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The Hunt
The year is 3014, 500 year scense the first colony out there. Out in the great
planes of space. The year was 2365 and earth was all either cities or farms, no forests,
no deserts, the ocean was built over. Oxygen was made by machines so that man could
breath. Then it hit the first plague in hundreds of years. The Japanese Flu it started in
Tokyo and in three days the entire country was sick. By the time the sickness was even
noticed it was too late it had already spread as far as iceland. That was one month
since patient number one. That was when america left. Project New Chicago is what
they called it. They had hundreds of giant ships and airplanes rigged to go to the moon .
So as the rest of the world rotted and withered away each and every american left. Not
a single american or their pets were left behind they all left to New Chicago, a city as
large as alaska with three layers one above the surface of the moon, one on the
surface, and one deep below.
So now all the americans are gone, but were still here the families of american
tourists that were in other parts of the world at the time. My great grandparents were
some of those tourists, that were left behind to die. The thing is they didn't so I am here
Tucker Miko. The survivors of the plague all wound up here above the biggest bunker
ever made. The bunker was where the rich in Europe came when the Japanese plague
hit. Right in the middle of germany. I heard the bunker was started by hitler, but finished
by the russians during the cold war. Hoping to ride it out, and the rest of us just got lucky
I guess and our ancestors found the last peice of civilization on earth. There are seven
sectors here. Each named after a country. Russia, England, France, China, Germany,
America, and a country gone even before the fall of earth Prussia. The Prussians are
the military here the protect all sectors except for America, and guess where I live?
Thats right America. America is a run town “ city” 76 square miles in size. Americas is
the most hated sector because our ancestors were americans. The Prussians give us
food but just enough. The main problem is the food is air dropped in the middle of the
city in large packages. Thats why theres so much fighting. My parents were lost in that
fighting between street gangs. It was a brutal end because, guns are not allowed unless
you are a prussian soldier. So now I live with my two brothers Geoff, Alex, and are
friends who are also orphans Will, little Tim, Clay, and Tom. We live in a old shipping
container that was first used to bring the rich peoples things into the bunker, but is not
like they would want it back. The doors to the bunker haven't opened in fifty years.
Sadly the only thing that is keeping us alive now is that rat problem in District
America, because unlike the other districts there is no food brought in here. There is no
government help we are on our own here. The district used to be like the other districts
it had grand buildings, roads, houses, and even cars. Now it is all falling apart, and has
been for years. The district has flooded in some part, but for the most part is is just
overgrown with tall plants. I once heard that a city that our district was based off of New
York City was called a concrete jungle. The thing is our city is a jungle, made of vivid
plants and dull concrete. CLANG CLANG CLANG! “ Wake up, eatin time” yells Tom He
continues to yell at me until I finally slowly drag one leg and then the other out of my
makeshift cot made from different types of pelts sewed together. Mainly rat though the
beds have to be bleached in a little hole so that a another plague doesn't go through
District America and kill what there is left of us. As I stand up I smell the interesting
smell of rat stew. I walk over to our table where everybody is crowding around spoons in
hand starving, ready for their next meal. We each take our small metal bowls ( courtesy
of the Government) and Tom pors in a little bit of stew into everybody's bowl. I look at
the green water with little bits of rat meat in it remembering the awful taste of rat stew
from last night, but I eat it anyway. Its not like theres any other food around, unless you
risk life and limb at the food drops. Today I have to go out we all do, except for little Tim
and Tom who always just get in the way.
12:00, I look down at my little solar watch. The dreaded time when we go out of
the shipping container once a week to find food, water, and anything else that is
valuable. We call it The Hunt. Alex pulls as hard as he can. SCREECH! The door slowly
opens revealing the world out side of our little home. A world vibrant with colorful plants
covering old buildings and everything else out there. A step down first out of the box
then everybody else climbs out and Tom closes the door behind us. Today Alex and I
have to go to the ark. The ark once was pretty much just a zoo, to keep the animals of
the world alive. That was three generations ago. Now that everybody hates the
American district the animals weren't feed and soon got out breeding and taking over
the district. Big cats like tiger, lions, and Panthers were once in very few numbers but
there are many now hunting people and animals alike. I’m not scared of them though.
The wolves are what get to me they took my best friend about five years back. I was
running in front of him and he trip and stubbled and then they came out of nowhere first
biting his legs, then they just tore him apart. All that I have left of him is his watch. I
found it on what was left of his wrist. I wear that watch now somebody has to or we
would never know the time.
Alex and I began the six mile trek to the ark hoping to find and corner some weak
animals. That we can take on and bring back. Nobody wants to eat rat meat anymore.
The path starts out simple walking down the sidewalk of what was once a busy street.
