Randomly generated droids: Journey

Entering the wild.

Our journey began as I opened the door, walking into the large resistance building. Inside was a large atrium with a podium at the end. On the sides were many tables and seats, with other resistance fighters sitting down in groups.I was set off by how these fighters looked, they were hurt. Their eyes hardened, and everyone was serious.Was it that bad? We all took seats next to a small group of other fighters, they all looked the same, although one of them sitting just across from me had caught my eye."Let me guess, rookie? First time in the resistance hall?" I poked my head up as the person across from me spoke."Uhh. Yeah, me and my friends are joining in together." I was caught off guard, everyone here is a super badass rebel, why would this person be speaking to me?"So, what's your little 'codename' that the resistance forces you to get? They call me berserker." Berserker... That's her name, berserker. Her long, orange hair and tough yet friendly expression. She was tough, you could tell just by her name.

"Oh! I-I'm brawler. I'm good at getting constant power. I'm a melee specialist.." I stuttered. Ranger and and Elementalist, both sitting beside me looked at each other. Elementalist raised his eyebrows as he nodded his head towards Berserker while looking at Ranger."PSst. I think he has a girlfriend!"Elementalist whispered to Ranger. Although he was right next to me, I could hear it...Ranger's eye twitched as she turned away. I wonder why?"Melee specialist? Man, we have a lot in common! I'm sorta a newbie, I joined last time they were recruiting. But compared to some of these edgy war veterans, I'm just like you. I wonder who's going to be your group leader?" Berserker quoted, her hand on the table as her head rested on it. She was about to say something before.Everyone stopped, all turning to the end of the atrium as a figure stood on the podium. It was hard to see what the figure looked like, the whole place was PACKED, but the hubbub slowly calmed down as the figure spoke."I see we have a good amount of new students and returning members who are here if this is your first time. I will explain the generics to you."There he was, one of the highest ranking resistance fighters, Angelic builder, he's a legend! So he's calling the squads here huh?" So. Our endless crusade to stop the droids has gone on for a while, while most of the time we adventure out to take back turf, scavenge, or fight off waves. This is going to be one of our biggest missions. We will be sending multiple squads to the outside, our goal is to defeat all the higher-ups of droids HQ, these people have hijacked our cities and overrun them with droids. New squads will be assigned a leader to guide them through the dangerous terrain. When I call your names, please stand up." Angelic builder raised his hands, as everyone waited for their name to be called.As we all waited, a slight sense of fear came across my mind, what if I wasn't with my friends? When we were kids we talked about the days we'd venture out and defeat the droids, but now when I think about it, that's unrealistic. I took a deep breath as he began calling out the names."Squadron 1, when I call out your names. You'll step out and be assigned a squad leader. Gambler, relic, and paladin." 3 figures stood up as they walked down the hall.Paladin. He's a healer who can soak up damage.Gambler, the person in the brink who lost all his money to gambling, apparently he can boost himself using chance and luck alone.Relic, the friendly droid prototype. One of the only 2 droids in the brink, he was taken under the wing by another resistance droid-As the squad stepped up onto the podium. Angelic Builder cleared his throat. "Squadron 1, you will be led by sentient." Speak of the devil. He's a legend! I used to hear all the stories about him when I was young. The sentient anti droid. The first robot with sentience, apparently has crushed a tank droid with his bare hands.. Or, robotic hands?"Squadron 2, you will step out when I call your names.. Ninja, Engineer. Assassin, step up. Your team leader will be Tactician." He called out again, As the squad moved to the podium.Ninja? Quickest guy I've ever met, apparently before the droids invaded he was an expert martial artist.Engineer, the only kid I knew who would ASK for spare droid scraps, I remember when he unleashed an engineered anti droid in the the brink and it set off MULTIPLE alarms.Assassin. I swear he's a psychopath, he would EXECUTE the dummy droids at training. Not a lot of people messed with him because they thought he was going to murder them.Tactician, I wonder about the thought put into these teams. Tactician and Engineer, I swear those 2 will find out a way to hijack all droids or something. She can hack droids making them easier to kill.The Angelic builder began to call out more squadrons. I didn't really pay attention to some of them. Until one got me."Squadron 9, you understand the drill.. Berserker, Guardian. illusionist. You will go with Artist."A squad with 3 girls and one boy? I kinda feel bad for the illusionist, no guys to go on with his mission? I think I might just be thinking about it too much, he probably LOVES it, the only guy in the brink who can try to date every girl and fail.Elementalist nudged my shoulder. "Don't you wish SHE was in your squad? She is just your type!" Elementalist remarked."Stop talking. I'm trying to pay attention." I yelled at Elementalist, I couldn't tell you how much that annoyed me. She's cool, I hope I see her some time while I'm out on the mission.Then, finally. He spoke."Squadron 10! I think this one will be nice, with some of the best students.. Well. Almost.""Ranger, Brawler." (YES! He called our names! Come on Jake, you gotta get in.) "Elementalist. Your leader will be healer." Angelic Builder quoted, this seemed to be the final squadron. Ranger turned to me as she sighed in relief. "Glad we are all on the same team, except for Elementalist. I'd probably be fine without you." Ranger spoke to me and Elementalist as she let out a cocky smirk. I can't tell if they're joking or fighting, it's always been like that.We all stepped up. Going up onto the podium. We stood amongst the other squadrons, I saw everyone watching us. All the squad members' parents watching and cheering out. I wonder what that feels like...While we stood on the podium. Before healer approached us. My attention turned to Berserker, I turned to the side as she was looking at me on the podium.. She whispered something to me."𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙡𝙪𝙘𝙠, 𝙄'𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣. 