Island occult

Chapter 1- discovery and recruit.

Jim summons Ross once again, he had a another crazy idea. This one though, he was certain would finally be the jackpot they’ve been waiting for. He calls a meeting due to new information that has come to him, everyone is seated silently. Ross, who was the CEO of company enters the room, everyone stands as she walks to her chair. She was like royalty, as she made her way to the front of the room where she had a view of everyone. She nods In approval before telling them all to sit, then turns to Jim who had called this emergency meeting. “ what was so urgent Jim?” Ross says, looking at him with an uninterested facial expression. She had grown tired of Jim and his failing plans, she only kept him around because she grew fond of him.

Jim fixes his coat, clears his throat and says, “A new discovery that needs exploring.” Everyone around the room is confused, Ross isn’t very impressed, she only arches an eyebrow.

“A new island has supposedly just appeared, last night. It is said that at night it lights up like a giant Christmas tree. There could be all kinds of things that could make our pockets heavy... I –”

Ross puts her hand up, signaling him to stop. Though none of his ideas ever worked, she always wanted to give him another chance to redeem himself, just Incase this time around his discoveries would really make their pockets heavy, “ you have my attention, but I can’t risk sending anymore of my men in anymore of your discoveries...” 

Jim had a lot of crazy ideas, but this one was his masterpiece. He had found a discovery before, which led to a lot of soldiers dying, causing the company to go through a lot of bankruptcy. No one wanted to work with them, they were almost forced to closed down because of everything that happened, but this time he wanted to keep it as quiet as possible. He looked at Ross, with a big smirk, his plans always excited him, but not like this.

“ well what the hell is it Jim?” Ross was getting agitated, “ get to the point.”

“ the point is, we’re not gonna use your soldiers, were gonna use teenagers.” Everyone in the boardroom was frozen, they knew the uproar the last mission had called, the lives lost. They we’re shocked— disgusted by the fact that he wanted to kill children this time around.

“ let’s finish this in my office...” Ross said, while getting up from her chair and making her way to the door. They enter the office, Ross sits on her chair and Jim throws himself onto the couch, putting his feet up. 

“How many times have I told you, when you find out these things you run them by me before everyone, after all I do ALL of the funding. You seriously have a brain the size of a full stop.”

Jim looks at her with an amused smile, he had heart a lot of comparisons about brains being small, but never as small as a full stop.

“Must have slipped my mind- But as I was saying. I know I’ve come with a lot of insane discoveries, but I think this one could be the best yet, an island that absolutely no one has stepped foot on. Which means whatever is there, is still there. Brand new...” he drags the word before laughing, Ross only rolls her eyes.

“With all that being said, it still could be dangerous so I was thinking, we start a program.”

“ program?” Ross repeats, while getting off her chair to make her way to Jim, tips his feet off the couch and sits next to him.

“ We all know we could take a few notes from these movies that always use teenagers in their twisted plans, who’s to say we can’t put that into play in real life?”

“ your mom didn’t love you?” Ross says, genuinely conceded, but Jim only laughs. He looks at her, while squinting... waiting for her approval. She only looks at him, as he rubbed his lips slowly.

“I need more than what your giving me.” she says-

“A program for the ones no one cares about, a second chance. Juvenile delinquents and orphans...”

“How the hell do you mix those two, the thugs and the eggs of the world? It makes no sense, but I’ll let you handle your business, whatever plan you have for us to explore this discovery.”  she says, as she got off the couch to go back to her chair.

“It’s simple really, teenagers are the most gullible, especially the ones that feel like they have nothing more to live for. We will just give them a little adventure. Who will say no to that? I’m going on a little recruitment trip.” he says, before jumping up, rubbing his hands together and heading for the door. He turns around and winks at her before heading towards the elevator.

“ the food here gets grosser by the minute, I’m surprised we haven’t died of food poisoning.”

Everyone looks up in the Juvenile Prison cafeteria, their stood their care taker and a man they didn’t know...

Jim looks at the care taker and whispers, “ I’m gonna take 10 of the ones that won’t be coming out anytime soon, if ever...”

“ these kids having become my children, you better take care of them.” The man says, leaving Jim to walk to the middle of the cafeteria. “ alright listen up, all my code reds please stand up.”

