the fucken damn day too. From the walkie-talkie sitting next to him he heard.
"Lure...LURE!"
He picked it up and answered it.
"I'm here damn it. If you don't want to get caught I suggest you keep your voice down."
"You idiot. They’re about six stories below you in a loud busy village. They can't hear you but they will be able to see you if someone happens to look up. From your position you will stick out like a sore thumb. Now what's going on?"
"Same as 2 hours ago..."
"And what may that be?"
"...Nothing sir."
"I know they’re holding her in that town. I can feel it."
"Ruben are you sure the girl is there?" He asked with some concern. "I mean you have been wrong in the past a few times. If you look at this village, this does not look like the type of village where life is like that. I see active women talking and enjoying their day freely. It's a surprise how well hidden this village is."
"Just stay at that location and keep a watch out, and answer right away when I call you."
"Yes sir."
Lure took another big sigh.
"Damn this is going to suck. I'm out here baking in the sun watching a fucken boring ass town for no fucken reason. Fuck this. Ruben is wasting our time, those bandits could be long gone with that girl by now." Lure began to think about the little girl and what she might have been experiencing right now. He sighed, "poor child she didn't do anything to anyone. Just an innocent child.... What are those perverts thinking of?." Lure began to lose his patience and temper but still kept his position even though deep down inside he wanted to get in his car and drive far from here and try to find the girl. But where would he start, all the rumors they did hear pointed she would be in this village. He repetitively smacked his head on in the sand in frustration.
Ruben sat in the tent they had set up miles away from the village. They made the place look like a camping ground, and told everyone who went by they are just travelers. Revealing their true identities and where they come from could be deadly in some parts of these areas. His other men and closes confidants were making their usual ruckus, talking about women, gambling and the latest basketball game. Ruben on the other hand cared for none of these subjects. He couldn't figure out how people could just go on with their lives. He kept himself focused on what had to be done at all times as the life inside of him withered away. To him, finding this little girl meant everything. It reassured him that he still had some emotion within him. Their rowdiness got louder.
"Will you three shut the fuck up!"
The men turned to look at their commander. They were use to being talked to this way but something in Ruben's voice this time made them acknowledge that their leader was frustrated.
"Oh boss calm down. Its not like we can walk in that village and grab her." Fred said walking over to his commander.
"We would be crazy to. Those men could be anything, convicts, and Navy Seals. I just know the men who run those types of rings are not pushovers." Jack added.
"Lure said this town did not look like that type of place. He told me he was watching women walking around freely along with men and children. It looks like a safe town..."
"Even if it is, do you really think they’re just going to let four men waltz in there and demand a child from them, especially a little girl? Those villagers won't even let us get in through the front doors of their town. Adults can be vicious, especially when a little kid’s involved."
Ruben nodded his head and agreed, but frustration was overtaking him.
"We need to get that little girl to Saint Matthew as soon as possible."
"So we're not going to take her back to Holly also? Will the President not become suspicious when she hears Saint Matthew has all eight of them in his possession?" William asked.
Ruben stood there and looked at all three of his friends.
Fred, animal loving, peace making man. Why did Ruben ever offer him a job in the military? The man was born to take care of animals, and spread peace, that was his personality. You couldn't tell by Fred’s rugged looks, that he was a sensitive man. Blond beard and buzzed hair cut along with his brown eyes, Fred stood shorter then the rest even at his age. Lure, the youngest of the group, even towered over Fred, but the guy was used to it. He was a short all his life, but his heart was what made him big. Ruben did all he could to be especially careful on where he sent Fred. He knew the kid was meant for big things, more than what they were doing and he wanted to keep him safe till the day Fred would answer a greater calling.
William was a complex asshole when he wanted to be. Ruben enjoyed the man's company, but trying to settle an argument with the man was the most frustrating thing Ruben ever had to do. There was something in his nagging and pestering that would cause Ruben to turn over easily. It seemed like William had a great influence over him. William was part Irish and part German, with a square head, and his great height he stuck out in any crowd. William’s best friend did not stand as tall as he did, but Jack did not need height to intimidate people, his natural personality was enough to scare anyone away.
It seemed that the only people who can really handle and tolerate Jack were his crew. To Jack though all he needed was his friends and everything was fine in his life. Though a lot of his Native American features stuck out he was also part white. The man was crazier then anything or anyone he had ever met. Sometimes Ruben would wonder if when Jack pleaded insanity to all the murders he did, were he really insane. Either way Ruben came to trust Jack with his life and had never feared the man. Ruben was worried about Jack sometimes but he was never scared of him.
