healthy
now. And it’s all because of you. You protected me for all
those years. I know it must have been hard for you.’
I
cradled my head into the palms of my hands.
‘ This
isn’t real. I don’t know what to believe.’
Did
IO tell me the truth? Was Prisoner X really threatening the lives of
four million people, or was this some kind of new punishment? They
had made me believed that Rose wasn’t real, is this a new kind
of mind fuck? Are they trying to convince me that Rose is real so
that they can take her away again? I don’t know what to
believe. I know what I want to believe. I want her to be real. I want
her to be alive. I love my sister more than life itself. Could I
really believe that she was real? Was there any way to prove it? No.
The other Rose, the one that killed my friend, she convinced me that
she was real through accessing my memories. It comes down to trust,
did I trust her? Could I trust Rose again?
‘ We
don’t have time for this,’ said the beautiful woman in
white.
‘ She’s
right,’ said a guy coming down from the cockpit. He was in his
mid-twenties and wore a similar Earth Force Special Forces battle
suit. He had two sub-machine guns holstered on each hip and a high
powered Earth Force assault rifle in the back holster. The man had a
crew cut and a scar down one of his cheeks. I could see from the look
in his eyes that this man had looked into the face of death and
survived, many times over. ‘The ship has switched to
auto-pilot. Safe zones have been uploaded to the x-com maps, but the
landing strip is some distance from them. We are going to land in a
hot zone. We are going to have to move fast. Do not stand and fight.
Do not get split up.’ He walked over to Rose and kissed her
upon the lips. ‘Stay close to me, Rose.’
I
didn’t know what to make of it all.
This
was Rose’s boyfriend?
‘ We
don’t have time for this, Brother,’ said Rose. ‘When
we reach the safe zone I will tell you everything you need to know. I
will answer all your questions, but until then we need to survive.
Are you in?’
I
pressed the button on my battle armour and my helmet sealed my
battered suit.
My
bolt rifle was pulled from its holster.
I
cocked the weapon.
‘ I’m
in.’
‘ Good,’
said Rose. ‘This is Clay,’ she pointed to her boyfriend.
‘You have already met, Robbie.’ This time she pointed to
the young man that wanted to put a bullet in me. ‘And this is
my best friend, Fiona.’ My eyes unconsciously fell on Fiona’s
cleavage. She smirked, as she zipped up her white lightweight combat
space suit. I could see the cheeky twinkle behind her eye. She quite
liked the fact that she had caught me looking. One by one they
clipped on their helmets and prepared their weapons. The ship bounced
and banged, as the auto-pilot flew us over a dead land with flaming
fires. A whirling sound came from the doors, as they began to slide
open. The horrifying sound of the creature’s howls filled the
air. Men and women screamed in agony. The gunfire was deafening. I
could see Earth Force fighter jets shoot by overhead, dropping their
payloads. Napalm illuminated the night, as a sea of fire rained down
from the sky. My eyes fell on the creatures. A sickening sensation
filled my stomach. Hordes upon hordes of them were pouring over the
hills that surrounded the drop zone. They were clambering over each
other. There were thousands upon thousands of them. It looked like
the gates of hell had just been opened and every last demon was being
set free. We were trapped in a canyon of fire and death.
‘ Let’s
go!’
Clay
and the others charged out into the battle.
My
new nightmare has just begun.
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