It was a beautiful day when hell broke loose. The world was watching it's normal Saturday morning cartoons when an important news broadcast interrupted Bugs Bunny.
"My fellow people of the Utopian Playland. Our leader, Dr. Steel, has been pronounced missing since 7:00 this very morning. Seemingly without a trace he has left no signs of returning to us. Forensic officers are investigating his island as we speak. Please remain calm and go about your lives as normally as possible. We will bring the Good Doctor back in no time. Don't forget your cookies. This is reporter Brecht signing off." and with that our cartoons resumed as though nothing happened. I, being only 11 years old at the time, turned to the only other person in this world who I believed had all the answers. Mom.
"Mommy… Dr. Steel's coming back right? Maybe he decided to go swimming and he found an abandoned submarine and went exploring…", I said as I ate my cereal. My mother merely looked down at me smiling weakly while petting my hair.
"You're probably right pumpkin… I'm sure they'll have him back in a few days tops.", she said though she looked scared. She was one of the Doctor's closer nurses, close enough to almost call him a brother. What I didn't figure out was if that was the case, she would've known about it by then. Well a few days passed, then a few months and eventually time faded into years. It's funny how the world could fall apart in only six years….