Chapter 2: Lost Boy pt. 2

After dinner, Pavel washed the dishes while Osir sat on the chair and looked outside the window. He observed the train arriving at the station. Music was playing on the radio and from time to time it was cutting off. The music stopped and it was time for the radio news.

 

- Good day everyone. Honza Blaha speaking. The last base in north Africa has been destroyed. No matter how many times NATO asks the Soth African Coalition for negotiations SAC gives no verbal answers and continues to attack. “No nuclear weapon will be used in this war.” Says, secretary general Noah Nilsen. Meanwhile in Asia with American army intervention…

 

The radio completely cut off leaving only radio noise. Pavel went to check the radio but he couldn’t make it work again. Turning it on and off. Even lightly smacking in the hope of making it work for nothing. Loud sounds of sirens warned all citizens about something dangerous. The old man ran to his room and left it with a rifle in his hands. 

 

- I’m going to check what’s going on. Meanwhile, you should wait here. Don’t open the door for anyone. 

 

Pavel closed the door on lock as he left Osir alone. He only could watch him walk away from the window. When he couldn’t see him any longer, the boy went to explore the house. Since the doors to the old man’s room were widely open that was the first room he checked. It was a simple room with one double size bed, a desk, and two wardrobes. On the wall, there were a few photos of an old man when he was younger. On one of them, he was posing with seven men in military uniforms. When Osir was backing away to look at all of the photos he tripped over the box. It was the box that the old man took the rifle from. Inside it, there was a military uniform and a handgun. The first thing he did was check if the gun had ammunition in the magazine. Twelve out of twelve bullets were in. Osir checked the gun from up close and aimed it at one of the photos. Seeing how comfortable it was in his hand he hid it in his pants.  

 

Osir was going to look out of the window once again. After hearing a gunshot he ran to the window looking around to find where it was shot. The further he looked the more destruction he saw. Buildings on fire or smashed. Dark smoke wherever he looks. Something was going on the path toward the house that Osir is in. It wasn’t the old man. It looked like a dog but it definitely wasn’t it. On closer look, it was a mechanical dog with a long tail and with a sharp blade at the end of it. Osir ducked down and hid. He could hear the machine approaching the house. He could hear it right behind the door. Hearing a loud bang he instinctively closed his eyes. When he opened them there was a hole in the door. 

 

- Are you here Osir?! - Shouted the old man. 

 

- I’m here! - He answered.

 

Osir opened the doors for him and saw an old man standing on a machine dog with a hole in its head. He noticed that Pavel had an injured leg. He grabbed Osir’s hand and dragged him from the house.

 

- We’re going to the railway station. There is a train that evacuates people to Pilsen. If we’re lucky, NATO might react in time. 

 

By the railway station, there were other civilians with guns. Defending the only evacuation point in the town. Besides them, there were two police officers. They put down three other machine dogs. While people calm down after shooting the last one, only officers know what else lurks in the town. A whistling sound was going toward Osir and Pavel. The old man threw himself with the boy to the ground. Two explosions happened around them. When they looked back they saw a machine around one meter tall with spider legs. It had one pipe on its head. It was shooting explosives from it. It had much thicker armor than the dogs. 

 

- Run Osir! Run! I’ll take care of it.

 

The boy was hesitant but once the man pushed him he instinctively ran away. Once he got to the station, one of the police officers took him into the building. In the building, there were a few children and women. The first ones to get on the train were mothers with small children. Unfortunately, they had to fit all of them into a small train that was left here for maintenance. There was an explosion so strong that they could feel it even in the building. Osir wanted to look through the window but the officer didn’t let him. After that, there was silence for a while stopped by another gunshot. They were still fighting out there. 

 

It was time for the children to enter the train. Since Osir was last to arrive he was put into a cargo wagon. When all of them got in a few armed adults joined them. They were slowly coming toward the train. Getting pushed by the slowly overwhelming numbers of machines. Before they closed the doors to his wagon, Osir saw a police officer getting killed by the mecha dog. 

 

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- We’re moving! Get on the train! - Shouted a man as he started the machine. 

 

As the train slowly moved all people tried to get on it. Some injured immediately threw the idea of getting on to train out. They wouldn’t be able to get on it. All they could do is to slow down the machines and hope that NATO will come to their aid. What they didn’t know is that they wouldn’t even get the chance to see that. They began to run out of ammunition. Some surrendered themselves to fate. Some were fighting till their last breath. Kids were crying and their parents tried to calm them down. All they knew was where are they heading to. 

 

- Do we have any signal? - Said the train driver.

 

- No signal at all. It’s like we’re being blocked from the world. - Said a man with a radio lying on the ground trying to make it work.

 

- Not good. Sounds like it was a planned attack on this area. It’s not like there are any military posts near us… 

 

When the train driver looked at the tracks he saw a big machine that was going toward them. It pushed the train off the tracks. People were screaming not knowing what happen. The whole front of the train was smashed. On the tracks stood a five-meter-tall machine with two steel legs one arm, one machine gun, and cannon on its shoulder. One woman tried looking out of the window. Once the machine noticed her it began to fire at one of the wagons. The machine gun was such a heavy caliber that it left big holes in the wagon. No one survived that attack. 

 

It approached the second wagon and with its arm, it opened the door and shot from the cannon once again killing everyone. Hearing screams it moved to the third wagon. Before it could even reach it the doors opened and a boy ran out of it. The machine started firing the boy but he was running faster than the machine could rotate. Osir fired two bullets at the machine, not living a mark on it. The machine tried shooting him with the cannon. It couldn’t see because of the smoke. 

 

When it was about to focus the fire on the wagon it was hit in the cannon. This time there was a dent and burn mark. Osir came out of the dust smoke, running toward the machine. It tried to stomp on him but he slid away. Once the machine’s leg hit the ground it slip and fell on the ground. In the place under his foot, there was ice. Osir jumped on the machine and shot it three times all the bullets went through its thick armor. He wanted to shoot more but it looked like his gun melted. Seeing that he just threw it away. 

 

People came out of hiding, seeing how one boy destroyed the machine so strong that it derailed the train. It didn’t take long for something else to come to the train. This time it was three helicopters with soldiers in them. The soldiers jumped out and secured the area. Some of them even aimed their guns at Osir. 

 

- Is that NATO? - Began to ask themselves, people. 

 

- NATO? How far behind you are you people? NATO doesn’t exist since six months ago. - Said one of the soldiers. - Nothing to worry. We’re here to help you.

 

- So you must be that special cargo? You’re project Osir, right? - Said a bold man wearing a clearly different uniform than other soldiers. Hearing that Osir raised his fists ready to fight but the man answered with loud laughter. - You sure are crazy. All of them are pointing guns at you and you have nothing. Yet you want to fight? Calm down. We’re not here to attack you. 

 

- What do you want? - Asked Osir.

 

- The only order I have is to take you to my boss. That’s all. I can tell you that there is no evil intention behind his actions. Quiet the opposite. He wants to unite Europe once again.

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