Never Say Die

by D J Sternowski-Korzec

  Abigail ends up walking away from the bar and heads out to the dance floor. She brings Chelsea out to the dance floor along with her, because she is going to be the biggest problem for Sarah. Chelsea is a very heavy drinker and gets drunk very easily. Now, Sarah only needs to keep a close eye on Scarlet out of the twins and help her out with finding a man. For Scarlet, Sarah searches for a man whom is like a military man. A man whom is very tough, but is very sweet and respectful towards his lady. It shouldn’t be too hard for a man like that in a club.

  As Sarah is helping them find a man, a handsome young man takes a seat next to Haley. The man does not notice her, but Haley notices him. She is very shy and quiet, because she finds him very attractive. The man finally notices Haley. The young man says to her, “Hello there, beautiful. What’s your name?” Haley blushes and doesn’t say a word, so Sarah helps her out. Sarah says to the young man, “Her name is Haley. You have to forgive her; she is very shy.” The young man says to Haley, “That’s not a problem at all for me. In fact, I kind of like it that way. My name is Jason by the way.” Jason grabs Haley’s right hand and kisses it. All of a sudden, Haley is able to talk to Jason. Haley says to Jason, “Hello, Jason. You are a very handsome man.” Jason replies, “Thank you, can I buy you your next drink?” Haley nods her head yes. Jason replies, “Okay, cool.” Haley and Jason are hitting it off nicely. Now it is Sarah’s job to find a man for Scarlet. This shouldn’t be too hard, because she is a very attractive young woman. At any moment a man should take a seat next to her and ask for a dance.

  Meanwhile on the dance floor, Abigail and Chelsea are having a blast dancing with each other. Abigail asks Chelsea, “So, have you found anybody you like yet?” Chelsea replies, “Not yet, how about you?” Abigail replies, “You know me, I am kind of picky. But I’m sure we will find somebody at some point.” Chelsea replies, “Yeah, the night is still young.” As they are dancing on the dance floor, somebody accidentally bumps into Chelsea’s back. Chelsea falls to the floor, but luckily she is okay. She hit the floor pretty hard, but not too hard. It was a handsome young man who bumped into her. The young man helps Chelsea get back on her feet. The young man says to Chelsea, “Are you doing all right? I didn’t mean to bump into you.” Chelsea replies, “I am doing all right. How do I look?” The young man replies, “You still look beautiful, I can tell you that. By the way, my name is Eric. What is your name?” Chelsea tells Eric her name. Eric replies, “I am sorry I bumped into you and made you drop to the floor, but will you dance with me? I truly am sorry.” Chelsea forgives Eric, because she knows it was an accident. This isn’t the first time this has happened to her in a club. This kind of stuff happens all of the time in a club, because everyone is moving their bodies in a tight and enclosed area. Chelsea and Eric dance with each other on the dance floor. Abigail has had enough dancing for right now, so she is going to take a seat at a table and keep a close eye on her for Sarah.

  Chelsea and Eric are very talented dancers. They have very similar dancing styles and look like they have danced with each other before. Eric asks Chelsea, “You are a very talented dancer, did you take any dancing lessons as a child?” Chelsea replies, “Thank you, I have never taken a dancing lesson before in my life. I am sort of a self-taught dancer. How about you? You are a very talented dancer as well.” Eric replies, “Yeah, I teach dancing lessons from the ages of 13 to 21. If you don’t mind me asking, how old are you?” Chelsea replies, “I don’t mind at all, I am 23 years old. How about you?” Eric replies, “I am a little older than you. I am 24 years old.” Chelsea and Eric continue to get to know each other on the dance floor.

