Guerilla Island

Day 38.

The year?

Don't know, although I can assume it's within the near future.

Still don't understand how the hell I got here and where exactly on the planet this island is located. If we're even still on Earth for that matter. This may as well be the jungle. I woke up early this morning for the fresh catch. I was a good day, caught ten of em. Never seen this fish before but they look bomb.

It ain't haddock but it'll have to do for now.

Oh yeah, I go by Zeek.

Carved out a nice space on the island. Now it's time to ready my fire. As I got closer towards my refuge spotted a big ass cat from afar. Peeped him on a tree looking down on me.

What kind of cat you ask? A leopard.

How did it get there? Still searching for that answer.

I know it doesn't think I'm giving up my catch that easily. If this was day three he might have stood a chance but I'm just too damn hungry today. I had my fish all hooked on a branch as I kept it beside me. The leopard made it's way to the end on the branch gazing down on me. I sat my fish down and withdrew a large spear head I constructed.

WAITING.

The leopard vaulted down and landed before me. It's growls were aggressive and I could hear it's belly from where I stood. Just as ready as it was.

Suddenly....the leopard stands down and walks away.

A woman appears. A recognizable face at that.

I glance closer.

"Alicia?" I asked.

She stood in silence.

"It's me, Ezekiel. I got coffee from your shop every morning on State Street. You remember me?" I stated.

She wore the same attire as me. A black thermal wetsuit. It's what everyone wore, except we were the only two.

"Thought I was alone." I stated.

Alicia stared to me and said "Follow me."

She walked towards a more secluded part of the island as I followed with my fish. This area was nicer, calmer, more peaceful. We sat down near a fire.

A few moments passed.

We ate the fresh catch together.

"I saw your coffee shop close down all of sudden. How long you been here? How did you get here" I asked.

"Six months. I volunteered." Alicia stated.

"You what?!" I said.

"Didn't you?" Alicia asked.

"Nah. I just woke up and I was here. Almost forty days now. Thirty eight to be exact." I said.

I ate more of my meal and thought to myself.

"How did you do that? With the leopard?" I asked.

"Being here brought out the best of my powers. There's no distractions, no technology, no capitalism. They have no clue back in civilization what's about to take place. That's why I chose you." Alicia said.

I glanced up in confusion.

"I picked you Zeek. I have a few friends on the inside who went rogue. Big tech industry people. We're gonna need your leadership." Alicia said.

"Yo you fucking serious?" I asked.

A long pause between us. I needed time to refocus my head.

"You act as if you got better things to do. Your life, your career, it was all bullshit and you know it. I saw the kind of books you read with your morning coffee." Alicia stated.

"I can't even debate with her. She called me out. She's right." I told myself.

So when is all this going down?" I asked.

Alicia finished her meal.

"Matter of fact, who run this island?" I asked.

"All that obtained information and you still don't get it?. Zeek, seventy five percent of the planet is controlled by A.I. There's a ship on the horizon.

They come about once a month. It'll be here in three days so we need to utilize our time wisely. They'll arrive with a boat full of new gladiators that were captured. They'll be ready." Alicia said.

"And you know this how?" I asked.

"Communication. The same way I stopped that leopard from eating yo ass." Alicia said.

I had to smirk about that.

"Why now?" I asked.

"Because we have you." Alicia said.

I nodded to myself with extreme confidence.

"Let's get it!" I said.

TO BE CONTINUED.