Ruben shook his head and replied,
"No, first thing we need to do is get Saint Matthew to trust us. The only way he will trust us is if we hand over everyone we find. President Holly won't understand why we’re doing this, so just for now, we keep our other operation under wraps."
"How do we even know she belongs to one of the eight?" William asked.
"A song bird told me." was all he said.
Jack and William looked at each other as Fred responded,
"Sir? Song Bird? By all means sir, you make, absolutely no sense at all."
"I have someone who assured me she is one of the eight."
"Who?"
"I'm sorry men, I can not reveal the identity of our helper right now, but I assure you, what we are doing is for the better of humanity.
"Sir?" Fred asked. Ruben’s troops seemed confused by his attitude about the whole situation. Sure Ruben was a kick back man who rarely lost his temper or showed any emotion toward anything but they could tell this mission was getting to him. "Are you fine?." They saw their leader stare past them and out of the tent's opening. There was nothing out there but Ruben saw something, his thoughts and events he had playing in his head. Trying to figure out if the girl’s in that town or not and how they could get in there. Then an idea hit him.,
"Jack" Ruben finally spoke out in a command toned.
"Sir?"
"Call Lure back, tell him he needs to rest up, we're going to sneak into that town tonight and try to find that girl."
"Yes sir." Jack got up and grabbed the walkie-talkie and exited the tent.
"Sneak in?" William asked.
"Yes," Ruben grabbed the map he had of the area and started to make small noises that helped him think.
William and Fred knew not to talk to their leader when he was thinking. They sat back and kept their mouths shut.
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It was another extremely hot afternoon in the California desert, but this time traveling across the desert was not as bad. Allundra had rented a car with the air conditioning still working. It put Madeline to sleep right away so Allundra let the woman sleep on their short car trip. From where they were the ports had to be about three hours away. Allundra noticed Madeline was shifting a lot and moaning but assumed it was just in the unconformable position she was trying to sleep in that made her act this way. Only after seeing her grab her throat and gasping for air did he stop the car, reach out and rip her clutched hands from around her neck, as he yelled,
"MADELINE! STOP!"
"Aahhhhhh!"
Her hands tried to reach for her throat but Allundra clasped her hands together restraining them in one of his hands. With his free hand he shook her violently and she began to come around.
"What are you doing Allundra?!" She was shock to see their current position.
Allundra released her immediately and positioned himself back in his seat. Keeping his vision fixed on her, with a worried look he shook his head and asked,
"Why the hell were you strangling yourself?"
"I..." She stopped, pausing for a second she let the question sink into her mind. "Strangling.... Myself?" She was a bit shocked herself at what she heard.
Allundra looked at their surroundings and where they stopped.
"Allundra." Madeline tried to get his attention.
"Shhhhh." Allundra held his index finger up to his lips to also signal her silence. She obeyed.
From what it looked like Allundra was trying to hear something. The only thing she could hear was the birds and the wind. She looked at their surroundings herself and saw nothing. Looking back at Allundra he was also still looking around. She noticed him slowly moving his hand to the keys to start the engine again. As soon as he turned the key to start the car, she heard another loud noise. She looked back out the car as she heard Allundra say,
"Shit we got to go NOW!" As soon as Allundra put the car in drive she spotted a small convoy of trucks. Each small jeep held armed men. The guards were holding huge guns, and even the truck was armed with guns. Allundra sped off too fast for her to see anymore.
"What was that Allundra?" she asked looking back at nothing now.
"Something we don't need to be around."
"Are they that dangerous?"
"Yes..." Allundra said in a low tone. Keeping his vision focused on the road they were on; he let his thoughts wonder off. He began to think about Veronica again and with out thinking he foot was weighing down the foot pedals accelerating their speed.
"Allundra slow down will you?"
Allundra did not hear her.
"ALLUNDRA!" She yelled looking at the road in front of them. Sand hills everywhere, thank god they were not heading towards one, but they way he was driving they will soon.
Allundra shook his head and acknowledging they were going to fast, he released his foot off the gas. They cruised till he felt that they were slowed down enough. Madeline touched her chest with one hand feeling her heart pounding while giving a huge sigh.
"What a day huh?" she heard Allundra say. "First you choking yourself, then those guys appeared."
"That group of people... is that one of those slave trading rings Maggie told me about?"