  Meanwhile, Scarlet continues to keep a close eye on Chelsea while she dances on the dance floor. As she is watching Chelsea dance on the dance floor with Eric, a handsome young man sits next to her. The young man asks Abigail, “Hello, my name is William. What is your name?” Abigail replies, “My name is Abigail.” William replies, “Would you like to dance?” Abigail replies, “No, I’m not really in a mood to dance, right now. You are free to talk to me, if you want?” William replies, “So, do you have a boyfriend?” Abigail replies, “No, do you have a girlfriend?” William replies, “To be honest, I haven’t really been in a relationship. Most of the girls that are into me are very abusive.” Abigail replies, “I understand, relationships are pretty overrated. I myself have been through some pretty rough relationships. I just broke up with my boyfriend a couple of weeks ago, because he was cheating on me with some married slut.” William replies, “The guy sounds like a real jackass, you deserve better.” Abigail and William really hit it off and continue talking throughout the whole night.

  Meanwhile, Sarah, Scarlet and Haley are all still at the bar. Haley and Jason continue talking to each other throughout the whole night. Sarah has never seen Haley so happy before in her life. She has never heard Haley talk so much to anyone before as well. Jason ends up asking Haley out again before he leaves the club. Haley and Jason plan on going out with each other, again. Sarah is also surprised no one has come over to talk to Scarlet. However, Scarlet is happy being a single lady. Also, she has not found anyone she really likes in the club. Scarlet also has not been drinking a lot. Sarah is proud Scarlet is having fun in the club without the use of alcohol. Sarah and Scarlet have been hanging out with each other this whole entire time. It is getting close for the club to be closing, so Sarah is going to gather all of her roommates and head home.

  Sarah and all of her roommates head home for the night. Chelsea and Haley are the only ones leaving the club with a date. Chelsea and Haley will be seeing their dates another time. Abigail is not looking for a relationship right now, because she broke up with her boyfriend not too long ago. She is not heartbroken over the breakup, but wants to have time for herself and stay single for some time. Once everyone has arrived home, Haley and Sarah go to bed. As for everyone else, they get into their pajamas and stay up for a little bit. They make sure to not disturb Haley and Sarah’s sleep. Abigail, Chelsea and Scarlet stay up for a little bit and just watch some TV until they are ready for bed. Once everyone is ready to go to bed, they turn off the TV and go to sleep. Nobody gets their sleep interrupted. Everyone is able to sleep peacefully.

  The next morning. Sarah wakes up in the morning and gets ready for today. After she is done using the bathroom and is completely dressed, she heads downstairs for breakfast. Sarah is surprised to be the first one up. Normally, she is the last one to be downstairs for breakfast. She is not much of a cook, but she does know how to make herself scrambled eggs. She makes herself scrambled eggs for breakfast. While she is eating, Haley arrives downstairs and takes a seat at the table. She is going to wait for everyone else to head downstairs for breakfast. She is going to wait for Chelsea to make everyone breakfast. Haley takes a seat at the table and says to Sarah, “Good morning, Sarah.” Sarah replies, “Good morning, Haley. So, what did you have planned for today?” Haley replies, “The twins and I are going shopping. I need to get new bras and underwear. How about you?” Sarah replies, “I am heading out for my mission, today.” Haley replies, “Well, hopefully you return home safely.” Sarah replies, “I hope so, too.” Chelsea is the next one to arrive downstairs, everyone else is not too far behind. Chelsea begins to make breakfast for everyone else in the household. After Sarah is done eating, she gets ready for her mission.

  Sara meets up with her comrades for their next mission. They all inspect their gear to make sure it is already to go for their next mission. The last thing they need is a malfunction during their mission. If their weapons are experiencing a malfunction, they must bring it to the vendor where they bought it for repair. Fortunately, Sarah has never been on a mission where somebody has had a problem with their gear. Once everyone’s gear has passed inspection and makes sure everyone is aware of the plan, they head out for the mission.

