2Hello everyone this is chapter two of Octopus Games. I've read over the first one and by this time. I should of already made some corrections to it. Hopefully you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writting it.
I don't own twilight
Chapter two Octopus Games_
Charlie awoken with a gasp, then a cough as a gag was in his mouth. Using his police training he felt the vibrations of movement and knew instantly that he was in a moving vehicle. He was gagged and blind folded, his hands were tied behind his back. Kidnapped, but where was Bella?, He wondered to himself. He pushed down the rising panic as he tried to analyze the situation. The last thing he remembered was eating lunch with Bella before... Before... The purple mist! They were drugged! He came of his thoughts when the vibrations of the vehicle stopped. He heard the door next to him open and then a sudden crack to his dome made him know no more.
Octopus Games_
Bella woke up. She looked around her and found that she was in a room surrounded by people. Some where still out cold and others were looking around with a confused look plastered on their faces. Charlie! She thought as she looked around frantically for her father. She let out a sigh of relief as she spotted him just a few feet from one of the doors. Quickly making her way to him she noticed he had dried blood caked to the side of his head. A sobbed made it's way out of her mouth as she rushed to his side, to get a further look at his injury.
"Dad", she said. As she gently tried to shake him awake.
Charlie let out a groggy moan and Bella jumped and gave him a hug.
"Thank goodness!" she exclaimed. "I thought..." She couldn't finish as she was over come with tears.
Charlie awkwardly hugged his daughter back. Then sat up to take a look around.. He head hurt but he could make out the many faces around him but before he could say anything further the double red doors open and out came eight people carrying automatic rifles dressed in all red with mask and one man dressed in all black also wearing a mask. They lined up on what seemed like was a stage four of the armed men on either side of the guy in Black. He spoke...
"Welcome everyone to the annual Squid..." He clears is throat, "I mean... Octopus Games" he paused here for everyone to soak it his words. His voice was amplified by a microphone which woke the remaining people up. Murmurs could be heard all around. The feeling of confusion and fear was so thick, it was almost tangible. He continued as he saw he had everyone's attention.
"As I said. Welcome to the annual Octopus Games. A game that is held once a year on this remote island where you all compete for the ultimate prize. Monetary of course. All you have to do is... Survive in the wilderness with your group of choice for one whole year."
There was a pregnant paused then cries of outrage were heard throughout the chamber. Some were crying, others were seen being pulled back from pure rage.
Bella just clung to her father as He tried to formulate a plan to get them out of there. All in all, it was pure chaos as some have already accepted their fate being that they had absolutely nothing before arriving there but the ones that did were beyond furious as they had a life. Friends and family all left behind as they are forced to play some sick rich man's game.
A shot was fired in the air by one of the guards and everyone fell silent, except for a few who were silently weeping in the back.
"Before I begin explaining the rules of the game, would anyone like to ask any questions?" the host host asked.
Everyone looked around at one another seeing who would be the brave soul to go first. It was Charlie who with a bit of encouragment from Bella spoke up first.
He cleared his thoat, " Why did you bring us here? Why not volunteers who would have willingly particpate in your games? Why kidnapp us and force us!"
The last bit was loud and angry as the reality of it all crashed into him. This fueled the other participants anger and loud murmurs of agreement could be heared throught the chamber.
"Silence!" The host said loudly in the mic and the crowd went queit instantly as the guns were a deturant of anymore protest. " To answer your question, I will put it simply. You are all here our benfactors are more entertained by the idea of kidnapping then the latter. Also we believe in getting rid of a few people a year helps with population controll." He grinned at his own speech
"Your sick!" Charlie said. Bella pulled in back, keeping an eye on the weapons in the guards hands.
"And your trap. Get over it. I'm actually done with questions... Here are the rules of the game. There are one hundred of you. You all will be split into teams of twenty. You will chose a leaders and roles to help you surive. Even though you guys are split into teams. Your not actually against each other. Each team will go to their own chambers with it's own unique simulations. If you all survive then you all get a spilt of the prize. If you all don't make it... your families get the money instead."
Everyone had varies emotions plastered on their faces. Some were actually excited while others looked as if they were ready to murder the people in front of them.
"Now go and find your teams. Once you are all sorted into teams and into your respected chambers further instructions will be given."
he leaves the chambers followed by his guards and the doors shut with a autible bang follwed by a locking sound.
At first no one moved. Distrust and wrearyness could be seen on many faces. Then everyone began to chat with who every they knew or just stood to themselves contiplating their next actions.
Charlie pulled bella aside and began to formulate a plan with her.
"We don't know what lies behind those chambers or what challanges we might face so we need to look for people with certain set of skills. Just stick close to me and we can talk to people together. I don't trust anyone right now to have us split up."
