Blood Children of the Guardian's War

Summary: Four Kids + One War One Adventure. The year is present day. With high expectations, countries unite to over though the last dictator. However, the United Allegiance gains great military power, and soon seizes control of one country after another in the name of justice and peace. Can four kids caught in the crossfire get out alive?

Note: This story could fall under numerous genres. The two I picked were Action/Adventure and Drama, but, it could also fit under Angst, Spiritual, Fantasy, and possibly even a little bit of Romance.

Disclaimer: None of the names in this story reflects anyone in anyway. All names that are the same of people who I currently know or have met is nothing other than coincidental. This part isn't as much as a 'disclaimer' but as a thank you. I would like to thank the authors of the Left Behind series for inspiring me. And thank you to the American troops in Iraq for also inspiring me, come home safely!

Character Analysis One. Nikki's Forgotten Paradise.

N A M E: Nikki Donahue

A G E: 14

S E X: Female

D . O . B .: 3/7/(NA)

L O C A T I O N: California

N A T I O N A L I T Y: Dutch and Irish, family came to America nine generations before her.

F A M I L Y: Mother, Father, one sister: Emma

S P E C I A L I T Y: -Unknown-

"You drink and smoke! You messed up your life and your only fourteen!"

"You do it too."

"What your father and I do is none of your business young lady! You know were trying to work things out a- don't you walk away from me! Get back here!"

Nikki had heard enough. Slamming the little screen door, she walked out into the crisp cool air of a late summer night. Running now, down the street, anyone could tell that Nikki is a runner, or could have been. Her long legs sprang out of he small wiry form as she sprinted down to the creek bed. She had only seen a couple other people here from her school, and never on a cold night. Swatting mosquitoes, Nikki sat down and looked into the murky water.

Televisions from houses up the bank blared with CNN coverage with what had been happening within the world these days. Everything was wrong. The people were calling Nikki's generation the Blood Children because of the war going on in their lifetime. Now there was a threat that the dictator and his 'comrades in arms' were going to launch a strike on her country.

Nikki's short, curly, auburn hair swished violently as she shook her head. What was going on I the world wasn't as important as what was going on in her life. No one could possibly understand what it was like being her! Her parents drink and always get on her case. Nikki had no freedom whatsoever!

"I've got to get out of here..." Looking down the creek she mentally noted how it filtered into the back of town... near the train station! She got up, brushing off the twigs that had collected on her jeans and black top. As her feet sank into the mud on the side of the river, she scampered down under the brush, to the bright city lights off in the distance.

After about a half an hour, she reached the ducked that connected to the sewer. Rounding it clockwise she came to the chain link fence that barricaded the river from the city street. People were already grouped around the bus stop waiting for the bus to come.

"I'm going to be late!" Out of the corner of her eye she caught a glimpse of a boy, about her age, maybe older, standing at the bus station.

"From school..." she whimpered as she climbed up the fence, hooking one leg over, Nikki hoisted herself to the other side. As she got a better look at the boy, it clicked. "He's-"

Nikki however, was never able to finish her sentence. At that instant, as the boy himself turned around slightly, a bright light streaked thought the sky. Everything went bright white. Everything went silent. And everything seemed to move in slow motion as Nikki was plucked off her position on the gate, and crushed against the tree behind her as if she was just a little doll.

A/- How do you like it so far? I hope you will read the next chapters witch are coming. Please R&R!