A/N: I got two TWDG fanfics in progress right now. One's off the wall insane and the other is super serious. This is the serious one, so you're not going to get the raunchy humor of 'I Didn't Ask for This' here. If you don't want to get your heart ripped out of your chest in a brutal manner I suggest clicking over to that one instead. This fanfic is set in an AU where instead of zombies there is biological warfare, androids, explosions and telekinesis. Also, there will be death…lots of it. Season 2 characters will be in the sequel to this story if it's popular enough I guess. I don't want to give a sequel to a story no one likes, but you haven't even read the prologue yet, so I think there's time before I have to think of a sequel. Grab your popcorn and tissues because it's gonna be a bumpy ride!

Red Sky

Prologue

"They say things were normal once in these parts. They say that once, a very long time ago, people were happy and lived how you see in the movies. I remember my mother tellin' me what is like when she was little; before the bomb went off in Atlanta. There was nobody getting sick from radiation back then. There were no mean men patrolling the streets that hurt you for the government. And, there were no 'Specials' that could hurt us and destroy our homes."

"Mama, are the 'Specials' bad though?"

"They're not bad people, Lee. They don't mean to do what they do, but they can't control themselves. They can't control their mutations and many times the government will use that against them. Many times, the government will use that against civilians who refuse to follow their ways, and that's why people don't like 'Specials.'"

"But, Mama," Lee started as he snuggled deeper into his bed. "Why are they so different from us? They look like us and act like us, but they're not us?"

"They ain't like us, baby boy." His mother said as she stroked the boy's cheek. "Remember when I was talkin' about how grand-mammie was alive before the bomb went off?"

"Yeah?"

"You see, when that bomb went off, a lot of icky stuff was released into the air. It was radiation, and it made people very sick, it still does. But, after a while, people started havin' babies and those babies grew up to have babies. However, with some people, the radiation seeped into their DNA and gave them recessive mutations that passed onto their children. But, for their children, these mutations are dominant-"

"What does that mean, Mama?" Lee asked. His mother sighed and looked away sadly.

"It means, baby, that they're 'Specials.' It means that they're cursed with abilities that they can't control; like telekinesis, pyrokinesis, emotional powers and telepathy."

"That sounds really cool though, Mama!" Lee replied as he jumped up on his bed. "I would love to move things with my mind or shoot fire out of my hands!" He pretended that flames were coming out of his palms. One glare from his mother, however, quickly settled him down.

"Lee Everett," his mother started. "You should thank God everyday you ain't a 'Special'. What those poor people go through is horrible and what the government does to them is even worse."

"What does the government do to them?"

"They turn them into human weapons and when they've completed their purpose they're killed." Lee looked at his mother in horror before falling back on his bed. "Many mommies had their babies taken from them because they might be 'Specials,' and I don't know what I would've done if they took you away."

"I'm sorry, Momma" Lee whimpered as he snuggled one of his teddy bears. He felt guilty and sorry that he could even say something so stupid. His mother smiled gently and tucked him back to bed.

"It's okay, baby boy-" A sharp, high-pitched from the other room interrupted her. She quickly stood up and headed for the door, but not without kissing her son's forehead. "That's your brother," she sighed. "He's probably hungry-"

"He's always hungry!" Lee cried. His mother chuckled and began to leave.

"Good night, Lee." His mother whispered. "Have sweet dreams and be a good boy."

"What happens if I don't?"

"They'll take you away and experiment on you!"

"G-G' night, Mama…"

Lee could hear that one line that his mother said be playing over and over in his head. "They'll take you away and experiment on you!" It seemed more like a threat you would say to scare your children into doing what their told, but no, it was real. Lee felt sick to his stomach as he looked out the window of the federal truck. It was black and there was nothing to see. The federal police-man who was driving him was too busy blabbering about some of the prisoners he brought in.

"Y'know," The cop started as he fiddled with his radio. "You committed a pretty serious crime, son. You're lucky you're not gettin' the death penalty!"

"I might as well have gotten it. This is worse than death."

"Boy, you killed a state senator, and not just any state senator, but one of the closest friends of General Carver."

"He slept with my wife!"

"Then, maybe you just married the wrong woman!"

Lee wanted to shout at every insult that he could think of when it came to this asshole. How dare he tell him he married the wrong woman? He didn't know him on a personal level, yet here this cop was telling him he did something wrong. Okay, maybe he did overreact quite a bit, but he was angry. Wouldn't most people be angry if they came home to see thier wife sleeping with another man. It was a shame she was the one who put him into this mess, yet she got off scot free. The truck came to a halt and the cop turned to him. A grim look of pity and remorse was stained on his face.

"Good luck, son-" The doors in the back opened and Lee felt himself being dragged out by the guards. He looked up to see the giant white building in front of him and his heart sank. Screams could be heard from the inside and so could gunshots. Suicide began to look like a very good option right now.

"You're gonna need it."

A/N: Alrighty then, the prologue is done! As you can see no zombies are involved, but I added new enemies who are just, if not even more dangerous than the walkers. Poor Lee, you should've been a good boy or this wouldn't have happened to you. Also, General Carver, I wonder if he's gonna be important later on! *wink wink* Yes, Clementine is a 'Special' and we will see her next chapter…Woo-hoo! I'm gonna have challenges after every chapter and I think it's time to have the first one! There are four powers I have decided to pick for Clementine; telekineses, telepathy, healing or shapeshifting After your review you can say which one you prefer Clementine to have and whatever one gets the most votes is Clem's power! Alright, so please review because I'm kinda in a rut here with this and I want to make this as interactive as possible! Hope y'all enjoyed this prologue because more is coming really soon!