The Chosen
Part 1:
"Come here child!" The little girl ran down the hallway and into the room that she slept in. "Yes sir?" "These men are here to see you." The little girl turned to both the men, they were pretty young, in there human 20's. "Yes?" They turned to the first man. In thier language they asked if I was the human child. I of course responded, in their language, that I refused to be called human, humans were low and I was not. "She speaks our language?" "Yes, Zion taught me." "Do you know it's rude to interfere in a adult conversation." "I know it's rude if it has nothing to do with you. But otherwise it is allowed."
I stared at the man who looked at me like I was crazy. "Forgive me, but you are a human child, that rule does not apply." "I'm not human. Humans are out there fighting, I'm in here. I will not be called what I am not." "Fine. You must come with us. The leader wishes to see you." "Keep your powers off me. I know all of them and can counter most of them." "How?" "Zion taught me." A smile spread over my face. The look on the two men's faces was an unforgetable one. "Whatever, let's go." He grabbed me by my arm and preceded to lead me down the hall.
"Let me go! Let me go! I can walk on my own you idiot! Let me go!" Of course my protest only made him tighten his grip. But I had to like put up a fight, that's just who I am. We entered a room and he dropped me onto the ground and turned and walked to stand guard by the door with the other man. "Creep." I muttered before standing and wiping my silver outfit off. That's what I wore. Silver spandex type pants with a belt, a sliver turtle neck, long sleeve shirt. Gloves on my hands and boots. My short curls, held back with a silver hair band. I really actually liked my outfit.
"Young lady?" I turned and looked at a man who was quiet tall and very respectable looking. I nodded my head down as taught. "Sir?" "Good child." He turned to the two guards and in his language asked them if I was the one he had asked the to bring, the human child? "Yes, although as I told them I prefer not to be called human." I smiled. "You can speak Zanitian?" "Very well, also French, German, Spanish, Japanesse, Chinesse and several African languages." "Really?" "Yes." I nodded, smiling.
"Well that makes you very intellegent, especially for a human." I shook my head. "Oh right, sorry my dear, you said you did not want to be called human." I nodded and looked up at him. "May I ask you why?" "Because many humans do not respect Zanititans and I do, and I haven't been human since I was seven." "How old are you now?" "13, I'll be 14 though soon." "Quiet a smart 13 year old." "She says she can use powers too sir!" The guard sneered. "Yes I can." I objected. "May I see?" He asked. I nodded. I closed my eyes and brought my hand to my hair.
I thought of the color purple and that's what it was when I opened my eyes. The man in front of me was smirking and the two guards eyes looked as if they were going to pop out fo their soccots. "Where did you learn that?" "Zion. She taught me everything I know about your kind." "That is good. I guess since you are the way you are you shall be moving." "What do mean?" "You, you shall me moving to dorm with children your age child. We feel you should be around ones your age." "My kind?" "No." "When will I be moving?" "Now. You will have new stuff and they..." he pointed to the two guards that brought me in. "will be taking you there now. I wish you my luck dear child. You are very extrodianary."
I nodded my head. "Thank you very much sir." "Your very welcome." "May I ask one question?" "What is it?" "Your name?" "Kalinvio." "Thank you." I turned and walked out with the two guards.
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"Was she everything I told you Kalinvo?" "Yes Zion, yes she was. She will make a great leader one day. A very good leader." Zion walked into Kalinvo's arms and watched the girl desend the halls.
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Part 2:
I walked into the coridoor and new compound they'd lead me to. "Here." I stood and waited in a room, similar to a office. A large desk and three chairs to the side. The woman behind the desk finished typing whatever she was typing than turned to me. She looked at me funny and than just smirked. "Your name?" "Maria." I answered. "Okay let's see, let's see." The woman fished through some cards and then stopped. She looked up at me. "Okay, here you are Maria. You go out that door, walk down the hall, take a left and then a right and then you should enter the green door."
"Thank You." I took the papers and card she handed me and followed her directions. I slowly turned the green door knob and was greeted by at least fifteen 13 or 14 year old faces. "ID." "Excuse me?" "Your ID child." "Oh!" I pulled out the card the woman had handed me and caustiously handed it to the man. "Have a seat, anywhere." I walked to the back of the class and when I sat down I noticed everyone seemed to be snickering. The man in front even looked at me funny. "What is it?" I finally asked.
