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THE BADLANDS [ON HOLD]

Summary

Hello, and I'm sorry. A salutation and a farewell. Better Living Industries unveils Battery City, a shining utopia free of decisions and emotion. I don't have much time. This Times New Roman is going to fly from my fingertips like a plague of moths. The hollow black letter shells crunched into the ground like the skin of a cicada. A triumph threatened by a young orphan girl with a terrible secret. Running from the corporation, she befriends four free-lance anarchists; children born of violence and rock-and-roll. This is all that's left, and you can do whatever you want with it. Keep it to yourself or let it sit as a warning. This city is disgusting, a corpse of what it used to be. The people are filthy, gluttonous, ruled by the power exchange of sex from the hands of the proletariat to the bourgeoisie. Pursuing them, a man named Korse, Better Living Industrie's top exterminator, charged with returning these outlaws to one of the four acceptable levels of death. Our heroes tear through the outer Zones— born to protect, born to kill. The tops of the skylines buzz wth the black luster enthusiasm. The ground level is caked in dirt and rust and grime, and the people that dwell there wake and wipe the filming later off their lukewarm eyes. There are some here that I love, some who fear me, and some who wish I was dead. I didn't ask for this. No one asks for this; you're born into it. You grow up oblivious, and sheltered, and one day the evil realities of this place hit you square between the eyes like a perfectly aimed bullet. If this were a movie, I would ride off in some blood red sunset down a stretch of desert road to the wasteland that keeps us captive here. The future relies on these four men, known only as the Fabulous Killjoys. But this isn't a movie... These are The Badlands.

Characters

Ashley Frangipane

Ashley Frangipane

22 y/o. Brown eyes, dark brown hair. Tall, skinny. Ashley is practically the poster child for Better Living. That is, until she figures out what the blue pills are for.

Ashley Frangipane (after Chapter 7)

Ashley Frangipane (after Chapter 7)

Now goes by her Killjoy name "Halsey"

Dr. Death Defying

Dr. Death Defying

25 y/o. Dark brown eyes, dark brown hair. Short, slightly chubby. Dr Death is a radio programmer for the 109.0 radio station, and he knows his way around a radio like no other.

Frank Iero

Frank Iero

20 y/o. Hazel eyes, black hair. Short, skinny. Frank is in jail for being a rebel, but he dreams of playing guitar in a punk band. Nicknamed "Fun Ghoul".

Gerard Way

Gerard Way

23 y/o. Hazel eyes, light brown hair. Tall, slightly chubby. Gerard is a zine creator, and is sure to keep his best friend, Ashley, and his brother out of BLI's clutches.

Gerard Way (after Chapter 8)

Gerard Way (after Chapter 8)

Now goes by his Killjoy name "Party Poison"

Jet Star

Jet Star

23 y/o. Dark brown eyes, dark brown hair. Tall, skinny. Jet's been a Killjoy his whole life, and he quote-unquote 'adopted' Missile three years ago.

Mikey Way

Mikey Way

20 y/o. Hazel eyes (glasses), light brown hair. Tall, skinny. All Mikey wants from the world is a nice nap and a cat to snuggle with, but no, the work has to be a cruel place.

Mikey Way (after Chapter 7)

Mikey Way (after Chapter 7)

Now goes by his Killjoy name "Kobra Kid"

Missile Kid

Missile Kid

11 y/o. Green eyes, light brown hair. Tall, skinny. Missile in a orphaned motor-baby who Jet 'adopted' when she was 8. Very fierce and sarcastic, just like Jet.

Chapters

  1. Colors

    "Anytime, Ash... Anytime."

  2. Coming Down

    The camera has seen me more than anyone else in its lifetime.

  3. Ghost

    "I'll be seeing you on Monday morning..."

  4. Death Of A Bachelor

    "Eat shit, Bob."

  5. All I Want For Christmas Is You

    "It was always you."

  6. Generator

    "I want to help you. But I need your help."

  7. Fuck This Whole Wide World

    "Please don't go in there and fuck each other. We ain't got time for that."

  8. Heart Of Fire

    "You told me he had thought of everything,"

  9. Bullshit

    "Can we all agree to be friends so I can get some goddamn sleep?"

  10. Gasoline

    "Sorry to interrupt, Jimmy, but are we expecting company, Dr. D?"

  11. Back To Earth

    "And please stay in there."

  12. Bang The Doldrums

    "No wonder he's pissed at you."

  13. Jet Pack Blues

    "Me, motherfucker."

  14. GUN

    "Is Truant going to be—"

  15. First Date

    Part One of Two

Comments

The last line of every chapter is always great.
And happy birthday Hesitant Alien!

InLoveWithAllOfTheseVampires InLoveWithAllOfTheseVampires
10/1/15

3 things:
1- This story is great and now has three other interesting characters
2- It's a bit strange to imagine Cinnamon Roll Patrick surviving through Danger Days hahah
3- I fangirled at the last line :3 ♥_♥

InLoveWithAllOfTheseVampires InLoveWithAllOfTheseVampires
9/22/15

I love this fic so fucking much rn

snailthesaints snailthesaints
9/14/15

I guessed right on who Jimmy was, he fits well in this story I think.

InLoveWithAllOfTheseVampires InLoveWithAllOfTheseVampires
9/14/15

@InLoveWithAllOfTheseVampires
You've commented on, like, every chapter and I had a shitty day today so your comments are amazing! Thank you so much! X3

bullets!mikeyway bullets!mikeyway
9/10/15
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