December 30, 2064
Tuesday
Blake kills a Confederate soldier attempting to hurt him in Mexico and flees.
Several months pass with no word from Aeon/Blake. Union becomes worried. He lost his spy weeks ago and disappeared. Before ten he had made no contact with SCAR or the Confederation. The Confederation sends out spies to search for Aeon and bring him back. They locate him in a city in southern Mexico, working as a waiter in a resort. Chasm, Sirin, Rapt and two disguised soldiers attempt to apprehend Aeon as he walks home after work.
Sirin guises herself as a lost tourist and asks for directions. As a Aeon attempts to help the woman he is soon surrounded by Chasm, Rapt and two soldiers.
Sirin- We found you
Blake- So, I won't go with you!
Chasm- Don't talk that way, of course you'll go with us. We will return you to your former self. Blake- I won't be Aeon ever again. Rapt- You are Aeon, haven?t you looked in a mirror lately? Blake- I am Blake. Aeon exists no more! Sirin- We'll bring him back Sirin attempts to grab Blake but he pushes her away. Blake- No! Blake uses his powers to toss Sirin against Chasm. Rapt and the soldiers attempts to seize him. Blake tosses them aside with Telekinesis , A soldier lifts his gun and fires at Blake. Blake reverses the bullet and it strikes the soldier in his chest, penetrating his vest. When Blake sees the man bleeding, he is struck by fear and he runs. The others don't follow. Blake flees the country. He vanishes until he shows up at the Youth Representative complex, where he contacts Union.
January 1, 2065 Thursday- Blake arrives in Paris. Union meets him outside the complex. She immediately senses is fear. Blake is quiet, his voice shakes.
Union- Why are you in panic?
Blake- I did a horrible thing Union, I don't know what to do.
Union-What?
Blake- I killed someone.
Union- What?....Who?
Blake- A Confederation soldier... SCAR and two soldiers tried to capture me in Mexico, where I was working at a resort. I fought them off and when the soldier fired his weapon at me I reversed the bullet and it struck him in the chest.
Union- .....Are you sure he is dead?
Blake- Well, I didn't stop to take his pulse, but I figure he is. The bullet hit him in the heart.
Union- Oh goodness!
Blake- What do I do?.... I'm a murderer now?
Union- I don't know, but it was defense so the law cannot pursue you.
Blake- The Confederation wants to make me Aeon again.
Union- Would you like the NAE to help you?
Blake- I guess I have no alternative, they will continue to pursue me.
Union- Come on inside.
The other Peacekeepers are told of Blake's trouble and they agree to help him get asylum from the Confederation. Union takes Blake's return as a sign of his affection toward her. She sees the new Blake as a more sensitive version of Aeon.
One afternoon Union goes to the library with Blake and they look for a book to read. Blake searches through titles but none seem to catch his attention. Then he spots a older version of 'Wurthering Heights' and pulls it down from the shelf. Union looks at the book then Blake.
Union- You like Emily Bronte?
Blake- I like this book, I read it once before when I was... (looks down over the cover and spine of the book) When I was another person.
Blake places the book back on the shelf and goes down the rack scanning over other titles.
Blake- I shall have to find a more optimistic book to read.
Union takes the copy of 'Wurthering Heights'. Blake goes to the checkout desk with a copy of 'The Prince and the Pauper' and 'Great Expectations'
The clerk glances over his choice of titles.
Clerk- You are in the mood for historical drama?
Blake- I just want some good reading.
The clerk shrugs. Union comes up with the copy of ';Wurthering Heights' and a copy of 'Dracula'.
Clerk- Why not get a copy of 'War of the Worlds' while you are at it Union.
Union- Is that a good book?
Clerk-....Yesss!
He checks out Union's books and hands them their cards.
Clerk- They are due back in two weeks.
Union and Blake nod.
Later as Blake and Union read in the private study. Union purposely puts herself across from Blake. They quietly read for hours before Union puts down her book.
Union- Blake, are you hungry?
Blake- Hmmm (not hearing her)
Union- Are you hungry?
Blake- uhhh! No but I am a bit thirsty.
Union- I'll go get us some juice from the machine. What kind would you like?
Blake- Grape.
Union jumps up and goes into the hall and plugs in her drink requests and moments later comes back with bottles of juice. She hands the grape to Blake who smiles slightly at her as he takes the drink.
