Lukas' POV (Because he needs one)

We sit in a large room in the fortress, beds lining the walls as if it were meant for a huge army.

Which I was getting the impression it was.

Being with the group, though it was obvious they didn't like me that much, was really different from hanging with the ocelots.

They made each other laugh even in this time of fear.

They kept each other alive, unlike my group which would probably leave the weak behind.

Reuben though still hasn't spoken.

Petra is pretty overcast too, but I can't really figure it out.

She's humming something though, a song I've never heard before.

Its strange and doesn't sound like something found on C4-18.

But I listen as she hums, and so does the others, staring up at the stars.

"So, anyone feeling like asking each other pointless questions to get to know each other?" Axle asks, making everyone glare at him for disturbing the red head's humming.

They all mutter something to themselves before joining in on the circle, even Reuben sits down between Petra and Olivia.

"So, I'll go first." Axle states, pulling out a stack of cookies.

"I have cookies." He announces, handing everyone in the group one, including me after a long glare.

It kinda surprised me.

I would have thought he would have kept it, but he gave it to me...

Even though he doesn't like me...

This group was definitely odd.

No doubt about it.

"Okay, well I'll go next." Olivia says, finishing off her cookie.

"I honestly thought Ivor was right about Jesse, but then she saved Petra, like twice, and I see now that she is, no doubt about it, one of us." Olivia confesses, rubbing the back if her neck.

Reuben keeps his eyes to the ground, signaling for me to go next since I'm next in the circle.

"Well, if I'm going to be honest, I've never really been in a group like this. Or even just tagged along." I confess, making all of them stare at me.

Petra nods for me to continue.

"In the ocelots, its not really like this. Its more of finders keepers and every man for himself type thing." I explain, making Olivia's frown deepen.

I look down, wishing I had kept my mouth shut.

A hand touches my shoulder after a minuet of silence, making me look up.

Reben stands there, looking down at me where I sit on the ground.

"Lukas, I know that I don't know much about you, or anyone here in this world, but that isn't how a team or group if friends is supposed to act." He states, sounding a little too wise for his age.

It was freaky.

Since Jesse and Reuben got here things seem, different.

Like everything we've ever known is changing.

But if Jesse is gone, I don't think that will last.

"Alright.... Well after that long, and awkward moment, I think we could all use some sleep." Axle states, making us all nod.

Each of us crawls into a bed except Petra, who walks towards the broken wall, staring out in wait.

I sigh, knowing that there is no way to get her to rest.

If there was one thing I could remember about Petra, it was that she was the most stubborn person in the world.

My eyes feel heavy, but I don't want to go to sleep surprisingly.

I want to stay awake and wait.

See if the girl who brought this group together was even alive to be part of it herself.

But as the night carries on, I find myself drifting away, blind to the world.

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Hey all. So, sorry about the last chapter. It was kinda..... Sucky. I couldn't get into that chapter, which held up my updating a little bit. But now I'm back! So what do you think? Is Lukas finally experiencing what it feels like to be on a real team? Will he realize that he should stay with them, or will he turn on them in the end and go back with Aiden? On a further note, is Jesse really dead? If she is, what happened? Did she go back to the real world, or is she stuck forever in this world until Reuben finds a way out? Read to find out!

-ThePurpleWarrior