  Meanwhile, Synx’s spy is ready to assassinate Lt. Col. Robinson. The spy makes sure nobody is around to be a witness. The spy breaks the lock of Lieut. Col
. Robinson’s front door and heads into his house. The spy is wielding a noose to wrap around Robinson’s neck. The spy carefully walks into Robinson’s bedroom where he is sleeping. The spy carefully wraps the noose around his neck and ties it as tight as possible. Before Robinson can make any noise, the spy punches him in the face to knock him out. The spy drags him out of bed and throws him out the window after tying him to his bed frame. Synx’s spy succeeds in killing Lieut. Col. Robinson and making it look like suicide. After killing him, the spy leaves his house without any witnesses. He immediately reports back to Synx and lets him know the mission was a success. Synx does not give his spy another target, but allows him to go on vacation as a reward.

  Meanwhile, Raider is spending time with all of his sisters in the fortress’s courtyard. Out of all of Synx’s children, Raider is the second oldest. Raider’s oldest sister’s name is Cora. Cora is Raider’s biggest threat when it comes to escaping, because she tells Synx about any suspicious activity going on in the castle. She loves to get Raider in trouble and prevents him from having any fun. Raider and Cora do get along with each other, but Cora has a very sick sense of humor. She loves to watch all of her younger siblings get in trouble by Synx. Raider needs to make sure Cora stands out of his way. He doesn’t really need to worry about his other siblings, because for the most part they mind their own business.

  After they are all done playing in the courtyard, they all head back to their rooms and get ready for dinner. Before Raider heads back down for dinner, he looks outside of his window to see if anyone is approaching them. He is hoping the World Army will show up at any moment. Luckily, some members of the World Army will be approaching the castle shortly. Sarah and her comrades will be approaching the castle tomorrow night. Raider is going to have to wait until then.

  Raider arrives at the dinner table with the rest of his family. However, he leaves the table shortly after he collects all of his food. Synx does not care if he leaves the table, because he knows his own son doesn’t appreciate him very much. Raider could die and he still wouldn’t give a shit. Raider takes his food and heads down into the armory. The armory is also a place where Synx and the rest of his family train for combat. Raider likes to be down here, because he has a lot of good memories with his father. There was a time where Raider liked his father, but it all changed after he attacked the humans. This armory is very similar to the one they have back in hell. It is almost an exact replica. Raider remembers Synx training him how to fight and kill. Every night, Raider removes himself from the dinner table and comes down here to eat. After he is done eating, he trains himself in combat, because no one else will train him. Over the years, Raider has become a very powerful killer. If he really wanted to kill his father, he could give him a run for his money. There are very few people whom can take Raider down, much like his father. After he is done eating and combat training, he heads back to his room to go to bed for the night.

  Meanwhile, an older lady is walking by Lieut. Col. Robinson’s house. She stops in front of his house, because she can tell something is not right. She takes a look up by his bedroom window and screams from the sight of his body. The military heads over to Lieut. Col. Robinson’s house to remove the body and declares what happened to him. The military comes to a conclusion. They all truly believe he committed suicide, but it was indeed homicide. Everyone in the military is shocked by this event. He showed no sign of depression or any mental illness like it. The doctors believe he was suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder. Lieut. Col. Robinson was a friend to everyone in the military. Nobody blames themselves for his actions, but wishes they could have helped him out. His funeral will be in a couple of days. Sarah will not get the news until she comes back from her mission.

  The next morning at Synx’s fortress. Raider wakes up and immediately searches outside of his window for any sign of the World Army. He sees no one out in the distance. He is hoping they will stop by later on. For now, he is just going to have to wait for them to arrive later tonight. Now, Raider heads downstairs for breakfast. Like last night, he will be eating his breakfast in the fortress’s armory and getting ready for combat. What Raider does not know is he will be joining the World Army after they attack the fortress. He will earn the respect of Sarah and the rest of her comrades. However, he must first fight for his father and the rest of his family.

  Chapter 4

  This Means War

  Sarah and the rest of her comrades are just moments away from Synx’s fortress. Before they go any further, Sarah pulls out her sniper and scopes onto the fortress. She zooms in as far as possible and lies down on the ground to prevent her from being spotted. She is lying on top of a hill as everyone else is at the bottom behind her. Sarah is checking out the fortress’s activity. From the looks of everything, it is very heavily guarded with a very few blind spots. She checks to see where would be the best place for them to break into the fortress. After she has found this location, she heads back down the hill to discuss a plan with her comrades. After everyone has understood the plan, they put it into action.

