In A World of Tomorrow

Prologue

"Everything looks good, other than just a few bruises and scrapes I think you're going to be just fine. You should try and stay away from the fence perimeter, we wouldn't want another incident like that now do we?"

Caleb stared down at the floor. "Yeah okay whatever..."

"What was that?" The nurse asked almost threateningly.

"I said yes ma'am. It won't happen again." He faked a smile and stared into the her eyes.

The woman put her hand on his shoulder and stared back."Good, I wouldn't want to get security involved."

"I said it won't happen again." Caleb hopped off the table and headed out the door.

The nurse gestured for one of the office hands to come to her. "Keep an eye on him." The man nodded and followed Caleb out the door.

The young man walked into his small wooden house where his friends sat waiting for him.

"Hey!" "How are you doing?" "Did they question you?" "What happened?" "Everything okay?"

He exchanged bro hugs and slaps on the back with his buddies. "Yeah I'm okay. I just played stupid and they let me off with a warning."

Adam, a tall brown haired guy around the age of 16, walked up to Caleb with concern. "That was a stupid move. You're lucky they didn't memory wipe you or worse."

"I know I know, but I had to see if there was a break in the system."

Reese sat up from the couch."Did you find anything?"

Caleb sighed in disappointment. "Nothing."

Moans and frustrated actions moved throughout the room.

"Dang it!! We're never going to get out of here!" Adam kicked the couch with anger.

Caleb grabbed him and pushed his hand against his mouth. "Dude keep it down! I think I'm being watched."

Everyone quieted themselves.

"So what now?" One of the guys asked.
"We keep trying. But can I suggest looking somewhere that doesn't require me to get electrocuted again? Cause that sucked... A lot." Caleb laughed and took a seat on the couch.

A couple people laughed and patted him on the shoulder. "Yeah, no problem."

"For now I think we should all just take a break. We can try again tomor-"

"Guys I've got it!!! I figured it out!!! Oh sweet ginger bread cookies I've solved it!" Ryan came running down the stairs with several papers in his hands. His blonde hair was in a tangled mess and he had huge dark circles around his eyes. He looked as if he hadn't slept in days.

"What are you talking about?" Reese asked.

"The subjugators!! I've solved it!! I know how we can get out of here!!!"
Caleb threw a pillow at Ryan's face.

"Dude keep it down! Are you trying to get us arrested?!"

"Sorry! Sorry... But I think I may have just figured a way out of here." Ryan grinned with delight.

The group quickly surrounded him with excitement. "What'd you find?!" "Spit it out!" "You better not be joking." "Thank god!"

Ryan hushed everyone down and skipped through his papers. "I've figured out a way to deactivate the subjugators. But it's not going to be easy, and it's gonna hurt like a monkeys butt. No worries though, according to my calculations there's a 75% survival rate and-"

"75% survival rate? You mean we could die from this?!" One of the guys shouted.

Chatter arose from the group.
Ryan ran his fingers through his hair anxiously. "Well yeah but the chances are high you'll be fine!! The point is we have a chance to get away! If the subjugators are deactivated we can escape without a trace!! Isn't that worth the risk?!"