Snippet #2447010

Hana Ambrose

Hana let out a relieved sigh when the boy accepted the robe Omnes had given him, and put it on, at least he was modest, unlike many other men she had met in her life...if what that was could even be called her life any more...Hana shook her head, no...that couldn't have been fake This had to be a dream or something...she found herself desperately pinching at her arm, but to no avail, she didn't wake up from this nightmare. Then they had to have been kidnapped or something...but if that wasn't the case, she knew she was in complete denial, the All Knowing One told them their "lives" were a lie, and unless he was working with the others, it was the truth.

She found herself beginning to breathe roughly as things continued...she was beginning to panic...whatever was going on needed to be resolved, but what was she going to do about it? Her powers were useless offensively, she turned to the boy, he seemed to be the only one fully awake other than her out of the six of them. She was utterly shocked at how calm he was, sending a pleasant 'good morning' to the five of them. He was obviously much more in calm in this situation than she was, and she hoped he had some idea of what to do, and her hopes were fulfilled when she noticed him create a makeshift spear of sorts out of the metal of the ship...his powers were much more useful in this situation, in opposition to hers, which although could be helpful during their escape for surveillance and such, were of no help in initiating it. She began to move closer to him slightly, gravitating towards him in case he decided to attack and lead the way for escape. He had began to ask the man who bolted into the room questions, which was good...they needed answers.

However, it seemed like the boy got his answer to what the Code was when another man burst into the room, Code RED7777 must have just been something to alert the others of their awakening. The man seemed to be quite nervous, and Hana confirmed it, seeing notes of nervousness in his face with her heightened sense of sight; the slight perspiration, the small muscle convulsions and twitching. Hana returned her sight back to normal, waiting to see what he had to say. Those men had created them...the thought sent a chill down Hana's spine, causing her to swallow, her throat dry and in pain.

Omnes had made a transformation of some sort as he and the first scientists seemed to bicker among themselves. Hana took that time to try and regain her composure, but her attempts failed completely once Baldwin began speaking.

"All you need to know is we didn't expect any of you to actually make it to these last stages, but you did. Now, all you've got to do is forget the lives you lived. Those were simulations full of testing. No matter how real it felt, you need to realize none of it was real."

With that, he stormed out, leaving the rest to the other man. He had merely repeated what Omnes had said...but the way he said it...just his voice as he said it caused Hana to tremble and caused her to begin to hyperventilate. She tried to maintain herself, but everything was just going so fast...she wanted to go back to her old life...to the way things used to be...but she had to ask herself, why did she want to return to a lie? And, was her "life" ever really that good in the first place?

Soon, another girl out of the six of them grew to full consciousness, robing and demanding answers. The other man began elaborating on things, the point that they were created by them and that the lives they had lived before were nothing but lies kept on being reinforced repeatedly. The repetition of those facts was bringing Hana to her breaking point. He seemed so vile, so prideful in the fact that he was their creator and he seemed as though he had such menacing plans for them in the way that he spoke. She could feel tears forming in her eyes as he continued despite her attempts to stop them. He then spoke of a war that was going on in the real world, shocking Hana even further, and when he was done explaining, he drew a gun on them, threatening that if they dared go against their will for them to fight in the war, that he would kill all of them. With that Hana found herself near collapsing, leaning on the wall for support as she looked down to the ground, feeling as though she was going to puke.

The other boy responded almost immediately, he had directly opposed the man whose words were full of malice and anger, a feat she would never be able to do. He had revealed that they didn't have the power that they claimed to hold over them, and refuted the man's claim that he could kill all of them with his weapon, further refuting the idea that he would kill all of them with the fact that the six of them were near irreplaceable, and that they were probably in a desperate need for each of them. Hana was worrisome about how intimidating the boy was but found solace in the fact that at least he was on their side...

"I'll readily comply to fighting in this war as long as I know what I'm fighting for."

Hana could feel her stomach drop when she heard him say this. He was going to fight for them? Even after all that was happening? Hana wondered for a moment whose side the boy was truly on, but eventually decided that what he was saying was right, who knew, maybe these guys were actually good, and just had to take desperate measures to stop a great evil. But on the flip side what if they were the destroyers, what if the were the "bad" guys. Hana knew that there was never really a "good" or "bad" side in war, but what if she didn't agree with the side these scientists were on? Would she still have to fight for them?

She supposed that all lied in what side the others were taking, she didn't have a strong power, but the boy, and possibly the other girl did. They had the power they needed to either escape, or win the war for these scientists. She could feel tears begin to fall down her eyes, she was powerless...her fate lied in the hands of the others...they probably wanted to break them, and she knew that she was just being more of a hindrance by breaking out into tears...she needed to at least seem strong, or they would know that they had power over them, what the boy was attempting to do would be for nothing. Hana regained her composure, her breath still somewhat unsteady.

"You may have created us but that does not make you our masters..." She said, actually speaking out, "Treat us like people...not just creations, and give us some time to come to terms with this new world we've been thrown into. If those conditions are met, along with his..." she said, nodding over to the boy, "...then I'll fight for you." She could feel herself shaking, but assumed it wasn't visible unless the person looking was close to her. She was surprised about what she did, and was somewhat proud of her feat of courage. To be honest, she wasn't going to immediately fight for them if they met her conditions, she needed to be fully aware of the situation before picking a side...but it didn't hurt to let the man think she would join him if he met her conditions.