Then we go to the hard part we have to go through The Emerald Cobras turf. They are
one of the strongest and most brutal gangs in the district they control most of the east
side of district and nobody has messed with them and lived to tell the tale. So we go
through the “tunnels” the tunnels are in the flooded part of the east side.
“ Man this sucks” Alex says
“ I hear you brother” I respond
That was the only time we spoke the entire way through The Emerald Cobras Turf until.
I hear a noise I don't quite understand. So I peeked my head out of the corner. I saw
them, but they also saw me. Gang members in a car, a car I have only seen them in
books but they came at us. “ a car” I yell.
“ thats not a car thats a hovercraft” Alex yells.
I take another look and see he is right it has the giant fan in the back and everything.
We dive into the next flooded basement but that doesn't stop them They chase us into
the building. “ lets split up I yell”. Alex nods and goes to the left. I then run to the right. I
thought they would be confused and stop for a minute but they keep chasing alex
without even thinking about me. I run out of the building and sit in a rare dry spot. This is
the meeting point for this area in the district. I wait and wait. Just as I stand to go look I
hear “ wait, No, No thats my Mothers” Then a horrific slashing noise and the sound and
the noise of a body hitting the ground.
I just stand there like an idiot for an hour just standing there until it really hits me.
My brother is dead. He is dead for one reason he had gold around his neck. It shows
how much this district is no better than what's on the outside. Where a man would kill a
little boy only 13 for a gold chain. I hear a rustling behind me and turn around to see two
dozen eyes looking at me. They all lunge at once.
Geoff
My brothers have been missing for one day. I am looking all over for them
everywhere but one place. Emerald Cobra Turf. Today I’ve decided I have to find them
no matter what the cost is. I trudge through the mud and high water of the tunnels. I see
a trail of foot prints leading off the trail into a the basement of a building. Bingo thats
where they are I run and and see two foot trails one going left one going right. I take the
one on the right and after about 15 minutes of running I see it. Alex’s decaying body.
Spraypainted above his head is a giant green snake. I sink to the ground and began to
sob. After ten minutes I get up knowing I need to find My other brother Liam. I follow the
other footprints until I see the spot where he must be the meeting spot I rush over, but
all I see is The wrist of my brother with a little solar powered watch around it. I don't cry
this time I just walk over and take the watch because somebody has to wear it.
The year is 3014, 500 year scense the first colony out there. Out in the great
planes of space. The year was 2365 and earth was all either cities or farms, no forests,
no deserts, the ocean was built over. Oxygen was made by machines so that man could
breath. Then it hit the first plague in hundreds of years. The Japanese Flu it started in
Tokyo and in three days the entire country was sick. By the time the sickness was even
noticed it was too late it had already spread as far as iceland. That was one month
since patient number one. That was when america left. Project New Chicago is what
they called it. They had hundreds of giant ships and airplanes rigged to go to the moon .
So as the rest of the world rotted and withered away each and every american left. Not
a single american or their pets were left behind they all left to New Chicago, a city as
large as alaska with three layers one above the surface of the moon, one on the
surface, and one deep below.
So now all the americans are gone, but were still here the families of american
tourists that were in other parts of the world at the time. My great grandparents were
some of those tourists, that were left behind to die. The thing is they didn't so I am here
Tucker Miko. The survivors of the plague all wound up here above the biggest bunker
ever made. The bunker was where the rich in Europe came when the Japanese plague
hit. Right in the middle of germany. I heard the bunker was started by hitler, but finished
by the russians during the cold war. Hoping to ride it out, and the rest of us just got lucky
I guess and our ancestors found the last peice of civilization on earth. There are seven
sectors here. Each named after a country. Russia, England, France, China, Germany,
America, and a country gone even before the fall of earth Prussia. The Prussians are
the military here the protect all sectors except for America, and guess where I live?
Thats right America. America is a run town “ city” 76 square miles in size. Americas is
the most hated sector because our ancestors were americans. The Prussians give us
food but just enough. The main problem is the food is air dropped in the middle of the
city in large packages. Thats why theres so much fighting. My parents were lost in that
fighting between street gangs. It was a brutal end because, guns are not allowed unless
you are a prussian soldier. So now I live with my two brothers Geoff, Alex, and are
friends who are also orphans Will, little Tim, Clay, and Tom. We live in a old shipping
container that was first used to bring the rich peoples things into the bunker, but is not
like they would want it back. The doors to the bunker haven't opened in fifty years.
