Prisoner 666

by kelsi106

Prisoner 666 is a lot of things. She is a sibling. She is unnatural. She is a prisoner. She is a genius. But most of all she is a survivor. Follow Prisoner 666 as she discovers who her sibling is, gains a name and finds a love that will transcend space and time. I do not own anything but the plot of my story and my OC's.

1. Chapter 1

Chapter 1: Meet Prisoner 666

It was just another day for the prisoners of the Ark, another day of staring at the walls and counting down the days until they were to be floated. Life on the Ark was harsh, any crime no matter how benign, leads to a swift execution. The execution of choice, to be floated into space with no protective gear of any sort. Just the press of a lever, and bye-bye you go. Of course, it is not a swift death, that would just be too humane for the leaders of the Ark.

Since even though the prisoners know they are being executed they are not prepared for it. The council is always sure to bring the prisoner's families in for a final goodbye before they pull the lever with the family watching. To ensure that they know the consequences of defying the law (i.e. the council). When the lever is pulled, the prisoners are so busy with their families, they have no time to hold their breath when the air lock is release. Since there is no oxygen in space, they have fifteen seconds before they lose consciousness. If they could hold their breath, they have two minutes at most, but they could rupture their lungs due to the gas expanding in their lungs. After ten seconds in space, the skin and tissue would begin to swell when the water in the body begins to vaporize, the blood would keep the blood pressure regulated unless the prisoner goes into shock. After that, the victim would die as one by one the body would quickly shut down.

Meanwhile, while the family is grieving and in shock from watching their friend, lover and family member shot into space to die, the council would either lock up a child in their care if needed, sentence another family member or threaten that this will happen to them if they don't fall into line. Charming people the leaders of the Ark are right?

While this is what happens to the over eighteen, there is also a similar but equally cruel sentence for those under eighteen. Anyone under eighteen would be imprisoned in what is known as the Sky Box, until they are eighteen and they are then to be either floated or 'reevaluated'. This basically means, that the delinquents are stuck in a nice white cell until they are then chucked into space, since no one has ever been 'reevaluated' and set free. Some prisoners of the Sky Box have been there their whole lives, some for months and some for years. Two such prisoners are inmates because they were born. There is a law on the Ark, due to low oxygen supply, there can be only one child per family. However, for the unlucky few whom are lucky enough to have a sibling, the mother is floated as is anyone whom knew about the child and the child is then chucked into the Sky Box.

One of the prisoners whom was there because she was a second child was lucky, her family though they hid her, loved her. The prisoner knew who her parents were and knew her sibling, she had sixteen years of freedom. Sixteen years with her brother, whom loved and protected her. The only reason she was caught was because she was too stubborn to listen to her brother and wanted to go to the Masquerade dance. She has been in the Sky Box for one year.

However, there is another prisoner whom is a sibling. Unlike the previous prisoner, this person has no idea whom her parents or sibling are. This prisoner has been in the Sky Box since she was born seventeen years ago, the council was hoping she would die. Not only to save them oxygen, but there was something unnatural about this prisoner. The keen intelligence in her odd colored eyes was unsettling, the way she watched everyone was disturbing. Not to mention the malice that radiated from the girl in waves. The girl was a stunner for sure, with blood red hair, dark black eyes and alabaster skin. She had the face of an angel, but the body of a seductress. This prisoner has no name, since she has no one to care about her enough to give her one, but she does have a number. The number ironically fits her personality and the rumors of her being the devil's spawn.

Meet prisoner 666.