prologue https://pastebin.com/tAFWpeKC

Gun Runners:Chapter one
the greater good

I watch as the anchor on TV starts to blurt out

Breaking news the terrorist organization “The Railroad” leaves seven dead and eighteen wounded after an attack on an art gallery. Here is the account of a survivor

A blond woman with purple highlights appears on screen, and then starts to speak

ok, I like heard about this place from a friend, and thought it was, like super cool and stuff. You know taking evil weapon of war and, like making art out of it. So one day I decide to attend one of their showing. So i’m like um there going around meaning cool people and !@#$, than all of a sudden the lights go out, than smoke started to fill up the place. At this point I was starting to get scared and stuff because I thought there was a fire or something. Then I heard gunshots and screaming, after that I just ran to the nearest exit.

After the blond is done talking the TV than shift back to the anchor, he then address the camera.

Now let’s see some of their art.

The first image to appear on screen was of a battered pistol geist in a worn military uniform. Her arms and legs are welded a piece of sheet metal forcing her body into a shape y shape. Around her about twenty old service rifle also attached to the sheet metal in a circle to form a crude peace symbol.

I begin to repeat my mantra to myself “it's for the greater good,it's for the greater good,it's for the greater good”.

The next image is of a AK and AR, striped naked and forcest to hold hands.

It’s for the greater good.

The third one is made up of dozens of bolts, welded together to spell the word “LOVE”.

It’s for the greater good. I repeat that until I almost believe it.

Officer Keller then turned off the TV. He turned around and said to me “get ready, we’ve got ourselves another one”

I get up and walk to the inspection area. There is an older Sudan is parked their, two people stand next to it .
The first on, an average built man in his mid twenties. The second one, a woman wearing glasses also in her mid twenties, who was visibly nerves, and you didn't have to be trained as an Detector to guess why.

Keller started to ask “is she...”.

I considered lying, just letting them go, but i couldn't, if they ever discovered then i’d end up in the same situation as her.

Yes

The man than immediately rushed Keller, as the woman made a dash for the border.

Keller immediately tasered the man, while you tackle the rogue geist.

Right as i’m about to force her back into her true form, she says to me “you little traitor bitch”

It’s for the greater good

“That gets us up to ten this week, a new record” Keller states after we thoroughly searched the rest of the car.

Somehow this hurts more than any insult given to you before.

It’s for the greater good

After a half hour my shift ends and I head back to the compound.

Back to the armory. 

Back to isolation.

Back to peace.