This is a new story i've started. i need some reviews, although its not very long. i just want to know if its as good as my friends say it is. THANKS!
11:23 PM
YEAR 3021
It was dark out and the only things visible were the head lights of rapidly moving vehicles in the distance. The silent engine increasing dramatically in speed as the rider clamped her hand tightly on the acceleration of the motorcycle. The road she had been riding on wrapped itself around the jagged cliffs like a jungle river and flowed as such as the picking up wind pushed the gravel north. Suddenly the night sky lit up with a heated blast on the other side of the tall hills illuminating the young woman’s crystal blue eyes. She swerved as a chunk of metal that would have hit her landed next to her, the sides of it piercing right through her boot, scrapping her leg and her tire.
“Shit,” she muttered through clenched teeth as the motorcycle’s tire began to deflate. Her long strawberry-blond hair, which was pulled into a loose ponytail, whipped her face as she drove faster down the narrow road. If she had sped up any more she could have been flying to her destination. Behind her were four other motorcycles that were gaining on her. They were from the adversary company EEL.
The young woman looked behind her for a split second to see the motorcyclists were still following her. Why do they need me? She asked herself, grinding her teeth as a surge of pain traveled through her leg. It was the open cut from the large piece of metal chunk that was hurting. It was bleeding uncontrollably running down the side of her boot darkening the already red material.
There was a loud bang as one of the motorcyclists aimed a gun at the woman’s head. It flew past her hitting the metal on her tire spoke.
“Jerks!” she yelled wrathfully at them. She whipped her motorcycle around and began going the other way. Three of the other riders drove past her, except for the last one. Unaware that there had been four followers, she swerved to a fishtailing halt as the last motorcyclist came at her fast. The headlights turned on, blinding her. Her body was jolted vigorously as they collided throwing her hard to the ground.
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“Put me down, assholes!” the young woman barked, squirming in midair. Two warriors had her hoisted in the air by locking their arms around hers so that they were simply futile. As she kicked wildly, even though her right leg was throbbing from the large gash on the side of it, she continued her rampaging.
“Where should we put her?” one of the guards asked his friend. The second guard, who had a demeanor of leadership, thrust the woman to the floor, while the other, ignorant to what his comrade had planned, continued to hold the woman's arm so that she hung halfway to the floor. He then did the same so that the woman lay helplessly on the cold stone.
“Boss will be with you in a moment,” said the leader of the two and they disappeared behind a door. The woman listened for a moment before she heard the locks click into place. Stiffly, she got up and walked around the large vacant room. She looked at the memorabilia of swords and guns that hung on the dank walls. Each weapon had a metal plate under it with a name under it. With consuming horror the woman realized they were names of late warriors from the NOVA military, which meant that these were trophies of the victories.
“It’s so nice to see you again, Thunder.” The familiar voice irked her, sending a chill up her spine. The woman turned around quickly on the heel of her boot, leaving a scuff mark. A man in a wheelchair sat in front of her. His face remained hidden by the dark shadows of a cloak that was securely wrapped around him.
“Why do you want me, Abalone?” The woman, Thunder, insisted stepping forward.
“You have good potential for working with us-”
“I would never work for you.” Thunder remarked brutally.
“That’s what I’ve been afraid of.” The man in the wheelchair said waving his hand as if to erase the thought.
“Then why are you so persistent. My answer is no-”
“That’s because you’ve always managed to get away from my guards. Now you will have no choice, but to accept our offer.” He said maliciously.
“What are you talking about? I don’t have to do anything you-”
“Unless your lover Jack is taken away from you.” The man finished her sentence.
“No,” Thunder breathed.
“Yes,”
“What did you do to him?” She shouted reaching for her gun. Her hand fell flat against the empty holster.
“What, did you really think that we would let you come in here with a weapon?” Abalone hissed. “And as for your lover, he’s fine. But if you do not accept our generous offer then we will use him as a warning to those who plan against the government. The choice is yours.”
Thunder felt her chest tighten as Abalone wheeled away.
“Wait,” Thunder called. Abalone stopped.
“Yes?”
“I’ll do it.” Thunder mumbled.
