by Mark Neiser (aka
nouseforaname)
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Preston
awoke, took his morning dose of Prozium, and went into the kitchen to
find his wife eating breakfast.
"You're
going to be late John."
"No I don't
have to be there quite as early anymore now that I am a Cleric. In
training that was required but now I get a bit more sleep than before.
Are you going to the doctor today?"
"Yes I am,
but I am ok. But when you're pregnant you have to have normal check ups
I guess."
"If it is
necessary then we must do it. It is what is best for us. Plus this is
our first child so we must be safe with it. Well I must go now you have
a nice day."
"Good bye
John. Be safe out there."
John drove
to work thinking about his pregnant wife at home. He knew that he cared
about her and wanted to see her again, or did he care? Emotions are
outlawed so is it really caring or is it just his place in society. Yes
that is it, it was simply his place in society. He was a Grammaton
Cleric, uncompromised but with a wife and child on the way because it
was necessary for society to do so. That was it but he could think
about it more later, for now there was work to be done.
"Cleric John
Preston?"
"Yes."
"Sir,
Commander Vaughn wants you in his office right away sir."
"Thank you."
Preston
walked into the Commander's office to see Cleric Partridge waiting as
well.
"Good
morning Preston."
"Good
morning sir. Good morning Partridge."
"That was
quite impressive work from what I hear yesterday. The Father offers his
gratitude to you I can assure you."
"Just doing
what I am trained to do sir."
"Well
Preston, the Father and I think very highly of you and because of this
we are giving you and Cleric Partridge a priority mission. The raid you
two made yesterday was actually part of a much larger one that we have
been after. This man you see on the vid screen is Sean Davidson."
"Cleric Sean
Davidson sir?"
"Yes the
same man. Your Commanding Officer for two years of your training."
"I don't
understand sir."
"Well
Preston as you and Partridge know to be a Cleric or even a citizen
today you have to be uncompromised in your living and in your thinking.
Everything we do is for the greater good of society right?"
"Yes
absolutely sir."
"Well if a
Cleric was to ever be compromised, is emotions uncontrolled, it could
mean the possible end of things as we know it. Sean Davidson has been
compromised. Luckily he has not chosen to make a move but we cannot
wait any longer. 48 hours ago he went rouge on the night of your
graduation. He took off into the city and when we raided his apartment
we found everything we suspected. He has been smuggling EC-10 items
into Libria and hiding them. He did a great job of covering it up
because we we're not sure about him until around 72 hours ago.
Obviously he knew we we're onto him because he took off running. Your
job Clerics is to bring him back, dead or alive, but gain information
in the process if possible. We think he may have others aiding him. We
believe he is in District 1138 of the Nethers. We found his vehicle
just outside it's border this morning and there is substantial movement
in the area. So Clerics are you ready?"
"Of course
sir", they responded in unison.
"Well then
Clerics, go get him."
continued...
