welcome, this is your pilot speakin.

its 6: 45 am.

up on a cliff, overlooking the seas, a young girl sleeps in her room.

too bad the alarm clock had to ruin that.

BRRRRRRRRRZZZZTTTTT

The sharp noise wakes me up , already wishing i was dead.

meet me, Jessica amber, the girl monologuing this story.

"uhhg, why didn't i go to sleep earlier!" i debated, still not lifting the comforter. i lay awake with gloomy eyes as i stares at my ceiling, written above is the symbol of a god.

which god? the god of flames, heaphestus or vulcan in roman.

'wanna know why i have that symbol?'

its because its tradition in the evlogiménoi culture, to have your child be placed in a temple to have them be blessed by the gods.

these blessings can be extremely usefull or quite dull.

me? i was lucky to be blessed by heaphestus, god of fire, fires a good element for destruction and power. its something that will help me in physical combat

'hey..isnt this a school day?..wait..Oh god Its GRADUATION DAY!!'

I jumped out of my bed, avoiding toppling over my stack of book on pyromancy and fire. i get ready, wearing the same old uniform of white t shirt and black pants. but wait, jessica, i hear you not asking, shouldnt girls wear skirts? tell that to my adoring parents, who care so much about their daughters body.

its not like boys spend all day just looking at girls or vice versa. either that or my parents generation had literally nothing to do.

either ways it wont matter. i put on the black gown, and grab my cap.

today was the day.

i walk out of my room down the corridor. i pass my younger sisters door and pause...

'maybe..i should say hello or good morning..we arent that close even though we're only 2 years apart....mom and dad would always send me to training or tell me to go study whenever we tried to play together. and she's become so reclusive lately that she doesn't even come to the family dinner. which is smart on her part.'

i knocked. no reply.

i tried a little harder.

"hey, jenny...im graduating today..which means im leaving for..well you know...just heading out of the nest....i...i just wanted to let you know"

i slowly turned away cringing from just how awkward that was and how i should have planned a little more.

i hear a whisper " good luck"

i smiled "same to you"

i then slide down the stairway and walk through the lonely hallway. my parents room was barely used...well they're barely here. theres a library large enough to be called a private library that my parents thought would be where i would spend most of my days.

the burned forest logs and ruined lawn would beg to differ. i remember training here. I've got a lot of nicks and scratches. plus im pretty pale so they stand out really gruesomely.

the private helicopter my parents have is state of the art and fully automated. my parents don't trust anyone. not even us.

"good morning jessica, where will you be going today?"

the automated ai. harpy, i named her, is really nice. but not much of a talker, courtesy of , once again my parents.

"hey harpy, the calladay highschool"

"affirmative"

the blades spin faster and faster and soon we are hovering and i just stare at the zooming visuals of clouds and the sea. the island and house becoming smaller and smaller.

we live on a private island and my parents send me to calladay, which is the closest school. my younger sister jenny is homeschooled after we realised she was getting picked on for being blessed by Poseidon. most people would be ecstatic about being blessed by the god of waves....unless he blessed you with only being able to control fog. after the tests the teachers remarked that she has no potential in getting stronger so she quit and now she..well i dont know what she does now other than play games and eat chips.

i grip the leather seats as calladay appears in the distance...i shake my head and focus. i snap my fingers, sparking flames due to the magical nails i have.

i started burning the caps ribbon just a little bit.

the helicopter lands and i leave immediately, following the lines. i wasnt the only one..all of my classmates and friends had arrived just as i had and were following a line.

i walked just a bit faster to outpace the rest. but i was challenged by increasing footsteps. i started speedwalking, only for them to do the same. i stop at a circle as i feel a slap on my shoulders.

i turn my head to see the same smiling face that was my best friend valerie burdett. a Hispanic whos parents were veteran generals.

she winked, a faint crackle can be heard. Valerie's blessed by Zeus and can create thunder in any form. her cap was streaked with burn marks.

"can you believe it? we're finally here!!" she giggled. i could hear her heart doing jumping jacks.