Blake- Thank you
Union- You?re welcome.
She sits down beside him and sips her drink. Lake gets a little uncomfortable at her proximity and scoots over. Union notices his move and turns toward him.
Union- What is wrong Aeon?
She bends toward him, about to kiss him. Blake pulls back quickly.
Blake- Union, I'm not Aeon.
Union- What do you mean?
Blake- I.... I don't have feelings for you.
Union- But...
Blake- I though you were my friend..... (thinks)..Aeon is the one...
Union- You are Aeon!
Blake- No I am not! ...Aeon wanted to destroy FUTURE PEACE....Aeon had an...... a strange obsession with you. Your innocence and naive affections toward him were his drug, but he would only prey on you.
Union- Aeon wouldn't hurt me on purpose.
Blake- You barely knew him, even when you went into his mind you couldn't know him. Aeon is a monster, he has no feelings or cares for anyone, not even himself.
Union- You are Aeon!
Blake- I am Blake. I was embryo "R2", before I was stolen by the Confederation. I was born and raised until age four and a half as Blake Andrew McCross. I was taken by the Confederation again and institutionalized. There I was called Aeon. I am no longer Aeon. Aeon was the result of conditioning in hatred. I don't want to be Aeon ever again!
Union- (starting to cry) So you don't care at all for me? That night you came to me meant nothing?
Blake- Only as a friend, my first friend.
Union- Then I have been a fool, chasing after you. No matter who you are I cannot be loved by you!
Blake- I'm sorry.... I do think you know what young man has affections toward you.
Union- Who?
Blake- You know in your heart.
Blake reaches out and touches her breast, pointing to her heart. Union searches his face.
Union- But I love you.
Blake-....I do not feel the same, I'm sorry.
Blake gets up and moves to a seat farther away from Union. Union flees from him crying. Blake just sits, looking at his half empty bottle of grape juice and contemplates what he told her and his own future.
Anoki soon enters the room and reads Blake's face as to what just transpired. He sits across from Blake.
Anoki- So I presume you just told her.
Blake- She still thinks I am Aeon.
Anoki- Better you clarify things for her now. Her illusions about you are affecting everything she does.
Blake is insulted by Anoki and his cheeks turn red. He spouts off at Anoki.
Blake- Well I wouldn't...(calming down)..I wouldn?t want to hurt her, but leading her on would be no good either.
Anoki- I agree and I'm glad you told her... It?s good for you to distance yourself from Aeon as much as you can.
Blake- I'm trying....(becoming sullen) Aeon is an ominous shadow upon my life.....It is my burden that we share the same face.
Anoki- Poetic... You are who you decide to be from here on in. Your past is all passed if you decide to keep it so.
Blake- You're nice to me after all I .... Aeon has done to you and the others, why?
Anoki- Ah, see you are NOT Aeon, so his crimes are not yours. Just think of him as your evil twin.
Blake-(laugh)..Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde, more likely (chuckle).......
Blake becomes very quiet and stares off.
Anoki- What is wrong?
Blake- Aeon only laughed at inflicting or witnessing the misery of others..... I find humor in.....my....s-e-l-f.
Blake's gaze goes off past Anoki and the room, to somewhere else.
Anoki- That is a good sign.
Somewhere else. Sirin, Chasm and Rapt are discussing a plan to recover Aeon. Rapt is contemplative as is Sirin. Chasm paces the floor, looking for ideas.
Chasm- I think I can alter his dreams and make him lose consciousness then Sirin, you disguise yourself as a doctor and take him from the NAE hospital and Rapt you leave destruction in your trail so they cannot follow us. Once we have Aeon back here at base the Confederation scientists go to work to restore Aeon to his old self.
Sirin- Who is to say that Aeon won't just kill us all.
Chasm- He won't kill one of us.
Rapt- He killed a Confederate soldier, one of our soldiers. He could just as easily kill you, me or Sirin the same way/ He's telekinetic powers are extremely strong.... The Confederation has expressed little concern with retrieving him, so why are we bothering?
Chasm- They doubt he will be Aeon again.
Sirin- And you are certain?
Rapt- Crystal, Union and Anoki went into his mind and changed him. Aeon is a different person now, we cannot undo what has been done t him.
Chasm- What is done can be undone.
