Part 5

Things suppose to be easy in the age of men, we were so strong that we call our world as the modern era. People live conveniently with technology that makes our need easier to be fulfilled. There is a technology called a car, a 4 wheeled machine that have seats, air conditioner, and music player inside it, also protected by glass windows around it. Now, we can only retrieve some technologies in the past. I was only 4 or 5 years only back then, Mom and Dad used to take me to Sunday morning church. We were a very serious Christian family long time ago, I remembered one day my Dad need to arrive so early in the morning to give preach to the brothers and sisters in the church. After finished giving preaching in front of the church, they used to take me eating outside, and I would order Sundane vanilla ice-cream my favorite one. Those moments are so beautiful for my childhood experience. One day, I heard my family arguing about things in front of this machine we called television if I'm not mistaken, it can project many colored images and provide video of music and people try to entertain with jokes and giving news around the world. I only remember they need to move me from the city to be inside a bunker. They said it's for my own safety and only children 8 years below that are permitted to enter. My Mom and Dad try so hard not to cry in front of me, even though I know they are crying and said to me to be strong when I'm alone. My mom left me a ring for me to wear it, as an identification if one day we are going to meet again. My real name is Luke and those people from Government of New Order or to be short GNO change our ID name. Then my name is Sonna. Those people protect and feed us underground while also training us, they said our parents are in the different bunker. Those people said to us above ground are being repaired by the government, to make our city a better city. Those lies are easy to manipulate children. Whenever a child is shouting and crying, begging to see their parents. Those people bring this kid to a chamber. Inside of it is a machine to freeze the kid. We were never told so, they said it's only for the naughty kids. And present it in front of us freeze. More than 20 years we live underground, not knowing what happened to our parents and above ground. Yes, we did riot and fight our way out to the above ground. All in all, those kids are being freeze and present in the main hall, as a friendly reminder they said. We have been planted a chip inside our head to monitor our health, emotions, and location. There is nothing we can do, except to do what they wanted us. They told us, we will be freed upon to the above ground when they think we are ready. To those who train and follow the rules well, will be permitted to explore the above again. I was one of them, that they permit to be on the mission on the ground. The first time they lift us to the ground again, it has changed totally. The world is not same like what we used to know when we were kids. The weather is snowy and cold. There are nothing except some pile of rocks that are covered with snow, houses, and building that has been destroyed. They never told us what happened to the above ground. They said we will know when we follow the mission. They give us freedom if we want to be free and never want to be back to the bunker again. It's all up to us. But, remember any person that don't want to come again to the bunker, is not permitted to come ever again. We were confused and don't know what to do. Only a few are leaving, I stay with the bunker. I thought it's better if I keep following what these people want until I know what happened in the above and my parents whereabout. So, in the end, we were given freedom to settle our own team of five people and choose our mission, specialty, and weapons. So, there we are the Jackrabbit. I give that name because I like Jack and The Beanstalk story when I was a kid, and Amy loves her pet rabbit. These are our third mission in the above ground with Medium-High danger. I don't know what these people want giving us freedom. But for know, I will follow them until I know where are my parents are.