Allundra did not want to say yes, but he knew she had to at least know what one of them looked like. He nodded his head slowly.
"Are you scared of them?" She asked. She thought again about all his actions right now. Was this how he was when he was scared?.
"Not scared, worried. If it were only I traveling they would leave me alone, but with you... We just can't stay here any longer. If those people caught up to us and saw you, I could do all my best to protect you but my best wouldn't be good enough. I'm too easily outnumbered. Now do you understand how dangerous this world is now?" He looked over at her.
She nodded her head, staring froward.
"Thank you." she said in a low, sweet voice.
"For?"
"Everything... protecting me, bringing me somewhere safe, being a good friend... Thank you."
Allundra glanced over at her and smiled.
"No problem... Look if you promise not to choke yourself again you could go back to sleep."
"...No. It’s ok I'm not tired anymore." She touched her neck and tried to remember what she was dreaming of. All she knew is that she felt like she was being strangled herself in the dream.
"Why were you trying to choke yourself?"
"… I don't know..."
She couldn't imagine why she would choke herself.
"Has this happened before?"
"..…Never..."
"Do you remember anything about what was going on in your sleep before I woke you up?"
"I just remember...choking, that’s it..." She looked out her side window so Allundra would not see her emotions. For whatever reason she wanted to cry.
They both kept their silence as Allundra gave her time to think to herself. She kept focusing on what she could have been dreaming about, but it was a a blur to her only the feeling of her choking was all she could rememberer.
To be continued:
Note:
Sorry for the short chapter, and the long delay. Sometimes life sucks when it occupies your time. Along with writing this story I am also writing a short 2-part story on a real life event that happened to me (just because I'm pissed off and need to vent. XD) So upcoming in a few weeks, look for new chapters in this story and a new short 2 part story.
The person who made this story readable, Beta by: Callie Avalon
TY! TY Callie Avalon!! ^_^
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< /font> The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.
Friedrich Nietzsche
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With the moonlight barely sneaking into the dark room through the curtains, a man sits alone in the middle of a circle of candles. He also had a single lit candle in front of him. He's in a meditative state. The room was drafty but it did not bother the man. He was focused on something else. From the only entrance that led to this room the man was sitting in, he could sense and smell a familiar spirit standing in the doorway. Her soft rose perfume lingered and slowly filled the room with a sweet garden scent.
"Seclorum" the man broke the silence and his concentration. "What are you doing here child?"
"I am sorry Jin, I tried not to make a sound this time but..."
"It's your perfume," he cut her off in a low friendly voice. "I can smell it. You of all people should be more aware of the senses other than sight." He kept his calm posture.
"I'm sorry I was out late at night, I did not think you would be here of all places tonight." She kept her voice low also.
"It's ok child, I am just meditating... I also needed to be here."
"Do you still have a migraine?" She asked in a concern fashion. She tried not to raise her voice but when she finished her question, it came out a little to squeaky and loud.
"As long as I meditate, the pain is not that bad."
"Then I shall go and leave you to your silence. I am sorry to have intruded on you." She reminded herself to keep her voice down.
"Please stay." Jin rose from the ground. The man was lengthy and tall. Standing a little over six feet he always kept a proud posture. Now living in this new life and on the island he decided to let his raven jet-black hair grow and live out his dream of becoming a samurai. He always stood by Saint Matthew's side giving his word to always help protect the Saints niece, Seclorum. His yellow skin was of the proper Asian decent but you could tell he was mixed with some American or European decent. Jin's sky clear blue eyes were focused on Seclorum. Though there weremostly shadows, Seclorum stuck out like a light beam in the dark.
Seclorum has tanned peach skin, with few scattered freckles covering her body. She had natural silver hair and stood five feet even with colorless eyes. She had been blind since birth but that had never bothered her. She still found ways to keep herself knowledgeable about the world.
"Would you enjoy my company if I did stay?"
"I always have Seclorum, you know that."
Though she was blind she walked up to him and reached up trying to find his face. Jin grabbed her hand and bent down to place her hand on his face.
"I can feel you smile, but I sense you are not happy." She whispered.
"I been having nightmares and bad daydreaming visions. I feel this is the cause of my headaches. Why am I suffering so much pain right now?" He whispered back. He looked into her eyes and though he knew she could not see him, he felt like she could see into his soul.
"God has a reason for this." They kept their voices at a whisper tone and it had not bothered Jin as much. "What do your nightmares and daydreams consists of?"