Sirin- You sound extremely confident.... But you always do.
Rapt- What do you know that we do not?
Chasm- A couple things.
Youth Representative housing complex. Blake is now residing in a room adjoining FUTURE PEACE's suite. Steps are taken within the N.A.E. to allow Blake to become a ambassador. Ezel, Rhythm and Anoki work to design the new uniform for Blake.
They sit with swatches of fabrics in different colors in front of them. They have sketches of the ideas they had, and are discussing the choices.
Anoki- I was thinking of Blake wearing a FUTURE style uniform in silver.
Rhythm- Errrr! I don't know, his uniform should be similar to ours but not identical. He isn?t a member of either group.
Anoki- Shouldn't he be included though?
Rhythm- Yes of course, but his uniform should resemble both groups and be unique at the same time.
Ezel- Yepp! That is why I think my uniform design will be a wonderful solution. See!
Ezel shows them a fully rendered sketch of Blake in a hybrid uniform.
Ezel-This design blends our uniforms with the Youth Representative uniforms.
Anoki- How is it constructed?
Ezel- It is a pair of pants paired with a jacket and short sleeved shirt..... I thought a good color for him would be a light, spring green, or maybe jade green.
Rhythm- No, not light green. He is more of a straight black person.
Ezel- Does he need to be in those moody colors? I thought we needed to change his image.
Rhythm- He shouldn't look like snot.
Anoki- He needs his own color with the eleven of us and Chase in pink, there aren?t too many colors left. I don?t think a deep tone is a reflection of his mood, it would just be a color that would look good on him. He is swarthy so he would look good in dark colors and bright, bold colors.
Rhythm- Burgundy?
Ezel- Why not a deep purple then?
Anoki- Ya!.. We have a nice looking swatch in a deep purple shade.
Rhythm- I guess.
Ezel- Then let's submit the design to the tailors.
Anoki- He already has Blake's measurements?
Rhythm- Yes....
Ezel- Bonnie and Sherman can make whatever design we came up with. They'll make two normal weight, one heavy weight and one light weight versions in just a few days.
Anoki- Good. Then we can go back to studying for class.
Crystal, Equinox, Utopia and Tempo all decide to go horseback riding for an hour or so they have to spare before dinner. Crystal and Utopia go to Blake's room to invite him to ride with them. He is laying on his bed reading NAE political briefs.
Utopia and Crystal walk-in, playing down why they are there.
Utopia- Hello Blake.
Blake looks away from his computer and smiles shyly.
Blake- Sorry, I didn't see you come in....Hello, what are you guys up to?
Crystal- We are going horseback riding with Equinox and Tempo and want to know if you want to come.
Blake- I'm studying NAE briefs... I need to finish...
Crystal- Those will still be here after you ride.... Dinner is in less than two hours.
Utopia- You have couped yourself up in here all day.... It is time for you to have a little fun and some bonding time.
Blake- Bonding time?
Utopia- You can only become our friend if you try to spend mutual time with us. Plus I sense your boredom.
Blake- Oh, I didn't realize you were an empath.
Crystal- He isn't. Come on, it shall be fun.
Utopia- And a great distraction.
Blake- Okay. ( puts his computer on standby) Can I get a jacket?
Utopia- Grab it!
Blake gets his jacket off a hook behind his door and follows them out of the room, locking his door after himself.
OUTDOORS. Tempo and Equinox are already mounted and the other three horses are tethered to a post, waiting for their riders. Tempo grins at Blake as he comes up to them.
Tempo- Blake, how good are you on horseback?
Blake- Pretty good.
Equinox- Do you race?
Blake pulls himself up into the saddle with the ease of a professional cowboy and looks at Equinox with a crooked, evil smile.
Blake- Any chance I get!
Crystal mounts her Palomino stallion and Utopia a dappled mare.
Crystal- ohhhh! That sounds like a challenge.
Utopia- You up to it Ox?
Equinox- I've ridden horses since I was six years old. I can race anyone.
Tempo- Well come on, I want to go on the trail.
Elsewhere. Fire, Polo, Quasar and Epic are in the small art studio working in clay. Union comes in and almost immediately tries to turn around and leave. Fire stops Union.
Fire- Come on in, you can make something.
Union- I was just... I am not good with clay.
Fire- It only takes practice.