"Have you always had purple hair?" A tall blonde, perfect bodied girl asked. "Oh shit! I totally forgot!" Everyone looked at me like I was crazy. I closed my eyes and changed my hair back to it's normal color. "Sorry." I said and lowered myself in my seat. I could hear people whispering about me. It only made me scrunch lower. The man in front babbled on about a bunch of crap for about an hour before telling us we were dismissed. I looked down at the papers in my hand.
One of them told me that I was in room 12C. I walked down the hall and slowly opened the door. Inside were three girls. I bit my lip and stood there. "Well come in already, I have to change." The same blonde headed girl snapped. "Sorry." I said before shutting the door. "You got that bed." She pointed to a bed near the wall and window. "Your choice?" "No, we got assigned beds, look at your papers." "Oh, sorry." I walked over and noticed the two plastic boxes on my bed.
I turned around and realized I wasn't gonna get anywhere with these girls. I lifted the top off one of them and found paper, pencils the works. The other one filled with more personal items. I noticed the dresser next to my bed and peered inside. Clothes and shoes and everything already there. They pretty much gave me all I would need. I pulled out a rainbow colored teddy bear they had given me and sat it on my pillow and sat onto my bed pulling out some paper and a pencil.
"You've never been here before huh?" The brunette in the room asked. "No, I was in another compound." "Well, that's kinda weird, they usually put kids into training right away." "Oh, well not me." I corrected the blonde. The blonde just turned back to her other blonde friend and then they walked out the room. "My name's Elizabeth, Liz for short. The blonde that was talking to you was Isabel and the other one was Tess. They're pretty cool once you get to know them."
"You know them?" "Very well, this is a new school, so everyone got here yesterday, Isabel, Tess, myself, Isabel's brother, Tess's brother, and my brother and cousin just got moved here." "Oh, wow big family eh?" "You kinda talk funny, don't you know how to have any fun?" "Well, I was in a compound that demanded respect." "Oh, well it's really easy here, once get to know it. Trust me." "Yo, Liz are you coming?" "Yea, hold on a sec!" Liz turned back to Maria. "Well, I gotta go. I'll talk to you later okay?" "Yea. Good bye." Liz turned and left Maria alone in the room.
"What a strange girl." Maria muttered. Maria set the two boxes underneath her bed and laid flat on her stomach. She put on the radio which had been sitting on her dresser and began drawing and singing. I never really noticed when the girls got back into the room, or the people they brought with them. "Yo, can you turn that crap off?" I was jolted back to reality just then. "What?" "The music, can you turn it off?" "Oh, yea. I didn't even notice you guys." I climbed up on my bed and turned of my radio.
One of the guys that was in the room kept staring at me intently, finally I lifted my head up to find everyone staring at me. "What?" "You aren't Zenitian." "I know this." "So your human?" "No." "What are you?" "I don't know, I was around, as human when I was seven, but I'm not anymore." "Your human." "No I'm not. Humans are disgusting and disrespectful." "If your human how do you have powers?" That was it, I didn't like to be called human and they repeatedly did so. "I'm not human dammit!" "Okay, okay, but how uh do you have powers?" "I learned."
He turned to the shorter blonde, Tess, he began talking to her in his language. "That's not true." He whipped around and looked at me. "You can speak..." "Yes, yes I can. I also have powers, like you and I'm not stupid. If you want to say I WAS human be my guest, but I no longer AM. I'm not Zenitian either so just call me by my name." "W..." "It's Maria." I looked at all of the faces staring at me and then intently went back to work on my drawing.
I stayed drawing for a good hour, before I was disturbed. "What are you doing?" The same boy asked, taking my paper. "Give it back!" "What's it of?" "Give it back you ass!" "Answer my question." I was not happy with this person what so ever, so I took it to a limit. I used some of my powers. I shocked him and he dropped the paper. "Thank you." "That's not allowed." Isabel call from the background. "He should of never taken my paper then." "You need to lighten up princess." "Okay whatever, you know, you need a handbook on how to treat people with respect."