"i know!" i replied. all of the other students formed a line as well, although it was rare for us to get a long.

a figure stood right by her, it was my crush zhang zhi. hes a genius who got into calladay by impressing a set of judges with his ability to create weapons from simple elements. hes blessed by ares. the god of war

i heard a zzt infront of me to see a hologram of-

my mom!

what was she doing here!!!she doesnt even show up to teacher conferences let alone my graduation!!

" hello, graduates, due to unexpected events. your graduations will be handed out by me, and as a neccessary precaution you will all be heading straight to your new facility of education, all clothes and payments will be taken care for."

'excuse me what!! no! my moms horrible at picking clothes. i swear if we have to wear army uniforms-'

"jessica amber, please come forward" this knocked me out of my quick monologue of a rant but ut was like i was in a trance. i couldn't get myself to step forward.

i got a push from valerie and i walked towards my mom, looking behind her because i didnt want to see the usual grimace on her face.

i stopped infront of her hologram.

i could hear snickering and some anxious whispering. they all know my mom. well atleast from the stories.shes a veteran with a kill count of 34 thousand. which is the 3rd highest in the history of any soldier. most people think my mom has me do 500 reps. which is absurd. she settled for no less than 700 per day.

my mom pulled up what seemed to be a holoimage. and she put it on my cap, instantly causing my gown to light up and appear to be on flames.

"digital technology has come a long way, jessica, you have an even longer way to go" she nodded her head left . i barely nodded back, i was frustrated that for all the effort i put shes saying i haven't done enough.at least not directly but thats what her tone implies. then i followed the path down to a plane big enough for my entire class.

i climbed its steps and entered the cabin. it was first class, with a marble colour pallet on the floor and ceiling, the seats were in jet black and i sat down in the front row.

a few stewards walked by probably to guide the rest of the class to their seats.

not long after i hear the the scatter of heels , valerie appears and sits next to me and hugs me. i hug back as she just sobs in happiness.

she tried to speak to me but all that comes is weird happy gurl noises and more profuse sobbing.

"i-i-i-i ca-cant be-belive-it we-we passed!!"

'did i mention that the highest score was 56 by zhang and i came second with 54. so you have to understand our teachers didnt tell us if we passed. later we learned that we were judged in 0/ 70. so all of us above 35 had passed and me and valerie were in the top 5. something her parents would be proud of.....something my parents would say " wasnt my best".

! steward on board had appeared and gave valerie a tissue box, which she thanked for before stuffing her nose and wiping her ruined mascara away

this was so exciting...but also sad...jenny would be all alone at home and i couldn't shake the thought that she'd think i wouldn't say goodbye...

the plane started rumbling as they started the engine.

"ladies and gentlemen this is your pilot speaking we will be gaining speed soon and its best that you all extend your seats to take a nap."

i didn't want to sleep, but valerie and i already were getting ready. it would be shame to show up on the first day with dreadfull eyebags.

even as i tried falling asleep, i couldn't help but think of our destination.

Facility 001. the underground government training center for young adolescents aiming to be part of project entity.

______________________meanwhile___________________

my head felt dizzy. my body was heavy. my eyes fluttered open at the feeling of bodies approaching. all of them above 5ft 6inches and wearing something bulky.

i took in my surroundings. i could tell i was in a cell but..

my cell was lot more...well hotel than a cell...

as my head cleared i though.

'where was i? did i get caught?'

the shiny, scratchless walls, the smooth tiled floor and the glass door which was unlike any cell ive been thrown in.

was i in some new prison? the 6 bodies i sensed earlier were stopping by the door. i stood up, all 6ft and 4 inches of me. and stared them all down as they entered.

they had batons and electric knives, they looked like stormtrooper knockoffs done by amateurs. i tried to keep calm but in a prison this white, being brown seemed pretty dangerous, ive come across a lot of racist cops in my life, i wouldn't be wrong to assume such things now.

they surrounded me and the leader, i assume, pointed at the door, i walked forward, weary of any attack.

they lead me through an endless maze of stairs and hallways, going left, right, right, left , up, left , up , right , down and so forth, untill we reached a door guarded by two even bulkier stormtroopers.

they opened the door and i was pushed forward, not much of a push but like a small pinch but i decided to roll with it.

i walked towards a desk with a woman, probably hispanic, behind it. she seemed serious enough but the scar on her face streaking down the right side of her skull sealed the deal. but since this place was run by a hispanic, i assumed i wasn't in any more danger than any other regular criminal, however i still had to worry about being a lithunian.