Polo- Everyone here is a amateur except for Fire, so don?t worry.
Quasar- Please stay for awhile.
Union- I shouldn't have interrupted you... I'll go
Quasar- It would be therapeutic for you.
Union- (embarrassed more) Well I guess I could use the release.
Union gets a ball of the white clay form the container and proceeds to begin shaping it into some unknown form. She gazes up at Epic who is focused on his project.
Union- What are you making?
Epic- A seal....like the ones back home.
Union- It is coming along...good.
Epic- It looks like a fat swan. I just can?t seem to get the shape right.
Union- I am sure it will be fine.
Polo- Could you guess mine is supposed to be a pot?
Union looks to Polo?s lop sided pot, barely standing at all.
Union- Better than mine.... They never even held up...
Polo- Well what are you making now?
Union- I don't know..... Whatever my hands fashion I guess.
Quasar- That?s my angle in this.... I have never been all that good with my hands, o matter how much I try. I'm better at math and science, but I still love art. Few people are talented in art like Fire.
Fire- What? All I do are abstract forms most of the time.... It is the safest route... Much harder for someone to criticize because it isn?t supposed to be anything... (chuckle) Anyone can do it!
Union- It?ll be something. I hope it will.
Polo- I hope mine stands.
Quasar- Perhaps not!
They continue to work until dinner time.
LATER. An hour after dinner Epic meets Union for their tap practice in the studio. The two prepare to dance when Epic suddenly feels a flood of emotion as he watches her place on her shoes.
Epic- Union, I care for you.... I mean I love you.
Union looks up at Epic, she is shocked that he is suddenly blurting out his feelings.
Union- You do?
Epic- I have for awhile now.
Union- I love you too...I didn't know you felt that way.
Epic- I didn?t tell you because of your strong crush on Aeon.
Union- Well, it was a foolish crush... He isn?t Aeon any longer. I was deceived.
Epic- I won?t deceive you.
Union- I know....You are loving, loyal trustworthy and.....
Epic- Boring?
Union- Sweet.... I have treated you so very bad, with my stupid infatuation with Aeon. I should have seen you and how sweet you are instead of Aeon?s darkness.
Epic- But you see it now don?t you?
Union- Yes. And I count myself lucky that you care for someone as neglectful of your feelings as myself.
Epic- Love makes a person do odd things I?ve heard.
Union- I do love you and would promise never to hurt you again but promises...
Epic- Are often only broken.... Then our love should be our pact.
Union- A love pact?
Epic- I shall love you until all my love for you in my deep soul is evaporated.
Union- I shall love you until I can love no longer...I shall love you forever.
Epic- I shall love you forever.
Union and Epic softly kiss and then hug each other.
Union- Through everything you have been my best friend. (begins to cry)
Epic- It is because we are kindred souls.
Epic looks into Union?s big, deep green eyes. They embrace again.
WOODS. The five are able to sneak away the next evening to go riding again. Tempo rides on the lead horse followed by Equinox, Crystal, Blake and Utopia. Blake gazes up, blissful at the birds singing in the trees above him and the squirrels that frolic amongst the branches.
Blake- I never before noticed just how alive nature is.
Utopia- Some of nature is much more alive than this.
Blake- I could hardly imagine. (wondering off)
Tempo- You never noticed a lot of things before did you?
Blake- No. I had a focused mission and it wasn?t to be a nature scout.
Equinox- There are lots of things for you to take ample notice of now.... First thing would be to watch where your horse goes.
Blake tugs on the reigns and gets an embarrassed look on his face.
Blake- Whoops! I should watch my task.
Crystal silently stares off ahead. Tempo also is quiet and then she admits to the others the approaching situation.
Tempo- They are here. They followed us on windscooters.
Utopia- Who?
Tempo- SCAR is here, they broke the perimeter and they are here for Blake. They will fight us for him.
Crystal- Start calling the others.
Equinox takes out his emitter and calls to the NAE post.
Equinox- Base, Base , this is Equinox. We are horsebacking in the woods with Blake and SCAR is here for him.
Operator- Are you certain?
Equinox- Crystal and Tempo confirm their presence. They are here!
Operator- Help is on the way.
Blake- It is too late!
Crystal- THEY ARE HERE, UP IN THE TREES!