  Sarah and her comrades carefully and quietly approach the fortress. Because it is such a small group and it is nighttime, it will be very difficult for the enemy to spot them. Fortunately, Sarah and her comrades are not spotted when they arrive at the fortress. Now, they must find the entrance to the armory and break into it. From what they have been told, the armory is below the base and the entranceway is on the east side of the base. They are currently on the north side of the base, so they have to carefully walk alongside the walls to make it to the armory’s entranceway.

  Fortunately for Sarah and her comrades, they are able to make it there safely without being caught or spotted. However, they do get pretty close, because the base is flooded with security lights that are constantly moving back and forth outside of the walls. Now, they must break down the door without making any loud noises. Luckily, they have a master burglar with them on this mission. His name is Roman. Roman always carries burglar equipment with him on these missions, just in case he has to break into windows, doors, jail cells or anything similar to these things. Roman successfully breaks open the door without making a sound. Sarah allows everyone to enter the armory before her, just in case something happens on the outside. Luckily, nobody even knows they are here, for now anyway.

  Sarah and her comrades safely make it into the armory, but they have to be extra careful and quiet. There is a lot of noise coming from above them. There is a lot of talking and footsteps, but no one can understand what they are saying or talking about. Before they are able to put down the bomb, they have to make sure no one is in here or is insight of the situation. Everyone splits up to make sure they are alone inside of here. Everyone turns on their flashlights and has their swords at the ready. Sarah ends up finding a suspicious hidden door at the back of the armory, but she does not open it. They’re not here to be fooling around and searching for anything like this. Everyone regroups in the middle of the armory to confirm they have not found anyone or anything lurking through the armory. Now, they are ready to plant the bomb.

  The bomb is planted on the floor of the armory with a 30-minute timer. This will allow them to get out in time without any problems or issues. After the bomb has been planted, they hurry to escape through where they came in from. Unfortunately, something is walking down into the armory at soon as the bomb has been planted and the timer has been set. Sarah and her comrades have lost their cover. After they have been spotted, the security alarms go off and all of the lights turn on inside of the armory. They try to escape, but the door they came into locks and cannot be open unless they find the master switch. Now, everyone puts their swords away and pulls out their guns. Sarah does not pull out her gun, because it is a sniper inside of a close range area. She keeps her sword out and gets ready to fight the incoming enemies.

  Sarah and her comrades are under attack and must find a way out of here. The demon whom snitched on them is the first one to attack. The demon telep
orts in front of a beautiful young lady whom was expected to get married after this mission. It is unfortunate she is not going to make it to her own wedding, because the demon kills her instantly. The demon teleports in front of her and stabs her through the chest and back with its razor-sharp claws. She spits blood all over the demon’s chest and face as her heart explodes from the impact of the attack. Sarah attacks the demon with her sword and is able to stab it in the belly, but the demon slaps Sarah across the room with the hand he killed the poor young lady with. Sarah slams into a wall, but lands on her feet as she bounces off of the wall. She pulls out her sniper and points it at the demon. The demon looks at Sarah as she gets ready to fire. Sarah fires three shots at the demon’s head and doesn’t miss one shot. The demon’s head blows up into pieces after it is hit by the third shot. The demon falls to its knees before hitting the floor and is pronounced dead. Sarah puts her sniper back onto her back and runs over to retrieve her sword. A large group of soldiers are heading down the stairway and towards Sarah and her comrades. Luckily, Sarah is able to receive her sword. Unfortunately, there are way too many soldiers for them to get out of here alive. It seems as if they need to surrender, but luckily they have a bomb planted on the floor with a timer. The bomb will be going off in 10 minutes. This should give them enough time to escape.