"alright boy..i have had a very long day of work, and i seriously wanna get this over and go congratulate my daughter. but no. i get this suprise task of handling you and now i cant even visit her till this is over."

so no professionalism? i can work with that.

she grabbed a file from her drawer. a really fat file. and she started reading through it, amused at what must have been written there.

i noticed the gold plated bar that had 'general penesa burdett rosa written on it '

good to know.

now, was i in some maximum stronghold facility because i dont think my crime-whatever it is-could be that bad that i get sent to one.

"hmm......hrt....pfft.....wait really?.... my my..." the general muttered"...thats quite the track record. dodging the proper authorities..running from adopters...messing with the mafia ....sneaking aboard multiple privet jets and airliners and causing multiple breakins....tsk tsk...."

she closed the book eyeing me, taking in my features.she put the file down.

"now...i dont know if this file contains information regarding you or people with the same name doing these things... how old are you 17-19?"

i wanted to say 20...but i knew she probably already knew my age... i figured this was a test.

i sighed" 14"

The general seemed content with my answer but she was already plotting something.

"it says here you originated from a low lying archipelago in the indian ocean and if i did the math correctly, you were born during the reign of the arctic terrors. stupid name really but nonetheless. its astonishing.... how you have trekked the entire continent of asia and now here you are after being taken down by my husband. he sends his apologies for knocking you out like that."

the memories flood back as i remembered how i got caught.

it was just like any other attempt in hiding inside an airplane. sadly for me, a middle aged man noticed me leaving the plane landing wheel. see, theres enough room for me in most airplanes but this one wasnt as big and i clinged to the sides, awake all night in fear that i might fall asleep and end up roadkill when they open the landing wheel. her husband had run towards me in a speedy dash and slammed into me using his shoulder, sadly he must have thought i was heavier than i looked and used more force and i ended up flying head first into a cargo container.

i spoke up" yeah, no hard feelings, its water under the bridge, dude was doing his job, i was just caught lacking"

the general was suprised with my vocabulary, but ive been through many homes from the hood to the sub-urbs and even in a loft.

"well"the general said" either i send you to an orphanage, which i know you will leave, considering all these reports, i have a proposition. your a lithunia? right? which begs the question? what kind of bio mutation do you have?"

i just smiled." lets say i can sense things"

general penesa smiled back" like spiderman?"

i smiled harder" similar but its um.. constantly..how do i put it on. theres no switching it off"

penesa leaned forward. interested at the new flood of information" like now?"

i looked down " theres six different books in that drawer, 2 of them fat and full of ink probably a law book. the other is an album full of cds. probably blu-ray. the other three are a diary, a journal and a picture book."

the generals smile started to drop. she started frowning.

i continued " below me is another office, possibly your secretarys workplace, above us is the roof. the guards behind the door are playing rock paper scissors-"

"enough" the general interrupted, her eyes sparkling" ive heard enough...thats a remarkable thing you have.." then she started giving of sinister vibes." the chiteki would be very interested in disecting your body"

i kept smiling. the chiteki were like people with no special abilities other than an increased IQ. or more likely the ultimate mind to adapt to anything. they normally dont see us as equals. see us as savages and demigods.

however, ive tangled with chitekis, fought with other lithunians and escaped many evlogiménoi's in the past.

but sadly for me...i was in a country run by evlogiménois, escaping this place and escaping the army out there is a fools plan.

