| Chapter 1 |
| Is this for real? It can't be. What did I do to deserve this life. Nothing, I did nothing. I have been running for my life since I was eight. Now I am fifteen. At least...at least I have Zev and Sachi. Sachi has come a long way. It some ways I'm amazed she is alive. Being left in my care when she was just a baby. But...mom...why did you have to die? Stupid question. You died so that we could escape. How will my life turn out? Why can't this just be a movie? Why?... "Alexa? Where are you?" "Over here. Hey Zev, what is wrong? You look nervous." "For a minute I thought I had lost you. Sachi is asking for you. " "Oh. MAN, the training. Thanks for reminding me. " The grey wolf smiled at me. Zev was more of a friend than a protector. I raced over to another room in the cave we called home. Sachi was standing in the middle of the small, torch-lit room; glaring at me. Sachi was a tall five year old cat. She was orange striped and her hands, feet, and mouth were white. "Alexa! What about my training. I bet you forgot. You promised not to forget this time." "I guess I did forget. Honey, I'm sorry. Now, let's see if you kept your promise this time. Do you have your sword?" Zev casually walked in with a small sword. The handle was encrested with many different jewels. I had gotten that sword when I was just about five. Zev gave it to me when he taught me how to sword fight behind my dad's back. "MY SWORD! Alexa, I'm sorry. So, I guess I shouldn't have yelled at you." I had given my sword to Sachi when she was born. It was my prized possesion, but I wanted Sachi to have it so that she could always have a piece of me. Sachi walked over and got her sword from Zev. Then she walked over to me and gave my a hug. After that, Sachi got into her stance. Just as we started to gracefully guide our swords through the air, Zev and I heard something. Zev quickly left the room. Just as quickly as he had left, Zev raced to the doorway and gave me the hand signal. This signal was a horrifying signal that indicated that the androids were attacking. I probably should tell you about these androids. They were robotic creature that used to look like humans, but now, they were starting to look like animals. The only difference between the androids and everyone else was that you see the joints of the androids. Who ever their creator was, he did not know how to cover the joints. Zev raced to the front of the cave while I took Sachi to the back of the cave. Sachi and I bolted out of the cave and started running. I noticed that the androids started to chase us. It was unusual because Zev never let them see us. Then something caught my eyes. Being carried by several androids was Zev. It was as if the androids were taunting me. Even though I wanted to help Zev, I knew that I had to get Sachi away. So I picked her up and started sprinting. I did not know where I was going. I was blinded by the fear of being defeated and losing Sachi. Suddenly, a white female mouse and a grey male squirrel came of nowhere. I tried to stop, but I ended up running it to them. "What are you doing? You nearly trampled over us." The mouse was obviously not happy with me. I got up and helped them up. Then I picked up Sachi. "Androids are chasing us. I need to get my sister to safety. Please will you help us?" As I was talking, I could hear the androids quickly approaching us. "Hey. Cat girl. Are you alright?" The mouse ran up beside me. I couldn't tell her that I'm fine. I wasn't alright. "No. I need to find a place to hide quickly. " "Wait a minute. The trees." I looked over at the mouse, who was clearly confused. So, I went on to explain. "The trees in this forest have the power to read people's thoughts. Though they can't talk, they will help the person as much as they can. That mean they will hide people. I've done it before. Come on." I quickly raced over to a tree. From there, we climbed the tree and branches surrounded us. I laid back and everything grew black. |
| It has been nearly six years since Alexa's parents and countrymen died. Alexa is a 15-year-old, cream cat-person with tan blotches. She is hiding with her best Zev, a 19-year-old grey wolf, and her sister Sachi, a 7-year-old kitten. They running from the murderers of their country. This is the story of Alexa and what happened to the murderers. It is from her point-of-view. Please enjoy this story and don't be picky about any mistakes. |