"I think it's about her. I can never see her face, but in my nightmares I see her from the back entering into, flames or her floating dead face down in the water. Every dream is just as bad as the next, her being dead and her body mutilated in some way; either eaten by wolves, or bugs, burned, skinned and cut up slowly as she is still alive.... I hear her high screeching screams. During the day is not any better. This paradise is turning into a living hell. I would be walking alone and hear someone laughing, crying, coughing, a noise just to distract me. As is human nature, curiosity got the better of me and I would go and investigate the noise only to see her, jumping off a cliff, hanging from a tree, or bashing her head up against a rock. WHY do I see these events? I cannot leave this room, and at my weakest points I must cling to the company of others, or I am afraid I will go more insane. I am glade you arrived, meditation does help some, but it too is slowly is begging to lose its charm."
"So your visions are getting stronger?"
"I feel like I am going crazy with how many hallucinations I been having during the day lately... I'm sorry Seclorum."
"No need to be... you are feeling great pain right now and are having horrible visions. Anyone in your position would feel the same as you do right now. Would you like to go see the town doctor and ask for a sedative?"
"We must not waste what supplies we have on such insignificant matters. We have children on this island who might need it more than I."
"Jin..." Seclorum sighed. "You need to quit thinking of others for once and think of yourself."
"I'll be fine." Jin patted her hand. "I feel the only reason why I am seeing all these horrible memories of her is because she is coming to us. I sense her presence closing in on the island."
"You have always been more sensitive than the rest of us. How is it that you do not need to touch one of us to see memories, even if all the memories you have of her is when she killed herself multiple times in past lives?"
"Believe me at times I do not enjoy it. I don't get to choose what or whom I want to see. It just happens when it does. All I know is I feel like this will pass when she arrives."
A smile appeared on Seclorum's face once more,
"Then please, take a sedative and sleep for awhile. Your mind needs to rest and so do your body and soul." She said with much concern.
There was a small silence between them, but Jin loved Seclorum and to hear the worry in her voice made him sad.
"Could you go get me one sweetie, and meet me at my hut? I must admit I am feeling very faint right now."
"I will also have guards assigned around your hut so no one will bother you while you rest." She added.
They embraced hugged each other tightly and let go after some time.
"When she is here, you will be ok...right?" She asked
Jin said nothing but she could feel him nod. She couldn't bear to see her friend in this state. Why, out of all of them was he bearing this enormous pain? Why was Jin seeing events and memories in ways the others couldn't?
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A young man of around the age of twenty was lying on the hot desert sand looking over a cliff to the village below. He was keeping himself from being seen. Looking through some binoculars at the village for some time now, his eyes became heavy due to the lack of activity everywhere.
"I don't even know why I'm being ordered to stay here. Nothing’s happening." The man whispered to himself. "And in the fucken middle of the fucken damn day too. From the walkie-talkie sitting next to him he heard.
"Lure...LURE!"
He picked it up and answered it.
"I'm here damn it. If you don't want to get caught I suggest you keep your voice down."
"You idiot. They’re about six stories below you in a loud busy village. They can't hear you but they will be able to see you if someone happens to look up. From your position you will stick out like a sore thumb. Now what's going on?"
"Same as 2 hours ago..."
"And what may that be?"
"...Nothing sir."
"I know they’re holding her in that town. I can feel it."
"Ruben are you sure the girl is there?" He asked with some concern. "I mean you have been wrong in the past a few times. If you look at this village, this does not look like the type of village where life is like that. I see active women talking and enjoying their day freely. It's a surprise how well hidden this village is."
"Just stay at that location and keep a watch out, and answer right away when I call you."
"Yes sir."
Lure took another big sigh.
"Damn this is going to suck. I'm out here baking in the sun watching a fucken boring ass town for no fucken reason. Fuck this. Ruben is wasting our time, those bandits could be long gone with that girl by now." Lure began to think about the little girl and what she might have been experiencing right now. He sighed, "poor child she didn't do anything to anyone. Just an innocent child.... What are those perverts thinking of?." Lure began to lose his patience and temper but still kept his position even though deep down inside he wanted to get in his car and drive far from here and try to find the girl. But where would he start, all the rumors they did hear pointed she would be in this village. He repetitively smacked his head on in the sand in frustration.
