The Beginning Of The End

Chapter 1

Now seventeen years later Allen, the hero and narrator of this story, is getting jobs to make money for food and help with bills. That very day the emperor issued a law that anyone over the age of sixteen is to join the military to fight for more land.

"I'm off to help out in the market," I said. "I'll be home later."

"Don't be late for dinner," said Mom.

"Don't get in any trouble and be careful," said Dad.

" Will do, bye," I replied.

Don't revert to the modern civilization you are in, in this civilization the lower class can't afford any mode of transportation faster than on foot, the medium class is able to afford a vehicle only if they can get enough money for it, the high class is the richest of the classes. I, unfortunately, am a lower class-men, so I have to walk about sixty miles to the market every day for work.

While I'm doing my job stacking crates I overhear some military officers announcing a new law, their voices were muffled so I couldn't hear them. When I got home my parents were getting ready to leave. They only told me to pack my stuff and get ready to go.

Before we could leave the military officers showed up at our door. Dad told me to hide in the basement. I did so and the officers left. I came out but the officers took my parents. I grabbed whatever I found useful and left toward the southern exit of the city.

Once I was outside of the city I looked through the items I grabbed and found my Dads address book there was an address in the town to the south-east. A few days later I came to a sign that was melted beyond readability ten miles later I found the crater where a town once stood, this was apparently the test site of a solar laser.

I found a house that had minimal damage to it. The door was unlocked so I entered and said: "Hello, is anyone home?" No one answered. I made a fire in the fireplace and started to go through the items I grabbed.

"Let's see here; Dads address book, Dads journal, Moms compass, some sort of ID card with my name on it, and my Dads revolver he got to keep from when he served in the military," I said.

I heard the door of the house open and was startled to see a military officer in the doorway.

"Freeze! Why are you in my house." the officer questioned. I couldn't move I thought he would kill me right then and there, but he then asked me, "Aren't you the son of Dan Ernest?"

"Y... Yes," I replied. "How do you know my father?"

"Before he retired from the military your father and I were and still are friends, I've actually met you on a couple of occasions," the officer replied.

"You are the officer that announced the new law today, aren't you?" I said.

"Yep. You were stacking crates across the market," he said. "Where are my manners? My name is Frank George."

"Nice to meet you my name is Allen Ernest," I said.

The next morning, Frank woke me up and made breakfast. While we ate I asked him why he lives outside of the city.

"This was where I lived before I joined," he replied.

"Before?" I asked.

"I joined the military, retired with your father, then the emperor tested the solar rail on this nice town." He said with pain in his voice.

"Did you lose someone?" I asked.

"My wife was getting groceries in the market when the rail was fired," he said.

"I'm sorry if I caused you any pain," I said.

"So where are Dan and Haley?" Frank asked.

"I don't know, military officers took them," I replied. "I went to the basement like my father told me to."

Frank looked like he had seen a ghost.

"Are you alright?" I asked

"Do you know what your father was doing before you came along?" He asked.

"No... What was he doing?" I asked.

"Gene manipulation, moreover making someone able to regenerate lost or destroyed cells," he said.

"But how? He doesn't seem like a scientist." I responded.

"Well, he is," Frank said.

Frank got up and started to get ready for work.

"Will you help me save my father and mother?" I asked.

"I... I'll think about it," he replied. "You can stay as long as you'd like."