Forever War

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                                 -Astrid-
   I was staring at the starful sky when an alarm blared through my ears. I jumped to my feet and rushed to grab the only necessities I need. A dagger, a key card, a bandana and a gun. I then run for my life.
I trained all my life for this. With my mother dead and my father trying to kill me, I started training for this outcome all my life.
I'll keep it simple for you. When I was 5, the robots lost their mind and came to power. The time practically reseted and now we are in year 29,even though I'm 17. No logic, right? Anyway, in this 'Future time', as the government called it, I'm born in year 12. Basically, what happened is that the robots got control over the world and they manipulated and brainwashed most of the population of the world and transformed them in idiots who lived under a rock until the robots took over. The citizens have no self-mind anymore. But I, one of the only survivors of this brainwash era, was more intelligent than those useless pieces of metal and didn't get manipulated and now I'm living on the streets of the known desert Sahara, that's now only a floating sandy city,thanks to the corrupt government. I'm a thief. A spy. A survivor.
I'm not even a bit tired but it is an effort to run this much through sand- Fuck... I'm dead.
I prepare for the worst to happen as I fall along a waterfall that's hanging of the side of the Sand City (the late desert Sahara) and hope for the best.
I don't make a sound so the robots won't hear me and wait for my death. But it never comes.
I realize I fell in a lake but the robots guarding this city or at least this zone, are a lot. Dangerous lot.
I waited until they walked away and then I surfaced. I realized I wasn't in the Sand City region anymore. Oh I'm certainly going to die now.
The Carmin Metropolis.
Suddenly, I'm yanked out of the lake by strong arms and I'm sure this will be my end.
"Don't make a sound." says the guy, dressed in a robot costume.
   "You're not going to kill me?"
   "Do I look like I'm a brainwashed dumbass?"
   "Certainly not."
   "Come on. Let's go somewhere warm."

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Half an hour later, I'm sitting in an abandoned metro with a polyester blanket around my shoulders.
"So tell me, who exactly are you?" the same guy who yanked me out of the lake asks me.
He's different now. I can see him better in th light. He looks Japanese, with black hair and monolid eyes. He looks ruthless, now dressed in cargo army print pants and black T-shirt with a leather jacket over.
"Why should I tell you?"
"Because you have the same scar on the inside of your wrist like I hav it and I think it might mean something."
"And?"
"And we'll be a team from now on so who are you, because certainly, you're a survivor like me."
"Fine. Show me the scar and I'll trust you."
   He stretches his arm and I see the swirling design of a scar on his left wrist. Identical to mine. Except that mine is on my right wrist.
   "I'm Astrid Ibarra. Born in year 12 F.T. but I'm 17 years old and I'm a Sagittarius. I'm from the late Spain, Europe, now Euro. My mother is dead and my father is in the army, trying to kill me. My mother was Kamari Avakian and my father is Cedric Ibarra. My mother was from Armenia. I have blue hair and blue-purple eyes. I'm a lightning wielder and I have 3 siblings. Kysa Ibarra. She's 20 years old. Kian Ibarra. He's 21. Asena Ibarra. She's 13 years old. My birthday is 12 December.
   "I'm Isagi Yoshino. Born in year 10 F.T. but I'm 19 years old and I'm a Cancer. I'm from the late Japan, Asia, now Oceania. My mother is Suzumi Yoshino and she's alive but she left me an my father is Dax Yoshino and he's dead. I have black hair and adamant eyes. I'm an enhanced senses guy. I have 2 siblings. Thiel Yoshino. He's 22 years old. Suki Yoshino. She's 13 years old. My birthday is 2 July." the guy says to me.
   "Nice to meet you, Isagi."
   "Nice to meet you too, Astrid.".
   "I'm tired." I say.
   "Then we'll sleep. It's late anyway."
   We get comfortable on the abandoned metro seats with a blanket each and we go to sleep.

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Hours later, I hear footsteps. I look up and see Isagi already up, reaching for his knife. I reach for my dagger hidden in my boot when a hand clamps over my mouth and a male voice whispers in my ear.
"Shh, little star. I'm one of your father's friends-" before he can finish, I stab him in the side and escape. I look back for a second to make sure that Isagi escaped as well. He's now catching up to me so it's fine. Everything is okay, right- I go right into a chest but it's warm and soft before tensing. Certainly not a robot.
"Woah... Careful there, you mindless idiot- Oh... Fu-"
"Sorry, asshole." the kidnapper's voice echoes before I'm knocked out.

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   When I wake up, the stranger's face is etched into my mind. Blonde hair and green eyes and muscled body and-
   "Wake up, doll."
   "What the-"
   "Shh... Don't curse. It's not ladylike." he puts a finger over my lips. He's handsome. He has black hair and pure onyx eyes. He's dressed in black suit pants and a white dress shirt, the top buttons slightly unbuttoned and the sleeves rolled up to his elbows.
   "Who... are you?" I ask, half muttered.
   "I'm Eryx Damyanov, darling. Head of the North Russian Mafia. And you are Astrid Ibarra. One of the survivors." His Russian accent deepens with every word. Suddenly, a phone rings. It's weird to hear a phone ring since this new era. It's... nostalgic.
   "Yes, Arin? I'm busy. Be quick." Eryx says as he starts to circle me.
   I keep my mouth shut an listen. Maybe I'll hear something that will help me detonate the government. Suddenly he stops behind me and grips my shoulders. Hard.
   "What do you mean he escaped?! You motherfucking idiot! We'll start the torture now and find those stupid children!" he hangs up and throws the phone across the room. I flinch.
   "Don't be scared, dollface. I won't hurt you. I promise." he moves to stand in front of me an crouches down to be at eye level and grips my chin. His thumb brushes over my bottom lip as his gaze drifts down to my breasts and my stomach drops. I don't want to think that he'll rape me-
   He suddenly kisses me. It's sudden and harsh and it's don as soon as it started.
   Eryx is on the ground, holding his broken nose as Isagi and Akari, my best friend, walk into view.
   "Akari!"
   "Astrid! Are you okay?" she runs to me and cuts the ropes binding me to my chair and hugs me.
    "I missed you!" I say as I step back.
   "I missed you too!" Akari says as she goes to Isagi.
   "Oh hi!"
   "Hi!" Isagi says as he starts to walk away.
   "We need to get out of here." Akari says to Isagi.
   "I know. But I have a friend who'll tell us when to go."
   "And... How close are you to this friend of yours?" I ask.
   "Let's say-" he gets cut off as a boy with sandy blonde hair and brown eyes walks in.
"Pretty close. I'm Kieran Semyonov. A hacker. Now out." he starts to lead the way and we all run after him.
Red lights blur my vision as I give all I have.
   I run and run until I collide with Isagi's back as he stops abruptly.
   "Now where do you think you're going?" a deep voice echoes.
   "Hassan!" Isagi jumps in the arabic looking guy's arms.
   "No time for reunions. Let's go!" Hassan tells Isagi and turns around to break into a run but Eryx's men are already there.
   The next thing I know is darkness.