Individuals Vs The New World

Intro: What it has come to... Underneath the slightly scratched surface of society is a far deeper and misconstrued view of the world. These views are held by the Individuals, a group that have shortened in numbers as the years have gone by and as the government have gained more control over the thoughts, words and actions of its people. The group started off in thousands, within a decade its population dropped to several hundred, now thirty years later in the year 2225 there are only 50 of them left. They have had to stay in hiding, in a small underground lair that used to be a train station and much like the group, has been forgotten and not cared for by those who lead the way in the knowledge of what is 'right', 'wrong' and 'just' in this futuristic yet rustic wasteland. The leader of this group decided not to have a name, as he felt it was a way for the government to label him, he was known to his fellow individuals as Saviour, he did not see himself as a saviour but the individuals always looked to Saviour for guidance and wisdom, and quickly gave him this name as they felt he was worthy of being the one to lead the individuals in the war against the monstrosity that society has become. The second in command of the Individuals also decided not to have a name, but under different circumstances, she wanted society to fear her, every night she would prowl among the surface, somehow going undetected and placing microphones in the smallest of gaps, this was in order to hear any possible plans made by the government, because of this she was known as Prowler. As one of the 22 women in the group, she had grown to learn that in situations such as the fall of society, women were just as strong as men, if not stronger, this belief was not only held by Prowler but everyone in the group including Saviour. Chapter 1: The Revolution... The individuals have been planning a revolution against the government that now rules the world, they are known to suppressed conformists as 'the new world leaders", they implemented hundreds of new laws since their infamous takeover in 2016, which saw the capture and killing of all world leaders at the time. They told society that the world was being lied to and mistreated and deserve a new and 'superior' form of government. It was for this reason and many more that the individuals were planning the revolution. The numbers of the individuals were microscopic compared to the numbers of the s******c 'new world leaders'. All civilians who are under this regime are already lost and are beyond salvation, for they have been brainwashed. The plan was simple but thoroughly thought out, to ensure that it would overrun the government and place the individuals, rightfully in charge of the world and its people, once and for all re-embracing democracy. Saviour never left the individuals headquarters, he didn't want to believe in that world again, but Saviour put Prowler in charge of restoring it back as close as they could to its former glory. Prowler placed all of the individuals strategically in an army of which they called a 'rebellious force'. It all started with phase one, reveal themselves to the new world order and be taken into what was called 'speed-courts', this was the not-so-brilliant idea of the new world order which saw one judge see all captured rebels and either sentence them to death by lethal injection or eternal captivity, not much of a difference other than one being quick and the latter being a long and painful experience. The individuals would infiltrate the 'speed-courts' as the judges would switch shifts every half-hour, this is when Prowler would take out both judges and bypass all security, therefore becoming the new judge where she would sentence all members of the individuals to eternal captivity in a certain cell of which she previously heard security guards mention needed maintenance as it was prone to an abundance of different problems, from constant black outs to surrounding security cameras to decaying walls. The cell was not yet prohibited to prisoners and Prowler felt that the plan needed to be put into action as soon as possible before any kind of maintenance could take place. Several hours before the plan was set to begin, Saviour called Prowler into his private room for a discussion. Prowler sat on the chair opposite and noticed Saviour with an angered and concerned look. "Prowler, about this plan of yours" he said in his deep voice, "it is not in the best interests of our fellow individuals, is it." Prowler quickly and furiously replied, in a serious yet furious tone. "it is, Saviour, I have put months of planning into it, and have even received your approval of it. If we want our world to survive we must act now." Saviour's eyebrows formed a 'V' shape and he slammed his fist on his table. "It’s not our world