The year is 2072, and humankind has fallen to its knees as a result of its ignorance. Earth has been torn up into different towns and cities that hold at least 1 million people and now they roam the Milky Way freely. All seems well, despite the grim circumstances, but fate has yet another curve ball to throw. "Appleitis", a new and deadly disease, has taken humanity by storm - and the culprit? Human's companion for over 750,000 years - the apple. Chaos ensues everywhere, and crossing over into different cities is now strictly forbidden. But Ira, working with a classified agency, soon discovers that everything she has seen, the mass panic, the hullabaloo, is only the tip of the iceberg, and that there is a much darker scheme brewing below... *DISCLAIMER: This is the first story I've ever published, so there may be a couple of plot holes or mistakes. Anyway, I hope you enjoy!* *ANOTHER DISCLAIMER: Any resemblance/reference to any person/s, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Places mentioned in this story are fictional, and should an area named in it be real, it is not on purpose.*