Ruben sat in the tent they had set up miles away from the village. They made the place look like a camping ground, and told everyone who went by they are just travelers. Revealing their true identities and where they come from could be deadly in some parts of these areas. His other men and closes confidants were making their usual ruckus, talking about women, gambling and the latest basketball game. Ruben on the other hand cared for none of these subjects. He couldn't figure out how people could just go on with their lives. He kept himself focused on what had to be done at all times as the life inside of him withered away. To him, finding this little girl meant everything. It reassured him that he still had some emotion within him. Their rowdiness got louder.
"Will you three shut the fuck up!"
The men turned to look at their commander. They were use to being talked to this way but something in Ruben's voice this time made them acknowledge that their leader was frustrated.
"Oh boss calm down. Its not like we can walk in that village and grab her." Fred said walking over to his commander.
"We would be crazy to. Those men could be anything, convicts, and Navy Seals. I just know the men who run those types of rings are not pushovers." Jack added.
"Lure said this town did not look like that type of place. He told me he was watching women walking around freely along with men and children. It looks like a safe town..."
"Even if it is, do you really think they’re just going to let four men waltz in there and demand a child from them, especially a little girl? Those villagers won't even let us get in through the front doors of their town. Adults can be vicious, especially when a little kid’s involved."
Ruben nodded his head and agreed, but frustration was overtaking him.
"We need to get that little girl to Saint Matthew as soon as possible."
"So we're not going to take her back to Holly also? Will the President not become suspicious when she hears Saint Matthew has all eight of them in his possession?" William asked.
Ruben stood there and looked at all three of his friends.
Fred, animal loving, peace making man. Why did Ruben ever offer him a job in the military? The man was born to take care of animals, and spread peace, that was his personality. You couldn't tell by Fred’s rugged looks, that he was a sensitive man. Blond beard and buzzed hair cut along with his brown eyes, Fred stood shorter then the rest even at his age. Lure, the youngest of the group, even towered over Fred, but the guy was used to it. He was a short all his life, but his heart was what made him big. Ruben did all he could to be especially careful on where he sent Fred. He knew the kid was meant for big things, more than what they were doing and he wanted to keep him safe till the day Fred would answer a greater calling.
William was a complex asshole when he wanted to be. Ruben enjoyed the man's company, but trying to settle an argument with the man was the most frustrating thing Ruben ever had to do. There was something in his nagging and pestering that would cause Ruben to turn over easily. It seemed like William had a great influence over him. William was part Irish and part German, with a square head, and his great height he stuck out in any crowd. William’s best friend did not stand as tall as he did, but Jack did not need height to intimidate people, his natural personality was enough to scare anyone away.
It seemed that the only people who can really handle and tolerate Jack were his crew. To Jack though all he needed was his friends and everything was fine in his life. Though a lot of his Native American features stuck out he was also part white. The man was crazier then anything or anyone he had ever met. Sometimes Ruben would wonder if when Jack pleaded insanity to all the murders he did, were he really insane. Either way Ruben came to trust Jack with his life and had never feared the man. Ruben was worried about Jack sometimes but he was never scared of him.
Ruben shook his head and replied,
"No, first thing we need to do is get Saint Matthew to trust us. The only way he will trust us is if we hand over everyone we find. President Holly won't understand why we’re doing this, so just for now, we keep our other operation under wraps."
"How do we even know she belongs to one of the eight?" William asked.
"A song bird told me." was all he said.
Jack and William looked at each other as Fred responded,
"Sir? Song Bird? By all means sir, you make, absolutely no sense at all."
"I have someone who assured me she is one of the eight."
"Who?"
"I'm sorry men, I can not reveal the identity of our helper right now, but I assure you, what we are doing is for the better of humanity.
"Sir?" Fred asked. Ruben’s troops seemed confused by his attitude about the whole situation. Sure Ruben was a kick back man who rarely lost his temper or showed any emotion toward anything but they could tell this mission was getting to him. "Are you fine?." They saw their leader stare past them and out of the tent's opening. There was nothing out there but Ruben saw something, his thoughts and events he had playing in his head. Trying to figure out if the girl’s in that town or not and how they could get in there. Then an idea hit him.,
"Jack" Ruben finally spoke out in a command toned.
"Sir?"
"Call Lure back, tell him he needs to rest up, we're going to sneak into that town tonight and try to find that girl."
"Yes sir." Jack got up and grabbed the walkie-talkie and exited the tent.
"Sneak in?" William asked.
"Yes," Ruben grabbed the map he had of the area and started to make small noises that helped him think.
William and Fred knew not to talk to their leader when he was thinking. They sat back and kept their mouths shut.