anymore dammit! We can't win, I have ordered all individuals to turn themselves in tomorrow morning, and you can either join us, or rot down here." "Saviour, you can't do that, give my plan a chance, you're letting go of all hope for a world crying for help, crying for salvation, we are the only ones who can do something, I have faith in this plan and i am carrying it out, and if you're not going to help me, well then sir, with all due respect, you can go to hell." All of a sudden a smirk came over Saviours face, the plan was ready to be put to action. Chapter 2: Starting With Phase 01... All of the individuals were in a small room, with a round table that took up more than half it. On that table sat, Saviour, at the head of the table, Prowler, on the other end and a selected few of others who were leading different phases of the plan, sitting on the tables sides. The meeting began with an awkward silence, everyone was concerned as they knew the dangers of what they were to do next, phase one was only one hour from commencing and this short meeting was to discuss all details before action was taken. After a few minutes of silence Saviour stood up to start the meeting. "Hello everyone, we only have one hour before phase one begins, and we have gone over that extensively, are there any remaining questions you have about it?... No? Good. Now about phase two" Saviour is then interrupted by Buff, the leader of phase three, a physically and mentally strong man used for one of the toughest parts of the plan. "We still don't know what it is sir, we know phase one and three, but not two!" "I know that Buff, it is because until just a few minutes ago, we did not have the necessary equipment, we now do. Phase two will have Prowler bring well disguised canisters of firearms to your cell, you'll then bust out of your cell and commence phase three, any questions?" Silence resinated amongst the group. "Well how the hell are you going to do that?!" was said by a majority of the individuals at the table, Saviour then stood up and exclaimed his view on the groups mentality. "This not a war for our worlds pride, that was taken away when these 'new world' bastards took over, this is a war for the voices that have never been heard, the voices that have been ignored time and time again, if no one is going to listen, goddammit we'll make them listen!" This established a sense of honour amongst the Individuals, Prowler and Saviour both decided it was time to commence phase one. The rebellious force headed to an entrance to the streets approximately 300 metres away from the Individuals headquarters. They then rose to the top led by Prowler, who was then followed by Buff, "Saviour would not be happy to see this" said Prowler with a sense of shame in her voice, after seeing just what the world has become. "This is anarchy, pure anarchy!" exclaimed Buff, who then followed up with a thirty minute lecture to the rest of the force on how some of the plan was wrong due to the 'new world' leaders use of asymmetrical warfare. Ultimately, these lectures were followed up by Prowler approaching Buff and saying "These assholes utilised violence to take our world, and we're going to beat the crap out of them to get it back!" The plan for phase one went smoothly, the rebellious force was captured, Prowler took over the Speed Courts and phase two was ready to be implemented, but Prowler was faced with a challenge whilst she was bringing the firearms to the cell, something that had the potential to put the entire plan in jeopardy. Chapter 3: Bangin' Out Of The Barrel Prowler was on her way to the cell with the firearms when she was approached by a robot guard who was about seven feet tall and had machine guns for hands. Prowler stopped in her tracks and attempted to talk to the guard. "Hello officer, what are you doing here?" The guard then quickly replied, "I am here as a result of reports that a speed-court judge has been kidn*pped, would you know about that?" Prowler was still in the judges attire and started to panic, "are you accusing me of something officer M-22?" after Prowler said his name, the officers hands suddenly withdrew the machine guns, "Only judge McDonnell knows my name, because you also know my name it is obvious that you must know her... Sorry for the disturbance, on your way madam." Prowler only knew the officers name due to her prior research in the speed-courts. Prowler took a deep breath and carried on her way to the cell, and after a rather lengthy walk, she made it to the rebellious force and started handing out guns to fellow individuals. Almost immediately Prowler was met with questions about her whereabouts, Buff was the first to chime in, "Finally! We thought you would never show up, what happened?" "I was confronted by one of the officers, he was suspicious but I handled it." As Prowlers success was