Rapt, Chasm and Sirin jump out of a couple of trees, down onto the ground and begin to tazer the Peacekeepers.
Blake- I won't go with you. I am not Aeon!
Rapt- When you murdered the soldier you were Aeon.
Blake- No!
Chasm- Don't be afraid, the Confederation won?t punish you for the death.
Sirin- How his family feels is probably different though, but you will not be tried.
Rapt- Simply come with us now, to your home.
Blake- It is not my 'home'. The Confederation imprisoned me as it does you.
Chasm-We are leaders of the Confederation. We are generals in the Great Army.
Blake- You are prisoners and you don?t know it.
Sirin- You will be a prisoner.
Equinox- You will not take Blake.
Rapt- He will return with us willingly or by extreme force.
Utopia- We will protect him.
Rapt- And fight me?
Utopia- Whatever it takes to defend his freedom.
Rapt implodes a tree behind himself as a display.
Utopia- You don't scare me, brother.
Rapt- I'll kill you if need be, brother.
Chasm smiles at the reunion gone awry and then stares down her enemy, Crystal.
Chasm- Why do you always appear like a paparazzi to a celebrity?
Crystal- Just clever that way I suppose.
Chasm- I'm beginning to think you like me.
Crystal- I'd like to be rid of you. You are a bad seed.
Chasm- Whatever.
Chasm shouts her stunner at Crystal missing before Crystal uses telekinesis to remove it from Chasm's hand and smash it against a tree. The horses become frightened by the blasts and throw Tempo and Utopia off. Crystal is able to calm her mount after it rears and knocks down Chasm, injuring her badly. Chasm gets up holding her bleeding and tattered left arm and curses.
Rapt jumps at his brother and they wrestle on the ground. Sirin holds her ground with her tazer pointing at the other Peacekeepers.
Sirin- I am not as emotional as Rapt and Chasm... I have come to take Aeon and that is what I will do.
Equinox- No you will not!
He bursts flames out at Sirin which makes her step back but not drop her weapon or ego.
Sirin- I am not scared by your powers. I know you couldn?t really inflict injury to me.
Equinox- I'll defend Blake.
Sirin- What a loyal following you have Aeon.
Blake- I was able to make friends of enemies.
Chasm- We don't need friends, we are above personal relationships.
Blake- Below. You are below friends, you are too selfish and evil to be anyone?s friend including your own..... Just look at me. I was as nasty as the three of you together and I was healed by them. The same could be done for you.
Sirin- Nothing is wrong with us.
Chasm- I am not ill!
Blake- You are blind...Why do you choose to be this way..... You cannot be happy, surely you aren?t happy as you are?
Sirin- Irrelevant.
Blake- It isn't, it is the truth.
Chasm- You are one of them now?
Blake- Yes!
Sirin- We'll put you back to Aeon.
Blake- Then you would reenslave me.
Sirin- We'd make you Aeon again.
Blake- My name is Blake.... No matter I hates my childhood, my identity is still as Blake.
Sirin- You will come with us.
Rapt gives his brother a last punch, knocking him to the ground and then he assaults Blake. Blake uses Telekinesis to push Rapt away. Rapt then implodes the air around Blake, knocking back like a whip. Rapt tosses his tazer to Chasm who uses it on Crystal and Tempo. They both fall to the ground cringing in pain. Sirin fires upon Equinox and he too huddles over in pain before fainting. Utopia charges his brother who implodes a tree near him and sends him flying back twenty some feet.
Sirin- We need to hurry up and go.... Chasm let's do this.
Sirin and Chasm turn their tazers on Blake and turn up the force so much that he is quickly incapacitated. Chasm then turns her attention to Crystal who is starting to get up again and shocks her more. Utopia lifts himself to his feet and stumbles toward his brother, whipping the blood from the side of his mouth.
Utopia- Deals totally off .... I'll stop you if I have to kill you.
Utopia uses his power of magnetism to remove the tazers from Sirin and Chasm's hands. Rapt is picking up Blake, Utopia tries to stop his brother. Crystal regains control of her powers and knocks down Rapt. Chasm tries to get near Crystal to kick her. Equinox wakes back up and sends a ring of fire between Sirin, Chasm and Rapt with Aeon.
Sirin- Your fire cannot stop us.
Sirin tests the fire and gets burned. Rapt becomes scared and retreats. Chasm follows him.
