There was a disaster. Nobody talks about it, but it happened. Really, it was a lot of them all at once. California's Big One, multiple hurricanes on the eastern coast, monster tornadoes and horrible flooding... They all happened within a year. It destroyed the crops and crippled the economy, almost over night. But the military survived. It made sense to protect what little they had left.

And that's how the Spartan project was created. Super soldiers, the stuff of science fiction, were actually within grasp, even for the past ten years. They just hadn't had justification for it. It was basically manufacturing humans to kill, giving them special abilities so that the only thing that could defeat them would be one of them, or someone very far away with a very big gun.

Some could fly, some could read minds, some had super strength, some could immobilize you with their voice... They all were special. But most of them were conditioned so well that they never thought to look past their high walls, filled with sparring rings and tests and prison-like cells. Most of them never wanted to see the rising sun without restrictions; and almost none acted on that desire.

Almost.

Identification Number: 00148
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Appearance: Tanned skin, dark brown eyes and hair, short.
Ability: Can influence insects within 20 yards to do certain actions, can emit a high pitched noise that shocks enemies within hearing range and immobilizes them. Because of these modifications, she cannot speak within human hearing ranges without shocking any listeners.
Other Information: The subject seems to be detached from most activities. Has moderate physical ability, cannot defeat sparring partners easily. Most talented with handguns, very high accuracy and firing speed.
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Name: Lindy (She gave herself a name)

Identification number: 00149
Name: Riku
Gender: Male
Age:16
Appearance:


Ability: He has super strenght, he can glide, and he can shoot energy blast out of his hands. He also has speed.
Other info: He has expert swordsman and ninja skills. He always carries two swords on his back. He doesn't like to say much.

Number 00148 stood inside the sparring ring, watching idly as her opponent, Number 00127, circled her. Movement above the high, barbed wire tipped stone walls caught her eye. Looking up, she saw birds fly away from the stone. The barbed wire was electrifying, but the birds never seemed to touch it or get hurt. The world spun as she was kicked in the face and knocked down. Number 00127 smiled, always cocky, and watched her as she just lay still. Their supervisor barked an order at her, but she didn't hear.

Number 149 sat in his cell looking out the window. He sees number 148 getting kicked to the ground. He clinches his fist wishing he could do something. He couldn't use his powers cause of the type of cell his was in. He looks around at all of the other people in cells across from him trying to think of something to get outside. He couldn't sit where everybody else sat cause of his previous attempt to escape. He looks back out the window to see whats going in the ring.

Number 00148 started to get up, the supervisor yelling at her to do so. She didn't like the cattle prods they used to 'encourage' them to be obedient. She could scream, either, because then the punishment would be worse. She let herself be walked into the medical facility, still wondering what the birds were doing. How did they fly like that? Could they see the ground when they were up there? She felt a little sad as the darkness closed in around her.

Number 149 watches number 148 as she was lead to the medical facility. After she disappear from his eye he stands up and walks to the bars of the cell and looks down the halls. He paces back and forth waiting for an idea to pop up in his head or for something to happen.

((Sorry my reply's a little late, I left my computer on))

Emerging from the darkness of the Medical Clinic some time later, 00148 looked around again. They trusted her to walk herself to the commons area, she hadn't tried anything since she was little. She noticed some feathers next to a window. They wouldn't think anything if she went for a walk around the perimeter of the fence...

She picked it up; it was soft and blue. She wondered if it was a piece of a cloud that had fallen down from the sky. She had seen it, every once in a while. Usually the pieces of the clouds were white, though. And they never stayed for long; the people who cleaned up after one of them died or there was a lot of blood always wiped away the clouds.

The guards came to number 149 cell and started to unlock it. Number 149 was confused for a sec. Then he remembered he had a showdown with number 132 at the arena. He heard that #132 never lost a fight yet. As they open the cell the guards grabbed him put a power ring(prevents from using powers while out of the cell) on his neck and lead him out of the cell to the arena. When he got there he looked around to see how the place looked since the last time he fought here. The guards took of the power ring and shoved him in the arena and closed the entrance/exit doors. # 149 looks up to see #132. He was a big guy, but he couldn't tell if it was fat or muscle. #132 was cracking his knuckles and neck and warming up. #149 looks out at the audience just to realize that all those people where here just for the entertainment. The bell rang and #132 charges at #149 like it was football. #149 jumps over #132 just in time before he could get hit. #149 gets into his fight stands and gets ready to give #132 all he has.