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙚." was what she said. I could barely make it out but it was nice to hear, and then."Awesome! Looks like my squads pretty good, you all are rookies huh?"we all turned around as healer stood behind us on the podium. She had a big smile on her face as she waved at us excitedly."I can't wait to lead you guys! This must be your first time adventuring out of the brink huh? It'll be a ride!!" She yelled out in a loud and exciting voice.Ranger was visibly annoyed by healers cheerful attitude. She is known to be somewhat pessimistic, I bet she was expecting someone like tactician or raider, well. This will have to do.The Angelic builder would speak for the last time. As he announced. "Some of you may not know the reason we are fighting, and so I will give all of you the reason why we are going on this mission.""About a decade ago. A company known as DROIDS had invented the first-ever robot made for combat, although the company was harmless. And mainly functioned to aid humans in large-scale wars, the founder was a perfectionist, he would make them stronger and stronger, perfecting the droids until they became unstoppable. Although it came at a price. The droids overtook the founder as one droid took the role of CEO. The droids covered every possible location. they grew a hatred towards humanity and saw us as a virus. They swept cities, controlling our technology and rendering it useless. Armies had been reduced to ash, we were forced into hiding deep within the brink. A deep forest rich in special properties. We learned new ways, we found magic, and we learned how to make ourselves stronger, faster, more durable, and even more lucky. There have been very few missions like this one. It'll be the first time we adventure outside the brink in a while on a full-scale attack. But I believe the new generation and the old. Will claim society again. And that is how the resistance started, some of our strongest members today formed what the resistance is today. We hardened the brink, protected it, and kept it unknown. But now it is time we go deeper, nothing will change if we stay the same." Angelic builders speech would cause the majority of the people sitting down at the other end of the hall from the podium to begin to clap and cheer. Were we really the only hope? And then, someone objected."Angelic builder! Why don't we send everyone in? Together we are stronger, and we can commit a full-scale attack!" A figure deep within the crowd spoke up."This isn't a full-force attack, we must think with intelligence. If all of us go in one giant army. The droids will do what they did to the armies before us. Having small squadrons cover specific regions and advance slowly would be the most ideal strategy. We must weaken the droids before starting a full-scale attack. But. I believe it is over. Newer squadrons will begin their training as they are slowly sent out of the brink. I wish all of you luck." Angelic builder would turn to the squadrons. Wishing us luck before he walked into another room through a door behind the podium. It seemed his speech was over.."Alright, guys! We're going to send you out into a weaker and less droid-populated area to fight some real ones. I'll be there with you if you need any help!" Healer, staying cheery as ever. Jumped in excitement. Ranger and Elementalist were pretty excited. I was sort of excited. I couldn't help but feel.. a sense of dread. I don't know if anyone else was feeling this, but our lives are going to be on the line. And if we fail, the brink and everyone else could be in danger. It began to linger in my mind, I attempted to brush it off, I just kinda.. Stood there, until the ranger interrupted my deep thought."Hey brawler, let's go." She said, putting her hand on my shoulder before turning around to the crowd for a second, it seemed she was going to say something. She turned her head back towards healer."Yeah. Yeah." I shook my head. Moving my head up as the crowd began to leave the resistance atrium. There was healer, B-Lining to the exit."Woah, she's going!" Elementalist yelled out. We quickly ran behind her in an attempt to catch up. Healer seemed to be following the same path as the other squad leaders.As we followed, we slowly reached the outskirts of the brink, ranger turned her head towards me while walking."Brawler. You've seemed really weird today, are you worried about anything?" she worried, as we slowed down walking as we began to lag behind elementalist and healer."Yeah I'm fine, I just had a really weird dream, it's been on my mind." Although this was true, I didn't really want to tell what it included. I don't want to worry Elementalist or Ranger."Really? I don't think a nightmare can be that bad, you woke up in a cold sweat. You were talking in your sleep." Ranger responded quickly, her expression now of worry."You kept saying the name 'Lyla' in bed." Ranger quoted, turning around for a second as Elementalist slowed down, moving next to Ranger."yeah! You kept crying out 'LYLAAA.' lYLAAAA NOO." Elementalist said, making a mockingly dramatic voice."We thought you were having an uhh... 'dream" Ranger replied, looking downwards as she said embarrassed.Elementalist laughed. "Yeah! One of THOSE dreams."I sighed. Yelling out in frustration. "No I wasn't guys, I'll tell you what I saw." I really didn't want to tell them, but they would probably be super suspicious of me if I didn't."I don't remember much of the dream, but I remember a few things." "My vision was blurry, the only sound I could make out was the sound of war, people were dying around me, ones I trusted. I was frozen in fear, I didn't move." "I was holding someone, they.... They were dead, I kept calling out their name to wake them up, and stay with me. But it didn't work." "Something was calling for me, it was the void. It was growing stronger, its soldiers devouring everything in its path." "I.. I just didn't want you guys to worry." My voice trembled, elementalist, who always has a chill expression. Was horrified, just as Ranger was."COME ON GUYS! You wanna miss your first real battle?" We all looked up, healer was wayy ahead of us as she yelled out. We all made an 'uh-oh' expression as we ran up to healer.We continued walking behind healer, we were all pretty scared at what I explained, although we tried to ignore it. This is going to be our first day out, we should enjoy it.Slowly, the brink would get emptier and emptier, we left the majorly populated areas, and we saw fewer houses. Until we reached the edge of the brink.There was a large stone wall, almost like a castle wall with a big gate, and the other squadrons stood as the gate slowly opened. We were blinded by the light outside, covering our eyes as we approached what was outside the brink.