Preface

Jessie opened his eyes deliberately finding himself laying on plain green grass in a strange unfamiliar forest.He spotted a few bruises on his right arm,he couldn't pick up any sound,only a loud irritating noise in his head and he came to a realization that he had hit hard. While struggling to get up he spotted a familiar young female of his age a metre apart who was grasping her shoulder while still laying down,he tried to peer much harder due to the gloomy darkness of the night and his vision which was still in blur "Silenna?",he lifted his head "Uhh,Jessie?What,what's going on?",she asked while in agony with her shoulder "Ugh damnit!!Is this how a lucid dream feels like?",Steven said with his right hand buried in his hair while he fought with himself to sit up "Can you all just shut up!!",my head its....pounding like,hell",Hailen yelled with both of hands grasping her messed hair "What the,what are you all doing here?How did we even get here?",Jessie stood up "I don't know,I don't recall a damn thing",Steven responded "How is this happening?What the hell is going on?Where are we going to go?What about my parents?Maybe they don't even know that I've disappeared maybe they're assuming that I'm asleep maybe we were kidnapped,why can't I figure out a DAMN THING!!",Hailen was boiling steam of anxiety,screaming and panicking at the same momentum "Hey!Hey!",Jessie cupped both of her soaked cheeks while she was trying to get hold of herself,"look at me,look at me,we're going to figure this out okay,everything is going to be alright,we just have to remain calm okay?",Jessie waited for response "Uhm,okay okay,now stop cuddling me like a dumb baby",she wiped off her tears "Well....maybe this is a good thing,you know,some of us need some privacy for once like,real privacy and this,is the right place....somewhat",Steven stood up facing up to the tall forest trees "Really Steve,you're serious right now?You're bringing this up now?At times like this?",Silenna grew apoplectically furious "Well....someone had to say it",Steven shrugged his shoulders then Silenna grasped a small branch beside her as she threw it unto Steven's back "Ahhh,what the....",Steven rubbed where he had been hit "Hey!Guys!For heaven's sake can we focus?",Jessie exclaimed "Well Silenna is the one who you should be asking that",Steven said with a smirk as Silenna grabbed a nearby stone beside her "Woah woah woah,okay okay,I'm sorry okay",Steven said with his hands forward "Did you really think I was going to hit you with this stone?",Silenna asked with a printed smirk on her face "Well....I wasn't sure but I wouldn't take that chance",Steven said "Huh,hitting you with stone would be polite,I prefer putting you on fire and spit on you while you burn",Silenna said while throwing and catching the stone in air again and again "You're watching too many movies are you?",Steven asked "I said SHUT UP!!I'm trying to...."Hailen yelled then she suddenly paused "Wait,I....uh,I'm,I'm starting to pick up something,....I assume we were just exiting,um,school was over and....uh",Hailen held her forehead "Hey,just....calm down,alright,take your time",Jessie touched her shoulder while she struggled to remember "Uh,we were just getting home,the four of us,we walked through the park....yeah,yes that's right I think its starting to clear now and um,Steven,you,you saw something,something shiny by the bush,a um a stone a blue one and....wait,it wasn't a stone,it was a bit glassy and....",Hailen widened her eyes "I think I know what happened....this might sound insane".

Chapter One

'New Age'

"Finally",Steven said as the bell rang stuffing his books in his bag "Now let's go get our ladies and head home",Steven put his arm over Jessie's shoulder exiting the class "What,what do you mean our ladies?",Jessie questioned "Come on,don't act like you're not falling for Hailen,I've seen how you two react to each other,I know".Steven slapped hands with his by passing friend "Oh yeah?What about you?So eager to tell me to get our ladies,it might seem like you and Silenna are in this....unrecognizable relationship but I know that you too are falling for her",Jessie said,Steven was a blonde guy of early twenties "Well....I mean yes but,everytime we try to pop out a conversation we just end up arguing all the time",Steven elaborated,Jessie was caramel in complexion and Steven and the rest were actually the opposite "Haha,you have no idea what road you two are heading to huh?",Jessie questioned with a smirk on his face,they reached the other class as they entered. "Well about time",Silenna said standing by the desk "Yeah you're late?",Hailen grabbed her backpack "Hey the bell just rang,is it that essential to be mad at us for being late for just like,two minutes?Don't be narcissistic",Steven said "Ohh,am I narcissistic or the person who always show up in our class when the bell just rang just to take us home every single day,tell me,is it friendship or really something else enlighten me",Silenna folded her arms "Well you said it yourselves,we always show up when the bell just rang,is it me or is the picture starting to get clear about who the narcissistic is?",Steven pretended to wonder while Silenna zipped off her backpack pulling out her other book then she threw it at Steven's shoulder "Ahhh",he yelled "Do you two ever stop?",Hailen asked "I always wonder the same thing",Jessie said "I think the real person that you should be asking is that imbecile right there",Silenna closed her backpack carrying it with her right shoulder "let's just go....PLEASE!!",Hailen exclaimed "Yeah yeah we are now going,right Steve?",Jessie asked ".....Yes,yes let's....head out",Steven said rubbing his shoulder "Gladly,oh and Steve can you get my book",Silenna requested while they were heading out "What?Hell no",Steven declined "Oh okay",she said "Ughh,fine I'll get it",he went by the desk to pick it up "Such a disgrace,a grown guy can't even make up his own damn mind",she snarled They head out of the school and they walked a couple of metres then into the green park "I can't wait to graduate you know,sometimes its fun to be the seniors",Hailen spoke "I know right,looking down upon those ditch scrappy juveniles",Silenna