“Good, and just to be sure you won’t back out-” Abalone snapped his crooked fingers rippling his sagging skin. The two guards stepped out of two secret doors on either side of her armed with swords. Their armor clanked as they walked forward. One of them had a limp body nearly dragging behind him.
“Jack,” Thunder whispered gently, reaching towards him, the guilt clawing at her brain.
“Don’t or he’s dead.” Abalone said harshly. Thunder stopped in her tracks and watched as the guards’ yanked Jacks head up. He looked beaten and worn with dark maroon circles under his eyes. He looked up and smiled feebly at Thunder. One of the guards took a small computer chip from a crevice in his chest armor and held it in his hand while taking out a small pocket knife.
“No stop!” Thunder screamed. Abalone held out a gloved hand and a blue light shot out of a small hole in his palm, striking Thunder in her back knocking to the floor. Try as she might her meager attempts to get up failed her and she only collapsed again. She watched as the other guard came over and picked her up holding her arms tightly behind her back sending a sharp pang of discomfort through her shoulder blades. She was brought to her knees instantly so that she had no choice but to watch Jack’s neck get slashed open by the one guard with the pocket knife. Jack hadn’t made any attempt to avoid the blade, but took it stanchly as he could. The guard then jammed the chip into the open soar and Jack relinquished an inhumane scream causing Thunder to look away and focus on Abalone. He had an evil grin spread across his face as he noticed Thunder glaring at him.
“What are you doing to him?” she growled. Abalone smirked as the guard snapped her head so that she had to look at Jack again.
“We are implanting a chip in his neck, so that if you even as so much think about breaking him out of his prison I will kill him with this button.” Abalone said taking a small oval remote out of his pocket. Thunder stared at it with nothing but hate as he activated it. Jack let out another inhuman bellow as the chip activated itself as well. His body began to retract in awkward positions as the electrical pulse coursed through him. Thunder looked into his desolate eyes for any trace of sanity, but it had left with last screams of pain. He was broke, hard.
“What do you want me to do?” Thunder murmured looking down at the ground as small tears leaked down her flawless face.
“You will act as our assassin. Anyone who plots to-”
“I’m not going to kill anyone.” Thunder remarked breaking free from the guards grasp. She swiped his feet of the ground with her own and took his sword. She held it confidently in her hands and thrust it towards Abalone. He abruptly got up from his wheelchair blocking it with his own sword.
“Step down Ms. Thunder.” He hissed spit flying from his mouth.
“I’m not going to kill for you.” She growled. The remaining guard let Jack fall to the ground into a heap and went over to help his boss. Thunder whipped around kicking him square in his jaw. He went sprawling to the ground next Jack but nervously got up again.
“Thunder, I thought we had a deal.” Abalone whispered in her ear. She spun around, but Abalone was already behind her and knocked her on the back of her head. She fell to the floor and let the last few breaths out before she died.
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The two bodies floated through the white abyss for a time of stillness as one of them tried to gather her thoughts. The silence was unbearable and Thunder’s eyes flickered opened. Hovering next to her was Jack. She tried to move her arm out to touch him, but it was like it wasn’t her body anymore.
“Jack,” she said hoarsely. Jack was looking at her with a hint of hope in his amber eyes.
“I love you,” he murmured. She smiled but then frowned. “What’s wrong?” he asked.
“Jack, am I dead?” she asked looking straight up.
“No.” He said. Thunder noticed he hadn’t taken in a breath yet, like he didn’t need to. “I’m dying.” His said raucously.
“No, you’ll be fine. We’ll both be fine.” Thunder said reassuringly. Jack abruptly began to move away as the words lingered from her mouth.
“I love you Runa.” He said moving farther away. Thunder had winced as her real name slipped out of Jack’s lips.
“No, Jack you’ll live! I won’t let you die-” Thunder was suddenly let go from her hovering state and began to fall. It made her gut wrench since there was no indication that she was falling since there was only the intense white that engulfed around her. It began to close in on her and her breaths began to get faster as it was being sucked out of her. She then closed her eyes as a tear leaked down her cheek and fell. The white rippled and she vanished.
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