Baptism

I woke up drowsy by a lake and shaking a Peggie held me as I coughed violently to hear, "Light of God and walk through his gates into Eden!" the Peggie held my arm tightly as we walked forward to John who stopped him and growling said, "Not him, he isn't clean!" and grabbing me by the head said, "You will pay for the damage you have caused to my town!" and pushing my head under the water he held for longer than the Peggie had and being pulled her I coughed as I saw Joseph in his suit and glasses said to John, "You mock the cleansing?" John shook his head as he said apologetically, "No Joseph" “You have to love them, John, don't let your sin prevent that!" he put his hand on my head again before saying, "Despite everything you have done, you aren't past salvation! You aren't hear by accident or chance, but by the grace of god! you have been given a gift, though it is to be seen whether you chose to embrace it or cast it aside!" "This one will make the atonement, whether the gates of Edan remain to shut to you or not!" he nodded before watching Joseph leave I asked, "So, what is it? Why do you owe him?" he turned to me and went to speak, "You are doubting him aren't you?" he shook his head before grabbing me violently spat, "You will confess, every sin you have ever committed no matter how small or petty, I will pull from you and then we will see whether you are ready for atonement" and my eyes closing I forgot how I got into the van I just remembered I was there.

We were there in the van I saw two other people in there with us, "If we confess our sins right away, we will be alright, right?" the man spoke and shaking her head the girl said, "You will make it worse!" he looked at her before begging cried, "Why?" she went to speak before the Peggie who was sat here watching us said, "Because confession without pain isn't a confession, you will scream out your sins and wear it on your flesh before John peels it off of you!" the man cried and the girl nodding spat, "Fucking Peggies!" the guard turned around hit her violently with his rifle before rolling my eyes I said, "Now what your God say to this!" he looked at me and showing me the rifle end I just shrugged before looking at him said, "I have crashed in a helicopter, shot at, rammed off a bridge, blown up and crashed...you really think I am cower like them?" and sliding next to the guy felt the van be rammed on its side and doors swung open and Jerom pulling his gun out shot the peggy before cutting my binds as he ordered the other two to run, "We didn't go through all this effort just to lose you!" I nodded as he threw me a rifle said, "We need to get the other's!" I nodded and walking up to the blockade started to kill the distracted Peggies before throwing a grenade waited for the explosion to kill the others, "And God pointed me in the right direction!" Jerome pointed at the hill before saying, "There is more that need you help! They are being moved up the road, get what you can and move!" I nodded grabbing some ammo and explosions and picking up a shotgun was soon followed by the spraying of shots.

I took cover whilst waiting for the mortars to go off and running threw grenades at the hill to blow the mortar firers up, I quickly rushed to the top of the hill and undoing some of the people's ropes saw them flee, Rook, good job. We are on our way, just sit tight and hold them off until we arrive!" I nodded and throwing some charges on the bridge was soon met by the cries of Peggies. I adjusted the mortar and dropping one in the tube heard the thump as it shot out and landing on the hill clearing them out before taking the odd one out. I grabbed my shotgun and looking behind me pressed the detonator causing the charges to explode stopping the one's in front of us from crossing and grabbing a knife I threw it into the guards chest before using my hand gun to kill some of the overbearing guards, I shot the next guard and kicking him into the next we finally heard the helicopter of Jerome start to descend I stabbed the next guard picked up two of the guards AR-C's and firing them at all guards now coming to me I was pulled up by Jerome as we started to fly away and looking at Jerome he said, “There is still work to do!”