"Little girl, shut up and leave my brother alone. Just go back over to your bed and be a good kid." "Fuck off, okay. I am not in the mood." "You'd think that you never dealt with kids your own age before." "I haven't." I whispered. All of their head shot up. "You never had any fun?" "I have fun all the time, just mainly alone." "My goodness. That is like bad." "Well, I'm gonna go sit down, I'm putting my radio on, it'll be low." "That's not music. That sounds like someone dying." "No, it's classical. Very mature music." "You so need to lighten up princess."
"You know my name, try using it you dork." "You don't know ours." Isabel said. "Well, the only people's names I don't know consist of the male gender." "Okay, whatever you just said. Don't say it again." I smirked at them. "Fine, everyone tell me their name." "Well mine's Isable, this is my brother Max, my best friend Tess, her boyfriend Kyle, my boyfriend Alex, and my other best friend and brother's girlfriend Liz." I nodded my head in compliance. "And yours?" I turned to the kid with the big mouth. "Michael, not Mike, Mickey just Michael."
"Well Michael since we now know each others names why don't we try calling each other by them." "Yea, sure princess." "AGH!" I flopped back onto my bed, his looks where not going to help him in this situation. "Maria right?" "Max right?" "Yea, well Maria, Michael likes to, how do I say this, tourment anybody he can get to." "I'm sure spaceboy does." "Spaceboy?!" "Yes, spaceboy." "Shut up princess." "No spaceboy." We fought back and fourth for about 15 more minutes before Isabel interupted us.
"You know what, it's time for us to eat. Michael leave her alone and come eat." Everyone walked out of the room and left me there. I slipped my boots back on and walked down the hall to what I assumed was where we ate. I picked up my food and sat by myself at a table in the corner. Being alone was conforting. It was who I was. I could see the kids who had been talking to me earlier sneak peeks at me every once in awhile. I tried to ignore them at first but then I just dumped my plate and walked out.
I knew they were talking about me. I knew they were, them and everyone in that cafeteria. I was the little not human not Zenitian girl. I was in the simpliest terms a freak. Didn't bother me to much. I've never really been surrounded by well anybody who wasn't at least seven years older except for Zion and well she's no longer with me. The Liz girl seems like she is nice, and her boyfriend Max seems like the perfect guy, for her anyway. Isabel and Tess seem quite concieded. Kyle seems like mister hotshot and Alex well I could classify him as a geek but he's going with Isabel so I don't know. Spaceboy's a jerk, he picks on me in everything we do and he seems to find it fun to call me princess. I don't think it's cute actually.
"Move, move, move!!" Three men rushed down the hall and pumbled the door shut and four people, two woman, two men ran through in white suits. They looked very frightened and like they were lost. They were running and I stepped in front of them. It wasn't on purpose, but they did stop. I stared them in the eye. Everyone seemed to stop everything they were doing at that moment and held their breathe. "Move." I cocked my head to the side staring at the unfamiliar man. He grunted and charged at me, he seemed to grab me and wrap his arms around my throat.
I gagged. I wasn't expecting it. I wasn't expecting him to do that. A strangled sound echoed in the hallway and I realized that it came from myself. "You fucking alien bastard child! You deserve to die! Die! Die!" I closed my eyes. He was human, he was human and he hated aliens. He hated them and I could feel his hate, not only from the strain his hands had around my neck but it was vibrating around me.
"Die. No alien deserves to live." He whispered in my ear. I let out a muddled noise and then realized his hands weren't on my throat anymore. My eyes found their way slightly open. "NO! NO! That can't be! No!" I could hear a man's hollar echoed through the hallway as he was dragged away. I looked up and found deep brown eyes staring into mine. I felt strong arms encapture me and pick me up. "Shhh, your gonna be okay princess." I smirked and my eyes slowly drifted shut.
Part 3:
I woke up with a start panting. "AGH!!" Everyone in the room seemed to be at my side in a second. "Hold her arms! Grab her legs!" I fought them away. Then my body went limp and I broke into an uncontrollable set of tears. I felt arms incircle me. "Hush. Hush, it's gonna be alright, I swear it." The person held me and I slowly drifted back into sleep.