celebrated, focus quickly turned towards Buff and the next phase. "Ok everyone, this is no time for cheering, we're not done yet, now, on my word we blast our way out of here, I’ll lead the way, Prowler is at the back and everyone else, move around a lot, make those sons of bitches look for you. Ready?" Buffs' speech was met with a heartfelt "YES!" from the group, and they then waited for him to make the call. As he began the countdown, all of the Individuals spread themselves out in the cell so when they busted out, there would be chaos in all directions. Hush was right behind Buff, he’s a loyal man that has been silent ever since the “New World Order” took over. No one knows his story, he approached Prowler and Saviour when the Individuals began and proudly joined their cause and knew what they were doing was the only way forward. Saviour took him in and treated him like a son. At times Prowler wanted to get to know Hush to build more of a relationship, but figured such a relationship would only be possible in a world like the one of the past, not in this wasteland. “3! 2! 1! GO!” And just like that they smashed through the frail walls of the cell, they were immediately confronted by an abundance of “New World Guards” both humans and robots. The humans fell to the gunfire, the robots however continued their pursuit and their eyes started to glow a menacing red. The Individuals were forced to take cover behind the judge’s bench with guards coming at them in intense waves. “What do we do Prowl? They’re not going down!” Buff said, beginning to have a panicked expression. Prowler ignored Buff and paused for a moment, she then turned to Hush and aggressively said “Hush, take the others and retreat down the east corridor, Buff and I will head North and we’ll meet outside in 15 minutes ok?” As Hush and the others cautiously escaped from cover and headed towards the east corridor, Buff and Prowler noticed that no more guards were after them and had all gone after Hush and the others. “You didn’t just sacrifice the Individuals did you Prowl?” “No Buff! I expected them to stay on us. It’s ok though, I know Hush and the rest can handle it, we can still execute the plan from here.” Chapter 4: Locked Down Phase 4 of the plan was interchangeable; meaning any of the Individuals could have done it. Now that Prowler and Buff were strangely abandoned by the guards who are now in pursuit of Hush and the others, the next part of the plan could commence. As they headed down the North corridor they came across one “New World Guard” standing in their way with his head down. Buff aimed his g*n and fired but to no avail, Prowler jumped and air kicked the guard in the head, also with no results. As she once again stood next to Buff the guard began to laugh. “Time and time again, people think they know what’s best for the world. No one knows what the New World knows. Things can’t go back, we won’t let them!” the guard then pressed a nearby button on the wall. Prowler knew all too well what that button did, “No!” she screamed, she attempted to stop the guard, they wrestled and fought furiously, but it was too late. Flashing red lights flooded the room, steel doors came crashing down. “What’s going on Prowl?” Buff whispered to Prowler, “It’s the lockdown Buff, if Hush and the others didn’t make it out, we’re done for!” The guard once again laughed. “The leader will be so pleased when I tell him I’ve finally stopped the last of you traitors!” Buff was beginning to lose his temper, he knew, going by what the guard said that he’d killed Individuals before, which possibly included the love of his life. “We’re not traitors. We’re Individuals!” Buff grew tired of the standoff and wanted to take action, he then lunged at the guard with all his might, Prowler did all she could to hold him back but it was no use. The guard pulled a g*n from the holster on his pocket and fired right into Buff’s chest. “Whatever you call yourself, you’ll bow to the Leader.” The guard handcuffed them and walked away to get other guards to help move them to a secure cell. Now laying down and bleeding out slowly, Buff looked to Prowler in agony. “Sorry… Prowl.” He said. “You’ll be fine Buff, I’m getting us out of here, I just need to get out of these damned cuffs!” “No, it’s ok. I’ll be with her soon, Lisa.” His eyes were beginning to close, when suddenly the steel door behind them started thumping. The intensity grew with each thump. Within a minute the door broke enough for Hush to come through, Prowler looked at him and screamed “Hush! Quickly, help Buff; use the med kit in my pocket. He was shot in the chest; we don’t have much time before that moron guard comes back.” As Prowler and Hush helped Buff to his feet, Prowler couldn’t help but acknowledge what he had said after he was shot. “I know you were looking forward to seeing Lisa again, but