Divergent Page #5

the breaking point

and you'll master the

methods of combat.

The second is mental.

Again, breaking point.

You'll face your worst fears and conquer

them unless they get you first.

You'll be trained separately

from the Dauntless-born,

but you'll be ranked together.

After initiations, rankings will

determine what jobs you move into.

Leadership, guarding the fence, or keeping

the Factionless from killing each other.

ERIC:
The rankings will also

determine who gets cut.

CHRISTINA:
Cut?

ERIC:
At the end of each stage of training, the

lowest-ranking Initiates will be leaving us.

WILL:
To do what?

ERIC:
There's no going home to your

families, so you'd live factionless.

WILL:
Why didn't we know that?

ERIC:
It's a new rule.

CHRISTINA:
A new rule? Somebody

should have told us that.

ERIC:
Why? Would you

have chosen differently?

Out of fear?

I mean, if that's the case,

you might as well get out now.

If you're really one of us, it won't

matter to you that you might fail.

Now you chose us.

Now we get to choose you.

(PANTING)

(GRUNTING)

(SIGHS)

WILL:
Statistically speaking, you should have

hit the target at least once by now.

Even by accident.

FOUR:
Hey. What have you got?

MAX:
Factionless. Not doing anything.

PETER:
Check it out, stiff. That's

gonna be your new family.

- (BABY CRYING)

- (BOTTLES CLINKING)

Go say "Hi."

ERIC:
You ready for some real fighting?

FOUR:
Not even close.

ERIC:
First jumper!

In the ring.

Last jumper!

Time to fight.

(INDISTINCT MURMURINGS)

MOLLY:
How long do we fight for?

ERIC:
Till one of you can't continue.

FOUR:
Or one of you concedes.

ERIC:
According to the old rules.

New rules, no one concedes.

FOUR:
You really want to lose

'em on their first fight?

ERIC:
A brave man never surrenders.

FOUR:
Lucky for you, those weren't

the rules when we fought.

ERIC:
You'll be scored on

this, so fight hard.

Go!

PETER:
Don't be scared, stiff!

- (GRUNTS)

- CHRISTINA:
Nice, Tris!

(GRUNTS)

(GASPS)

- BOY 1:
Nice.

- BOY 2:
Yeah!

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

ERIC:
All right, guys, over here.

Listen up.

Know what this board is?

It's your life.

We grade you every day.

If you're still in the red by the

end of the first stage, you're out.

TRIS:
I'm never gonna make it.

CHRISTINA:
Yes, you are.

TRIS:
I'm the weakest one here.

CHRISTINA:
Then you'll be most improved.

TRIS:
You're Candor. You're

not supposed to lie.

CHRISTINA:
I was Candor. And I'm not lying.

AL:
If they cut me, I think my

parents would take me back.

WILL:
No, it doesn't work like that.

Even if they wanted to, their

faction wouldn't allow it.

TRIS:
Even if my parents

would take me back,

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