Just like the last time I was teleported, I slowly started to regain my consciousness, opening my eyes slowly, sitting up from the bed in which I was now laying down, while turning my head from side to side, trying to see the room in which I was in… my room… I got up quickly and started to analyze the room. The bed, the window, the drawer, the carpet. They were all the same, and in the same spot. I went paranoid for a while until I noticed something, everything was fine at the outside, but what about the inside? I went to my closet and opened it, which was when I saw it, just as I opened it, the clothes were still creating themselves. They were being created in front of my eyes. The room was slowly replicating itself in front of me. I wasn’t at my house. I looked towards the place where the door would be, the door was slowly transforming from it’s original form, a mechanical slide door, to a more standard knob door. I was back at that god forsaken base…

I went towards the window. There were only clouds, as far as the eye could see. I tried to punch the wall out of frustration, only to get hurt in the process… I didn’t get to fully say goodbye. I was now in this, whether I liked it or not… I needed to not forget why I was here, I just need to search for James, and that would be all…

My room finished preparing itself. As soon as it finished, I heard the door swinging open

“I see you’re finally awake sleepyhead” Said Martel, as she started to enter my room. “I must admit, your father was a more skilled hunter than what I thought, he actually managed to grab me”

“So, you’re not going to have the decency to let me say goodbye, eh? I guess I’m in for a hell of a ride” I said this as I turned around, hiding how I was feeling with the same cocky smile I inherited from my father. I then slowly started walking towards her “So, tell me, you said generation when I was on trial for this shit, so I am guessing I’m not the only one in it”

“So, you have a keen memory? Should’ve guessed from a hunter’s son. But, yes, you are right, there are 3 more members for this team, all of which have been chosen for this new generation, in fact, that’s why I came to your room”

“What do you mean?”

“Well, since the team is finally complete, today we you shall be having your first meeting, in which you’ll all present yourselves” She said this in a playful tone, bending over a bit with a smile on her face “Of course, this is supposed to be a serious team, but, a childish meeting like this should be good enough to get all of you started”

I tilted my head in confusion, but just shook it off. She acted way to childish for the age she was supposed to be, but, it did not matter “Well, I guess you might have your reasons. Well, I guess it should be easy” I started to walk out of the room slowly, placing my hands on my pants’s pockets

“That’s great. The meeting room is to the right after getting out. Good luck… since you’ll be the last one to get there”

I laughed the last comment off and continued to walk towards the meeting room, looking at my right wrist. The bracelet was still there, and it still felt like it was sucking on blood, but now the flow felt much slower. I checked the screen on it

ENERGY: 86%

It seemed to always be recharging until the moment it was completely charged. I did feel weak due to it, but it wasn’t as bad as many other experiences I had gone through, but it was slightly noticeable. I got to a door at the end of the hallway and proceed to enter it.

The room was filled with screens, showing a wide view of a coast, riding all around the room. In the middle, there was a circular couch, with a gigantic globe of the Earth in the middle of it. By one indentation on the wall, there was a pad on the floor, which didn’t seem to serve any use at the moment. On the couches, three persons were sitting down, a young girl of around my age, a kid which seemed to be much younger that both of us, and one more person, covered completely in a suit of armor, not even showing his face to the rest of us.

“It’s about time you showed up” This was said by the kid, turning his head towards me after he heard the door open “We were wondering when our final member would be joining us” He said all this with a sarcastic tone as they all started to stand up, excluding the one in the armor.

“Well, I certainly didn’t expect anyone to be such early birds” I said this in a joking tone as I jumped into the couch, sitting in a free space between the girl and the guy in armor

“Well, we certainly didn’t expect our last teammate to be a homesick” This was said by the girl with a serious tone on her voice.