All Bella could do was knod as she followed her father closesly. Their first enconter was a couple. They smiled as they say Bella and Charlie approaching.
"Hello" Charlie said a bit akwardly.
The couples said their greetings and introduced themselves as Emma and Dan Granger. They looked at Bella with foundness and said that they had a daughter around her age but she goes to a boarding school in Scottland. They said that they were a Doctor and Nurse and that they came with a cousin and his partner on a vacation before this whole mess went down. Dan pointed in the crowd of the two men running around talking to others.
One of the men saw Dan pointing at them an he started walking towards them bringing with him the company he had made.
"Charlie, This is my cousin Joesph. Joesph this is Charlie and his daughter Isabella"
Bella didn't care anymore to correct anyone about her name. She just shook the hands and stayed silent.
Joesph spoke up.
This Petunia and her sister Lily. I figured they can join our group. They said they were gardners and cooks. This perked Bella up as she always wanted to learn how to garden. After greetings were past around Bella walked over to the two sisters and began talking with them.
The adults let the three teenagers talk while they all went to go look for Joesph's partner Emanuel. They found him with five other people who were in a heated arugment about something.
Joesph stepped forward and put a hand on Emanuel's shoulder. This made him jump as he was too much into his argument that he wasn't paying attention to his surroundings. He visibly relaxed as he saw his boyfriend and in laws. One of the guys he was aruguing with spoke up.
"I'm just saying man... If we focus on people who know how to do stuff rather then have people to just slow us down then we will have a better chance at survival." He makes a face at a man and a women with a child no older than five who was currently clinging to his moms legs with a tear stained face. "These three will just slow us down"
Emanuel faced looked to be turning red and he was on the verge of another exploading episode when Charlie stepped forward with his hands up in the universal sign of peace.
"Our focus should defenently be on people with skills but there is nothing wrong with supporting roles. Like you said we are all here to try and surive so why not help the ones who would need our help the most..." He looked the guy up and down and asked.. "Whats your skill anyway."
The guy pulled out a bottle and spat what looked like dip in it. He wipped his face and said. "My name is Bucky. I am a formal solder in the US Army. Was only in for my obligated five years but it was only six months ago that I got out."
Charlie nodded at this knowledge he turned to the the women and asked her the same question. She blushed but spoke. " My name is Carly and I have a Tik Tok where I go out and show people different ways to identify forgable plants and this is my son, Brandon.
Charlie gave her an appericative smile and said. "see that is a very useful skill our group and use" the solder let out of humpf but didn't say anything else.
The other guy didn't wait for him to be addressed before he told his story of being homeless and how he was only at the hotel because some kind man paid for his stay for the night. He may not have many skills but he could cut wood or help guard.
Everyone gave a nod of argreement and went to go meet up with the three teens who were smiling and laughing by time they got back. This made Charlie smile as he had not seen Bella in such a good mood in such a long. So far Their team was made up of The Doctor and his Nurse wife. The carpntener and his eletrictian partner. The Cop and the Soldier. Three cooks , two being gardeners... One plan identfyer and her kid... and two spare hands that have yet to have a job asigned. All the team needed were six more people to join them.
Before the could get out and do another search round. The doors opened and the guards and host came in once again.
"Time is up.. All teams stand on the blocks you see in front of the stage. The blocks have numbers on them a and will be the name of your team from now on. If you don't already have a team join the ones you see that are missing a few members. Chop chop" he said while claping his hands at the last bit.
Charlie and his team chose square one and just waited for the remaning people to pick their group hoping it would be people with an once of skill. Once they were joined by six people their only warning was a hold on before they were slowly dropped down to their individual chambers.
Once there the group all stood up on shakey legs. Before them were three tables full of stuff. and surrounding the table looked like bags that were familar to them.
"Dad!" Bella excallimed. Those are our suit cases and the bookbag i got from the hotel mananger. Charlie looked to where his daughter was pointing and nodded. Confussion clearly written on his face as he tried to access the situation.
The host could be heared from the innercom.
"You have 15 minuets to gather your belongings and to pick from our pile to help you with your survival. Chose Wisely as this is the only time we will give you any help and your time starts now..."
AN: Sorry this chapter took a bit of time to write as I kind of was hoping i would get a bit of feed back for my first chapter but no worries. hopefully you all will enjoy this chapter.. I'm not really use to writting stories and actually coming up with how to put them together but like i said this is a practice story and i really just want to put this idea i had in my brain out there. You may have noticed that I used characters from other stories as names... don't worry they arent really those characters i just suck at coming up with my own characters. Hense why i sad dan and emma were doctors and not dentist... tried to seperate the two. Anyway let me know who you want the other six to be and there jobs/roles they should play. Next chapter should be out the week.