Number 00148 notice a commotion around her and went to watch the fight. The only entertainment they were allowed was to watch the fights between the best melee fighters, and this time it was numbers 00132 and 00149, number 00148's partner number.

She hadn't ever seen her partner number fight before, and pushed through the crowds. He seemed so tiny next to 00132. As she was shoved aside, she lost her feather and the wind carried it towards the arena. Number 00148 was sad, and watched it float away.

Number 132 run at Number 149 again and tries to uppercut him, but number 149 stops his opponents hand from touching him. Number 149 jumps at number 132 faces and kicks him 3 feet back. Number 149 looks at the replay screen to make sure he did that. Cause he hasn't used his powers much cause of the jail. Number 132 gets up and grabs a big boulder and tosses it at number 149. Number 149 realizes that his opponent got back up. Number 149 runs and slides under the boulder just before it hit him or the ground. Number 132 gets mad and goes all out. He punches rapidly trying to hit number 149, he invades all attacks without even backing up. Then number 132 pull a trick out of his sleeves and pull out a knife and slices number 149 in the face giving him a scar. Number 149 jumps back wipes the blood off and taunts number 132 like slicing him was nothing. Number 132 gets so mad he chucks it right at number 149. Number 149 catches it by the handle and breaks it. Number 149 walks towards number 132. Number 132 tries to drop number 149 by kicking him. Number 149 evades still walking towards him. When his get close enough to him he stops and looks him in the eye. Number 132 looses his nerves and swing so crazy it could kill lot people in the way of the attack. Number 149 ducks under one of the punches and uppercuts number 132 in the face. Number 132 flies in tne air. Number 149 jumps in the air above his opponent and slams his fist into number 132 chest sending him down to the ground. When number 132 hit the ground he made a dent into the ground. Number 149 lands on the ground as number 132 gets up. Number 149 runs at his opponent with full speed and jumps and does a spin around kick to number 132 face. As number 132 flies to the other side of the arena, number 149 rushes over to the other side and does a backflip double elbowing number 132 to the ground. Number 132 doesn't move. The referee count to 5 giving him a chance to get up. Number 132 is still.

Referee: And by knock out number 00149 wins.

As the referee holds his hand up a feather flew in his hand. He looks at it in confusion. He keeps it as guards come to take him back to his cell.

Number 00148 saw him catch the feather after his fight was over. Their fast movements must have created drifts of air, keeping it afloat. She decided it was a sign. The piece of sky fell right into his hand, her partner number. She had never talked to him, but based on what she'd seen today she guessed they were meant to fight as a team. Him to get them past barriers and her to distract enemies so they wouldn't have to bother with fighting them, but he could take it if they needed to.

Numbers 00148 and 00149 were escaping tonight. She was going to stop by his cell window. She wasn't sure how she would tell him. She hoped he could read as she went towards his cell.

Riku sits in his cell examining the feather and still thinking how he's suppose to get out. Hes not puffed up about beating number 132. Cause he beaten worse opponents. He decides to stay up for the night to see how the guard system is.

Number 00148 tapped on the bars of his cell, the metal sounding normal. They were actually power dulling, so nobody could escape. She looked at the window sill and took some dirt off the ground and spread it to make a surface for writing.

Shakily, she wrote upside-down in all capitol letters because that was all she knew.

CAN YOU READ?

She thought she'd accidentally put a few of the letters backwards from his point of view, but didn't care because it was tough writing upside-down.

Number 149 looks up when he hears tapping on the bar. He sees number 148 writing the words on the window. #149 nods his head signaling that he can read.

((She's not holding a sign, she's writing on the window sill))

Number 00148 smiled, and rubbed the word off and replaced it with a new array of letters.

ESCAPE

She looked into her partner numbers eyes for the first time, pleading. The sky piece had chosen him, he wouldn't tell.

(sorry)
# number 149 looks at the window with confusion. He thinks even harder now and walk to the window fogs the window and writes the word, "How".

I CAN MAKE THEM SLEEP

She wrote it carefully and slowly. She was referring to her ability to stun people with her voice. She added,

BUT WE NEED TO BE FAST

#149 nods his head. #149 walks over to the screw in the bars that covered were on the window and twisted it out and pulls the bars out. He fogs the window and tells #148 to stand when she stands back he bustes the window and jumps out and waits for #148 to lead the way.

