Episode 9

Episode 9

**Jones Brandon Pov:**

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*The beginning is the most important part of the work*

**Plato**

"...where... am I?" I asked, lying on a lonely, empty alley. I slowly opened my eye. Sitting up, I looked around.

"Hello my name is One and you are currently in the southeast of Basbos city, the city of Lawlessness and high rate of Technology usage abuse, injustices and crime rate between the government and citizens.

Profile update

Name: Jones Brandon

Age 19

Student

your health state is above satisfactory

You have experienced one danger of battle

No Imprisonment

No experience of torture

Days to spend in Basbos City: 7

You have a chip in your head to communicate and locate you"

Still not figuring where the female voice was coming from, I felt a sharp pain at the back of my neck. Gosh, my cord vibrated anytime the voice spoke, as though the voice was talking in my head.

"Shukashima..." I whispered, remembering the last experience with him.

"He has a task to finish, likewise you" The voice interrupted.

"Who are you" I asked almost in anger.

"I am One and I will be your guide to the end." One assured.

I got up.

"Like I said, We are at Basbos city, Year 5234......"

"YEAR 5234!!" I froze, my eyes wide opened.

"Yes, You had me right. Now, You were brought into this world to either save or survive and their are certain tasks you must undertake in other to go back to your world. You would be given seven days to complete each tasks. You are only privileged to ask two questions every 24 hours. Now, your first tasks is to observe the Basbos City and return to me everything you have learnt, you might receive obstructions from certain people, do well to survive them. You must get to the bridge of Basbos in 24hours after your tasks has been well completed." One instructed.

"That's a whole lot to process" I said, with a smirk.

"The powerful weapon Basbos will use against you is fear. Don't let it eat at your condition, like caged rats around your heads, else your thoughts will rot and decay until the old world will become part of your imaginations. Remember, don't trust anyone and no attachments." One instructed.

I was now at the deserted, gruesome road. A lot of damages everywhere with few homeless citizens around. I walked as they stared at me with disbelief and doubt. I walked up to a library, just before I opened the door, It bursted up, making me fly to the ground. Three to five men ran out of the shop, scared. Just before, I got up. A cop came out too, shooting the helpless, running men.

I couldn't believe my eye, when he turned to kill me too. I raised my hands to my head in surrender, bowing. Then the cop grunt in pains. Looking up, I saw Katie, she stabbed pen knife at his arm. What a Caliber...

She gave me a dead look and beckoned me to enter the library. We raced to the dead end, and stopped at a shut door.

I couldn't believe my eyes, my girlfriend Katie was here before me...my heart skipped a beat. I wanted to cry...every since I found out that Katie was dead back then it really affected my mental health...i couldn't think properly and I just put myself in a dark place but now Katie...was here???.

"Katie....Where have you been?" I asked with all anxiousness. She seems not to listen, and went searching for the keys in her little bag.

"You've got nowhere to hide..." The cop sang. He wasn't still not done with us.

"Hey...Katie" I whispered.

"I'm not.....KATIE" She whispered back with anger and frustration.

"Look, I'm sorry for what happ..." I tried to apologize for not saving her back then

"Get your shithole shut, man" She interrupted.

"I know you are in here, Kira" The cop said again.

"Kira..." I whispered. Like seriously!

"I can hear your heartbeat, I can feel your fear.." said the cop. Kira was now sweating.

"I saved you to help me, not to ask questions" She said, her voice shaking.

I felt like a dumb-ass. Looking around, I saw an extinguisher. I suddenly felt like a hero. I crawled to it's position and grabbed it. I could now hear the cop's footstep.

I crawled quietly, back to my position.

"Stop playing around, kid, even your man can't save you this time" He said.

I can now see his shadow.

"Heyy, what are you doing...Hit the lock"Kira whispered to me. But that was my intention, I just wanted to knock out our obstacle.

"Do it now..." She said, all red with fear.

"Gotcha..." yelled the cop as I threw the container at his face.

Still in pains, I grabbed the extinguisher and struck it hard on his head, making him unconscious.

We broke the lock and escaped through the backdoor.

"Can you drive!" She asked, heading to an abandoned car.

"Where are we driving to?"

"Home"

"Home..." I answered, confused. But she reluctantly threw the key at me.

"What is your problem?" I asked. But she pointed behind me.

"What the heck!!" I exclaimed. Four cops were running after us.

I jumped into the vehicle, shutting the door, and tried starting the car.

"Damn!" I shouted in frustration. The car seemed to not start and...

The cops were now shooting at us.

I looked beneath the steering and did what movies taught me. I joined the two naked wires beneath the steering wheel and the car roared to life. I drifted off into the streets, bullets still raining at the backside of the vehicle. I drove recklessly, dodging every obstacles. Finally we lost the cops,

"Can you tell me what happened" I asked still concentrating on the road. But she got silent.

"Really! will you snub me all day" but she stared out from her window. "what time is it?" I asked again.

"Seriously, what's time?" She said looking troubled. The car screeched when I hit the brake. I saw an angry mob, not just a mob, but a dusty, blood thirsty one.

I looked with horror at them. My heart beating faster.

"One! I need your help"I said, hoping she could her me.

"Oh no..we are bursted" Kira gasped.