Part 4

We pack our things right away, i take what is my responsibility, the radio. Amy handles the medical stuffs. She pack her things with very caution and diligently. I always see her pack her things so neat and organize. Only some medicines, that i know the functions of, i can name typical stuff like aspirin, morphine, stimulant, vitamins, just some basic stuffs. She put it in her bag that consists of a light box that made of light material plastic that can keep the medicine cool for three months on campaign. Juan the enforcer takes his heavy gun, the machine gun, carefully he check it whether the safety is still off or on and gather the box of ammunition. His strong and big body makes his duty seems easy, it may be twice and a half of my weight. Still, i'm glad he is strong enough to bag our ammo. Rob the sniper check his scope and wipe it to make it clear from the fog and ripple of water that gets into its lens.He wear some kind of white cloak that hide his appearance. The cloak is made of a special material that has rough skin. In it's cloak it has function to change it's color based on what's the surrounding in his field. He can change it into green like in the forest, or a bit of yellow and orange like in the sand, it was specially made with light materials and easy to wear, while change its color like a gecko hunting its prey. He also happened to take care of our rations, food and drink supplies, sometimes i also take turns to bring our rations with him.
While, the most convenient is our captain, Orto. He takes his rifle and pack his notes with maps and compass inside his small bag that hang around in his waist. The color just happen to be with our uniform, white clear matching with the white snow color. Orto sometimes wanted to lend a hand to share our burden with him, especially on Juan, since he has the heaviest equipment. But, he rejected it because of his higher rank and we should respect our captain. Orto only wants what the best of us, our team Jackrabbit
We walk slowly through a slippery road toward the abandoned shack. The wind is a bit of strong that might try to unbalance us, if we are not careful. The sound of our shoes breaking the snow in front of us crash with the windy sound that will never stop.
Batavia used to be a tropical country, which will never have a snow coming down. Since, the dawn of men, the weather suddenly change with extreme temperature. At night, we are not suppose to be outside, since the temperature will almost drop below 30, and we need to save our clothes heater energy.
I grip tightly on my own gun preparing if somehow a sudden enemy is coming out. I can feel the chilling air breeze hitting my cheeks. Somehow, i only concentrate behind Orto pointing our gun to the shack's door. The shack is made of some special woods that is strong enough to hold the wind and snow weather. The small creek sound is made every time strong wind hit the cellar. Orto then slowly open the door with small of iron handle that attach in the door and let Juan charge in pointing his gun to the right side, the with sudden speed i march in pointing to the left side. Rob guarding our behind, while Amy and Orto pointing their pistols.
"Clear !", Juan shouted.
"All clear !", i shouted repeating what Juan has said.
Then Amy march in with Orto and Rob in her back. Amy let a sigh coming out from his mouth, a glad expression before taking off her backpack and her medicine stuffs.
"This is nice, we can spend our night in here also", Amy talk to begin our discussion. She already like the place.

Part 3

I hear a single sound of a beep, a disconnection from the HQ phone.It doesn't look good for us, we have almost depleted our rations, it maybe only last for half a day, if we don't save it. I regret I didn't bring my favorite can foods, I thought this campaign only last for one day. I don't like this situation, neither the HQ, we have no intel or information about this level 2 package.
Then Rob suddenly rise from his seat.
"Glad to hear that HQ, why not spend our entire weekend having a barbecue in here? How about that?"
It makes me thinking, what's so important in this package. If it's important why they send us? I keep asking myself because they only send one unit, maybe it's because they want to press our tasks as secretly as possible.
None of our friends and seniors know about our mission, this was supposed to be kept under the book.
Ever since I begin my military career, this one was the strangest campaign ever.
Then Juan wakes me up from my thinking.