said with a smirk "You know you were once that ditch scrappy juvenile back in the days",Hailen giggled a bit as they continued to talk,Steven took a knee by a bunch of leaves picking up a blue glassy strange stone "Hey,come look at this",Steven yelled a bit, "ugh,what now?",Silenna was bothered "Well,its a stone,so what?",Jessie shrugged his shoulders "Nah,nah I've never seen this kind",Steven was a nerd in geography and the study of stones,he was obsessed especially in those kinds,he also had a wide collection back at home "Okay you can explore it when you get home,now can we go now?"Hailen said When they were about to go,the stone started to glow redrawing strange curved markings "Woah,check this out",Steven was astonished "Woah",Silenna's words vanished from her mouth while being uniquely amazed "What the",Hailen traced the stone markings with her fingers "Okay okay,Steve,put that down,we don't know what it might......" Just right about when Jessie was about to finish his sentence the stone released a powerful blue white light and a thin effective noise "Ahhh",they all yelled "What is going on!!",Hailen shouted,all of them struggling to block the glinting light from the stone which was in Steven's hand "Why are you still holding THAT!!",Silenna yelled "I don't KNOW!!",Steven yelled back "What do you mean you don't KNOW?!!",Hailen tried to reach the stone then they all found themselves falling at night twenty feet to the ground in a forest as they all hit the ground and here they are.Present time "Well its um...beginning to make sense now,wait but....why is it making sense even though I still can't recall anything?",Jessie wondered "Well its because it is exactly what happened and you just can't still recall yet",Hailen elaborated "Okay so now what?",Silenna folded her arms glancing all over the forest and it's tall trees "We find help",Steven said "Well where's help?How can we find something if we don't know where we are,its freaking pointless".Silenna held her forehead "Let's just....walk forward,and see what we will find,well that is if we find something....its worth a try",Jessie suggested "Uh,okay",Hailen sighed They all departed from their spot and began to wander in the dark forest with only their phone flashlights.They were extremely confused even though they were now quite aware of what had taken place earlier,fright rumbled in their intestines,anxiety illuminated their nerves and both cold and shivering came to play with them. The forest was another relm besides the usual one,a different dimension throughout galaxies and the blue stone was a gateway through it.Holding the stone for a couple of seconds while it scratches it's ancient markings all over was a way of opening the gateway to that relm,the stone itself was the lock and holding it as it finished it's ancient process was the key.As they all zapped from existence,the stone didn't pull them in but it pushed them to the relm passing through the gate. They walked a couple of miles,hoping for hope but they were hopless but they still had that eager of survival that made them to keep going,however they were not alone.Different kinds of species cried out at night in the forest,carnivores,herbivores and other predators alive.They all began to decrease their walking speed as they all stopped,looking up while speechless with no one spitting even a letter from their mouths being astonished by a large metal equiped gate wall covering a wide large area in length. "Oh my God",Hailen spoke painting a complete shock on her face "What the hell",Steven spoke delibrately as two equiped armored soldiers popped out of nowhere from the forest,they were both wearing a black vest,different kind of equipment on their sleeves,black helmets with a black tint glass on the whole face,unusual strange unique guns and weapons,black camouflage trousers and black boots "Hey!!,why are you wandering outside the gate at night?You know the rules....wait a sec,I've never seen any of you before,you're not from here are you?",the soldier questioned "No,we're not actually but roughly we don't know where we are,we are trying to get back home,so please can you escort us safely to a store nearby and we will take it from there",Sileena elaborated The two soldiers glanced at each other for a moment,"stores?There are no stores here",the other soldier spoke nearby to the one beside him "I think they're some of the kids",he said "Mmm,you think?",he asked as the other one nodded a bit "Okay come with me",the soldier insisted taking lead with his partner beside him heading torwards the gate "Um Mr we um,don't have time,we need to get home now",Sileena pleaded "Yes I heard you,that's why I'm telling you to come with me",the soldier said "Yeah but its just that we really......." "I said come with me",the soldier pointed his gun to them "Woahh,woahh okay okay,its okay we're coming",Jessie raised his hands,they entered through the gate and the first thing that hit their first view was a large enormous enhanced flabbergast empire with black flags waving on top which represented their symbol,identification and reputation.The four youngsters' reaction was flooded with astonishment. Servants,blacksmiths,maids,spies,lumberjacks,gun keepers they never stopped working,guards where strategically posted on every corner and every entrance.They entered the hallway pinned with a bunch of guards and others by passing "Hey,what were you thinking?",Sileena whispered "I think I'm not the one who saw him raising a gun at me am I?",Jessie made his point "Guys we can just run like now,let's knock them out and take their weapons then we head back to the gate",Steven whispered "This is not some chinese kung fu lopsided wavy movie,this is reality you freaking imbecile",Hailen whispered while she mocked The soldier stopped,"meet the general",he spoke and he turned then he opened the door,he stepped aside and made way for them to enter as they stepped in then he closed it and he stood behind it outside.They saw an office chair facing forward at the window with someone sitting on it,the person turned around facing them,a brown haired caramel complexion gorgeous woman wearing a black vest,a long sleeve black polo neck,a black