All the code reds stand,  a few in each table and one table which had 5 code reds who were all seated together.

“ This man is offering to spoil you a little, take you out for a little spin. Now you’re not forced to go and he only needs 30 of you, who’s I—” Jim cuts him off, he really wanted to do the whole presentation thing himself.

“I can’t travel all this way for you to give my speech for me, step aside will ya...?”

The care taker only chuckled before moving out the way. Jim looks around the room, scanning each and everyone one last kid who was standing up. The room was dead silent, as the waited for the speech.

“Man, the food you’re eating sure as hell doesn’t smell any better than it looks. It’s like all you’ve been doing is farting in this square room.”  He laughs alone, everyone else only stares at him blankly. “ Okay, that was a-bit much, I’m just trying to light up the mood, and we’re all going to be best friends after all...“ he continues, pacing through the room.

“I came here with really exciting news for SOME of you, the code reds, as Mr Boss man over there said-” point at the care taker, “ So the rest of you, close your ears because I promise, you WILL be jealous, going back to your boring little lives after I’ve invaded this place and took all the cool kids— I’m starting a program, and I will leave here with 10 of you who are the most interested, get you some proper food and were going to party from there on, I-” he gets disturbed by someone who puts their hand up. “ You could’ve just stood up cause now I just feel like a kindergarten teacher, but yes?“

The random kid who wasn’t a code reds gets up, “How come they get to go, don’t we also look like we want some good food and a party?” Causing the rest of the kids go murmurs amongst themselves.

“Well, I would’ve loved to spoil you all. But if you’re not code red I’m assuming your leaving this place soon, I don’t want to leave with someone whose mommy might just arrives the minute we step outside.” Jim turns and walks back to the care taker, whispers to him before turning back to the middle of the cafeteria,

“Alright if you’re not a code red, please leave the room before I get more obvious questions, I would let to leave with my babies as soon as possible, so I can spoil them already.” he says, with his eyes locked on the random kid who had asked the question. The rest of the groups start leaving and the code reds, including 2 from the boys table who aren’t code red stay behind. 

“ I uh-” Jim says while scratching his head, “Look kid, I know you want to seem like this cool guy who challenged a guy who specified who he wants, for uh street cred or something. Ambitious little man...But I don’t need you, so you can either leave or stay. Doesn’t really matter because I won’t take you.”

The boy bangs the table before leaving, with his friends following him.

“ That was awfully dramatic... anyway,  I heard there’s 45 of you, and I only need 10 of you so the rest will be left behind.”

“ my whole crew and I are in Mr, you don’t have to ask us twice.” A boys voice calls out.

“ crew?” Jim repeats 

“ yeah man, I’m Timmy, this is Blessing, Sindi, Rue and Eva.”

“ okay okay...” Jim nods awkwardly. “ does everyone in this room want to go, obviously I’m taking 10, but I still need the assurance...” he adds on, while scratching his forehead.

“ yeah we’re all in, or we would’ve left man...” Timmy replies on behalf of everyone.

“ okay, I’ll pick who looks eye catching and I will let Mr care taker write down all the names, I will be fetching you tomorrow.”

They all still remain in the room, indirectly telling him that they wanted to get the hell out.

“ okay I-” he adds on before getting Interrupted.

“ Hold on Mr, why do you only need 10? Take us all and make us your minions.”

Everyone laughs, Jim is shocked at the fact that they all do. He thought his fart joke was way funnier than what this girl had said...

“ you almost had me sold young lady, but you’re not the only group I’m taking and I only need 20.”

“ why 20?” She continues to ask

“ I don’t know, that’s just the number I want, enough questions, this has taken longer than I had anticipated and I need to leave, Mr..” he says, turning to the care taker.

“ it’s Mr Blake...”

“ yes, I need you to pick the 10 for me, include those 5 in the uh crew and whoever you which to pick, I’ll be back fetch them tomorrow.”

He doesn’t wait for an answer, he turns and leaves the room, starts his car and makes his way to his second destination.

The children were kneeling down during their prayer session with their teacher Nun Sedia.

“ Amen.” She says before the door opens and another nun calls for her.

“ Nun Sedia, there is a man who wishes to speak to you...”

“ A man?”

“ Precisely.”

“ of course, I’ll be right out.”