"Hey guys i don't want to badmouthing here, but do you think HQ send us here it's because of hmm.."
There was a silence between what Juan said.
"What?" Orto asked curiously.
"You know, that rumor, that legend."
"What legend? I never heard any rumor."
"I kept feeling uneasy, when HQ dispatch us here, you know when the war happened. Back at the HQ folks told me this story."
"Oh, i don't like where this is heading." Rob looking nervously back at the broken road we have passed.
"They said this place is sacred." Juan continue his paranoid story
"Sacred? What do you mean by sacred?" Amy joining the story.
"It's haunted you know."
Ok, I hate this.
"Define haunted." Orto asked again
"We know a lot of people died right? But this one is different. You all heard commander tell us to keep going through the north, passing Kalimati river. That place actually haunted."
"So you are saying we are going to see uhmm.. these dead people, is that what you mean?" I asked bravely.
"Yeah, perhaps." He hesitated before answering.
It's not common you hear dead people can rise again and become something you called ghost. I never heard of these rumors again. Dead bodies was burnt right away, there is no ceremony or something to mourn you love ones. We are afraid they could turn into this freaking monster called "Turals". People in the past like my father they told me once about this legend, where you can see the spirit of dead people wandering around seeking for their love ones or even revenge of their dead, its like a dead soul with no purpose n this world until they were satisfied get what they want. For i know, Turals is already scary to face rather than these dead souls.
"They said sometimes you can heard a little baby crying, a dead woman wearing white gown flying and a beheaded man, and.."
"Alright! Stop it!" Rob shouted cutting Juan story, i can see he is sweating nervously."
"No please, don't stop carry on! I want to hear the rest. It's not often you can heard this story in the camp." Amy yelled to him.
"There is also a little kid running around, a doll that can speak by itself, and an old grandma walking toward you." He continue the story trying to scaring Rob.
"I'll kick your ass if you don't stop."
Juan pretends sounding like a ghost.
"Nahh, i don't buy that lame tale." Orto let a big sigh. Interrupting Juan scaring Rob.
"It looks like going to be fog, i barely can see 50m ahead."
As far as i'm having concern, this weather doesn't look good. We are in the middle of wasteland. Been two days out of here with no backup. Only radio here for contacting the HQ. Telling a tale story, is one way to get entertain i can say that.
"You hear the old man, let's take a rest for now." Orto suggestion seems not good. The land is still wet, because of yesterday raining and it's way too cold resting outside.
"Where can we take a rest?" Amy glare around finding a nice place.
"There seems nice." I point out a place under a cliff. It attracts me since we stop here contacting the HQ. There was a small house, a broken house but still quite convenient to rest for a while.
"Nice finding." Rob praised me on my little achievement."Lets have a tour there."
"Sounds good." Amy agrees with us.
"Alright, it settles then. Let's camp over that house." Orto taking the lead in front of us.

Part 2

"Radio ,check radio check" I'm busy finding the correct frequency to contact the headquarters. This old radio has been with me, since my first time doing operation as a squad. My position in our squad has been the radioman, the communicator, the messenger that's what they said for my title. This is my third campaign as the radioman in this squad.
"This is Jackrabbit, contacting eagle-1. Requesting response, we already arrived at the checkpoint, i said it again we already arrived at the checkpoint, coming over"

"This is Eagle-1, what's the situation Jackrabbit?" At last a fast response, since when they reply so quick?
"This is Jackrabbit unit, no sign of the beacon's light"
Well, we already been two days out here already, doing long march searching for this level 2 package, if it's not because of HQ sending us here, we wouldn't be out of here. Dying empty stomach, cold sleeping outside.
"How's the condition of your unit?" Duh! absolutely we are tired if you are asking me, it's been nothing out of here, it's just a dead city, an abandoned city, there would be ghosts of dead people around us, i can feel it around me having goosebumps

I look to Orto before answering.
He nod his head.
"We are ready to move."
"Jackrabbit, this is your commander speaking."
Commander. Warren, the old man. I still remember the first time i met him. He was my instructor back then, when i was still on my conscription. It was hell if you ask me, but if you want to seek a man with dignity, bravery, integration and a great motivator, he is the man. Back then, we called him the Kaiser.
"Yes, Sir! We are listening!"
"Listen , i want you to keep looking for this specific package, i don't care how's the condition you find it, just bring it back to me. I know you've been two days out there, it's dangerous we aware of that, we wouldn't take any risks more than four days. You will keep moving through the North, passing 4 more checkpoints, there will be the place they called Kalimati." I heard Rob mumble behind me.
"For whatever your team do, find this thing in one piece, it's a priority and get it back here to the HQ!" He shouted to loud, the radio squeaked little because of sudden loud voice.
"Sir, if i may ask?"
"What is it?"
"What's with this thing? I mean it's only level-2 package, why not send the whole units if the HQ want fast?" I'm asking out of my curiosity, since we were deployed to this abandoned city.
"That's none of your business, your job is only to receive order." I heard Juan laughing holding his laugh.
"Am i making myself clear?"
"Yes, sir!"
"Dismissed!, get some rest for 30 minutes, then move out."
"Understood!"

Part 1

It's been far too long.

The last time i went to this place is when i was still a teenage.