camouflage tight trousers and black boots.She stood up facing them behind her table,she walked around it and stood in front of them "I am General Shark Steel,the Leader of the Black Rovers",she stated "She's hot",Steven whispered beside Jessie "Well hot its just a matter of phenomenal sweetie",she boasted with a little smile,"you're not the only fugitives who has come across our state,they're quite a number of you actually...and we are glad",she took a bottle of scotch "Wait what do you mean,a number of us?",Jessie questioned The General fetched her pad as she swiped to the left and a transparent screen faced them as they watched,"Some others came across the Flute Empire with a blue flag and also their colour which is also their representetive,some came across the Elite Empire with a yellow flag and also their colour,some stumbled at the Pirate Empire with a purple colour",she poured it into a glass "And some...appeared at our dilemma,our competent rival,the Vice Empire,with a red colour and finally you also stumbled upon us,the Rover Empire",she took a sip "What,so there are others out there also?",Jessie questioned "Of course,long back there was nothing but ground with twigs and dirt,the surviving early age people buit their own state,The Floura state,it was built with wood and clay,it was the first state ever built,it was large,resourceful and affluent",she swiped again to the left showing images of her mentioning history "They made ceremonies and rituals,whichever atrocious and abnoxious beliefs they believed in and made sacrifices to the King,hell those days was like a cynical blood red bathtub,so as time flew as it usually freaking does,the people abandoned the place,some became old,some fell sick,there was an outbreak, unknown disease,we quite don't know what the outbreak was yet,they just started to cough out blood and it came out of their eyes also suffering in agony for thirty minutes maximum approximated time then after that,they went to a wedding with death" She poured another glass,"so when the state was fully abandoned,it collapsed,some of it's structures still stood but just a few,so in our late years technology improved and it became our engagement ring,some regular settlers enhanced the state into far more much greater powerful enormous metal Empire,it was now called the Flute Empire,followed by another built one in the next year which is the Elite, the Rover,the Vice and lastly the Pirate Empire",she took a mouthful sip "Um okay so,there are five Empires,blue,black ,red,yellow and purple,so okay um,but why stick with the word Empire,why don't you just name the place, a mansion or something new version since we are not in the past anymore?",Jessie questioned "Well the old school might sound a little absurd,but it is also the definition of being classy",she answered "Well okay but we just need to get home now,we really need your help",Jessie pleaded "Home?Well,this is your home now,I'm sorry,about all that happened at your village,I'm truly am and I mean it",she held the glass close to her chest "Wh-What village?",Hailen asked "Yours,....that blast which exploded in the middle of it,of which we are still investigating the bombing suspects,the blast killed some of the villagers and the rest fell unconcious,and when they woke up their minds were...scrambled,their memories were twisted up,bringing up delusional memories,like a dream which nearly felt real,that's said...so the others are still flooded with unessential memories assuming that they had different homes and I'm guessing that you're some of them,right?",she took a sip "Um,what wait hold on,we don't know how we got here and we don't live in some village",Steven elaborated "Yeah,we don't even know what's happening",Sileena improvised "My memories aren't twisted up,I still can recall what took place before we got here",Hailen said being so certain "And let me guess,you all walked in a park and saw this mysteries blue stone then some light appeared?",she air qouted "How did you know that?",Hailen asked,being surprised "As I said,your brains have been stirred up,it made you think,experience like you had a previous life before...and that's because of the blast,come on you need to see the leader",she placed her glass on the table then she opened the door for them to step out,she led the way through the corridor with two soldiers at the front and two at the back of them.As they were closing in to the destination they heard a noise of a large group chanting. "Where are we going?",Sileena whispered beside Hailen "I don't know",Hailen whispered back They arrived and there was a large crowd of people of the Empire all standing,it was a large hall room,"Stay close and don't get lost in the crowd",The General said,the people made way for the General and Jessie's crew behind her,she stopped "What is she doing,what's going on?",Steven asked "Don't ask me man",Jessie shrugged his shoulders While the General waited,some metal stairs mechanically came out of the floor making it's way to some kind of a VIP space with couches and champagne,"sit",The General offered as they all sat with the soldiers standing beside them.They faced to a person who was on a big metal stage,he had a tattoo of a hawk on the side of his neck,he was wearing a black long jacket which almost reached his feet,a fancy white shirt,a black trousers and a black glass shoe,he was a blonde man He was in the middle of a speech,"who is that",Steven asked "That is Gerald Marshall,the Emperor",the General said "Wait so he's the leader of the Empire?",Steven asked "Yes",she responded "But I thought you said you were the leader",he said "I'm the leader of the Black Rovers army and he is the mighty one",she said "We are seeking Greatness,nothing more nothing less,unlike some other Empires out there,some of them wants to absorb power,for themsleves while our goal is to unite all Empires and become one,but I'm afraid that will never be accomplished due to certain circumstances,only just because of the Pirate and the Vice Empires which want to solve everything with only just war,well....and some of you are wondering what my response is to all of that,well....if they want war,we're going to knock on their gates