Sadly the only thing that is keeping us alive now is that rat problem in District
America, because unlike the other districts there is no food brought in here. There is no
government help we are on our own here. The district used to be like the other districts
it had grand buildings, roads, houses, and even cars. Now it is all falling apart, and has
been for years. The district has flooded in some part, but for the most part is is just
overgrown with tall plants. I once heard that a city that our district was based off of New
York City was called a concrete jungle. The thing is our city is a jungle, made of vivid
plants and dull concrete. CLANG CLANG CLANG! “ Wake up, eatin time” yells Tom He
continues to yell at me until I finally slowly drag one leg and then the other out of my
makeshift cot made from different types of pelts sewed together. Mainly rat though the
beds have to be bleached in a little hole so that a another plague doesn't go through
District America and kill what there is left of us. As I stand up I smell the interesting
smell of rat stew. I walk over to our table where everybody is crowding around spoons in
hand starving, ready for their next meal. We each take our small metal bowls ( courtesy
of the Government) and Tom pors in a little bit of stew into everybody's bowl. I look at
the green water with little bits of rat meat in it remembering the awful taste of rat stew
from last night, but I eat it anyway. Its not like theres any other food around, unless you
risk life and limb at the food drops. Today I have to go out we all do, except for little Tim
and Tom who always just get in the way.
12:00, I look down at my little solar watch. The dreaded time when we go out of
the shipping container once a week to find food, water, and anything else that is
valuable. We call it The Hunt. Alex pulls as hard as he can. SCREECH! The door slowly
opens revealing the world out side of our little home. A world vibrant with colorful plants
covering old buildings and everything else out there. A step down first out of the box
then everybody else climbs out and Tom closes the door behind us. Today Alex and I
have to go to the ark. The ark once was pretty much just a zoo, to keep the animals of
the world alive. That was three generations ago. Now that everybody hates the
American district the animals weren't feed and soon got out breeding and taking over
the district. Big cats like tiger, lions, and Panthers were once in very few numbers but
there are many now hunting people and animals alike. I’m not scared of them though.
The wolves are what get to me they took my best friend about five years back. I was
running in front of him and he trip and stubbled and then they came out of nowhere first
biting his legs, then they just tore him apart. All that I have left of him is his watch. I
found it on what was left of his wrist. I wear that watch now somebody has to or we
would never know the time.
Alex and I began the six mile trek to the ark hoping to find and corner some weak
animals. That we can take on and bring back. Nobody wants to eat rat meat anymore.
The path starts out simple walking down the sidewalk of what was once a busy street.
Then we go to the hard part we have to go through The Emerald Cobras turf. They are
one of the strongest and most brutal gangs in the district they control most of the east
side of district and nobody has messed with them and lived to tell the tale. So we go
through the “tunnels” the tunnels are in the flooded part of the east side.
“ Man this sucks” Alex says
“ I hear you brother” I respond
That was the only time we spoke the entire way through The Emerald Cobras Turf until.
I hear a noise I don't quite understand. So I peeked my head out of the corner. I saw
them, but they also saw me. Gang members in a car, a car I have only seen them in
books but they came at us. “ a car” I yell.
“ thats not a car thats a hovercraft” Alex yells.
I take another look and see he is right it has the giant fan in the back and everything.
We dive into the next flooded basement but that doesn't stop them They chase us into
the building. “ lets split up I yell”. Alex nods and goes to the left. I then run to the right. I
thought they would be confused and stop for a minute but they keep chasing alex
without even thinking about me. I run out of the building and sit in a rare dry spot. This is
the meeting point for this area in the district. I wait and wait. Just as I stand to go look I
hear “ wait, No, No thats my Mothers” Then a horrific slashing noise and the sound and
the noise of a body hitting the ground.
I just stand there like an idiot for an hour just standing there until it really hits me.
My brother is dead. He is dead for one reason he had gold around his neck. It shows
how much this district is no better than what's on the outside. Where a man would kill a
little boy only 13 for a gold chain. I hear a rustling behind me and turn around to see two
dozen eyes looking at me. They all lunge at once.
Geoff
My brothers have been missing for one day. I am looking all over for them
everywhere but one place. Emerald Cobra Turf. Today I’ve decided I have to find them
no matter what the cost is. I trudge through the mud and high water of the tunnels. I see
a trail of foot prints leading off the trail into a the basement of a building. Bingo thats
where they are I run and and see two foot trails one going left one going right. I take the
one on the right and after about 15 minutes of running I see it. Alex’s decaying body.
Spraypainted above his head is a giant green snake. I sink to the ground and began to
sob. After ten minutes I get up knowing I need to find My other brother Liam. I follow the
other footprints until I see the spot where he must be the meeting spot I rush over, but
all I see is The wrist of my brother with a little solar powered watch around it. I don't cry
this time I just walk over and take the watch because somebody has to wear it.