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It was another extremely hot afternoon in the California desert, but this time traveling across the desert was not as bad. Allundra had rented a car with the air conditioning still working. It put Madeline to sleep right away so Allundra let the woman sleep on their short car trip. From where they were the ports had to be about three hours away. Allundra noticed Madeline was shifting a lot and moaning but assumed it was just in the unconformable position she was trying to sleep in that made her act this way. Only after seeing her grab her throat and gasping for air did he stop the car, reach out and rip her clutched hands from around her neck, as he yelled,
"MADELINE! STOP!"
"Aahhhhhh!"
Her hands tried to reach for her throat but Allundra clasped her hands together restraining them in one of his hands. With his free hand he shook her violently and she began to come around.
"What are you doing Allundra?!" She was shock to see their current position.
Allundra released her immediately and positioned himself back in his seat. Keeping his vision fixed on her, with a worried look he shook his head and asked,
"Why the hell were you strangling yourself?"
"I..." She stopped, pausing for a second she let the question sink into her mind. "Strangling.... Myself?" She was a bit shocked herself at what she heard.
Allundra looked at their surroundings and where they stopped.
"Allundra." Madeline tried to get his attention.
"Shhhhh." Allundra held his index finger up to his lips to also signal her silence. She obeyed.
From what it looked like Allundra was trying to hear something. The only thing she could hear was the birds and the wind. She looked at their surroundings herself and saw nothing. Looking back at Allundra he was also still looking around. She noticed him slowly moving his hand to the keys to start the engine again. As soon as he turned the key to start the car, she heard another loud noise. She looked back out the car as she heard Allundra say,
"Shit we got to go NOW!" As soon as Allundra put the car in drive she spotted a small convoy of trucks. Each small jeep held armed men. The guards were holding huge guns, and even the truck was armed with guns. Allundra sped off too fast for her to see anymore.
"What was that Allundra?" she asked looking back at nothing now.
"Something we don't need to be around."
"Are they that dangerous?"
"Yes..." Allundra said in a low tone. Keeping his vision focused on the road they were on; he let his thoughts wonder off. He began to think about Veronica again and with out thinking he foot was weighing down the foot pedals accelerating their speed.
"Allundra slow down will you?"
Allundra did not hear her.
"ALLUNDRA!" She yelled looking at the road in front of them. Sand hills everywhere, thank god they were not heading towards one, but they way he was driving they will soon.
Allundra shook his head and acknowledging they were going to fast, he released his foot off the gas. They cruised till he felt that they were slowed down enough. Madeline touched her chest with one hand feeling her heart pounding while giving a huge sigh.
"What a day huh?" she heard Allundra say. "First you choking yourself, then those guys appeared."
"That group of people... is that one of those slave trading rings Maggie told me about?"
Allundra did not want to say yes, but he knew she had to at least know what one of them looked like. He nodded his head slowly.
"Are you scared of them?" She asked. She thought again about all his actions right now. Was this how he was when he was scared?.
"Not scared, worried. If it were only I traveling they would leave me alone, but with you... We just can't stay here any longer. If those people caught up to us and saw you, I could do all my best to protect you but my best wouldn't be good enough. I'm too easily outnumbered. Now do you understand how dangerous this world is now?" He looked over at her.
She nodded her head, staring froward.
"Thank you." she said in a low, sweet voice.
"For?"
"Everything... protecting me, bringing me somewhere safe, being a good friend... Thank you."
Allundra glanced over at her and smiled.
"No problem... Look if you promise not to choke yourself again you could go back to sleep."
"...No. It’s ok I'm not tired anymore." She touched her neck and tried to remember what she was dreaming of. All she knew is that she felt like she was being strangled herself in the dream.
"Why were you trying to choke yourself?"
"… I don't know..."
She couldn't imagine why she would choke herself.
"Has this happened before?"
"..…Never..."
"Do you remember anything about what was going on in your sleep before I woke you up?"
"I just remember...choking, that’s it..." She looked out her side window so Allundra would not see her emotions. For whatever reason she wanted to cry.
They both kept their silence as Allundra gave her time to think to herself. She kept focusing on what she could have been dreaming about, but it was a a blur to her only the feeling of her choking was all she could rememberer.
To be continued:
Note:
Sorry for the short chapter, and the long delay. Sometimes life sucks when it occupies your time. Along with writing this story I am also writing a short 2-part story on a real life event that happened to me (just because I'm pissed off and need to vent. XD) So upcoming in a few weeks, look for new chapters in this story and a new short 2 part story.