"She looks like she's opening her eyes." I heard a familiar voice. That was Max, I could tell. "Stay clam Maria." Liz said softly. This time I didn't go crazy on them, I only sat up slowly and even slower opened my eyes. "Are you okay?" Isabel's voice sounded worried. "He thought I was an alien. He wanted me dead because he thought aliens were bad. He...he would have killed me, he was so full of hate. No one should be able to feel that much hate in ones life." I whispered softly. "He was a prisoner, ex-military. He escaped."
"Who caught him? Who got him off me?" No one spoke. "Speak to me dammit!" "Michael did." "Yea? Where is he?" "Talking to the Major." "Why?" "Because they want him to..." Tess traveled off and a tear rolled down her cheek. "What?" I asked worriedly. "They want him to see the king." "Oh, what'll happen?" "They might send him to war." "NO." "They will, King Kalinvo is not a forgiveful man, at least that's what we've heard." "Oh my God. Are you serious?" "Yes, he is..." "No, he's not mean. I met him. He is so nice, he was really nice to me. That's why I'm here, he sent me." "You lie!" Tess jabbed and I winced.
"No, I speak the truth. Always. Will the king send Michael away?" "Probably he saved you, he showed he was couragious." "So?" "So that's what they want, that's who they want to fight." I didn't reply, I just jumped out of the bed and ran down the halls. Everyone chased me out into the hall but they weren't fast enough. I remembered my way here, from where I spoke to Kalinvo. They were not going to take Spaceboy anywhere, he was to young and he was mine.
"Come back Maria! No, don't leave! They'll send you away, to war!" I ignored their cries and ran faster. I had to get there. Two hands gathered me up. "NO! Let me go! I must go to him! PLEASE!" They arms just held me tighter and pulled me back. "No, please." I whimpered. "Let her go." I lifted my head and saw Zion. "Zion!" "I said let her go!" The arms dropped me and I ran into Zion's welcoming arms. "Shh, honey. Hush." "They took him. They took him away from me."
Zion held me back. "Who did they take?" "He saved me, and they want to send him to war. The king, he wants..." I couldn't finish. Zion grabbed my arm and we were sailing down the hallway. She busted into a big door. "You will NOT send that boy away!" Zion called. I stared shocked at her and Kalinvo stopped and turned to Zion. "What are you talking about?" "The boy who risked his life for her, you will NOT send him away!" "Zion will you calm down, I just needed to make things clear and understand the whole situation and he seemed like the best candidate."
Zion smiled and walked into Kalinvo's arms. I stood shocked to say the least. Zion was with the King? I turned my head and finally saw him. I didn't watse any time either. I just walked up to him and hugged him. He seemed hesitant to hug me back but did. I cried into his arms. "I thought...I thought they were gonna...gonna send you away cause of me." "Quiet now princess." I backed out of his embrace after a couple more seconds and punched him in his arm, hard.
"Ow! Why the hell'd you do that!?" "Don't ever do that ever! I am not even worth it, you have people who love you and you have family and you are not ever to do that again. Do you understand me?" "Excuse me!? You are not going to stand there and tell me what to do! I can do whatever the hell I please!" Silent tears glistened in my eyes. "No! You cannot ever do that again! I'm not worth it, you don't deserve to go to war Michael. Your sister and your friends are scared to death for you, don't ever, EVER do it again." Michael crossed his arms over his chest. "I can do whatever I want."
I shook my head rapidly and flung my arms up. "I don't WANT you to DO that for ME! I don't want anything to happen to you! Listen to me here! I'm not worth it." A tear slipped down my cheek and my bottom lip was beginning to quiver. "Don't say that again! Will you stop fucking saying that! My God! You are so special, your worth my life and more!" "I'm not worth anyone's life! I'm not worth it! I know what I'm saying! I do! Listen to me!" More tears stained my cheeks than.
Michael grabbed me ruffly by my arms. He looked me in my eyes. "You are fucking worth it!" He screamed and I winced. I whimpered and fell limp in his arms and sunk to the ground. I shook my head, letting more tears fall. Repeating: I'm not, I'm not. Michael just stood there and looked down at me. I don't think he knew what to do. I don't think he ever had to deal with someone like me. I knew what I was saying, maybe he was realizing I was right.
