The City of Above

19:47

So the two boys have found themselves in the City of Above, hiding in the darkness of the tall buildings, as they don't seem to climb them that easily as the buildings in their city. CHE5TER is wearing a wig and some contact lenses, as he is still a C born and everyone says that they are hunted in this city, so he needs to hide his true appearance from all the others now. They admire the city together, as it is not comparing to their city at all. It's how his father described him: a beautiful and larger city, with light everywhere and a real sky with two bright suns. Nothing of what they ever saw before.

Then, they notice some strange men, walking through a building, so, as curious as they are because of their age, they follow them, walking in the shadows. In a few minutes later, they found themselves entering the building, unnoticed by anyone.

[RY4N]-I have a bad feeling about this, CHE5TER...

[CHE5TER]-Just shut up, okay?

They keep following these men until they stop somewhere at a door. Some enter, but three remain behind, talking to each other.

[MSoldier1]-So, how was your day, gentlemen?

[MSoldier2]-Eh, nothing special as always. I mean, I caught some of those brats a few hours ago but I'm still a bit bored of this job already. Seems like a never-ending loop.

[MSoldier3]-Oh, come on! Don't be like that, buddy! We are the ones who save this world from these monsters in the end. We are the heroes, how can you tell me this job is boring?

[MSoldier2]-Yeah... I don't know, man. It just feels tiring at some point. New day, same old C people hiding from us 'cause they know they are guilty. It's just boring catching them all the time.

[MSoldier1]-Well, at least the General appreciates what we are doing, and I think that's something you should be proud of.

...And as they heard the conversation, RY4N looks scared to CHE5TER who was listening to them, and he, too, got a bit moved.

[RY4N]-...Didn't they say they catch people like you? Wouldn't that mean that--

[CHE5TER]- --they are soldiers of the M... We have to get out of here! Now!

But as they tend to leave, someone from behind who was close to them comes and starts to be suspicious.

[DU5TIN]-...Who the hell are you?

[CHE5TER]-...Shit!

[RY4N]-O-Oh, hey... um... W-We are... some explorers and we visit random buildings in the city! Can you give us a tour to... you know... the exit? W-We got... lost.

[DU5TIN]-...?

The boy was young, something similar to their age. Probably an M born, dark hair and blue eyes. He was looking at them confused hearing RY4N's explanation, so CHE5TER tries to save their butts.

[CHE5TER]-Okay, he is a bad liar... Look, we've entered here by mistake and we want to get out, so if you PLEASE help us leave this building?

[MSoldier1]-...What was that?

Yet, a soldier seems to have heard them a bit and starts to move towards their direction to investigate. The boys beg the other kid to help them silently when they see this, while he looks strange to them. So as the man approaches closer and closer, he finally looks behind the wall he heard the noise, only for him to see the small M kid.

[MSoldier1]-...Oh, little DU5TIN. What are you doing here?

[DU5TIN]-General C4E5AR told me to inform you that you have to go to the north area of the city as there are rumours of C borns living there, so I came here in search for you.

[MSoldier1]-I see... Thank you, DU5TIN. We will go there soon. You can go back to whatever you were doing.

As the man leaves, the two brothers leave their hiding spot which was in a crack of a wall hidden from everyone, crack which the little M born help them find. And when they finally left the hiding spot for good, the kid looks at both of them and makes them a sign to follow him.

[DU5TIN]-Let's go.

20:04

They managed in the end to exit the building safely while being guided by little DU5TIN. The two brothers were walking very close to each other, but DU5TIN was keeping a bit of distance between him and them. Maybe because they are still strangers, not friends or people that he might know. He guides them somewhere far away from the building to not be seen, even preferable for him to leave them in a blind spot for the cameras.

[RY4N]-DU5TIN, right?

[DU5TIN]-Yep.

[RY4N]-Thank you again for helping us.

[CHE5TER]-Mm... you seem a bit young to work with the soldiers, don't you think?

[RY4N]-Look who has decides to speak!

[CHE5TER]-Lalalallala, I can't hear you!!!

[DU5TIN]-...You guys are friends?

[RY4N]-Brothers actually.

[DU5TIN]-By code?

[RY4N]-Yeah! I-I mean... we are by parent too!

[DU5TIN]-Huh... I've always wondered how it is to have someone born at the same time with you.

[RY4N]-Really?

[DU5TIN]-Yeah! I don't have that many friends of my age since I'm working with adults, so maybe with an Error or an Original isn't that bad, right?

[RY4N]-I mean, get used to arguing with the other one if you want that to happen!

[CHE5TER]-Hey!! You are the cause of most of my problems!

[RY4N]-You are a big fat liar! You get yourself in trouble every second of your life! Without me, you would've died hundreds of times already!

[CHE5TER]-Nii...

[DU5TIN]-So that's how it is, huh...

As they talk, they arrive at a dark area of an abandoned street, where DU5TIN wants to leave them go back to their own business without causing trouble again. It's a perfect spot, actually. No cameras and nobody around to notice their presence. But they sure don't forget to talk for a few more minutes.

[DU5TIN]-I still don't understand how you guys managed to get into a military base without getting caught. Are you trained spies or something?

[CHE5TER]-Technically... we still got caught by you.

[RY4N]-It's simply that this idiot wanted to explore some unknown areas to him and woke himself in that building, and of course, as his brother, I had to follow him!

[CHE5TER]-Hey!

While saying this sentence, RY4N hits him on the back so that he can realise he is simply childish and he needs to stop doing things like this all the time. But then, DU5TIN looks at CHE5TER with fear.

[CHE5TER]-Why did you even hit me!?

[RY4N]-'Cause you are an idiot!

[CHE5TER]-Yeah, yeah... Look in the mirror when we arrive home!

[DU5TIN]-Y-You...

[CHE5TER+RY4N]-Huh?

[DU5TIN]-...Y-You a-are a C b-born!

And with the little M born's words being spoken, CHE5TER gets panicked as he hears them. It seems that one of his contact lenses dropped off when RY4N hit him apparently, revealing his voothrav eye. DU5TIN gets in his position, close to taking his weapon out of fear, while CHE5TER tries only to show him that he is no enemy. But as he moves his hands over and over again, he notices on his arm the sign of the Error that he was born with. Before, the sign was lighting only on two parts of it: the part from the above and the part from the right. The part from the above is RY4N, the one who had to be born that day, the so-called "Original", and the right one is the Error, which is him, CHE5TER. But now, another part lights on the sign too, maybe for the first time: the left Error.

He looks at DU5TIN who was ready to knock him at any point, but he doesn't hesitate in getting close to him. DU5TIN notices that, and he puts his hand on a gun he has with him in order to prepare to shoot him, but CHE5TER gets his arm, stopping him from doing anything, then looks at his hand.

[RY4N]-CHE5TER, what are you doing??? We have to run, now!!

[DU5TIN]-L-Let me go, you m-monster!

He looks deeply in his eyes as he is confused, more than he could ever be. CHE5TER never thought that the left Error is alive, let alone if it even existed, but now it was in front of his eyes. And all he did was to say one word.

[CHE5TER]-...Brother?

DU5TIN looked at him shocked, confused, scared, every kind of emotion that he was fighting now. What did he mean? Who knows. But before anybody could say another word, RY4N took CHE5TER by a hand and started running with him back to the hidden entrance from where they came from. DU5TIN was only looking at them leave, while CHE5TER was looking back at him too. He didn't understand anything. Why didn't the C born kill him? Why did he call him "brother"? Then he looked at his hand too, noticing the light of the part of the above and the right part being there for the first time, but slowly fading away.