00148 was surprised. Her partner was more resourceful than she was, if he'd already broken the bars. Realizing that the noise of the crashing glass had probably alerted guards, she took his hand and ran as fast as she could, feeling the glass crunch beneath her bare feet. Luckily her skin was thick and there was nothing more than mild scratches, but she was surprised by much they stung.

Search lights came on, and then a siren. Number 00148 almost didn't see the guards, but luckily they didn't see her in time to realize which one she was. She stopped and pressed her hands against number 00149's ears, and screamed as high and loud as she could. The guard fell, stunned so badly that his eyes were wide open in shock. She stole his gun from where it fell on the ground, it would come in handy. She ran.

Number 149 stood there with amazement at her powers as she ran. He thought to himself that if she could use her power, could he use his too. He sees a guard coming from a secret door going to sneak up on number 148 with a gun. Number 149 looks at his hand and hold them out facing the guard. He focuses and a yellow energy ball starts to form from his hand growing until he put his hands to his side holding the energy ball and throws his hand hard unleashing the energy ball from his hand. It speeds toward the guard and hits him making him fly through the concrete wall and made a explosion. After the smoke went away he see that the secret room has appeared. He sees a sword collection the caught the most attention in his eye. He quickly runs over to the long big section of swords. He grabs 2 of the same kind swords, grabs a sword belt and sheath and put it all on and runs the same way as number 148. He stumbles on to a 4 way passage. He lost track of where she went. He hears a numerous numbers of footsteps coming from behind him. He knew it was lots of guards coming so he turns around and pulls out one of the swords and gets ready for them to come.

Number 00148's hand slipped out of 00149's, but she thought she saw him behind her. She heard an explosion, but was too scared to see what had happened; it was probably the guards throwing bombs or something at them. They had all kinds of weird weapons on the facility grounds.

Number 00148 almost ran into a guard from behind, and then quickly turned around to the way she came. Number 00149 wasn't there. She panicked and ran backwards, trying to find him. They were only going to survive together. Luckily, the path was straight until the cross passage, and she saw him in the middle of it holding something... A sword? She wished she could yell out to him, but she couldn't without hurting everyone. She ran into him, trying to pull him down another passage before he fought, always wanting to avoid conflict. But she didn't know which way to go; and she realized the walls were too high and the guards too quick.

Number 00148 was very scared then, she felt like she was going to die there. She felt tears start to roll down her cheeks.

When #149 saw #148 and heard the guard still coming, he look around see where she could hide. He knew if she was still down here with him when he was fighting they would have died or been captured. #149 picks up #148 and throws her with all his might to the top of the walls. As the guards showed up and rushed at #149, He grabs his sword and spins around super fast knock 2/4 of guards. He looks up now they were going to start shooting. #149 pull out his other sword and just as they started shooting he put the sword in front of him shielding him from most of the bullets he got skimmed on his face, side and arm. Blood rolls down from the scratches. He gets up and carries both swords on his shoulder. His hand light up with fire. He disappears from the soldiers eye. Something appears again and its looks like a big firey blast flying full speed. #149 is in the fire getting ready to slice all the soldiers at super sonic speed. The guards try to open fire, but they all got hit and were all down except for one. Its the leaders of the whole soldier army. # 149 lands right in front of him and puts his swords away. He look at the captain in his eyes.

#149: You make me sick.

He punches the captain through the walls and jumps as high as he can and grabs on the edge of the top of the wall and pull himself up. He look down to see the site. He extendes his hand down and he shoots a fire blast ball toward where he was just at. A huge explosion happened when it hit the ground it was bright when it exploded. He turns around and looks for #148.

Number 00148 was still dazed, caught in a tangle of tree branches just beyond the wall. Did he really just throw her? She guessed she should get down. She strained, and felt the hot stings of more scratches on her entire body. Something was pulling on her neck. In a shock, she tore off her dog tags and threw them as hard as she could, towards the wall. She wondered whether this was how her victims felt after she screamed.

Carefully, she started to ease herself down the tree.

#149 saw #148 in a tree, struggling to get down. He run over and helps her down and apologizes as he pull her down. He felt a sharp pain on his side ad he help her down. He looks and sees a hole in his side and blood run out of it. He covers it up with the jacket trying not to let #148 see. He wipe the dried blood off his face and arm from the scratch with a handy towel he had.Still covering up the hole in his side he walks over to the the other side of the wall to see what was over there.