and bring hell unto them",he spoke with a high voice as the people chanted,"YEAHHHH!!" "If they want blood bath hell we're going to vomit blood fire upon them",he spoke,"YEAHHH",the people shouted,"so,my final response and answer is....we are in,ladies and gentlemen,senories and senoritas,we....are in the Great War",he spoke raising his fist clenched,"let's destroy them all",a woman at the back yelled and the crowd yelled back "We are not only just going to destroy them,we are going to dismantle them in shreads,piece by piece,we are going to massacre them all....and on that note,we also have new ones who just joined us",he raised his hand to the VIP direction,"they are one of us now,this is a new age of our undisputed Empire,our new era",he spoke "Come on all of you,take your drinks whines and beers and make a toast",a maid appeared at the stage with a glass of champagne and lent it the Emperor "Go on,take your glasses,we are about to make a massive toast",the General offered as Jessie and the others took their glasses "To The New Age!!",The Emperor shouted "TO THE NEW AGE!!",the people shouted back "We need to get out of here NOW!!",Hailen whispered

'Assemble'

Jessie and the others were put into their special room for their special night,it was huge for the four of them.Their beds were well arranged,all four of them surrounding a metal table in the middle which had a delicious mouth watering meal and champagne.The night was still a bit fresh and chill,soldiers shifted shifts and guard posts on the top gate,the back,the side walls and inside the Empire "Talking about a both wierd and a big night huh?",Steven spoke,"at least we've got this free food right,how bad can it feasibly get?",he put his crossed legs next to the meal on the table "We're going to eat that you know",Jessie said "So are going to pretend like everything is typical?",Hailen squeezed her metal cup she was drinking from.She was in the early twenties like the rest,about to rip out that lady self "Maybe we're going to suddenly out of nowhere wake up in our beds at home,haha,am I right?",Steven laughed a bit "Why do you always have to act like this?Why do you have to act like something else at the freaking wrong time?",Hailen snarled "What?,I'm just trying to stay positive,stop being so peevish",he grabbed a drumstick "I can't believe this is happening",Sileena held her forehead "Well its happening right?Believe it",Jessie took his first sip,"mmm,its been long since I washed my mouth with champagne" "How can you be so calm?",Sileena asked "Nothing is going to change if we stress about the situation or not,if we're confused or not,we might as well make ourselves at home and eat because on the other hand I can't lie I'm starving plus I'm exhausted,Hailen things are not at the bright end and it bothers me as well but stressing about it isn't going to solve anything,we'll get through this eventually but let's at first take care of ourselves at this very momentum",Jessie elaborated as he took his cup and drank "Okay,I hear you Jessie",she sobbed "Is it me or you listen to every single thing that chump spit from his mouth?This is getting much wierder by the day",Steven sipped raising his eyebrows "Would you just shut up you scum!!",she snarled "Good luck telling him that,I've tried",Sileena said "Woah,woah easy there lovely,there's no need to be hasty,it was just a simple joke,you're no fun at all",he said "Fun?I don't need to be funny or sweet for me to be gorgeous,I'm already a Goddess you torp",she boasted as she smirked "You know,this is actually the first time you smiled a little ever since we got here",Jessie said "Really,you like it?",Hailen guided a couple of hair strings behind her ear as she flirted "Yeah,uh I mean....yes,...of course",he blushed "Weirder by the day",Steven widened his eyes "Hey something just came up to me um,Steve, you're the one who study stones that much,what does a jade stone look like?",Hailen asked "A jade....,its kind of a blue glassy stone,....",Steven paused for a moment,"wait....where are you going with this?",he asked "Have you all heard about this Chinese myth which says that in the beginning a man stumbled helplessly over the earth,beset by wild beasts until the storm god above took pity and he forged a rainbow into jade axes and tossed them to earth for man to discover",Hailen explained "Yeah I know that one,what about it?",Sileen took a sip "What if the piece of stone which Steven held was a piece from a forged rainbow jade axe or something,if it says the rainbow was forged by the storm god into jade axes,well it surely means that these jade stones has got like some power left in them or whatever and maybe that's what caused the light and all this",Hailen elaborated "Mmm,that totally makes sense,but are you starting to believe in myths now?",Jessie asked "Of course,with all the things which has just happened I'm beginning to believe in anything right now even if you tell me that Superman spent forty days and forty nights whithout eating just like Jesus for him to get his powers",Hailen said "We don't know anything for now,but Hailen's source is the possible explaination,for now",Jessie explained "Ugh this is messed up",Sileena held her forehead "Tell me about it",Steven said A knock came swinging by at the Emperor's door as he answered,"yes?",the General came in,closed the door behind her and stepped forward his desk,"Kitanna",he said "Gerald",she replied "Please,sit,let's drink to this special delightful night",he offered pouring whiskey into a glass "Sure,how can I decline",she took her glass "To our Empire",he toasted "Indeed",she took a sip "So....about those late teens,what do you suggest we do with them?",she asked "Well,I don't mean to sound cynical,but with their age they're a perfect fit for a rover being,we don't usually come acroos those type of people",he placed his glass on the desk "I understand,my mind is in the same track as yours,as much as I hate saying this,we need to organise a field for them real quick",she said while holding her glass in both of her palms "Gladly,I'll leave you to it,I know you can sharpen their inner souls,also that will enable us to gain more strategy and tenacity in the