The Brotherhood of Anarchy

The Brotherhood of Anarchy
By Red Velvet
"War does not determine who is right - only who is left."
-Bertrand Russell

"ATTACK!"

As soon as the order was given the guards moved, like a rushing river, to the door. Black tapped on my shoulder, while making a hand motion for me to follow him. I nodded, and Black opened the door.

Outside was HORRIBLE. The battle had only started seconds before, yet dozens of bodies littered the ground. Solar guards were taking cover behind trees, only coming out to kill. The Lunar guards were being massacred.

Black ran out in front of me and jumped behind an overturned table. Sighing, I followed. Once I arrived at the table, Black leaned in and said something I couldn't hear. Before I could respond he stood up and fired two shots before returning to safety. 'Go on stupid. Shoot someone.' It isn't really a good sign when your brain starts calling you stupid, so I stood up and looked around.

Dozens of Celestia's soldiers were hiding behind trees, popping out like gophers whenever it was convenient. Soon I had set my sights on a soldier, and I was aiming my gun at him. 'I guess I just pull the trigger. Then he dies. Simple as that.' Taking a deep breath, I fired.

Just before I ducked down, I watched as the man's head jerked back, and his body fell to the floor. I looked over at Black, who was smiling and giving me a thumb's up. 'See? Simple as pulling a trigger.' I hated when my brain talked to me like I was a different person.

After reloading my gun I stood up again, ready to kill. As I looked around for a new target, something small and metal rolled in front of me. I looked down at it and saw the beeping red light. 'Buck.' Was the last thing I thought before the explosion nocked me off my feet, crashing to the ground. Darkness began to flood my vision, and I lost consciousness.

"FALL BACK! INTO THE WOODS!"

I jerked my head up thinking it was an order for me, but it was the Solar guards that were retreating. I smiled knowing I had survived my first battle. First. The word stuck out at me, making me happier. Did I want MORE battles? Yeah, I did.

"Black, I'm joining the Republic." I said looking over at my new friend.

"Is that so? Well then, I guess'll ask Silver if you can join the Brotherhood of Anarchy." He said with a smile.

I looked at him with confusion. "What's this Brotherhood of Anarchy thing?"

"Basically, the awesomest Lunar guards ever. We do the things no one else can." He pulled out his empty gun clip and threw it to the ground.

"Why is it called-"

Black cut me off. "They call us the Brotherhood of Anarchy, because we do whatever we want. Even if it means breaking the rules in the process."

I nodded my head, impressed. 'If you get stuck with them, you'll be screwed.' My brain had a point. These missions sounded like they were WAY more than I could handle, and yet I felt like I was good enough to do it.

"Meet me in the barracks in an hour, so you can meet the team." Without waiting for me to respond, he stood up and left.

Standing up, I looked around the battlefield once more. The battle had been short, but the death toll was immense. Already the paramedics, including the grumpy Doctor Cross, were out here checking the bodies for pulses.

Seeing the doctors work I remembered the man I killed, so I walked over to his body. 'You killed him. Why not search his pockets for loot?' My brain made sense, as brain's often do, so I began searching the dead man's corpse.

All I found was a piece of gum, a wallet, and a letter. While chewing the gum, I opened the wallet to find it was empty. After throwing the wallet on the corpse I opened the letter and read this:

Dearest Daisy,
I heard little Sugar Blossom finally turned nine. I'm so sorry I wasn't there to celebrate her birthday with you, but General Red refused to let me go. I can't wait to see the two of you again, which I think may be soon. As I write this, we are heading to battle against the Republic's capital. Winning this battle could grant us the strength we need to end this war. Sugar told me, or wrote me, that you gave birth to a healthy, baby boy. What shall we call him? I was thinking his first name could be something along the lines of Peace. To symbolize the end of the war. I hope my paycheck will be enough to support the three of you. I asked General Red for a raise, but he has yet to respond. I hope he gives us what we need. I love you.

-Light

A tear rolled down my cheek as I read the letter. I had killed not a soldier, but a husband and a father. I put the letter in my pocket, and walked into the building.
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I stood outside the barracks smiling. 'This is it.' I thought, and I pulled the door open.

Eight guards stood around a table discussing war plans when I walked in, immediately they looked up, and I heard one or two sighs. I hesitated, did I REALLY want to join the Lunar Republic? I didn't care about them politically. I really just wanted to join cause of my lust for battle. 'Go ahead and join 'em. When you get tired of battle you can quit. Simple as that.' Nodding in agreement I walked up to Black.

"Hey, no name! This," he waved his hand at the guards. "Is the Brotherhood of Anarchy."

The first of the anarchists stepped forward and shook my hand. He was skinny, like me, but looked like he had muscles under his armor. "Name's West Snipes."

He stepped back and two more soldiers took his place. They were both large, muscular guys with ugly goatees. "Dawn and Dusk Star." They said in unison, which really creeped me out.

Two slender hands went between the brothers and shoved them apart, revealing the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. She had dark black hair which perfectly matched with the rest of her face, causing my heart to beat faster than I thought possible. "Red Velvet, but call me Velvet. Not Red."

The next man was much taller than me, and had short brown hair, the same as mine. "Blue Wave."

The only one left was a man bulging in muscles named "Big Mac." He had dark red hair and seemed like the kind of person who would be rather shy. I liked shy people, they never tried to stop me from achieving my ambitions.

Silver Shield, the eighth man in the group, gave me a tiny nod before speaking. "As all of you may be aware, a member of the group has died. Dark Night. So now it is our duty to find him a suitable replacement." He turned towards me. "What's your name, son?"

"My name? It's..." I guess I'd have to give them my name eventually. "My name is Hope. Ray Hope." Once the words were out of my lips, I smiled.

"Well, Ray. Welcome to the brotherhood." Silver nodded to me, smiling. I smiled too.

"Now hold on, just a minute." It was Blue Wave. "We were in the army for a long time before we were good enough to join the brotherhood, yet you let this untrained, INJURED civilian join."

Silver nodded as if considering his options before he responded. "I know. Which is why, before he will be allowed to battle, he must go through three months of training. THEN, he can join us."

This seemed to satisfy Blue, as he backed off, but it didn't satisfy me. 'Three months! The war will be over by then.' My brain had a point, yet I didn't want to argue. If it would take me three months to join the Brotherhood of Anarchy, so be it.

As the soldiers began to disperse Velvet walked up to me, and tapped my shoulder. "It'll be good to have someone new on the team. I've grown rather bored of the men I have." She smiled, and walked away.

Good, Luna she was hot. When she talked it sounded as if angels were singing. I smiled and looked down at my shoulder. I made it a vow to never wash it again.

"Looks like Velvet likes you." Black's voice interrupted my thoughts. "Here, let me show you to your room."

I nodded and followed him as he led the way down the unformilliar halls. Working for the Lunar Republic was gonna be great.