Chapter 12

It's been two days since Tris' fight with Peter, she beat Myra, a small initiate easily. (This kind of makes me wonder why Myra chose Dauntless.) Tris is about to go to sleep when flashlights wae the whole dormitory up, Eric screams for everybody to get up, Dauntless surrounding him. He tells them they have five minutes to meet by the tracks, for another field trip. At the tracks, every grabs a paintball gun... Eric is so violent I half expected them to be real guns. Once they get on the train, Four explains that they are playing capture the flag! Each team will be even, Four is one captain and Eric the other. Eric picks Edward, Peter, Molly, Al, and Myra is left so he takes her as well. Four takes the rest, picking Tris first! This makes her angry at first thinking that he is making fun of her, but really it's part of his strategy, she knows it. Four's team is faster the Erics. Eric has all the strong, bulky kids. Speed wins capture the flag, everyone has known that since they were a kid. Four's team gets off first, deciding to hide the flag at navy pier (well future abandoned navy pier). Buildings end just before the marsh and a jut of land strips out onto the marsh, with the ferris wheel on it.

 The team talked about how crazy it was that people rode the ferris wheel for fun, I thought this was funny because they jump off trains and give each other black eyes for fun! The team reaches the carousel and argues a strategy, while this is happening, Tris decides to climb the ferris wheel. If she gets high enough, she can find out the other teams strategy. As she climbs, Four decides to join her. They talk as they climb higher and Tris gets a little nauseous, not from the height, but form FOUR! <3..... They reach a platform and Four explains that he is afraid of heights! He explains how he ignores his fear, he acts in spite of fear. They climb higher, and see the other teams flag. They then start climbing down, to put their strategy into action. One of the bars break and Tris almost dies, Four saves her by moving the wheel so she is carried to the ground. They tell their team the plan and put it into action, charging the other side. Christina reaches the flag just before Tris does, taking the glory since Tris came up with the plan. On the train on the ay back, Tris befriends Marlene and Uriah, who compliment her on her plan.

"If my entire life is like this, loud laughter and bold action and the kind of exhaustion you feel after a hard but satisfying day, I will be content." -Tris

I felt this chapter needed two quotes since I couldn't decide which one I liked better!

"Eric is more ruthless than Four, but Four is smarter." -Tris


This is one of my favorite parts/quote in the book because I think intelligence will always come out on top! To be ruthless and for it to have some sort of affect, you must have power, and I think you can only achieve power with intelligence.. in most cases. Who would want a stupid president? This is why Four will always beat Eric!