fields",he said "Talking about fields,it goes without saying that the Pirates are using some kind of a super voltage blocker to jam our signal for contacting our underground team to the forests,their hacking skills won't hold the device forever,it will be only a matter of time until we completely lose contact with them,we need to organize our troops by the end of the month just to stay stiff ready",she elaborated "Okay General,do what you must,you've got my full support",he took his last mouthful sip,"though I'm sorry about your husband Kitanna,I know somewhere somehow this is going to end up being personal to you with the Vice Empire and I can't let you dim your focus on this,so I need to ensure that you've got this by all means",he placed his glass on the desk She stood up as she opened the door,"its already personal to me plus that will not dim my focus but escalate it",she closed the door A hard knock came by at the door as Jessie woke up, walked torwards the door,he opened it and there were two soldiers in front of him "May you all come with us",one of the soldier requested "But its still dawn,can't you come back a bit later",he yawned "This is not a drill,the General summons you",the soldier said "Well can you tell her that we will be there in a couple of hours?",Jessie asked "That would be unessential,now come with us,now",he raised his gun "Ugh okay,what's with you people with your guns",he covered his face with his hand while he spoke deliberately They were escorted at a different huge hall,they arrived and in front of them there was the General standing five metres apart wearing only a black polo neck,a back tight comouflage and black boots while holding a black medium size ball.Behind her there were four guys and four ladies wearing vests others wearing shorts and others trousers with their own black ball in their hands "Morning soldiers",Kitanna the General greeted "Haha,very funny",Jessie and the rest laughed a bit "So why did you wake us up so early?",Sileena yawned "Yeah,can't it wait?",Steven asked "I can barely stand right now",Hailen held her head "Commander Griffin,can you get me a bucket of water please",the General requested "Yes ma'am",a brown haired guy rushed "What's with the bucket?",Hailen asked "Oh,we just want to clean up this floor real quick that's all",the guy lent Kitanna a bucket full of cold water "Can you give us a moment to clean some of the scrubs real quick,you can go sit over there at the bench",Kitanna offered "Can we instead head to our room and you can let us know until you're done with the place?",Jessie asked "Sure,you may go",Kitanna accepted,they all turned around then Kitanna took the bucket and she poured it at all of them "WHAAA!!What the hell!",they yelled "What was that!!?",Hailen exclaimed "As I said,GOOD MORNING SOLDIERS!!",Kitanna yelled "Why are you calling us soldiers?Damnit this water is freaking cold",Steven rubbed his shoulders "Because you are the future soldiers of this Empire and we cannot afford to waste any more time any longer",Kitanna said "But we don't belong here",Sileena said "Yeah,we need to go back now",Jessie replied "You will,just co-operate with us and in the process if essential we might help you find your way home",Kitanna convinced "Really?Oh thank you,that's fair enough,but I don't know if we have it in us to be what to desire",Jessie replied "Trust me,you're all perfect fit",she said "Um ma'am,with all due respect,why are you saying that?",Commander Griffin whispered to Kitanna "Well,what do you suggest we do?Force them?Let's tell them what they want to hear first for them to work with us and as time goes,one by one they will start sinking into this place refusing to leave,plus if they eventually leave and if we lose,their world will be destroyed too",Kitanna whispered back "I suggest you don't tell them yet,I fear that they won't return to their typical state,that explosion story you told them is actually brilliant for the time being",he said "When they are completely obsessed with this place maybe their minds will snap maybe they won't but that wouldn't matter because by then they won't be thinking to leave anymore after hearing the truth",she explained "I always admired how your mind tend to operate General",he complimented "I always appreciate that commander",she said as he returned to his spot "Okay!!",she yelled as she threw the ball against Steven's tummy "Ughh,ouw,what was that?",he yelled "Focus!!",Kitanna yelled back "What's up with people throwing stuff at me",he said "Because you're a complete imbecile",Sileena laughed as she felt a hit against her shoulder "Ahh,what the hell?!!",she yelled "I said Focus!!",Kitanna shouted,"stand a metre apart from each other and be alert",she commanded "Okay okay",Steven replied,he felt another hit against his head,"ouw,What?!!",he yelled "What did you say?",Kitanna yelled back again "I said Okay",he said rubbing his head and again he felt another hit "Ouw,what is......." "Yes ma'am",a young lady of their age who was standing behind Kitanna pronounced to Steven with her lips "Uhm,Yes Ma'am",Steven stood up "Good,now brace yourselves!!",she commanded "For what?",Hailen asked "IMPACT!!",Kitanna threw the ball again much faster "Woah",Hailen yelled as she dodged the ball by her ear "Good reflexes,nice one",Kitanna smiled while being impressed "AGAIN",she threw it again at Jessie,he dodged it,"again and again,come on soldiers",Kitanna shouted while stepping out of the field as the eight team which was behind her stepped forward a bit and began to throw the balls for them to dodge. Steven still struggled to dodge as Sileena was getting the hang of it,Hailen began to be an expert at dodging while Jessie followed suit.They were now put into their own separate rooms,two weeks passed while training dodge ball,another week arrived as the training shifted to a forest marathon Kitanna and the other eight soldiers rode their motorbikes while Jessie and the others were runing a marathon training in the forest,they kept their end of the bargain of not stepping or crossing any of the other Empire's territories,they were given their own black vests and black protective enhanced clothes,"come on soldiers keep pushing