“Oh, come on guys, it’s not a big deal, it’s not like many things happened while I was gone”

“…” The man in the armor just stayed silent

“Okay, guys, let’s calm down and just do what Martel asked us to do. In fact, I’ll start. My name, is Colin Striker, I’m 18 years old” I said this while lifting my arms up in calm tone, trying to calm everyone down

“Fine. My name is Ness Roels, I’m also 18 years old” This was said by the kid, which surprised me at the time. He then proceeded to hit my head quickly “And do not think that we’re done with this talk”

“Martha Stroud. 18” This was said by the girl, who had now turned around and sat back down at her spot

“Mark” Those were the first words I heard from the man in the suit of armor. No mention of his last name, or even an age

“Oh, now the hunk of junk decides to talk. Man, two worthless members that have spilled their beans” This was said again by Ness, who had, along with Martha, sat back down on his chair

“Dude, for fucks sake, come on, we just met, there’s no need to be an asshole about it” I said this with an annoyed tone as I walked right in front of him

“Oh, and what are you going to do about it?” He said this with a cocky tone as he looked up at me, smiling.

I immediately grabbed his head, lifting him off the couch “You sure are annoying for a tiny piece of shit” I proceeded to throw him against one of the monitors.

He slowly began to stand up, the monitor being intact behind him “And you certainly are a loudmouth for a homesick piece of shit” He then quickly launched a knife in my general direction, which I proceeded to block quickly

“Man, you simply won’t give up your smartass, now will you?” I quickly summoned my buster with the bracelet and started to walk towards him

We were still frozen in place, as Martel continued to walk slowly towards the both of us, scratching her head as she did it, while sighing

“And it seems like we got a fight within five minutes of you meeting” This was said by a female voice, Martel’s voice, as she froze both of us in place “Man, I simply cannot leave any of you even for a simple meet up”

“And I thought this kind of reunion would be a good idea. How did it go south this quickly? “ She asked this as she kept walking over to us – You know what, don’t answer, just remind me to not leave any of you alone while you’re in here” Once she got past us and got the center of the circular couch, she snapped her fingers, letting both me and Ness go, falling on to the ground due to us losing our balance.

“Hey, at least be more careful when you release us!” I told this to her with an angry tone, as I got back up on my feet, slowly calming down from the earlier dispute, shaking off the dust from the fall as I start to walk back towards the couch, picking the empty spot by Mark’s side, seeing as he was the only one that did not act hostile against me. Ness followed soon after, a bit annoyed, but without saying a word, as he put on a helmet, covering most of his face excluding his mouth.

“Look guys, I know this is all new to you, and there's also the fact that our dear friend Colin over here decided to stay a week with his parents due to being homesick, but let's not let it get to our heads” Martel said this smiling as she sat in the couch across from us, looking at all of us. “From this point on, you guys are a team. And like it or not, you have to deal with each other” Martel then looked up at the digital globe in front of us. A red spot that was on the map had disappeared “And there went the mission that was gonna be yours today. Oh well”

"Wait, there was only one attack today?" This was exclaimed by Mark, who, outside of introducing himself, had mostly been silent before.

"Yup, today was a slow day it seems. I guess that means that they are resting"

"Um, who are you talking about?" I asked this, really curious about what she meant by that

"Don't worry about it, it's fine. That just means you all get one more free day off before finally working together" After she said this, she stood up and began walking out of the room "If you guys want to stay here talking, do it, but you're free to go back to your rooms"

After she left, Ness and Mark followed soon after. I was just about to head out, when Martha reached out a bit

"Hey, don't worry about what Ness said. It was a bit annoying not knowing who all the team was, but it wasn't really that much of a problem" She said this with a caring tone, turning her head to face me

"Yeah, yeah, don't worry about it, that kid's words didn't really affect me much. Just, his actions speak louder than words." I said this while chuckling a bit, but then turned my head to face her "But, don't worry, when we get a real mission, I'll show him what I'm made off"

"Please do. He is very annoying" She laughed after saying this, before standing up and leaving the room "Anyway, see you later"

"Yeah, see you later"

That was my first interaction with the new team. It was mixed, obviously, but, I would have to deal with it

They were my new family now, as far as I knew

End of Chapter 6