Chasm- Sirin, we can do this another time on our terms.
Sirin- No, now!
Chasm- My arm is about to fall off and we have no weapons.... We cannot win now!
Crystal- Go!
Utopia- The NAE is almost here, you better run off.
Sirin- This is not over.
Chasm- Today it is....Let's go.
Sirin- Fine.....
Equinox dies down his flames and SCAR runs off. Crystal and Utopia, barely able to stand go to Blake and Tempo. Equinox pulls himself onto his horse and goes after SCAR. When he approaches them he only sees their trail cutting through the thick. He chases them a quarter of a mile before giving up. When he comes back to the main trail he sees the NAE soldiers charging through the woods on horses and in jeeps. Equinox looks at them with disappointment.
Equinox- You are to late, they have already fled! (he murmurs to himself)
Crystal- But luckily we still have Blake.
Utopia- Even if not much of ourselves.
Crystal- We are better off than Chasm.
Equinox- It looks like she lost a lot of blood, her arm was damaged badly. An Sirin burned herself trying to cross the flames.
Utopia- Won't stop them for long.
Polo climbs down off a brown horse and goes to Blake and Tempo.
Polo- Are they okay?
Equinox gets down and goes to Tempo and glances her over. Then he goes to Blake who is hurt worse. She squirms to raise herself and winces a lot.
Equinox- Tempo just passed out from the pain.
Tempo- So did you!
Equinox- Blake is hurt bad, they practically fried his organs with the tazer.... I think he will be okay though....Any more blasts would have killed him.
Professor Locklear hops out of a jeep and dashes to the aid of Blake. And Dr. Zelmal aids Tempo.
Locklear- Well, let?s pick him up and take him back to base.
Blake opens his blood shot eyes and looks up at the small crowd he is drawing.
Equinox- Blake, do you hurt?
Blake- ahhh (he tries to move) Yes.... I?ll hurt worse later.
Three soldiers step forward and pick up Blake and carry him to the back of a jeep. Soldiers also help the Crystal, Utopia, and Tempo to the jeeps. Tempo moans and gets moody as soldiers try to help her.
In a day Blake has recovered and is back at the apartment complex. He goes to speak with Prof. Locklear. He knocks on the door.
Inside: Mr. Locklear is at his computer writing. He looks u.
Locklear- Come in.
Blake slowly opens the door and looks in.
Blake- Professor Locklear (he as timidly)
Locklear- Yes?
Blake steps in and looks around. Locklear turns to see who it is. He is surprised to see Blake.
Locklear- Hello, Blake. I guess you are feeling better.
Blake- Yes, thank you......I need to talk to you.
Locklear- Sure, come and sit down.
Locklear points to a chair and Blake enters all the way, shutting the door and goes and sits in front of Pro. Locklear.
Blake- I....... I think that I should leave again.
Locklear- Why?
Blake- Because I am causing too much trouble. SCAR won?t quit until they capture me.
Locklear- Blake, SCAR did the same thing before you came, now they just want you. You shouldn?t worry so much over it. At some point we'll capture them and they'll be put away until they are reformed.
Blake- Reformed?, Them? You would need to force them to change.
Locklear- It could come about.
Blake- I'll be a constant distraction until then. I don?t think I want to be responsible for the others getting hurt.
Locklear- If we got rid of people based on how much of a distraction they cause, then we would have to get rid of Crystal, because of how much she spurs Chasm and then Sirin hates Anoki and Rapt has a feud with Utopia. Would you like for us to get rid of everyone who causes confrontation with SCAR?
Blake- I guess no.....I just don't want to be a cause of trouble.
Locklear- Stop worrying!.... You are well on your way to being a great Peacekeeper.... Next Monday you'll be inducted into the GYPR and NAE, try to be happy.
Blake- I guess.
Locklear- Smile, you?ll look great in your snazzy new uniform.
Blake- Thanks..... I?ll let you get back to your work.
Blake leaves. Locklear puts his hand to his face and shakes his head.
Locklear- He is in a bad position....We all are.
Sunday Evening: The Peacekeepers hold a small ceremony of their own, where they present Blake with his uniform for the first time. It is a tailored hybrid of the FUTURE, PEACE, and GYPR uniform. As Blake opens the shimmery Rainbow wrapped box he grins like a birthday boy.
