All Chapters of Area Alpha 101: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

SHAY'S POVTurkey sandwich and mango juice in hand, I headed back to my laptop and fired up the search engine. I’m not active on social networks anymore, but I do keep up with the news. I was looking at random things when I accidentally clicked on the wrong link and an article popped onto my screen. I was about to ignore it and press back, when the caption of the article caught my attention. It read ‘AREA ALPHA 101 BEWITCHES YET ANOTHER VICTIM’.I was curious so I sat there and went through the article.The article was about a man who had apparently been brave enough to approach this Area Alpha 101, despite the warning against human presence. Apparently now the man is insane and won’t stop talking about a beacon.I was fascinated by this place and that’s how I came to know that while it is an area, no-one knows how large it is, or what lies behind the ‘barriers’. I learnt so much about what people had been saying over the last few years. It was crazy how everyone had their suspicions

SHAY’S POVI shot up with my sweaty body, breathing as though I’d just run a marathon. My hair was stuck to my face. I could feel my heart thumping in my ears. I didn’t understand why I was in the state I was in since I didn’t exactly have a nightmare. A mug was thrust my way and I looked up to see Pixie looking at me with worried eyes.“It’s your favourite,” she offered a small smile.“Thanks,” I sighed, taking the mug from her.“Are you ok Shay? You were sleeping just fine before you started thrashing around a little,” she asked.“I wish I could say I had a nightmare, but I didn’t. I just had a strange dream, but nothing that would cause me to panic,” I replied.“Well, let’s not focus on that then! I’ve missed you,” she smiled, sitting beside me.“I’ve missed you too, more than you will ever know,” I ended lowly.“Let’s just forget about it and move on?” she suggested.I nodded with a smile. “I’d like that.”“Good! Now, what are we going to do today? We have a lot to catch up on,” s

SHAY'S POV*FLASHBACK*“Shay! Would you get up already?” my sister jumped up and down on my bed.“What sorcery is this?” I groaned when I saw the time. It was 02:36 and this freak was as hyper as a four year old on sugar.“Come on! I want to show you something, but that actually requires you to get up,” she giggled.“Kay, it’s two in the morning! Can’t this wait?” I whined.“No! Now come on!” she dragged me out of my bed.She was dressed in jeans, boots, a thick jacket and a beanie. I decided to copy what she was wearing for my own safety. We tiptoed downstairs before going outside into the chilly air. We didn’t have security at our gate back then, so leaving was easy. We ran down the streets like the lunatics that we are. I always loved being like this with Kay.I didn’t know where she was taking me since it felt like we’d been walking forever. We finally made it to some woods that looked familiar. I’d never gone into the woods, but we’d driven by them a couple of times, which made m

SHAY'S POVI woke up bright and early on Monday since I was leaving with my dad at eight. I got ready, getting dressed in my camouflage pants, a black tank top, a black leather jacket, combat boots and my sister’s dog tag which my dad had made us when we were younger. I tied my hair up in a ponytail before heading down for breakfast.“You look like you’re going to address my soldiers,” my dad teased when I got downstairs. He was dressed in his General uniform.“I must look the part. My dad is one of the most feared people around, so I must follow in his footsteps,” I argued.“Touché! Well, eat up so that we can get out of here. I’m actually eager to see this equipment,” he said excitedly.“I know! This is you we’re talking about,” I teased.He stuck his tongue out at me. “You’re just as excited and you know it.”“Yeah, yeah,” I shrugged indifferently.I tortured him by taking extra long to eat. He kept groaning the whole way, not getting the fact that the more he groaned, the slower I

SHAY’S POVWhen we’d been thoroughly educated on Area Alpha 101 and the weapons, we were taken back to the viewing room. There were a total of four weapons there, each with a different coloured light, shape, and design.I was honestly curious about the weapons. To me, they just didn’t seem all that harmful. The minerals that were glowing, were enchanting, but I felt like I’d not only seen them before, but I also knew where they came from.Random names and what I assume were locations, were flashing through my mind as I looked at the weapons. I wasn’t even paying attention to my father and Edgar, who were trying their hardest to get my attention.“SHAY!” they both shouted, bringing me out of my trance.“Huh? What?” I turned to them.“What have you been saying?” my dad questionedI raised an eyebrow. “I don’t know! What did you hear?”“It sounded to me like you were naming the minerals from those weapons and where each one could be found,” Edgar said in suspicion.I frowned in confusion