we’ve got a war to win.” He smirked as he replied. “She’d want us to win this one too. So what’s next? We’re locked down in here and that guard will be back any second.” Prowler hurried Buff and Hush through the steel door that was now broken and told them a way to escape, “just under that carpet there, that’s another entrance point we could have used. Go out that way and drop Buff back with Saviour, once Hush comes back, we’ll go from there.” “Are you crazy? I’m not giving up and going back to the way things were. I’m fighting for all of us, as well as for Lisa.” Buff had a strong look of determination; Prowler knew there was no way he was giving up the fight now. “Ok you can stay but we need to get out of the courthouse and regroup with the others. Hush, can you take us to them?” Hush smiled and nodded. After a moment of thinking Prowler paused. “Wait. How were you able to leave the others and find us?” Still with a large smile on his face, all Hush did was signal for Prowler and Buff to follow his lead. Chapter 5: Under Lock And Keye After a few minutes of running through the courthouse, alarms still blaring and red lights still ferociously flashing, Hush led them to a small office. Prowler and Buff looked at him with a confused look. “What’s going on?” quizzed Buff. They saw that Hush seemed happy with what was in the room so they gladly followed. Once Hush opened the door Prowler couldn’t believe her eyes, she looked back at Hush and even managed to smile a little. “Just when it looked like our plan had gone to the dog house. Hush goes and finishes phase 4 like a hero.” The aim of phase 4 was to head into the office of a “New World Senator” and restrain him. What they are in control of is crucial to the Individuals goal of regaining freedom. As they take a second to celebrate the small victory, new world senator Arthur Keye grows in frustration. “Your little plan won’t work. You realise that right? You’re all pathetic!” Once the senator said this, Buff approached him and grabbed his collar. “This chaos has carried on for long enough. The tyranny ends now. And you’re going to help us.” Hush then placed a video camera in Buff’s hand and Prowler approached the senator to tell him what they were filming. “In this little live video we’re making, you’re the star. And what you’re going to do is tell everyone the new world order is done. The Individuals are here to bring back the one thing you phonies in suits have forgotten, freedom.” The senator had a confused look on his face. “I can’t say any of that. I am faithful to the leader; I won’t spit your lies to the loyal world.” Buff laughed. “Brainwashing and true loyalty are polar opposites. If you think people love your precious leader take a look outside! Streets are burning, homes are a thing of the past and no one feels safe anymore.” The senator struggled relentlessly to try and escape, but he was also looking at the filing cabinet in his office, and Hush noticed. He walked towards it and began to open it, once he did so; the senator screamed “Get that weirdo away from there!” This only made Hush smirk as he began looking through the cabinet. “What’s in there Hush? There must be something pretty interesting to fire him up like that.” Said Prowler. After a minute or so of searching Hush pulled out a manila folder smothered in stickers labelled “Project C: confidential to the New World Order. DO NOT TOUCH.” He then handed it to Buff who opened it and read on in horror. “What is it Buff?” Asked Prowler, her curiosity was growing and Buff was staying strangely silent, after he completed reading Buff did nothing but look at the senator with a look of distain and pure hatred. “You bastard!” He screamed as Hush and Prowler both attempted to hold him back. The folder Buff was holding had fallen on the floor and was picked up by Prowler once they managed to calm Buff to a point where he didn’t want to destroy the senator. “This is impossible, there’s no way they can do this.” The senator looked and Prowler and shrugged, as if admitting it to be true but not wanting to give up any more information. Prowler then had an idea to convince the senator to go along with the video, which was the next part of the plan. “Either you say what we want you to say in this video. Or we stand in front of that camera and read what’s in this folder, word for word. After a minute or so pause with Prowler and Hush still needing to hold back Buff, he gave his answer. “Fine. I’ll say your nonsense in this stupid live video. But it won’t do anything but attract more of your enemies that will stop at nothing to end every single one of you.” Prowler looked directly into the senators eyes and said “They already ended us when they put this chaotic new world order in place! We’ll stop at nothing to save what is most important to us. Individuals. Freedom. Fairness. Respect.”