let's go let's go",Kitanna yelled behind them with her bike "Yes Ma'am!!",they yelled back while breathing heavily The fourth week arrived and their training shifted also,the soldiers prepared a target hit training at the loan field inside "This training requires you to hit the target,here",she handed them their own enhanced guns for each "Woah,so unusual",Hailen spoke being amazed "What kind of a gun is this?Uh its heavy",Jessie asked "Its called a G36C,but this one its fully enhanced,here first check for it's safety for it not to be loose then this is a hammer of your firearm trigger,pull it for it to be prepared to fire",Kitanna elaborated as they copied,"okay,fire when you're ready",she said Hailen fired first as the bullet came out massively,"ouuf",she held it much tighter,the bullet was surrounded with blue air around it as it hit the head of the target,"woah,what was that",her eyes widened with excitement "The bullet,much faster as the speed of light ",she explained Jessie secondly fired his turn and hit the shoulder as Steven and Sileena hit the legs part "So we will be using these type of gun only?",Sileena asked "No they are much more many others,countless,but for now handle that one okay, baby steps now come on, Again!!",Kitanna yelled "General,what do you think about Hailen?",Commander Griffin questioned "She's a badass,when they become the Rovers,she'll be a weapon of mass destruction",she folded her arms with her chin up as she spoke A week later,they did another target training,they began to follow through the basics as well as dodge ball every single dawn to improve their agility and stamina The dark pessimistic sky illuminated the night,cold was blown through the winds as they all assembled standing in a line all of them facing forward with their hands on their backs,they were eight of them "My soldiers,at this night four of our fellow new recruits will be experiencing their first misson",Kitanna spoke with a high voice walking past them back and forth with her hands on her back "To go and destroy the Pirate's jamming device tower which is interfering with our connection with our underground team,if we fail,it will surely be a tragedy problematic,we won't be able to gather information about our oppositions and their time of assault "Jessie,Sileena,Steven and Hailen,you all will travel with your own mentors,Jack,Alicia,Dalvin and Ciara.Watch each others backs......and lastly....don't leave your comrade behind,...Okay,prepare to move out",she yelled as the gates were opening "So this is it",Steven sighed "We will be fine we will be fine we will be fine",Sileena repeated herself with fright "We'll be okay relax",Jessie cocked his gun "How can you be so certain?Damn it I hate your confidence",Hailen said as she sighed also "Yeah me too",he replied They all stood stiff,awaiting for the gate to fully open to walkthrough their first ever mission

The dark swallowed the night,except for the full moon which was up high gleaming upon the soldiers and the recruites moving in the forest in unison.They were all wearing black caps and black cloths on their necks to cover their mouths and noses. "So....you're the ones they call the rovers?",Steven asked while walking in pairs. "Nah....we're not yet rovers,not yet promoted",Alicia an attractive young lady of twenties with a cloud of brown hair replied,"you should see them when they're on the move,they're like operated controlled beings,they move in stealth,silent and fast. "Oh,you mean those guys who wear those unusual helmets?",he asked. "Precisely",she answered. "So....what do they call you?",he asked. "We're just soldiers" "No I mean your code names or something" "Oh....that....I am Purple Dust",she replied. "That's cool" "You think?",she smiled a bit excitedly."I'm a lieutenant jumior grade,Ciara is lieutenant and also Jack and Dalvin is the lieutenant commander". Sileena closed in next to Hailen,"mmf,look at her,she doesn't even look like a soldier",Sileena spoke. "Mmmm maybe,but we won't know until we know,you know?",Hailen said. "Mmf,I already know,....I mean why is she walking like that?Flexing her waist like a freaking model",she mocked. "Sileena,she's a lady,just like us",she laughed a bit. "Mmmf,what a rip off" "Wait don't tell me that....are you jealous?" "What,uh,um,I'm not....",she mummed avoiding eye contact. "Awww that's so cute,I know you were into Steven somehow,I mean,a guy and a lady sure can spend weeks fighting over senseless things just until that fight is finally dilluted with boredom,then that love spark glints,just like that",she snapped her fingers. "Ugh let's just focus on the mission or we will be massacred in the process and that pretty boy of yours",Sileena said. "Hey we about to enter the Pirate's territory,once we step in be on guard by all means",Dalvin spoke. "Rodger",Ciara a gorgeous blonde lady replied. "Once I become a rover I want to experience every single mission with General Shark Steel,she's the real thing",Ciara said. "How's she in the field?",Jessie asked. "Omg you should watch her one time,the leader of the Rovers,she's a killing machine,a sub-machine gun,give her a USP or a Fiven Seven or a Desert Eagle or any pistol,she'll desimate any threat",Alicia faced back as she spoke. "Her name runs through every empire's spine and feared,I bet to them just saying Shark Steel give them the chills",Jack said. "Haha!You're damn right about that",Dalvin chuckled a bit. "Oh,hey what did the emperor meant when he said something about the Great War or something?",Hailen asked. "Oh that,its this massive great war against all empires",Ciara replied. "What!All Empires?",Steven exclaimed. "Relax nut head,we made a truce with the Flute Empire,we're neutral,it is expected that we might join forces with them against the Pirate and the Vice Empires which made an alliance together on the other hand also against the fancy gentlemen the Elite Empire,although we have no knowledge of which side they are on due to our loss of communication with our underground team but regardless we have our Leader Shark Steel,she'll be with us commanding us all,ooouu its going to be a massive blood bath I can't wait I already feel my fingers twitching to pull the freaking