A Call To Arms (A Crown The Empire Fanfiction)

they need me?

Ryesha's p.o.v.

Reluctant.
As usual.
6:30am wake ups were never and never will be my best friend.
The sound of "Johnny's Revenge" by my favourite band crown the empire blasted around my room and was the only reason I had to leave me perfectly warm bed
"Thank God its Friday" I said out loud to myself as I rolled out of bed and shuffled to the bathroom.
From then on it was the same as usual.
Get dressed.
Have breakfast.
Run for the bus.
Miss the bus.
Get on the next one.
Open kik.
Talk to my 4 best friends.
Soleil, Jewel and Bri. We have this weird family tree which I'm not going into detail about of fear of it being found and us being detained for insanity.
"AYOOO PITCHES" - Jewel's usual greeting
"How are you" asked Soleil
"Yeah, does the bus smell as bad today" asked Bri
"Yeah, it smells as bad as usual, my shoulder hurts though" I replied
"I'm sorry ;.;" said Jewel

Being the only english one can be a disadvantage. I am constantly corrected for my spelling of things because Americans are awkward and timezones mean that every morning I am greeted by all caps fangirling because cte posted a new photo and I have to read through 150+ messages to understand the joke but I don't mind.
I wouldn't swap this friendship for the world.
............
After school I flopped on my bed expecting to complete some homework because exams are drawing close and the stress is real.
I'm home alone because I hate people distracting me while I work.
The Resistance: Rise of the Runaways blasts through my speakers.
I manage to get to Initiation and I was ready to go crazy to the epic breakdown.
But my phone froze.
I swore, louder than I should've considering the neighbours were home.
I grabbed my phone and was ready to launch it across the room when I noticed the screen had turned green.
I stared.

Confused.
A cursor appeared on the screen
"Fucking hell, what's happening now. I hate this phone"
A message appeared on the screen
"Ryesha May?"
A keyboard appeared and I laughed at how ridiculous the situation was
"Yes, how do you know my name?"
"That's unimportant"
"What the fuck is going on, who are you"
"Bones"
This was where I laughed again, how the fuck did Bones get a hold of my phone
"You wish"
"Stop being stubborn"
"Stop being controlling"
"Listen to me, Ryesha"
This was when I realised something was wrong.
No one can spell my name.
"Yes"
"Are you safe? Are the scarecrows there?"
"What the bloody hell do you mean?"
As if on que, I heard a metal whirring outside my room.
I quickly changed my message to "Yes."
And then he was gone

My phone screen turned black with a cog and crown in the centre
I was left alone, to fend for myself while these creatures were outside my room
I kept silent, as silent as you could get when you're shitting yourself.
I tried to control my breathing in case I needed a quick escape
The whirring stopped
I kept silent

They kept silent, as if they were listening
My phone rang
My heart sank
The scarecrows must have heard
Caller ID read "B"
I couldn't decline the call
The only option I had was to answer it

"Hello" I whispered
"RYESHA THIS IS BONES, WE HAVE NO TIME FOR YOUR STUBBORNESS!!! THE RAVEN KNOWS YOURE IN CONTACT WITH BRI, SOLEIL AND JEWEL AND HAVE COME TO TAKE YOU AWAY, TO STRIP YOU OF YOUR IDENTITY AND LEAVE YOU TO ROT AS PUNISHMENT FOR YOUR INDESCRETION"
"WTF, NOW YOURE JUST QUOTING CTE!!! I won't believe you until I hear cte's voices, I dont even know who you are"
Cte must heard this because their voices screamed back at me to trust him
I heard the sound of metallic whirring getting closer

I had no choice
"Ok what do I do"
"Get to a window and a helicopter will come and get you"

"Ok"
"Ryesha, stay safe, we need you"
"Okay"
After blocking off the entrance to my room, I ran to the windows
And waited
The scarecrows were at my door now
My palms were sweaty
I saw the helicopter in the distance
The scarecrows were banging at my door, desperately trying to get in
BANG
The helicopter arrived closer
BANG
I saw a ladder from the distance
BANG
I didnt have much time
BANG
The door wouldn't hold for much
BANG
Longer
BANG
My palms were sweaty
BANG
BANG
BANG
"Grab the ladder"
BANG
Desperate screams were coming from the helicopter
BANG
I stood on the window ledge
BANG
Bent my knees
BANG
The door erupted open
The metallic whirring of the transformers leaving grass trails suddenly intensified by 100%
I panicked
I sprung from the ledge
Grabbed the ladder with sweaty palms
But felt myself slip
The force of impact hurt my already damaged shoulder
I screamed in agony then focussed every ounce of concentration and will power on holding onto the ladder
"CLIMB THE FUCKING LADDER"

The scarecrows were at my window now.
With all my strength, I grabbed on with my other hand and pulled myself up