Blake- It?s not pink is it?
Ezel- Darn, you guessed it! (giggle)
Blake pulls off the tissue and sees the uniform, and beams.
Blake- It is handsome..... Hope it fits.
Rhythm- I hope it does!
Anoki- It better.
February 4, 2065
Next day: The Peacekeepers stand outside the doors of the Conference as Blake shuffles around in his new uniform, obviously nervous.
Blake- (murmuring) It?ll be okay, it?ll be great.
Utopia- Chill out Blake, you?ll wear out your boots before you are inducted.
Blake- Uh, sorry.
Equinox- Just shake it out.
Crystal, Union and Anoki chat telepathically.
Crystal- Remind you of anything?
Anoki- Hmmm!..... our induction?
Union- Certainly.... But it is harder for Aeo...Blake because he is doing this alone.
Anoki- I guess we were fortunate to do it together...
Crystal- We had the GYPR?s to aid us.
Anoki- And since Blake has us, he?ll be fine.
Union- I think so.
Jib and Zephyr enter the room. Zephyr, the tall handsome Turkish man is now a Jr. NAE senator in a business suit, that sets off his curly black hair and blue eyes. His strong angled face is striking and dignified. Jib, is the same old Israeli Youth Rep. He has always been. His smile gleams out at them. Jib first addresses Polo and Tempo.
Jib- He's nervous!
Polo- Yes
Tempo- He?s nearly climbing the walls, sort of like a group of eleven I remember were two years ago.
Zephyr- (Laugh) Arbor told me.... You guys looked like deer in headlights when you came in.
Polo- We were nervous! (shrugs)
Jib- A toddler could have pushed you over!
Tempo- A feather could have.
Zephyr- Well at least he looks great.... Excuse me.
Zephyr approaches Blake.
Zephyr- Hello Blake, my name is Zephyr.
Blake- Hello.... (glances over Zephyr) Your uniform.... your a GYPR?
Zephyr- Oh no, not any longer. Two months ago I started as a Junior Senator after my Youth Representative term ended.... I guess I'm just used to being called Zephyr. My real name is Anton Dublanc.
Blake- Nice to meet you.
Zephyr- It's funny how people get used to calling a person by a certain name because of a roll and how even when their roll changes, the old name still sticks in many people's minds.
Blake- I understand what you mean. Zephyr isn?t so bad...
Zephyr- Yeah, but it isn?t really a description of me anymore.
Blake- Sort of like how I'm not Aeon. (grins).... I?ll just make Blake larger than Aeon and it will eventually be wiped from memory.
Zephyr- Probably so...(shift)... Your uniform is great, it looks good on you! Purple is a nice color for you.
Blake- Thanks, Ezel, Anoki, and Rhythm are a talented group.
Zephyr- Gosh, it has only been a few months but I miss my uniform... These suits just don?t have the same feel and freedom.
Blake- Looks comfortable enough.
Zephyr- It's not the suit so much as the person in it. Change is awkward... (hinting)
Blake- Sure is.
Double door open and Quasar of the North American States pops in beside Aurora to usher in the Peacekeepers.
Quasar- It is time. (pointing to her wrist watch) You enter in order of names called, then you Blake go in last.
Aurora- Ready or not here you go kiddo. Good luck! (she pats Blake on the back.)
Blake- Thanks!
Jib- you'll be okay.
A trumpet sounds and the Speaker of the NAE is heard opening the ceremony
Speaker- We are here today to witness another very special occasion. Today the Nations Alliance of Earth inducts Blake, one of the lost Peacekeepers into the organization of his creation. Help me welcome FUTURE PEACE.
FUTURE PEACE enters as their names are called one after the other. There is a long pause. Quiet.
Speaker- And now Blake.
Blake enters timidly at first and then raises his head and marches to the Speaker and sakes his hand. Hundreds of flash bulbs go off on a matter of seconds and the room is like a thunder in heaven.
Speaker- Blake, this has been a moment long desired in many peoples hearts as well as mine. Welcome to the N.A.E.
Blake- Thank you! (grinning, shyly) Thank you!
Blake looks blindly out into the sea of people crowded into the room, cheering him wildly. He looks down at the row of other Peacekeepers standing there looking back at him with smiles on their faces. This moments seems to last forever.