trigger",Alicia said excitedly. "So when is this war going to occur?",Jessie asked. "In three years time",Alicia responded. Jessie and the others said nothing but just glance at each other with fright just imagining of what it will be like in the blood bath warzone. "Okay weapons on",Dalvin cocked his gun as they all followed suit. "Come in Small Giant",Kitanna spoke through their earpieces. "I'm here general,we've entered the pirate's territory",Dalvin responded. "Okay listen up soldiers,your objective remains the same,destroy the Pirate's jamming voltage device which has neutralised our connection with our underground team,as long as they stiffen connection dominance,its a lopsided fight",Kitanna explained "This is Cranium,we understand general",Jack spoke. "Gladly,once you destroy the device,quickly evade back,you can cut off scrubs off your tails if you must but don't get too cocky,as you can see we have recruits,got that?",Kitanna waited for response. "Rodger",Alicia replied. "Once we finish our conversation we will be completely offline by then due to your movements near the device tower and one more thing,watch each others backs okay?",Kitanna adviced. "Yes ma'am",Dalvin responded. "You're concerned about the recruites?",Commander Griffin spoke next to Kitanna in the operating room glancing at the huge screen which had visions outside the empire with cameras installed,the room was full of hackers on computers. "That may be true,but its essential,they should experience this",she replied.They moved deliberately in silence with no one speaking. "Everyone check your radar if its working properly",Dalvin spoke silently. "Shit!Mine's acting up",Ciara tapped her's as it was blinking and blacking out. "Yeah,all of our radars are going off,it must be that device tower,its interfering with any electonic devices",Alicia said. "So does that mean that we're closing in?",Jessie asked. "Probably,stay sharp and follow suit",Dalvin led. He paced with the others close behind,they all put on their mouth cloths.As they were closing in Dalvin suddenly raised his fist clenched halting. "What is it?",Ciara whispered,she glanced forward and they came across a dead fresh male corpse,he was wearing a dark yellow vest,a yellow bandana,a black trousers and black boots,Steven vomitted. "Hmf",Sileena hummed a bit avoiding to vomit. "Hm,don't do that,I'll lose it if you keep doing that",Hailen covered her mouth. "Hmmf",Sileena hummed again as Hailen lost control then she vomitted and Sileena vomitted afterwards. "Ugh,what's up with you Jessie?Why isn't it affecting you?",Steven asked. "Um,about that,this is....not new to...." "Elite Empire?In this territory?But why?",Alicia kneeled upon the corpse "Something's not right,....what if the device was not built to jam our connections only,what if it is interfering connections of their choosing",Dalvin came to a realization. "If what you're saying is accurate then it goes without saying that they must have known that we're coming",Ciara said. "They're expecting us",Jack spoke. "They should",Alicia cocked her side arm USP.45 Pistol. "Here these earpieces won't be blocked by that device,keep your ears open all the time",Dalvin lent them one each,"let's move",he led.

Alicia was carrying a P90

Ciara had an M4A1

Dalvin had an M240 Saw

Jack had an M60E4

then Jessie and the rest had a G36C

They walked a couple of metres and they saw a big medium metal house which had a wide open entrance. "Yep,they sure are expecting us,okay I'll go in and I'll signal you of how many we're dealing with"Alicia suggested. "Okay,be on guard",Dalvin said. "Rodger",she replied as she went in then she stood by the wall which was in the middle inside,she peeked a little then she raised both of her hands with a signal of ten people. "Ten hostiles huh?Not so bad after all,okay me, Jessie,Ciara and Hailen will go to the back and Sileena,Jack,Steven and Alicia head to the front,got it?",he questioned "Copy that",Jack replied. "Uh Small Giant,we've got a problem",Alicia whispered through the earpiece. "Purple Dust,elaborate",Dalvin responded. "Three hostiles are placing claymores at the entrance as we speak,I can't go back",Alicia replied. "Where are you now?",Dalvin asked. "I'm inside at the side of the wall,they can't spot me,its kind of dark here",Alicia responded. "Okay stay put don't try anything cocky alright....Alright?!!",he exclaimed. "Ugh,well that's no fun,okay I'll remain stiff but hurry up my reflexes are tingling",she said. Dalvin,Jessie,Hailen and Ciara deliberately moved to the back while Sileena,Jack and Steven headed to the entrance.While Alicica was hiding she saw another pirate soldier checking claymores at the entrance then she jumped and hit him with a massive drop kick at his back as he fell unto half of the claymores and they exploded against him "Purple Dust do you copy?",Dalvin spoke. "Yes Captain",she replied. "What did I say?I thought I told you not to intervene",he said. "Well,you were taking too long,I've made a path for you Cranium,I guess they're coming to check who triggered the alarm",she peeked. "Purple Dust is the device there?",Dalvin asked. A pirate soldier stood at the entrance spotting the claymores,they were wearing pirate black hats with purple strings and a pirate outfit,they had pirate guns but they were fully enhanced and effective with increased damage. He suddenly looked beside the dark wall then he saw Alicia,he reached for his side gun then Alicia quickly wrapped her left hand around his neck and stabbed him on the neck with a blade. "Um,sorry was just putting a baby to sleep",Alicia as she peeked. "Hey didn't we send two of our comrades to check back there?",one of the pirates said "Yeah,we did,they're not back yet,I'll go",he walked towards the middle wall then he saw blood flowing torwards him,he halted with his right clenched fist. "What is it?",the other pirate asked,then he pointed over to the blood direction with his head,they all alertly stood up with their guns closing in deliberately to the wall. "Shit!!",Alicia whispered as Jack and the others arrived. "Uh,about time",she said as she threw a flashbang. It blew then Alicia quickly shot the first pirate on the front