"you know..."the general spoke, breaking the silence" i have a daughter about your age, who's following in my footsteps. and looking at you, who seems execptionally smart. as a mother... i dont have the guts to send you to a orphanage ,where you cant be helped..."

wait...no, this is bad.

"i propose a deal where you get to be free, get education free of cost, learn to become a prodcutive member of our society and get a job"

i voiced my thoughts" hmm..sounds like a mental prison"

she seemed done with me" well then, too bad. your going to facility 001 and your going to keep an eye on my daughter, under stand?"

i didnt like that" listen lady im not interested in higher education, that schools name suc-why would you want me to look out for your daughter, shes probably strong enough to beat any sick pervert if she can get into this facility 001?"

miss penesa looked at me, crossing her arms" well see, ive been hearing rumours that a playboy is entering that school, now, as a doting mother, i know whats best for my daughter, however none of us parents are allowed in the area- thanks to a certain cheat-and my daughter is a romantic, like her father, except shes a lot more gullible and clearly will not stay innocent , if you know what i mean"

really? babysitting duty? well i guess its lot more fun blocking some rich kid from doing anything mature with some generals daughter than simply being locked in an orphanage.

"alright, miss penesa...ill do it, because this deal sounds really good if i get to learn something that benefits me . however after the first semseter, if what they teach is boring, im dropping out"

she burst into laughter" oh boy.. your a comedian huh. theres no dropping out from this. this is a military training regime for a talented new taskforce!"

what did i just get msyelf into.

"hmm.. and you'd let me? a lithunian in to such a thing?"

"its not like you can reveal that to anyone, and with an ability like yours i can just write a gods name as your power and they'll believe it. simple as that" the general mocked."so which god do you think could bless you with a power like yours?"

i thought about it...who could bless someone with the ability to feel bodies around 500 meter radius.....

i got it" hades" i said.

the general was suprised at my choice, possibly due to him being the god of the dead and all, but that would also mean he could bless me with the ability to feel bodies. theres some inaccuracy there but what are they going to do? call him up and ask him about the list of people he blessed?

the general filled out, what i presume is my id and my information, suddenly she started coughing, while covering her mouth, she looked at her clock and then at me" you want a new *cough* change of clothes? also that coats a little too long dont you think?"

"this coat? you mean the coat thats down to my knees? the coat thats insulated so i- a homeless orphan- wouldnt have to sleep on a bench, freezing in the cold.the coat that makes me look and feel like a time traveller? no. its a good coat. however i will be grabbing some new blue khakis, a black jersy, some new shoes and a box of choclate."

the general raised her hands apologetically " sorry, its hard to see you as an orphan when your taller then my tallest soldiers.oh and be quick about it will you? the plane leaves in an hour for facility 001 and i wont have general amber nag me about strict time mangagement."

i nodded and turned around as the gaurds followed closesly, not as threatening as before but still ready to grab me in case i dash. i can't outrun these guys. im too hungry and tired for that.

i waited in a room as they brought me a bunch of clothes which i tried on. 20 minutes passed untill i was comfortable in green khakis and a grey shirt because the clothes i requested were pretty small. i stuffed a bunch of chocolate into my coat pockets before they escorted me to the roof where a plane was warming up for take off. i was guided into the cabin and was given a comforter in case i wanted to sleep.

then i was left alone, in a dark dimly litted cabin with the rumble of wheels increasing and soon my eyes started drooping, i could feel the stewards pop their head in from behind a curtain and check on me.

they must have been scared because they let out a sigh of relief. after all they're escorting a criminal, with no protection, to a secret facility?

facility 001.....what is it?and is the general allowed to do this? allowed to give a nobody lithuninan like me access to a secret facility...all for the sake of her daughter not getting a boyfriend? this place must not be run the same way as the lithunian republic, over there this would be illegal and in here, would this be considered illegal, bribing- blackmailing-me into stalking some kid...yea this is definitely illegal.

those were my last thoughts before the comfort of the darkness took me in, like many times before.

tomorrows a bright day, just hope it doesn't burn me out.

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