This is my first fanfic. I hope you like it.
After the first two chapters, the chapters will get longer.
"Dr. Z, what's that? Is it the new self-sustaining water or air purifier? inquired a curious young girl. Said child was Dr. Zeran's unofficial lab assistant. She was his orphaned niece. The Dr. was quite fond of her. He began to raise little Rosie after her parent's tragic death. Little Rosie didn't know that Dr. Zeran was her uncle because her parent's work went against her uncle's. This severely interfered with the
family relationship: a fact that would be explained years later "Atta girl Rosie. You're even brighter than I was at your age," he said with a joyful laugh. Rosie timidly smiled up at her mentor, eyes shining with adoration. "Really, Dr. Z?" asked the hopeful child. "Yes little one, you are a prodigy. Now, let me teach you the difference between the air and water purification processes . . ."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Time-skip of 11 Years ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I was snapped out of my hazy memory to loud, blaring alarms. The alarm was faintly familiar, as if from a distant memory. ... Wait, it was from a memory. My tenth birthday, to be exact.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Reverse time-skip of 7 years~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It was after the party; Draw. Zeran said he had a special present for me in his lab. With closed eyes, I waited for my it. "All right Rosie, come see your gift," beckoned Dr. Z. What I saw greatly confused me. It was a hologram of a suit in a pod. "Rose..." I looked at the doctor in shock. He only used my proper name when I was in trouble or when the discussion was serious. I knew I wasn't in trouble, do it must be serious. I gave Draw. Zeran my full attention. "I don't expect you to understand all of this until you're older, but remember these instructions that I'm about to give you." The doctor took on a somber tone. "If you ever hear this noise, (queue soft version of the now loudly blaring siren) this watch will give you ten seconds to curl up into a ball." He gave me a sleek yet slightly bulky watch. "It will then fit you into a bio-suit and encase the suit in an Indestructible pod." "But why would it need to do that," I asked in a weak voice. "To protect you," he answered in a sad and longing tone. "From what," I all but whispered. " . . . From an atomic explosion," my mentor replied in a harsh whisper.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Back to the future~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
My 10 seconds were almost up. I threw myself to the sidewalk, curling myself on the way. I was just in time because the suit began to surround me. I could hear the beginnings of the high-pitched whistle as the pod closed around me. My last action, for almost a millennium, was a single tear. One, for all the innocent lives that were about to be wiped out; Our civilization lost.
Quiz Time: how old was Rose in the first flashback?