"You are very wrong Maria." My head shot up and looked at Zion. "You are a very special child, you just don't know how special." I just stared blankly. "You remember when Nebula died?" I nodded. "Well, she left you something." "What?" "She left you with her power within. She gave you everything that made her special. So what made you special, was doubled, because my sister was destined to be great. She was destined to do something no one else could."
I sat glued to my spot. What was I being told? "She was destined to save us, our people." "So?" "So she was killed, a twist in fate. You, you lived, you have been transfered her powers." "That's not true. You don't know that." "Humans, no matter how special and intelligent cannot tap into their powers, it's not possible. You aren't advanced enough, you were transfered my sister's powers." "I'm not special." "No, you are more than special." I put my head into my hands and cried. I wasn't as special as they wanted me to be.
Kalinvo turned away from me and looked at Michael. "And you, you are very special also." Michael just scoffed. "You two are so damn special and you can't realize it, that's why we're moving you." My head shot up and Michael's eyes looked as if they were gonna pop out. "You two will be moving into a special compound, to study and to learn and to be safe. We must keep you both safe." "I'm not leaving my sister, she couldn't take it." "Don't worry, that has been dealt with. She understands." "How would you know?!" "Because young man," he turned to the guards in the corner, "that is what I was told. A few shed tears, a nod and hope you'll be safe were sent to you."
Michael's face fell. I knew he'd always been with those kids back there, he wasn't ready for this. He wasn't ready to move away from them, he wasn't very strong. "You both will come with me. I will lead you to your simple compound and from there everything will fall into place." I stood shakely on my legs and followed Kalinvo out the door, Michael not to far from me. I didn't turn around to look at him, I didn't want to see the pain written there. I was in pain for him.
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"He was sent to war?" Tess swallowed hard. "Yes mame." "He's not coming back?" "No mame." "And the girl, the one who ran from here?" "She is being shipped off as well." "Thank you guard." Tess turned and walked back into the room that the rest of her friends were in. "They sent em." She whispered. "Michael?" Tess nodded slowly tears falling from her eyes. "That Maria girl?" "She's gone too." Kyle took Tess into his arms quickly. She cried into his chest. The room was filled with tears for the two young people sent to war. For the brother and the girl he saved.
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I looked around the room in which I stood. "This is our room?" "This is where you will be staying, you both." Michael turned and looked at me. "You are not permitted to exit this room unless you are directed to, it has plenty of room for more than two people. It has everything you need. What you don't have you may ask for and will promptly be brought to you." I turned and looked at Kalinvo. "I want Michael's family and friends here." "That cannot be arranged. Sorry."
I threw my arms and shot him a deadly look. "You said anything! That's what I want!" "You may not have everything, you two are the only ones to sleep in this room, no one else. Your food won't even be brought by people. You will not be permitted to be influenced by surrounding influences." "Dammit! Fine get the hell out of here! I don't want you in here!" Kalinvo turned and walked out, Zion giving me an apologetic smile and walking out with him.
As the door shut, I turned and punched the wall. My hand went through and I sunk to the ground. "What the hell you do that for?!" I ignored Michael's question. He walked over to me and bent down next to me. "Why the hell did you do that? You could have fucking hurt yourself!" "No I couldn't, it was a test. I wanted to see if I could stand the pain." "So what'd you find out?" "That I could." "Gimme your hand you stupid broad."
Michael placed his hand over mine and it was healed. "I don't know why you did that." "Cause, you need your hands." "I don't want them. I don't want to be here! I don't want to fucking be special!" I stood up and walked over to the door. "I'm not fucking special! I won't help you! I won't help anybody! I hate you all! I hate humans! I hate Zenitians! I hate everyone!" I turned around and fell to my knees.
I looked up at Michael, he looked shocked to say the least. "You hate me?" "No, not you. They are keeping you away from you family and friends. I hate them! I hate them all!" Michael walked over to me and helped me to my feet. "You look tired, come lay down." He lead me to one of the queen sized beds and laid me down and covered me with a blanket, and laid down beside me. "I think we both need some sleep."
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