Chapter 1

Tally's POV

I stood on the deluxe-hover board feet spread, hands at my sides I had perfect balance. Yes I was a special made to protect everyone from the smokies. I had once wanted to help the smokes when Zane had died I had even joined them for sometime but I knew what I truly was. I was and I loved who I was, I was special and NOTHING would ever change that. I was the prettiest pretty; more perfect then any other. Fortunately I was aloud to live like a pretty, which I enjoyed, I mean who wouldn't want to sleep all day and party all night. I hung with the crims and led them. Everyone knew me being the leader is exactly what Zane would have wanted. Zane… I hated thinking about him, no matter how hard I tried it was never easier. The only thing I hated was what they had done to me. They had made me less… scary I guess you could say. My appearance was more of a pretties appearance but I still had all the power, reflexes, strength, and speed of any special. They had actually made us smarter and stronger then we use to be. The doctors said that the smokies had acquired things like hover boards and guns so we had to be more prepared. Besides that they did tests on us and trained us, making sure we were at the best of our ability all the time. Every boy in pretty town fell head over heels for me when they saw my…perfection, and I knew it. Okay, okay I know I sound like I'm getting carried away, as much as I love being perfect there was people I missed. Shay for instance, she had joined the smoke leaving me in a new pretty town, as well as… I pushed him out of my mind. I usually tried to keep the thought of his name out of my head because it would just bring terrible memories of the rebellious days. I had been young and in love.

"Tally-wa" I got a ping in my head. The new operations gave pretties the ability to ping each other in their head.

"Hey Peris!" I exclaimed. He had been my best friend since back in the Ugly days and now, especially without Shay here, him and I were nearly inseparable.

"I'm coming up on your right." He said. I looked still keeping perfect balance and smiled as he reached me. I was one of the few people in pretty town who had a deluxe board, thanks to my status, so I had to slow down for the sake of his old one.

"Thanks." He said. "So where have you been all morning? The crims have been looking for you."

"Yeah, sorry I had testing." I replied. As much as I loved being in the crims, they weren't as important to me as they use to be. Back in the days of… well back in the old day I use to depend on doing criminal things, it felt good to rebel against the system. Now I found being a crim less important because I knew the "system," meaning the doctors who ran the town, didn't care when or what we did so it wasn't really criminal at all. I kept trying to come up with things that would cause a reaction from them, but I knew the fact that I was a special would get me out of any trouble that I could get into.

"More testing?" Peris asked, "Didn't you just go in their like two days ago. Seriously that is so not bubbly making!" He growled.

"Yeah I know but it was just something I had to do." I loved Peris, he was great, but he didn't get that I had a job. I couldn't just avoid my obligations so I could prance around with the Crims.

"C'mon I'll race you around the grid!" I told him with a laugh and shot off.

"So unfair Tally-wa I can't go as fast as you." I heard him complaining behind me. Good old Peris.

"Tally we think there is going to be a break in on a party tonight. It will be at Komachi!" I got a ping and was surprised considering that Komachi was where I lived. I looked at the sky and saw the sun going down; as soon as it was dark parties would begin.

"Alright," I replied as I turned the corner on the grid. The deluxe could go off the grid but that would be unfair to Peris and I knew he would find it EXTREMELY unbubbly.

"You need to report now!" The doctor replied.

"On my way." I replied and then pinged Peris to let him know.