Pretenders Chap.4 'Ideology'

2:15 AM, The Riverside

After half an hour, Sebastian woke up from being Unconcious.

"Wakey Wakey, it's time for schoo" I jokingly said

"Aww shut up Ryan"

"So what, what do we do from here?" I asked

"We're on the run now. Since I dragged you in, I don't know if they might go after you now but the hassle we cause might've kept them out of action now."

"So you're gonna have to explain how you got yourself in this mess. Cause my life after this point won't be the same but at least let me leave the present that's probably best for me behind"

"Sure Captain do take your time, but if you run away now, you might find yourself and the ones close to you Hunted"

"Got that private but first we might need a car cause we're in the middle of god knows where"

"oh.... we lost our phones from the crash anyways thanks to a certain someone... But I'm certain we aren't far from our City"

"well it is fine we'll walk just like the old days in the Sahara eh"

"Right back at you captain"

As I put Sebastian's arms on my shoulders and walked towards our destination like the good ol military days in the Sahara.

3:45 AM, En route to the bridge

we could see the bridge about half an hour away, and surprisingly no authorities showed up yet at the scene and the skies were slowly turning blue

4:15 AM, The bridge

we were walking across the bridge when the skies turned blue and sunrise was close. I felt just as exhausted as Sebastian as I barely got a wink of sleep after a day worth of work, a street assault, and a car chase so I just headed to a side railing to watch the Sunrise

It was beautiful as it was watching the sunrise while Sebastian was sleeping beside me, it still felt so Sad cause Yesterday was the last day living a normal day. More tragedy always would come when you're in the military but life felt peaceful yet filled with anxiety when it's normal.

"I chose to live a life without lying to myself, It might not be as peaceful but at least it's the end of my anxiety and I can do the thing I had the power to do"

4:30 AM, Halpern

We Reached the End of the bridge towards our town Halpern, Sebastian said his Residence was not too far away from the bridge so we headed to his place, and Minutes later We Arrived at his place. Sebastian still had his keys

We both were Exhausted to the point where we immediately Fell asleep while sitting on the couch and probably slept for About 4 Hours or More.

And later I Woke up While Sebastian was still asleep and Explored Around the house. it was pretty Normal with a kitchen, bathroom, and a living room and nothing much Shady. But later I stumbled Across his room which kinda felt like a normal room of a 23-year-old man but immediately stumbled across his cupboard.

it looks Normal at first glance but being the curious freak I am, I inspected the Cupboard. And to my surprise it was actually a Hidden door I never noticed which led to a totally different Room.

Intrigued by it I went inside to Find Something that connects as to why Sebastian was Hunted. The lights switching themselves on as I entered the room. I Saw stacks of equipment lying on the Ground from Guns, Grenades, armor, ammunition, and a whole Presentation of a connection of people and organizations on the wall from across the globe including Halpern and the USA.

there was also a bookmark sticker note on this person, turns out it was this Person Named Kelin Bradshaw who Chased after him.

He was a politician-Businessman with an incredible Amount of Wealth and had all his Supplies illegally imported From the Sahara and The Andes Mountains which also connected to another person named Handscomb Gardner who supplied to the US Gov. and many other Ruling parties in Countries through those Regions.

I Knew the World was Corrupted to Its Core but Sebastian's deduction and Infomation are enough to Expose that we were living a life Under propaganda.

"Seems you were Able to find out my secret eh"

As Sebastian stood behind me watching me deduce his Information.

" You sure got your Hands-on some vital info which could change the World, you've done your research too damn."

"It's as you said captain 'You can't eliminate the Bad in the society cause by the time you find one there will be 3 more behind your back. But there is always the Root cause for things which might eliminate most of the things that Ruin us but not all ."

" 'But it can make us finally collect ourselves from preventing it for Happening' you do Remember my advice in the military pretty well huh" I nostalgically said.

"The day after the Jabal mission we all might've remembered your words cause it was the last tour for most of us and those words are what almost all of us in division 268 live by now. You were a great Captain, Ryan We've been searching for you for almost 6 years."

"Did the Guys in Division 268 form an Anti-World group? I sure am confused as heck but you sure got the spirit."

"Ryan I want you to be our leader. All of these guys are the reason why the world is slowly dying. Increased carbon emissions from all around the world, unreported mass killings and Genocides, Controlled media, unknown murders which are coined as suicides and closed, Cases in the court lasting over years, and so much more.

"We need a change, Ryan "

I knew those words had some determination and intent behind them. He truly meant what he said and wants to execute it.

"It's been a While since I was this patronized Sebastian. I am proud of you Private. I'll be your leader if you're Real intent is What you Said. but I won't be Confined to this Nation only "

" your welcome Captain, Want some Coffee? "

"Sure"

As I sat down on the couch in the living room and Sebastian went off to make coffee, I shouted " hey Sebastian, have you got a phone that I can use?"

" Yeah it's somewhere on the table, Also Make sure to Turn the News on so we can get a brief of how the media saw our Damages."

"Sure, Roger that."

I took his phone and the remote in hand and switched on the TV to the News channel.

" BREAKING NEWS: signs of a shootout and a crash at Halpern bridge were investigated today morning. the Reports say this took place around 12-1 Am. There was 1 injured person Reported From the wrecked Cafe but wasn't in relation to the Shootout. The Authorities are still investigating the scene."

"Hope the Barista in the Cafe was alright," Sebastian said.

I opened the phone And logged in to my bank account. I transferred most of my Saved funds to my parent's account roughly more than 3 million dollars I saved up over 6 years and kept 500,000 dollars to myself So they can live those funds for Years.

"BREAKING NEWS: we've Got Reports again saying that 2 people might be declared dead. not sure what their Identity is the reports are still ongoing on the scene."

As Sebastian Prepared the Coffee and came to the Living room. he placed my coffee on the table and sat on the couch calmly.

" Tomorrow, We take Kelin Bradshaw and his estate down"