Chapter 2:

Chapter 2 The rocket to Polus

Among us the escape: The war to the past


Hi, my name is Tokyo. Yes, literary Tokyo. Because I was born in Japan. My parents died in the war so I’m an orphan. You might be wondering my dear reader, why did my parents die in the war because it’s 201 years ago? It’s simple, Crewmates live very long

(900-1000 years) but not long enough to escape death. When I was borned in Tokyo there was a bullet that flinged into the hospital room where I was borned and whittled my forehead, so I have a little scar above my eyebrow. Today is the day, today Crewmates develop a rocket that can carry eight Crewmates to reach Polus. But suddenly the lunch festival stops. They announce that a Crewmate black outs and they need a replacement, so they will throw balls into the air. If anyone gets a black ball they will get the privilege to be in history as one of the Crewmates that reach Polus for the first time since Crewmates were created. I’m so excited, they announce that they will throw the ball in THREE!...TWO!...AND ONE! The balls are thrown into the air. I see the black ball, and many people see it too. We rush to the ball but a cyan Crewmate reaches it first, when he is going to grab the ball I pull out my hat from my head and throw it to that Crewmate. While he is confused I grab the ball and shout “I got the ball, I got the ball!” This inevitably calls the crowd's attention. When the crowd stops cheering, I realize that I’m in the rocket. “Let’s go new kid” a Crewmate says “By the way, the name’s Koil” “Hey! Don’t scare the kid” another Crewmate says “Hello, umm…” “The name’s Tokyo” I say “Okay. So hello, Tokyo! My name is Ann and welcome to the skeld, which is our rocket” Ann says. When Ann facilitates me I say “Thanks, umm...Miss Ann” “No no no, just call me Ann” she says and walks away. So the next day I try to make connections with the Crewmates on the skeld. Now I remember Koil, he's the red one, I remember Ann, she’s the purple one, Cann, he’s the cyan one, Blab, he’s the yellow one, Prop, he’s the blue one, Orange, she’s the orange one, and finally Canvas, she’s the white one.

Haruka narumi
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