while the others were barely standing because of the flashbang,Jack cut the other one on the neck and shot the other three then Sileena shot at two of them and there were four left,they shook off the dizziness while others were being slaughtered. They pulled the trigger and one of their bullets slashed Alicia on her cheek as they took cover behind the wall. "That was close,I thought for a moment there you were going to receive a killshot",Jack reloaded his weapon. "Those scums are starting to piss me off!!",Alicia appeared in their view,they began to shoot and she quickly rolled over forward dodging the bullets then she withdrew her side pistol then she shot the other pirate in the stomach then in the head.Then the other three as they were about to pull the trigger they were shot first by Sileena,Jack and Steven. "You never stop being cocky do you?",Jack spoke. "Mmf,from my own perspective they were the ones who were becoming cocky,just look at my beautiful face its ruined",she said. "Who cares about your stupid face?",he mocked. "I know you do",she smiled. "Mmf",he scoffed. "Or someone does",she glanced and smiled attractively to Steven. "Uh,um",Steven blushed while Sileena grinded her teeth a bit. "That dumb freaking prostitute",Sileena said to herself. "Well,no device here",Jack said. "Of course,that's because its right back here",Dalvin said while moving to the back with his squad. The device tower was inside but it could be seen because it was a bit tall peeking out of the metal house.Dalvin stood by the back door as he placed his ear on it. "Okay Jessie,breach",Dalvin commanded.Jessie took a C4 and placed it against the door,Hailen was shocked for a moment then it blew. "Breaching,breaching!!",Dalvin and Ciara firstly moved in quick and shot two of the pirates who were there. "There were only two of them?Okay,Jessie hand me that C4,I'm going to blow up the device",the other pirate who was down reached for his gun lying on the ground silently and pointed it to Ciara's head then he pulled the trigger. "Look out!",Jessie pushed her to the other side as the bullet pierced through his shoulder leaving a tunnel on it then Dalvin finished him off with his blade to the neck. "Thanks Jessie,I appreciate it",she stood up. "Are you okay?Let me see?",Hailen touched his shoulder. "Ahh,I'm okay",he said. "No you're not,you could have been killed....I'm glad you're okay",she said. "We'll deal with the wound later,firstly we need to dismantle that device",Dalvin insisted. "I'm on it",Ciara walked forward to the device and once she walked past the other door beside her it then blew off its position giving Ciara a massive hit as she flew hitting against the wall. "Shit!Ciara!",Dalvin rushed to her,there was a piece of metal from the door which had stabbed her in the stomach. "Ahh,shit",she cried a bit in agony,her blood was flowing endlessly from her wound. "Okay,I'm gonna count to three,okay?",he asked for her permission. "Okay",she agreed. "ONE!!",He pulled the metal out. "Ahhhh!!",she screamed painfully,Dalvin stood up with her shoulder over him and began to walk torwards the door applying pressure to her wound.While on their way Jessie widened his eyes and pulled Hailen behind her. "Small Giant!!",Jessie yelled as he pointed with his eyes to the door which had exploded.Dalvin deliberately looked back at its entrance with Ciara and they saw a pirate soldier wearing a Juggernaut suit cocking his weapon,luckly his weapon was an M240 saw which had a bit of a process when cocking. "Shit!,everyone out now!!",Dalvin yelled and Hailen firstly got out and Dalvin was heading out with Ciara but the juggernaut was fully prepared to fire then Jessie fired at its front helmet to blind it for a moment and Dalvin managed to head out. "Cranium come in",Dalvin spoke through the earpiece. "Yes,Small Giant,we're good here",Jack replied. "Heads up,we've got a juggernaut here,come to the back at the forest and cover us",Dalvin commanded. "Blue Wind!",Alicia called. "She's hurt Purple Dust",Dalvin responded. "What?!What happened?",Alicia asked. "A metal door exploded on her way to destroy the device by the juggernaut,it stabbed in her stomach",Dalvin responded. "Don't worry Purple Dust,I'm still alive",Ciara laughed a bit. "I'm going to kill that bastard!"Alicia snarled with anger. "Calm down,Purple Dust",Dalvin said. "I won't calm down until he pays for what he did to my friend",she replied. Jessie got out the soon as the juggernaut started firing,they headed to the forest. "Quick behind the tress",Jessie yelled as he rushed to his hiding spot behind the tree as well as Dalvin,Ciara and Hailen. The juggernaut fired at them as the bullets pierced parts of the trees. "Damnit!Its like a machine gun,what kind of a weapon is that?",Hailen spoke while firing back. "Its an M240 saw,the same as I'm carrying,huh,that's why I prefer it,its like a mini machine gun itself",Dalvin laughed a bit as he saw the bullets with blue air pierce behind them,he looked back. "About time",he said,Alicia,Jack and the rest arrived. "So this is what we're dealing with huh",Jack spoke as he fired,Alicia rushed from tree to tree getting close to the juggernaut. "Purple Dust!!,What are you doing?!",Dalvin yelled. "He's going to pay for what he did to Blue Wind",she said with a fustration voice escaping her mouth.The juggernaut was now reloading its weapon. "An M240 saw huh,mmf,this is our chance",Alicia rushed directly to it while it was reloading. "You're mine!!",she snarled then all of a sudden it pulled out another weapon,an AK 47 which was already reloaded and pointed it directly to her,her eyes widened and the juggernaut fired then she dropped herself to the ground and she slid between its legs as she placed a grenade behind its back. The juggernaut struggled to reach then it blew.Its back was wide open as it fell,its metal was blasted off.Alicia fell to the ground due to the explosion,she sighed a breath of relief then it stood up again with smoke coming out of it,it walked towards Alicia while she was still on the ground. "Shit",she said to herself,the juggernaut drew out its weapon. "Purple Dust!!",Ciara shouted. The juggernaut pointed directly to Alicia then a gun was fired.