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EWAN

Heart shaped locket

By Tarun GowlikarPublished 5 years ago 7 min read
EWAN
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My heart still pounds like the way it should!

Why is there a void in my heart and blank space in my mind?

Do I know anyone, or does anyone know me? Would they be kind enough to tell me my whereabouts?

My heart still pounds like the way it should!

Am I dysfunctional! Do I remember any feelings?

There are multiple suns in the skies as bright as a luminous shining star

It feels as if the scorching sun is back, but look there are multiple suns in the skies, radiating as if lusting for the blue skies (Planet Earth). Although he felt recharged, there something burning him inside out. This looks like the new norm, citizens believe there will be some God! As he runs into new faces, he recalls some snippets of his past flash into his eyes. Frisking to check pockets, wishing to find his identity. Perplexed to find a locket, but does not understand its purpose or memory. Notwithstanding any information, he just wanders and wanders, seeking the reason for this arrival at this barren desert land.

“Emma” “Emma” feels like there is a ring to this name “Emma” but could not recall anything, rubs his locket to clear sand, chuckles after finding Emma engrossed onto it. “Mission Emma” keeps chanting it as a Mantra, a purpose for his remaining life, and keeps walking into this never-ending desert. He stumbles upon some banners with a logo representing that of an angry bull on a red flag. In addition to all the banners, our protagonist comes across an underground bunker with navigational systems, arsenal, ammunition, eqiupment that could be plenty to plan a modern warfare.

“Zion! We glad we bumped into to you”

Take us to the new headquarters, sir?

Am I being assumed for someone else? I have got to play cool! Am I Zion?

Yes! Sure thing! First, we have some tasks in hand to complete.

“Anything for you sir”

“We are on a mission to procure and safeguard this arsenal as it has some of the finest machinery which will lead us to complete our mission,” Zion declared.

“Anything for you sir” soldiers muttered.

If I am what they think I am, I go get to the bottom of this?

Inquires about Mission Emma, but little did they know about the Mission Emma.

Zion picks up a Desert Eagle (357 magnum) and a few magazines and rushes out to get things into perspective.

Zion sounds familiar, I cannot feel anything, I don’t remember how I ended up here in this situation? Who am I? Why don’t I have a memory of my past? Maybe this Zion is the answer to all my questions.

“Zion” Mission Emma” “I am coming for you!” exclaims enthusiastically.

Voice from a broken Radio: Narrator “Asteroid attack alert! The sky is falling down!”

Emma picks up the radio and tosses it into the flames, stares into the navigation system screen with inbuilt GPS location, tracking a piece of jewellery. Golden, jaded with precious stones. Emma has been hunting down on this locket for a while now, with a little luck she thought she could make it to the location until the locket grew feet and started to commute.

Emma stares into flames and the past starts to unfold as her cheeks turn red thinking about her husband Ewan and how their lives were exceptional and peaceful. Before the asteroid belts collapsed and started frequenting the blue planet. There were frequent wars and unrest until Zionians took over and assumed full power and control over the City of Zorawar. I will find Zion and kill him! I will kill him!

Zionism:

I am Zion! I rule the city of Zorawar! Nobody can stop me from taking over ZORAWAR!!

Zion! Zion! Zion!

I command to the Zionians to bow down to their KING!

Zion! Zion! Zion!

We will together rule this City!

Zion! Zion! Zion!

I have sacrificed my brother for our dream! Long Live Zion and Zionians!

As Emma starts to chase the navigation systems, it gets closer to a point where she is in the proximity of the locket she has been chasing for months. She finds herself in an abyss as Zion lays eyes on her, “Emma” Zion blurts out passionately.

Where were you? I am the New Leader of this City! Come bow down to your KING!

At first, she expected it to be Ewan, as it turns out she is a bride-to-be, a queen for Zion. She is dragged at his feet; Zion kicks her and pulls her towards him by grabbing her hair.

“I am Ewan’s wife. You are not like your twin brother! You’re pure evil.” Cried out loud.