Everything has changed. It was never expected my old town will be left only with pile of rocks and boulders everywhere. I'll never know when will Batavia going to be build again. I remember passing this route with this past machine called car going to the inner city with my family to spend our time on night weekend. Now it will never happen again, at least until they rebuild it again.

"Hey , Sonna! Call Commander, we already arrived', Rob shouted. Making my mind sudden go back to reality again. His dace looks so pale because of two days long march from outside circle of Batavia.

"Alright, alright i know the drill already" I shouted to him. I exhale before taking out my radio out of my brown army bag. It has tie all over it and a symbol of red and gold Garuda bird. 

"He just can't wait no more eh? miss your sweetheart already?" That's Juan sarcastic voice.
"At least i have someone to miss already, what about you? your mom?"

"Hah! Funny! We'll see one month later"

"I'll invite you"

"For what?"

"to my wedding"

"Alright, stop there! We'll look forward to your wedding Rob, but please we need to be focus here now", Amy backing them off. Well, here we are our medic in our team. Since this group was made, if it's not because of her, they might fighting every seconds. Amy is a kind a girl, when the first time i met her she is always friendly to anyone, yeah smile every seconds when greeting someone. She is our best caretaker.

"How long has it been already? This place looks like hell", Orto said. Our pointman and our leader or should i say captain of this group. He is also a friendly person, but when you get to know him better. He is a strict man and punctual man, he doesn't like when we do small mistakes when we are on operation. There was one incident before, two years ago i think when his decision led his mate lost his right eye. Somehow, it made him really carefully before take any decision. This incident was left covered. No one spoke it ever again in front of him, as he is also the nephew of the commander. His mate? well, how should i say he just somehow being forced to step down from the army and left pension funds early.

Posting a Story

Hello there, here i want to post in my blog a story made by myself. Haha
One of my hobby is reading, and collecting lot of books. So, i was thinking lately there are so many dystopian novel and movies. And i was like, why i am not trying to write my own fantasy, since i have been reading a lot of books, whether fiction or history. I apologize if its not too good, since i English was not my mother's language and i'm still a newbie writing a story.
I was thinking to write a dystopian story, so i'm sorry if its maybe similar to any story, because there are too many dystopian story, so i don't know whether my writing already has same line of story or not. So without further ado here is my story, please enjoy.

Intro

Well, this is the first time i'm trying to write something on my head in a blog. Let me keep this simple, this might be the place for me to generate my ideas, anything that i want to speak, tell, dream, imagine, shout in my life. The place for me to dwell and to have a peace mind. Introduce me, my name is Jap Hengky, i'm 20 years old and a double-degree student right now, in Binus International University and Ningbo, China University who is an introvert person. I'm a Chinese Indonesian, if you can say. Right now, i'm busy with my campus life, not so busy actually just pretending to be busy, well anyway sometimes i'm helping my father manage his business, other than that i like to dream to be success in the future. My hobbies are reading books ( a lot of books, i do collect them also) and playing games (i can spent several hours in front of computer). I also like to do sports, well i have been trying to get my routines to jog. Lately, i look fat, coming back from China. My preferable genre of reading is post-apocalyptic and dystopian, why? well i like to imagine what will happen if us (humans) were faced with this kind of "end" situation. My family is a Christian, we do services in the church, i only have a sister.
People said i'm a good person, a well behave student and have a bright future ahead. Sometimes, i just don't feel i'm that kind of a person. Honestly, i feel bad with my situation. I don't know, it just felt that i never done a well satisfied job. There will be a time, when i feel weak and lonely in my life, a moment when i suck to do anything. I do also jealous with others who achieve better than me. They said i'm a very patient man, i never like to hurt other people, it just felt wrong to hurt others, so sometimes when someone do mistakes on me i like to take that lightly to that. I also need to be decisive in my life and punctual in time. Well, nobody's perfect right? We just need to keep doing better and improve. I believe we will to better ahead.
Well, enough said, here in my blog i might try to post somethings interesting in my life and a dystopian story that i created by my selves. So, remember this is a new blog, im still a rookie in this environment. Hope you will be enjoy in my page. Cheers folks.