Theme 003 - Innocence (about 1,019 words)

Innocence is such a precious thing. It's a sad thing when it's forcefully taken from someone. Even worse when that someone is a ten year old child. But they were at war. A war that they were losing. A whole global freak show. Rex was their last and only hope in this global chaos. If a child could save them and help them win, well they were willing to do what ever it takes. Even if it's taking the innocence from a child and turning that child into a secret weapon. A super solider. It hurt them all seeing Rex being put through all that. Then most everyone gets mad when he gets upset or acts out. He was just a kid. A ten year old. Powers to save the world or not he was still just a little boy. Why couldn't providence realize that?

Holiday wish they treated the kid a little better. Treat him like an actual human instead of some sort of machine. She did whatever she could for him  when ever she got the chance. She gave him his one and only toy. A stuffed llama. Anything to keep what little of his innocence he had left. Something to keep the child happy and mentally healthy. She tried not to openly show how she felt about him she knew providence would keep her away from Rex if they knew she thought of him as her child. She couldn't help but act motherly to the bright eyed innocent boy. He was a good kid. He shouldn't have to be forced to fight monsters. But this was how things had to be. She'd work hard to find an alternative cure. Something more permanent and reliable. The war would be won and they could all get to a normal life.

Six didn't like turning an innocent child into a solider. To take away the boy's innocence. But he hardened his heart, which was always easy for him. This time it was harder. He wouldn't admit it but he saw the kid as his son. No parent- well no good parent would ever want this kind of life for their child. He knew it was for the sake for the world but couldn't they be a little nicer to the boy? He ignored these feelings and trained the boy as hard as he could. Pushing him away and acting cold towards him. Training would help the boy in the long run. Right?

He'll need it. Only because of the situations providence puts the kid in in the first place. Six did little things for the kid behind the prying eyes of the rest of providence. Taking him out of headquarters for lunch or telling him a story before bed. The rest of providence, they only saw the kid as a machine, a monster. One of the EVOs and not the young human with feelings and emotion he really was. Emotion which he needed to get better control of. Although asking an almost elven year old child to control his emotions was like asking Six to get a different colored. You can ask and ask and try your hardest. Start begging and plead your heart out but it just wasn't going to happen anytime soon. It was nearly impossible.   


Providence didn't see Rex as the ten year old child he was or the human he was. The organization saw him as a weapon and nothing more. Any innocence he had was to be taken from him as he was made into what they wanted him to be. A tool to be locked away until they needed him. For him to be quiet and perfect and to listen to orders.


Rex has unintentional showed what's left of his innocence a little bit each and everyday. From questioning every little thing. (Why is the sky blue? How come everything here is so bright? What color are Six's eyes? Does Six even have eyes? ) to complaining during training. (I don't want to run laps. I don't like getting up early. Siiiiix take of your glasses bro it's night time and we are inside! This is stupid.) It was during an early morning training session that Six realized just how young and innocent Rex really was.


"Six?" Rex asked coming up to Six after coming back from his thirty laps around the petting zoo. He stopped in front of the man and looked up waiting to be noticed. (Well more like waiting to be acknowledged as Six knew Rex was heading his way before Rex even had the ninja in his sights. He wouldn't be a very good ninja if he didn't have good senses to go with his skill) Six looked down to his young and troublesome ward with a sigh "What is it this time Rex?" the green clad ninja asked as he lifted a hand to up to readjust his sunglasses.

"Where do babies come from?" the young boy asked. Six blinked in surprise at the question. He wasn't expecting that kind of question at all. The ninja defiantly expected the question to come sometime but not today. He also knew he would most likely be the one to answer the question. A job he wasn't looking forward to and hoped wouldn't come for at least another year. With another sigh Six replied "I'm busy Rex. Why don't you go ask Holiday? Go take a break and see her."

The boy nodded and smiled up at the ninja "Okay!" with that he ran off and the ninja sighed for a third time.

 Yes he avoided it...but for how much longer he could only guess. He watched as the innocent child ran off towards the direction of Holiday's lab. He shook his head.

The kid was really young and innocent after all. No matter what providence said or did Rex still was only a ten year old kid it would seem. With that thought Six went back to his own training. Maybe it would get his mind off of the conversation that was sure to come. With both Holiday and Rex.