Amidst the arrival of the Army created by the twins, Zion realizes what a marvel they had created, a huge gathering of the Army of Robots and machine animals (Tiger, elephants, horses and, dogs) dangerous enough to tear a human in two on the brink of an instruction. Emma, who is on the ground, realizes this as an opportunity to escape from the evil clutches of Zion, starts to use a cloth to cover and plans an escape route. However, Zion has planned to leave two of his power watchdogs to follow Emma.

Emma did not realize that the only thing that Zion was after is the heart-shaped locket which was missing since he last saw his brother Ewan, Zion knew his brother was alive somewhere and had the missing locket which has the secret ingredient to unlock the nuclear and atomic weapons.

Zion and Ewan both worked for the City Government of Zorawar, Ewan was the General in command and brother Zion was a chief commander. They both worked towards the safety and security of Zorawar, There was an attack of the enemies, which resulted in a constant destruction of the major infrastructure, resulting in the creation of bunkers and underground vast hideouts. Zorawar was in the centre of other two vast empires and resulted in constant warfare. Ewan was the head of the then Army, knew all the access codes and secrets to unlock both nuke and atomic weapons. Zion had always dreamt of becoming a successor and leading the Army like his elder brother, Ewan, was waiting on an opportunity to strike to dismiss his brother.

On one hand, there was constant unrest between the Tri-Cities. On the other hand, there were at an edge of mass destruction and apocalypse due to the outbreak of an asteroid attack. Zion assumed it the right time and wanted to assassinate the general in command, and had planned an explosion, Which did partially handicap Ewan. He was stuck under debris for a couple of days until one of the watchdogs sniffed out his body. He had suffered multiple fractures, lost both his legs and an arm, and had a huge wooden pillar on his head resulting in a total loss of memory. Doctors figured it would be better to just inject an Orion link-transmitting chip into his head (close to the right part of his brain). Making him more of a bionic robot than a human.

Zion had kidnapped his wife, Emma inquiring about the heart-shaped locket. Which was last seen worn by Emma, Zion soon realized it was Emma who was holding on to that precious heart- shaped locket. The locket had a journey of a lifetime and could have gone into the wrong hands before it had reached back to Ewan by his wife prior to meeting his brother Zion before the whole explosion.

Ewan was desperately in search of answers, his mind would constantly wander into darker areas, which has no color but grey. Would beat up himself for not remembering anything.

Who I am? Why have I lost my sense of emotion? Who was I before I ended up as a bionic robot? Am I Zion the King? Mission Emma! Zion!

Ewan has a constant internal battle, which always resulted in a simple answer whether he was not himself anymore! Not that person anymore, Constant bickering in the head whether he would support or shun the human race? The set of FAQs Ewan was desperately seeking.

Mission Emma:

Emma chasing the locket comes to a hideout, the location of the locket is constant for a while and doesn’t move, Ewan notices a beautiful woman, curvy brunette in an assassin costume, Emma comes running at Ewan, Ewan considers her as a threat at first realizes the love in her eyes, and they talk for a while. Ewan's mind is at peace as he receives a reasonable explanation about his past. They kiss, and Ewan is shocked to the core to realize he is, not the only one who is bionic. Emma’s body was bionic too. She was a premium-grade Aluminium with an inbuilt weapons sensor and advanced mechanics.

She reminds him of all the past, at least attempts to help Ewan from his misery. Ewan feels cheated when he realizes that his wife has turned into a killer robot. Furthermore, she could be supporting the Evil twin. Finally, Emma asks about the locket! Is she just here to retrieve a locket, which has the secrets to nuclear weapons and could help anyone with basics to launch atomic missiles?

Emma puts a gun onto his head and commands to retrieve the locket. The locket has a tracker and Zion comes to know about the location of the locket and soon sends hundreds of his top robots to retrieve the locket. Next thing Ewan realizes is the asteroid chasing close to proximity, which could destroy the shape of Zorawar from the map of the world.

Bang Boom! Boom! Kaboom!

All there is left is the robot debris and the locket. The locket could be twisted in ways to unlock some special valve to release red fluid, which is a drop of blood to activate the DNA to unlock the Nukes and atomic missile technology. It is Emma’s blood on it, the DNA! Ewan smiles as the memories slowly flash in and fades into darkness.

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